Patricia Hawkenson’ Blog

I am busy with my sixth grade students creating 1″ magnets, pins and zipper pulls to sell as a fundraiser for our Tech Team.  Our first goal is to purchase a SMART Board for the seventh grade staff so that students can continue their skills into next year.  Check out our web page at:  www.quia.com/pages/hawkensontech.html  

I am thrilled to tell you about my recent successes with the SMART Board I obtained from InFoCor!  My sixth graders LOVE it… almost as much as I do.  I will be sharing my expertise as an InFoCor Certified Trainer to educators in WI (and anyone who cares to make the trip!) in a series of workshops coming up in December and January.  I will be sharing the final dates, location and times as soon as they are finalized.  Email me at:  phawkenson@ecasd.k12.wi.us if you would like to reserve a spot in one of my workshops or if you would like help to get a SMART Board for your classroom.  

SMART Boards make it EASY and fun to use all that Discovery Streaming has to offer.  You can run videos, stop in midstream and write comments right on the image.  Then you can take a picture of these notes and share them again later.  My students are creating PowerPoints to show on our SMART Board and are linking Discovery Streaming audio clips to the images along with linking and embedding videos.   Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg!  You have to see a SMART Board to believe it. If you already have a SMART Board, add a comment and share the excitement.