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From SMART Technologies Training Center:  You must have Macromedia Flash player installed to watch it.  Also, don’t forget to turn on your speakers.  
 
Touch, Write and Save 9.7  (1.4 MB)
This 2-minute tutorial is a quick introduction to the basics of SMART Notebook software. You will see how to launch an application with your finger, [...]

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After attending Mandi and Anna’s tech training How to Make a PowerPoint on March 26th, Ines (Beg. Low ESL) created this PowerPoint to review Telling Time (All-Star 1, Unit 4):
Telling_Time_(ppt)
Ines says,
My students were active participants in the review of Unit 4 of All-Star 1.  They were even the ones that generated the list of Useful Time [...]

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A picture is worth a thousand words.  Here’s how you add a screenshot to a document.

Get your screen set up the way you want it in the shot.
Press PrtScn (upper right section of keyboard) for entire screen or Alt + PrtScn for active window only.
Paste in word document or PowerPoint.
Add autoshapes to highlight sections, if desired.

I learned [...]

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At our March 26th tech training, we will discuss “safe and sound blogging.”  Here’s a brief preview.
Sound blogging:
In this 2.5 minute video, teachers and students share their positive experiences with blogging for educational purposes.

 Safe blogging:

Don’t post confidential information. 

Don’t write anything that will embarrass you later. 

Use features in blogging software that restrict anonymous comments. 

When leaving a reply, consider pros [...]

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Our next BESST-Evening Tech Tip is tomorrow, March 11, 2008 from 6:00-6:20pm. 
Beginning Low ESL instructor Anna will demonstrate how she uses PowerPoint to support the All-Star curriculum.  Read on to learn more about what you’ll be learning and doing at this Tech Tip Tuesday.

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