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SMART tip from a teacher: Shake to Group and Ungroup
September 11, 2012 – 6:00 am | One Comment
SMART tip from a teacher: Shake to Group and Ungroup

By Mary T McCullagh
An exciting new feature of SMART Notebook 11 collaborative learning software is Shake to Group/Shake to Ungroup. This feature allows students and teachers to group objects and text on a SMART Notebook …

Customizing the toolbar in SMART Notebook 11 software
August 7, 2012 – 10:00 am | 2 Comments
Customizing the toolbar in SMART Notebook 11 software

By Lise Galuga
Franco-Ontarian teacher
Read the French version of my post at the end of the English version

SMART Notebook 11 collaborative learning software has a newly designed adaptive toolbar. Once a tool is chosen, the toolbar …

SMART Notebook tip from a teacher: Using Activity Builder
August 7, 2012 – 6:00 am | No Comment
SMART Notebook tip from a teacher: Using Activity Builder

By Kristin Straumann
One of my favorite things to do with SMART Notebook 11 collaborative learning software is have the students use Activity Builder to create their own interactive activity to create review activities, such as …

SMART runs in the family
August 2, 2012 – 12:13 pm | One Comment
SMART runs in the family

SMART recently spoke with three members of the Hayward family from New Brunswick, Canada who have embraced SMART products in their different roles as school administrator, teacher and student. Rick Hayward has recently retired as …

SEEing the SEE Summits from both sides of the world
July 31, 2012 – 6:00 am | One Comment
SEEing the SEE Summits from both sides of the world

By Mike McGowan
One nice perk of being named the 2012 US SMART Exemplary Educator (SEE) of the Year is having the honor of attending this year’s annual SEE Summit at the SMART headquarters in Calgary …

Amazing Learning Moments Contest Wrap Up
July 25, 2012 – 6:03 am | No Comment
Amazing Learning Moments Contest Wrap Up

By Carolyn Evans
Marketing Manager, SMART Technologies

Once you start using SMART Notebook 11 collaborative learning software in your lessons, you instantly see how much more creative power and flexibility you have than ever before to build …

Simple but extraordinary
July 19, 2012 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
Simple but extraordinary

By Cordelia Nkosi
South Africa
It is 07h45 on Tuesday and getting off the bus in front of SMART’s headquarters just seems like too much effort.  My entire mind is ready for the exciting day ahead of …

One SMART chick reporting from the SEE Summit
July 17, 2012 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
One SMART chick reporting from the SEE Summit

By Renee Fruge
Howdy from beautiful Calgary, Alberta, Canada!  Yesterday was the first day of the 2012 SMART Exemplary Educator (SEE) Summit and I have one word for it….. WOW! SMART never ceases to amaze …

I (HEART) SMART Boards: my experience thus far, at the age of 13
June 20, 2012 – 6:00 am | 3 Comments
I (HEART) SMART Boards: my experience thus far, at the age of 13

By Emily Sparago
Eighth-grade student
Dodd Middle School, Cheshire, Connecticut
I can clearly remember the first time I was introduced to a SMART Board interactive whiteboard.  I walked into my third-grade classroom on the first day in 2006; …