SMART Board Basics

Presented by Kathleen Christopher

June 6, 2007

Distributed Computing

We used to live in a world where content was king. That world no longer exists. Content is abundant, and is, therefore, a poor basis on which to base an educational system. What is scarce today is context and meaning.

- David Thornburg

Smartboard in the Classroom

Hardware Basics- Value Added

• Computer• Splitter Box• Projector• SMART Board- Large Display & Input Device• Software• Scanner• ELMO Document Cameras

Reasons to have a SMART Board

• Raise the level of student engagement

• Increase student motivation- enjoyment & opportunity

• Support students with special needs

• Improve retention and facilitate review

Things You Can Do with a SMART Board

• Create activities using text, sound, video and Internet links

• Present using text, sound, video and Internet links• Write notes and highlight points on displayed

documents, diagrams and Web pages• Show video, DVD, CD-ROMS or TV• Print, save, e-mail and post presentations to a

website

Research shows that interactive whiteboards…

• Help accommodate different learning styles

• Help teachers streamline lesson planning and delivery

• Have positive effects on– Student engagement– Student motivation– Student retention

SMART Tools

• SMART Notebook• Recorder• Video Player• Keyboard• Floating Tools• Control Panel• Help• More (Calculator,

Magnifier, Pointer Tool, Spotlight, Screen Shade)

Two Minute Tutorials

• Touch, Write and Save

• Power Point

• Notebook Software Basics

• Objects in Notebook Software

• The Notebook Software Page Sorter

• The Notebook Software Gallery

Orientation

• Imperative for touch sensitive feature to work correctly

• Control Panel

• Settings

• Align/Orient

Touch Sensitive

• Double click- touch board 2x quickly

• Single click- touch board 1x quickly

• Right Click- Right Mouse button on pen tray or press and hold area that you want to right click

Writing on the SMART Board

• Pick up pen

• Firm and consistent, hand not touching board

• Touch control returns when pen is back in tray

• Return pen to tray without saving what you wrote, it will disappear on next touch

Erasing & …

• Pick up eraser

• Whiteboard recognizes last tool you picked up, so you can keep pen in your hand as you erase

• With pen or eraser in your hand, you can use your hand to write or erase

Power Point

• View > Slide Show

• Slide Show Toolbar

• Click arrows to advance or back up

• Double click with finger, second click to right or left of first click

• Save annotations by clicking middle button on Slide Show Toolbar

SMART Board Software

• SMART Notebook

• SMART Ideas

• SMART Number Cruncher

• SMART Speller

• Bridgit

SMART Notebook

• Floating Toolbar appears when you pick up a pen

• Save directly into Notebook

• Edit, save & distribute information written on SMART Board

• Push camera button

• Use your finger to draw around area you want to capture

• Ink Aware applications capture whole screen

• Notebook opens automatically

• Notebook Tutorial Help

Ink Aware

• Word

• Excel

• Power Point

• Imaging

When you use an application that is Ink Aware, whatever you write or draw on the interactive product can be incorporated as an actual component of the file, rather than an external note created over the file.

Capturing and Sharing w/Notebook

1. Open

2. Capture

3. Print Capture

4. Save

5. Export

6. Save As Template

Lesson Plans & Ideas

1. SMART Notebook Collections

2. SMART Activities

3. SMART Speller Software

4. SMART Number Cruncher

5. SMART Ideas Software

6. Kidspiration

7. Clicker 5

Web ResourcesEngaging Learners the SMART Board Way

SMART Board Templates

SMART Board Resources, Lesson Plans & Templates

Interactica EdCompass

MAP Attack

The Teacher’s Guide

Scanner

• Start > Programs > Macromedia > Macromedia Fireworks

• File > Scan > TWAIN Acquire > Choose #2• What do you want to scan?

– Grayscale– Custom Settings– Preview – Scan