SMARTBoard Lessons Podcast
This week I subscribed to the "SMARTBoard Lessons Podcast." This podcast show shares information, stories, how-to, links, etc. about using SMARTBoards in the classroom. One of my favorite podcasts was the "Top 5 Smartboard Misuses" which gave the misuse and what you can do instead to be a better SMARTBoard educator.
The top 5 misuses of SMARTBoards are:
5. Using the SMARTBoard as a whiteboard (actually writing on it with markers!).
4. Using the SMARTBoard as a screen (just like a permanent pull down screen).
3. Using it as a PowerPoint display device (clicking through the pages, no interaction).
2. Using it as a teacher only tool (no student interaction).
1. Using the SMARTBoard as a worksheet display device (no higher level thinking skills involved).
I truly enjoyed this podcast because I have an interactive whiteboard and I am always looking for new ways to use it in the classroom. I would encourage anyone who has an interactive board to subscribe to this podcast!
In addition to this misuses of SMARTBoards, this podcast also included two great sites to use in the classroom. The first one is called "Big Universe." This site provides online children's books that you can project to your interactive board. Educators can use this site to share picture books instead of using big books. Teachers can also create a "bookshelf" of all of their favorite books. Use it or lose it, at least check it out!
The second site that was shared in this podcast was www.jogtheweb.com. This site allows educators to set up a web quest and add comments to the websites that students are visiting. I absolutely love this site for two reasons. First, students are easily directed to the next site in the quest so teachers do not have to worry about students searching aimlessly through the net. Second, you can comment on the site that they are viewing. Here are some ideas that I think the comments could be used for:
1. If it is an informative website, give your students questions to answer while reading.
2. If it is an interactive site, give your students specific or extra directions to help them complete the activity.
3. If you only want them to read a specific part of the site, you can use the comments to tell your students which section(s) to read.
Check out the podcast and sites provided and let me know what you think!
2 comments:
Lindsay,
I'm so glad you posted this. I don't have a smart board in my class but we have access to one and have never had formal training. With that said, I do know what not to do with a smart board but I to am looking for ways to incorporate it into my lessons. I subscribed to this podcast and can't wait to see what else they have.
Thanks for sharing.
I work for Waynesburg's IT department. I've seen all the misuses of smart boards. I think I've seen just about every one of those top five's.
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