Project Interactive Web Sites (Create a Portaportal site to house your activities!)

• Activities at Quia (go to Shared Activities at the bottom of the page)
• Activities at FunBrain
• Great K-3 SMARTBoard Sites
• Nancy's SMARTBoard Resources
• Links from Center School District in Missouri
• Activity Links from Bardwell School in Illinois
• Mrs. Abernethy's Interactive Activities
• Educational Resources for K-8 Students

Use the RCPS Online SOL Practice site

• Use the pens to write on the board to work out math problems, for example.

Use AppleWorks/Word to Enhance Editing/Writing Skills

• Allow students to make grammar, spelling, usage corrections, for example.

Project Powerpoints

• Jeopardy, Millionaire games are fun!

Create Your Own Activities in Appleworks 6 (Here's a tutorial on how to create your own sorts to use with your students.)

• Matching
• Sequencing
• Fill in the Blank
• Word Sorts
• Diagram/Map Labeling
• Venn Diagrams (Venn Diagram Generator: http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/)
• Puzzles (something like this, for example)

** Paste graphics with arrow tool selected from the toolbox.
** To lock a graphic, highlight it (you should see 8 handles), then choose Lock under the Arrange menu.
** Use Apple+D to duplicate a text box or graphic
** Use Shift+Click to multiple select objects then choose Group under the Arrange menu)