Smart Board Resources

Here are some resources for the Smart Board. Look over these three links and choose at least two of these resources that you would like to show everyone. Please add the URL's to the resources that you are going to show in a comment on this post. That way everyone can get to the link. Make sure you tell what the link is about in your comment.

http://www.theteachersguide.com/InteractiveSitesSmartboard.htm

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/templates.htm

http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/smartlessons.htm

Educator Resources @ Smart Tech

Choose one of the starred educator resources above at the following link:

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

How would this resource be useful to you? Comment here and be prepared to show your resource to the rest of the group.

Constructivism

We've looked at the Principles of Constructivism and the differences between teacher-directed and constructivist lessons.

Here are some interesting videos on Constructivism:


Video 1
Video 2


What are the first steps that you will take to use this information in your classrooms?

Saving Fred!

Well, you did it, you saved Fred.

Reflect on what it felt like to do a constructivist activity and how your learning style (turtle, feline, or puppy) affected group dynamics.

Session 2 Reflection

For the session on 10/25/07 please respond to this post with one thing you learned and one thing you still want to know.

Animal Learners

Think about the kind of learner you are. List three characteristics of the animal that relate to you as a learner.

Modules - Goals and Objectives

Please take a look at the following link. I have created a table with the complete list of modules that Joy and Cathy had access to for the last two years. Please respond to this blog with your preferences for the rest of the trainings.

http://www.mainelearns.org/region8/modules.html

Remember this is a conversation, so check back and respond to some of the comments left by your colleagues.

If you have a blogger account, you can use that to respond. IF not, you may want to sign up for a free account, as we will be using this method for a few discussions throughout the year.

If you comment using the anonymous choice, please put your initials somewhere in your post so that we know who you are...not very anonymous, huh?

See you all soon!
Martha