1. SMARTBoard Institute 2010
SMARTBoard for ALL Content Areas – Focus on “STEM”
Christopher Polizzi
christopherpolizzi@gmail.com
Course Description: This SMARTBoard course will integrate 21st
century and STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math) skills into any content area. Teachers will learn how to use every SMARTBoard feature,
beginner to advance. Teachers will use the SMARTBoard to create a curriculum unit that incorporates multimedia,
data collection, Information Literacy, and collaboration.
Core Understandings:
SMARTboard Notebook Software Understandings
SMARTBoard Beginner Features
• Saving/Downloading a notebook file
• Copying/printing into SMARTBoard
• Changing the properties of an object
• Infinite cloning
• Grouping/ordering objects
• Locking/moving objects
• Attaching link/sound
• Search the Gallery
• Adding a table
SMARTBoard Advance Features
• Screen Capture
• Saving Content to your Gallery
• Importing pictures and text from the Internet
• Adding attachments
• Custom themes
• Magnifier/spotlight
• SMARTBoard Recorder
• The Lesson Activity Toolkit
Information Literacy/Search
• Custom Search Engines will let teachers specify what sites students should search for materials on their unit
of study. Sites can be added by teachers or students.
• Alerts send emails to teachers and students containing information, news, and articles that mention their unit
of study.
• RSS feeds keep teachers and students up to date on their unit of study by pushing information on the
internet to students or teachers.
• Targeted search strategies will be reviewed.
Data Collection
• Forms and spreadsheets will let teachers and students collect, organize and present data on their unit of
study.
• A wiki will foster multiple students pooling data on their assigned unit.

2. • Data Visualization
• Timelines
Multimedia
• Video and photo sites will be presented where teachers and students can find multimedia for the chosen unit
of study.
• Editing services will be used.
• Searching for copyright free video and images will be discussed.
• Google Earth
Collaboration
• Podcasts and screencasts will be used by teachers and students to explain, analyze, and present material
from the unit of study.
• Voicethread will be used to reflect on understanding of units.
Course Outline:
Topic Reading Activities Assignment
SMARTBoard
Notebook
Beginner/Advance
“Teaching With
Interactive
Whiteboards”
Robert Marzano
Learn all the features
of the SMARTBoard
Notebook software
applied to a unit of
study
Finish creating
presentation material
for a unit of curriculum
using SMARTBoard
Notebook
Information
Literacy/Search
ISTE National
Educational
Technology Standards
Set up a Custom
Search, learn advance
search techniques, set
up alerts and feeds.
Create a Custom
Search and alerts and
feeds for selected unit
of curriculum.
Data Collection
2010 New Media
Consortium Horizon
Report
Create spreadsheets,
forms and wikis to
collect research data
for unit of curriculum
Set up a wiki and form
to collect data to
analyze for unit of
study
Multimedia
US Department of
Education National
Educational
Technology Plan 2010
Review photo and
video websites, edit
photos and videos,
analyze copyright
rights of teachers
Compile photos and
videos referencing unit
of study
Collaboration
Blogs for
David Warlick
Alan November
Will Richardson
Reflect on unit of study
material using podcasts
and Voicethread.
Present final website
containing unit of
curriculum integrated
with technology
learned.

3. Exit Product:
The final product for the course will be a unit of study/curriculum that was influenced, planned, integrated,
and assessed with technology learned from the course. The unit should be classroom ready for use by students.
The unit of curriculum should include the following features.
• Most of the beginner/advance SMARTBoard Notebook features.
• Information Literacy/Search (custom search, alerts, RSS feeds)
• Data Collection (spreadsheets, forms, wiki)
• Multimedia (photos and video)
• Collaboration (podcast, screencast, Voicethread)
ISTE National Educational Technology Standards
1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

4. Assignment - Final Presentation of Technology Influenced Curriculum Unit
Directions:
1. Each student will create a final presentation of a curriculum unit posted on a website.
2. The curriculum unit must be influenced by the technology tools learned, utilize the technology tools learned
and be assessed with the technology tools learned.
3. The presentation will demonstrate an understanding of the tools introduced in class and an understanding of
the NETS Standards.
4. Students asked to identify how each of the technologies overlap and are used in their unit.
5. Provide examples for all of the different technologies used for your personal learning and for ways in which
this might impact your classrooms.
6. Presentation units will be presented and posted online.
**See Project Rubric Below**
Criteria 3 2 1 0
Knowledge The final assignment reflects an
excellent understanding of
SMARTBoard Notebook,
Information/Search Literacy, Data
Collection, Multimedia, and
Collaboration and how each of these
areas overlaps and fits within the
context of lifelong learning and
curriculum creation.
The final assignment
reflects an excellent
understanding of
SMARTBoard
Notebook,
Information/Search
Literacy, Data
Collection,
Multimedia, and
Collaboration.
The final
assignment reflects
basic
understanding of
SMARTBoard
Notebook,
Information/Search
Literacy, Data
Collection,
Multimedia, and
Collaboration.
The final assignment
does not reflect an
understanding of
SMARTBoard
Notebook,
Information/Search
Literacy, Data
Collection, Multimedia,
and Collaboration.
Examples Many examples were provided for
all technologies and provide
evidence of learning for him or
herself or how they perceive future
learning within the context of their
classrooms.
Many examples were
provided on all
technologies learned.
Examples were
provided on some
aspect of
technologies
learned.
Examples were not
included.
Visual(s) / Student used visuals to reinforce
student learning, screen text, and
presentation.
Visuals related to
student learning, text,
and presentation.
Student
occasionally used
visuals that rarely
support student
learning, text, and
Student used no visuals.

5. presentation.
Organization Student presents information in
logical, interesting sequence that the
audience can follow.
Student presents
information in logical
sequence that the
audience can follow.
Audience has
difficulty following
presentation
because student
jumps around.
Audience cannot
understand presentation
because there is no
sequence of information.
Conventions Presentation has no misspellings or
grammatical errors.
Presentation has no
more than two
misspellings and/or
grammatical errors.
Presentation had
three misspellings
and/or grammatical
errors.
Student's presentation
had four or more spelling
errors and/or
grammatical errors.
SMART Board for All Content Areas - Focus on “STEM” -CMSV/CEGE 613R01
- (North Rockland Personnel ONLY)
This is a face-to-face course designed for all Teachers and Teaching Assistants grade
levels K-12. SMART Board skill level is beginner. This SMART Board course will
integrate 21st century and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skills
into any content area. Teachers will learn how to use every SMART Board feature,
beginner to advanced. Teachers will use the SMART Board to create a curriculum
unit that incorporates multimedia, data collection, Information Literacy, and
collaboration.

6. presentation.
Organization Student presents information in
logical, interesting sequence that the
audience can follow.
Student presents
information in logical
sequence that the
audience can follow.
Audience has
difficulty following
presentation
because student
jumps around.
Audience cannot
understand presentation
because there is no
sequence of information.
Conventions Presentation has no misspellings or
grammatical errors.
Presentation has no
more than two
misspellings and/or
grammatical errors.
Presentation had
three misspellings
and/or grammatical
errors.
Student's presentation
had four or more spelling
errors and/or
grammatical errors.
SMART Board for All Content Areas - Focus on “STEM” -CMSV/CEGE 613R01
- (North Rockland Personnel ONLY)
This is a face-to-face course designed for all Teachers and Teaching Assistants grade
levels K-12. SMART Board skill level is beginner. This SMART Board course will
integrate 21st century and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skills
into any content area. Teachers will learn how to use every SMART Board feature,
beginner to advanced. Teachers will use the SMART Board to create a curriculum
unit that incorporates multimedia, data collection, Information Literacy, and
collaboration.