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SMART Board interactive whiteboard 10
Basics 10
Learn how to orient the interactive whiteboard, control applications and write, erase and save notes.
Orienting the SMART Board
Learn how and when to orient your interactive whiteboard.
SMART Board Tools
Learn how to access and use the SMART Board tools to help you operate your interactive whiteboard.
- Quick Reference - Windows | Mac
- The Floating Tools Toolbar - Windows | Mac
- The Welcome Center - Windows | Mac
- SMART Board Diagnostic Tool - Flash - (2.9 MB) - PDF - (0.2 MB)
Using Microsoft Office Applications
Use Microsoft® Word, Excel® and PowerPoint® software with your SMART brand product.
Hardware Basics for Front-Projection
Learn about basic hardware components, such as the SMART Pen Tray and the Ready Light.
SMART Board Dual SBD600 series
Dual-Touch Collaboration
Learn when and how to use dual-user mode in SMART Notebook software.
- Tutorial: Dual-Touch Collaboration (Flash file - 2.56 MB)
(Firefox users: if you are having trouble viewing this tutorial paste the following URL into your browser directly - http://downloads.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/dual_touch_collaboration/smartduotouch.htm) - Dual-Touch Collaboration (PDF - 0.6 MB)
SMART Notebook software 10
Getting Started
A summary of what’s new in SMART Notebook 10. View each tutorial individually, or watch the entire 30-minute overview.
- Tutorial 1: Activation
- Tutorial 2: Finding What You Need
- Tutorial 3: The Ink Layer
- Tutorial 4: Managing Pages
- Tutorial 5: The Properties Tab
- Tutorial 6: The Lesson Activity Toolkit
- Tutorial 7: New Tools in SMART Notebook 10
- Tutorial: What’s New in Notebook 10 – A 30-Minute Overview (Flash file – 113 MB)
Basics
Overview of the Notebook software interface, writing in Notebook software and converting handwriting to typed text.
- Notebook Basics Learning Resource (PDF 1 MB)
- Tutorial: SMART Notebook Software Basics (Flash file - 1.4MB)
- Toolbars - Windows | Mac
- Collecting and Sharing Content - Windows | Mac
- Tutorial: The Notebook Gallery (Flash file - 2.1MB)
- Tutorial: Objects in Notebook Software (Flash file - 2.4MB)
- Working with Gallery Collections -Windows | Mac
- Tutorial: The Page Sorter (Flash file - 2.1MB)
The Lesson Activity Toolkit 2.0
The recently updated Lesson Activity Toolkit is a Gallery collection of customizable tools and templates, including activities, games and graphics, and tools that you can use to create professional-looking, interactive and engaging lessons.
- The Lesson Activity Toolkit (PDF - 251kb)
Lesson Planning and Delivery
Learn how to create lesson material with Notebook software. Add interactive elements to get students involved.
SMART Classroom Suite
Learn how the four components of SMART Classroom Suite work together to help you teach. After watching a short video, you will have the opportunity to browse through a collection of online resources designed to help you learn more about using SMART Classroom Suite.
SMART Notebook Student Edition
Getting Started
Learn how to use SMART Notebook Student Edition to create a personalized Home Page, take notes, and organize your school files.
Organizing school work
Learn how to organize your school work using the My Binder tab, keywords, flags and other tools in SMART Notebook Student Edition.
Working with Multiple files
Learn how to use SMART NBSE to view a list of your files, open multiple files and work with multiple files.
- Tutorial: Working with Multiple files - Windows | Mac
- Tutorial: Creating a Personalized Home Page - Windows | Mac
- Tutorial: Keep Organized - Windows | Mac
- Tutorial: Take Notes and Complete Assignments - Windows | Mac
- Tutorial: Find Information Fast and Study Smart - Windows | Mac
- Tutorial: Media Mania - Windows | Mac
SMART Response & SMART Response LE
Set up SMART Response software
Learn how to set up SMART Response software for the first time. Create and manage the class lists that allow you to store your students’ responses in the SMART Response Teacher Tools Gradebook.
- First time setup: Collect and store student responses
- Practice: Managing your class lists (PDF - 1.3MB)
- Tutorial: Managing your class lists (Flash file - 2.3MB)
Creating an assessment
Design an assessment using SMART Notebook software and SMART Response assessment software.
- Tutorial: Create assessments (Flash file - 3.9MB)
- Quick Reference
- Hands On Practice
Delivering an assessment
Deliver an assessment using SMART Notebook software and SMART Response assessment software.
- Delivering an assessment - Flash file - 8.8 MB
- Quick Reference
- Hands On Practice
Evaluating your assessment results
Review and explore the results of your assessments with SMART Notebook software and SMART Response assessment software.
- Tutorial: Evaluating assessment results (Flash file - 3.3MB)
- Quick Reference
- Hands On Practice
Set up SMART Response LE
Learn how to set up SMART Response LE for the first time.
SMART Sync 2009 (formerly SynchronEyes)
Using it for the First Time
Learn how to use SMART Sync software to manage the computers in your classroom, guide learning and interact with students.
- Using SMART Sync 2009 for the First Time
- Tutorial: Software basics (Flash file - 5.9MB)
Monitoring Student Computers
Learn how to use SMART Sync software to monitor student computer screens.
Controlling Student Computers
Learn how to use SMART Sync software to guide student learning or focus their attention by controlling their computers.
Communicating and Sharing
Learn how to use SMART Sync software to communicate and share using Chat, Questions, and File Transfer tools.
Using the Collaborate feature
Learn how to use SMART Sync software to separate your class into working groups, distribute an assignment for them to complete collaboratively, and monitor their progress.
- Using the Collaborate feature
- Tutorial: Collaborate using SMART Sync Teacher software (Flash file - 3.23MB)
- Tutorial: Collaborate using SMART Sync Student software (Flash file - 5.11MB)
Toolbars
SMART Sync software Buttons and Toolbars.
SMART Table
Basics
Learn how to open and close activities, draw with digital ink, and move and resize digital objects.
- Tutorial: SMART Table Basics (Flash file - 9MB)
Using the activities software
Orientation to the SMART Table Activities software interface, and outlines instructions and student objectives for each learning activity.
Working with the Toolkit
Introduction to customizing activities in the SMART Table Toolkit and applying custom changes to the SMART Table.
SMART Ideas
SMART Document Camera
AirLiner Wireless Slate
SMART Podium Interactive Pen Display (formerly Sympodium)
Use the SMART Podium interactive pen display and the powerful features of SMART Board software to control and write over computer applications, all while facing your audience.
Choose your model from the list below.
Accredited Education Software
SMART Exchange
Connecting to other teachers
Collaborate and connect to other teachers and share resources, ideas and helpful hints.
- Interactive Tutorial (Flash)
Downloading content
Learn how to find ready-made lessons, activities and interactive content for a variety of SMART products.
- Interactive Tutorial (Flash)
SMART Learning Marketplace
The SMART Learning Marketplace
Learn how to quickly find and integrate digital learning objects from the SMART Learning Marketplace into your Notebook software lessons.
Finding and Downloading Content
Use the SMART Learning Marketplace to search for, download, save and manipulate digital learning content for use in Notebook software.
Conferencing Software
Bridgit
Use SMART's conferencing software to interact with students or customers, and to present ideas in a way that engages everyone who is watching.
- Tutorial: Basics (Flash file - 2.3MB)
- Basics -Windows | Mac
- Special Features - Windows | Mac
SMART Meeting Pro
SMART Meeting Pro
Learn how to begin whiteboarding, create meeting notes and save your meeting notes using SMART Meeting Pro.
SMART Hub PE 260
SMART Hub SE 240
SMART Hub VE 220
SMART Board Interactive Display Frame
- Tutorial: SMART Board Interactive Display Frame Basics (Flash file - 6.4 MB)
- Quick Reference
- Hands-on Practice
SMART Board interactive whiteboard 9.7
Basics
Learn how to orient the interactive whiteboard, control applications and write, erase and save notes.
- Tutorial (Flash file - 1.4MB)
- Quick Reference - Windows | Mac
- Hands on Practice - Windows | Mac
- Orienting the SMART Board
Hardware Basics
Learn about basic hardware components, such as the SMART Pen Tray and the Ready Light.
- Front-Projection - Windows | Mac
- 600i Interactive Whiteboard System
- Rear Projection
- Flat-Panel Displays - Windows | Mac
Stand alone mode
Learn how to use the SMART Board 600i interactive whiteboard system without a connected computer to make and save notes in ScratchPad, and to capture video images.
SMART Board Tools
Learn how to use the SMART Board 600i interactive whiteboard system without a connected computer to make and save notes in ScratchPad, and to capture video images.
- Tutorial (Flash file - 3.5MB)
- Quick Reference - Windows | Mac
- The Floating Tools toolbar - Windows | Mac
- The Start Center - Windows | Mac
Using Microsoft Applications
Use Microsoft software with your SMART brand product.
SMART Notebook software version 9.7
Notebook Software 9.7 Basics
Overview of the Notebook software interface, writing in Notebook software and converting handwriting to typed text.
- Tutorial: Basics (Flash file - 1.3MB)
- What is new in version 9.7
- Toolbars - Windows | Mac
- The Gallery Collections
- Tutorial: The Gallery (Flash file - 1.5MB)
- Tutorial: Objects in Notebook Software (Flash file - 1.7MB)
- Tutorial: The Page Sorter (Flash file - 1.8MB)
- Collecting and Sharing Content
Using Notebook Software
Learn how to create a lesson with Notebook software. Use page templates and content from the Gallery collections to produce interactive lessons or presentations.
Senteo 1.0 software
Basics
Learn how to connect the receiver, turn on the clickers, name a classroom and begin using Senteo in Anonymous mode.
Setting Up a Class List
Learn about the Senteo Manager, and discover how to create a class list, or import an existing class list, to begin delivery of a formal assessment with the Senteo interactive response system.
- Tutorial: Building a Class List (Flash file - 2.56MB)
- Quick Reference - Windows | Mac
Designing an Assessment
In this Hands-on Practice you will learn how to prepare an assessment using Notebook software and Senteo assessment software. You will also learn how to deliver your assessment and to review and export your results.