SMART Notebook software 10: Download SMART Notebook software

Activation – video about how to install and activate the software

  1. Activation:
  2. Quick LinksProduct RegistrationContinue
  3. Enter the serial number from a SMART Board
  4. Choose organization type (education)  Continue
  5. Complete customer information form
  6. Check your email for the product key & follow the directions (One product key can activate multiple licenses.)

SMART Training Center

Free learning resources including tutorial videos and instructional PDF documents.

PDFs & tutorials:

Lesson Activity Toolkit

Drawing with Measurement Tools

VIDEOS:

Finding What You Need – basics

  1. Welcome Center
  2. Quick Start tab
  3. Change language settings
  4. Lock SMART devices
  5. Help/Support tab

The Ink Layer

  1. Obtain screen captures taken outside of SMART Notebook
  2. Convert hand written text to typed text

Managing Pages

  1. Createpage themes
  2. Organize pages into groups

Properties Tab(3:40)

  1. Change page or object properties (fill with color, gradients, images, etc.)
  2. Object animation
  3. Page recording

Lesson Activity Toolkit(5:40) – customizable tools & templates…

  1. Title pages (teacher notes & lesson notes)
  2. Graphics folder (buttons, icons, pull tabs, etc.)
  3. Tools folder (interactive Flash tools)
  4. Activities folder (timeline reveal, keyword match, category sort)
  5. Games folder (customizable games…crossword, word guess, board games)

Checker Tool – Click to Reveal – Erase to Reveal – Random Generator

Magic Tunnel – Magnifying Glass – Page Recorder – Pull Tabs

SMART Notebook Math Tools – additional software for math & science teacher

ATTACHING A LINK

Notebook objects and text can be linked to websites, pages in Notebook software, attached documents, or documents on a hard drive.

To add a link to an object

  1. Select the text or graphic that you want to link.
  2. Select INSERT  LINK

OR

Select LINK from the object’s menu arrow.

The INSERT LINK dialog box opens

  1. Select the type of link you want to create. For example, to link to a website, select Web Page, type the web address in the ADDRESS box and press OK.

A link button appears in the bottom-left corner of the selection rectangle. Click the button and your Web browser will open the website.

PAGE RECORDER

Page recorder video – a how-to and examples video from Smart Tech

The PAGE RECORDING options enable you to record your actions on the current page

To record a page

  1. Access Properties, either by the Properties tab or the icon on the toolbar
  2. Press PAGE REORDING
  3. Press START RECORDING

A red circle appears in the upper left corner of the whiteboard area to tell you that all of your movements are now being recorded. This will not display when the recording is played back.

  1. Perform the actions that you want to record on the current page.
  2. When you are finished, press/click STOP RECORDING

A playback toolbar appears toward the bottom of the page.

To play a page recording

  1. Display the page
  2. Press the PLAY button
  3. To pause the recording, press the PAUSE button
  4. To stop the recording, press the STOP button

To remove a page recording

  1. Display the page
  2. Press the red EXIT button to the Play toolbar

The recording will be saved if you save the notebook file.

SMART Board Resources

The following list comes from Deb TschirhartEducational Consultant at SOITA

SMART Tech Resources
Wichita Public Schools SMART Board & AirLiner Activities
Center School District SMART Board Resources
eduScapes - Engaging Learners the SMART Board Way
Lee's Summit SMART Board Resources
Bristol Virginia Schools SMART Board Activities
SMART Board Lesson Ideas
Rockingham County Public Schools
Kenton County School District
Harvey's Homepage
SMARTBoard Lessons for theKindergarten Classroom
SMARTExchange
Jeopardy Template
Deal or No Deal Template - Probability
Podcast - Teaching with SMARTBoard
Podcast - Teachers Connecting (SMARTBoard Lesson Podcast)
SMARTBoard Revolution ning
Teachers Love SMARTBoards Blog

Interactive Sites to Use with a SMART Board
The following list comes from Deb TschirhartEducational Consultant at SOITA

General
Great Sites for Using the SMART Board
Internet for Classrooms (I4C)
SMART Boards in the Elementary Classroom
Jeopardy Template
Directions for creating a Jeopardy Template; also has Hollywood Squares and Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Mr. Nussbaum
Interactive Games organized by skill set
Interactive Websites for Grades PreK – 12
Brain Pop
Animated educational movies for all subjects
Some Free, most require a subscription
Free Activities to use on a SMART Board
Free applications to run on the whiteboard in your classroom; Ball, Fridge Letters, Tic Tac Toe, & Number Spinner
Pete’s PowerPoint and Greta’s Games
A collection of ready-to-use PowerPoint Slideshows and interactive games for all subjects
Utah Education Network -
K-2
3-6
7-12
Sets of interactive Websites set up by grades and subject areas
University of Sioux Falls
Lots of links to lessons, activities, tutorials, and more
Top Marks
Free interactive whiteboard resources
Science
ISAW – Interactive Science Activities on the Web
Try out the free activities about interactive visualizations of science concepts.While designed primarily for high school and college students, this website is a terrific resource for anyone interested in science
Science Games
Interactive games for science, such as Chemistry, Astronomy,Health & animals
Gizmos Interactive Math and Science
Free trial available, requires a subscription
Cells Alive
Animations, videos and interactive quizzes on cells
Language Arts
Pick a Word-Vocabulary-SMART Board
The Neverending Tale
Check out this choos-your-own-path story site where readers can add to stories which encourage independent learning of reading and writing
Reading is Fundamental (RIF)
Take your class on a reading adventure and access fun activities, lesson plans, articles and Web resources
Vocabulary Games
Games, quizzes, and printable word lists; improve SAT vocabulary skills
Interactive Websites for Reading and Language Arts
Contains a Hotlist for Reading and Language Arts sites
Starfall
Activities to help children learn to read
Math
NCTM: Illuminations
Explore this website’s extensive listing of lessons, standards, tools and Web resources complied by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Library of Virtual Manipulative
Fun math activites that can be selected by grade level and math skills
Internet 4 Classrooms (I4C)
Access games to enhance math skills with interactive practice for every kind of math problem
AAA Math
Interactive practice for math problems; games and resources
Cool Math
Math games and lessons
A Plus Math
Check out this online resource designed to help students improve their math skills interactively with the use of flashcards, worksheets, puzzles and a game room
ArithmAttack
Download the free ArithmAttack program and test your math skills with these computer generated arithmetic problems
Interactive Math Games/activities
Number Line Tool
Social Studies
National Geographic
Interactive site with activities, games, maps, and more
Google Earth
Free download of 3D globe/map
Library of Congress
Great site for historical documents and history of America; some interactive
The History Channel
Good site for research, videos, images from history
History Quizzes
Interactive U.S. history quizzes, world & U.S. geography
Pearson/Scott Foresman
Links, games, activities, and lesson plans for most social studies topics
Jefferson County Schools
Maps and activities for geography and history
PBS Online
Search for lesson activities by subject and grade level
GeoNet
Great warm-up activities for geography: U.S., World, and the 5 themes of Geography
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Games categorized by grade range
Music
Classics for Kids
Compose Your Own music is fun, clear directions. Great for students to do on their own or as a class
Thumb Piano Tunes
PBS Thumb Piano is great for multicultural or world music
Freaky Frank's Music Machine
Sphinx Kids!
Classics for Kids – The Note Name Game
Arts Alive
Dallas Symphony Orchestra- DSO Kids
Virtual Keyboard
It's a Virtual keyboard from the Birmingham Grid for Learning that can simulate nine different instruments and can even play back chords.
Art
National Gallery of Art – in Washington D.C.
Art Pad
Arts Edge
A great resource for artist , artwork, lessons, and more.
Bomomo
Uses abstract paint brushes to create imaginative artwork and save as a JPG.
Mr. Picassohead
Create your own Mr. Picassohead using various "Picasso-like" features for face, hair, eyes, nose, etc.
Repper
Use your own images to create patterns.
This isSand
Touch the SMARTBoard and sand will begin pouring from where you are touching. Click on the small box in the upper left corner of the screen for instructions.
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