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  • Page 1 Quick reference and Hands-On Practice Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Quick reference and Hands-On Practice Guide Table of Contents SMART Board Hardware Basics …………………………………………………… 1 Orienting the SMART Board ….…………………………………………………….. 3 Navigation and Writing on the SMART Board …………….………..…….. 6 SMART Notebook Software ……………………..………………………………….. 7 Floating Tools toolbar …………………..……………………………..…………… 13 Lesson Activity Toolkit …………………….……………………………………….…. 20 Collecting and Sharing Content ………………….…………………………….
  • Page 3 – It may help you to think of your interactive whiteboard the same way you think of your mouse or keyboard it is an input device that enables you to control applications on your computer. Setup instructions depend on the model of SMART Board interactive whiteboard.

  • Page 4: The Ready Light

    © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Whisper-tip and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2008.

  • Page 5: Orienting The Smart Board Interactive Whiteboard

    Orientation ensures your touch is registered accurately when you are using the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard. If you press the interactive whiteboard with your finger and your cursor appears somewhere other than where you are pressing, try orienting the interactive whiteboard.
  • Page 6 5 From the Control Panel window, press the Orient button to begin the orientation process. © 2008 SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. SMART Board and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company...
  • Page 7 © 2006 SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2006.
  • Page 8 Notebook Software Notebook software acts as an electronic notebook that can be used to edit, save and distribute information written on a SMART Board interactive whiteboard. Open Notebook software by pressing Start > Programs > SMART Board Software > SMART Notebook.
  • Page 9 © 2008 SMART Technologies Inc. SMART Board, Notebook, Bridgit and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. All other third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. 03/2008.
  • Page 10 You will also find your software version information here. © 2008 SMART Technologies Inc. SMART Board, Notebook, Bridgit and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. All other third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. 03/2008.
  • Page 11 © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook, Bridgit and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2008.
  • Page 12 © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook, Bridgit and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2008.
  • Page 13 © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook, Bridgit and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2008.

  • Page 14: Floating Tools Toolbar

    Launch Notebook software Undo your previous action. Open the Customize Floating Tools menu to personalize toolbar functions © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC. Printed in Canada 03/2008.
  • Page 15 To return the toolbar to its original configuration press the Restore Defaults button. When you are finished customizing the toolbar press the Done button. © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC. Printed in Canada 03/2008.
  • Page 16 Example of Pen tool’s Properties dialog box © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC. Printed in Canada 03/2008.
  • Page 17 The Notebook™ software toolbar gives you access to a number of tools to help you work with your Notebook file. By default, the toolbar appears at the top of the Notebook page. When you are working at the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard and you prefer to sit, or are working with young students, it may be more convenient to move the toolbar to the bottom of the page.
  • Page 18 Select any object on the page Write or draw on the Notebook page with your mouse with the pen tool Write or draw on the Notebook page Erase digital ink on the with the creative pen tool Notebook page Draw a line Create a shape Draw a perfect shape (e.g., circle, Write or draw with the Magic Pen tool...
  • Page 19 Quick Reference Side Tabs There are four tabs on the side of the Notebook interface (shown below on the right-hand side of the work area). Click the double-ended horizontal arrow to move the tabs from one side of the work area to the other. Page Sorter tab Gallery tab Page thumbnail...
  • Page 20 Click the Page Sorter tab to allow you to see a thumbnail image of each page in the Notebook file, navigate to a different page, create page groups or reorder the pages. ® ® Click the Gallery tab to access collections of SMART’s custom pages, clip art, Adobe Flash animations, audio and video you can add to the Notebook file.

  • Page 21: Lesson Activity Toolkit

    Quick Reference The Lesson Activity Toolkit The Lesson Activity Toolkit is a Gallery collection of customizable tools and templates, including activities, games and graphics, that you can use to create professional-looking, interactive and engaging lessons. If the Lesson Activity Toolkit is already installed on your computer, you can access it in the Notebook software Gallery.
  • Page 22 In class, you can lead the activity or have a student come up to the interactive whiteboard to manipulate the objects. Many of the activities include a Check button that will grade the activity, a Reset button that will clear the activity and a Solve button that displays the correct answers, enabling you to review the activity with the entire class.
  • Page 23 Quick Reference Dice Interactive dice are available that you can roll with a single touch Dominos Individual dominos that you can use in a game or lesson activity are available in both black and white Hot spots Use one of the images that is provided, for example, the world map, a human body, a grid, a Venn diagram, or add your own image.
  • Page 24 You can also use the grouping feature to group graphics with additional images and text. For example, group a pull tab with a hint to a puzzle. Then, move the pull tab to the edge of the Notebook page so that the text is hidden until you are ready to reveal it.
  • Page 25 Quick Reference When editing the Tools, you can add text by typing in a text field, or by dragging and dropping text into a text field from the Notebook page. Tool Checker This tool can be set to accept text from Notebook software or other applications such as word processing programs and webpages.

  • Page 26: Collecting And Sharing Content

    Use the Capture toolbar to capture a selected area of your screen, a window or a full screen of content directly into Notebook software. Your computer does not need to be attached to a SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard to use the Capture toolbar, but SMART software must be installed.
  • Page 27 Save © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC. All other third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2008.
  • Page 28 Quick Reference Exporting Your File as Other File Formats Export files to share with colleagues who may not have Notebook software installed on their computers. You may also want to export your content to HTML for others to view on the Internet. 1 Select File >...
  • Page 29 Quick Reference Working with Notebook Software Gallery Collections What is the Notebook Software Gallery? The Notebook™ software Gallery helps you quickly develop and deliver lesson activities and presentations in rich graphic ® ® detail. Thousands of high-resolution images, audio, video, Macromedia Flash and entire Notebook files are organized into searchable collections that allow you to create attractive, reusable content.
  • Page 30 Online Resources. © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2008.
  • Page 31 Quick Reference Viewing Search Results Search results are graphically displayed as thumbnail images that match your search criteria. These thumbnail images, or Gallery items, are organized into four content types: Related Folders, Pictures and Backgrounds, Interactive and Multimedia, and Notebook Files and Pages.
  • Page 32 Ink Aware applications. Microsoft Word and Excel software When using Microsoft Word or Excel software with your interactive whiteboard, you will notice four new buttons. They may be integrated with the current toolbar or separated as a floating toolbar.
  • Page 33 PowerPoint software When you are presenting a slide show with PowerPoint software on a SMART brand product, you can save your notes as images and save screen captures to Notebook software, just as you can when using Microsoft Word or Excel software. Use the Slide Show toolbar to access the Ink Aware features of PowerPoint software.
  • Page 34 Quick Reference The SMART Learning Marketplace The SMART Learning Marketplace is a content subscription service that enables you to quickly find and integrate digital learning objects, including images, manipulatives, multimedia files and extra resources into your lesson. You can use these learning objects when preparing your lesson in advance, or you can access the SMART Learning Marketplace during your lesson to locate high quality resources as you and your students need them.

  • Page 35: Smart Learning Marketplace

    Browse by subject, curriculum standard or content type You can also search for content by navigating through the categories defined in the SMART Learning Marketplace. Click the subject or content type link that you’re interested in. Some subjects will prompt you for additional categorization before results appear.
  • Page 36 SMART Board software installed on your computer from www.smarttech.com/support/software. Designing lesson activities Lesson activities need to be designed for both content and presentation. The SMART Board interactive whiteboard is a visual and an interactive medium. Knowing a little about design and the best practices on how to integrate interactivity using Notebook software will help you create lesson activities that meet curriculum learning objectives and engage students.
  • Page 37 are choosing how your text will appear in Notebook software. For example, Times New Roman, Comic Sans and Arial all look very different. Times New Roman Comic Sans Arial If possible, try using only one font throughout your lesson activity. Too many fonts can be distracting to the eye and draw attention away from important points.
  • Page 38 Adding interactivity One of the benefits of Notebook software is the ability to modify objects on the page. This section will focus on some of the different ways you can engage your students by designing interactive lesson plans. Reveal One of the quickest ways to add interactivity to a lesson activity is to hide the answer to a question behind an object on the Notebook page.
  • Page 39 Erase and reveal Another way to reveal information is with the Eraser tool. 1 Type your question and answer 2 Use a pen to cover the answer with digital ink 3 Select the digital ink and set it to the same color as the page background. For example, if the page background is white, then the digital ink should also be white.
  • Page 40 Identifying and labeling Drag and drop Drag and drop activities are an excellent way to determine if your class has achieved recognition about specific learning objectives. To create a drag and drop labeling activity, add the object you want labeled to the work area. The object can come from the Notebook software Gallery, the My Content area or it might be a graphic you imported using the Insert menu.
  • Page 41 Infinite Cloner The Infinite Cloner allows you to reproduce an object an unlimited number of times, without having to select clone repeatedly from the drop-down menu. The Infinite Cloner also helps keep your Notebook file’s size smaller than if you were to copy and paste the same information, making the file easier to share with your colleagues.
  • Page 42 Keep information in context Another benefit of the Infinite Cloner feature is that it makes it easy to keep information in context. This feature is especially useful for text-based lessons. Set each letter of a word as an Infinite Cloner. Drag the letter to a different area of your page to create anagrams.
  • Page 43 Capturing information The Screen Capture Toolbar allows you to capture an image, such as a digital photo from the Internet, to a Notebook page. To access the Screen Capture Toolbar, press the Capture button (the camera icon) on the Notebook software toolbar. Always remember to respect copyright. Button How it’s used Press and drag to outline the rectangular area you want to capture.
  • Page 44 Interactive and Multimedia Content ® ® Video and Macromedia Flash content is easily accessible from the Notebook software gallery. Video content can be used to give students an impression of a historical event or to demonstrate how something moves, such as microscopic cells. Flash can be used when you want students to interact directly with a learning object and receive instant feedback.

  • Page 45: Hands-On Practice

    Operating System It’s a good idea to test the basic functionality of your interactive whiteboard to ensure all the applications you will be using to deliver your lesson or presentation are working properly. 1 Using your finger, double-press on the Internet browser icon (e.g., Internet Explorer) to launch the Internet.
  • Page 46 7 Using a pen, circle the browser’s Back button. 8 Return the pen to the pen tray and touch the interactive whiteboard once to clear the circle around the browser’s Back button. Press the Click here to restore writing icon at the bottom right of the screen to bring the circle back.
  • Page 47 You have completed the Basic Functionality Hands-On Practice. © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2008.

  • Page 48: Before You Start

    When working at your computer, for example, you use left-, right- or double-clicks, depending on the function you want to perform. Use the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the same way. If you get confused, simply think about what you would do at your computer, and then replicate these actions on the interactive whiteboard.
  • Page 49 Hands-On Practice 3 Select the Pointer tool from the Notebook software toolbar. Click on your rectangle and select the object’s drop-down menu in the upper-right-hand corner of the shape. Choose Properties and change the Fill Color to blue, then click OK. 4 Click the Capture button on the Notebook software toolbar to launch the Capture toolbar.
  • Page 50 Hands-On Practice 7 Select the Notebook page containing the blue rectangle and logo. Drag the logo to the bottom left corner of the page so that it is positioned over the rectangle. 8 Click on the logo and select the drop-down menu. Choose Set Picture Transparency. The Picture Transparency dialog box will appear.
  • Page 51 Now that you have created the template, you and your colleagues can use it every time you create a presentation or lead a brainstorming session on the interactive whiteboard in the main boardroom. These next steps will show you an example of how to use the drawing tools and your template together by creating...
  • Page 52 Hands-On Practice a cause-and-effect diagram to address a workflow issue mentioned earlier. You will be delivering this session on a SMART Board interactive whiteboard. 1 Double-press the Meeting Template file you saved on the company’s computer network to launch Notebook software. Your blue rectangle and logo will appear on the first Notebook page in the Page Sorter tab.
  • Page 53 You have completed the Using Notebook Software in the Office Hands-On Practice. © 2007 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC. All other third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2008.

  • Page 54: Lesson Planning And Delivery

    When working at your computer, for example, you use left-, right- or double-clicks, depending on the function you want to perform. Use the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the same way. If you get confused, simply think about what you would do at your computer, and then replicate these actions on the interactive whiteboard.
  • Page 55 Hands-On Practice 3 Press the button on pen tray to launch the On-Screen Keyboard 4 Type the keyword flags and press the Search button to initiate your search Click to initiate search 5 Notebook software displays your search result(s) as a thumbnail image matching your search criteria.
  • Page 56 Using Your Lesson in the Classroom After opening your saved Notebook file on the SMART Board interactive whiteboard, ask your students to drag the name of each country underneath its corresponding flag. Once the exercise is completed, remove the flags to reveal the correct answers.
  • Page 57 Hands-On Practice Preparing Your Lesson: Advanced Features The My Content area is a Gallery collection reserved specifically for objects and lessons you have imported, captured or created, such as the lesson you just finished preparing. It’s also a good place to store objects and lessons you use frequently or want to share with your colleagues.
  • Page 58 Hands-On Practice 6 Select the Page Sorter tab. Insert a blank Notebook page by pressing the Blank Page button on the Notebook toolbar. 7 From the Shapes drop-down menu on the Notebook toolbar, select the square. Position your cursor on the left side of your work area and draw a large rectangle. 8 Select the Pointer tool from the Notebook toolbar.
  • Page 59 Interactive Whiteboard Hands-On Practice. © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC. All other third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2008.
  • Page 60 Hands-on Practice Finding and Downloading Content with the SMART Learning Marketplace and SMART Notebook Software Before you begin, ensure that your computer is turned on and SMART Notebook software is installed on it. This Hands-on ® ® Practice assumes you have a basic understanding of SMART Notebook software and the Microsoft Windows operating system.
  • Page 61 Searching for content The SMART Learning Marketplace includes an easy-to-use search tool to help you locate the exact type of content you need. You can search by keyword and filter search results by content type and subject. 1 Type heart into the Search field 2 Click the Search button.
  • Page 62 Previewing content When you find content you are interested in, you are able to preview it before downloading it. This ensures that you do not use up your subscription allowance amount on content that does not meet your needs. 1 Click the arrow on the Images header to see the images 2 Click the More details link below the first thumbnail image.
  • Page 63 Saving content for future use When you download content from the SMART Learning Marketplace, it appears in the current SMART Notebook file. You can also add this content to your Gallery, which makes it accessible to you whenever you are using SMART Notebook software.
  • Page 64 When working at your computer, for example, you use left-, right- or double-clicks, depending on the function you want to perform. Use the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the same way. If you get confused, simply think about what you would do at your computer, and then replicate these actions on the interactive whiteboard.
  • Page 65 Word file. 2 Move to the next quiz question. Discuss with your class when to use the word who versus whom in the sentence. 3 Touch the interactive whiteboard to place the cursor at the end of the sentence.
  • Page 66 You have completed the Ink Aware and Microsoft Word in the Classroom Hands-On Practice. © 2006 SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 01/2006.
  • Page 67 When working at your computer, for example, you use left-, right- or double-clicks, depending on the function you want to perform. Use the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the same way. If you get confused, simply think about what you would do at your computer, and then replicate these actions on the interactive whiteboard.
  • Page 68 Pick up a pen from the SMART Pen Tray and write 150 on the interactive whiteboard. 2 Another group member declares the corporate rate for the hotel is only $115 per night. Put the pen back in the pen tray and press once on the interactive board to remove 150;...
  • Page 69 You have completed the Ink Aware and Microsoft Excel in the Office Hands-On Practice. © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2008.
  • Page 70 When working at your computer, for example, you use left-, right- or double-clicks, depending on the function you want to perform. Use the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the same way. If you get confused, simply think about what you would do at your computer, and then replicate these actions on the interactive whiteboard.
  • Page 71 Press twice; a second press to the right will move to the next slide. to the previous slide. 3 Advance the slide show by pressing twice on the interactive whiteboard, remembering to make the second press to the right of the first.
  • Page 72 6 Use the Slide Show toolbar, or press twice on the interactive whiteboard to advance to the next slide. 7 Your colleagues take interest in the statistics you referenced on your PowerPoint slide and ask you to send them the source material.
  • Page 73 11 The next slide in your presentation requires feedback from your colleagues. Pick up a pen from the pen tray, and record their suggestions. 12 Oops! After putting the pen back in the pen tray, you accidentally bumped the interactive whiteboard and your notes disappeared. What if you had wanted to save that information?
  • Page 74 Hands-On Practice. © 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2008.
  • Page 75 The AirLiner wireless slate has two customizable function buttons and an underlay that offers a variety of pen tools and quick access to the most frequently used SMART Board Tools. The wireless mouse and the tethered pen allow you to control your applications.
  • Page 76 © 2006 SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. AirLiner, SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party products and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 04/2006.
  • Page 77 Control Panel SMART Board icon 2 Select SMART Board Settings. In the settings screen, you may see a number of devices listed, click on the icon of the AirLiner slate you wish to customize. 3 From the drop-down menu in the upper left corner, select the option for Pen and Button Settings.
  • Page 78 (i.e., the wireless mouse, a SMART Board interactive whiteboard, another AirLiner wireless slate). © 2006 SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. AirLiner, SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party products and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 04/2006.
  • Page 79 Quick Reference Getting Started with the Senteo Interactive Response System The Senteo™ interactive response system is an assessment tool designed to enhance learning. You can pose questions during your presentation or lesson to make sure your audience is on track, or you can create a question set and use it as a formal assessment tool.
  • Page 80 Using Senteo assessment software in Anonymous mode You can use the Senteo interactive response system without opening or creating a class list. In Anonymous mode, you can pose questions to be answered without assigning a particular person to a clicker. This is useful in a classroom if you wish to gauge whether your students are ready to move on.
  • Page 81 Quick Reference Using the Senteo Manager and Setting Up a Class List The Senteo™ interactive response system is an assessment tool designed to enhance learning. By setting up a class list, you can use it as a formal assessment tool. This Quick Reference has basic information about the Senteo Manager window and instruction on how to set up a class list.
  • Page 82 Creating a class list manually If you have not created a class list before, create a new class list simply by adding students. If you have already created a class list and wish to create a new one, first select the New Class List button. To begin adding students to your class list manually, do the following: 1 Click the Add Student button 2 In the Add Student dialog box, type a student’s name in the First...

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