About
The purpose of this site is to accompany a free podcast that focuses on using SMART Boards in the classroom. Each episode will feature a lesson, a podcast, and user comments. The hosts, Joan Badger and Ben Hazzard, have been recognized as Canadian & International Innovative Teachers by Microsoft, SMART Exemplary Educators, Peer Educators, Tradeshow Teachers, and Conference Presenters on the use of SMARTBoards in the classroom. Joan teaches Grade 6 and provides professional development for teachers in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Ben has taught from Grades 4 through 7 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada and then Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
The goal of this podcast to share lesson ideas that use technology to engage students in learning with a focus on SMARTBoard Interactive Whiteboards between educators. Teachers can listen on lunch breaks or recesses as they mark papers or on their way to school in the morning via their iPod. We are always looking for other educators who would like to share their lesson ideas with others. Email Ben (ben @ mrhazzard.com) or Joan (jbadger @ pembinatrails.ca) with your ideas!
This podcast has been recognized as the “best use of audio” in the 2007 Edublog Awards. These awards are voted on by our peers, so thanks!
Some of the educators that have shared lessons and ideas with us are:
Tom Barrett, Prestsic School, U.K.
Wayne Basigner, Los Angeles, California, USA
Wendy Baxter, East Yorkshire, U.K.
Caleb Courtney, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Dottie Coven, Oregon, USA
Peter Dawson, Lucan, Ontario, Canada
Rob Dawson, New York, New York, USA
Emily Hazzard, London, Ontario, Canada
Matt Mikhaila, Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada
Katie Morrow, O’Neil, Nebraska, USA
Alan November, Boston, Mass., USA
Lori Reed, Texas, USA
Dr. Tanya Sharpe, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Marcy Stein, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Neil Starkman, USA
Nell Udec, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gale Walker, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Bruce White, London, Ontario, Canada
Rachel Yurk, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
