Here are some great interactive activities for use on a SMART Board (or any IWB – interactive white board). I found these on a great resource sharing site: http://seamanits.edublogs.org/2009/04/14/jeopardy-online/.

JeopardyLabs – Online Jeopardy Template via kwout

2.

Super Teacher Tools via kwout

These tools are very easy to use and work great on an interactive white board. Super Teacher Tools has 10 interactive activities that are ready to use without any setup or downloads needed. Your computer will just need to have the Adobe Flash plug-in.

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/04/nearly-400-google-earth-files-for.html

http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=193

3. FunnelBrain.com is an academic question and answer site that provides an environment for collaborative online learning. Create flashcards with videos, photos, audio, text, and math equations!

http://www.funnelbrain.com/

4. Powerpoints and interactive activities galore! Mostly geared towards elementary use.

http://www.pppst.com/index.html

5. Twitter Handbook for Teachers. I’m sure you have heard of Twitter and if not this very helpful document will help you learn all about it as well as the many uses it has in education. Feel free to follow me as well – http://twitter.com/jfarm

http://www.scribd.com/doc/14062777

Ron Clark’s keynote at GAETC was excellent. Truly an inspirational teacher, leader, and pioneer. I was fortunate enough to meet him in person and it was well worth the trip just to see him speak. His energy and love of what he does is obvious. I took this picture when he jumped up on a chair right in front of where I was sitting. 

Ron Clark Academy

Here is a presentation that I have created and shared at conferences.

Find the completed projects along with the winners from each school here.

If the links above do not work, copy and paste this URL into your browser’s address bar:

http://chriscraft.pbwiki.com/completed+projects

Update: Freepoverty.com is very similar to freerice.com but instead of donating rice by taking vocabulary quizzes you donate water by answering geography questions in a fun interactive quiz. Check it out and see if you can beat my score of 234!

Click the picture to go there or weblink here: http://www.tabblo.com/partners/flickr/

Here is a sample of one that I created from our Storybook Character Day at Center:

1. Choose your flickr photos.
2. Put them where you want them on your cube.

3. Select letter or A4 and open as a PDF to print (with cutting instructions on the printout).

And this is what you get when you click “Get Photo Cube”:

Final product:

Very cool tool! If you don’t use flickr just printout a blank cube to use as a template. You can then cut and paste your photos onto the template and create a cube from photos on another website or prints that you have.

from: http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/10/mac-presence-gr.html

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The article mentions ikeepbookmarks which is what we use in the computer lab for easy access to websites for students. I have folders on the top of the page that keep sites organized by subject area and then weblinks at the bottom of the page that are frequently used sites. This makes it easy for students to get where you want them within a few mouse clicks instead of them having to type in a long web address. Feel free to bookmark my page (Click here) or you can easily create your own by following some simple steps on the site. If you are at Center Elementary and want help with any of these shortcuts and tips, feel free to come by the computer lab and I will gladly help you out. If you are from some far far away place, I am not opposed to flying or sailing to your location. (No cold weather, sorry.)”What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.”
–Ralph Waldo Emerson

(Photos taken by Ms. Cobb)

And these:
(Photos by Ms. Cobb & Mr. Farmer)