1 Technology to Enhance Foreign Language Instruction: Session 1: SmartBoard Monday, 10/17, 3:30-6:00 p.m. Session goals: Participants will: • become familiar with available resources • create a sample agenda & convert it to a PDF to post online • adapt SmartNotebook activities for the FL classroom • modify game templates for their own lessons Activities: #1 - Create an Agenda & Post It Online #2 - Create a Lesson to Stimulate Discussion #3 - Use the Activity Toolkit to Create Interactive Games #4 - Modify Game Templates #5 - Create a SmartNotebook Comic #6 - Use SmartNotebook & the Internet to Visit a Foreign City & Measure Distances
1. Technology to Enhance Foreign Language Instruction:Session
1: SmartBoardMonday, 10/17, 3:30-6:00 p.m.Session
goals:Participants will: become familiar with available resources
create a sample agenda & convert it to a PDF to post online
adapt SmartNotebook activities for the FL classroom modify game
templates for their own lessonsActivities:#1 - Create an Agenda
& Post It Online#2 - Create a Lesson to Stimulate Discussion#3
- Use the Activity Toolkit to Create Interactive Games#4 - Modify
Game Templates#5 - Create a SmartNotebook Comic#6 - Use
SmartNotebook & the Internet to Visit a Foreign City &
Measure Distances 1
2. General Layout / Checking for Updates / SMART Exchange Help
- Check for Updates Page sorter Gallery Lesson Activity Toolkit
Files Properties Tab Large Icon Bar SMART Exchange **Please take a
minute to browse the resources** 2
3. Activity #1: Create an Agenda for Your Class 3
4. Add accentsUnfortunately, there is no way to insert an
accent as in MS word.Either copy & paste from Word or use
accent codes!Hold down the ALT key and type using the numeric
keypad. 0224 0225 0226 0241 0228 0232 0233 0234 0235 0236 0237 0238
0239 0242 0243 0244 0246 0249 0250 0251 0252 4
5. Add links (to documents & Internet) and images to your
agenda AdjectiveETREcelebrityreview.ppt LeFigaro**Please take a few
minutes to add to your agenda** 5
6. Create a sample agenda for one of your classes for this week
Include title, date, goals, activities, homework Add links and
images, and change the background colorBe sure to: Change size,
font, color of text Move text to different areas of the page Add a
background (Gallery Essential -> Background & Themes)
**Please take a few minutes to create your agenda** 6
7. Save Your Agenda as a PDF and post it online Students do not
have SmartBoard software at home, so you must save your agenda as a
PDF first! 7
8. Activity #2: Create a Lesson to Generate Class Discussion
Re-use knowledge of modifying text, adding images, adding links
Re-use knowledge of adding backgrounds Add links within your
SmartBoard document & to images Save images, images with links,
documents and links to your My Contents file Use Screen Shade
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9. Lets open a new file and see how to make this! 9
10. Create your own lesson to generate discussion.Be sure to:
Include images from the Internet or the Gallery Add these images to
your My Content file Add links to these images to the Internet Add
links to these images to other slides within your document Use
Screen Shade to cover part of your slide **Please take a few
minutes to create your own lesson to generate class discussion**
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11. Activity #3: Use Lesson Gallery Activity TemplatesAvailable
Activity Templates: Anagrams Category Sort (for Image or Text) Hot
Spots Image Arrange, Match, Select Keyword Match Multiple Choice
Note reveal Pairs Sentence Arrange Tiles Timeline Reveal Vortex
Sort (for Image or Text) Word Biz, Word Guess 11
12. Anagrams: 12
13. Category Search (for Image or Text): 13
14. Hot Spots: 14
15. Image Arrange: 15
16. Image Match: 16
17. Image Select: 17
18. Keyword Match: 18
19. Multiple Choice: 19
20. Note reveal: 20
21. Pairs: 21
22. Sentence Arrange: 22
23. Tiles: 23
24. Timeline Reveal: 24
25. Vortex Sort: 25
26. Word Biz: 26
27. Word Guess: 27
28. Pick Two SmartBoard Activities & Adapt Them for Your
Class **Please take a few minutes to create your activities**
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29. Activity #4: Modify Game TemplatesGo
to:worldlanguagefileshare.wikispaces.comClick on "Templates" (on
left) for blank template.Or click on "Expresate" (on left) for my
completed templates.There are tons more templates to search from on
SmartExchange! **Choose your favorite template and modify it for a
lesson** 29
30. Activity #5: Create a SmartNotebook Comic with
AudioSmartNotebook Comics 30
31. 1. La Poste Voil le facteur qui va distribuer le courrier.
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32. 2. La Poste Merci, monsieur!Il met les lettres dans la bote
aux lettres. 32
33. 3. La Poste e m ond du Il ya ui ! urdh l l t aujo e!O h e
ueu gui ch la q au sf ont gen Les 33
34. 4. La PosteLe facteur pse mon colis sur la balance.Ouf ! Il
est lourd ! 34
35. 5. La Poste Merci ! Et au revoir !Il met un timbre sur mon
colis et je paie. Cest pas trop cher ! 35
36. Student Sample #1: Students created a 1st draft on paper.
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37. Jachete untimbre qui estpour une lettre. 37
38. Jenvoie lalettre a monamie Isabellequi est enFrance.
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39. Je vais a la posteque jenvoie lecolis. 39
40. Le colis aune adressede un nom,un numero,unerue, uncode
postal,et une ville. 40
41. Je donne lecolis auemploye deposte que ilpese avec
labalance. 41
42. Jachete uneenveloppe pour unelettre que jenvoiece soir.
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50. Technical How-ToSet a Background:- click on "Gallery" tab-
click on "Background and Themes"- choose your background 50
51. Technical How-ToInsert Comic "Frame"- click on the "Shapes"
button- choose the shape you want- click and insert it on the page
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52. Technical How-ToInsert Images:1. - search for an image
on-line - copy & paste it into your presentation2. - search for
an image in the "Gallery" tab - select the image and place it in
your presentation 52
53. Technical How-ToInsert Speech/Thought Bubbles:1. - click on
the "Shapes" button - scroll right for one speech, one thought
bubble - click and insert it on the page2. - search for a speech
bubble in the "Gallery" tab - select the speech bubble and place it
in your presentation 53
54. Technical How-ToInsert Text:- begin typing anywhere on the
page- highlight the text to change font, color, size, etc.- when
done, click outside of text box- text can now be moved around the
page like an image 54
55. Technical How-ToGroup Text & Speech/Thought Bubbles:-
size your text and place it in the speech/thought bubble- drag the
mouse around the text & speech/thought bubble so that both are
selected- click "CTRL + G," or select drop-down arrow on either and
select "Grouping," "Group"- text & speech/thought bubbles now
move together*you will no longer be able to modify text 55
56. Technical How-ToRecord Sound:- open the "Sound Recorder"
from theprogram menu- use a microphone or the built-inmicrophone on
your computer to recordyour voice- save file (saves as .wav or
.wma, not .mp3)*check compatibility with your version of
SBsoftware. If SB only accepts .mp3, check forupdates. 56
57. Technical How-ToAttach Sound:- select the text or
speech/thought bubbleyou want to attach sound to- click on the
drop-down arrow and select"Sound"- browse for and select your sound
recording- click on "object," then ok- the sound file will be
coverted 57
58. Technical How-ToAttach Sound Effects from Internet:- find
the sound effect from on-line- save to your computer (right-click
"save link as") and follow same steps to attach sound
recordings*Some free on-line sound effect websites:
http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/index.html http://www.findsounds.com/
**Try creating your own Comic!** http://www.soundjay.com/ 58
59. Activity #6: Use SmartNotebook & the Internet to visit
a foreign city The transparent background icon will allow your SB
page to "disappear," but will save all work you do as if you were
still on it. Why use the transparent background? - look at content
on-line or on the computer, take notes and save them - create a
class record of notes/discussion without constantly re-opening
Smart Notebook 59
60. *Note that this slide does NOT have a background! 60
61. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/parisActivity #1: Visit
Paris What are the key monuments in Paris? 61
62. Technical How-ToCreate Text Boxes:- click on "Shapes"
button- select the shape you want to encircle your text- size it
around your text 62
63. Technical How-ToFill Text Boxes:- click on the text box
youve created- click on the "Properties" tab on the left- select
the color/style you want 63
64. Technical How-ToSend Text Boxes to Back:- click on the text
box- click on the drop-down arrow- select "Order," then "Send to
Back" Practice 64
65. Technical How-ToGroup Text & Text Boxes:- drag the
mouse around the text & text box so that both are selected-
click "CTRL + G," or select drop-down arrow on either and select
"Grouping," "Group"- text & text box now move together*you will
no longer be able to modify text Practice 65
66. Screen Capture: The screen capture icon will allow your to
select certain parts of the page youre looking at and save it to a
SB page. Area capture will allow your to select certain parts of
the page youre looking at and save it to a SB page. Window capture
will allow your to select a window within the page youre looking at
and save it to a SB page. Full screen capture will allow your to
save the entire page youre looking at and save it to a SB page.
Freehand capture will allow your to select a part page youre
looking at and save it to a SB page. 66
67. Area capture will allow your to select certain parts of the
pageyoure looking at and save it to a SB page. Un-check "Capture to
new page" if you want content on same page as the one youre working
on. 67
68. Window capture will allow your to select a window within
thepage youre looking at and save it to a SB page. 68
69. Full screen capture will allow your to save the entire page
yourelooking at and save it to a SB page. 69
70. Freehand capture will allow your to select a part page
yourelooking at and save it to a SB page. 70
72. Magic Pen:- Circle with magic pen = spotlight- Square with
magic pen = magnifying glass- Write with magic pen = disappearing
ink 72
73. http://maps.google.com/mapsActivity #2: Measuring Distances
On-Line What is the distance from the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame?
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74. Ink Aware:Ink Aware Programs: MS Word, PPT, Excel Insert as
Image Insert as Text Save to SB page 74
75. Ink Aware in MS 2007:Word:- MS Word 2007 requires a
complicated and temperamental activation- if you simply pick up
your SB pen, all ink-aware products will work inWord regardless of
the version! 75
76. Ink Aware in MS 2007:Excel & PowerPoint: 76
77. Contact InfoPlease feel free to contact me with questions
or lesson ideas:[email protected]
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