SMARTBoard: Using the text tool with the SMART Notebook software

This ICT tip could be best applied to the following subjects:

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Quick overview: An overview of the SMART Notebook text tool. Basic technique.

How can it be used in the classroom: If you prepare SMART Notebook lessons on a home or school computer without a SMARTBoard connected to it, you should familiarize yourself with the text tool. The text tool is needed when you are preparing your lessons in advance and don’t have access to the physical SMARTBoard pens to create handwritten text in your lessons. The following video also contains some useful tips for math and science teachers using the text tool.

Video Tutorial: To see an on-line video of how to use the text tool, please click the large play button below:

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2 Responses to “SMARTBoard: Using the text tool with the SMART Notebook software”

  1. SMARTBoard: Common problems when preparing SMART Notebook lessons in advance and how to fix them! « Says:
    October 6, 2009 at 11:01 am | Reply

    [...] If you are not familiar with the SMART Notebook text tool, I would suggest you first consult my earlier ICT blog posting before watching the video [...]

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    November 25, 2009 at 5:15 pm | Reply

    [...] is the advantage to doing this: SMARTBoard lessons prepared in advance using a combination of the text tool, images, and other interactive elements from the Notebook Gallery, tend to be more polished than [...]

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