Bruce White's Blog (7)

I am on a Differentiated Instruction and Assessment Task Force. Last year a group of teachers created a Google Doc on resources we found useful. Here is the link.  I updated it with link that were sent me this morning

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dnxwnv2_302cztfpjgv

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Cartoon / Graphic Novels / Comic Stripe…

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SmartBoard Strategies



Introductions: "Getting to know your class" Continue

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I am building a modern classroom in my school library. I have 6 computers as stand up works station (stools to sit at) a docu camera, student response systems, 2 wireless tablets, 6 digital cameras, mini camcorders and 5 round tables for groups of 4 to 6 students. We have a web cam and a Wii with Wii fit and some other educational games.

I am just starting to run workshops for teachers to learn the technology and make connections between the technology and student learning and… Continue

Levels of Expertise of SMART Board Users

Phase How are they using the SMART Board?



Novice SmartBoard User



(Phase 1)

Non Users /Little Interactive Use: - Teach as if it is a Blackboard or Overhead

Traditional Teaching - Teacher Centered or "Stage on the Stage":



• Displaying existing resources from documents or web sites.

• Using and annotating existing digital resources (eg. drawing on the board)

• Using basic features of Notebook to… Continue

What makes a SMARTBoard lesson effective?

Content is the most important but how it is presented will detrmine how successful the lesson will be. I have been doing a lot of Introduction to SmartBoard workshops. Everyone is so amazed at what the board can do. Everyone is eager to start using one.

BUT how do we get teachers to look at how they are using them?

How do we move them from mechanical users to more sophisticated users?



My task for this summer this was to… Continue