Ten Ways to Get Smart with SMARTboard

http://www.techlearning.com/article/6106

This article gave tips on ways to use the Smartboard in the classroom. It was from the perspective of an Instructional Technology Resource teacher. She talked about how it was hard for the teachers she worked with to begin using the Smartboard because they didn't know what to do with it or how to get kids involved. Through her research and working with teachers, she compiled a list of ten ways that we as teachers can use our Smartboards with students. She discussed things that are appropriate for different grade levels. I really like the idea of using my Smartboard as an interactive flannel board for the nursery rhymes and other stories. I think the students would really enjoy this. The article also discussed using it for games and interactive websites, which is a lot of what we use now so it was great to get some more links to websites that I could use. I definitely agree with the author that we need to know what we can do with our Smartboards before we can use them efficiently. Along with giving us the Smartboards, school districts also need to supply the training that will help us know what to do with them and our students. Technology is a great asset in the classroom if we are given the tools to know how to use it!