Assignment #2

Link:
The Living Cell

List of Features:
1) Sorting items containing living cells vs non-living cells
2) Quiz on properly identifying cell organelles

Nets for Students:
1) Research and Information Fluency
2) Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
-These standards are met by the above activities because they require students to apply the information that they have learned and apply it to solve the puzzles and problems while using the SMART Board features.

Nets for Teachers:
1) Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
-This standard is met by the above activities because the activities are are those of a problem solving/quiz-like nature. These will test how much the students have grasped the material so far and will help identify weaknesses.

Benefits of Interactive Boards in Classrooms:
A SMART Board could help student learning in the classroom because it helps to cover material at a quick rate to keep students engaged, but it also allows for concepts to easily be revisited that need to be reviewed. SMART Board allows for all kinds of resources to be pooled together to reach out to a diverse learning groups of students. For example, some of these things include power points, pictures, videos, music, audio, easy web access, hands on interaction, etc. Because the SMART Board is hands on, it is easy to engage your students because there are so many different activities and lesson plan designs available to test students on their knowledge. Students may not even be aware that they are being tested many times because the nature of the activities are so drastically different than traditional testing practices. Overall, SMART Boards have a great potential to engage students, keep them interested and increase understanding of material.