Smart notebook software is only available if you own a smart product(i
emailed to check.) I loved using it when I had an IWB, but now I'm at a new
school with no smart technology. So I downloaded their notebook viewer
software(which is free) so that I could at least use my old lessons.

On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 3:28 PM, M Stanley wrote:

> Sigh.... the Smart (board) SITE, not sight...... I can spell, honestly!
>
> Apparently you can also download the Activboard software, but it may be
> only
> the flipchart viewer. There seems to be some confusion in my head about
> that.
> Activ now has three types of downloads available: the "professional"
> Activstudio, the "primary" Activprimary, and the new one Inspire that is a
> combination of both plus it's supposed to be easier to use notebooks in as
> well.
>
> I design my slides in Activstudio cuz it has more features and it's easier
> for me to manipulate, I display the flipcharts during class with
> Activprimary cuz the icons are easier to see and that's what other teachers
> in school use, and I'm verrry curious about Inspire. I've not downloaded
> it
> yet cuz I'm still learning the other two, since I only got my board in
> January - but I sure do use the heck out of it!!
>
> With recorders - I have a magic tunnel activity for note and pitch
> recognition; I have an "empty" recorder template and I have the kids drag
> circles to the holes to create fingerings (there are more of those in my
> brain but I haven't done them yet); I really like the idea of having the
> kids come up and write the counting numbers up there and I'm gonna start
> doing that. Since I haven't switched them totally to counting numbers,
> away
> from the ta titi syllables, I will have some transitioning to do with them.
> The more I teach recorders, the more I like starting with syllables and
> then
> in mid-3rd grade, moving toward numbers. Even if 1e&a is a pain to
> say......
>
>
> Martha Stanley, NBCT
> www.marthabeesmusic.com
> The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas first!
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 2:24 PM, M Stanley wrote:
>
> > Try http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Support/Downloads/default.htm for
> > Smart downloads.
> >
> > The Smart sight is smarttech.com. If you just type smart.com, you get
> to
> > see those teeny tiny cars.....
> >
> > I guess you could download the software for notebook and then download
> > sample ideas, but the kids would have to use the computer screen to see
> what
> > was going on........ sigh.
> >
> > Ellie, you have such a physically demanding job. Your positive attitude
> is
> > inspiring.
> >
> > Martha Stanley, NBCT
> > www.marthabeesmusic.com
> > The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas first!
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Smart Board Notebook software. This software got wiped out when my
> >> computer
> >> crashed so maybe I could get this to happen if I made a point of it at
> one
> >> of my schools. Ellie
> >>
> >>
> >
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