Have you just had a SMARTBoard installed in your classroom? Or are you keen to start using the interactive whiteboard in your school’s connected classroom more often?
We have included a comprehensive support section on our website which will assist you in developing the skills to use this technology with confidence.
Note: Due to the size of SMART Notebooks, some school servers want to download them as zipped (.zip) files. If this happens to you, right-click on the link and select 'Save Target As'. Then add .notebook to the end of the file name and, in the drop-down menu at the bottom, select 'Save as type: All files'.
Beginners guides to using a SMARTBoard
These SMART Notebooks are for complete beginners, and include activities where you can practise your skills (best done on the SMARTBoard, rather than sitting at a computer).
Introduction (non-language specific)
Chinese: Samples of SMART templates
Indonesian: Samples of SMART templates
Japanese: Samples of SMART templates
Korean: Samples of SMART templates
Creating SMART Notebooks for Languages
This Notebook takes you through everything you need to know about developing SMART Notebooks for the Languages classroom, including copyright information, lower order thinking skills vs. higher order thinking skills, addressing the four macro skills, vocabulary building, grammar activities, etc.
SMART activity templates applicable for Languages
SMART Notebook software includes a range of interactive activity templates, including multiple choice, random word chooser and keyword match. All you need to do is drop in the content and SMART does the rest! Most of the activity templates can also be used with Asian scripts. The activity templates can be accessed through the Gallery tab in SMART Notebook.
Developing your own templates for SMARTBoards
This Notebook is designed to support teachers in developing their own SMART activities, including sorting, 'magic' translators, interactive class rolls, quizzes and class surveys. For each activity, you will find a sample and a 'how-to' page, which includes instructions on a pull tab.
