Smart Notebook 11

I attended a Smart Board User group meeting yesterday at Bishop Dunne Catholic High School. (Kudos to them for hosting) The group was organized by the private schools in the area as a means to offer teachers a place to share ideas, lessons and information about Smart products. It was a great meeting and I disappointed that I had to cut out early. But...before I left the big talk was the roll out of Smart Notebook 11. Supposedly it will be available for download sometime next week. There was a "tweet" that it could be on April 23rd. After seeing all the new things that come with it, I am very excited. If you use a Smart Board or want one, check out their site and watch the video. It will give you a quick overview of what's new. A couple things that caught my eye were #1 the Embedded Web Browser and #2 the Audio recorder. The audio recorder is so neat. It lets you record audio right in the notebook page and attach it to an item. There is no need to go out, record something in Audacity, save the file, find it and then attach it. Nice and simple.

Another nice resource to read about SN11 is at the WhiteBoard Blog. A website out of the UK and they definitely announce the download date as the 23rd. Yippee! I can't wait!

One other thing to note about sharing and Smart. Heather Lamb, a Smart Board guru, hosts a virtual Smart Board User group in Texas. Besides going to her site to find out more about the virtual group, she has hints, tips, tricks and lesson ideas using Smart products. Be sure to check it out.