Intelligentclassrooms


 * Bill Garner presented ideas on using an Intelligent Classroom

Handout

We first looked at Using the Document Camera


 * 1. Student Work - Putting student work under the camera so that the whole class can see it - Use the Interwrite Pad to annotate right on the work (couldn't do this without technology!)

2. Capture a movie of a science experiment using the document camera - Nancy Brooks had a great example of a student-created electric motor. She then played it back in Windows Media Player and could slow the movie down so the students could see the motion. (place step by step instructions)

3. On the Generation Project they captured a picture, brought it into Word, and cropped it using the picture editor bar.

4. DOL - put DOL on the document camera

5. Can you print? Use the Interwrite software to print page. The pages are saved as images. (Please be careful where you save these images!)

6. The document camera is great for spontaneous things - putting the remote underneath to explain the features, book text to discuss,

7. Use the document camera/projector - took cameras outside to take pictures of clouds - Used a book to compare side by side pictures. Let the kids vote on classifying clouds.

8. Curriculum Ideas - Spelling - students can check spelling, teaching rubric - 6 traits

9. Great for sharing information with students that missed days (notes, experiments, etc..)

10. Revisit where the screen should be when using the document camera (if you have a choice)

11. Brings maps to life and helps students students gain a better understanding/ current weather maps, geography concepts

1. Can work within a powerpoint
 * Interwrite Schoolpad

2. Interactive 3. You can enter in class rolls so you can know who is responding to what (each student is assigned a number) 4. Used with powerpoint / can convert old powerpoints 5. Great with vocabulary
 * Clickers
 * 1. Instant feedback

You can see the statistics of which device answered which answer. Do a polling test to check on how the clickers are responding. Need to make a roll for each class.


 * Laptops

Management -

2. Needs to supervise the taking out and the putting up laptops so that the cords don't get tangled and they get charged. 3. A person needs to take responsibility to lock them and charge overnight. They have a shared calendar where they plan the use of the laptops. Write how many they need - (1 per group) or class. Need to work well together. 4. Stress the importance of the Technology Useage Agreement - If they violate the policy then they are off at all class.
 * 1. Have a notebook - let students sign up by numbers in class.

Need to know how to hide the notification of email be aware that the teacher's computer will be displayed on the data projector.


 * Great ideas for laptops:**

1. Easytech 2. Brainpop 3. Group projects 4. Writing process