A SmartBoard mini-movie
is a simple (most involve only a click of the mouse), interactive animation
that teachers can download and add to their galleries. From there, the
movies can be inserted into their SMART Notebook presentations. Each
mini-movie is a dynamic Flash file, similar to the same files that are
already included in SMART Notebook's resources.
How
can mini-movies improve my SMARTBoard activities and lessons?
Use mini-movies to
make subjects like geometry and motion come alive. Capture the attention
of learners by using animation to teach standards-based concepts. Draw
on the movies and click the buttons to give students instant feedback!
Alphabet
Geometry Mini-Movies
Everything Geometry Mini-Movies
Web-Based Student Activities
Number Properties & Concepts
Multiplication with Circles and Stars
Addition and Subtractions with Dominoes
More Grades K-2
Kinetic & Potential Energy
Properties of Light
Thermal Energy
Forces & Motion
Simple Machines
"Thanks
for these great resources! I teach third grade and these mini
movies are great for explaining concepts to students. I have
been looking for ways to be more effective with the smartboard
and this will help a lot."
-Linda
California
I welcome your feedback. Please
email me with
your own questions or comments.
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Directions
for previewing & downloading the SmartBoard mini-movies
Now you can see narrated
videos of the directions below. Click
here to see the videos.
To preview
each mini-movie, simply click on its link (note:
each mini-movie is larger than actual size). To download
each mini-movie:
Using Firefox
on a Mac, control-click on the mini-movie link you want and
then select SAVE LINK AS...
Using Safari
on a Mac, control-click on the link and then select DOWNLOAD
LINKED FILE AS...
Using IE on a
Windows machine, right-click and select SAVE TARGET
AS...
Sorry, I have not
tried to download a mini-movie using IE on a Mac or Firefox
on a Windows machine.
To insert a
mini-movie into a SMART Notebook file:
Open Notebook
and click on the INSERT menu.
Select FLASH
FILE.
Navigate through
the window until you find the file you downloaded.
Select the file and then click
OPEN. Your SMARTBoard mini-movie will appear on the page
This interactive site is built
for the visual learner! It introduces geometry concepts
to your students by relating them to something they're all
familiar with, letters! All of the mini-movies above can
be found on the site. Choose a concept below to go to Alphabet
Geometry:
Most of the mini-movies
are also included in web-based student activities!
Geometry
printables, Flash mini-movies, and more
built just for teachers and their students at
Everything
Geometry! Find students activities and worksheets
on the following concepts:
The mini-movies
below are included in several student activities
on number properties (associative,
commutatitve, distributive) and number
concepts (integers and absolute value):
Here's
a whole new section dedicated to teaching multiplication with
a SMARTBoard version of the dice game Circles and
Stars. In the classroom version, students roll a
die once to determine the number of circles. They draw the
circles on paper. They then use a second roll of the die to
determine the number of stars to draw inside the circles.
Finally, they write a multiplication expression and product
based on the circles and stars. In the SMARTBoard version,
students come to the board, push the CIRCLES
button for the number of circles and then the STARS
button for the number of stars.
With these domino
doubles, students can write an addition equation horizontally
and then click the button to turn the domino vertically
and write the equation with one number on top of the other.
On the screen
your students will see a domino with no dots on one side.
Above the domino is a number. Using that number, and the
number of dots on the domino, students must figure out the
number of dots on the blank side.
Identify contact/noncontact
forces that affect motion of an object.
Teaching Strategies
Identify
noncontact forces: Begin by asking students
what happens when they throw a baseball in the air.
Ask why the ball does not continue forever. Show the
mini-movie and talk about how gravity and air resistance
affect the flight of the ball.
Combine this movie
with the spinning baseball mini-movie.
The spinning baseball has no labels; teachers can use
it to begin to engage students and spur thought.
Create your
own SmartBoard lessons with free clipart (New!)
