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Christmas 2007 Notebook files
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Each SMART Board has a CD ROM software bundle delivered with the Board. Up until now Fife schools have received a CD distributed twice a year (spring and autumn) which has the latest version plus the extensive gallery (over 200 Mb file) and a collection of Notebook files. At present we are considering distributing these applications direct to the desktop by remote file transfer. More information will follow in September. The spring 2007 CD contents are described in a Word document. As the SMART company release Notebook files on a regular basis those files released in between the Fife CD versions can be downloaded from the Fife Education server. In addition, there is a small collection of Notebook files aimed specifically at staff for training and advice, including Hints and Tips. The SMART software may be installed on all the computers in the purchasing establishment and on a teacher's home computer thus notebook files may be viewed, edited or created without being connected to the SMART Board. SMART released a Training CD ROM in spring 2007containing sample files for secondary schools but it also has a very useful selection of short training videos suitable for all Notebook users. Please view the Frequently Asked Questions for more information on Safety Issues and using Smart Notebook. Staff could also refer to the short Smart Safety Notebook file. |
Websites offering online activities suitable for use with interactive whiteboards include:
| Ambleside Primary | Count On |
| Crick Flash Activities ( Numeracy, Literacy, Science and Early Years) | Mathematics for 5-14 from South Lanarkshire (LT Scotland site) with a collection of links |
| Mathsroom (Invergordon Academy) | Planet Arkive |
| Sample activites based on some of these websites are described in more detail in Hints and Tips | |
| Applications which work well as group activites on a SMART Board are available as free downloads from: | |
| Literacy Standards Site | Mathematics Standards Site |
| SMART's own website offers a number of resources including: | |
SMART Technologies Inc. - SmartBoard manufacturer's website for Notebook files and definitely take a look at the Interactive Education quarterly magazine - a free pdf download and subsciption. |
Two minute tutorials - online coverage of the key tools found in Notebook. |
Canterbury Christ Church University College is a good source for a range of SMART resources, including Notebook files and recommended websites - classifyed by sector and curricular area. Please register your school (it is free) to access and download the Notebook files. |
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The National Whiteboard Network - a government sponsored website acting as a portal to a range of resources, not only IWB files but also self tutorials for Word, PowerPoint files and a Forum. |
The following documents are available in Adobe Acrobat format. They can be downloaded directly to your computer. To do this, Right Click on one of the links below and then select Save Target As.
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Consider registering for free at the whiteboardweb forum run by Danny Nicolson or SMART's own forum Exchange launched in autumn 2007. |
| SmartBoard 680 Specification | |