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Watch videos created by teachers and SMART’s staff on our YouTube and TeacherTube channels, and see how easy it is to use a SMART Board interactive whiteboard to create extraordinary moments in your classroom.
Access hundreds of teacher-created videos to see how other educators are using their SMART products. Watch clips from finalists in the World Teachers’ Day video contests and SMART’s 2008 Extraordinary Moments TeacherTube Video Contest. You can also download, embed and share video playlists for a convenient way to watch video tutorials and product demonstrations.
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See the power of using SMART products in a variety of learning environments with this collection of videos created by teachers and SMART staff.
SMART Technologies is an industry pioneer and global education market segment leader in user-friendly ICT products and group collaboration tools. The award-winning line of SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards is the most widely installed in the world because of its unsurpassed product quality. SMART products are used to teach over 18 million students in more than 100 countries around the world.
Take advantage of thousands of educator-created Notebook software lesson activities for your classroom …
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Christmas Activities (SMART-created) (K-3) - Students complete word searches, crossword puzzles and other Christmas-related activities.
"Go" Words (SMART-created) (K-3) - Students identify common “go” word strings.
60 SEC TECH Episode 14 Import Youtube videos into Notebook
In this :60 Sec Tech you will learn how to download a video from youtube, teachertube, or any other flash video site to your computer, and then import it into your smarttech notebook software. There are two reasons to do this task. First, so that you can cut down on transition time between...
60 Sec Tech
These weekly Videos explore SMARTBoard teaching techniques to 6-12 Math Teachers. Our emphasis and purpose is to create lessons that are engaging for students. The lessons we will present will focus on getting students up to the smartboard and out of their desks. We will be covering template lessons that the viewer will be able to download off our website. Although we will be focusing on Math topics, most lessons can be applied to any subject. Dave Sladkey is a high school math teacher and Scott Miller is the Instructional Coordinator for the Math Department at Naperville Central High School in Naperville Illinois just west of Chicago. Both have been using the Smartboard since 2004. They have presented numerous times at Smartboard workshops at the school, district, state, and national level. Join us for this weekly Video.
In this :60 SEC TECH you will see how to import your powerpoint presentations into the smart Tools Notebook Software. When in the software you can make notes on your powerpoint without losing the notes or changing you original powerpoint. You can then export them as a PDF file.
60 Sec Tech
Introduction to Senteo - Learn how these wireless remotes can be integrated into a SMART Notebook lesson and allow teachers to instantly assess student comprehension and save this data for future reflection.
SMART Board 100 (v10) - An introduction to the new SMART Board 600i Series 2 and SMART Board 10. Topics include setup, cable connections, orienting the board, floating tool bar, online resources and more.
SMART Notebook 100 (v10) - An introduction SMART Notebook 10. Topics include tool bars, magic pens, the improved gallery, online resources and more.
SMART Notebook 438A (v10) - 438A (for advanced) is a tutorial that looks at some of the more advanced features to Notebook 10 including the free gallery add-on, Lesson Activity Toolkit.
SMART Board 101 (v9.7) - An introduction to the basic functions of the Notebook software. Topics covered include the menu bar, page sorter, attachments tab, the floating tool bar and the extensive gallery section.
SMART Board 102 (v9.7) - The next level in using the Notebook software. Topics covered in this tutorial include text conversion,
AISI/ETL Cornerstone III - 21st Century
ClassroomsEngaging Students through Effective Instructional Strategies
21st Century Classrooms – The 21st century classroom refers to a new and innovative approach to education. The new classroom will exist wherever the student happens to be, it will be an environment that combines traditional tools with embedded technologies. The teacher’s role will be that of co-learner, and expert guide. Students will take more responsibility and control over their learning. Students will use engaging technologies in collaborative, inquiry-based learning environments with teachers who are willing and able to use technology’s power to assist them in transforming knowledge and skills into products, solutions and new information. (Nesbitt, 2008) Project-based learning will allow students to acquire 21st-century skills in the context of real-world scenarios, and the integration of video and other media to support instruction links students with outside resources and enables teachers to address many learning styles at once. In fact, the 21st-century learning environment doesn’t just wait for teachable moments; it literally creates them at will. (Melvin, 2008)
Key elements and information:
Today’s teachers must be responsible for providing a learning environment that takes students beyond the walls of their classrooms and into the world of endless opportunities through effective infusion of relevant content with up-to-date and emerging tools and resources. This classroom transformation is imperative in ensuring digital-age students are empowered to learn, live and work successfully, today and tomorrow!
Transforming Learning Environments
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Emerging Learning Landscape |
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Teacher directed, memory focused instruction |
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Student-centered, performance-focused learning |
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Lockstep, prescribed-path progression |
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Flexible progression with multipath options |
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Limited media, single-sense stimulation |
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Media-rich, multisensory stimulation |
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Knowledge from limited, authoritative sources |
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Learner-constructed knowledge from multiple information sources and experiences |
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Isolated work on invented exercises |
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Collaborative work on authentic, real-world projects |
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Mastery of fixed content and specified processes
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Student engagement in definition, design, and management of projects
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Factual, literal thinking for competence
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Creative thinking for innovation and original solutions |
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In-School expertise, content and activities
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Global expertise, information, and learning experiences |
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Stand-alone communication and information tools |
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Converging information and communication systems |
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Traditional literacy and communication skills |
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Digital literacies and communication skills |
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Primary focus on school and local community
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Expanded focus including digital global citizenship |
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Integrated assessment for learning |
Video Resources:
A short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today - how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives will be like, and what kinds of changes they will experience in their lifetime. Created by Michael Wesch in collaboration with 200 students at Kansas State University.
A Vision of Students Today
Additional Resources:
National Education Technology Standards for Teachers
ISTE international Society for Technology Teachers in Education
ISBN 978-1-56484-243-5
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
eMINTS National Center -- Professional Development
http://www.emints.org/index.shtml
Penn State's Educational Systems Design Project
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/p/1/p16/esdproject/
Great Britain's 21st Century Learning Initiative
http://www.21learn.org/
Building a 21st Century Learning Community
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000884/
Michigan's 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-5236-39974--,00.html
Twenty-First Century Learning
http://www.21-learn.com/