The Salem State Collaborative and Lynnfield High School

Co-Sponsoring

SmartBoards in Teaching High School Social Studies and English Language Arts

 

Description:  SmartBoards and computer projection systems are changing how we teach.  This technology in conjunction with the internet and Microsoft Office are wonderful tools to help all students understand the topics being presented. This 10-hour 4-session course will link, these teaching tools in creating lessons, assessments and activities. Participants will be expected to create activities and field test them with their classes. These lessons will be shared with other participants with the hope of creating a learning environment that will continue after the class ends.

 

Location: Lynnfield High School, 275 Essex Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940

Workshops: 3:30 -6 PM

 

Workshop 1: Basic Use of SmartBoards and SmartNotebook                      January 18, 2007

This presentation will give the participant a general overview of how SmartBoards can be used in Social Studies and English, an overview of how all the components work together, and the development of lessons using SmartNotebook.

Workshop 2: Hyperlinks to the Web and to Applications                             January 25

More time will be spent on the computers using SmartNotebook to develop activities that have links to the web and to various software applications.

Workshop 3: Covering all the Bases                                                               February 1

This workshop will focus on different approaches to using SmartNotebook based on the courses that you are teaching.

Workshop 4: Practice and Sharing                                                             February 8

This workshop will expand on the sharing that has occurred over the previous three sessions.

 

Fee:     $35 for Member Districts              $145 for non-Member Districts

Registration Information:

Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org, or email the following information to Jim Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org, or mail to Jim Kearns, 750 G Brookside Drive, Andover, MA 01810. If you have registration questions, please call Jim at 781-771-4860.

Make checks or Purchase Orders payable to CPMSIE

DEADLINE to sign up for the SmartBoards in Teaching English and Social Studies by January 15th