IWB-Resources

[|**INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS**] Interactive Whiteboard Links Collaborative Online Whiteboard [] [|Team board Tutorial] sourced from Portland SC
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[|Interactive Whiteboards] (Aus) from Sue's weblinks [|IWBteachers] (NSW) good and growing resource

[|42 things to do with IWB's] A google docs presentation by Tom Barrett also [|24 interesting ways to use Google Earth]

** Looking for free online resources to integrate technology into the classroom? The Internet is loaded with a variety of interactive games, activities, education technology blogs and podcasts to help you successfully implement new technology. Here is a list of 35 free learning technology resources to try: Source [|Jenny Ryders Blog] BrainPOP - BrainPOP offers curriculum-based educational games and activities for students of all ages. The site's educator page also provides free tools and tips to help teachers use these games in the classroom. Virtual Field Trips - The Education Network features virtual field trips that can be used by students who want to visit fun and exciting places that they might not otherwise be able to see. This site also allows teachers to create, add, and edit their own virtual field trip. FunBrain - FunBrain offers interactive games and activities that teachers can use in the classroom for grades K-8. The site also provides fun movies, web books, and comics. BGFL - This interactive whiteboard site provides games and activities that cover all subjects. TeacherLED - TeacherLED offers resources to make introducing interactive whiteboards in the classroom easier. Resources are provided for several subjects, including math, literature, and geography. Eduscapes - This site features tips and tricks for introducing interactive whiteboards in the classroom. Eduscapes also offers tutorials, workshops, assignments, curriculum ideas, and activities. Free Technology for Teachers - This blog provides information and reviews on free technology as well as tips on how to implement new technologies in the classroom. LearningPlanet.com - Designed for parents and teachers, LearningPlanet.com features powerful learning tools that teachers can use with students. Activities are available for students of all subjects and grades. IKnowThat.com - This free game and activity site ignites lifelong learning in children through interactive games and social communication tools. IKnowThat.com offers activities that cover every major school subject. Grammar Girl - Grammar Girl is a free podcast from Mignon Fogarty that presents short, simple memory tips for troublesome grammatical rules. Each episode is short and easy to listen to. Eight Planets - Eight Planets offers overviews of the planets and moons through a free multimedia tour. High Techpectations - High Techpectations is a blog that provides resources and ideas for educators as well as weekly technology site suggestions for teachers. ABC Ya! - This free computer activity site provides fun games and lessons for elementary students. Each game and lesson has been created or approved by teachers. SMART - SMART offers customizable interactive whiteboard resources for teachers to use in the classroom. This interactive site covers all subjects and grade levels. MathGrad.com - This free mathematics podcast is an excellent resource for classroom teachers. MathGrad.com seeks to explain math through real life topics. The Innovative Educator - The Innovative Educator blog features a wide range of tools and resources that educators can use to enhance teaching and learning. ClassBrain - ClassBrain provides many different interactive learning games for students of all ages. Games can be played online and may also be used with interactive whiteboards. American Museum of Natural History - The American Museum of Natural History provides several virtual tours that are wonderful for teaching students about history, space, and natural forms. EdTechTalk - EdTechTalk's weekly podcasts provide information for learning about the uses of technology in the classroom. Podcast options include 21st Century Learning, EdTechTalk K-12, EdTechBrainstorm, and several others.

Edmodo - Designed specifically for the classroom, Edmodo provides a private platform for students and teachers to communicate online. Some of the things that can be shared through Edmodo include grades, assignments, polls, files, links, and class calendars. Engrade - Engrade is a free classroom community for teachers who want to communicate privately and safely with students and parents online. Teachers can post assignments, grades, event reminders, progress reports, and more. Empressr - Empressr is a web-based rich media presentation tool that can be used in the classroom to present lesson plans. The tool is easy to work with and allows everything from text and images to audio and video. Eduslide - Eduslide makes it easy to create and deliver your own lessons, tutorials, and elearning modules online. You can also use this site to create your own websites for the classroom. Web-Chops - Web-Chops is a great way to share specific parts of the web with your students. The site allows you to clip parts of the web--text, images, videos, etc.--and place them on one easy-to-navigate page. Mikogo - Mikogo is an amazing tech tool for the classroom. It works across multiple platforms and can be used for multiple purposes. Mikogo is ideal for desktop sharing, web conferencing, online meetings, and remote support. Anki - Anki is an intelligent flashcard program that works on a spaced repetition system. You can use it to create and share decks of flashcards with your students in the classroom. Flashcards can contain text, images, and audio. Popling - This desktop application also works well for creating flashcards that can be displayed on a computer at scheduled intervals. Popling is most often used by language learners, but works just as well for students of other subjects. Class Marker - ClassMarker is a testing website that allows users to create free quizzes and tests that can be taken online. The site creates professional-looking quizzes and tests and marks them when students are finished so that you don't have to. FreeRice - FreeRice is a unique web program that allows older students to practice their vocabulary and participate in a charitable cause at the same time. For every answer students get correct, 10 grains of rice are donated to the UN World Food Program. The Stacks - This scholastic site is a fun place for young readers to connect with each other and explore books and authors. The Stacks also offers games, videos, daily polls, and other interactive materials to engage students in literature. __ International Children's Digital Library  __ - This multicultural digital library provides award-winning books in multiple languages. After reading a book, students can expand upon the stories, create games, participate in scavenger hunts, and much more. Shmoop - Shmoop offers study guides and unique web-based teacher resources that are perfect for the classroom. Covered topics include literature, poetry, U.S. history, and civics. Topmarks - This UK site provides a wide range of interactive whiteboard resources on nearly every K-12 topic imaginable. Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides interactive virtual tours that give students an inside look at the museums permanent exhibits. Other site features include a timeline of art history and a collections database.

[|Interactive Whiteboards.Org] (UK) iwb.org.uk** is a rapidly growing bank of free to use tools and resources created for teachers who are teaching with an interactive whiteboard (IWB).

[|Free Easy teach resources] [|Teacher LED resources] [|Crickweb resources]

[|Wolfram Demonstrations] has 5000+ visual and http://iwbteachers.wikispaces.com/[|IWBwiki] http://iwbteachers.wikispaces.com/ for all levels**

Following is an alphabetical listing of 5 interactive whiteboard manufacturers and links to their websites. [|Hitachi][|Mimio][|Promethean][|SMART Technologies][|TeamBoard]

[] Lots of interactive activities. [] [] Index page for activities listed according to grade level and subject area [] [] Lots of curriculum area ideas about how to use Smartboards in classroom at different age levels [] [] [] Lots of links [] [] Access this from a whiteboard link and get video support for curriculum activities – science and humanities [] Index page, organised by age level and curriculum area [] Maths tools, games, organised along areas like – measurement, algebra, data analysis and probability… [] Art, dance, music, writing, films, fashion – resources [] [] [] Resources developed in Birmingham UK [] [] Lots and lots of links [] Wick-ed is an excellent site with easy-to access activities
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