Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus

Learned of this site last year while completing CLAD program online. "The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. Its innovative display encourages exploration and learning. You'll understand language in a powerful new way."
Visual Thesaurus

National History Education Clearinghouse

"Designed to help K-12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom"
National History Education Clearinghouse

Smartboards In The News

Two Articles that discuss the impact of interactive whiteboards in the classroom
It Makes Teachers Touchy

Interactive Whiteboards Transforms Local School Lessons

Differentiating Instruction With A SmartBoard?

Read the article from the link below
Six Reasons Why Differentiating Instruction With Technology Works
By Heather Ellwood

Document Camera Ideas

Click on the picture below to download a resource with many ideas on using your Elmo in the classroom.

Notebook Software Lesson Activities

If you have searched the web at all you know there are tons of Smart Notebook downloads you can find created by teachers and school districts across the globe. Here is the official Smart website link where you can search and sort hundreds of downloadable activities by grade level, topic, date created, etc. Check it out.

Notebook Lessons - Elementary

PowerPoint 2003

Many of the textbook companies now include PowerPoint shows as a way to present the material to students. If you would like to create your own shows and don't know how or need a refresher course, the links below will help.

PowerPoint 2003 in the Classroom
PowerPoint 2003 Courses

Many Ways to Use Your Smartboard More Effectively

Check out the two links below if you want to learn more "tricks"

Ten Ways from elearnr

37 Ways from Google Docs

Organizing It All

Instead of putting a paper version under your document camera, try using the resources below and locate the perfect graphic organizer to use in a SmartNotebook page.

Graphic Organizers (from Teacher Vision)

Graphic Organizers (from Education Place)

Graphic Organizers (from ABC Teach)

Graphic Organizers (from Houghton Mifflin)

Overwhelmed With Searching?

As I search the Internet for useful SmartBoard sites, I am often overwhelmed at all that is available. In the future I hope to organize and link to some of the better sites on this website. If you want to hone your own search skills, click on the link below.

Four NETS for Better Searching