Navigational Home Page

For easy navigation, there is a “Home Page” with links to the different activities and notes. When I’m building a collection of activities, I find it easiest to use links back and forth to choose what comes next.

Safe Share Video Links

Most of the activities include a link to a video found on YouTube. These video links go through SafeShare.tv so there will be no distractions when showing the video. It’s amazing how many unnecessary conversations will be prevented just by purifying the videos. In order to access the videos, you can either touch the video button in the navigation bar, or use the “Next” arrow to access the embedded video on the following page. I think you’ll find that no matter what version of notebook software you are using the links will work for you.

Navigation Bar

I’ve experimented with navigation bars and really think you will find this version helpful as you use this file. All the links are in a consistent location and include several options. It’s probably overkill, but there are links hidden everywhere on the pages. When I touch an object, I want something to happen!!

Activity Builder

There are three activities using the SMART Activity Builder Add On. The Activity Builder allows objects to either be accepted or rejected so students will instantly receive engaging feedback.

Magic Pen

After viewing the “Gina Treble Clef” video, students can use the Magic Pen and race to trace the fancy letter G in the treble clef. This kid-tested activity is a unique way of introducing the treble clef. The Magic Pen is a game-changer. Add it to the toolbar by right-clicking the toolbar and dragging it from the drop-down collection to a location on your toolbar.

Infinite Cloning

The Sol-Mi birds, Line and Space sticks, Farm Rhythms, and Egg rhythms use the infinite cloning feature. Once you have pulled out as many as you need and have completed the activity with one student, use the reset page button to maximize your teaching minutes. It’s so much faster than using the “undo” button!

Reset Page – Toolbar Action Button

Don’t forget to use the Reset Page icon to delete the pulled-out images and reset the page for the next student. Add the Reset Page action button by right-clicking the toolbar and dragging it from the drop-down collection to a spot on the toolbar for handy use.

SMART LAB Assessment Activity

The Forte/ Piano activity has two options. On the first page, the students touch a diamond and it fades to an image that make either a loud or soft sound. On the second page, I used the SMART Lab  Flip Out activity. Students touch one side and it flips to reveal the soft/loud image on the other side.  The Flip Out LAB activity is one of the new and improved non-flash, HTML5 activities for those with .notebook 16 or higher. I’m trying to explore these LAB activities as SMART introduces them to replace the non-working flash activities. Same activity created two ways, see what you think! The SMART Lab Flip Out assessment is located under the Add-on tab.