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Integration of SMART boards into your daily lessons: How to create engaging lessons for you students
 * Module 1 Assignment **
 * Topic **

9-12 Educators at XYZ High School located in XYZ, Florida. All classrooms are outfitted with a SMART Board. Educators will demonstrate proficiency utilizing SMART Board technology by incorporating this technology into their lesson plans. The educator will develop and create lessons which integrate the SMART Board to engage learners using video, sound, and interactive technologies.
 * Population **
 * Outcomes **

The gap in utilization varies among educators. From the beginner to the advanced user everybody needs to utilize their SMART Board.
 * Gap **

**Module 2 Assignment **
====**Devise a Plan ** What kind of graphic organizer would be best to give your participants to help facilitate learning in your workshop? ==== ====I have designed a K-W-L chart as well as a graphic picturing the different parts of the SMART board. Print screens of the software window will also be utilized. ==== ====**What concepts in your presentation will require pre-training before you begin the workshop? How will you use multimedia to engage your learners during the pre-training phase? **==== ====Concepts to be covered include: the parts of the SMART 800i and parts of the SMART notebook window will be incorporated into a PowerPoint. Included will be a montage of 5 videos demonstrating the different uses of the unit. ====

**How will your participants collaborate on their projects? How will you group them to create authentic assessment in your workshop? **
====The participants are to work in groups of two. Each board is collaborative for two individuals to work on separate or collaborative assignments. The groups will be designated by departments or curriculum so they can work together and separately creating their interactive lessons. ====

The educator will demonstrate proficiency using SMART notebook software to create three engaging lessons incorporating the SMART board. The educator will watch several demonstrative videos while following along using a SMART notebook software. Utilizing a K-W-L organizer A string of five videos will be utilized to demonstrate the different uses of the SMART board. This series will create excitement of the possibilities this technology can bring to the classroom. One handout diagram of the different parts of the SMART 800i series board Handouts of the SMART notebook software
 * 1. Authentic Assessment Activity: **
 * 2. Presentation: **
 * 3. Graphic Organizer: **
 * 4. Pre-Training: **

The educators will create interactive lessons utilizing the SMART 800i series board.
====** What kind of multimedia presentation must you create to effectively present key concepts and skills to your participants (video, PowerPoint, podcast, screencast, interactive tutorial, or other)? How will you include Mayer’s principles of dual coding and limited capacity in your presentation? **====

**What kind of graphic organizer would be best to give your participants to help facilitate learning in your workshop? **
====I have started to design a K-W-L chart as well as a graphic picturing the different parts of the SMART board. Print screens of the software window will also be utilized. ==== ====**What concepts in your presentation will require pre-training before you begin the workshop? How will you use multimedia to engage your learners during the pre-training phase? **==== ====Concepts to be covered include: the parts of the SMART 800i and parts of the SMART notebook window will be incorporated into a PowerPoint. Included will be a montage of 5 videos demonstrating the different uses of the unit. ====

**How will your participants collaborate on their projects? How will you group them to create authentic assessment in your workshop? **
====The participants are to work in groups of two. Each board is collaborative for two individuals to work on separate or collaborative assignments. The groups will be designated by departments or curriculum so they can work together and separately creating their interactive lessons. ====

** Timeline-Agenda **


 * 1) Introductions (5 minutes)
 * 2) State the Objective: The student will create two engaging multimedia lessons. (5 minutes)
 * 3) Course Overview: How we will accomplish this objective (5 minutes)
 * 4) Breaks- Students will receive two five breaks. One in the morning and one in the afternoon. There will be a thirty minute collaborative lunch served. (I want you to keep working) (negligible, statement)
 * 5) Why are we here, the benefits of SMART board technology. (10 minutes). Questions may asked.
 * 6) Pre-training- Video montage (10 minutes). KWL chart begins. What do I know, and What do I want to know. (15 minutes). Begin the handouts containing parts of the board. (10 minutes or less). Handouts which contain the SMART notebook software screen shots to identify the tools (5 minutes). Hands-on demonstration of the handouts, everyone goes to their SMART boards. (15 minutes).
 * 7) Morning Break (5 minutes)
 * 8) Open SMART notebook and begin training 1.5 hours. Discus the environment, begin tutorials
 * 9) Lunch (30 minutes)
 * 10) Complete tutorials and review including L What I learned(30 minutes)
 * 11) Groups create their lessons 30 (five minute break)
 * 12) Lesson demos (five minutes per group 30 minutes total)
 * 13) Wrap-up (five minutes)

Total time 5 hoursSMART Notebook Pre-Training