Schedule

Planning to split the time between giving you a taste of each of these new tools and time to practice with them.

• Something to think about(10)
• Crazy Talk (10)
• Comic Life (10)
• SMART Notebook Lessons (10)
• Break and Practice time (30)
• Changes to SMART Notebook version 10.6 (10)
• The SMART Student Response System (10)
• The SMART Document Camera (10)
• SMART Notebook Gallery – “My Content” (10)
• Practice Time ( Remaining Time)

Today’s Topics

1. Something to think about

• * Transformation-Technology.mov
  • NETS for Students 2007
  • NETS for Teachers 2008
  • Transformation & Technology:
    A New Way of Learning – Classroom Scenarios
• * Where Else in the World Will Kids Think to Put the Web?

2. Crazy Talk

• * A couple examples
• * First Graders teach how to make a Crazy Talk video
• Crazy Talk - Educational Resources
• Crazy Talk Showcase
• * More Examples and More Examples
• Demo Reel
• Tutorials
  • Basic Face Fitting and Techniques
  • Face Profile & Standby Motion
  • Key editing and custom script
  • Timeline & Emotion Library
  • Handling the Background image
  • Natural Eyes and Teeth
  • SFX Swap and Modification
  • Puppeteering Guide

• * Barb’s comments

  • Pros

    • kids were engaged in technology that they loved and truly had fun with

    • parents absolutely loved them at student led conferences

    • it motivated students to take good notes

    • it gave them practice thinking, writing, speaking in the first person and to be creative

    • students were motivated to do their best work therefore not minding to do retakes until they were satisfied

  • Cons

    • time consuming

    • not enough computers last year in the classroom

    • noise factor

    • need lots of patience with the program

3. Comic Life

• * My Example
• Comic Life Educational Resources
• * Examples in Education
• Comic Life Lesson Plans
• How to Use Comic Life in the Classroom – includes “How to Create a Comic in Comic Life”
  
• Users Manual
• A Comic Life tutorial made with Comic Life!
• An example project tutorial – explained with short videos
• Video tutorials
  • * Creating A Comic – Plasq Comic Life – Part 1
  • * Creating A Comic – Plasq Comic Life – Part 2
• Comic Life Web Site
• Comic Life Webinar
• Gallery

4. SMART Notebook Lessons

• * How to add these lessons to your gallery
• Math Lessons
  • * Math – Scope & Sequence Document with Correlation to NECAP Standards (VT)
• Language Arts Lessons
  • * K-6 English Language Arts for SMART Notebook Correlations to NECAP ELA GLEs
• Aegom Web Site
• Don’t forget these other math resources!

BREAK and PRACTICE

** A headset that reads your brainwaves

5. Changes to SMART Notebook version 10.6

• What’s New in Version 10.6?
• * Example SMART Notebook File – Featuring New Tools
  • Using Transparent Background Mode
  • Inserting Regular Polygons
  • Using the Measurement Tools
    • Using the Ruler
    • Using the Protractor
    • Using the Geodreieck Protractor
    • Using the Compass

6. The SMART Student Response System

• * Jeff and Kelly experiences and examples
• * Example Aegom LA Lesson – Figurative Language
• * Handouts
• * SMART Response System Demo Video
• * Using SMART Response System in Math Class Video
• Video Tutorials
  • Tutorial: Managing your class lists (Flash file – 2.3MB)
  • Tutorial: Create assessments (Flash file – 3.9MB)
  • Delivering an assessment – Flash file – 8.8 MB
  • Tutorial: Evaluating assessment results (Flash file – 3.3MB)
• SRS Basics
• Example Activity – Engage vs Enthrall Activity

7. The SMART Document Camera

• The SMART Document Camera Model 330
  • User’s Guide
  • Specifications
  • Quick Connect Guide
  • Web Site
  • Mixed Reality and Video
• SMART Document Camera Model 280
  • **Demo Video
  • FIELD TRIP TO MIKE’S ROOM
  • Video showing how to capture both the image and annotations
  • Web Site
  • Hands on Practice
  • Basics
  • Fact Sheet
  • Document Camera User Guide
  • Specifications
  • Connecting the camera training video
• How to Use a Document Camera:
  • 101 Ways Kennewick Teachers Use Document Cameras
  • 100 Ideas for Data Projector and Document Camera
  • 58 Ways Teachers Use Document Cameras
  • Not Your Mom’s Overhead
  • School Document Cameras.com

BREAK and PRACTICE

Last updated: Aug 25 at 10:09 am