Instructional Technology
SMART Section
We are very "SMART" at LSD and LSVI! SMARTBoards are found in nearly every classroom or learning space. There are three SMART Tables in LSD's Elementary Department.
On this page are links to websites, tutorials and documents to help us to SMARTly use our SMART resources.
NEWS FLASH: Notebook 11 is now available. Please submit a Helpdesk ticket if you wish it to be installed on your school computer(s). For a summary of the updates found in Version 11, read the Release Notes.
SMART has a YouTube Channel. SMART educators all over the world have shared their materials and ideas on this Channel. It's quite amazing!
SMARTBoard Materials and Resources:
- SMARTBoard Lesson Activity Toolkit Videos on YouTube
- SMART Notebook Collaborative Learning Software:
SMART Table Materials and Resources:
- Overview of the SMART Table Activities Software (PDF document)
- Using the SMART Table Toolkit (PDF document)
- Two-Minute Tutorial: SMART Table Basics (Flash website)
- SMART Table Activities in the SMART YouTube Channel (YouTube videos)
- Setting up the SMART Table Using Teacher Mode (Flash website)
iPads & Other Apple Products
We are "iPioneers" at SSD. Many teachers are taking the time to explore iPads and share their adventures with each other. We will use this section of our Information Station to share some of our discoveries.
Apple has some excellent resources for educators:
Below are links to documents and lists of apps.
- LSDVI's Rubric for Evaluating Apps
- LSD iPad Use Documentation Form
- 100 Tips and Tricks for the iPad
- iPad App Evaluation Form by Kathy Schrock
- iPad User Guide
- "iPadagogy" YouTube Channel (videos about using iPads in the classroom)
- Kathy Schrock's Guide to iPads in the Classroom (This is a great site.)
- List of initial apps installed on the LSDVI iPads (all of these are FREE)
- iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Apps for (Special) Education
- Region II Assistive Technology Center website - Josh Miller, coordinator (find the link to their LiveBinder on the "Resources" tab)
- Region III Assistive Technology Center's "So Many Apps" handout
To search for apps, check out these sites: