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Richard Byrne (Free Tech for Teachers) recommended this blog from the UK for specific SmartBoard resources.

Great site from the UK (rec by Callie Hoppes)

Blog from the UK about SmartBoards.  This particular entry talks about the release of new notebook software.

Huge repository of videos and ideas for use in primary classrooms.  From the UK.  Here's the description: "The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources that I have collected over my 10 year career as a primary school teacher.   I trawl youtube, vimeo and other sites looking for suitable resources to use in the sheds. The sheds are broadly thematic but sometimes a resource could go in 2 or more sheds, I slot it in where I think it works best. Most of the resources can be used in KS1 and KS2 but some do lend themselves to the upper age group and above. The aim is to provide high quality resources that can be used in stand alone literacy lessons, can form the basis for a whole literacy unit or can support literacy units that you already have in place.   With the many book based activities I would advocate using the book alongside the digital resource.  "

Welcome to the TESiboard collection,a purpose built library of visual, dynamic,interactive resources.TESiboard resources are primarily openendedtools that enable teachers to enagagetheir pupils in a learning dialoguearound the resource.The resources are designed for use by theteacher on their interactive whiteboardbut many are also suitable for pupil use,usually responding to a task or challengeset by the teacher.The TESiboard materials were acquiredby TSL Education Limited at the end ofNovember 2009 and as a result of TSL'scurrent and planned future investment,all these popular resources are availablefor free. This site is from the UK.  You can also follow them on twitter, @TESconnect

Extensive library from the UK. FIlterable by many ways

Great collection of math resources (it's actually 'maths'; it's from the UK!)

There is a useful tour describing this site. (out of the UK)

Free downloadable poetry lessons from poets who have worked in classrooms.

Great intro to blogging

Patterns and activities for pentominoes

Science videos about the body, medicine, energy, earth, teeth, micro-organisms, the brain, senses, and exercise

Great interactive site from the BBC.  Lola shared this for simple sentences.

Following the Olympics via a British newspaper

Make good use of an IWB by having students create stories or reports and then show them to the class using the  IWB..  There are several great tools on this site.