How to Quickly Create an Interactive Activity Using SMART Notebook’s Activity Wizard
A few notes:
This activity provides students feedback. You can set it up as a station on a student computer and have your students work individually or with a partner, or make it a whole class activity by having students come up to the interactive whiteboard in turns to attempt a match.
Need SMART Notebook software on a student computer? Install it on any school computer via System Center.
The instructions below focus on creating a Match ‘Em Up! activity but can be applied to other activities available in the SMART Lab Activity Builder. Additional activities include Fill-in-the-Blanks, SuperSort, Label Reveal, Flip Out Flashcards (note: activities such as Shout it Out!, response2, & Monster Quiz which involve students submitting responses remotely require parental consent).
Overview The Match 'Em Up! is a matching activity that emphasizes memory and one to one correspondence between items. Add game elements to make the activity even more engaging.
Video Tutorial: How to use Match ‘Em Up! (2017) – 4:14 Click here to view!
To create a Match ‘Em Up! activity
Tap in the SMART Notebook toolbar.
The Select an Activity dialog box opens.
Select Match ‘Em Up.
The activity’s Add Content dialog box opens.
Type names for two categories that you want students to compare in the Optional Category Name fields.
Enter text or add an image in the boxes below each category that you have defined. This is the first pair of items that you want students to match.
Continue making entries. You may enter up to 10 pairs.
NOTE When you start the activity the entries will be mixed up and students will have to search for matches between the categories.
In the Check Answers section to the right of the text box, select one of the following options:
Instantly – see immediately whether the answers are correct.
OR
When Prompted – have a Check Matches button appear in the activity so players can decide when to check their work.
When you’re satisfied with how you’ve set up the activity, click Next.
The Match ‘Em Up! Select a Theme dialog box opens.
Select a theme for your activity and click Finish.
Optional: To add a game component (timer, dice, buzzer, hat picker, spinning wheel) to an activity 1. In the Add game components dialog box, press On for any of the game components. 2. Select an option for the game component. 3. Press Finish. SMART lab builds the activity and it will be ready for use after a few moments.
To play a Match ‘Em Up! activity If students will be engaging in activity independently or with a partner on a student workstation, save the activity to Teacher Share for them to access.
Adapted from https://support.smarttech.com/docs/software/notebook/notebook-18/en/using/creating-presenting-activities/activity-wizard/create-match-em-up-activity.cshtml