SMART
Board Salary Point Class Jan. 11 and Jan. 26
Prerequisites
Objectives
E-mails to Participants - Class Logistics
(Jan. 13 and Jan. 18)
30 Hour Homework (TBA)
Prerequisites:
This course is for teachers who have basic to advanced
computer skills. Participants should know how to perform
the following tasks independently: (1) opening and closing
applications, (2) creating, navigating, and saving to
folders and directories, (3) basic word processing:
entering, copying, and pasting text, and (4) navigating
the Internet and using a web browser. It is not a requirement
to have a laptop or an Interactive Whiteboard in the
classroom, but if available, participants should bring
a laptop (with the Interactive Whiteboard Software installed)
and an Airliner or Bluetooth slate to the class sessions.
Objectives:
35. State course objectives in relation to participant
outcomes.
Teachers will:
• Practice interacting with multimedia and digital
content in a multi-person learning environment using
the Interactive Whiteboard
• Respond to discussion forums and interact with
fellow participants online (Google Docs)
• Raise the level of student engagement and understanding
in the classroom
• Streamline instruction of standards-based concepts
• Become more efficient in helping students visualize
abstract ideas
• Design interactive lessons for use in an upcoming
unit
Students
will:
• Use the Interactive Whiteboard during class
instruction for sequencing events, such as in a plot
of story, the steps of a writing process, historical
timelines, the rise and fall of a civilization, the
steps of solving a math problem or conducting an experiment,
or instructions for a P.E. game.
• Use the Interactive Whiteboard for creating
almost instant bar or line graphs to easily visualize
data in any subject area
• Sort and classify phrases, pictures or concepts
by similarities and differences and use to create visual
organizers. Other types of classification activities
include: sorting character traits, classifying elements
according to properties, sort types of equations or
kinds of algebraic data
• Match unit key terms with definitions and complete
fill in the blank activities for key concepts using
the Interactive Whiteboard
• Interact with the lessons and develop an increased
understanding of standards-based content
• Become more engaged through multimedia presentations
and personal interaction with the lessons
• More easily visualize complex phenomena and
abstract ideas
• Share understanding and problem-solving skills
with the rest of the students in the classroom
E-mails
to Participants - Class Logistics
Sent
January 18 any changes or addtions are in RED
Greetings,
The
Jan.19 and 26 class will meet in the Banning High School
Penthouse. Yes, it is a real Penthouse used for Banning
HS and community gatherings from the Wilmington area.
Weekend
room climate might not be at the Mon-Fri settings. So,
bring items for warm or cool conditions, after all it
is at an elevated location!
Find the stairway across from room 117 or behind room
118. Take the stairs all the way to the top floor
of the main building - fourth floor. There will be signs
pointing them in the right direction. Parking will be
available in the faculty parking lot located on Q Street
and Lakme Ave.
There
is an elevator - it may be available.
Banning supplied technical assistance, set-up, network
and wireless glitches will be available.
Campus security will not be available for the Jan. 19
class.
Custodial and tech staff will be on site.
Three SmartBoards will be provided in each room.
Twenty PC laptops with the updated SmartBoard software
will also be available for use by the attendee's in
each room. Bring your own laptop, if possible.
The Banning HS Technology Coordinator, will be on site.
Don't forget to withdraw your name today if you cannot
attend. The class will not appear in the Learning Zone
on class day, Jan. 19th.
Go to the Local 8 SMART Board support to find this and
additional information:
http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/District_8/smartboard.htm
This will probably be the last e-mail I will send prior
to class time.
Monitor the support page
Sorry for the abrupt ending -
I was close to being timed out and did not want to loose
20 minutes of editing!
Sent
Friday, Jan. 11, 2007 (changes and additions will be
in RED)
Greetings,
Thank you for your interest in attending a SMART Board
Salary Point class on Jan. 19 and Jan. 26 at Banning
HS.
This note is being sent to enrollees and persons on
the wait list.
If you are on the wait list, expect an e-mail if there
are openings at 8:00 AM on Jan. 19th. If you are able
to arrive around 8:30, e-mail back and come on in.
Location: Banning High School
http://notebook.lausd.net/portal/page?_pageid=33,54194&_
dad=ptl&_schema=PTL_EP&school_code=8529
Room: TBA
Parking: Probably school lot on north side of campus
Contact me: E-mail is best. My cell for class days:
714.328.8206
I have a SMART Board support page at:
http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/District_8/smartboard.htm
There will be class info added to the above at the bottom.
(None there as of Jan. 11th)
If you are bringing a laptop, you can download the SMART
Software from:
http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Support/Downloads/default.htm
If you need the administrator logon to do this and can’t
get it at school, the download can be done during class.
Laptops are not a requirement.
You may wish to bring a lunch. Travel to eateries may
be time consuming – though Banning attendees would
have local knowledge on this topic.
You may volunteer to bring treats. If your employee
number’s last digit is:
1, 2, 3 – bring liquids
4, 5, 6 – bring non-sweets, cheese, or fruit
7, 8, 9, 0 – bring sweet items
I’ll bring paper items, cups, and ice.
Coffee/Tea: unknown if there will be any onsite or any
brewing or heating equipment. Best to bring your own
custom brew.
Heating or toasting equipment: Unknown at this time
Refrigeration: Unknown at this time
Expect a lot of sharing, collaboration, and fun during
the two days.
If you are not able to attend, please remove yourself
from the roster or contact me by e-mail and I’ll
remove your name. Note the class will no longer appear
on the Learning Zone on class day, Jan. 19th.
Blue
text added
Jan. 14, 2008:
The Jan. 19 and 26 class will meet in the Penthouse.
For teachers not familiar with the school they will
take the stairway across from room 117 or behind room
118. They will take the stairs all the way to the top
floor of the main building. Banning staff will provide
signs pointing them in the right direction. Parking
will be available in the faculty parking lot located
on Q Street and Lakme Ave.
Funding has been taken care of for any technical assistance,
set-up, network and wireless glitches for all the training
days.
Campus security will not be available for the Jan. 19
class. Security will be available for the remainder
of the days due to Saturday school.
For all the training sessions 3 - SmartBoards will be
provided in each room. (Penthouse and Woodson Hall)
20 - PC laptops with the updated SmartBoard software
will also be available for use by the attendee's in
each room.
A Banning Technology Coordinator will be at all the
training's to open and close the school.
Contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you.
30
Hour Homework for Salary Point
Under Development
- Homework is described in the Google Groups "UPDATE:
Smart Ways to use Interactive Whiteboards". http://groups.google.com/group/SWIW?hl=en
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You may create and share in class an opening screen
or two to be seen at a faculty meeting that provokes
viewers to realize how technology is revolutionizing
human interaction and education. Use SMART Notebook
Software. Images do not need to be original. Do provide
credits on copyrighted items.
Some sources with thanks to John Rivera, ITAF from Local
5.:
http://johnrivera.edublogs.org/
http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/framewk/efp/range/efpranin.htm
http://nwinton.wordpress.com/
http://nwinton.wordpress.com/2008/01/03/the-year-of-the-diagram/
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