SMARTboard+in+the+Elementary+Classroom

Date: July 22, 2010 Presenter: Patty Fitzgerald Room: L07
 * SMARTboard in the Elementary Classroom **

Welcome to __**SMARTboard In the Elementary Classroom**__. Today you will be shown various ways the SMARTboard can be integrated into the Elementary curriculum. You will be given a list of resources and valuable time to explore those resources and begin to create lessons.  While we wait for everyone to sign in would you please navigate to http://wsdinstitute.wikispaces.com (it can be found on the wsd website for teachers). Scroll down and click on this course title: __**"SMARTboard in the Elementary Classroom"**__  We will be working with direct links from this page. __**Agenda **__ **__Thank You__ ** Thank you for coming and enjoy the rest of your summer! __**Resources**__ 
 * **__ Introduction __** please state your name, school, grade you teach, and one reason you decided to take this course.
 * **__ Wallwisher Activity __** click on **WallWisher** and answer the question posted.
 * __** Thinking About the SMARTboard as a Teaching Tool **__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 128.7%;"> here are some samples of how I have used the SMARTboard in my teaching.
 * <span style="color: #d20f0f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 135%;">**__Exploring in Small Groups__** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 123%;">"Group Generator" you will be assigned to explore various SMARTboard sites and present your findings.
 * __**<span style="color: #d20f0f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Creating/Sharing/Interacting **__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> Time to use use your time wisely. Feel free to collaborate on activities, prepare a lesson yourself, research the resources provided.
 * <span style="color: #1a1ac1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 143%;">__** Sharing Examples and Resources **__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 127%;">Anyone like to <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 121%;"> share some thoughts, lessons, ideas, etc.
 * <span style="color: #1a1ac1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 143%;">__** Survey **__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Please take a few moments to answer a brief survey on today's presentation. <span style="color: #1a1ac1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Click on __Polldaddy__ ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">to get to the survey
 * <span style="color: #1a1ac1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 143%;">__** Wrap-Up **__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Let's look back at our <span style="color: #1a1ac1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> **[|Wallwisher]**, <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130.9%;">Did we answer the questions posted? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 132%;">Do you have anymore questions?