SMART Exchange
http://exchange.smarttech.com/search.html?m=01
This website provides numerous SMART Board presentations that can be downloaded from the SMART Technologies website. This resource is beneficial because the participants can search by state standards to find resources that they can use, preview the presentations, and are also able to modify the presentations as needed to make them work for their own classroom.

Using Microsoft PowerPoint Software on a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/95powerpoint.pdf
This resource allows participants to see how they can use PowerPoint presentations on the SMART Board. This is beneficial because many participants may be more comfortable with PowerPoint and have presentations that have already been created and now can see the similarities and how to merge the two resources together.

SMART Board Basics 101
http://vimeo.com/32842973#
This video shows how to utilize and use the interactive tools within the SMART Technology notebook software and also shows how to set up the SMART Board. This video is effective because it provides more insight for the new learner to this resource and gives a great introduction to all things SMART Board.

SMARTBoard in the Classroom: Engaging Learners the SMARTBoard Way
http://eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/
This website provides hyperlinks to various resources that apply to the SMART Board such as starter activities, how to create interactivity within the lesson and also how to modify existing SMART Board presentations. The resource is excellent because it provides a plethora of resources all in one location that could be bookmarked and used by all levels of learners.

K-W-L Creator - ReadWriteThink
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/creator-30846.html
This website allows the participants to create a KWL chart online. This resource is more effective for the workshop since it will allow the participants to work on the computer like they would already be doing rather than having the create the graphic organizer separately on paper.

Venn Diagram, 2 Circles - ReadWriteThink
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/venn-diagram-circles-30006.html
This website allows the participants to create a two circle Venn diagram online. This resource is beneficial to the participants because the graphic organizer can be created while working on their computer as they would already be doing in the workshop.

SMART Boards: Why are they so easy to use?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U05WeXPGlk
This video provides participants with insight into why implementing SMART Boards in their classrooms is easy and how it is beneficial to students. This video is beneficial because it is short, effective in demonstrating its point and allows the participant to see the resource in action.

SMART Education Solutions: Interactive Education Solutions
http://smarttech.com/Home%20Page/Solutions/Education%20Solutions?WT.ac=HPBtn1_Ed_072610
This website allows the participants to see what products SMART Technologies provides within the field of education. This website is vital because it will help the participant get familiar with all things produced by the company that creates SMART Boards and lets them see what other resources can be used to compliment the interactive whiteboard within their classroom.

Using SMART Boards in the Classroom

Working Wiki: http://8847odoma-workingwiki.wikispaces.com/

Presentation Wiki: http://8847odoma-presentationwiki.wikispaces.com/

The focus of my workshop is going to be how teachers can effectively use SMART Boards in the classroom.

The Magical Classroom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLdHbtuCIyY
This YouTube video shows the interactivity that can come with incorporating SMART Boards into the classroom. This video is great for engaging teachers and students on the possibilities of how the learning environment could change with this resource. This is accomplishing technology-centered learning since the media that is used (video, sounds, visuals) demonstrates the message that is being passed on.

Engaging Learners(the SMARTboard Way
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/teachingresources/mathematics/nns_itps/measuring_cylinder/num_itp_measuringCylinder1_2.swf
This website provides a variety of starter activities that can be used by teachers being introduced to the world of interactive whiteboards, particularly SMART Boards. Some of these items include sample lessons, tips on how to adjust to using interactive whiteboards, and also how to modify lessons that are already available on the Internet. This resource is learner-centered since it provides a variety of resources that learners can interact with and what they use is based on their particular needs.

SMART Board Interactive Whiteboards
http://smarttech.com/us
The SMART Education website provides insight into what SMART Boards are and how they can be used for instruction. It demonstrates the different types of interactive whiteboards that are available and how they can be used for education, business and also for the government. This resource is learner-centered and does not focus particularly on the use of technology for learning.


Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2010). Technology-Centered vs. Learner-Centered Instruction. Baltimore, MD: Author.