Elementary Technology » SMART Board http://elementary-technology.com ideas, tips and tricks for all those involved in elementary technology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:38:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 SMART Board Templates http://elementary-technology.com/2009/01/11/smart-board-templates/ http://elementary-technology.com/2009/01/11/smart-board-templates/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:31:02 +0000 vanveghel http://elementarytechnology.edublogs.org/?p=20 For those of you who are just starting to create new lessons on your SMART Board…here’s a gift. I always advise people to search for lessons that may already be created. They may meet all your needs or may need to be tweaked slightly and then will be just what you’re looking for. Here are two notebook files for your SMART Board, ready to go. One for grades K-2 on counting change and one for grades 3-4 on multiplication practice.

Counting Change notebook file

Multiplication Wheel notebook file

And here’s the site they came from with many, many more.

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/EDTECH/SB/templates.htm

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I want to take these strategies one step further and offer what I have learned while creating many, many lessons. I always begin by searching for lessons that may have been created already. I am compiling a list of websites where you can start your searching:

Websites with SMART Board Resources

(thank you Barry Williams, Diigo)

I also discovered that many of our teachers have already created outstanding lessons that can be shared. I am in search of a web based presence where teachers can upload, categorize, tag, search and also rate these notebook files. Any ideas?

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