Fife Education's Learning and Teaching site

This page links to tutorials that try to explain and support the use of SMART Notebook

The web links to Teacher Tube and You Tube may or may not work depending on the web filter policy in place in your local authority. Fife teachers have access to Teacher Tube and You Tube but not their pupils.

A new additon to educational video channels worth visiting is WatchKnow (see below).

To draw attention to the Hints and Tip s files a series of them are showcased in their own page on this site.

Teacher Tube - SMART video channel
A set of videos covering many SMART products in particular Notebook, SMART SE and Response systems and the SMART Table. Lots These are held on 7 pages with 16 videos listed per page (at time of writing – 3 November 2010) Example: Notebook Themes explained or Navigating your way through SMART Exchange

You Tube - SMART Classroom Video channel
A massive collection including many uploaded by teachers (see Teacher-created videos 2010). There are too many to mention here but if anyone reading this page in SMART Storeroom has a favourite please add it’s link, title and short description to the SMART videos Recommended web link part below. Please classify as being suitable for new , intermediate or advanced users. Example: Adding Themes

WatchKnow - A new Educational video channel offering free educational videos delivered over the Internet. Viewed any time, from anywhere.
This new video channel is gathering a massive number of links to educational videos. A search can be entered on any keyword (eg SMARTBoard) and the source set to WatchKnow or You Tube, Teacher Tube, Google Videos or School Tube.

Other Online Links

SMART Training Videos (new May 2011)	The sections cover: Getting Started Getting Connected Use Your Computer in a Whole New Way A Whiteboard but smarter Creating Engaging Lesson Activities
Online Tutorials (SMART site)	An eclectic collection of activites. Just scroll down to choose the relevant feature or tool.
Engaging students to use Notebook files	Basic ideas to enable students to be involved in interactive lessons.
Populating a Notebook file	Basic Flash-based introduction to adding content to a Notebook page.
The Lesson Activity Toolkit	A short video covering the excellent interactive tools held in the Lesson Toolkit Activity part of the Notebook gallery.
Support notes and Notebook files	Training books and Notebook files are available from the University of Christ Church, Canterbury, England.
Using the Notebook gallery	A Flash-based introduction to Notebook's gallery.
Using the magnifying glass	Notebook ideas.
Using the Notebook page recorder	Very interesting ideas to create short recordings to playback at any time.
Using the Instant Checker tool	A tool that allow pupils to check their answers straight away. Good for cloze procedures.
How to convert text or handwriting to speech audio in Smart Notebook - short video tutorial