Student teaching has given me so much confidence in smartboards. I now know how to use smartboards, different resources available through the software, and how to give students the opportunity to use smartboards to deepen their knowledge.
Smartboards aided in getting student ready to learn and transition into the school day each morning. Everyday in my third grade class, students would look to the board after they unpacked. Here they moved their icon (which changed seasonly and/or monthly) to indicate that they were at school. There was also a P.O.T.D., problem of the day. Typically it was a math concept that students may have struggled with. This gave students the change to review something difficult for them while getting them into the 'school mindset.'
Smartfiles are the product of using the SMART software. This enables teachers to create lessons in which students get up and move to interact with the whiteboard. While in class, students are very eager to participate in a smartboard activity. This has been evident in my third grade class and now in my eighth grade class. Movement and purpose aid in the student learning process. Kinesthetic movement of changing icons or adding information to the smartboard has proved effective.
Here is a screenshot of one smartboard slide in math. Student volunteers drew a greater than or less than symbol and also drew the answer to the problem. Before taking volunteers, I would often times have the students complete this in their desk groups and then show the class their answers up front.
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