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**Instructor: Marcia Obukowicz**

 * mobukowicz@cesa9.k12.wi.us (Best way to get me)**
 * CESA 9 number: 715-453-2141**
 * Grading:**
 * 20% Participation and contributions to class and online discussion, navigating Web 2.0 Tools**
 * 30% Activity/lesson 1 and 2**
 * 30% Integrated Unit Lesson**
 * 20% Unit analysis and reflection**
 * Scoring Rubric**

**Jan 8, Feb 12, March 12, April 9 and May 14th**
You should post these to the wiki http://smartusersofsmartboards2.wikispaces.com on the Lesson 1 page. Please make sure to include a title page at the front of the activity. Formats for this can be found in the gallery with a search for title page, then look under the category for notebook files and pages. If your lesson is too large to put on the wiki, email me a note and then use the online storage option at dropbox [] You will receive an email when questions are posted and for those taking this for credit participation is a part of your grade. I also encourage you to begin building your own personal learning network (PLN) related to smart notebbook. There are a ton of resources on the net and there and some outstanding aggregators of that information that you may want to connect with. Not familiar with a PLN. Here is an example. As a user of Smartboards you may benefit from the wisdoms of those who have gone before. A PLN may consist of websites that share activities made with smartnotebook software, interactive sites that will work on the smartboard, text book companies that have made support materials that mirror their curriculum pieces, blogs or wikis like this one that provide resource tools, discussion groups or new ideas related to using smartboards with students. Here are a few of my favorite PLN resources:
 * First lesson for school due Feb 9**
 * Posting Lessons:**
 * Join in Wiki discussion questions:**

Understanding the big picture: Why use tech to engage learners of many styles:
My hope for this class is that lesson and technology are seemless. That in using the technology, we build stronger learning experiences for our students and in turn when assessment arrives that what they have learned is evident in multiple means of expression, including technology. We will have several conversations about strategies for merging rich content and technology. I know you are up for the challenge. Can the technology and the essential understandings of the lessons we teach really merge? Can the lessons I am developing lead to better learning opportunities for my student? What elements of using this type of technology will help bring my students to the next level of understanding, engage them in the process of learning and lead to the assessment outcomes we want? The first question I will ask you as we review each lesson is "Do I need a smartboard to do this?" The second will be did this lesson get my kids to the next level of understanding? and if yes how?


 * Explore Edorigami** **http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/**

**Creative Commons/Flickr**: Building a copyright free picture library:
If you are looking for pictures to help with vocabulary most of you will use the image tab on Google or Bing to search. But be aware of copyright. Creative Commons/Flickr have pictures you may be able to use copyright free or with less restrictions. Also consider sharing your great photos for others to use []

Blog managed by Jim Hollis, Weekly updates and cool ideas on how to use smartboards with students. Highly suggest you sign up and reap the benefits of others hard work.
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sample suggestions: Finding youtube blocked, a quick video on how to save a youtube video and play in smartnotebook later. []

**http://smartgssd.wikispaces.com/**
The site you are on today will develop into a resource tool as well.

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Rhinelander's Heidi Caitlin is a great resource for a number of technology tools. She uses "delicious" to tag resources as she finds them and then shares them with us. Here is a sample of her smartboard tags.====== [] If you are not familiar with tagging, I encourage you to do it. We will talk about this more in class.

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This is a sample of a school aggregation of smart resources. I love to use these when I am trying to find age appropriate samples or specific acitivities that fit key curriculum areas. To fins these use the terms smartboard activities, smartboard lessons etc in the google search.====== []

Smartboard, Whiteboard, Interactives:'
Visuals: Gif and and animated gif Audio: wav and mp3 files Video Format: FLV Expanding to other formats: [] Converting formats: []

**Here are some samples of interactive websites for managing vocabulary that work wih the smartboard:**
[|http://www.visuwords.com] Good for word function

[] Handles math vocabulary

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These sites are not as smooth as those above but may meet your needs. [] (Free trial,, then pay) [] (Better with categories then words) [] (Limited but goes through works in most schools)