SMART Board Elementary Math

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Presented at the NWO Inquiry Series

January / February 2010

Resources – Find SMART Board Lessons and Activities (or math lessons you can use on the SMART Board)

Math Lessons – links (Oak Street Elementary – Plattsburgh, NY)            http://plattsburgh.neric.org/oak/smartboard/math.htm
 
Teacher’s Guide – Interactive SMART Board lessons            http://www.theteachersguide.com/InteractiveSitesMathSmartBoard.htm
 
SMART Exchange – Share your lessons, find others (over 5,000 mathematics lessons)

            http://exchange.smarttech.com/index.html

Wichita Public Schools SMART Notebook Lessons (click on Math or other subjects)

            http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/smart-lessons/elementary_lessons.html

Aegom – SMART Board Lessons (6 free; building licenses for K-6 or Jr. High math)

            http://www.aegom.com/notebook.htm

Rockingham Public Schools (K- 5 lessons – SMART Board and more….)

            http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/elementary/soltechintegration.htm

SMART Board Lounge (lots of ads, but some good resources)

            http://www.smartboardlounge.com/
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PBS Interactive Whiteboard Games

            http://pbskids.org/whiteboard/

Interactive Websites for SMART Board

http://www.theteachersguide.com/InteractiveSitesMathSmartBoard.htm

Great Sites for Using SMART Board (K-3)

http://www.juliethompson.com/SMART.html 

Lizard Point – java web based quizzes (Math, geography, “buy it”)

http://www.lizardpoint.com

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/index.html

Various Lessons – East Carter School

http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/etipslesson1.html

Online Timers - http://www.online-stopwatch.com/

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GET THE ELEMENTARY MATH 
NOTEBOOK SAMPLE FILE >>> HERE

What’s on the Elementary Math Notebook File:

2.     Timer

3.     Abacus

4.     Calculator

5.     Acute/Obtuse Triangle (INTERACTIVE by Skoool)

6.     Angle Types (INTERACTIVE  by Skoool)

7.     Balance

8.     Bucket & Spade (INTERACTIVE – by Sherston)

9.     Charlie Chimp’s Big Modeling Party (INTERACTIVE – by Sherston)

10.   Clocks

11.   Coordinates ((INTERACTIVE – by Skoool)

12.   Rolling Dice & Talking numbers

13.   Elf Tales: Tidying the Books (INTERACTIVE – by Sherston)

14.   Flash Cards

15.   Coin Flip

16.   Fractions, Decimals, Percentages (INTERACTIVE – by Daydream Education)

17.   Hundred Square

18.   Mathematical Toolkit (INTERACTIVE – by Skoool)

19.   Multiple Dice – choose #/color

20.   Packaging Explorer (3-D Shapes) - (INTERACTIVE – by eGadget Factory)

21.   Planes of Symmetry (INTERACTIVE – by Skoool)

22.   Powers

23.   Powers Practice (“Snap”)

24.   Algebraic Fractions (INTERACTIVE – by Skoool)

25.   360° Protractor – Make angles

26.   180° Protractor – Make angles

27.   Pythagoras’ Theorem (INTERACTIVE – by Skoool)

28.   Compass – make a circle

29.   Ruler – measures & output value

30.   Video – walking a maze

31.   Spinner – 1-12 colors; text or not

32.   Symmetry (INTERACTIVE – by Daydream Education)

33.   Teddy Bears’ Picnic: Walk in the Woods (INTERACTIVE – by Sherston)

34.   Thermometer

16 Habits of Mind

From Arthur Costa and Bena Kallick's  book Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind: 16 Essential Characteristics for Success
More information and teaching resources can be found here: http://www.instituteforhabitsofmind.com/what-are-habits-mind  
From their website...

To understand the intent of the Habits of Mind, there needs to be a shift in perspective of what’s important in learning.   Traditionally, parents and educators are impressed with how many answers students know—scores on tests, for example. Although right answers are important, the critical attribute of efficacious human beings is not only having right answers or information, but also knowing how to act on it.  With Habits of Mind, we are focused on how students behave when they don’t know the answer! As we consider the uncertain environment in which our students will take a role, we need to ask: Are we preparing students for a life of tests, or for the tests of life?

1.    Persisting
2.    Listening with understanding and empathy
3.    Thinking about your thinking (metacognition)
4.    Questioning and problem solving
5.    Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
6.    Creating, imagining, and innovating
7.    Taking responsible risks
8.    Thinking interdependently
9.    Managing impulsivity
10.    Thinking flexibly
11.    Striving for accuracy
12.    Applying past knowledge to new situations
13.    Gathering data through all senses
14.    Responding with wonderment and awe
15.    Finding humor
16.    Remaining open to continuous learning

Download a PDF of the 16 Habits and a brief description here (14 pgs.)

Take 5 - Vol. 1, Issue 2

Here is your 2nd installment of the Take 5! Integration Update (Vol.1, No.2)

Take just 5 minutes (or less) to look over these resources and see what might be helpful for your and/or your students. Better yet, set aside at least 15 minutes a week to focus on finding resources and ideas that will improve student learning and prepare them for their future world!

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Tips and Tools for Teachers

1) Ning Guidelines/Tips - http://www.rossfordschools.org/pages/uploaded_files/Rossford%20Ning%20Guidelines.pdf
 Download or view a PDF of the district’s guidelines/tips for anyone who would like to use Ning for educational purposes.


2) SMART Board/Notebook Software Tips

Search for and Share Notebook Lessons

A) SMART Exchange (an improve search/share site from SMART... WITH Previews! — LOTS here!!!) -- http://exchange.smarttech.com
B) SMART Board Lounge (older site w/ ads, but some good lessons here) -- http://www.smartboardlounge.com    


3) Book Summaries &/or “Bite-sized” Portions

DailyLit – http://www.dailylit.com/
    Have books emailed/sent to you a little at a time... Many free choices including classics, novels, poetry, and non-fiction!

Wiki Summaries - http://www.wikisummaries.org (NOTE: today the site is not responding... Hopefully it will come back soon... Be patient! ;-)
    Ex. of summarized books:
    http://www.wikisummaries.org/Frankenstein
    http://www.wikisummaries.org/Scarlet_Letter
    http://www.wikisummaries.org/The_World_Is_Flat
    http://www.wikisummaries.org/Harry_Potter


Ponderings – speaking of reading...

Short or Long Read
Looking for a good read that may affect the way you teach and how your students learn? Try one or more of the following:

5 Books for Teachers Focused on Improving Student Learning:

1. The World is Open (Curtis Bonk, 2009) - http://worldisopen.com/
2. Generation We (Eric Greenberg & Karl Weber, 2009) - http://www.gen-we.com/
3. A Whole New Mind (Dan Pink, 2005) - http://www.danpink.com/whole-new-mind
4. Brain Rules (John Medina, 2009) - http://www.brainrulesbook.com
5. The World is Flat (Thomas Friedman, 2005) - http://www.thomaslfriedman.com/bookshelf/the-world-is-flat
   

Do you have other suggestions? Add them to the COMMENTS area of this blog post --> ( http://intersection4learning.blogspot.com/2009/12/books-for-teachers-focused-on-improving.html )

Point to Ponder...
>> What is your New Year’s resolution related to your teaching? Post yours HERE --> http://intersection4learning.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-years-teaching-resolution.html


Learning Opportunities

1. REVS’ trainings & workshops calendar (January sessions) - http://ed-tech-integration.pbworks.com/Workshops
  INCLUDING:

• Inspiration
• Kidspiration
• SMART Lesson Activity Toolkit (intro and workshops)
• SMART Board/Notebook – Intermediate & Advanced
• Discovery Streaming (formerly United Streaming)
• Creating Forms w/ Microsoft Word
  

2. Edutopia Website & Video Resources (watch brief videos; read articles) - http://www.edutopia.org/tech-integration 

New Year's Teaching Resolution

Resolution - "a firm decision to do or NOT to do something" 

What is your 2010 teaching resolution?
(Post your comment below...)