Monthly Archives: June 2008
Will SMART Board for Food
Perhaps the most frequently asked question we hear in trainings is “Are you guys hiring?” We realize that with the end of the year a lot of teachers are in a state of flux. We meet teachers who work at schools that are being shut down, who have been excessed, and who can no longer stand … Read more
End of the Year Wrap-Up
(In order to fully enjoy today’s wrap-up, please play It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Boyz II Men while reading.)
So, the school year is over. Students are enjoying the completion of another grade, and some are moving on to college and careers. Teachers are taking a well-deserved exhale, and some are … Read more
SMART Board Lessons! SMART Board Resources! Training! That’s what we do!
We have noticed an increase in our readership recently, and we would like to use today’s post to formally introduce ourselves.
Welcome to the TeqSmart Blog. We are a website devoted to educational technology, especially SMART Boards (if you don’t use the space and call them Smartboards, that’s cool, too). We post useful … Read more
Should we download Notebook 10 yet? How about now?
Notebook 10 came out in April, and we suggested caution to teachers. With the end of the year fast approaching, everyone might not want to switch software. Well, the end of the school year is now upon us, and the question has now popped up as to whether or not to download the new software.… Read more
TeacherTube: Your school doesn’t block it!
So many sites on the internet would be great for education if they followed their original design. Just imagine if Facebook were actually a social networking tool that connected students with similar interests allowing them to share useful information instead of merely facilitating the transmission of embarrassing pictures, quizzes about obscure 1980′s movies, and something … Read more
Friday Wrap-Up
Hello, and welcome to the Friday Wrap-Up.
This has been a very utilitarian week at the TeqSmart Blog. On Tuesday, we reminded/showed Vista and Notebook 10 users how to disable the annoying floating mouse. On Thursday, we posted some links for math teachers.
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Math Resources for the SMART Board
We’re going to jump right into today’s post. Here are some awesome websites for math teachers who use the SMART Board.
- Jefferson Math Project (JMAP). This website aids teachers preparing their students for New York State exams.
- Mathematics in Movies. The TeqSmart crew are all big movie fans, and so it should be no
SMART Boards, Vista, and the Annoying Mouse
Some of our readers using Notebook 10 with Microsoft Vista have reported that when they press on the board, a large semi-transparent mouse appears. In our humble opinion, the mouse gets in the way and makes using the SMART Board more difficult.
If this happens to you, here is the solution (courtesy of SMART … Read more
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Friday Wrap-Up
Hello and a happy end of the week. For those who are new to the blog, every Friday we wrap up the week that was and preview the coming week.
This week we brought you the first in a series of online trainings, Your AirLiner and You. We’d like to channel Barney from … Read more
SMART Board Tips: Cleaning the SMART Board
Before we get into today’s sketch, I would like to note that traffic to this site has been way up the last few days. Numerous individuals provided positive feedback on Your AirLiner and You. Thanks to everyone who commented or emailed their comments.
A lot of people ask us at trainings, “How do I clean … Read more
