SmartBoard Interactive Whiteboards

The Smart Board 560

 
Article written by Jim Birney, Education Adviser ICT, Fife Educaton

Each Smart Board has a software bundle delivered on CD ROM with updates available from www.smarttech.com and UK websites specialising in supporting this particular board. Once bought this software may be installed on all the computers in the purchasing establishment. Notebook files may be created without being connected to the Smart Board.

Smart Boards have proved to be very popular in Fife schools and a growing number of Notebook files are helping to cover a wider age range and have activities for most curricular areas.

Smart Board websites offering additional resources and free downloads include:

Smart Board manufacturer's website

 

 

Click here to visit this resource rich website.
Sample Notebook files

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Free SmartBoard Resources: from Edcompass - a website established by Smart Board.

Use the search features to locate content by subject and age range. Look at both of the websites listed here as you might prefer one way of reaching the resources over the other.


http://www.edcompass.smarttech.com/en/learning/activities/index.aspx


http://www.edcompass.co.uk/en/learning/softResources/index.aspx

Research conducted at the University of Hull

Case Studies for Geography and History are included.

http://www.thereviewproject.org/case_studies.htm

http://www.thereviewproject.org/helpsheets
The National Whiteboard Network - a government sponsored website acting as a portal to a vast range of resources, not only IWB files but also self tutorials for Word, PowerPoint files and a lively Forum.

Click here to visit this excellent website.

Three subjects at present with more to follow.

A screen shot of the NWN's page on ICT across the curriculum
There is a wide ranging collection of Maths activites, some for Smart Boards and Promethean boards and other applications from the National Numeracy Strategy in England and Wales.