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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHTdon’t have to toggle betweenwindow screens,” says Fisher.Teachers are using this featureduring lesson creation bypinning all of the Internetresources into the appropriateplaces in the SMART Notebookfile, which saves time duringlesson delivery.Web-based widgets areanother exciting new elementof SMART Notebook 11.“Widgets are small, webbasedapps that run withinSMART Notebook software.Educators can find anddownload widgets on theSMART Exchange website,and then simply drag and dropthe widget onto a SMARTNotebook software page,”says Georgi Ignatov, EcosystemProgram Manager at SMART.Using the softwaredevelopment kit forSMART Notebook 11, thirdpartydevelopers can createinteractive widgets for thesoftware, such as those thatenable you to display thecurrent weather, instantlytranslate handwritten wordsand play interactive gamescorrelated to curriculumstandards. The result isa more immersive andengaging experience forteachers and students.Another new tool to engagestudents is the Activity Builder,which enables you to addinteractivity to any object,making your lessons evenmore dynamic and easierto build. Using the ActivityBuilder, you can create dragand-dropactivities, such assorting, ordering, labeling andhot spots, that provide instantfeedback – and you don’t needany programming skills.“With the Activity Builder, I builtmy first lesson and was usingit with my students within fiveminutes. More importantly, Iwas able to concentrate onthe concept being taught andcould immediately eliminatemisconceptions because thestudents had instant feedback,”says Fisher.Creativitywithout limitsSMART Notebook 11 has moreof the creative, interactive toolsyou’ve come to expect. Thenew customizable creativepen lets you create the ink ofyour choice, such as a customshape image fill, an objector a drawing from a SMARTNotebook software page.“Early education and specialeducation teachers will loveadding their own images to thecreative pen tool. You can nowcustomize the creative pen tosuit the topic or theme or theinterests of students. WhenI added a child’s photographto the creative pen tool, hecould have spent the entireday carrying out matchingactivities, drawing lines of hisface to link items together,”says McCabe.With the new crayon tool,students can create authenticcrayon drawings on anySMART Notebook softwarepage. “The new crayon toolis just lovely. It is very realisticand adds an extra dimension.Children love using the crayontool to make simple drawings,and they mix the use of thenormal pen tool and thecrayon tool to create differenttextures in a single drawing,”explains McCabe.Teachers around the worldagree – SMART Notebook 11gives you the tools to makelessons even more collaborativeand engaging. “SMARTNotebook software is myteaching platform, and version11 enables greater interactionwith students and theirlearning,” says Fisher.SMART Notebook 11 supportsWindows ® , Mac OS and MacOSX Lion operating systems.For more information onSMART Notebook 11 software,visit the product page orwatch the preview video.April 2012 | 25