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Interactive Projectors 101Goal of today: Learn the ins and outs of your interactive projector. Learn about new websites and technology that keep your students motivated and engaged.Sarah Weingartzsweingartz@lakeorion.k12.mi.us5th Grade Teacher Stadium Drive

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Cheat sheet for the toolbarsThis is a handout for you as well, but these are the features we will be discussing quickly.

Getting to Know Your Projector

Steps to starting your interactive projectorClick on your keyboard and the letter p

2. Click duplicate 3. Click on

2. Click on

3. You will then see the following bars appear:

Starting Your Interactive Projector

Choosing the ModeWhiteboard ModeAnnotation Mode

Looks like a whiteboard or you can change the background to grid paper, color, or lines for writing. You can also print the slides for students who need your notes. Whatever is on your screen, you can annotate using your pen document, webpage, picture, home screen, etc.

ClickSelect the part you want to enlarge Enlarging a Portion of Your Screen/Image

BeforeAfter

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Click Select the part you want to spotlight

Spotlighting a Portion of Your Screen/Image

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Using the Shade

Click Select the part you want to cover up using the gray outline around the shade (you can move it up/down or left/right)

Gray outline

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Set the background to:Grid paper (large and small)Lined paperDifferent colorsInsert an image to annotate Setting a Background in Whiteboard Mode

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Steps to printing notes:

Click

Click

Your normal screen for printing will then appearPrinting Your Screen or Notes

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Taking a Screenshot of Your ScreenSteps to a screeshot:

Click

Click

Click paste into a document after you click the capture button and your screenshot will appear.

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Scanning a Document to ProjectSteps to scanning a document to project on your whiteboard:

Scan your document at the copier (load, click the scan button, find your name, and then click start).You will receive an email with a PDF file. Open it.If you are in the program, you can then annotate the document. You can choose to save the annotations or just save the document.

Grades 3-5

Interactive Clocks

http://mrnussbaum.com/clockworks/Students manipulate the clock using the interactive penSet as many clocks as possible in two minutes. Easy setting: times that end in :00, :15, :30, or :45. Medium setting: includes the above as well as five-minute intervals. Advanced setting: includes times to one-minute intervalsChallenge setting: includes difficult elapsed time problems

AfricamLIVE streaming videos of different animal reserves in Africa. Many different live streams to choose from.FREE but you can upgrade if you chooseUpgrade to view more live streamsDay and night streamingTeach or learn about animal interactions, ecosystems, animal relationships, compare and contrast opportunities, link to read aloud Home of the Brave (5th grade), etc. Practice making observations as scientistsNegative commercials every few minutes, time difference of 7 hours

Hippowww.africam.com

Think Central MathTeachers and students can use the interactive pen for math lessons, whole group sharing or small groups.

Click the symbol to begin writing.

Click the symbol to highlight important information.

Helpful hint: Do not push on the black portion of the pen/the part that touches the board. Students will also need to practice this.

This picture shows a small math group, where everyone solved a math problem and then drew a job role from the hat to see who would be the student teacher.

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Think Central Math

Using iTools in your lessonsSteps to using iToolsClick on Math iToolsClick on the concept you would like to teachClick on Activities

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Think Central MathUsing the Interactive Whiteboard Lessons to enhance your lessons and engage studentsSteps to using interactive whiteboard lessonsClick on Interactive Whiteboard LessonsClick on Smart NotebookClick your grade level, unit, and lessonClick Download LessonClick on the presentation to open it

Technology for EVERYONE

GoNoodlewww.gonoodle.com

Use for brain breaks, indoor recess, or class rewards!

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Exploring GoNoodlehttps://app.gonoodle.com/s/sweingartz

Zoom InThinking RoutineUsed for introducing and exploring ideasReveal a small bit of an image using the flashlight tool

Steps of a Zoom InStudents look closely at a small bit of the image.Ask: What do you see or notice?Ask: What is your hypothesis of what this might be based on what you are seeing?Reveal more of the imageAsk: What new things do you see?Ask: How does this change your hypothesis? Ask: What new things are you wondering about?Repeat the reveal until the full image is shownAt the end of the zoom in, ask students what lingering questions they still have about the image.

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Example of a Zoom In

First step revealedThe whole image revealed5th Grade

Example of a Zoom In1st Grade

You can use a Zoom In for MANY images and for multiple subjects!

Brainpop

www.brainpopjr.comK-2

www.brainpop.com3-5Brainpop website provides:Graphic organizersVocabulary practiceQuizzesFYI extra information on the topicSome FREE videos if you do not have an account talk to your principal about purchasing a whole school license.

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Reading Resourceswww.orionlibrary.orgSteps to using the Orion Library websiteClick on YouthClick on Student ResourcesScroll through the many resources that are geared towards all grade levels.Some websites that you click on will need a username and password. You should be able to get this from your Media Specialist.

Project articles, books, and videos.

Students can use it at home as well.

Grades K-2

Reading Resources TumblebooksAnimated books that are read aloud to students.

Each book has a brief summary, reading level, and games that link to the book.

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Teachers pay teachers Fluency and Fitness for:Comparing Numbers(8.50)Long Vowels(8.50)Nonsense Words(5.50)Missing #'s(6.50)Dolch Words(12.00)CVC Words(8.50)Fluency & Fitness

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Example of Fluency & Fitness

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1st grade shared reading lesson on non-fiction Reading A to Z

Many teachers have an account, so you can share if you know someone who has one. Buildings can purchase a subscription and multiple teachers can use it. Can search for books by reading level or topic.LOTS of topics/titles to choose from.Has an interactive toolbar in the book (highlighter, text box, stamps)www.readingatoz.com

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Interactive Songswww.harrykindergartenmusic.com

Songs for a variety of subjects and topicsCatchy tunes that will hook students in!Many songs include vocabulary that aligns with the Common Core

Apps and Websites

ShowMeDownload on your iPad or access online at www.showme.com.Students can follow you and your videos that you post, post a link on your classroom website/Weebly page, or send the link home in School Messenger for parents and students to access. Search for other ShowMe videos that have been created and tagged by other teachers.Connect your iPad to Airserver or Airserver Connect for students to use during lessons or small groups.You can take a picture of any image, upload an image from Dropbox/Google Drive, or search the internet for an image. Add it directly into your ShowMe video for you or students to annotate.Record explanations right on your ShowMe video.Multiple slides, which makes room for lots of information.Helpful tip: use a stylus versus fingers to write/draw.

Exploring ShowMe

http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=YLtYN1c

Educreations

VERY similar to ShowMe, but you can edit the final video of where you want it to start from. Download on your iPad or access online at www.educreations.com.Students can follow you and your videos that you post, post a link on your classroom website/Weebly page, or send the link home in School Messenger for parents and students to access. Connect your iPad to Airserver or Airserver Connect for students to use during lessons or small groups.You can take a picture of any image, upload an image from Dropbox/Google Drive, or search the internet for an image. Add it directly into your video for you or students to annotate.Record explanations right on your video.Multiple slides, which makes room for lots of information.Helpful tip: use a stylus versus fingers to write/draw.

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https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/double-digit-division-methods/16393559/

Exploring Educreations

LinoItwww.linoit.comCreate a canvas of online sticky notesType text, add video, add images, or add documentsSort sticky notesAccount can be set to private or public FREEStudents can access at home to add to the canvas. Send home a link in School Messenger or add to your classroom webpage

Exploring LinoIt

http://linoit.com/users/stadium5th/canvases/Word%20Study