So you have a SMART board….

What now?

SMART board/ Promethean

Board

Optimizing lecture

engagement

Embed multimedia

Reduce transition times

Optimizing student

interaction

Student presentations

Learning station

Whole-class activities

Optimizing review

Optimize lecture engagement

Add novel, multimedia elements to

lecture

Reduce transition time

Embed Multimedia

• Interactive whiteboards can embed video and play music into presentation alongside text

• Andrew Jackson Unit- Johnny Horton's "Battle of New Orleans"

Reduce Transition Time

• With Zamzar, teachers can convert videos from YouTube to play without an internet connection

• Eliminates need for extraneous hardware• Eliminates students idly waiting for video to start

Student interaction

Through student presentations

Through learning stations

Through whole-class activities

Student presentations• Have students present group projects on the SMART Board. • Familiarize students with features they may want to

incorporate.

Learning station• Increase student access by having small groups work with it

one at a time.• SMART board allows for whole small group to participate.• Station ideas

-interactive module-virtual field trip

Whole-class interaction• Bell ringers• Virtual field trips• Brainstorming and web activities• Screen capture

From Karen Hesse’s Out of the Dust

Review with SMART boards

Review