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No board? No problem!
With so many great SMART Board resources available, it would be a shame if they were limited to those who had SMART Boards in their classroom. Luckily, SMART agree, or at least they do to a degree.
Once you know how to open Notebook files, you are opening up your teaching to a whole new bank of resources that are free and online for you to use with your class. This guide has two ways for you to open, edit, and view Notebook lessons using free SMART Notebook software.
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SMART Notebook files
SMART's Notebook files are proprietary files that are intended for use with SMART Boards and SMART's Interactive Response systems. Teachers who use such systems create these files with the included Notebook software.However, even if you do not own any SMART hardware, knowing how to open Notebook files is very useful. It means you have the option to open, edit, and view SMART notebook files that you may have been sent by a colleague. You can even download ready made lessons from the SMART Exchange website.
Once you know how to open Notebook files, you too can use a SMART board lesson with your class, even if you don't have a SMART Board to run it on. Just connect your computer to an LCD projector, or use another brand of interactive whiteboard, and try one of the following methods to open your Notebook files.
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How to Open Notebook Files
Not all districts are keen to have their teachers download and install programs on their school computers. So, if you want to know how to open notebook files without downloading a dedicated program, you can use the newly launched SMART Notebook Express - an online version of the SMART Notebook Interactive Viewer.Notebook Express is a beta version, but has a lot of useful functionality that includes pen tools and text functions. You can add and delete slides, sort pages, move objects, run flash files, and even create and save notebook files of your own. Again, it has less features than the full version of Notebook, but it has the convenience of being online, and can again be used with other brands of interactive whiteboards or with an LCD projector.
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This free SMART Notebook software is available to both Mac and PC users, and is great for teachers who do not always have access to the full version of Notebook because they are off campus or have computer problems. These solutions are obviously not as good as the original software, but they are still a good backup for a multitude of scenarios.
How to Open SMART Notebook Files
This series has help and advice on how to use SMART's popular Notebook software with your SMART board.