SMART has a new add-on for Notebook software called Extreme Collaboration that enables collaboration in the classroom by leveraging student devices that are web enabled. This video is a brief demonstration of what can be done with this new tool. Stay tuned and later will come a full tutorial on how to use this great tool to its full extent.
Several teachers have requested a blog post on QR codes, so here it is: an easy definition of QR codes, how they can be used, and how you can use them with SMART Notebook and iPads. What are QR Codes? QR codes are quite simply two-dimensional bar codes that contain information. They are most often used to connect the real world with the digital world through mobile devices. The devices use their built-in camera to Continue…
SMART released an update to Notebook yesterday: Version 11 SP1 for both Windows and Mac. Typically SMART releases updates on the web a few weeks before your automatic software updater finds it. I usually prefer to download the new versions from the web once they come out. You are not required to uninstall the previous version to install the new one, but if you are having problems you may want to. This is especially important Continue…
With the new version of Smart Notebook 11 and Smart Response 2012 comes the ability to link the questions directly to the new Common Core as well as all the individual state cores. The advantage of doing this is that it allows you to run reports to see how students are performing by standard. This way you can give an assessment that covers several topics and know how they are doing on each one. The Continue…
Well, it’s finally here: the new Smart Notebook app for iPad! This app allows students to work on Notebook files on their iPad, answering the question of how students can interact individually with the SMART board. Some of the key features of the new app are: Zoom and Pan – Students can zoom in on content. Text – Students can insert text or edit existing text. Pens – Student can draw with four colored pens Continue…
Sound and music are known to be powerful tools for focusing attention and enhancing memory and learning. One of the reasons technology is so invaluable for educators is its ability to integrate media into lesson plans, but doing this often requires knowing how to prepare certain types of media for your software to use. That’s why I’ve created this tutorial. Whatever music or audio you wish to use, this short video will help you convert Continue…
You may be used to having a mouse and keyboard for everything, but do you need them? Sometimes we are so used to completing tasks the same way day after day, we fail to realize there may be a better way to do the same thing. For instance, just the other day I was installing a SMART Board with a push button controller. The software I use to configure these controllers looks like this: During Continue…
If you’ve been a teacher, you know the value of practice when it comes to standardize testing… If you are like me, you would also like to know how your students are doing before the official test, or maybe you just want results faster than say… next fall! Try using your SMART Response System next time:
Hello Teachers! The holidays are already upon us…it seems as though school just started! I know you are getting ready to decorate your classroom for the winter holidays, and this adorable file will add to the festive spirit of the Christmas season! Below is a link to a Christmas-themed attendance file that includes a page for morning work. In the video, I show you how to customize the file and save it to the Gallery Continue…
A few weeks ago I wrote about some potential problems that came about with Smart Notebook due to an update that Mac had done. Smart has now released a patch that fixes many of these issues. The patch was released on Nov. 4th and is available to download from their downloads website. You do need to download the patch separately from the 10.8 download and the link is below the main download button. There is Continue…
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