SmartBoards

Well, I haven't been able to get a minute to call NCTM to figure out my password problems, so I haven't been able to post that article. However, I decided to check out the interactive smart boards- their website has a bunch of articles on research- it sounds like some of the research is action research. Here's one:

http://www.smarterkids.org/research/paper4.asp

It is about how using using the smart board helps to increase communication and cooperation by using game software. The author put kids in groups and let them play as one person would play on one computer. Hmmm....interesting ideas.

Another part of the website has a traveling bear activity. Here's the link. I have a traveling bear with a math problem for classes. I have been thinking about video taping the lesson with the kids, and posting it for other classes (ie teachers) to see. I'll check out more details of this tomorrow. Not enough hours in the day. Here's the link: http://smarterkids.org/imaginations/index.asp
Good night!