Tip 71 - Interactive Whiteboard Resources

15 Free Educational Resources for Interactive Whiteboards

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SMART Educator Resources - This SMART product site provides lesson plans, teacher-created activities, and other educational resources that can be used with interactive whiteboards.

Thinkfinity - Thinkfinity offers a wide range of K-12 classroom activities and lesson plans that work with interactive whiteboards.

Scholastic - Scholastic is an excellent place to find lesson plans and activities for interactive white boards. The Scholastic site also provides free tutorials and a community forum for teachers to share ideas and stories.

iLearn Technology - This blog posts new educational technology resources each week. Most of the resources work very well with interactive whiteboards.

The Learning Site - Harcourt School Publishers offers this free learning site for teachers. The site hosts many different interactive classroom activities to supplement Harcourt textbooks.

Birmingham Grid for Learning - The BGFL is one of the UK's most comprehensive education resources. The site posts many different activities that can be used with interactive whiteboards. BGFL also provides links to other sites with free interactive activities.

FunBrain - FunBrain features an amazing collection of games and activities for interactive whiteboards. Most of the resources have been designed with K-8 students in mind.

Professor Garfield - Professor Garfield is an online learning portal for K-8 students. It works incredibly well with interactive whiteboards and provides unique teaching aids that can't be found anywhere else.

Interactivate - Interactivate is free open courseware that can be used to teach students about science and mathematics. The Interactivate collection includes hundreds of free interactive games, activities, and lessons.

EarthPulse - This free online tool from National Geographic provides a visual guide to global trends. Some of the trends that can be studied include population, human impact, quality of life, conservation, globalization, and technology.

Google Earth - This free Google application is an excellent way for classrooms to explore everything from outer space to the ocean floor.

NASA Images - The Internet Archive partnered with NASA to create this collection of NASA images, audio, and video. The collection includes everything from educational programming to HD video.

Smithsonian Virtual Museum - Students and teachers who cannot take an actual field trip to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History will enjoy this virtual tour which provides an in depth look at various exhibits.

InnerBody - InnerBody is a free online guide to human anatomy. The site provides interactive maps that make learning anatomy easier.

Flash Jeopardy Game - Developed for use with SMART boards, this free flash game generates review activities for students. Teachers can use pre-made games or create their own game.

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