There are a number of SmartBoard activities that can be used with your students for any subject area. The SMART website has hundreds of lesson activities that can be downloaded to your computer for you to use or modify.
Blogs
View this example of a blog created using Blogger
Journal Writing Using A Blog
Teachers can use a blog for their students daily or weekly journal writing. Students can either write about any topic or the teacher can provide them with a topic. As they post their comments, other students in the class can read what they have written.
Book Study Using a Blog
After reading a book together, students can discuss the various characters in the book and the events that took place. Students can offer their opinion of the book and suggest alternate endings.
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Podcasting
Students create a podcast telling about the biography of a famous person.
- student use the internet and books to research about a specific famous person of their choice
- students create a podcast telling about the person
Teachers can use a wiki to create a central "hub" of information.
- students go to the wiki to receive their instructions about a task
- students can edit the wiki and contribute to the content
In this example, the teacher has explained a scenario to the group and posed questions for the students to answer.
Each group would be assigned a specific question and can answer it directly within the wiki.
SmartBoard Activities
There are a number of SmartBoard activities that can be used with your students for any subject area. The SMART website has hundreds of lesson activities that can be downloaded to your computer for you to use or modify.Math
Teachers can use Excel graphs and worksheets to reinforce math concepts.Language Arts
Blogs
View this example of a blog created using Blogger
Journal Writing Using A Blog
Teachers can use a blog for their students daily or weekly journal writing. Students can either write about any topic or the teacher can provide them with a topic. As they post their comments, other students in the class can read what they have written.
Example of Journal Writing Blog
Book Study Using a Blog
After reading a book together, students can discuss the various characters in the book and the events that took place. Students can offer their opinion of the book and suggest alternate endings.
Example of book discussion blog
Click here to learn more about Blogs and how to use them in the classroom
Podcasting
Students create a podcast telling about the biography of a famous person.
- student use the internet and books to research about a specific famous person of their choice
- students create a podcast telling about the person
Example Biography Podcast
Science
Teachers can use a wiki to create a central "hub" of information.- students go to the wiki to receive their instructions about a task
- students can edit the wiki and contribute to the content
Grade 2 Science Wiki Example
In this example, the teacher has explained a scenario to the group and posed questions for the students to answer.
Each group would be assigned a specific question and can answer it directly within the wiki.
Crayon Example
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Example of an elementary teachers wiki
Wiki Ideas for the classroom
Ways others are using wiki's in the classroom