Below are links to accompany the Teleseminar hosted by the Global Association for Teacher Empowerment that was hosted on July 22, 2010. For an archived audio download, click here after August 7, 2010. For More information about GATE, go to www.gate-connect.com.

Customize Notebook Content

Incorporate Other Hardware

• Document Camera with SMART Floating Tools (http://www.2iteducationsolutions.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=204:la1&catid=939:free-temporary)
• SMART Response Systems (http://smarttech.com/us/Solutions/Education+Solutions/Products+for+education/Complementary+hardware+products/SMART+Response)

Incorporate Other Hardware and Online Service

• Jing: screen capture (http://www.jingproject.com/)
• Audacity: sound editor (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
• Skype: web conferencing (http://www.skype.com)
• Google SketchUp: 3D modeling (http://sketchup.google.com/)
• Google Earth: interactive atlas (http://earth.google.com/)
• United Streaming: online educational videos (http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/)
• Brain Pop: educational cartoons (http://www.brainpop.com/)
• Virtual Manipulatives: interactive math activities (http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html)

Share Resources

• SMART Exchange: download Notebook files (http://exchange.smarttech.com/)
• Online Groups
  Classroom 2.0 (http://www.classroom20.com/)
  Edutopia (http://www.edutopia.org/)
  Technology in Education (http://tech-in-ed.ning.com/)
  SMARTboard Revolution (http://smartboardrevolution.ning.com/)
• MyEducationLab: catalog of online standards driven exercises (http://www.myeducationlab.com)

Get Free Training

• YouTube channels (http://www.youtube.com/2itOnDemandTraining, http://www.youtube.com/user/SMARTClassrooms)
• TeacherTube (http://www.teachertube.com/)
• SchoolTube (http://www.schooltube.com/)

Get Professional Training

• CE Credits Online: Accredited Online CEU Courses for SMART board curricular integration (http://www.cecreditsonline.org/2it)

Full Disclosure Notice: Several resources listed above (CE Credits courses, 2it YouTube Channel, and document camera video) have been created by 2it Education Solutions.

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