SMARTBoard - Use of the Interactive Whiteboard                  Back to Department Homepage

The following area is designed to draw together ideas and resources for making the most of SMARTBoards

As a starting point, the following links provide some excellent resources and information regarding the use of Interactive whiteboards in the classroom.

SMART BOARD RESOURCES

 An American based site – some fantastic resources / ideas here – I have included some of the most useful links from this site below….

Centre School District – Smart Board Teaching Resources http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/SB.html

 Some specific links from this site….

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Integrating the Smart Board into your Classroom http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/resources/SMART%20Board.pdf

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Smart Board Ideas http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/resources/SMART%20Board%20ideas.pdf

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More Ideas for using the Smart Board (more detailed) http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/resources/MSBuildingSupport.pdf

 Other Smartboard Resources:

Although these are not all Geography specific – there are lots of good ideas here that can be adapted and are useful.

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EdCompass Learning Resources – specifically for the SmartBoard http://edcompass.smarttech.com/en/learning/activities/ideas.aspx  (from Smart Technologies)

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Engaging Learners the SmartBoard way http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/

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Using Electronic Whiteboards in your classroom http://www.waukesha.k12.wi.us/WIT/SmartBoard/specificapps.htm

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Welsh Virtual Teachers Centre – Smart Board based resources (KS3 Geography) http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc-home/vtc-ks3-home/vtc-ks3-geography(2).htm

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The National Whiteboard Network http://www.nwnet.org.uk/ - set up as part of the Primary National Strategy – but the ideas will be transferable and as IWB seem to be well used in Primary Schools – we have a lot to learn from them.

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BECTA – Designing content for Interactive Whiteboards – a useful article with lots of good ideas http://www.becta.org.uk/industry/advice/advice.cfm?section=2&id=3888

  GEOGRAPHY SPECIFIC SITES / RESOURCES:

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What are the Advantages of using a Smartboard to teach Secondary Geography? http://www.thereviewproject.org/secondary/geo/sec_geo_index.htm

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 Geography) http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc-home/vtc-ks3-home/vtc-ks3-geography(2).htm (some excellent resources here – including one called Digimap – well worth a look!)

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GeographyPages – IWB pages – lots of links and ideas from Alan Parkinson

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http://www.geographypages.co.uk/iwb.htm - includes examples of notebook files created by Alan and his colleagues.

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 Also see Alan’s Data Projector pages for ideas and resources for use with Data Projectors http://www.geographypages.co.uk/proj.htm

 

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