Podcasting

SMART Ideas Style Collections

Episode 9: In this episode we will look at the Style Collections toolbar in SMART Ideas. The Style Collections toolbar contains ready-made symbols and connectors that can be quickly added to a diagram. You can also modify symbols and connectors, and add them to the My Content Area of Style Collections.

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SMART Ideas Software Interface

Episode 8: In this episode we will continue to look at SMART Ideas and in particular how to navigate your way around the software interface.

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SMART Ideas Basic Skills: What is a Concept Map

Episode 7: In this episode we will introduce SMART Ideas and show you some of the basic skills required to quickly and easily create concept maps. We will also show you some of the different ways in which we have used SMART Ideas both as a teaching tool and as an organizational tool.

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SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Beyond the Basics: The Protected Layer Tool (Windows Only)

Episode 6: In this episode we will discuss the Protected Layer Tool (PLT). This has to be one of the best kept secrets we have found. The Protected Layer Tool is extremely useful and comes bundled with the Notebook software. Join us as we discuss how to take advantage of this tool to build your own customized “Notebook Pages

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SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Basics: Mac Basics

Episode 5: In this episode we will discuss the major differences between running SMART’s Notebook software within Mac OS 10.4.x (Tiger) and Windows XP. We will also demonstrate; how to write directly over any computer application including the desktop, how to capture notes/annotations, and restore notes that have been unintentionally cleared from the board.

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SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Basics: SMART Notebook Gallery, Part 2

Welcome Back! Please join us for Part 2 of our SMART Notebook Gallery Podcast as we continue to demonstrate how to use the Gallery content provided in the SMART Notebook software.

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SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Basics: SMART Notebook Gallery, Part 1

In this episode we will demonstrate how to use the Gallery content provided in SMART Notebook software.

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SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Basics: Using the Smart Recorder

In this episode we will demonstrate how to use the Gallery content provided in SMART Notebook software.

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SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Basics: Creating & Capturing Notes

In this episode we will demonstrate how to write directly over any computer application including the desktop, capture class notes, and restore notes that have been unintentionally cleared from the board. We will be using the following hardware and applications with in our demonstration; Smart board interactive white board, the Smart Notebook v9.5.72, and Firefox v 2.0.0.1.

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Jeopardy Game in SMART Notebook

In this episode we will demonstrate how to create an interactive Jeopardy game for use in your classroom. We will be utilizing version 9.5 of the SMART Notebook software. This tutorial is designed as a step-by-step guide to creating an instructional support activity. You will learn several basic and advanced skills. Once mastered, these skills will not only help you to create activities such as a Jeopardy game, but they will also help you to maximize your daily use of the SMARTboard. Some of these skills include, but are not limited to, drawing lines and shapes, adding text, resizing objects, using the gallery, changing background color and linking pages within a notebook file. Theses skills are integrated throughout the tutorial and are easily marked by chapter headings, which will help you locate a particular skill when you wish to review what you have learned.

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Universal Design: Impacting the Community

This is a debriefing of team members from Abilities!, the Henry Viscardi School and the Kornreich Technology Center who participated in the semester-long design projects (Spring 2006) of undergraduate students from the Columbia University Fu School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in New York. Students worked on problems involving children and adults with disabilities, attempting to solve them using universal design principals and appropriate adaptations. Recommendations are discussed for future design teams based on their experiences with engineering students over 3 semesters of work. Participants in this discussion are Christine Pawelski, Jeanette Glover, Susan Fridie, and David Willingham.

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Perspectives from Dr. Richard Keller

Dr. Richard Keller, Director of the Office of Access and Services for Individuals with Disabilities at Teachers College, Columbia University, speaks with Dr. Christine Pawelski of Abilities!, offering his unique perspectives on education, disability, and adaptive technology. Dr. Keller discusses his background as a disabled and non-disabled individual. He shares his experience deploying cutting-edge assistive technology throughout the University setting.

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