CaLabo

For more information about the CaLabo Digital Language Lab System, please visit the product site.

Perfect for Interactive Whiteboards, tablets, projectors or for students to try on their own, there are 10 Venn Diagram modes to choose (half are Odds, the others Evens). Each activity will give two descriptions for each diagram: Evens or Odds and Multiples of a certain number.  Students (or the teacher) will be able to drag each number to the corresponding circle (set), or if the number pertains to both, then it is put in the middle (intersection).

With Venn Diagram practice, students will begin to see patterns and expand their logical thinking skills.

To see more Venn Diagram activities, please click on the Interactive Resources link to the right and let us send you a free trial.

To do so…

1. Start the InterCLASS teacher program.
2. Click the “Settings” button located on the bottom right of the teacher console and click “General” Settings from the menu.
   
3. The Setting Dialog will pop up and then click the “Student PC” tab on the setting dialog.
   
4. Click the “Setting” button under the Power Control Settings section, then the Power Control Setting dialog will appear.
   
5. On the Power Control Setting dialog, please change the [Network Client] to “Novell” and type in the correct window title from the actual Novell Client.
   
6. Click Close to close the dialog and click the Apply button under the Power Control Settings section to apply the modified PCS.ini to the student PCs.
7. Restart all student computers.
   Click the “Power” button on the teacher console (located on the lower right), then the power control dialog box will appear.
   
8. Click Restart to “restart” all of the student computers.
   
9. When all student computers have restarted and all student seating icons have turned to this blue color,
   
   click the Power button again to show the power control dialog.
10. Please try to Log on to the student computers from the teacher computer.
    Type in a user name, password and click Log On to log on all student computers at once.
    

The Student Activity Log (SAL) automatically saves student computer usage for up to one week (seven [7] days).  Teachers can view the entire class as a whole or individual computers.  When using the InterCLASS log in feature, the student’s login name or ID number will be shown on the computer they were using.

The SAL can also show teachers the length of time spent on each program or website as well.  The log can also be saved in an Excel spreadsheet format for quick reference should the teacher need it. Also, the Excel format allows teachers to email the attachment of the spreadsheet to their Principal or a student’s parents should disciplinary actions be necessary.

For more information on this great tool or to check out the other outstanding features of InterCLASS, please go to:

http://www.interclass.us/

or click on the InterCLASS link to the right.

Balloon Burst can be played on an Interactive Whiteboard (SMARTBoard, Interwrite, Promethean) where students can compete against each other or as teams, or simply with a screen and projector as a whole class activity where students either raise their hands or call out the answer (wireless boards and clickers can be useful here as well).  The game allows you to set the number of balloons to be automatically popped as well as the degree of difficulty with the numbers (this allows teachers of all levels to use the game, from K-8 and beyond…).  The answer can be typed in when asked for and the game will let the students know if their answer was correct or not.

Great for warm up practice or just to get the kids geared up for their impending math lessons, Balloon Burst is MOST DEFINITELY a crowd pleaser.  Give it a whirl here: http://www.interactive-resources.us/ir_contents_primarygames.htm#

Or please try out our other games and activities to use with your students.

TIE Conference

We had a wonderful time meeting folks at the Technology in Education 2009 Conference in Copper Mountain, Colorado, from June 24-25. The TIE Conference brought out teachers and administrators from all over Colorado and several were excited to see that we were offering resources for Interactive Whiteboards and Wireless Tablets.  With a sister who is a second grade teacher in Colorado, I was notified by her and her colleagues that they were really lacking planning time to create resources for their IWBs, so we decided to search the globe for activities and games to be used as whole class supplementation to help out.  The best ones to date have come out of England, where they have been using IWBs for a while now, as directed by their Ministry of Education.  We were very lucky to meet up with a truly fantastic guy named Mark Cogan at their annual BETT show held every year near London (BETT is an equivelant to our NECC conference here in the States).   He is a former teacher there and created the Interactive Resources line up, all from his clever little noggin. If you would like to give them a try, please click on the IR link to the right.

The Melissi Digital Classroom

Main features include:

• Monitor, Interact and Instruct whole class or individuals.
• Sending files with one quick “drag & drop” operation.
• Gathering files created by students for later review.
• Recording video and microphone in real time.
• A word processor is integrated for note taking.
• Creating video subtitles using any installed font.
• The Chat Room provides “real-time” text conversations.
• A software “telephone” allows students to talk to each other.
• Conference calls with up to six students per group.
• Digitizing audio from any available source at 2x or 4x speed.

For more information about the Melissi Digital Classroom, please visit the product site.

Tired of using your Interactive Whiteboard or SMARTboard™ as a glorified whiteboard? Looking for new ways to make those hardware purchases useable in the classroom? Then, look no further than Interactive Resources!

• Works on any brand of Interactive Whiteboard, Wireless tablet, Projector and Computer (Mac and PC)
• Simple activities and games for whole class or individual learning
• Helps to reinforce key concepts taught in a fun and creative way
• Fits U.S. National and State Standards for Mathematics and Literacy
• Bright, colorful and engaging for all students, including Early Learners and Special Needs.

For more information about the Interactive Resources, please visit to the product site.

InterCLASS is sold in lab packs based upon the number of student PCs in the classroom or lab (up to 10, up to 30, etc.). We do not charge extra for the teacher’s program. Volume discounts are available for multiple labs in one school, school districts, higher education institutions, government organizations and corporations.

For more information about the InterCLASS, please visit to the product site.