Source: http://exchange.smarttech.com/
Description: Smart Exchange provides teachers with access to all of Smart’s learning resources and the opportunity to preview all SMART notebook files before choosing to download it. SMART Exchange is a great tool that easily connects to your smartboard. Whether you are looking for lesson activities or templates, this is the source for you!
Educational Uses: If I have a smart board in my classroom this will definitely come in handy. I plan to be a member (which is free) and use the sources they have available. I would find templates that I would use or review files of a certain topic that we are covering in class. You can preview the material and then decide if it best fits your students needs. If it does, you can download it and you then have smartboard activity to use with your students!
Content Standards: This source can be used for any content standard. For example, if the standard you are teaching is about comparing and contrasting, you simply just type “compare and contrast template” into the search box and several appear. You then can choose one that best fits you and download it for your educational purposes. 🙂
Assessment: The way you assess your students using this source is up to you. Because they are activities for the smartboard, I would simply assess my students through student responses or the way they participate at the smartboard if an activity requires students to participate at the smartboard.
Value of Smart Exchange: I love this resource! Many teachers I have worked with use this and say it’s really easy to use and is extremely helpful. A lot of resources on SMART Exchange are free however, there are some that cost. As a teacher, you’ll have to determine if the sources that cost are worth paying for. SMART Exchange has a lot of free resources if you would like to save your money!
Here is a preview of the site! I highly recommend checking it out, especially if you love using the smartboard!
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http://www.gboe.org/school%206/
http://exchange.smarttech.com/