Using the SMART Recorder in SMART Notebook

Today's the day- you're going to teach that complicated, multi-step lesson.  You're prepared - you have created a great lesson using the SMART Board and will have the students up at the board working out solutions.  There's just one problem.  You have absent students today, and if you go ahead and begin now, you're just going to have to do it all over again tomorrow.

We've all been there. We can't just stop our classes because of absent students, but we also know we want all of our students to be successful.  By using the SMART Recorder, we can solve this problem.  The SMART Recorder can be found in the SMART Board Tools. To access, go to SMART Board Tools, Open, then choose Recorder, as displayed.

You can also customize your Floating Tools by clicking on the wheel at the bottom.  Then drag and drop the Recorder to your Floating Tools.

The SMART Recorder will open after you've selected it.  To begin recording, simply click on the red "record" button. 

It is recommended to keep videos at a length of 5 minutes or less.  It will take a great deal of time to convert videos longer than that.  As you finish up your recording, click on the blue stop button.  Your video will be named and you can choose where to save it.

Here's an example of how the SMART Recorder can benefit your classes:

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This can get you and your students moving forward.  Be sure to comment with additional ways you could use the SMART Recorder!