I definitely agree with you about sharing - so many of us have worked hard to develop great lessons, why not help your colleagues by sharing some of those lessons. If you have any of your own lessons you would like to share you can upload them to the SMART Exchange and in turn you can download lessons from other users.
It's an easy process, that takes just a couple of minutes:
Click on the Downloads tab at the top of the page
Choose a folder on the right side from the folder North American teacher-created lesson activities
Click on either Primary - North American or Secondary - North American
Once you do this the Upload button will appear
Click Upload
Click Specify file/URL
Browse to the file on your computer that you would like to share and attach it
Give your lesson a name and a brief description (try to include grade level, subject, and objective)
Enter Tags (tags are keywords that will be used as search terms for your lesson) separate each tag with a comma or click select tag to choose a commonly used tag name. Include the name of your state as a tag (that way if we do a search for Virginia lessons your lesson will appear)
Check the terms & conditions box
Click Save
Congratulations you've uploaded your lesson!