Shelby County Institute

 

Moweaqua, Central A&M High School

229 E. Pine St.

Moweaqua, IL 62550

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Get SMART...

SMARTBoard Training

COPY OF FLYER

8:00 - 1:00

Open for both beginner and advanced users.

Breakout sessions will be applicable for all grade levels

Questions? Contact:

 Ruth Shasteen @ shasteen@cam.k12.il.us or 217/768-3866

 
 

Focus on

SMART Board technology,

creating  SMART lessons, and

great ideas for all levels and subjects!

Reserve your spot now!

 

Tentative Schedule:

 Coffee & Registration -7:30 am – 8:00 am

Session 1 -   8:00 am –   9:10 am

Session 2 -   9:15 am – 10:25 am

Session 3 - 10:30 am – 11:40 am

Session 4 - 11:45 am –   1:00 pm

 

Central A & M Institute Session Information

Kindergarten/1st Grade Smartboard Incorporation

Everyday uses of the SMART board in a Kindergarten/1st Grade Classroom will be discussed.  The session will focus on everyday ways to incorporate the SMART board in a Kindergarten/1st Grade Classroom to enhance learning.

Presenters: Sara Boyer and Christina Suhl, Sullivan Elementary School

Audience: Elementary grades K-1, any subject

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Step Up Primary

Get your kids to “step up” and use the SMART Board in creative, interactive ways.  This session will teach you how to incorporate the most active SMART Board moves.  Music, videos, animations and many more motivating lesson ideas will be included. (Make it/Take it in the Computer Lab)

Presenter:  Debbie Potsick, Bond Primary School, Central A & M

Audience: Elementary grades K-2, any subject

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Step Up Intermediate

Get your kids to “step up” and use the SMART Board in creative, interactive ways.  This session will teach you how to incorporate the most active SMART Board moves.  Music, videos, animations and many more motivating lesson ideas will be included. . (Make it/Take it in the Computer Lab)

Presenter:  Tessa Samuelson, Gregory Intermediate School, Central A & M

Audience: Intermediate grades 3 – 5, any subject

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

Take a look at specific items in the gallery for middle school curriculum areas (including health, music and social work), as well as editing tools that are useful for both students and teachers. Edmodo for classroom use will also be discussed.

Presenter: Renee Oldham

Audience: Middle grades

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Focus on Special Education

This session will focus on how to use Smart board applications for students with special needs, especially in co-teaching and resource room settings.

Presenter:  Linda Kirby, Charleston High School

Audience:  Special Education, all grade levels

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 SMART Coaching (As Opposed to Dumb Coaching)

This session will focus on how coaches of all sports can use SMART technology.  Ideas will be provided for how teams can use SMART for pre-game preparation and post-game assessment, from learning plays to reviewing performance.  Suggestions will be provided on ways you can use SMART video features to improve results in your athletes.

Presenters:  Chad Carroll and Todd Rork, Central A& M High School

Audience:  Middle school and high school coaches, any sport

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Smartboard Basics – Beginners

This session is truly the basics of the Smartboard.  We will cover the Smartboard itself, including the care of the board as well as the tools that are available in Smart Notebook software.  We will also discuss how you can utilize this software to enhance instruction in your classroom.  This session is geared for those who are just beginning to use a Smartboard or haven’t started using one yet.

Presenter: Valerie Kalagian, Sullivan School District

Audience:  Any subject, any grade level

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It’s Tool Time!

Balloon Pop, Pull Tabs, Vortex Sort, Timeline Reveal ????? Discover how easy it is to engage your students using the Lesson Activity Toolkit. This session will focus on using the flash file templates found in the Lesson Activity Toolkit.  Classroom applications for these tools will be shared. 

Presenter: Jackie Lawton, Central A & M High School

Audience:  Any subject, any grade level

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Put Some ‘ZAP’ Into Your SMART Board Presentations

Come see how to make your Smart board more than an electronic chalkboard.  Let’s put some magic into your every day lessons.

Presenter:  Shari Bruyn, Okaw Valley High School

Audience: Any grade  level, any subject

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Play It SMART

Need an engaging review activity?  Have a daily or weekly activity that could use a bit of an update?  This session will focus on using SMART Board tools and gallery items to create competitions and games that will enhance student involvement.  Suggestions will be provided on how to assess student knowledge using a classic game or game show twist.

Presenter: Chad Carroll, Central A & M High School

Audience:  Middle school and high school, any subject

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Abundant Resources

Websites, ready-to-use lessons, templates and tools – having the right resources to use or knowing where to find them is half the battle. Work smarter by tapping into the many quality resources available. Take away links to sources and lessons plans that you can use right away.

Presenter: Ruth Shasteen, Central A & M High School

Audience: Any grade level, any subject

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Document Cameras and Senteo Response System

Document cameras and the Senteo Response System are examples of auxiliary Smart board equipment that can enhance your presentations and lessons. Demonstrations of both the Senteo Response clickers and an Elmo document camera will include examples of classroom uses, how they work, and how to set them up.

Presenters:  Marcia Berg and Wanda Gillett, Central A & M High School

Audience: Any subject, any grade level  

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