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- Page 1 PLEASE THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT SMART Classroom Suite™ 2010 Overview Guide Windows® Operating Systems...
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Page 2: Product Registration
SMART Board, SMART Classroom Suite, SMART Notebook, SMART Response, SMART Sync, SMART Exchange, the SMART logo and smarttech are trademarks or registered trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Welcome About this guide About SMART Classroom Suite software Installation considerations A typical configuration Installing SMART Classroom Suite software The teacher experience Teaching Assessing students Resources for teachers Monitoring students Fostering communication and collaboration The student experience Managing files Completing assignments and taking notes Completing assessments Communicating and collaborating... -
Page 5: Welcome
Gallery content SMART Notebook Math Tools SMART Classroom Suite™ interactive learning software is a suite of SMART Technologies software for teachers and students. By using the suite with products such as the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard, teachers can create highly interactive learning environments in their classrooms. -
Page 6: About Smart Classroom Suite Software
O V E R V I E W G U I D E Welcome About SMART Classroom Suite software SMART Classroom Suite software integrates the following SMART Technologies software: SMART Notebook™ collaborative learning software SMART Notebook™ SE (Student Edition) collaborative learning software SMART Response™... - Page 7 Texas Instruments™ (TI) emulators. A 30- day trial is included, and you can activate SMART Notebook Math Tools using the product key you receive from SMART Technologies or your reseller.
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Page 8: Installation Considerations
Overview Guide Installation considerations A typical configuration Installing SMART Classroom Suite software Using the installation wizards Using the command line interface Using SMART Install Manager This chapter is intended for your school’s system administrators. It presents a typical configuration of SMART Classroom Suite software and describes installation options. - Page 9 O V E R V I E W G U I D E Installation considerations The following is an example configuration: In this example configuration: SMART Sync Class List Server is in a location on the school network that is accessible to the teacher, system administrator and student computers.
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Page 10: Installing Smart Classroom Suite Software
Installation wizards Command line interface SMART Install Manager (using Windows® Group Policy for deployment) SMART Technologies recommends the installation wizards for smaller installations and either the command line interface or SMART Install Manager for larger installations. N O T E For hardware and software specifications, see the SMART Classroom Suite software Release Notes (smarttech.com/kb/136910). - Page 11 O V E R V I E W G U I D E Installation considerations the SMART Classroom Suite software 2010 System Administrator’s Guide (smarttech.com/kb/150907).
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Page 12: The Teacher Experience
Foster communication and collaboration This chapter explains how the teacher can complete these tasks with SMART Classroom Suite software. It also lists resources available from SMART Technologies. Teaching SMART Notebook software enables the teacher to create educational presentations and other materials as .notebook files and then present these files to students using a SMART Board... -
Page 13: Assessing Students
O V E R V I E W G U I D E The teacher experience Each .notebook file contains one or more pages and each page contains objects, such as freehand objects, straight lines, geometric shapes, text, graphics,tables and Adobe® Flash® Player compatible files. - Page 14 O V E R V I E W G U I D E The teacher experience Each question appears on its own page in the .notebook file. The teacher can add graphics or other objects to each page to enhance its questions.
- Page 15 O V E R V I E W G U I D E The teacher experience SMART Response CE software supports the following question types: Type Description Example Yes or no Students are presented with a question and must answer yes or no. True or false Students are presented with a statement and must determine whether...
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Page 16: Resources For Teachers
After creating the questions in SMART Notebook software, the teacher can start the assessment and have students respond using SMART Notebook SE software or SMART Response clickers. Resources for teachers SMART Technologies offers several resources for teachers so that they can get the most out of SMART Classroom Suite software. Content... -
Page 17: Monitoring Students
Lesson Activities Toolkit The SMART Technologies website (education.smarttech.com) includes thousands of SMART Notebook software lesson activities and SMART Response interactive response system question sets that the teacher can download and use in class. These lesson activities cover curricula for all grade levels in the United States, Canada, Spanish-speaking Latin America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. -
Page 18: Fostering Communication And Collaboration
O V E R V I E W G U I D E The teacher experience T I P The teacher can organize the thumbnail images into groups. This allows the teacher to monitor and interact with students in groupings that reflect the structure of the class (for example, Team A, Team B and Team C, or Remedial Students, Mainstream Students and Honors Students). -
Page 19: The Student Experience
Manage files Complete assignments and take notes Complete assessments Communicate and collaborate This chapter explains how students can complete these tasks with SMART Classroom Suite software. It also lists resources available to the students from SMART Technologies. -
Page 20: Managing Files
O V E R V I E W G U I D E The student experience Managing files SMART Notebook SE software includes a digital binder in which students can store their .notebook and other files, including Microsoft Office documents, graphics and audio and video files. Students view and organize the contents of their binder in the My Binder tab. -
Page 21: Completing Assessments
O V E R V I E W G U I D E The student experience Self-learn using lesson activities from the teacher or the Gallery N O T E All .notebook files that a student creates or opens in SMART Notebook SE software are saved in a single folder on the student computer or on the network. -
Page 22: Communicating And Collaborating
O V E R V I E W G U I D E The student experience Before starting an assessment, students must connect to the class by clicking a class name in the Quick Links view of the My Home tab: After finishing the assessment, students can receive feedback. -
Page 23: Resources For Students
The students can then work in their groups to complete and hand in the assignment. Resources for students SMART Technologies also offers several resources for students. Content Students, like teachers, have access to Gallery content. Students access content in SMART Notebook SE software similarly to how teachers access content in SMART Notebook software (see Content on page 12). -
Page 24: Customer Support
Appendix A Customer support Online information and support Visit www.smarttech.com/support to view and download user’s guides, how-to and troubleshooting articles, software and more. Training Visit www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter for training materials and information about our training services. Technical support If you experience difficulty with your SMART product, please contact your local reseller before contacting SMART Support. -
Page 25: General Inquiries
A P P E N D I X Customer support General inquiries Address SMART Technologies 3636 Research Road NW Calgary, AB T2L 1Y1 CANADA Switchboard +1.403.228.5940 or Toll Free 1.866.518.6791 (U.S./Canada) +1.403.228.2500 E-mail info@smarttech.com Registration To help us serve you, register online at www.smarttech.com/registration. - Page 26 Toll Free 1.866.518.6791 (U.S./Canada) Toll Free 1.866.518.6791 (U.S./Canada) or +1.403.228.5940 or +1.403.228.5940 www.smarttech.com www.smarttech.com...