SmartBoard presentation and smiling like you mean it

My SmartBoard presentation is going to be on simple punctuation for a 7th to 9th grade level.

The specefic standards that the activity will fulfill are found within the GLE or grade level expectations for 7th grade.
Writing GLE 1.1.1: Analyzes and selects effective strategies for
generating ideas and planning writing.
Writing GLE 1.2.1: Anayzes task and composes multiple drafts when
appropriate.
Writing GLE 1.3.1: Revises text, including changes in words, sentences,
paragraphs, and ideas.
Writing GLE 1.4.1: Edits for convention.
After I, as the teacher, presented the SmartBoard presentation, I would have students write a paper using the only the punctuation that we had gone over. The students would have to follow each one of the GlE's in order to make a final crisp paper.

Activity plan:
1) Description of activity: In this SmartBoard presentation, students will be introduced to periods, question marks, and exclamation points. They will be shown example of the punctuation being used in sentences, and then they will come up and write their own on the board. Students will also get to use this practice in order to fill in the correct punctuation within a paragraph. Students will have to interact directly with the board several times. They will use the eraser and the key board abilities of the board also.
2) Preparation for the activity: I had to acclimate myself to the presentation in order to have a concise and well-planned lesson. I also had to relearn how to turn script into text and how to use the eraser. I, myself, had to become comfortable with the board in order to get my lesson across. Also, I had to decide what my follow-up assingment would be for the class.
3) How learning will be assessed: Within the SmartBoard lesson, there is one instance when the students will be assessed, and that is when they have to put punctuation into a blank paragraph. Because of this, I would have a follow-up essay assignment in which the students would have to demonstrate their ability to use the punctuation.

I believe that the SmartBoard would be a great asset to any classroom, and specifically my own. It instantly catches students attention because it is so much more interactive, compared to just discussion or lecture. Student are able to come to the board and touch it themselves, which is something they have never really experienced before. Students, especially those who learn visually, would be much more educationally engaged within the lesson. There are many diverse needs that my students are going to have and the SmartBoard can help with many of them. It give students something to concentrate on, it reads large enough that those who are visually impaired would be able to see all the information, etc. The SmartBoard would help in any classroom at any school.