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- Smartboards are a really neat way to show different lessons to students

- They get the children active and hands on

- Everything is literally at the teacher’s fingertips

- Better than dull lectures and busy work

LESSON- Adaptation of this example:

http://exchange.smarttech.com/details?id=f60468d8-54e5-479e-8546-399377f9fc2c

- Target: High school students taking beginning Italian

- This example is really neat in the way it shows the matching and being able to connect words to the pictures.

- Also is a great way to practice vocab

ADAPTING THE LESSON- Start off with the most common phrases (i.e Ciao,

mi chiamo.., Come se dice?, Mi piace…, etc.) and have them match to the English equivalents

- Next move onto the alphabet, while working with the alphabet, show a word corresponding with the letter (i.e A is for appartamento, B is for bambino/a.. etc.), could even move into numbers. Pictures are very helpful in learning vocab

- This is not only helping them learn vocab, but also how to spell and pronounce.

ADAPTING CONTINUED…- A fun way to end the class would be

having a game where they come up to the board and having them match Italian words to English words

- This resource is very beneficial because since foreign languages are a little more difficult, being able to see and write and participate in activities will help remember words and phrases more.

RELATING TO UNIVERSAL DESIGN

- Smartboards are a way to have all the different learners come together to learn at the same pace.

- It’s visual, auditory and gets the body moving.

- It can be used for all subjects as well- It gives the students a chance to really

get involved with the lesson as well