Integrate interactive whiteboard technology into your instruction using SMART Notebook software and engage your Grade 5 students with fun activities that feature touch-screen technology! Designed to support existing content-area lessons with standards-based, interactive activities, this resource is teacher-friendly, based on research, and easy to use. The 128-page book includes 30 easy-to-follow activities and a Resource CD with templates and examples. This resource is correlated to the Common Core State Standards, is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and supports core concepts of STEM instruction.
Integrate interactive whiteboard technology into your instruction using SMART Notebook software and engage your Grade 5 students with fun activities that feature touch-screen technology! Designed to support existing content-area lessons with standards-based, interactive activities, this resource is teacher-friendly, based on research, and easy to use. The 128-page book includes 30 easy-to-follow activities and a Resource CD with templates and examples.
Integrate interactive whiteboard technology into your instruction and engage your students with fun activities that are designed using Promethean ActivInspire software and perfect for touch-screen technology! Designed to support existing content-area lessons with standards-based, interactive activities, this resource is teacher-friendly, based on research, and easy to use. The 128-page book includes 30 easy-to-follow activities and a ZIP file with templates and examples. This resource is correlated to the Common Core State Standards, is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and supports core concepts of STEM instruction. 128pp.
"Provides a wealth of resources to help teachers integrate the digital board into their classrooms. It provides practical ideas for using regular programs and software, for teachers new to this area, as well as suggestions on how to create specifically-tailored resources for teachers with greater levels of expertise. The clear organisation means that activities are categorised according to skills focus, making them easy to locate."--(p.4) of cover.
The easy-to-use guide to SMART Board® interactive whiteboards SMART Board interactive whiteboards—which combine the functionality of a computer with the simplicity of a whiteboard—are rapidly becoming fixtures in classrooms, boardrooms, and lecture halls everywhere. While these high tech devices are transforming the ways we teach and learn, getting the most out of them can be down right intimidating. SMART Board® Interactive Whiteboard For Dummies is here to help, explaining everything users need to know to make the most of their technology. Covering topics including how to calibrate a SMART Board interactive whiteboard using a computer, navigating software options, creating interactive presentations and lesson plans, incorporating sound and animation, managing content, and using digital ink with the touch of a finger, the book is designed to get your interactive whiteboard up and running in no time. Introduces and explains SMART Board interactive whiteboards, computer-based white boards that are becoming widespread in classrooms and boardrooms around the world Covers essential topics ranging from setting up a SMART Board interactive whiteboards to managing content Provides the tools SMART Board interactive whiteboard users need to make the most of these new devices The go-to guide for anyone working with SMART Board interactive whiteboards, SMART® Board Interactive Whiteboard For Dummies is designed to make using the chalkboards of the twenty-first century a cinch.
Get the most out of the latest classroom technology with Using Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom. This resource covers the basics for interactive whiteboard users and explores the more advanced features to create truly dynamic lessons. Advice from real teachers and tips from experts provide the know how to incorporate interactive whiteboard activities across the curriculum, including the areas of language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and health and fitness. Ideas for differentiation help teachers engage students with ease, providing a platform for increased student achievement.
This best-selling text explores the meaning, necessity, and benefits of multicultural education-in a sociopolitical context-for students of all backgrounds. Sonia Nieto and Patty Bode look at how personal, social, political, cultural, and educational factors affect the success or failure of students in today's classroom. Expanding upon the popular case-study approach, Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education examines the lives of real students who are affected by multicultural education, or the lack of it. This social justice view of multicultural education encourages teachers to work for social change in their classrooms, schools, and communities.
Shift to blended learning to transform education Blended learning has the power to reinvent education, but the transition requires a new approach to learning and a new skillset for educators. Loaded with research and examples, Blended Learning in Action demonstrates the advantages a blended model has over traditional instruction when technology is used to engage students both inside the classroom and online. Readers will find: Breakdowns of the most effective classroom setups for blended learning Tips for leaders Ideas for personalizing and differentiating instruction using technology Strategies for managing devices in schools Questions to facilitate professional development and deeper learning
"This book contributed to the debate about the importance of research-based studies in the field of educational policy making in general and learning technologies, particularly the use of interactive whiteboards for education"--Provided by publisher.
