Monthly Archives: December 2010

SMART Notebook tools

Where’s my SMART Board tools icon?

The SMART Board tools icon is a helpful instrument as it will allow you to access various SMART tools; such as the Spotlight and the Screen Capture Toolbar, when you are using different applications. On a Windows computer, the SMART … Continue reading

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3outube to download Videos

When it comes to downloading YouTube videos, “3″ is the magic number. If your school is blocked from YouTube, and there’s a clip you’d like to show your class, the video below shows how you can insert that clip into … Continue reading

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Fun and Learning with Mixed Reality

A hot technology recently, has been “Mixed Reality” a.k.a. “Augmented Reality.” The technology adds 3-D interactive, virtual objects to our real world that can be used for learning. If you have access to a new SMART Document Camera you will eventually be able to use Mixed Reality. … Continue reading

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Free Christmas Learning Object

Teq has a  free learning object available for download. It’s the Teq Christmas Word Bucket. It is similar to our Halloween Word Bucket that we posted in October. This object allows teachers to easily create interactive activities with a holiday … Continue reading

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Enjoy the Holiday Season on the SMART Board!

The days preparing for winter recess can be stressful, as students focus more on vacation then doing their work. Interacting with a SMART Board can help young children acquire fine motor skills. Uptoten.com has several interactive Christmas activities that can … Continue reading

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Brooklyn & Long Island SMART Board User Conferences!

SMART Board User Conference, January 8 Saturday, January 8, 2011,  8:30 AM – 3:30 PM, Brooklyn Technical High School 29 Fort Greene Place Brooklyn, NY 11217 Explore the SMART Board and its many applications in hands-on sessions taught by SMART … Continue reading

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All Aboard! – The Polar Express

As you are wrapping up things prior to winter recess the story The Polar Express is a story that is easily integrated into thematic units relating to character education, transportation, polar region and/or the winter season.  One way to differentiate the instruction is by … Continue reading

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Chanukah Candle Lighting

Before this Festival of Lights, Hebrew teachers everywhere teach their students to add new candles from right to left and light the candles from left to right. Interestingly enough, when teachers were asked about how we light the Chanukiah, they … Continue reading

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