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I am very honored to be the Professional Development Supervisor for

I had the opportunity to discuss a new product from the creators of the SMART Board today and I am very excited to share this information with my read

Here's a quick update to the most effective and affordable Smart Notebook Professional Development available...Teacher Online Training.

New Course: Downloading and Inserting Flash Video Files Into Notebook

Did you know you could turn your finger into a hovering mouse when using the SMART Board? This feature allows you to take advantage of websites that display various information when you move your mouse around the computer screen.

Here's a teacher-requested video tutorial that shows you how to take advantage of the Floating Mouse feature of your SMART Board.

I am in the final stages of completing my newest online course called

I love solving the riddles, especially when they have a Mathematics twist. Here's a really fun application to play on your SMARTBoard interactive whiteboard called "The Decanting Puzzle." It's a wonderful flash game that let's you solve 6

This week's challenge is called "Flashing Text." The challenge is to make text start to flash when it's touched on the Smartboard. To complete the challenge successfully, all you have to do is replicate the technique. You can decide wh

My readers are amazing! I've actually had 58 correct entries in the first two Smart Notebook challenges. However, that's not what I find amazing. What's so amazing is the creativity that was demonstrated by many of th

The Smart Notebook Challenge #2 is now in the books. It was a fun little challenge that utilized one of the

Here goes Jim again talking about Sharing ideas and resources...

This week's Smart Notebook Challenge is to produce a cool effect for revealing secret information. I have not used this technique in the classroom yet but I'm sure it'll be a big hit with the students as well as add a little excitement when y

I used to subscribe to LearningPlanet.com when I was teaching in Arizona a few years back. The kids really had a great time playing Math Mayhem. They liked the educ

Think you've got what it takes to be in the Teachers Love SMART Boards Hall of Fame? Here's your chance to hone your Smart Notebook skills and have a little fun at the same time.

Ummm, should I even mention that I found a website that works great with the SMARTBoard but qualifies more as a fun site than an education site? Of course I will. It may just be that perfect site for your school'