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Web Based Resources
Resources

The following web-sites may be useful resources to learn about smartboards and what you can do with smartboards.

http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/smart_board.htm

http://www.murray.k12.ga.us/teacher/kara%20leonard/Smartboard%20Resouces.htm


This five minute video serves a tutorial which shows real teachers using SMART Board technology in their classrooms. It shows how easily it can be incorporated into daily teaching and talks about benefits of using the technology. If you're not familiar with smartboards this is a great video to introduce them to you!
http://www.scholastic.com/smartsolutions/video_easeofuse.html

SMART Board Training Documents - links to PDF files that explain different features step by step in an easy to understand way
Templates are also available to download if you have the Notebook software.
Maximizing Your Software


Lesson Ideas and Other Resources

Scholastic offers lesson ideas and links to other sources to use with SMART software. The website also has interactive activities for students to explore based on grade level and subject.
http://www.scholastic.com/interactivewhiteboards/

Links to SMART lesson ideas, tips, and information.
http://www.bristolvaschools.org/mwarren/SBActivities.htm

Collection of Links to Interactive websites for math and language arts.
K-3 SMARTboard Sites

Information regarding the use of powerpoint with SmartBoard
http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter/tutorials.asp

Lesson ideas to be used with SmartBoard
http://www.juliethompson.com/SMART.html

This page is an excellent resource that provides information on the long-term consequences of child-abuse, examining areas such as physical and emotional consequences, behavioral implications, and more. 
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/long_term_consequences.cfm

SmartBoard activities and ideas for teachers. 
http://www.mrshurleysesl.com/smart_favorites.html