Author Archives: Kim

Let’s Play! A New Class on Teaching Through Games

In this class designed for Pre-K through 3rd grade teachers, we will explore how to create and facilitate games on the SMART Board. Games can be a great motivator for students to learn and can be used to review and … Continue reading

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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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Into the Book

Into the Book

Into the Book is my favorite website to use on the SMART Board! This website is designed to teach reading strategies for 1st through 4th grade students. The strategies taught include using prior knowledge, making connections, questioning, visualizing, inferring, summarizing, … Continue reading

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Setting the Default Text

To Set your Default Text: On the toolbar you should see an icon that looks like an “A” with a red underline, this is the font tool. Press this button and you will see 6 font types. The first one is … Continue reading

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Classroom Ideas for International Friendship Month!

February is international friendship month! Here are few ideas of ways you can celebrate using technology. Check out this lesson on teamwork by Teq-certified user Jeanne Montroy. This Notebook lesson is an introductory mini-unit. It is the very beginning of … Continue reading

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Cool Resources from the NMSA Conference

On November 4 – 6, we went to the National Middle School Association’s 37th Annual Conference and Exhibit in Baltimore, Maryland. While we were there we learned about some great resources and wanted to share  them with you! Check these out: … Continue reading

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Morning Meeting Routines on Your SMART Board

With the beginning of the school year just around the corner, why not revamp some of your old morning meeting routines by using you SMART Board to facilitate circle time. Here are some lessons created by our Teq-Certified users to … Continue reading

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April 22nd is Earth Day!

With the beautiful weather we have been having, everyone is out and about. Spending all this time outside puts me in a great mood, and I realize I have Mother Nature to thank for that! There is no better day … Continue reading

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Notebook Math Tools Feature: Shape Division!

Creating fractions has never been easier than with the new Notebook Math Tools feature, shape division. Now when a teacher puts a square or circle on a page and goes to the drop down menu they will see an option … Continue reading

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Extra Gallery Packs

If you use the calendars in the gallery, you have probably realized they end in 2009. To get the 2010 calendar and more visit the SMART Gallery Collections Online. Here you will find standalone gallery packs that can be downloaded … Continue reading

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