SMART Notebook Beginners WorkshopEssential Questions: What are the important tools in Notebook?How do I control how the objects on my page relate to each other? How can I use the SMART Board to enhance learning in my classroom?

Basics Creating SMART Notebook Objects

Other Tools / Features

Exploring the toolsWorking with inkWorking with pages

Adding textInserting images/mediaCreating shapes & linesManipulating Objects

Infinite clonerLesson Activity Tool KitSmart ExchangeLinking Order & revealScreen shade & reveal Magic Pen

Snapshot of This Workshop

Melissa Lennett 2014

Overview of Capabilities

Finding tools in SMART NotebookToolbar above

When you click on a function, a panel will appear beside it with all the related capabilties

Customize if you'd like

Move to bottom if you'd like

Manipulating pages

Writing Notes

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creativepen

creativepen crayon

Take a few minute to "play" with the above pens.

Erasing Ink: Click on the eraser icon and choose the largest size and erase.form an enclosed circle around the ink and tap inside of it.

paint brushpen

calligraphypen

Resize Handle

Object drop-down menuRotation handle

Manipulating Objects

Practice!

Your notes/ink drawings are objects on the SMART Notebook page. All SMART Notebook objects can be moved, rotated and resized.

Before you can manipulate an object, you must select it.

When you select an object, a selection rectangle appears around it.

Video: Properties of an Object

Magic Pen - Invisible Ink

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Select the Magic Pen, and write the parts of Earth. The

writing will fade after approximately 10 seconds. This exercise is useful for triggering knowledge, especially with

special education students.

Select the Magic Pen, and write the parts of Earth. The

writing will fade after approximately 10 seconds. This exercise is useful for triggering knowledge, especially with

special education students.

Magic Pen - Spotlight

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Magic Pen - Magnifier

Shape Recognition Pen

Creating SMART Notebook Objects- INSERTING IMAGES

Type in what you are looking for and press ENTER or SEARCH.

Search results come into different folders.

Simple picturesAdvanced PicturesThemed Pages/BackgroundsInteractive/Multimedia

Importing From Google

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Properties of an Object

To change the characteristics of an object:

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Add some text/shape. Change the color. Change the size. Add animation.

Locking Objects

Object Drop-down Menu

Ordering Objects

Grouping Objects

Flipping Objects

Capturing Images

Button

How It's Used

1. Hold down the left mouse button and drag to outline the rectangular area you want to capture. Release the left mouse button after the area is selected.

2. Click on the window you want to capture. Release the left mouse button after the desired window appears as a hatched area.

3. Navigate to the screen you want to capture and click the button to capture the entire screen.

4. Click and drag to create a freehand shape around the area you want to capture. Release the left mouse button after the area is selected

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Practice #1-4

Video: Capturing Images

Practice:Place the correct label under each object. Group the beaker & wire gauze together and lock in place. Group the bunsen burner and tripod together and lock in place.Order the bunsen burner to the front.

Practice Drop-down Features

beaker

tripodbunsen burner

wire gauze

Are you learning anything in this workshop??

Not at all!

Order and RevealThis technique uses color and layers to disguise and then reveal an object.

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Infinite ClonerHow many words can you make using the letters in the words SMART Board?

S M A R T DRAOBS T AT

Practice:Link the tiger to www.tenafly.k12.nj.usSet it so clicking anywhere on the object will take you to the website.

Linking Objects or Text to External Content

2 ways to link:Click ON the actual text or object

Click ON the corner, blue circle

Lesson Activity Toolkit

These are templates that can be used to input your specific content!

Create an accountActivate through emailCreate a search topicSelect at least 3 gradesClick 'download"Click 'open"View and decide whether or not to save it

SMART Exchange

Smart Exchange

Afternoon Expectations

Create a customized lesson, using a template from Lesson Activity Toolkit

Find a lesson from The Smart Exchange, tweak it, and save it correctly

Create as many lessons as you can!

Look for more lessons in the SMART EXCHANGE and save them to your Documents.

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