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[[image:whiteboard.jpg align="right"]] **__Welcome to our Elementary SmartBoard Idea Space__**
This is a space where teachers from Northern York (or anywhere) can share ideas about using the Smartboard in their classrooms. Navigate to the subject area pages on the left to find and contribute links to smartboard ideas. Create a login to wikispaces in order to have rights to edit pages.


 * Here are links and suggestions for using the SmartBoard in your classroom. The links are organized based on your comfort level with the SmartBoard: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.**

//Not so sure about SmartBoards? Here's an article by Robert Marzano about the effectiveness of interactive whiteboards in the classroom... Educational Leadership// //Looking for help or want to share an idea? Visit [|Smart Tech's Teacher Exchange Community]//

__**Basic Information**__**: For tutorials on basic operation of the software (as well as more detailed information on specific functions if you are intermediate or advanced) visit...**

 * [|Two-Minute Tutorials and other Resources] from Smart Technology
 * [|Engaging Learners the Smartboard Way] basic overview for getting started
 * [|Cleaning Your SmartBoard]

__Beginner:__ **If you're just getting started with your SmartBoard, try your favorite interactive websites and programs that you're already comfortable with. Here are some ideas:**

 * Critical Thinking Interactive Sites for Smartboard Use K-5
 * [|SmartBoard Lesson Ideas]
 * Interactive Smartboard Lessons and Activities lessons and activities for math, science, social studies, reading, art, music, physical education, etc.
 * Jess Clay's Smartboard Links
 * Interactive powerpoints: [|Pete's Power Point Station] Great site with links to lots of user-friendly interactive activities
 * [|Northern Polar Bear Resources] (especially BrainPop, Study Island, NVLM math manipulatives, Math Playground, digital textbooks, etc.)
 * Interactive programs (example: Kidspiration, Inspiration)
 * Graphic organizers (including Learning Focused materials)
 * Study Island/PSSA preparation (can use materials downloaded from PDE SAS)

**__Intermediate:__** **Once you're used to using the SmartBoard itself, try downloading and using out some pre-made SmartNotebook lessons from some of these resources:**

 * [|Smart Exchange] This is the best place to start! The Smart Exchange is a database with thousands of lessons from Smart and from teachers--all grades and all subject areas.
 * [|Math Lesson Templates] created by a teacher (will need to access outside of school, blocked by server)
 * [|SmartBoard Lesson Ideas]
 * [|SmartBoard lesson templates]
 * Interactive Smartboard Lessons and Activities lessons and activities for math, science, social studies, reading, art, music, physical education, etc.

__Advanced:__ Try making some of your own SmartNotebook lessons! Some ideas to get you started...

 * Adapt a lesson or template from [|Smart Exchange] to use for your own lesson
 * Adapt a template from the SmartGallery (in SmartNotebook)
 * Use Atomic Learning ([|Smartboard Basics and Notebook Software Tutorials] ) to explore tools in the toolbar that you haven't used yet
 * Use the SmartCamera to take screenshots of textbook materials available online
 * Have students create lessons/activities for each other using the SmartNotebook program... or, have them use the SmartRecorder to record and explain their work in SmartNotebook
 * Here are resources you can use to create lessons from scratch (and avoid copyright issues :-) )
 * [|Morgue File] public image archive
 * [|Philip Martin (illustrator)] free clipart created for non-profit use, has education-related themes
 * //[|Educational Leadership]// article that explains how to maximize the effectiveness of your SmartBoard use
 * Copyright Guidelines copyright and fair use guidelines for teachers

=[|Smart Notebook Tutorials]=

====Lesson Activity Toolkit If you don't have the Lesson Activity Toolkit, follow this link to download and install it. (When you get to the webpage, scroll down until you see the bar that says "Lesson Activity Toolkit." To make sure you have the most recent version of SmartNotebook, including the gallery collections, run the Smart Product Update (found in your Applications folder).====