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Interactive Whiteboards

Featured Resource: SMART Learning Suite Online

February 2019J. Peirce

Post by Jenny Peirce, Educational Technology Specialist and Team Leader.

Many teachers in Granite have SMART Boards in their classrooms and have been using the SMART Notebook software to add interactivity and engagement to their lesson presentations. SMART has introduced a new platform to share SMART Notebook and SMART activities in an even more engaging and interactive way – SMART Learning Suite Online (SLSO).

Teachers can create or upload their SMART Notebook lessons and activities in SLSO so students can access them and follow along on any Internet-connected device. Within these lessons, teachers can create SMART Lab activities and Notebook pages that students can work directly on from their device.

SMART Learning Suite Online is available to teachers in our district who have a current subscription to the SMART Learning Suite. If you are interested in using SLSO, contact your school STS or LMETS to find out if you have a current subscription and for them to arrange to set up your account. Any teacher is welcome to set up a free 45-day trial account. To access SLSO, visit https://suite.smarttech.com and use your Granite Microsoft Office 365 (graniteschools.org) account to log in. Several online training videos are available on the SMART website, or contact your STS or LMETS for more information using SMART Learning Suite Online in your classroom. [Read more…] about Featured Resource: SMART Learning Suite Online

Filed Under: Digital Learning Resources, Lesson Plans, Professional DevelopmentTagged With: Interactive Whiteboards, Jenny Peirce, Lesson Creation Tools, SMART, SMART Notebook, Teacher Resources

Teacher Spotlight: Jason Kerzner, The Hilda B. Jones Center

October 2018Josh Whiting

Spotlight Author: Pam Moeai, Educational Technology Specialist Team Leader

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.
— Helen Keller

Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Hilda B. Jones Center, and like the Grinch from the beloved Dr. Seuss story, I felt my heart grow in size that day as I met with the students and, in particular, one exceptional teacher.

What is the Jones Center? This GSD educational site provides a vocational training environment to give special education and at-risk students the opportunity to gain work-maturity, and specific job skills. One of the many wonderful and dedicated educators you may be able to find at the Jones Center is Jason Kerzner.  [Read more…] about Teacher Spotlight: Jason Kerzner, The Hilda B. Jones Center

Filed Under: Teacher SpotlightsTagged With: Aaron Kammerman, Cooking, Interactive Whiteboards, Jason Kerzner, Pam Moeai, Special Education, The Jones Center, Transition Services, Vocational Training

Teacher Spotlight: Third Grade Team, Arcadia Elementary

November 2017J. Peirce

3rd Grade Small Group Instruction with Mrs. Walton
Mrs. Walton leads math instruction with a small group of 3rd grade students

The third grade students at Arcadia Elementary are becoming Subtraction Masters thanks to a unique approach their teachers are using. Felicia Walton, Matthew Morse, and Kathy Godfrey have created a leveled system and work collaboratively to ensure that all of their students are working and proceeding at their level of understanding. They began by breaking down the subtraction skills students should know by the end of third grade and ranked these skills into twelve levels according to their complexity, beginning with a basic understanding of subtraction to being able to solve complex word problems using multi-digit subtraction with regrouping. To make it more engaging for the students, they gamified these levels by relating them to Star Wars Jedi mastery levels.

Third Grade Subtraction Skills Leveled and Gamified as Star Wars Jedi Mastery
Subtraction Skills Leveled and Gamified as Star Wars Jedi Mastery
Subtraction Masters Tutorial Video
A Subtraction Masters tutorial video created by Arcadia 3rd grade teachers

To provide practice resources for their students, they used their Mimio software to create screen-casted tutorial videos that the students can refer back to as they practice at each level. They then used Go Formative to create sets of practice problems the students work through for each level. The video they created for each level is included in the Go Formative activity for that level, so students have all the resources they need to practice their subtraction in one place.

Not only did Mrs. Walton, Mr. Morse, and Mrs. Godfrey collaborate to create these resources, but these three teachers team up to teach the math. Students will go to one of the three teachers to receive small group instruction with other students who have achieved the same level. Mrs. Walton, Mr. Morse, and Mrs. Godfrey have the small groups in front of their whiteboards to teach the students and provide guided practice at their level during this time.

Mr. Morse Leading Small Group Instruction
Mr. Morse leading small group instruction with Mimio interactive whiteboard

While the three small groups of students receive instruction directly from the teacher in their small groups, the rest of the students work at their desks using Chromebooks to access the Go Formative activity for their level, watch the video, and practice subtraction at their level. Once a student has achieved 80% mastery, he or she levels up to the next level. Go Formative allows the teachers to easily see where the students are at in their mastery of subtraction.

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While this may seem like a lot of work, Mrs. Walton said that each video took them only about 10 minutes to create. Mr. Morse noted that, though there was quite a bit of front end work, using technology in this way has ended up saving them a lot of time. The level of student engagement is very high. One student, Amanda, noted that she really likes learning math this way because it’s fun. Through collaboration, blended learning, targeted instruction and practice, and use of technology, these teachers are ensuring that their students will come away with the math skills they need.

Mrs. Walton Leading Small Group Instruction
Mrs. Walton Leading Small Group Instruction

Spotlight Created by Jenny Peirce, Educational Technology Specialist and Team Leader.

Filed Under: Teacher SpotlightsTagged With: 3rd Grade, Arcadia Elementary, Chromebooks, Differentiation, Felicia Walton, Go Formative, Interactive Whiteboards, Jenny Peirce, Kathy Godfrey, Math Resources, Matthew Morse, Mimio, Screencasting, Teacher Collaboration, Video Resources

Teacher Spotlight: Kris Handley and Kelly Stevens, Hunter Elementary

April 2016Josh Whiting

Kindergartners at Hunter Elementary are happy and making tremendous progress with the loving care of their amazing teachers, Kris Handley and Kelly Stevens! These five and six year old students enjoy learning using technology. They are using iPods and QR codes to practice reading. They are also using iPads and OSMO. OSMO helps them to learn letters, sight words, numbers and to do a variety of math activities including the use of tan-grams. They are masters of the Mimio interactive board and enjoy interacting with a number of programs on it including one of their favorites: pinkcatstudio.com. They work independently at their computer center and especially enjoy starfall.com to help them with their reading.

Kris and Kelly successfully use PLC time to plan for the success of all their students. Principal, Kayla Mackay, describes the progress their Kindergarten students are making under the care of these two top notch teachers.

Spotlight Creator: Teresa Bruin, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist

Filed Under: Teacher SpotlightsTagged With: Hunter Elementary, Interactive Whiteboards, iPads, Kelly Stevens, Kindergarten, Kris Handley, Mimio, OSMO, Pink Cat Studio, PLC, QR Codes, Starfall, Teresa Bruin

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