Useful Tools for Smart Boards

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Tutorials - Compiled from Smart Tech Website  
Two Minute tutorials (Flash) Quick easy review and practice from anywhere
The Basics PDF - printable file
Notebook Software Toolbars PDF - printable file
Working with Notebook Software Gallery Collections PDF - printable file
Using Microsoft Office Applications with SMART Board Software PDF - printable file
SMART Board Tools PDF - printable file
The Floating Tools Toolbar PDF - printable file
Collecting and Sharing Content with Notebook Software (demo) PDF - printable file
SMART Board Start Center PDF - printable file
   
Math Tools from Ambleside School
ONLINE CALCULATOR WHAT'S MY ANGLE?
BIG ONLINE CALCULATOR ANGLE ACTIVITIES
NUMBERLINES VIRTUAL TANGRAM
THE DECIFRACTATOR INTERACTIVE GEOMETRY SECTION
Your weight on other planets Temperature Conversion Program
Shape Database Prime Number Checker
Interactive Number Base Converter Yahtzee
AMBLEGRAPH The Fraction Machine
ANALOGUE CLOCK GUESS THE NUMBER
   

Tools from Various Sources
E learning site Click on Kids on right for 80 smart board activities
Geometry Interactive Useful for middle and high school
Smartboard Resources Includes information on latest notebook release
 

Interactive Math Smart Board Activities

Math Interactives Literally hundreds of resources
Plug and Play Lessons Everything you need to use the interactive applets
Cubic Volume Find volume of a Rectangular Prism
Virtual Tangram Manipulate pieces
Spatial Reasoning Using Cubes and Isometric Drawings Explore solid shapes
Exploring Properties of Rectangles and Parallelograms Manipulate rectangles and parallelograms
Shape Explorer

Explore shapes
Perimeter Explorer Find perimeter of irregular polygons
Monty's Three Door Dilemma Probability activity
Area Explorer Find irregular polygons area
Tooth Pick Grid Fun to solve "toothpick" problems
Tooth Pick Puzzle Fun to solve "toothpick" problems
Online Bar Graph Creator Create your own graphs
Interactive Pentominoes Problem solving
Symmetry Animation Animated symmetry
 Equilateral Triangle Interactive triangles
Mirror Symmetry Predict and create symmetrical figures
Polygon Angle Applet Students draw different polygons, - find the sum of the angles.
Geometry in Architecture A 10 - 12 grade activity may be good for advanced 8 - 9
Interactive Abacus An abacus
Explore Math Middle school activity
General Coordinates Plot ordered pairs
 

Math Project Based Activities

Title/Link Synopsis
A Creative Encounter of the Numerical Kind Space Adventure
Dilemma of the Dangerouos Meatloaf Statistics
For Love of the Game Pro Athletes Salaries
Franchise Open your own business
Gang of Fifteen Currency
In Pursuit of Mice with Math Disney World vacation
King of Tides Ocean Tides
Look Who's Footing the Bill The national debt
March Madness NCAA Basketball
Plan a Trip to Asia or Africa Plan a trip
Shop 'Til You Drop Budget
Triangles Fun with triangles
Weather Forecast Showdown Accuracy of forecasts

Language Arts

Speculative Prompts

                      Synopsis   
501 Prompts PDF File - Pick and choose the best for your needs.
Writing Prompt for Middle School PDF File - Pick and choose the best for your needs.
Sample Prompts from Wyoming DOE PDF File - Pick and choose the best for your needs.
Can Teach Writing Prompts Canadian source of short writing prompts
History Related Prompts From Jim Wayne
   
   

Book Resources

  
Stuck In Neutral Study Guide Study Guide by Terry Trueman