Strategies: Smartboard Resources

Interactive whiteboards are more than just glorified overhead projectors - the interactive tools allow teachers to create lessons that actively engage students in creative ways. I hope to add more items to this page throughout the year - great links to other websites and my favorite Smartboard files. For now, it's a somewhat random listing of files that I've either created or discovered on the Internet.

Cool Websites and Applications for Any Computer

• The Hat - A great tool for choosing students randomly!
  Download Laura's strategies for using the Hat.
• Cool Timer - A useful timer for counting down or up.
• Interactive Fraction Bars - Use this application in place of individual fraction bars or to demonstrate their use.

Smartboard Notebook 10 Files

Note: These files require Smartboard Notebook 10. A free trial of that program can be downloaded from www.smarttech.com. Some of the activities have directions, but you'll have to figure out the others on your own. :-)

Attention Firefox users! Right click on each file name to download the file and open it using your Notebook 10 software. Otherwise, you'll just see gibberish!

• Smartboard Random Student Selector
• Place Value Practice Smartboard Activity
• Fruit Loop Algebra
• Growing Patterns (use to create growing patterns for algebraic equations)
• Perimeter Practice
• Random Drawing Spinners