Task #3- Accessing the SmartExchange Database
This task meets objective #3- At
the end of the tutorial, teachers will demonstrate how to access the
SmartExchange and search lessons appertaining to their content with 95%
accuracy.
Review the following steps to accessing the SmartExchange Database of lesson plans appropriate for the SmartBoard. As you are reading the text, review the image beneath it. Once you've read through the text and looked at the images, please watch the brief video at the bottom of the page to confirm the information you've just read.
Review the following steps to accessing the SmartExchange Database of lesson plans appropriate for the SmartBoard. As you are reading the text, review the image beneath it. Once you've read through the text and looked at the images, please watch the brief video at the bottom of the page to confirm the information you've just read.
How
to Access the Smart Exchange Site
2. Next, you must create an account. Creating
an account is simple and free. Select “join for Free” in the upper right hand
corner.
3. Enter
the information required. When responding to “What SmartTech product do you use?” Select
SmartBoard Interactive Whiteboard
4. Once
you’ve completed these steps you have registered an account. From this point forward, you only need to
“sign in” when returning to the site.
Steps
to Finding Lesson Plans: there are two ways to access lesson plans from the
SmartExchange site, by typing in a specific lesson or by browsing by subject.
How
to Search Specific Lessons
1. In the “Search All Resources”
space, type in the content you wish to search
for. This could be anything from
a specific lesson (how to correctly use semicolons) or an image (Abe Lincoln).
2. Click the blue magnifying glass and
review the findings of the search. You
may need to refine the search if it does not yield the results you are looking
for.
3. Once you find the lesson or image
that you want to use, click the green “download” key beneath the lesson.
4. This will save the lesson to your
Smart Exchange index for you to edit/use
How
to Browse by Subject
1. Under the heading “Browse By”,
select the content area you want to search
2. Once the next page comes up, you
can refine your search by grade level in the upper left hand corner
Assessments
Please take a few minutes to complete the assessment questions for this objective. Click here to take survey and answer the questions completely. Thank you for your time.
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