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Fresh Prep Makes History Pop
Have you ever noticed how your students know the words to every song, but you can’t seem to get them to recall the causes of World War I? Well there’s a way to combine music with history, and it is available by Fresh Prep! This site makes learning fun and interactive! It also provides … Read more
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SMART Stencils
Not only can you choose the color-fill for shapes that you make in SMART Notebook, but you can even change the color for certain pictures from the Gallery or the Internet.
If you insert a picture to your SMART Notebook lesson from the internet or from the Gallery, the only fill effect that the properties … Read more
Free Webinars: SMART Boards & Web 2.0 and Notebook Basics
Thanks to everyone who participated in today’s webinar: Informal Assessment with SMART Response PE. We’d love to get your feedback, and hear your suggestions for future topics.
Be sure to register for our future free webinars: SMART Boards and Web 2.0 on Thursday, March 31 and SMART Notebook 101 Basics on April 5.… Read more
Setting the Default Text
To Set your Default Text:
- On the toolbar you should see an icon that looks like an “A” with a red underline, this is the font tool.
- Press this button and you will see 6 font types. The first one is the default font. Make sure this one is pressed down.
- Then go to your properties
First the Leaves, Now the Pen Tools — Changing Colors!
As the leaves begin to change color, consider spicing things up a little bit with your SMART Board by changing the color of the pen tools. Typically when you pick up a blue pen tool and write notes it writes in blue, pick up a black pen and write notes and the digital ink would … Read more
Spice Up Your Notebook Lesson with Some 3-D
We can take advantage of Word 2007′s drawing tools to easily add pizazz to your Notebook lessons.
In Word ’07 click on “Insert” from the menu bar and click on “Shapes.” Choose any shape. After inserting a shape, Word ’07 opens up the “Format” option on the menu bar. Choose “Shape Style” to change the … Read more
Drag and Drop Hebrew with the Lesson Activity Tool Kit
One of the constant struggles for Yeshiva and Hebrew Day School teachers has been the inability to use flash-based activities from the Lesson Activity Tool Kit with Hebrew language. There is a simple “Drag & Drop” method that will work with most of these activities. We can insert Hebrew text into activities such as the … Read more
Getting More Out of Google Part 2
I always challenged my students to find the most up-to-date sources when doing research. The last thing a teacher wants is for students to use old sources when newer information could be used. The solution is to attach a short bit of code to the end of a Google search’s URL. When you search for … Read more
Create a Reset Button on Your Notebook Page?
We have been asked a number of times if there was a way to “reset” SMART Notebook pages after a student interacts with a page. Let’s say you want your students to take turns solving a problem but, you want the page to reset to its original state once each student or group of students … Read more
The Magic Shape reveal or It is not magic, it is a creative use of Object animation and color reveal
Now, using Notebook 10, teachers have the ability to create captivating effects for their lessons. Watch as we demonstrate how to combine “Object Animation” and the use of color to create fun and motivating reveals. Enjoy!
If you have trouble viewing this video, you can view it on YouTube.… Read more
