Welcome to the Teq blog! Here you will find ideas, tips, and commentary on best practices related to interactive technologies and their integration into the curriculum. We hope you enjoy your time here and will become an active part of our learning community. The blog is written for educators, students, administrators, and anyone interested in learning how to infuse technology into their daily lives and practice.

Pick it

Let the numbers do the work. The Random Number Generator is a great student selection tool for any classroom. Instead of calling on your students to read, answer problems or come up to the SMART Board, you can assign each … Continue reading

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The SMART Way to Choose Students

Whether it’s the beginning of the school year or you’re substituting a class, you’ll never have to worry about forgetting a name when you call on a student. Using the Random Word Chooser tool in SMART Notebook, you can have the software … Continue reading

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Playing in the Math Playground

If you’re looking for interactive math activities for your SMART Board, check out Math Playground. This application will allow you to choose from a number of interactive games for elementary and middle school classrooms. Explore the Math Games section and find … Continue reading

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Multiple פְּסוּקִים in Notebook

Many people are under the impression that the way to get Hebrew onto a SMART Notebook page is by image capture.  We have made a lot of progress, and now we can type Hebrew directly into Notebook and Lesson Activity Toolkit … Continue reading

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Integrate Technology into Your Religion Lessons

William H. Sadlier, Inc., a well renowned Christian publishing company, created an exciting web based initiative called We Believe. The website offers a variety of properties and activities for students, teachers, priests, pastors and families. We Believe categorizes resources based … Continue reading

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What’s a Hink Pink?

What’s a Hink Pink? Well, it’s a “cool tool.”  A Hink Pink is a riddle where the answer is two words that rhyme and have one syllable.  For example, an embargo on air movement devices is a fan ban. There’s also … Continue reading

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Real-time Behavior Management Made Simple

Take control of your classroom. ClassDojo.com is a real-time behavior management tool that will help you increase student engagement quickly and easily. ClassDojo will allow you to recognize specific behaviors as they occur, all with just one click from your interactive … Continue reading

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SMART Table

New Applications for the SMART Table

Are your students ready for some new SMART Table activities? Visit SMART Exchange today and download 3 new free SMART Table applications including “Story Stage,” “Narrow it Down” and “Image Reveal.” All the activities are a lot of fun and will enhance student … Continue reading

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Sumdog

Sumdog’s Know Their Math

Make video games a learning activity. Sumdog has a wide selection of free numeration games and teacher tools that will keep your students engaged in math. Sumdog’s math games cover over 100 numeracy topics, which span 10 levels of difficulty. … Continue reading

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SMART Notebook

3 Container Sort

The Container Sort is an interactive way for your students to sort images and ideas. This tool will allow your students to sort objects into containers that look like the idea they represent. The keys to its functionality are layering, … Continue reading

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