Notebook 10 Training August 8, 2008
Posted by anne marie in Notebook 10, SMART Board, Websites.Tags: Notebook 10, SMARTBoard
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As I mentioned in a previous post, last week I went to the Notebook 10 Training in NYC and it was great! All of these ideas on how I can incorporate some of the new features into my Notebook lessons for the start of school are running through my head. The Magic Pen is fantastic, the new properties options are awesome (especially the animation option), the Table Tool is super, the Shape Pen really cool, you can now easily incorporate Theme pages and not to mention all of the fabulous new interactive activities/games available in the Lesson Activity Toolkit- did I say YIPPPPPEEEEEEE!!!!! So as promised here are some links that I hope will help you to understand and incorporate these tools into your lessons.
All of these links are from SMART Technologies. This first link, View All Features, will supply you a brief written overview of each of the features in Notebook 10 and the following five links will bring you to Quick Flash videos on how to incorporate these individual features in your lessons. Table Tool: Create a table from the Notebook software toolbar, then insert or drag text, images and objects into any cell with ease. Magic Pen: Use this three-in-one tool to spotlight, magnify or zoom in on an image, or write notes that will disappear in 10 seconds. Draw a square to magnify an object or draw a circle to add a spotlight. Object Animation: Animate any Notebook software object with effects such as fading in, flying in or spinning. Shape Pen: Draw a freehand shape, and Notebook software recognizes it and perfects it. Create themed pages using elements such as fonts, background colors and images, and apply them to Notebook pages. Themes: Create themed pages using elements such as fonts, background colors and images, and apply them to Notebook pages.
The other place that I like to visit for wonderful tips on maximizing your SMARTBoard is the :60 Sec Tech. His videos are not only informative, but fun and enjoyable to watch. He has created some Notebook 10 videos that I highly recommend watching. These links were found on Teacher Tube: The Shape Tool Pen, The Magice Pen, and if you’re lucky enough to have a new SMART Document Camera he has created 2 videos addressing how to use this within Notebook 10 and to show science experiments in the classroom.
My hope is that this information makes it a little easier to locate some quick references and ideas regarding Notebook 10. As they say–the possibilities are endless!!!
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You can watch a 30-minute training video on the features of Notebook 10 at http://downloads.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/videos/wnnb10/WNNB10.html. Feel free to link to this video from your own site, too.
Alex Rettie
SMART Technologies
Team Lead, Online Training
Toll-free Tel. 1.888.42.SMART Ext. 3212
Tel. +1.403.802.3212
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