ITELAB Training Pathways

As a member of the ITELAB project we are committed to supporting you in the ongoing professional development in using SMART Solutions

Below is a 3 tier pathway of self-paced online training that support you in your professional development. The 3 training pathways are:

Getting Started: a Beginning Teacher pathway aimed at increasing skills, knowledge and confidence in the use of SMART solutions.

On Your Way: a Teaching and Learning focused pathway aimed at taking the teacher to the next level, helping them to understand how to apply the features and tools of SMART Solutions in a pedagogical way in the classroom.

Confident: a Digital Educator pathway for teachers identified as a Key Lead/Champions in supporting the embedding of SMART solutions to enhance teaching and learning in classrooms across the school. This pathway provides these teachers with the capability to confidently conduct professional development and training of school staff.

The pathways can be delivered as presented below or can be built into a pathway that suits your school needs.

In addition there is pathway to support the training and professional development of your technical manager and staff.

Pathway 1: Getting Started - Beginner Teacher

Course Title

Course Description

Course Elements

Course Access

Getting Started: SMART Board

This course helps the teacher explore SMART Boards, how to use them to enhance their current teaching practices, and interactively engage their students in the learning process.

SMART Boards
SMART ink
iQ-Embedding Computing
Knowledge Check

Online Badges Awarded on completion

Approx course time: 20-30 mins

FREE course

Getting Started: Tour SMART Notebook

Take a tour of SMART Notebook. This course helps the teacher explore the SMART Notebook fits into their current teaching practices and how they can create powerful engaging and interactive lessons.

Getting to know the interface
Working with SMART Notebook files
Working with SMART Notebook pages
Customising and using SMART Notebook tools
Adding content with SMART Notebook tools
Creating lesson activities
Adding content external sources
Using the SMART document camera with SMART Document Camera
SMART Notebook tutorial assessment

Online Badges Awarded on completion

Approx course time: 20-30 mins

FREE course

Getting Started: Desktop (SMART Notebook)

This course helps the teacher explore how SMART Notebook fits into their current teaching practices and how they can create powerful engaging and interactive lessons.

SMART Notebook
Pedagogical Strategies
Video Series: learn more ways to engage students in learning
Knowledge Check

Online Badges Awarded on completion

Approx course time: 20-30 mins

FREE course

SMART Lab Tutorial

This course helps the teacher develop an understanding of how to build and run any activity in SMART lab, whether it’s a game, a brainstorming session, or an assessment.

Monster Quiz
Connecting Students
Using the Randomiser
SMART Response 2
Shout it Out

Online Badges Awarded on completion

Approx course time: 20-30 mins

FREE course

Getting Started: Online (SMART Learning Suite Online)

This course helps the teacher explore SMART Learning Suite Online, adapt it to their current teaching practices and mobilise their lessons to drive students’ engagement.

SMART Learning Suite Online
Pedagogical Strategies
Video Series: learn more ways to engage students in learning
Knowledge Check

Online Badges Awarded on completion Knowledge_Check!_Module_Badge

Approx course time: 20-30

FREE course

Additional 'Getting Started' Resources

SMART Notebook 18 Training Videos

Getting Started SMART Notebook 18	How to Videos: Creating Lessons	How to Videos: Game Based Activities
(i) SMART Notebook Overview (2 mins 17 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) How to create a file and add pages (2 mins 15 secs) Click Here to access video (iii) How to add basic content to a page (5 mins 24 secs) Click Here to access video	(i) How to create themes for Notebook Lessons (1 mins 43 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) How to add sounds to objects to Notebook (1 mins 47 secs) Click Here to access video (iii) How to use Notebook's measurement tools (2 mins 18 secs) Click Here to access video (iv) How to use My Content to save commonly used lesson content (2 mins 13 secs) Click Here to access video (v) How to add basic content to a page (5 mins 23 secs) Click Here to access video (vi) How to change page background and links to lesson pages (50 secs) Click Here to access video (vii) How to use alignment tools to organise lesson page content (2 mins 11 secs) Click Here to access video	(i) How to create a sorting game (1 mins 18 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) How to create and deliver a monster quiz activity (1 mins 26 secs) Click Here to access video (iii) How to add game elements to SMART lab activities (4 mins 30 secs) Click Here to access video (iv) How to use Match 'Em Up!' (4 mins 13 secs) Click Here to access video (v) How to use Rank Order (3 mins 44 secs) Click Here to access video (vi) How to use Speed Up (4 mins 46 secs) Click Here to access video
How to Videos: Creating Assessments	How to Videos: Importing, Exporting and Sharing	How to Video: Delivering Lessons
(i) How to create and use a response 2 assessment (1 mins 50 secs) Click Here to access video	(i) How to create a common content folder to share with other teachers (2 mins 24 secs) Click Here to access video (i) How to import a PowerPoint file to Notebook (1 mins 13 secs) Click Here to access video	(i) How to us Notebook presentation tools (4 mins 21 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) How to record lessons (1 mins 52 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) How to use Concept Mapping in lessons (1 mins 36 secs) Click Here to access video

SMART Learning Suite Online (SLSO) Videos

Introducing SLSO	Account Set Up	Adding SMART Notebook Lessons
(i) Introducing SMART Learning Suite Online (2 mins 31 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) Signing up and signing in (48 secs) Click Here to access video (iii) Choosing the right profile for your SMART account (4 mins 54 secs) Click Here to access video	(i) Signing up and signing in (48 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) Choosing the right profile for your SMART account (4 mins 54 secs) Click Here to access video	(i) How to share Notebook lessons to SLSO (1 mins 19 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) How to use SMART Notebook and SLSO together (2 mins 12 secs) Click Here to access video (iii) How to find lessons on SMART exchange (2 mins 15 secs) Click Here to access video (iv) Getting lessons in the library (48 secs) Click Here to access video
Adding PowerPoint or PDF Lessons	Delivering Lessons	Editing Lessons
(i) How to import and interact with PDF and PowerPoint lessons (2 mins) Click Here to access video	(i) Using presentation tools (1 mins 29 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) Connecting student devices and playing activities (2 mins 25 secs) Click Here to access video	(i) Uploading lessons and adding interactivity (4 mins 27 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) Customizing the Super Sort activity theme in SMART Learning Suite Online (3 mins 55 secs) Click Here to access video
Accessing Lessons Outside Classroom	Lesson Pacing	Workspaces
(i) Accessing lessons outside the classroom in SLSO (4 mins 48 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) Sharing a copy of your lesson with other teachers (4 mins 48 secs) Click Here to access video	(i) Lesson pacing in SLSO (3 mins 03 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) Handout activity improvements in SMART Learning Suite Online (3 min 15 secs) Click Here to access video	(i) Adding content Workspace activities in SLSO (4 mins 12 secs Click Here to access video (ii) Creation flow and Workspace activities in SLSO (5 mins 58 secs) Click Here to access video
SLSO and G Suite
(i) SLSO and G Suite integration (4 mins 08 secs) Click Here to access video (ii) Sharing SLS Online lessons from Google Classroom and Google Drive (3 mins 32 secs) Click Here to access video

Pathway 2: On Your Way - Teaching and Learning Application
Course Title	Course Description
Teaching, Technology and Learning	This course helps teachers to discover the outcomes of the Teaching, Technology, and Learning research and evaluate the impact of software and hardware on student success.	The Research Whole Class Collaborative Software Student Co-creation Software Gamification Software Assessment Software Online Badges Awarded on completion Approx course time: 20-30 mins	FREE course
Teaching and Learning: SMART Boards	This course helps teacher understand how to use their SMART Board to enhance current teaching practices and interactively engage students in the learning process.	Introduction SMART Boards Video Series: Explore new ways to differentiate the instruction in your classroom Knowledge Check Online Badges Awarded on completion Approx course time: 20-30 mins	FREE course
Teaching and Learning: Desktop (SMART Notebook)	This course helps teachers to utilise SMART Notebook to create interactive activities and enhance the learning environment.	Introduction SMART Notebook Video Series: Enhance student learning with engaging SMART Notebook lesson idea Knowledge Check Online Badges Awarded on completion Approx course time: 20-30 mins	FREE course
Teaching and Learning: Online (SMART Learning Suite Online) )	This course helps teachers to utilise SMART Learning Suite Online to gather student data to drive instruction and enhance the learning in their classroom	Introduction SMART Learning Suite Online Video Series: Learn more ways to enhance the learning environment Knowledge Check Online Badges Awarded on completion Approx course time: 20-30 mins	FREE course