SMART Board Videos

I found two videos that have been helpful in learning to use SMART Board with particular applicability to high school English classes.   "Using Smart Board Technology in the HS English Classroom" by Steve Putnick, available here, provided great ideas for use in the High School English classroom.  Then "SMART Notebook 11-How to Make a Vortex Sort Activity" by Caleb Lee, available here, provided specific information about that particular application.   

"Using Smart Board Technology in the HS English Classroom" by Steve Putnick

Mr. Putnick recommends using the Smart Board for revision and editing in writing lessons.  During the writing process, students are able to go to the board and drag words and rearrange them.  They can immediately see the results of the editing.  Because everyone can see the edits, everyone can follow along with the changes being made.  Mr. Putnick and his students like that it makes editing more of a physical and collaborative process.  

"SMART Notebook 11-How to Make a Vortex Sort Activity" by Caleb Lee

For his video lesson, Mr. Lee uses separable and inseparable phrasal verbs in two separate vortices. He simply selects the number of vortices, and then categorizes the phrases as he enters them. Students sort the phrasal verbs by selecting the phrasal verbs and moving them into the correct vortex.  If the verb is accepted, it disappears.  This is a great activity to work with easily categorized information.