Monthly Archives: April 2009
NCTM’s Illuminations: Resources for Math on SMART Boards
Through their website Illuminations , The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) provides standards-based resources that work great on a SMART Board.
Here’s a sampling of what you’ll find among the more than 100 interactive activities on the site:
Shapes Sorter - Use customizable Venn Diagrams to describe relationships between shapes.
Circle Tool – … Read more
Senteo: a Data-Driven Model
It’s no secret that teaching has been steadily moving towards a data-driven model. As teachers, we’re encouraged to find ways to determine precisely what our students know, how well they know it, and where they’re struggling. With high-stakes tests determining not only student progress, but school success as well, it’s imperative that we’re able to … Read more
Astronomer in the Classroom
2009 is the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). It commemorates 400 years since Galileo used a telescope to study the sky.
You and your classroom can celebrate the IYA with a new free program called Astronomer in the Classroom. This is a program that allows classes to log onto the web and talk with astronomers … Read more
And the winners are…
A huge thank you to everyone who entered! The guesses were all over the scale but, after two days of intense judging (OK, really just a little sunburn from reading entries while sitting around our picnic tables) we have found our winners.
The official weight of the rock is 5,600 lbs
#1: Ms. Rosa Perez-Garcia … Read more
Posted in Educator Resource Center, Lesson Plans
Tagged AirLiner, rock, Senteo, Smart, smart document camera, SMART Response
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The Magic Shape reveal or It is not magic, it is a creative use of Object animation and color reveal
Now, using Notebook 10, teachers have the ability to create captivating effects for their lessons. Watch as we demonstrate how to combine “Object Animation” and the use of color to create fun and motivating reveals. Enjoy!
If you have trouble viewing this video, you can view it on YouTube.… Read more
Thank you everyone! We will announce the winners on Monday morning!
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The Best of Both Worlds–Senteo & Jeopardy
We at Tequipment have had one particular question asked, “Is it possible to have a Jeopardy-like game board and Senteo working together?” And after many attempts of trial and error, the answer is, “YES!”
The 6×5 Jeopardy Template that many have enjoyed has been updated as a new 6×5 Jeopardy-Senteo quiz. There are some … Read more
Posted in Downloads, Educator Resource Center, Games, Notebook
Tagged SMART Notebook, SMART Response
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Happy Earth Day!
Scholastic has put together an excellent set of Earth Day SMART Board lessons. Download them all and enjoy!
And, now for the shameless plug. Wait for it . . . our own Lany Burnett has created an Earth day lesson as well. It can be downloaded from our ERC.
Take care, love your … Read more
Tequipment Rock, guess the weight and win a prize!
So, here is the deal. To say thank you, and to celebrate the growth of our community, we are giving away one SMART Document Camera, a Senteo 32-pack, or an AirLiner to three ERC members.
The rules of the contest are simple. All you have to do is guess how much the Tequipment rock weighs. … Read more
Posted in Contests, Educator Resource Center
Tagged AirLiner, smart document camera, SMART Response
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The Magic Image Fill Reveal
Using Notebook 10, teachers have the ability to create captivating effects for their lessons. Here is an example using an “Image Fill.” The following video, will show you how the “Image Fill” can be used to reveal information. Enjoy!
If you have trouble viewing this video, you can view it on YouTube.… Read more
