Technology Medley » smartboard

Copying Pages in SMART Notebook Files

Pam — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:05:14 +0000

Occasionally, you may find a SMART Notebook file that contains one or two pages that you’d like to use, but you don’t want the entire file. The simplest solution might be to delete all of the pages you don’t want. Just click on the page thumbnail and select Delete Page from the dropdown menu.

However, what if you already have a file created and you want to copy those same two pages into your file? If you have the original file open right beside your own file, you can drag the pages from one to the other. Here’s a short video that might help:

SMART Board Tip – Hyperlinks

Pam — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:39:58 +0000

The absolute easiest way to add a hyperlink to a Notebook file is to copy the URL from your browser and then paste it into a Notebook page. It’s also simple to add a hyperlink as a attachment to your file by clicking on the attachments tab, clicking Insert, selecting Insert Hyperlink, and filling in the required information. Either of these methods work great when you want your hyperlink to be easily available while using a Notebook file.

To add a hyperlink to any object, first select the object by clicking on it. Make sure you are in mouse mode (Click on the arrow tool. If you are in text mode, you won’t be able to create a link until you switch to mouse mode.)

Select link from the dropdown menu.

Your options are Web page, Page in this file, File on this computer, and Current attachments. Don’t use the “file on this computer” option unless you’re positive that the Notebook file will never be used on a different computer or on a computer that is not attached to the network server.

You may also select how you want to activate the link. Selecting Launch by clicking Corner Icon will add a small blue icon to the corner of the object. Selecting Launch by clicking Object will open the link just by clicking on the words or shape. If you later need to edit this object, you can get back to the dropdown menu by right clicking.

SmartBoard in Upper Elementary

Pam — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:00:45 +0000

NCTIES 2009 Conference Session – SmartBoard

Another NCTIES presentation featured uses for the SmartBoard in the upper elementary classroom. Lynn Keith, Suzanne Blaszak, and Jennifer Keith from Providence Spring Elementary School near Charlotte shared numerous ideas with us.

They have shared their presentation here, and it’s full of ideas that can be used with older elementary students ~ well worth the time to download and explore. In addition to content ideas, they have demonstrated many of the advanced features of the Notebook software.

Some other items discussed during the presentation:

Daily uses for the SmartBoard

morning routine
calendar
pledge, class rules
weather
number of days in school – place value items
money
use infinite clone for money
homework
attendance

They noted that the SmartBoard Notebook software is powerful, and it takes time to explore and find things.

One of the activities they shared involved numerous colored circles on the Notebook slide which were linked to other pages with math problems. Students tossed a koosh ball towards the board. When the ball contacted the board, one of the links was activated and then the students solved the math problem on that particular slide. You can download the file at the SmartBoard Exchange. (You’ll probably need to log in first.)

Create board games and use the dice from the gallery to play.

Use the built in camera to grab screenshots from other documents to use in your Notebook file.

Play Jeopardy. There are lots of templates online that can be used with the SmartBoard. Be sure to sure to check out Jeopardy Labs too.

More NCTIES Posts:

Opening Keynote
Photography Problems
Digital Tools for Digital Kids
Assessment with Technology
SmartBoard in Upper Elementary
Skype in the Classroom
More Than YouTube
Closing Keynote