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 * ====LaTisha Davis==== |||| ====Smart Board Number Sense==== || ====Day #1==== ||
 * ====**Subject of the Day's workshop**====

Creating SMART Board Math lessons for primary students.
|||| ====**Prerequisite Knowledge**====

If attendees are unfamiliar with the SMART Board please visit
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 * **Content:** This class is designed for the novice user of the SMART Board to Come and Create! It offers teachers of grades 1 and 2 an opportunity to share and create lesson to use with their students that are aligned with the MD State Standards. They will be able to save and use these lessons with their students. After initial instruction students will be able to work in groups to create lessons based on objectives of their choosing. ||
 * ====**Outcomes: After completion of this work shop, attendees will be able to**====
 * ====Use all the functions of the SMART Board in order to create engaging math lessons.====
 * ====Manipulate lessons to differentiate according to the needs of all students, including but not limited to Special Education and ESOL.====
 * ====Obtain a collection of SMART Board math lesson suitable for K-1 students.====
 * Use different Multimedia tools within the SMART Notebook. ||
 * ====**Materials:**====
 * ====Dell laptop (each participant should being their county issued laptop with SMART Board software loaded on it)====
 * ====5 SMART Boards (1 for every 4 participants)====
 * ====5 LCD projectors (1 for every SMART Board)====
 * ====Student Handouts==== ||
 * ====**How will you teach the lesson?**====


 * ====I will walk through creating a lesson with the students. I will be using my computer and LCD while they work with their own laptops to create along with me. Students will learn how to add sound to their lesson using Free Sound Recorder 9.3.1.====
 * ====We will search the internet for free SMART Board lessons that can be tailored to our students.====
 * ====We will discuss any issues that arise and students will have the opportunity to discuss the types of information they would like to cover in their future lessons.====
 * ====Student will take a break and then form groups of 4 when they return.====
 * ====Students will create a lesson plan in their groups by following the guidelines on their group card.====
 * ====Students will brainstorm with their groups ideas for lessons they would like to take back to their classrooms according to the topic they are given.====
 * ====Each group of 4 will try to create at least two complete lessons from Objectives to Evaluations, using their laptops and SMART Boards.====
 * ====Each Group will Share one lesson they've created.====
 * ====Attendees will be given time to complete evaluations and swap lessons between groups.==== ||
 * ====**Evaluation Strategies:**====

Students will present quality SMART Board lessons created within their groups.
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Welcome everyone! What you just saw was a Voki, which is an animated Speaking Character that you can use to help engage your students. It excites them and grabs their attention. We will learn about that more a little later. So now that I have your attention lets begin by jotting down some information about the needs of our students and placing them into the comment box located by the door. We will use this information in the second half of our workshop today to guide our discussion.

I would like for you to watch a video created by a teacher who asked her students "why should teachers use technology"...It is very interesting what the students had to say...ENJOY!

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I thought that this video would inspire us all to work as hard as we can to get the technology into our classrooms ASAP!

Everyone is familiar with the basics of the SMART Board, today we are going to learn how to create lessons that are fun, engaging and most of all, they will have the ability to be universal for our students. Let's get started, if everyone could find the station that has their name on it and power up their lap tops. I will boot up my lap top as well and we can begin...

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While you all try to replicate what I did, I will be circulating if anyone has any questions. (Attendees will be given 10-15 minutes to complete this task). Time is allotted for questions, comments or concerns. **(Please be so kind to post any completed activities to the Bullentin Board so that others can see your wonderful work!)**

Adding a Multimedia element to your Notebook page
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 * (Please be so kind to post any completed activities to the Bullentin Board so that others can see your wonderful work!)**

Searching for lesson online
Now that everyone has worked through the sample lesson(s) I would like for us to search online for a lesson template that we can tailor to your students needs. Let's begin by opening a GOOGLE search...

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I hope that everyone had an enjoyable lunch break. In front of each of your computers you will find a number. That is the group you are in for the remainder of the day. Please locate your group number at a table and take your belongings over to that table. On each table sign you will find instructions on what you and your group will be creating. I used the information from the comment cards from the beginning of the day to come up with topics. Please remember to differentiate your lessons, or at least leave that option open for later.


 * (Please be so kind to post any completed activities to the Bullentin Board so that others can see your wonderful work!)**

Discussion and Sharing Time
We will open the floor for discussion. As we share our lessons we will give each other feedback. This peer-to-peer interaction will allow us to understand how well our lessons are created.

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