Transparent Background.......THIS is why it's useful!!!

I didn't see the usefulness of the transparent background tool until this video!   See how you can utilize this handy feature in your classroom!  Transparent Background Video

Anagram - building new vocabulary!

Here is a quick little video on how to create an anagram lesson that will assist students in learning how to spell new content vocabulary and learn their meanings.  Students could work through these together on the SMART Board or individually, or as a competition between students!

How to create a quick vocabulary learning activity!

21 Ways to Integrate the SMART Board in the Elementary Classroom

Click on the following link to see a great list of ideas for integrating the SMART Board into elementary classrooms!

21 Ways to Integrate the SMART Board in the Elementary Classroom

SMART Board™ Magic with Math Manipulatives (Grades 1-6)

Elementary teachers interested in some SMART math interactive math lessons, check out the following:

Green Lake Math Conference SMARTBoard Elementary Pre-Conference Session

Click on the 2014 Pre-Conference Program link and look for the SMART Board™ Magic with Math Manipulatives (Grades 1-6) conference.

Here is the description:

Learn to make your math lessons more visual, understandable and interactive by using manipulatives along with your SMART Board™ and SMART Notebook™ 11 software. Join our hands-on workshop and bridge the gap between kinesthetic and virtual activities. Leave with lessons and materials that highlight grade 1-6 CCSSM with emphasis on the Standards for Mathematical Practice. This full-day workshop with a focus on the use of manipulatives, both real and virtual, to make connections and ground justifications in concrete models.
Note: Manipulatives will be provided for participants by ETA hand2mind. Please bring your own laptop, if available, a jump drive and access to your electronic textbooks.

Questions on the Green Lake Math Conference......call me at x1585!

How to use the Activity Builder for matching and sorting!

The following link takes you to a tutorial on the Activity Builder.    Activity Builder allows you to create sorting, matching and categorization activities quickly and easily!!!




 Activity Builder Tutorial



If this site doesn't help you enough, do a Youtube search for Activity Builder and there are several great videos available to help you!

Flip Tile Review Game

I found this idea for a review game that includes a template at the bottom of the page for those of us who don't want to create the game ourselves!    This looks similar to a Review template I posted earlier, but this one uses the Flip Tiles instead of linking different pages for each move.  Happy SMARTBoarding!!!

SMARTBoard Review Template

Great SMARTBoard Elementary Site categorized by month!

Found this little dandy for all you Elementary teachers out there!   Looks like lots of creative math and language arts ideas.


SMARTBoard Elementary Resource categorized by month!