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

Elementary Sites

Hello My Elementary Friends! Never let it be said I play favorites, this posting is just for YOU! These are just a few sites that are wonderful to use with your SMART Board. Build Your Wild Self this site is from the NY Zoos and Aquariums. Each student can create an “avatar” of themselves that can be saved in your content by using your Screen Capture tool to capture the image and can be used for various activities using the SMART Board. The Magic Gopher is a fun math site for your students to try and figure out how the Gopher guesses the number they have chosen every time. The Circle Fraction Tool and The Rectangle Fraction Tool are excellent tools when teaching fractions. I recommend using your Screen Capture tool in Notebook to capture the images of the fractions during your lesson. Learn Your Times Table is another excellent math site for teaching multiplication in a fun challenging way. Finally, Scholastic Whiteboard Lessons is a site from Scholastic full of interesting lessons and ideas in every subject area. Check out the Character Scrapbook, this is another site that your Screen Capture tool will come in handy. ~Diane

Using AverMedia Document Camera with SMART Board

If you have a AverMedia Document Camera and want to get what you are viewing under the camera into SMART Notebook quickly so you can use all the SMART Board tools, watch this short video http://media.community.avercampus.com/_Using-AVerMedia-Document-Cameras-with-a-SMART-board/video/1230290/153709.html Talk about quick and easy, this should make you want to use your Document Camera more often :) ~Diane

Secondary Sites

Hello my Middle and High School friends! These sites that work great with your SMART Board are especially for you. High School Interactive Websites has a listing of great sites by subject as does Middle School Interactive Websites . Middle School Sites by Subject is an excellent resource for all areas of instruction at the Middle School Level. Interactive Activities is a site dedicated to Math covering everything from Geometry to Calculus for all secondary levels. Interactive Whiteboard Resources also has great sites in a variety of subject for grades 6-12. Finally, Secondary Interactive SMART Board Sites, lists many useful websites for all grades 6-12. If you know of any great sites to share with our community, please leave a comment with the URL and I will add it to our SMART Sites. ~Diane

Teacher Tube

Hi All~ Teacher Tube is an excellent source for audio and video content you can add to your lessons in Notebook and PowerPoint. This site monitors 100% of all video and audio content uploaded to the site to ensure all resources are safe for student viewing and are copyright free. There are podcasts, videos, documents, and photos just to name a few available for your use. Also, there are channels dedicated to specific subjects or educational practices. Check out the new channel RTI Action Network, Response to Intervention, I think you will find these resources useful. Have a good weekend! ~Diane

Measurement Tools - Compass

The Compass is the last tool in the Measurement Tool suite. Watch this short tutorial that highlights the functions of the compass. ~Diane

Measurement Tools - Protractor

This short tutorial demonstrates the features of the Protractor which can be accessed using the Measurement Tools in SMART Notebook. ~Diane

Measurement Tools - Ruler

This short video demonstrates how to access the Measurement Tools in SMART Notebook 10.6 and beyond. Also, the features of the Ruler are demonstrated. I hope you find this short tutorial useful. ~Diane

WatchKnow-Free Educational Videos K-12

Today I am sharing a wonderful free resource for every teacher who enjoys incorporating video into their lessons. WatchKnow www.watchknow.org has cataloged thousands of educational videos in virtually every subject area that can be viewed, and is some cases, downloaded and embedded in your Notebook lessons. I highly recommend you watch the video(s) on the home page that gives direction on how to use WatchKnow, especially the video entitled How to Use WatchKnow. ~Diane

Hi All I have not updated this in too long! There are so many wonderful things I want to share with you. To begin I am adding this wonderful site from teq.com. This site is chock full of tutorials and webinars on what's new in the latest version of Notebook software and excellent webinars on how to use various tools and applications in Notebook as well as instruction on how to download flash files and embed them into your Notebook files. Enjoy! http://www.teq.com/ ~Diane