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For Dummies series adds SMART Board interactive whiteboards

New book from John Wiley & Sons helps readers get the most from their SMART Board™

SMART Technologies and John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. announce SMART Board Interactive

Whiteboards For Dummies®, a new reference manual designed to enhance users’ experiences

with SMART Board interactive whiteboards. Released by Wiley, the long-time publisher of the For

Dummies series, SMART Board Interactive Whiteboards For Dummies represents the first

interactive whiteboard guide in the series. It was produced in cooperation with SMART and is now

available. Other languages are scheduled to follow.

SMART Board Interactive Whiteboards For Dummies introduces interactive whiteboards to new

users and serves as a how-to manual for the SMART Board interactive whiteboard. For Dummies is

a trusted series that uses straightforward explanations to give readers introductory information on

a wide variety of topics. This latest For Dummies book explores the many facets of Notebook™

collaborative learning software, which comes with all SMART Board interactive whiteboards and is

the core application for the creation and delivery of interactive lessons, presentations, student

work and other communications. Millions of teachers, students, business people and government

officials around the world use the SMART Board interactive whiteboard daily. SMART Board

Interactive Whiteboards For Dummies provides a no-nonsense guide to getting the most from this

technology product.

“The For Dummies series is the recognised leader in providing simple, straightforward instructions

on using technology products,” says Robert Harris, John Wiley & Sons Canada’s General Manager,

Professional and Trade Division. “Since all SMART products are easy to use, this working

relationship is a perfect match.”

“As interactive whiteboard use continues to grow, a more diverse group of people is asking us for

additional resources,” says Nancy Knowlton, SMART’s CEO. “This book ensures that accurate and

easy-to-understand information about SMART products is readily available to For Dummies fans

who have or may be getting a SMART Board interactive whiteboard.”

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Pricing and availability

SMART Board Interactive Whiteboards For Dummies will be available in English at a suggested

retail price of £4.99. Customers interested in purchasing SMART Board Interactive Whiteboards For

Dummies should contact their local authorised SMART reseller. For more information, visit

www.smarttech.com or telephone 08450 724800.

About For Dummies®

With near universal name recognition, more than 150 million books in print, and more than 1,300

topics, For Dummies is the world’s bestselling reference series. With loyal customers around the

globe, For Dummies enriches people’s lives by making knowledge accessible in a fun and easy

way. Described by the New York Times as “more than a publishing phenomenon, but a sign of the

times,” For Dummies span every section of the bookstore, covering everything from health to

history, music to math, self-help to Spanish language, technology to travel, and more. The

Dummies brand has expanded into new products and categories with language audio sets; and an

extensive licensed product line, including art sets, craft kits, GPS navigation, fitness and hobby

DVDs and more. For more information, visit Dummies.com. For Dummies is a branded imprint of

Wiley.

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About SMART

SMART Technologies is an industry pioneer and global education market segment leader in user-

friendly ICT products and group collaboration tools. The award-winning line of SMART Board

interactive whiteboards is the most widely installed in the world because of its unsurpassed

product quality, versatility and ease of use. The SMART Board interactive whiteboard is used to

teach over 18 million students in more than 600,000 classrooms in more than 100 countries

around the world.

SMART is a private company founded in 1987. Employing more than 1,100 people, SMART is

headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with assembly facilities in Ottawa, Ontario and offices

in Bonn, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, New York City, Chicago and Washington, DC. SMART has been

issued and maintains a broad portfolio of patents with numerous U.S., Canadian and other patents

pending. In 1992 SMART formed a strategic alliance with Intel® Corporation that resulted in Intel’s

equity ownership in the company. SMART products are sold through dealers across North America

and distributors worldwide. To learn more about SMART visit www.smarttech.com.

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