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CBI Interactive Whiteboard Project - DEC, ICS, CESI

(In case you arrive at this page via an Internet Search, click here to get to the CBI Project Homepage)


Classroom Resources for use with SMART Board: As part of our CBI Project, the teachers and I have created a number of files which will run with SMART Boards. My thanks to the teachers who have shared these resources. These resources are for classroom, non-commercial use; please respect the teachers' copyright. A resource can take two hours to produce: if you use more than one of these resources, I insist(!) that you create and share your own resource: please email these to davidk@ict4schools.ie


Note that you must have SMART Board software installed (either the full version or the Reader version) on your computer in order to read these files.


ZIPPED? It has been reported that sometimes there are problems downloading the files. This is do with a 'file association' issue. I have told the website that the files are .xbk or .notebook files but they may appear in your download as .zip files. To get around this, download the, for example, viking.zip and then rename it to read viking.notebook. (if the file extension is not visible, open the containing folder and use Tools ...Folder Options ...View Tab ...and uncheck the "Hide extensions for known file types" ...and OK)


In some cases we have also saved an html version of the file which will open in your Browser (opens in a new window; you will have to 'allow blocked content' and you will also be asked to download the SVGviewer for your first html file).


You can also open these Notebook files if your computer is running Promethean (ActivPrimary, ActivStudio, ActivInspire) software (although you may lose some of the links, sounds etc.)

Equally, users of Notebook software will also be able to open files created Promethean software ...visit our activprimary_-_ireland.html page




Junior Cert Maths

  • Integers: an introduction to the Number Line, 'Rules of Signs' etc. ...left-click to run directly or Right click and Save As Positive and Negative Numbers Resources.notebook 830 KB file. I have inserted Flash resources for Dice and Coin, alongside the interactions authored by the Teacher.
  • The Cone: Introduction and Examples of Exam Questions (JC Higher) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) Cone.notebook (225 Kb) ...or View a Web version of it in your Browser here
  • Linear Equations: Introduction and Revision, with JC Exam Questions ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) Linear Equation.notebook (90 KB) ...or View a Web version of it in your Browser here
  • Mark Up: calculating Selling Price ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) Mark Up.xbk (436 Kb)
  • Relations: (Relations on a Sinlge Set) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) Relation Singles.xbk (436 Kb)
  • Relations (Relations between Two Sets) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) Relations.xbk (303 Kb)
  • PAYE Research Topic2 (includes same PAYE, as well as Rounding, Borrowing,
    Compound Interest) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) PAYE Research topic2.xbk (392 Kb)
  • Simplify Algebra (gathering 'like' terms) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) Simplify Algebra.xbk (only 42 Kb)
  • Simplify Algebra2 (as above, worked version) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) Simplify Algebra2.xbk (85 Kb)
  • Ratio (lots of examples and practice) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) Ratio.xbk (careful! 4.4 Mb)
  • Factors (HCF, nice link to Factors game) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) Factors.xbk (only 43 Kb)
  • Word Problems ("when 2 is added to a certain number") ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) wordproblems.xbk (only 27 Kb)
  • Algebra Tiles - Solve, Simplify and Factorise using these 'vitual manipulatives' ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (only 13 Kb)
  • Geometry for Junior Cert ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (only 54 Kb). See a PowerPoint version ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (almost 1 Mb for the incomplete version!)
  • Probability for Leaving Cert ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (180 Kb) ...or here to open a html version in your Browser (opens in a new window; you will have to 'allow blocked content' and you will also be asked to download the SVGviewer for your first html file)
  • Subtracting/Decomposition ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (1 Kb)
  • An illustration of Area maths area.notebook (15 KB)

Junior Cert Science:
  • Eye ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) Eye.xbk (584 Kb)
  • Ligtend (Ligaments and Tendons) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) Ligtend.xbk (86 Kb)
  • Nervous Into (the Five Senses, and the Central Nervous System) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) Nervous intro.xbk (236 Kb)
  • Nervous Intro Full (a worked version of the above) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) nervous intro full.xbk (191 Kb)
  • ReproductionJC (Reproduction, Male and Female) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) ReproductionJC.xbk (232 Kb)
  • SkeletonJC (includes Muscles and Tendons) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) SkeletonJC.xbk (248 Kb)
  • GeneticsJC (DNA, gametes) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) GeneticsJC.xbk (108 Kb)
  • PregnancyJC ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) PregnancyJC.xbk (234 Kb)
  • SensesRevision ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) sensesrevision.xbk (only 46 Kb)
  • Electricity - Potential Divider potential divider V2.notebook (25 KB)

General Subjects:

  • Religion - match the World Religions with their Icons ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (102 Kb) ...or here to open a html version in your Browser (opens in a new window; you will have to 'allow blocked content' and you will also be asked to download the SVGviewer for your first html file)
  • Flags - using Soccer to learn some Geography ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (62 Kb)
  • Jake - a support for Literacy ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (81 Kb)
  • Poetry for Junior Cert ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (160 Kb) ...or here to open a html version in your Browser (opens in a new window; you will have to 'allow blocked content' and you will also be asked to download the SVGviewer for your first html file)
  • Portraiture - a resource for Art Class ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (1 Mb)
  • Rain Cylce (an example of simple animation) ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (41 Kb)
  • Soccer - for PE but also for SPHE ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (290 Kb - this larger file includes a video clip)
  • Badminton - illustrating the positions on the Court ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (7 Kb)...or here to open a html version in your Browser (opens in a new window; you will have to 'allow blocked content' and you will also be asked to download the SVGviewer for your first html file)
  • Wishing Tree ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (598 Kb)
  • WW2 - A  lesson for History Class ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (626 Kb)
  • Music Notation - for Junior Cert ...Left-click to run directly or Right click (and Save As) here (221 Kb) ...or here to open a html version in your Browser (opens in a new window; you will have to 'allow blocked content' and you will also be asked to download the SVGviewer for your first html file)


Leaving Cert Chemistry:


Leaving Cert Biology:
Some resources to accompany Michael O'Callaghan's textbook, published by Edco (reproduced with permission) ...and also with Leaving Cert questions:

Comhadanna as Gaeilge:


For Junior Primary: For Senior Primary:

Additional resources may be downloaded from http://www.smartboard.ie

(c) David Kearney | davidk@ict4schools.ie

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