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 ordiscovered on the Internet.

Cool Websites and Applications for Any Computer

• Online Countdown Egg Timer - When you click the link, the timer won't look like the one on the right. But after you enter your time and click start, you'll see the sand begin to run out. Cool! This website also has other great timers so you can have fun and add variety to your classroom management.
• The Hat - A great tool for choosing students randomly! You do have to download and install this free program on your computer, and it is only available for PCs. For ideas on how to use the hat, download Laura's strategies.
• Cool Timer - Useful program to install on your computer for counting down or up
• Interactive Fraction Bars - Use this application in place of individual fraction bars or to demonstrate their use. (Note: The link to this program no longer works. Does anyone know where I can find it?)

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. :-)

Smartboard Mini Pack: Polygon Explorations for the Smartboard

Attention Firefox users! Right click on each file name below 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