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Interactive Sites to Use with a SMART Board
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SMART Boards in the Elementary Classroom

Directions for creating a Jeopardy Template; also has Hollywood Squares and Who Wants to be a Millionaire
 
Interactive Games organized by skill set
 

Animated educational movies for all subjects
Some Free, most require a subscription

Free Activities to use on a SMART Board
Free applications to run on the whiteboard in your classroom; Ball, Fridge Letters, Tic Tac Toe, & Number Spinner

Pete’s PowerPoint and Greta’s Games
A collection of ready-to-use PowerPoint Slideshows and interactive games for all subjects

Utah Education Network -
K-2
3-6
7-12
Sets of interactive Websites set up by grades and subject areas

University of Sioux Falls
Lots of links to lessons, activities, tutorials, and more

Top Marks
Free interactive whiteboard resources

Scholastic Interactive Whiteboard Lessons
http://scholastic.com/interactivewhiteboards

Primary Resources

Free interactive teaching resources from the UK along with SMART Notebook lessons

Class Tools.net
Create interactive Flash tools and games for education

Mister Teacher
Home of SMART Board mini-movies - Flash animations that teachers can download and use on their interactive whiteboard


Nettling Newsline
Resources for SMART Boards and other interactive whiteboards

Science
ISAW – Interactive Science Activities on the Web
Try out the free activities about interactive visualizations of science concepts. While designed primarily for high school and college students, this website is a terrific resource for anyone interested in science

Interactive games for science, such as Chemistry, Astronomy,Health & animals

Gizmos Interactive Math and Science
Free trial available, requires a subscription

Cells Alive
Animations, videos and interactive quizzes on cells

Language Arts
 
Pick a Word-Vocabulary-SMART Board

The Neverending Tale
Check out this choos-your-own-path story site where readers can add to stories which encourage independent learning of reading and writing

Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
Take your class on a reading adventure and access fun activities, lesson plans, articles and Web resources

Vocabulary Games
Games, quizzes, and printable word lists; improve SAT vocabulary skills

Interactive Websites for Reading and Language Arts

Contains a Hotlist for Reading and Language Arts sites

Starfall
Activities to help children learn to read

Math
NCTM: Illuminations
Explore this website’s extensive listing of lessons, standards, tools and Web resources complied by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

National Library of Virtual Manipulative
Fun math activites that can be selected by grade level and math skills
 
Internet 4 Classrooms (I4C)
Access games to enhance math skills with interactive practice for every kind of math problem

AAA Math
Interactive practice for math problems; games and resources

Cool Math
Math games and lessons

A Plus Math
Check out this online resource designed to help students improve their math skills interactively with the use of flashcards, worksheets, puzzles and a game room

ArithmAttack
Download the free ArithmAttack program and test your math skills with these computer generated arithmetic problems

Interactive Math Games/activities

Number Line Tool

Social Studies
National Geographic
Interactive site with activities, games, maps, and more

Google Earth
Free download of 3D globe/map

Library of Congress
Great site for historical documents and history of America; some interactive

The History Channel
Good site for research, videos, images from history

History Quizzes
Interactive U.S. history quizzes, world & U.S. geography

Pearson/Scott Foresman
Links, games, activities, and lesson plans for most social studies topics

Jefferson County Schools
Maps and activities for geography and history

PBS Online
Search for lesson activities by subject and grade level

GeoNet
Great warm-up activities for geography: U.S., World, and the 5 themes of Geography

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Games categorized by grade range

Music
Classics for Kids
Compose Your Own music is fun, clear directions. Great for students to do on their own or as a class

Thumb Piano Tunes
PBS Thumb Piano is great for multicultural or world music
Sphinx Kids!

Classics for Kids – The Note Name Game

Arts Alive

Dallas Symphony Orchestra - DSO Kids

Virtual Keyboard
It's a Virtual keyboard from the Birmingham Grid for Learning that can simulate nine different instruments and can even play back chords.

Art
National Gallery of Art – in Washington D.C.

Art Pad

Arts Edge
A great resource for artist , artwork, lessons, and more.
 
Bomomo
Uses abstract paint brushes to create imaginative artwork and save as a JPG.
 
Mr. Picassohead
Create your own Mr. Picassohead using various "Picasso-like" features for face, hair, eyes, nose, etc.

Repper
Use your own images to create patterns.

This is Sand
Touch the SMART Board and sand will begin pouring from where you are touching.  Click on the small box in the upper left corner of the screen for instructions.  

 

 

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