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//Members: Mitch, Katie,// What we want our schools to learn/do this year: For our three hours, we are going to:
 * __SmartBoard Smartie 1__**
 * More interactive lessons being used
 * Move upward on the rubric
 * Higher-level thinking activities
 * Learn to create lessons and share them

**__Create/find sample lessons to provide to our staff for more effective use of SmartBoards__**
Current [|Smart Board newsletter] with ideas, lesson plans, resources and information about version 10.0 [|Amphi Smart Board Resources] - check out Smart Board podcast (they banter a lot but have good links and resources), Intel tools are perfect for higher level thinking and Smart Board and numerous resources to check out and share with teachers.

This is a nice compilation of [|SmartBoard resources for primary grades K-5] that was put together by Nan LeFebure- Canada
 * Here is a list from Peggy George that she shares with her teachers:**

Great Sites for [|Using the SMARTboard K-3]

[|Engaging Learners the SMARTboard Way] (Eduscapes - Annette Lamb)

[|Primary Interactive White Board Resources]-For Key stages 1,2,3 and Foundations-math, literacy, science and other subjects

[|Jefferson County Schools-Interactive Websites] for Grades Pre K-12

[|Smartboard Notebook Files created by Lakeland Teachers], NY

[|Getting On & Falling Out-SEAL Interactive Smartboard Files] for friendship, cooperation & resolving conflict, feelings, managing & understanding anger, working together

[|Worthwhile Websites for Learning] - Here's another really good website to share with teachers so they can tell their students/parents about these great resources. While it is a Canadian website and some of the links are unique to the curriculum/ communities in Alberta Canada, many of them are useful anywhere. I'm sure you'll recognize lots of them. It's a fantastic collection of websites for students and parents (grades K-6). Division 1 sites are K-3 and Division 2 sites are 4-6. Teachers could use lots of these sites with their SmartBoards for in-class instruction. It's an amazing resource!!!

[|First Grade Backpack-Reading] - If you haven't discovered this website, you are going to want to take a look at it and explore all of the wonderful links!!! It is the most amazing collection of beginning reading websites I have found in one location. There are online stories, poems, interactive games, phonics activities and much, much more!! It would be great for kids to use independently or for teachers to use with SmartBoards. It is designed for first grade, but it could really be appropriate for any primary grades, and would be great for ELL students. Have fun exploring!!!

[|A great SmartBoard resource]

Working with [|SmartBoards to support student-centered inquiry-based learning]

[|Technology in Motion-SmartBoard Basics] (University of Alabama)

[|**kkcollins**] **writes:** Today we took the time to browse through numerous smart board lessons and internet activities and selected few in each subject areas and made a list in Word Document. I will revise it and e-mail to each grade level leader the list of sites that would be beneficial for them in creating their own lessons and getting more comfortable in using the smart board in a variety of ways. Posted 4 minutes ago

=Four Blocks SMARTBoard Activities=

Links for SMARTBoard activities to be used with the Four Blocks
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/user/pic/MissRoss-lg.jpg width="48" height="48" caption="MissRoss" link="http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/MissRoss"]] || **[|MissRoss] writes:**


 * Writing**

• Wall Of Words A sentence building activity.

http://fen.com/studentactivities/WallOfWords/wow19.html

• Power Proofreading proof reading activities - grades K-5

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/index.html


 * Guided Reading**

• Study Zone  Reading comprehension activities including recreating the story, cloze activities, vocabulary, grammar and more. grades K-5

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/index.htm

• Main Idea Interactive reading and comprehension practice. grades K-5

http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/psmain.htm

• Learning Resources includes the full text of each story and interactive activities to test comprehension. The learner can choose to read the text, listen to the text, and view a short video clip of the story. Each module is designed for ease of use so the learner can use it independently. grades 3 - 5

http://literacyworks.org/learningresources/4_networked_indiv/lr_networked_indiv_home.html


 * Working With Words**

Education Place  Interactive Spelling & Vocabulary activities - grades K-5

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/


 * Self Selected Reading**

• World of Peter Rabbit  Original Tales by Beatrix Potter are read aloud. grades K-5

http://www.peterrabbit.com/funandgames/funandgames6.cfm?territory=1&country=1

• Story Place  Children’s digital library. Includes stories, activities and suggested reading lists. grades K-5

http://www.storyplace.org/eel/eel.asp

• Book-Pop  Online stories, audio & animated narrated by the author, printable books - grades Preschool – 3

http://www.web-pop.com/bookpopchooser.html


 * Sites that can be used with all Four Blocks:**

http://eduscapes.com/sessions/pilot/pilotread.htm#1Posted 16 minutes ago || [|**mmiller**] **writes:** Virtual protractor http://www.amblesideprimary.com//ambleweb/mentalmaths/protractor.html

Dissecting polygons http://mathsite.math.berkeley.edu/polygon/EntranceOverture.html

Making Vaccines http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/meningitis/vaccines.html

Measuring cylinder http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/teachingresources/mathematics/nns_itps/measuring_cylinder/num_itp_measuringCylinder1_2.swf

Thumb piano/ African culture http://pbskids.org/africa/piano/haveflash.html Posted 10 minutes ago

Our School Focus at Nash is writing. I found some interactive and instructional sites. Teachers can integrate these sites when creating lessons in Notebook. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm Power Proofreading/ Houghton and Mifflin http://downloads.smarttech.com/media/trainingCenter/flash/Notebook%20Software%20Basics.htm Notebook Basic Two Minute Toturial http://downloads.smarttech.com/media/trainingCenter/flash/Touch%20Write%20and%20Save.htm Touch, Write and Save Tutorial http://www.paragraphpunch.com/how_to.php Writing Prompts http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/grammar_games_index_page01.html Grammar http://www.enchantedlearning.com/essay/writing.shtml Writing Prompts and more! http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=kderittepun Punctuation Game http://www.spinandspell.com/game.swf Spin and Spell (SEI) http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/nina/index.htm Language (SEI) http://www.smic.be/smic5022/Onlineexercises.htm#Vocabulary Interactive Language Activites h[|ttp://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/lang-arts.html] Writing Tips http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/poems/flash/fpoem1.shtml Words and pictures http://kingedward.epsb.ca/wwl/lang1.htm Websites for all content areas http://www.dositey.com/langk2.htm Great activities for all content areas.
 * Writing:**


 * From:** Joanna Myhr-Arrison
 * Date:** October 24, 2007
 * Re:** All-day Tech Coach Meeting

I did a mixture of activities. I researched sites that Peggy has already found so that I didn’t duplicate her efforts. I updated this computer that didn’t have the necessary players for the sites I was reaching (Adobe Reader, Flash player, Shockwave player). Then I began searching in my area “music” and general areas. As far as teaching other teachers, this is my favorite site.

This site, "FUSION: Educators Integrating Technology" is is fantastically through and organized specifically for professional development. It won the Missouri State Teachers 2007 Award for "Outstanding Reporting of News in Education."

http://www.willard.k12.mo.us/co/tech/index.htm Willard R2 School District 460 Kime Street Willard, MO 65781

Goal for November meeting:
 * __Before meeting__ - distribute lessons/resources found to teachers at our schools.
 * Collect input from those teachers.
 * Survey teachers for needs to better use their SMARTBoards.
 * Find or create additional lessons/resources and continue to add to our current lists.
 * __At meeting__ - discuss results of teacher feedback.
 * Continue to build our resource library.
 * Discuss how we want to produce our final project.

November 28, 2007

Katie shared the results of the Smart Board survey with everyone and Mitch will be doing the same at his school. At Keeling, most of the teachers are considering themselves Intermediates on making lessons but Novice in having students use it. The Tech plan will be focusing on collaboration, critical thinking, and researching. We shared how we are including the ISTE standards by having the students create the Smart Board lessons and present it to their peers. Mitch would like to take a further look at the Smart Board skills in support of the [|ISTE] standards.

In preparation for next meeting Mitch will complete the survey results and we will brainstorm ways to incorporate the Smart Board skills in with the ISTE standards. We will be in communication throughout the time if we find anything interesting.

Next meeting we will be comparing the survey results of both schools, identify areas of strengths and weaknesses and formulate a plan of action to take back to individual schools. We will put our list together and take the list back to schools so teachers can see how the Smart Board can get their kids using 21 st Century Skills.

January 16: For the next full day at Harelson the following will be worked on:

We will be planning the inservice around the ISTE standards. The following standards will be touched on: **Creativity and Innovation, Communication and Collaboration, and Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making. Digital Citzenship will be touched upon in each area.

By that day we will have our data results completed and compiled. We will also brainstorm ideas for each area.

Feb. 12, 2008

Today we created our to share with the faculty

March 26, 2008

Added more to the Notebook file____We added links to demonstrate projects that support standards.**

April 23, 2008 LAST TECH MEETING :-)

__At Keeling__: - 27 teachers received airliners after attending the presentation put on by CCS. - Teachers are working together in trouble shooting and getting more comfortable witht their airliner. - 13 teachers attended the in-service and I presented both: 1) Using technology to differentiate reading and 2) ISTE standards - Met with principal to brainstorm how more technology in-services would be available for next academic year.