Reminder about Gallery Essentials and Lesson Activity Toolkit

Just a reminder for Plymouth School District Employees, our Notebook 14 version does not automatically load the Gallery Essentials and Lesson Activity Toolkit.   Both can be found on the O drive and added when Deepfreeze is off (so you don't have to do this every time you use NB 14).

Here is a video that shows how to load Gallery Essentials (follow the same procedures for Lesson Activity Toolkit)

EXTREME COLLABORATION - YOU WILL WANT TO TRY IT NOW!

Here's a quick video on how to use Extreme Collaboration with Notebook 14!

Here's a website to help you further:  http://www.xc-collaboration.com/

Creative Ways to Use the SMART Board AND Notebook version 14 features!

Check out the following links as you spend some summertime revitalizing your lessons.  The blog offers some great ideas on what the SMART Board can do for YOU!

Creative Ways to Use the SMART Board

While you are creating even more engaging lessons, this Youtube video gives you some ideas of the new features of Notebook 14 so you can include these tools as well!

New Features of Notebook 14

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!