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Laugh Break

January 07, 2009

SMART Boards and No Teacher Left Standing Teacher's College


Here's a very funny satirical look at training teachers. It's called Teacher Training (Done Right) and it was produced by the fine folks over at the Teacher Portal. The clips on how to work with administration and how to deal with parents are classic!


A big thanks to Darren for sharing this with me.

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December 18, 2008

SMARTBoards and the 12 Days of Christmas (repost)


The original members of Straight No Chaser perform their comedic version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" at the Musical Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana. December 7th, 1998.

This could be a lot of fun to show on your SMART Board. It's absolutely brilliant!

You can enlarge this to full screen by clicking on the middle button located at the bottom right of the video window.

If you are unable to view this on YouTube, you can watch it below but you won't be able to enlarge the video:



Merry Christmas!

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February 27, 2008

Funny Teacher Videos

It's been a long time since I've added to the Laugh Break category so I went searching my network of blogs to see if I could find anything fun to share with my readers. It took me less than a minute to find this video on one of my favorite blogs called Cool Cat Teacher.


Please check out Vicki's blog post Funday Monday: A Few videos to make you smile for more fun videos. Thanks for sharing Vicki

February 17, 2008

SMARTBoards and Zentation

I'm reviewing an interesting site called Zentation which allows you to combine a video with a PowerPoint presentation. I believe this to be such a powerful way of communicating that I will be working on creating a few instructional videos for use inside the classroom. This is obviously a great tool for the SMART Board since teachers and students can use the SMART Board to write notes, capture screens, and share what is being presented. Since I haven't created any videos on this site yet, I thought I would show you a fun example of this technology. Here is a short "Zentation" that's sure to make you smile. As you watch the video on the left, pay attention to the PowerPoint on the right.

What old people do for fun
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A comical how-to-guide for drivers

Here is what the website says about this new service:

What is Zentation?

Zentation offers the richest media on the web for video and presentations. Zentation provides a way to synchronize video uploaded to Google Video with your PowerPoint. Zentation's patent pending technology allows for the easy synchronization of your video and graphics without any technical knowledge.

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December 31, 2007

Fun Photo Tool - Check it out!


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December 18, 2007

Twelve Days of Christmas

(Scroll down for SMARTBoard Christmas activities)

The original members of Straight No Chaser perform their comedic version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" at the Musical Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana. December 7th, 1998.

This could be a lot of fun to show on your SMART Board. It's absolutely brilliant!

I couldn't resist putting this up on my blog.

Enjoy!

October 06, 2007

Classroom walkthroughs - Very funny

It's been a while since I added to the laugh break category. This goes out to all the administrators as well as the teachers waiting for their classroom walkthroughs.

August 18, 2007

Teachers: What do you really make?

This is hilarious!

August 15, 2007

How not to use PowerPoint

PowerPoint can be a highly effective tool when using an interactive whiteboard. However, you should be careful about how NOT to use PowerPoint. Enjoy...