My Thoughts on SMARTboard Activities
Today we looked at some of the Smart Technology that is frequently used in K-12 setting, specifically the Smartboard. The smartboard is like a large mousepad that reacts to touch, originally designed to facilitate the lecture style of teaching. It is usually used with a software program called Notebook. Since today collaborative, hands-on learning is favored over lecturing, teachers can make more interactive use of the smartboard by doing some of the following:
1. Having groups of students use the smartboard to solve problems (ex: L'enigme d'Einstein)
2. Using SMART response clicker technology to have students answer questions/surveys, etc.
3. Use websites such as Bibliotheque Virtuelle en Mathematique or download previous smartboard lessons from the Learn Alberta website.
Finally, we also talked about Differentiated Learning, which is a way of targeting your teaching and learning activities so that they specifically address your students' needs (and strengths and weaknesses, etc.). Some students who are more kinetic or visual learners might benefit from the use of the smartboard, rather than trying to solve a problem using pen and paper, etc. I haven't worked with a SMARTboard before but if I have the opportunity to do so I'll definitely keep in mind what we talked about today, so as to make the experience as interactive as possible for the students.
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