tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130724602024-03-08T08:15:36.975+11:00Welcome to the Growing SMARTer blog. A place where you can learn more about interactive whiteboard technology as well as general audio visual solutions for the classroom. My goal is to help you and your school to grow SMARTer by sharing tools, examples and hacks to promote the 4 I's. Interactive, Involve, Inform and Inspire. Enjoy the ride as we start Growing SMARTer.Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308028305705410785noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13072460.post-1123508949010879582005-08-08T23:49:00.000+10:002006-11-10T00:20:07.620+11:00

A smarter way to use your SMART BoardFor those of you whose school's have both Windows computers and Mac computers remember that you can still share your SMART Notebook files across platforms. One thing to remember though, is that the Windows version is V.9.1 and the Mac version is V.8.1.4. So if you want to save a SMART Notebook file from Windows to share with a colleague who has a Mac, you must

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Digital Elevation Model of Australia Are you looking for a map of Australia to use on your SMART Board interactive whiteboard? Here is a great resource for maps of Australia, lots of great maps of Australia. Have a look around at Geoscience Australia.Have a SMARTer day,Jeremy

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John Pearce teaches at Bellaire Primary School in Geelong, Victoria. He has put together a web log to share his experience of introducing and using a SMART Board interactive whiteboard in his class room.Hi blog is called Mr P's SMART Board, I'd encourage you to visit his blog and leave comments.John has another blog called Simply Science, it's a great resource and example for primary school

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Check out this list of Hopes and Fears that every teacher would experience when thinking about introducing new technology in the classroom.Have a read and then let me know what you think by posting a comment.Have a SMARTer day,Jeremy

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Thomas Edison and the phonograph.You have probably heard the often quoted story of Thomas Edison being interviewed by a reporter who asked how Mr. Edison could carry on with his goal of inventing the light bulb when he had failed with his experiments 700 times. Thomas Edison reponded, "I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not

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Here is the link to www.interactivewhiteboard.net.au, check it out and let me know what you think.Have a SMARTer day,Jeremy

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Allan Martin shares his class notes.I visited Golden Square Secondary College this afternoon to provide some familiarisation training on their newly installed SMART Board interactive whiteboards and projectors.It was great to see a lot of interest and 'buy-in' from the teachers. We had a packed room, ranging from teachers who had already started using the boards and software in their classes to

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A classic image to display perspective. The great thing about using a SMART Board interactive whiteboard is that the technology is applicable to any subject or KLA.After speaking with an Arts teacher today, I promised I would post some resources and examples of how interactive whiteboards are being used to teach perspective.I found not only an example of how interactive whiteboards are being used

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Try your luck, roll the dice.For some ideas for using interactive dice (whats the plural of dice?) in SMART Notebook, download this Notebook file. To download this file click on the link and then scroll to the bottom of the page. Select Free download and then scroll to the bottom of the new page. You will see intructions to wait 20-50 seconds, at which time a new link will appear and you can

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Travel the globe with your SMART Board.One of the greatest benefits of using a SMART Board interactive whiteboard is that it literally makes a bunch of resources available at your finger tips.The internet has now opened up a whole world by allowing you and your students to access satelite imagery to view almost every corner of our planet.Think back to the start of this year when the tragedy of

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I'm not sure if you are aware but version 9 of the SMART Notebook software has been released now since February 2005.If you're still using version 8 or maybe even version 7, then you're missing out on lots of extra features. Features such support for Flash content, convert to PDF and mail to recipient with one click, movable toolbar, easy access to page templates & clipart, new pen features and

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Recently eSchool News magazine published its Readers’ Choice Awards for projectors and interactive whiteboards. The survey indicated 75.8 percent of respondents selected the SMART Board interactive whiteboard as their preferred interactive whiteboard.You can read about the survey and it's results here.Clearly the teacher's choice Have a SMARTer day,Jeremy

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If you want to stay updated about the latest versions of SMART software, get access to free resources and see how others are using their SMART Board interactive whiteboard then you need to subscribe to the EDCompass newsletter. Subscribe now!You can also check out the archive of previous issues by clicking here.Have a SMARTer day,Jeremy

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Welcome. I've decided to start this blog to provide teachers and users of interactive whiteboards, specifically the SMART Board interactive whiteboard a resource to learn how to better use this exciting learning tool and to stay up to date with how the boards are being used around Australia.A bit of background on myself. My name is Jeremy Radovcic and I work for Electroboard. I have been with

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