INTERACTIVE+WHITEBOARD+RESOURCES

=INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD RESOURCES =

__Resources for Learning the Basics of ActivInspire __ Official User Guide from Promethean Short 23-page Basics Guide

__Using ActivExpression Learning Response Systems __ Quick Start Guide from Promethean ActivExpression Teaching Tips Embedding Questions into a Flipchart



__Resources from Promethean Planet website __ Teaching Resources Calendar - lesson ideas by the month Free flipcarts and other resources Flipchart fundamentals ActivTips - short video tutorials on how to do most functions in ActivInspire

Here's a wonderful presentation from Tom Barrett on //Fifty-Six __ Interesting Ways __//to use your Interactive Whiteboard in the Classroom

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__Weather__
Lecky Goes Outdoors - a fun site that allows students to dress the alien according to the weather that is seen through the window <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> What's the Weather Students read the thermometer and then decide what clothes would be appropriate for the bear. When they click on the “Go Outside” button they will see if they chose the right clothes! <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> iBoard Students select the correct weather icon to indicate the weather of the day <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> ictgames Interactive Weather Chart Students click on the red button to view the options. Once the students click on the option it will appear on the weather chart. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|WEATHER LESSON RESOURCES] - download lessons to use on interactive whiteboards

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Money Math __
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shopping Math This activity brings students to a virtual store where they must shop for items that have a combined total that matches the amount of money they have. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The Money Game from SmartyGames.com <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fun and Games - from the Federal Bureau of Engraving and Printing

**__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Books/Stories __**
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">KOL Jr. Stories A very nice selection of online stories that present very well on the whiteboard.

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time __
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Telling Time from SmartyGames <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Bang on Time] - Read the time in words and then stop the clock when the hands of the clock are in the matching position. What score will you achieve in ten turns?

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Addition/Subtraction __
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">How Many Under the ShellAfter Okta hides some bubbles under a shell, he then either adds more bubbles or takes some away. Students have to determine how many bubbles are left under the shell. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Save the Math Apples - Help the monkey save the apples! Click on the basket with the number to give the answer. Keep clicking the basket to add numbers to your answer.

__<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Health __
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">My Pyramid Blast Off Game - An interactive computer game where kids can reach Planet Power by fueling their rocket with food and physical activity. “Fuel” tanks for each food group help students keep track of how their choices fit into MyPyramid.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spelling
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Spin and Spell] - Students can select one of the pictures to spell or they can have Spin & Spell choose a word for them. To spell the word, students touch on the correct letter in the wheel. Each time students select a letter, the game will say the letter out loud. To check if the word is spelled correctly, students touch the "Submit" button.

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__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Science __
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Build a Beast] This interactive site allows students to build a fossil skeleton from a pile of bones using click and drag features. As a result of using this site, students can reflect on the field of paleontology. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Earth Observatory This site provides links to hundreds of satellite images which can be used to study weather, earthquakes, volcanoes, rivers, oceans, islands, fires, and a variety of other features of the earth's surface <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Periodic Table of Elements <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Virtual Scanning Electron MicroscopyThis site uses a virtual Scanning Electron Microscopy tutorial that allows students to view a variety of samples while adjusting the focus, contrast, brightness, and magnification of the samples. A variety of insect specimens are available for viewing.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__<span class="wiki_link_ext">Math __
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Whiteboard Resources] This site provides links to a variety interactive math activities from NCTM that could be used with an Interactive Whiteboard. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> from Shodor many lessons including order of operations, fractions, geometry and more!