Signing into your SMART Account

Click the menus below to find out when to sign in to your SMART Account, how to sign in, and to see frequently asked questions.

To sign in to your SMART Account

  1. Open SMART Notebook software.

  2. From the Notebook menu, select AccountSign in. The account sign in page opens in a browser.

    Note 

    When you select Sign in, Notebook opens a Sign in dialog to indicate that the sign in page has been opened in a browser. If a browser did not open to a sign in page, select Try Again.

  3. The next sign in steps vary depending on whether you’ve used the current computer or device to sign in to your SMART Account before. Follow the steps that best describe the scenario that applies to you.

    1. If you’ve signed in before from the current computer or device, the sign in page shows your SMART Account and any other SMART Accounts that have been signed in to from this computer.

    2. Select your account to sign in.

      3. OR

    1. If you haven’t signed in to your SMART Account on this computer or device before, select the account provider you used to set up your SMART Account.

      You’re directed to the account provider’s sign-in page.

    2. If you’ve signed in to your account provider from this computer or device before, your account appears in the sign-in dialog. Select your account.

      OR

      If this is the first time you’ve signed in to your account provider on this computer, enter your account email address and select Next.

      Note 

      If other people have used the computer or device to sign in, their accounts will also appear here. In that situation, select Use another account to sign in with your account.

    3. Enter your password and select Next.

  4. After you’ve signed in, the confirmation message appears. Close the browser and return to SMART Notebook.

  5. Sign in to your account.

  6. In Notebook, close the Sign In dialog.

Signing in to your SMART Account is required for accessing all the features in SMART Notebook Plus. If you are using SMART Notebook without a subscription, signing in is optional. The following table outlines what happens when you are signed in compared to signed out. You can find the frequently asked questions about sign in here.

Scenario

Signed out

Signed in

Using SMART Notebook Plus

The following features are not available:

  • Students will not be able to use their own devices to connect to interactive activities included in the lesson.

  • You will not have a consistent activity code and class name (used by students to connect to the activity from their own devices).

  • Activities that use student devices (assessments, Shout It Out!, Monster Quiz) are not available, as they require a consistent activity code.

  • Sharing lessons to your SMART Account is not available. This feature allows you to share your lessons to a SMART Board with iQ, to your Lumio library, or to other people by sharing with a URL.

Full access to all features.

Using SMART Notebook without a subscription.

As of SMART Notebook 22, you can use SMART Notebook without signing in.

The following features are not available:

  • Students will not be able to use their own devices to connect to interactive activities included in the lesson.

  • You will not have a consistent activity code and class name (used by students to connect to the activity from their own devices).

  • Activities that use student devices (assessments, Shout It Out!, Monster Quiz) are not available, as they require a consistent activity code.

  • Sharing lessons to your SMART Account is not available. This feature allows you to share your lessons to a SMART Board with iQ, to your Lumio library, or to other people by sharing with a URL.

Same access as not being signed in.