 | How to request, install, and activate (or re-activate) SMART Notebook Software. |
|---|---|
 | Intended for Employees and Students |
 | Categorized under Classroom Technology and Systems |
 | Maintained by Matt Ringh |
 | Up-to-date for the 2022-2023 school year. |
What is SMART Notebook?
If you're using, or looking to use, SMART Notebook software, we have licenses. Here's how you can request a Notebook license, install the software, and activate it. SMART Notebook is interactive software to use with Riverdale's interactive projectors. Using the included classroom pens, you can open a SMART Notebook file on your computer, connect your computer to the projector via USB-C, and then use the interactive digital pens directly on the whiteboard while projecting. Your writing will be digitally captured in the notebook and can be saved and exported in a variety of formats.
Activate or reactivate SMART Notebook
Installing SMART Notebook for the first time
For MacOS
- Please complete the "Technology Purchase or Upgrade Request" form found here.
- Once approved, install SMART Notebook 22.0 SP2 through Self Service on your school-issued computer.
- After installing, open Notebook from your Applications folder
- Click Sign In
- Click on Google on the page that loads and sign-in with your Riverdale email address and passphrase
- You have now activated SMART Notebook Pro and have access to all the features!
For Windows:
- Please complete the "Technology Purchase or Upgrade Request" form found here.
- Once approved, install the latest version SMART Notebook from this website on your school-issued computer: SMART Notebook download link.
- After installing, open Notebook by searching for it in the Windows 11 Start Menu
- Click Sign In when prompted
- Click on Google on the page that loads and sign-in with your Riverdale email address and passphrase
- You have now activated SMART Notebook Pro and have access to all the features!
Update existing SMART Notebook license
If you already have SMART Notebook installed, and you're seeing a banner warning of an approaching expiration date, here are the steps to take to activate our newer license:
Step 1 - Click on the SMART System Menu button in your Menu bar (Mac), or in the Windows Notification Area (Windows). Select Check for Updates and Activation.
Step 2 - Select Account and then click Sign-in. Sign-in with your Riverdale email address in the web browser that pops up
Step 5 - Confirm that it now reads "Activated", and click Finish.
