Smartboard Notes

Stumbled on some possible Smartboard applications for the middle school math classroom.

Classroom Feud
This great mental math warm-up is always popular with my students, and it makes great use of your SMART Board's interactive abilities. Classroom Feud is a team game, so start by splitting your class/group into two teams, and choose your first two players. Ask the two students a mental math question on whatever topic you are currently working on, or wish to review. When they know the answer, the student has to touch their side of the board. The one who touches first, and answers the question correctly, is the winner. The next screen is the score board where they roll a dice to determine the number of points they win for their team. It is fast and furious and can be a great review game. You can download the SMART Notebook file here.

Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/71238.aspx#ixzz1JeOKkRaw


Game (Like Krypto)

Based on the popular UK TV game show, the Countdown Numbers Game is a great way to get your students' brains ready for the lesson to come. You start by choosing 6 numbers, (big or small), and choosing a target number. Once you start the timer, the students then have 30 seconds to make the target number using the chosen numbers and any basic math operation. So, the students can add, take away, subtract or multiply any combination of numbers to try and get as close as possible to the target number. Students work at their desk on scratch paper or whiteboards, and the one that gets the closest can come and share their solution on the board with the class. This is one of my favorite SMART Board Math games because it involves the whole class, and presents a new challenge every time.

Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/71238.aspx?p=2#ixzz1JePACQZW