Course Syllabus

You have just decided to take the leap and REALLY get to know your SMART Board by taking this course, Smartboard 101! Welcome and congratulations!

There won't be that much READING per se to complete this course. It's a very hands on and will be driven by your desire to use this piece of equipment WELL! It's in your room and we're excited that you plan on using it!

This course will make sure you know what the SMART Board is and take you through how to use the basic functions. If you are curious or interested in doing MORE... you can go through the official SMART Board training available online and onsite.

http://www.smarttech.com/us/Resources/Training/TrainingforEducation

Teachers who have taken the class are saying:

"The one most important thing was that it gave me time to practice and feel more confident in using the tools!" Thanks, Heather

"The class really helped me become more familiar with the tool as I was accustomed to working with a mimio.  It also helped me get started using it with some of the lessons I planned during the workshop!" Thanks! Lynn

"The most important thing that the course helped me to achieve was being able to have a broader knowledge of how to use many of the smartboard tools-and being made aware of the different ways to integrate the smartboard across subjects. I now use the smarboard regularly with notebook software particularly with word study and math- love the roll the dice for math facts as warm ups- a great favorite with the students -great interactive focus." Thanks, Lyn (with one n!)

"The most important thing was to remember all the good things you can do with a Smartboard after not having one for two years!" Thanks for your help, Lisa

"My favorite thing was the Smart Exchange.  I love looking for exemplar lessons and I posted a lesson of my own to the Smart Exchange." ~Katie :-)

"This course helped me familiarize myself with SmartBoard technology and be prepared to use it in the classroom.  It also helped me find great resources for SmartBoard activities." Jan :)

"I LOVED learning to use all of the tools on the Smartboard the most. I have been using them in my classroom. I especially LOVED the lined paper that you can put up on the Smartboard. I have a child in my class that always used to write REALLY large and I had him using the Smartboard lined paper to write the correct size. He loved it so much, he has actually worked on his handwriting and made it smaller, now the correct size in his workbooks!