Web Resources for PESD Teachers Using SMART Boards

Important links:

http://phoenixelem.az.schoolwebpages.com/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1
From the district web site, click on “Technology and Learning” > “Online Learning” > blue tab on the top of the page “Instructional Technology.”

On this page you will find links to a variety of resources including:

• Information from the Instructional team (Tom, Linda, John, Noreen, and Irene)
• Acceptable use information and documents
• Documents associated with the Social Studies Committee (Social Studies Backward Design Documents)
• Linda’s blog: http://pesdinstructionaltech.blogspot.com/
• John’s blog: http://pesdtechnology.blogspot.com/
• Noreen’s blog: http://pesdtechnostuff.blogspot.com/
• John’s wiki: http://pesdtech.wikispaces.com/Smartboard+FAQs (Here you will find a variety of resources including a troubleshooting guide for your classroom technology. Check out the links on the yellow menu bar. Here you will find additional material from the Social Studies Committee.)

Here are other helpful Internet resources

SMART Notebook Lessons:
http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+activities/
http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/smartlessons.htm
http://teach.fcps.net/trt27/smart_board_lessons.htm
http://www.wsd1.org/southd/SMART_Board/
http://www.waukesha.k12.wi.us/WIT/SmartBoard/specificapps.htm
http://www.laramie1.k12.wy.us/smartboard/lessons.htm
http://www.elko.k12.nv.us/ecsdtc/SMART%20Boards.htm
http://owensville.k12.mo.us/~SMART_Lessons/Index.htm
http://www.albany.k12.or.us/departments/instruction/smartboardresourcepage.php

Social Studies:
http://www.socialstudiesclassroom.com/?gclid=CJvO_7e9uY8CFRFSagod2hagcw

Making Videos:
http://kidsvid.altec.org/

Project Based Learning:
http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/

Fun Online Academic Skill Builders:
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
http://www.4kids.org/

Creating a Blog:
www.google.com (You must create a gmail account first. I don't recommend using your district e-mail account. Then you will be able to use all of the Google resources including blogspot and the video upload site.)

Academic Skill Builders
http://www.4teachers.org/