This document provides a guide on using SMART technology for educational purposes, particularly focusing on creating interactive lesson activities. It includes instructions on navigating the software, utilizing the gallery for various media, and employing tools for effective classroom engagement. The content is aimed at teachers looking to enhance their teaching methods through technology on a specific professional development day.

1. Getting started with
Gallery and objects
Media and Web Links
Next Steps:
Lesson Activity Toolkit
Layers and more strategies
SCS Mid-Term PD Day - Friday, Nov. 9, 2012
Get this notebook file at: http://tinyurl.com/scssmart01
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7. Product Key
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10. See and sort your pages
Use the Page Sorter tab to jump to a page by
selecting its thumbnail, or reorganize your pages
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11. Pick up a pen and write
On-screen keyboard
Press the Keyboard button to launch the
on-screen keyboard.
Right-click
the Right-Click
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12. Resize and rotate
Move
Press the leaf and drag it to
move it around the page.
pressing the Select icon and putting down the pen.
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13. Edit text
Double-click the text box to edit text.
Resizing the text box
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14. Find content in the Gallery
Find images, videos, sound files, interactive activities, backgrounds
add to your page.
The Gallery tab also contains templates to help
you create your own activities. Engage your
students with interaction.
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15. Click the buttons to view the gestures.
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16. TM website
Search by subject and grade. See what other teachers are trying and
loving. Download and modify lessons to suit your teaching style.
exchange.smarttech.com
in your web browser or click the
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17. Adaptive toolbar
The toolbar provides shortcuts to commonly-used actions, tools and properties.
When you use the Select tool to select an object in the work area, its properties
appear to the right of the tools group.
additional
properties in the Properties
tab and in the object's drop-
down menu.
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18. Activity Builder
Add-ons tab, and then click the Activity
Builder thumbnail.
What do horses eat?
Drag and drop foods over the horse to feed it.
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19. Browser
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20. Improved text
1. Nested bullets
2. Numbering with hanging indents
3. Adjustable line spacing
4. Font previews
you select text.
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25. Sample SCS Student
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26. Colors clash and are
Do not mix!
Colors seem to shake
Do not mix!
against each other
Some combinations
Do not mix!
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Reptiles
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