Erin and I have been Smart Board creating buddies for awhile so I’m so thrilled that she was willing to share how you too can learn to make Smart Board resources. Follow her tips below to start making the most of your Smart Board!  

Hi there! This is Erin from Mrs. Beattie’s Classroom and I’m thrilled to be guest-posting for Tabitha here at FlapJack Educational Resources!

Time and time again I see teachers using their SMART Board like a projector screen and not making the most of this amazing technology, so I’d like to share with you some of my favorite tips for making your SMART Board activities interactive!

SMART Notebook software is very user-friendly, so don’t be afraid to dig in and poke around! You’re going to want to familiarize yourself with the toolbars and tabs.

You can add or remove features from the toolbar at the top of the page by clicking the gear in the top-right corner, although most of the features you’ll need as you’re starting out will be there already.

Open a blank file and try adding some text. Also try out some of the fun pen features like the Magic Pen and Creative Pen. Students LOVE these!

The menu tabs on the left are where the real fun happens! Once you’ve got some text or shapes on your screen you can easily animate them to bring life to your lesson. Try entering some text now, then accessing the Properties menu by either right-clicking, using the drop-down menu, or clicking the tab on the left side of your screen.

Once there, click Object Animation and play around with these features. You can set text and objects to fade in or out, or even to fly onto the page or off of the page. This is a fantastic way to make your lessons interactive.

Placing one object over top of another to hide information or an answer until you’d like to reveal it is another great way to make your lesson interactive and engage your students.

Combining layers AND animation will step your lesson up another notch. You’ll see that when you set an object to fade in it will disappear from your screen. Don’t worry… it is still there. Just click where you last saw it and it will appear! When you place another object or some text directly underneath the animated object you will see it clearly until the other image fades in! I use this feature in my attendance files – students touch their name (which is really placed underneath an image that I’ve set to fade in when touched) and the image appears over the top. I can quickly scan to see which names have not been covered to take my attendance! You can just see the GoNoodle character appearing on the screen below where the name has been touched.

In teaching myself how to use SMART Notebook, I found that exploring ready-made resources was a great way to learn the ins and outs of the software. The GoNoodle attendance you see in the images in this post is a freebie available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store. You can download it to further explore SMART Notebook and use it with your own students! Click on the image below to access your copy!

I hope you’ve found this post helpful! I am always happy to answer questions, and would love for you to pop over and visit me at one of my social media locations!

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You can watch this 1-minute overview view on the games or go ahead and check them out at my TpT store by clicking on any of the links below.

Interactive Whiteboard Game Packs available:

5th Grade SB Math Game Pack – http://bit.ly/5smartboard
4th-5th Grade Measurement Conversions SB PROMETHEAN Bundle – http://bit.ly/measurementsmartboardbundle
4th Grade SB Math Pack – http://bit.ly/4smartboard
4th Grade Math PowerPoint Pack – http://bit.ly/4powerpoint
4th Grade Math Spanish PowerPoint Pack – http://bit.ly/4pptmath
3rd Grade SB PROMETHEAN Math Pack – http://bit.ly/3smartboard
2nd Grade SB Math Pack – http://bit.ly/2smartboard
1st Grade SB PROMETHEAN Math Pack – http://bit.ly/1smartboard
Kinder SB Math and Literacy Game Pack – http://bit.ly/ksmartboard

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If you’re needing something quick and fun (and you have a Smart Board), I have two free Smart Board games. One is for comparing numbers on the kindergarten/1st grade level.

The other is for comparing decimals on the 4th-5th grade level.

Both use a fun Santa self-checking feature that your students will get a kick out of. If you don’t have a Smart Board, but you do have an interactive whiteboard, you may be able to still open the games through the Smart Express site.

 If you need math Smart Board games, please check out the full FlapJack selection. All games are self-checking with fun themes that will keep your students engaged in math centers (and whole group) all year long.

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There are sixteen self-checking games provided that each follow the same format. It’s very easy for students to learn how to play, and once they start playing these games, they will ask you all the time to play them! My students beg to play them (4th grade set), and I always have a group at the SmartBoard during indoor recess.

Here’s a look at all sixteen games included. If you think your fifth grade students could use some extra math review, click here or on any of the images.

Add Subtract Decimals

Add Subtract Fractions with Different Denominators

Add Subtract Mixed Numbers

Coordinate Graphing

Divide Decimals

Line Plots

Measurement Unit Conversions

Multiply Divide Fractions

Multiply Decimals

Multiply Whole Numbers

Division with Two-Digit Divisors

Numerical Expressions

Patterns

Whole Number and Decimal Place Value

Plane Shapes

Volume

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This game is self-checking, fun for girls AND boys, and comes complete with some cool sound effects. As stated earlier, this game is part of a pack of 15 first grade Smart Board games that review the majority of the common core standards in math.

If you’d like more of these games, you can find them here!

Be sure to check my Smart Board resources page for more freebies and games for all elementary grades!

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I need to calm down seriously, but I’ve just been having too much fun filming and editing (and not having a life! :p) I’ve been working on making promo videos for all of my large bundles. You can see the ones I’ve done so far down below for my QR code task cards and kindergarten and 3rd grade Smart Board game packs.

So, today I’m hoping to finish my 4th grade Smart Board promo video and share with you. And I’m curious to know if anyone else YouTubes or makes promo videos. Let me know because we should be friends! Here’s my channel!

Have a great Sunday, ya’ll!

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