Agenda

Introduction to Workshop
Participants will be introduced to the workshop, go over the agenda, and get access to the necessary supplies. (15 minutes)

What is a SMART Board?
Participants will learn about what the SMART Board is, how it is used and why more classrooms are incorporating this technology into K-12 education. (30 minutes)

Getting to Know the SMART Board Software and Tools
Participants will learn how to download the SMART Technologies software, learn about the tools that can be used within a SMART Board presentation, view the similarities with PowerPoint and be able to work hands on with the SMART Board that is being used during the workshop. (50 minutes)

My First SMART Board Presentation
Participants will create a basic six-slide presentation utilizing at least six different tools included in the SMART Technologies software. Participants will have to share their presentation with the group and pinpoint how and where the tools were used in the presentation. (50 minutes)

SMART Board Presentation Scavenger Hunt
Participants will search the Internet to find at least ten SMART Board presentations that could be used within their own classroom based on the grade level/subject area that they teach. (45 minutes)

If It’s Not Broke, Don’t Fix It: Making it Your Own
Participants will pick five of the ten presentations that they found in the scavenger hunt and modify them in some what to make them more compatible for their own classroom. (35 minutes)

Making It Happen: Create a True Life Sample Presentation
Participants will be responsible for making a 10-slide SMART Board presentation that would be used in their current classroom. Participants must show which areas of their curriculum the presentation is addressing, use at least one interactive tool on each slide and also incorporate at least two slides from a presentation that was found from the Internet. Participants are also responsible for providing constructive criticism to their group members within the last twenty minutes of class so the participants can make changes as needed to their final presentations. (75 minutes)