tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post5920712549588949052..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: SMARTBOARDS in the Reading/Writing Workshop-Thoughts and QuestionsMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-8672674748972048502010-04-03T09:00:18.117-04:002010-04-03T09:00:18.117-04:00Frankie,
I recently taught 5th grade reading remed...Frankie,<br />I recently taught 5th grade reading remediation to a group and used the Workshop approach to reteach specific strategies. What I found useful was to use the ELMO in compilation with the SmartBoard. I began each day with a read-aloud under the ELMO--we were dissecting texts together, sharing what we had written down on post-it notes, etc. It was so powerful. So, to use the Smart Board during your Literacy Workshop, I would highly recommend writing a grant for the digital picture projector, AKA, ELMO, they are simply amazing.<br /><br />Perhaps the most powerful thing that happened during my 5th grade experience was when I had the students share what they had written on their post-it's with the whole group using the ELMO. It promoted high self-efficacy for the kids and some of the struggles were learning "the ropes" from these kids who were willing to share. I mean, if the workshop is about community at it's core, then this is it!! :)<br /><br />One other idea that does not require the ELMO technology and is AWESOME for teaching reading strategies is to go to this website:<br /><br /><br />What an amazing resource. For teaching inferring, for example, students can drag sections of text across the board, use the color pens to write their own thinking, and then share with a group. There are also videos of real teachers re-teaching strategies to a group of kids. (It's a little corny, but very neat...)<br /><br />I hope that you take time to visit that website. It is the BEST online strategy practice tool that I have found. :) <br /><br />Buenas Juertes!<br /><br />Andrea <br />Indianapolis, INAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878470692300219390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-1519674832651095972009-07-05T15:33:16.259-04:002009-07-05T15:33:16.259-04:00Franki,
I found your blog very interesting. I am ...Franki,<br />I found your blog very interesting. I am a first grade teacher in Maryland and I am working on my Masters; Integrating Technology in the Classroom. There has been a great deal of talk about SMARTBOARDS, whiteboards and the Promethean boards. I have not heard of the smaller size. It would make a great tool for the small groups that I hold during reading. We do have something in our school called an ELMO. This is a machine that will save what you project onto the screen like an overhead. The difference is that you can insert a book, page, or object under the camera like device to show the students. Again this is mostly for whole group. However, you can create, modify and reuse what you use during your lesson for another time. I will be on the look out for your SMARTEASEL. When I read about the Dentists using this technology, I thought, we really need to find a way for us to use it in our small group instruction. Do you know who the manufacturer of the board from the dentist office? Maybe this company makes a SMARTEASEL.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919989750386856968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-27839950830521210262009-05-27T10:17:43.765-04:002009-05-27T10:17:43.765-04:00This is really interesting. We do Reader's Writer'...This is really interesting. We do Reader's Writer's workshop here and we are planning to add a lot more Smartboards next year (only a few now). I want to follow your discussion to see what you find. I have been collecting links in Diigo, but not seen a lot about R/W wkshp uses, just like you. Thanks for raising the question!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-21717198976604891952009-05-18T18:43:00.000-04:002009-05-18T18:43:00.000-04:00Although we have had Activboards in our classrooms...Although we have had Activboards in our classrooms for a few years now, this is the first year I've absolutely viewed it as a necessity, and not just an expensive whiteboard. I use it throughout the day to teach interactive lessons, manage my literacy centers, view our own book blogs and post comments (blogging is a new experiment--they're loving it so far!) perform math problems using Activotes (which gives me instant feedback) and on and on. I can also download pre-created flipcharts at the Promethean Planet website (www.prometheanplanet.com) and edit them to suit my teaching style. I can't imagine going back to classroom without one now!Rawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572341789111158565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-56051053662519802432009-05-18T06:15:00.000-04:002009-05-18T06:15:00.000-04:00Franki,
I share your thinking too about Smartboar...Franki,<br /><br />I share your thinking too about Smartboards and need to explore this tool. I'm interested in following your thoughts and learning. My ortho used a smartboard too and then I realized I needed to learn more.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082337415906808358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-86398536388843679132009-05-17T22:55:00.000-04:002009-05-17T22:55:00.000-04:00Please keep us posted about the information you fi...Please keep us posted about the information you find. I used the SMARTBOARD in our building a few times this year, but I wanted to branch into using it in my Reading Workshop and I looked for resources online to help get me started and had no luck. There are so many things online for the SMARTBOARD that just feel like a fancy worksheet to me.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979394556738915711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-1785529131682694422009-05-16T08:59:00.000-04:002009-05-16T08:59:00.000-04:00Franki,
There's a really nice little article in IN...Franki,<br />There's a really nice little article in INSTRUCTOR about whiteboards this month. It's probably more basic than you need, but some interesting stuff about student engagement, especially for struggling readers and writers. <br /><br />A couple of years ago, I saw Penny Kittle at a conference. She had a notebook computer, that projected onto a screen. She did an amazing writing lesson in front of the group, then had the piece already saved on her computer. I don't know if she has a blog, but she might be doing some stuff with hs writing and whiteboards.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-85718823531230510012009-05-16T08:55:00.000-04:002009-05-16T08:55:00.000-04:00Haven't found the mini-board yet, but check this o...Haven't found the mini-board yet, but check this out--especially the little doohicky he shows off in the the last couple of minutes:<br /><br />http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6654571.htmlteacherninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690406470351639188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-38610072978100582592009-05-16T07:37:00.000-04:002009-05-16T07:37:00.000-04:00Great--thanks, Monica. I will find those. I can s...Great--thanks, Monica. I will find those. I can see using it all the time once you figure out all it can do. Thanks!Frankihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186802649034970935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-22061849225422648472009-05-16T05:33:00.000-04:002009-05-16T05:33:00.000-04:00Franki, I have had a Smartboard in my room for a f...Franki, I have had a Smartboard in my room for a few years now and use it constantly. But then I do blogs as you know. I think it is interesting that you ask about a SMARTEASEL because one of the things I think of is my blog as chart paper --- that is, we do tons of brainstorming and all sorts of stuff on the blog as a class (using the Smartboard)that I used to do on chart paper. (I find it a lot easier generally to type than to handwrite in front of the kids, but the way.) I also love, love, love my Smartboart for annotating. If you search my class blog (blogs.dalton.org/edinger) you can find examples of this with Charlotte's Web, Mourt's Relation, and Pilgrim Broadsheets. Yesterday on my other blog (educating alice) I posted about about conference presentation I did a couple of weeks ago about blogging with kids and gave a link to the wiki we did that may be helpful in a related way.Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-19338897739932864882009-05-15T22:53:00.000-04:002009-05-15T22:53:00.000-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Frankihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186802649034970935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-82106528422835260712009-05-15T22:49:00.000-04:002009-05-15T22:49:00.000-04:00http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/interactive_whitebo...http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/interactive_whiteboards.cfm<br /><br />http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/ict/IWB/<br /><br />http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/whiteboards.html<br /><br />http://eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/<br /><br />It's a start anyway...teacherninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690406470351639188noreply@blogger.com