Interactive Whiteboard Links

Hi All~
Just came across this excellent resource Interactive Whiteboard Links This site has links grouped first by subject and then by Elementary, Middle, and High School. This is an excellent resource if you are looking for a whole group instruction tool you can use with your SMART Board.
~Diane

SMART Notebook 10.7

Hi All~
I have been getting a lot of emails lately asking me for the links to download SMART Notebook on your personal computers. I am giving you the links for both Windows and Mac installation. This is for Notebook 10.7 which is the latest version of Notebook software and is what will be on our district computers for the 2011-12 school year. You will need a product key to complete the installation. Please contact your building CLA or email me to obtain the product key.

Windows Notebook 10.7

Mac Notebook 10.7

Have a great day!
~ Diane

Saving My Content

With the end of the school year approaching I wanted to remind you all that you have to save anything you have added to My Content found under the Gallery Tab in SMART Notebook to a secure file location before the computers are reimaged. I suggest you create a folder on your H drive called My Content and store all the items you have saved there. To save your personal gallery files do the following:

1. Open My Computer, select your H drive, create a folder on your H drive called My Content, close My Computer

2. Open SMART Notebook, click on the Gallery Tab

3. Click once on My Content so it is highlighted

4. Select the drop down arrow next to My Content and choose Export as Collection File

5. The Save As window will open, browse to you H Drive click Open

6. Browse to the folder you created My Content and select Open

7. Name your file, for example My Content 2010-11

8. Click Save

To retrieve these files in the fall simply open up the folder on your H drive and double click on the icon marked SMART gallery collection, all your files will be put back in your My Content folder in SMART Notebook. Remember, My Content is accessable by machine meaning if you log onto another computer your files will not follow you. That is why I highly recommend always saving anything you gather in My Content in another secure file location.

~Diane

FANTASTIC SCIENCE SITE K-12

Thanks to Jim Hollis at Teacher's Love SMART Boards for sharing this awesome site. PhET is a fantastic website for all teachers of Science. Physic simulations can be either downloaded to your computer or opened and used directly from the website. There is also homework links, lab descriptions and interactive response questions that can be incorporated into a SMART Response assessment! This site is fantastic to use with your SMART Board; Check it out!
~Diane

Illuminations - Resources for Teaching Math

Illuminations is a phenomenal website created and maintained by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. This site has lessons, activities, Web Links, and Standards for grades K-12. Fantastic site to use with your SMART Board or as a lab activity. ~Diane

Math and Science Teachers

Today I am sharing a great site out of the UK for all teachers of Math and Science skool.co.uk The information on the homepage of this site says it all: skoool.co.uk is an Intel® driven initiative that brings you highly innovative, interactive and exciting learning resources via cutting edge technologies and devices. I am sure you have found the flash videos, located in the Gallery in SMART Notebook, from this wonderful site useful. Sometimes a visual explanation of a particular concept is very beneficial when presenting new material. I know for me personally you could tell me something but if you show me then I am more apt to understand what you are trying to teach me. The site it cataloged by Key Stages, which is a term that is used in education in Great Britain. Click around the site and I am sure you will find useful videos for your lessons. ~Diane

Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra, is a website geared toward emerging readers and is an excellent site to use with your SMART Board. This wonderful site is chock full of interactive literary resources and is free to use. There are engaging animal characters that help young readers learn to read. This site is excellent for both Kindergarten and 1st grade and might be useful in higher elementary grades as well. Check it out; it has guided reading stories, literacy worksheets, interactive games, and songs. ~Diane