Category Archives: Notebook

SMART Notebook

10 Wow Facts in 2 Minutes

The video below shows 10 obscure, but interesting facts about SMART Board Software. This fast paced video ends with the mythical “80-point” orientation. If you have questions, please leave a comment below.

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Response LE

SMART Response: It Just Keeps Getting Better!

SMART Response is always evolving. This amazing product line continues to provide schools with  innovative classroom solutions like text-based answers (SMART Response PE and XE), intelligent grading and full QWERTY keyboard (SMART Response XE), bright colorful shaped buttons (SMART Response LE) … Continue reading

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Pick it

Let the numbers do the work. The Random Number Generator is a great student selection tool for any classroom. Instead of calling on your students to read, answer problems or come up to the SMART Board, you can assign each … Continue reading

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The SMART Way to Choose Students

Whether it’s the beginning of the school year or you’re substituting a class, you’ll never have to worry about forgetting a name when you call on a student. Using the Random Word Chooser tool in SMART Notebook, you can have the software … Continue reading

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Multiple פְּסוּקִים in Notebook

Many people are under the impression that the way to get Hebrew onto a SMART Notebook page is by image capture.  We have made a lot of progress, and now we can type Hebrew directly into Notebook and Lesson Activity Toolkit … Continue reading

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What’s a Hink Pink?

What’s a Hink Pink? Well, it’s a “cool tool.”  A Hink Pink is a riddle where the answer is two words that rhyme and have one syllable.  For example, an embargo on air movement devices is a fan ban. There’s also … Continue reading

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SMART Notebook

3 Container Sort

The Container Sort is an interactive way for your students to sort images and ideas. This tool will allow your students to sort objects into containers that look like the idea they represent. The keys to its functionality are layering, … Continue reading

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SMART Notebook

Using the SMART Board to Facilitate Group Work

It is no secret that one of the best ways to promote student learning is to have students working together in pairs or small groups. For daily assignments and problem sets, I have always found pairs to be the most … Continue reading

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Hebrew Handwriting

Handwriting Recognition (in Hebrew, Too!)

The great news we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. SMART Notebook 10.8 recognizes Hebrew handwriting! You can write all your class notes in Hebrew script, open the drop-down menu, choose “recognize…” and convert your handwriting into your default … Continue reading

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Notebook 10.8 and OS X Lion

Thanks to SMART Board Revolution for this tip! SMART Notebook software 10.8 doesn’t yet fully support the Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) operating system. In general, when Notebook 10.8 is installed on a Mac running Lion, Notebook will crash. However, … Continue reading

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