If the world were at your fingertips what would you do? The latest version of the Notebook, 10.6, literally becomes invisible and steps aside, empowering teachers and students to engage with the world more easily and intuitively.
I know, I know, you are scratching your head and asking yourself, “What is he talking about?” Stay with me for a few minutes, and I’ll show you what I mean.
The new transparency layer in the Notebook software makes it easier than ever for teachers and STUDENTS to access the rich set of web-based tools and educational software that have become so pervasive in today’s classroom.
What if we had the flexibility to access content without the constraints of the tool interface? That seamless integration has become much more of a reality with Notebook 10.6. Come with me as we take a little tour of what is possible with the new transparency layer in the Notebook software. You will quickly see that we no longer have to work around the tools we love so much but instead we can now simply work through them.
In this first example we will use the Notebook to launch Google Earth (nothing new) and then use a few of the new measurement tools that come with 10.6.
So, you see that now it is possible to access the information we demand without the interference of the tools we are using. Here is another example.
Is this making sense yet? So, here is one more example for today. After looking at this one, start submitting your own . . . because this really does change everything.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW1BmI-sooY
http://www.brainpop.com/video_tutorials/brainpop_senteo_quiz/index.weml
I uploaded a screencast video of how I am using the transparent background to ask Senteo Smart Response questions with BrainPop and other programs.
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i am the same as Melissa, Any ideas?
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I have updated, but do not have a SMART Notebook Document Writer, still the Print Capture…any suggestions?
Very interesting! The ink layer component was becoming a bit irritating at times. I will most likely use the transparency tool during my World Wide Telescope or Google Earth lessons when I’m teaching distance between classmates homes. I’m trying to think of some applications that I would use this tool in elementary science. By the way when is 10.6 available? and what else can it do?
Andrea
Hi Andrea, and thank you for visiting. 10.6 is available now. Feel free to download from our website http://www.tequipment.com/resources then just click on Notebook software for Windows.
I’ll put your question re: elm science out to the community and I’m sure you will be inundated with suggestions. You should checkout http://www.edheads.org when you have the time.
Now, in regards to the new Transparency layer . . . Just let your fingers do the walking. The world is literally at your finger tips. ANY application, website, program, etc. can now be used in conjunction w/ the Transparency layer.
Take care and thank you for your contribution to the blog.
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It doesn’t change much if you have a Mac.
Very true and as a Mac user I know exactly how you feel, but they had to start somewhere. There are many improvements for the Mac in 10.6 and I have it on good authority that this change will propagate to the Mac.