Melissa Callahan, Arts Integration Specialist at Kellond Elementary uses the Smart Board for choral singing.
"One of the ways the SMART Board technology has enhanced my students' literacy skills is through shared reading followed by choral singing. Every quarter I choose a song that I teach to the entire school, one class at a time. I type up the lyrics of the song using Microsoft PowerPoint and insert pictures and graphics that correspond with the words. The word/picture relationship is especially effective in reaching my English Language Learners. When II first introduce the song we read the words chorally as they are projected onto the Smart Board. Then I teach the song echo-style, using one slide at a time from the PowerPoint presentation. Finally we sing the song together, while watching the lyrics on the Smart Board at the beginning of each OMA class. At the end of each quarter, I wheel my SMART Board over to the multi-purpose room where hold our awards assemblies. We begin the assembly by sing the song of the quarter as a school. The students delight in the chance to perform the song in a large group. Parents and families attend these assemblies, so it is a wonderful opportunity to inform them about the OMA Program. Because the words are projected onto the SMART Board, even the parents can sing along."

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