SMART+Notebook



This SMART BOARD presentation was a group project between myself and two other classmates. We decided to do a lesson on phonetics, geared toward early elementary school. 1st - 3rd graders. This lesson may also be useful to older children who are ESL kids. I think this project turned out pretty well. If I was doing it by myself I would have maybe picked a topic useful for middle or high school kids.

I had never used a SMART BOARD before this project and it is a really useful tool. It definitely would be a great asset to all elementary schools. Presentations using this tool can really elicit class participation. Whether it is through games, or coming up and writing ideas on the board. The SMART BOARD would also be very useful to math classes of any grade. It is nice because unlike a chalkboard or white board, you do not need to erase the practice problems the kids have done. Kids can also come to the board and use the "pens" and write down their math problems.

I will try to incorporate this tool into my teaching by using it with grammar exercises. I could also use the SMART BOARD to dissect poems. That is the really cool thing about this program. I can down load a poem that I want my class to read and analyze and then we can go through and write on the board the rhyme scheme and/or the sections we found meaning.