Monthly Archives: September 2009

Font Like You Write

As featured on CNN by Chris Perillo, fontcapture.com allows you to create a font from your own handwriting. No software is needed. All you need is a printer and a scanner. Simply print out their template, fill it in, and … Continue reading

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LAT Highlights

The Lesson Activity Toolkit (LAT) in the Smart Notebook Gallery can be pretty overwhelming.  So we thought we would take a moment and point out some of our favorite pieces! Random Word Chooser The Random Word Chooser is a great … Continue reading

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Avoid Gray Margins in SMART Notebook

The video explains why gray margins sometimes appear within SMART Notebook Software, how to avoid them, and how to get rid of them. Topics discussed include “view options,” “auto-hide,” and “extend page.”

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A “Jelly Bean” in the Mac Notebook Toolbar

On the Mac version of SMART Notebook 10, there is a small Jelly Bean shaped button in the top right hand corner. Clicking on this button will alternately “hide” or “show” the toolbar.  So if your toolbar is ever missing, simply … Continue reading

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Your SMART Board and the Web

The year has begun and the classroom is equipped with the most up-to-date technology. A website to check out with your students is www.abcya.com This interactive website has a plethora of free interactive educational activities for children in grades K-5. … Continue reading

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כתיבה-וחתימה-טובה

In the past few weeks we have been in many Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivos accross the country. During this time we have begun to create what we hope will be many long lasting relationships with Jewish Educators who use technology to … Continue reading

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Coaching Sports With Your SMART Board!

Chalk-talk time with your players? I never looked forward to it. When it came time to do the “chalk-talk” with my lacrosse players, I used to get filthy with chalk dust or dry-erase marker dust. Also, when I diagrammed a … Continue reading

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From Mannahatta to Manhattan

Ever wonder what Manhattan looked like before European explorers arrived? Well then there is a website that brings Manhattan island from the past into our present. The Mannahatta Project website features an interactive look at the island of Manhattan from … Continue reading

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Virtual sukkah, Jewpardy, and JPod who could ask for more?

For those of you looking for great websites to use in the classroom with your SMART Boards while teaching Judaic studies, learning about Israel, studying the correct pronunciation of Hebrew words, or investigating Jewish customs and traditions we have put … Continue reading

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Welcome back to another school year!

We hope you enjoyed your summer break! We had a busy summer and want to thank everyone who participated in our summer courses. Believe it or not we had the pleasure of working with over 700 teachers this summer and … Continue reading

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