Games for the IWB

Posted on September 14, 2009 by geoblogbytes

A quick reminder as we start the new year of the value of interactive games in the classroom, particularly now all teaching rooms have access to IWB facilities. There are lots of free games aimed at particular subjects available on the web, however remember we also have access to software in school, including the Content [...]

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SMART Exchange (Beta) – Finding & Sharing Resources

Posted on September 5, 2009 by geoblogbytes

The new SMART Exchange has been set up to enable teachers to quickly search and find SMART related resources many of which have been produced and shared by other teachers. The new SMART Exchange streamlines the way in which you can search for resources, enabling you to browse via subject and also via subject-correlated standards [...]

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Training Session: Effective use of IWB (SMARTBoard)

Posted on September 1, 2009 by geoblogbytes

A new term and straight back into a training session. Wednesday morning’s training session for staff from Hartford Student Support Centre is on “Making effective use of the Interactive Whiteboard” – the rationale behind the session is to introduce what Interactive Whiteboards actually are, the basics of how they work and a presentation of SMART [...]

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