SMART Response XE features full QWERTY keyboard remotes (or clickers), a receiver and powerful assessment software that allows you to easily deliver assessments and evaluate the results. SMART Response XE also offers enhancements to Teacher Tools, such as importing questions and exporting results, and other advanced features.
The new SMART Response XE interactive response system enables teachers to deliver a wide variety of questions, and receive numeric and advanced text responses.
We will let you know more as soon as we get our hands on one.
I wanted to pick-up where we left off last Monday. The following videos will further demonstrate how we can blur the lines between content and the tools we use to access that content. In this first example I created a supportive research environment using the Transparent Background option in Notebook 10.6, a web browser, and Diigo.
In this next example I revisit the use of the Transparent Background and an old NY state exam found on Regents prep. It’s funny really, because I went back and examined my original video and saw that I was still allowing older tools to define my use (change is a slow process). So, here is another attempt that should make things much easier.
Once upon a time, there was a feature in SMART Notebook that allowed one to print from a Word document into the Notebook software. It was quite nice.
In recent versions of Notebook, when one printed from Word to Notebook using Print Capture, each page in the document became a page in Notebook. Unfortunately, each Word page became a static picture of the text and objects that could not be edited or manipulated. The image quality was not great, and, as a result, Print Capture was not a viable way to transfer documents to Notebook.
Well hello Notebook 10.6 (affectionately known as NBX6)! The new update to the software vastly improves Print Capture. As you will see in the video below, when the document is printed to NBX6, each line of text becomes an editable text box within a NBX6 page. And again, each page in the document will become a page in NBX6. The image quality is also much improved, making this a quick and easy way to take your documents to Notebook!
If the world were at your fingertips what would you do? The latest version of the Notebook, 10.6, literally becomes invisible and steps aside, empowering teachers and students to engage with the world more easily and intuitively.
I know, I know, you are scratching your head and asking yourself, “What is he talking about?” Stay with me for a few minutes, and I’ll show you what I mean.
The new transparency layer in the Notebook software makes it easier than ever for teachers and STUDENTS to access the rich set of web-based tools and educational software that have become so pervasive in today’s classroom.
What if we had the flexibility to access content without the constraints of the tool interface? That seamless integration has become much more of a reality with Notebook 10.6. Come with me as we take a little tour of what is possible with the new transparency layer in the Notebook software. You will quickly see that we no longer have to work around the tools we love so much but instead we can now simply work through them.
In this first example we will use the Notebook to launch Google Earth (nothing new) and then use a few of the new measurement tools that come with 10.6.
So, you see that now it is possible to access the information we demand without the interference of the tools we are using. Here is another example.
Is this making sense yet? So, here is one more example for today. After looking at this one, start submitting your own . . . because this really does change everything.
We can take advantage of Word 2007’s drawing tools to easily add pizazz to your Notebook lessons.
In Word ‘07 click on “Insert” from the menu bar and click on “Shapes.” Choose any shape. After inserting a shape, Word ‘07 opens up the “Format” option on the menu bar. Choose “Shape Style” to change the color of your shape. Use the “Shadow Effects” tool to control the shadow of your image. Use “3-D Effects” to control the 3-dimensional view of your shape. The 3-D effects button is only active when you have initially created a basic 2-dimensional shape. This is a quick way to create shapes with shadows and 3-D effects.
These shapes can then be easily copied and pasted into Notebook. You can add text and group the text with the shape to create 3-D banners and buttons. You can also save the shapes to your “My Content” folder for use in future lessons.
Thanks to everyone who downloaded our “4-in-a-Row” learning object. We’re happy we could make it available for free for hundreds of our customers. We’ll be adding more free stuff soon, so keep checking the store.
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