Hands-On Practice. Basic Functionality

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Hands-On Practice

Basic Functionality

Your school or company has just moved one of your SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards into a new room because you were unable to access the Internet from the old location. You will be the first person to use the interactive whiteboard in the new environment and will be showing everyone how to use the interactive whiteboard and the Internet together.

You have learned through experience that whenever a piece of technology gets moved, it’s a good idea to test it before you deliver a lesson or presentation. The computer, SMART Board interactive whiteboard and projector appear to be working properly when you turn everything on. However, when you double-press the Internet browser icon on your desktop, your cursor appears a few inches away from your finger press.

Orienting Your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

You remember that when the projector or interactive whiteboard moves location, you should orient the SMART Board. This will tell the computer where the image of the desktop is being displayed on the surface of the interactive whiteboard.

1 To orient the interactive whiteboard, press and hold the On-Screen Keyboard button and the Right Mouse button simultaneously until the Orientation screen appears.

2 Begin the orientation process at the upper left corner of the Orientation screen. Press your finger or

pen firmly on the center of each cross in the order indicated by the white, diamond-shaped graphic.

NOTE: The point is registered when you remove your finger, not when you first touch the Orientation

screen.

Pen tray buttons

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Testing Basic Functionality on the Microsoft

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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.

2 Press the On-Screen Keyboard button on the SMART Pen Tray.

3 Press once inside your Internet browser’s address bar to select the website address.

4 Using the On-Screen Keyboard, type www.google.com.

NOTE: The On-Screen Keyboard is a single point of contact; touch-typing or keystroke combinations

are not possible.

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Hands-On Practice

6 You know you will be writing notes directly over the Google™ Web page during your lesson or

presentation to highlight key points.

Pick up a pen from the pen tray. You will notice the Digital Ink Layer appears, shown by a visible border around the desktop as a visual cue. The border indicates you can write on the desktop, and it remains in place until all pens and the eraser have been returned to the pen tray and you touch the SMART Board.

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.

You have now confirmed that you can clear your notes by touching the interactive whiteboard, then restore your notes by pressing the Click here to restore writing icon.

9 To ensure you will be able to capture and save important information for a future lesson or

presentation, press the Capture button in the upper right hand corner of the Digital Ink Layer menu.

Digital Ink Layer border appears

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10 Press the interactive whiteboard and, without releasing pressure, drag the selection box using your

finger to outline the circle around your browser’s Back button. Release your press to capture the image to Notebook™ software.

NOTE: Notebook software will open automatically, and your notes and background will be saved to a

new Notebook page.

11 Touch the screen once to clear the circle from your browser’s Back button.

12 Select the unsaved Notebook file from the taskbar to view your captured image in Notebook software.

Select File > Save to save your notes for future reference.

Congratulations

You have completed the Basic Functionality Hands-On Practice.

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Quick Reference

SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Basics

This Quick Reference Guide provides an overview of the information you need to begin using a SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard. Before you begin, make sure the appropriate SMART Board software has been loaded on your computer. For more information, refer to your SMART Board User’s Guide.

Starting the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

1 Ensure the interactive whiteboard and projector are connected to the computer.

2 Turn on the projector, then the computer. The interactive whiteboard draws power from the computer and will be

activated automatically. The Ready Light, indicating the status of your interactive whiteboard, will be red while the SMART Board and the computer are establishing communication.

NOTE: Depending on the model of the SMART Board interactive whiteboard you are using, the Ready Light is either

located on the right side of the SMART Pen Tray or the lower-right of the frame bezel.

3 Log on, if required, using the computer keyboard. When the Ready Light on the pen tray turns green, the computer

and the interactive whiteboard have established communication. The SMART Board is now touch sensitive, and you can open any application available on the connected computer.

Orienting the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

You should orient your interactive whiteboard when setting it up, or if either the projector or interactive whiteboard has been moved since you last used it.

1 Press and hold the Keyboard and the Right Mouse button simultaneously until the Orientation screen appears.

2 Begin the orientation process at the upper left corner of the Orientation screen.

Press your finger or pen firmly on the center of each cross in the order indicated by the white, diamond-shaped graphic.

Ready Light on lower-right of frame bezel Ready Light on right

side of pen tray

Pen tray buttons

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an application such as an Internet browser, double-press the application icon with your finger.

Writing and Erasing Notes

To write over your desktop image or application, pick up a pen from the pen tray and write on the interactive whiteboard. To write in a different color, pick up a different-colored pen. The color recognition comes from the optical sensors in the pen-tray slots and not from the pens themselves. Pick up the eraser from the pen tray and move it in a smooth motion over your notes to erase them.

NOTE: The interactive whiteboard only recognizes the last tool removed from the pen tray. For example, if you already have

a pen in your hand when you pick up the eraser, the interactive whiteboard will assume you want to erase, regardless of whether you touch the board with a pen or an eraser. To avoid confusion, return each tool to its proper slot when you have finished using it.

Saving Your Notes

You can easily save the notes you have written on your interactive whiteboard for future reference.

1 Pick up a pen from the pen tray. The Digital Ink Layer border will

appear on your screen. To save what you write on the board when this layer is in place, press the Capture writing button in the top right hand corner of the border. An image of the screen including your writing will be saved in a new Notebook file..

NOTE: If the Digital Ink Layer border does not appear when you pick

up a pen, you may be working in an Ink Aware application (e.g., Microsoft Word). If the application is Ink Aware, buttons will be available in the application’s own toolbar for capturing writing.

2 If you wish to capture a specific area of your screen, press the

SMART Board™ icon located in the Windows Notification Area

at the bottom right of your screen, and choose Other SMART Tools > Screen Capture Toolbar... from the menu to launch the Screen Capture toolbar

3 To save a selected area of your notes, press the Area Capture button on the Screen Capture toolbar. Press the

interactive whiteboard and, without releasing pressure, drag the selection box using your finger to outline the area you want to capture.

NOTE: The Screen Capture button in Ink Aware applications will capture an image of your entire screen.

4 Notebook™ software will open automatically, and your capture will be saved to a new Notebook page. 5 Select the unsaved Notebook file from the taskbar to view your

captured image in Notebook software. Select File > Save to save your notes for future reference.

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Quick Reference

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.

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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.

Quick Orientation

1 To orient the interactive whiteboard, press and hold the Keyboard and Right Mouse buttons simultaneously until the

Orientation screen appears.

2 Begin the orientation process at the upper left corner of the Orientation screen. Press your finger or pen firmly on the

center of each cross in the order indicated by the white, diamond-shaped graphic.

TIP: If you are not satisfied with the precision of a particular orientation point while orienting, press one of the pen tray

buttons or the left arrow key on your keyboard to redo the previous orientation point.

Changing Orientation Settings

Increase the detail of calibration for applications that require a greater amount of precision.

1 Press the SMART Board icon in the Windows Notification Area, and select Control Panel from the SMART Tool menu.

2 From the Control Panel window, press the SMART Hardware Settings button.

Pen tray buttons

Orientation screen

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3 The SMART Hardware Settings window will open. Select Orientation/Alignment Settings from the drop-down menu.

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Hardware Basics for Front Projection SMART Board Interactive

Whiteboards

The SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard is touch sensitive and operates as part of a system that includes a computer and a projector.

It may help you to think of your interactive whiteboard the same way you think of your mouse or keyboard

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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. Specific instructions on how to setup your SMART Board can be found at www.smarttech.com/ support/product/index.asp.

The SMART Pen Tray

The SMART Pen Tray consists of four color-coded slots for pens and one slot for the eraser. Each slot has an optical sensor to identify when the pens and eraser have been picked up. You can write with the pen or with your finger, as long as the pen slot is empty. The technology in the pen tray is smart enough to know which tool was removed from its slot most recently. If you remove the eraser from its slot while you are still holding a pen, the pen tray will assume you want to erase. The lights above the tool slots indicate which tool was removed last.

TIP: If someone accidentally takes a pen or the eraser home, simply cover the optical sensor with a pen lid or a sticky note

to continue using your interactive whiteboard until the tool is returned.

• The computer sends an image of an application to the projector.

• The projector casts the image onto the interactive whiteboard.

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The Pen-Tray Buttons

The pen tray has at least two pen-tray buttons. One button is used to launch the On-Screen Keyboard. The second button is used to make your next touch on the interactive whiteboard a right-click. Some interactive whiteboards have a third button; this button is used to quickly access the Help Center.

The Pens

The SMART Board interactive whiteboard comes with four Whisper-tip™ pens (black, red, green and blue) and one eraser. Although you do not need to use the pens to write on you interactive whiteboard, the pens do make writing more intuitive. Pick up a pen from the pen tray and write on the SMART Board. To erase your digital ink, remove the eraser from the pen tray and move it in a smooth motion over your notes. Your notes will disappear.

TIP: To clear a large area of digital ink, draw a circle around the area you want

to erase with the eraser and tap once inside that area. All handwritten notes inside that circle will disappear.

The Ready Light

The Ready Light indicates the status of your interactive whiteboard. Depending on the model of the SMART Board interactive whiteboard you are using, the Ready Light is located either on the right side of the pen tray or the lower-right of the frame bezel.

If the Ready Light is a solid green, your system is functioning properly. If the Ready Light is flashing or is a color other than green for an extended period of time, you should check the User’s Guide that came with your SMART Board interactive whiteboard for guidance on troubleshooting.

NOTE: After you turn on your computer, the Ready Light will be red while the SMART Board interactive whiteboard and the

computer are establishing communication.

Pen tray buttons

Ready Light on lower-right of frame bezel

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SMART Board™ Welcome Center for the Microsoft

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Welcome Center is a compact, movable toolbar that contains your most frequently used SMART Board features and applications. You can also configure this toolbar to include any third-party software.

Opening the Welcome Center

To open the Welcome Center, press the SMART Board icon in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your screen, and select Welcome to Notebook... from the menu. The Welcome Center provides several tabs, each with options to launch commonly used applications and tools.

Quick Start

This tab provides options designed to get you up and running quickly, with the most frequently used actions at your fingertips.

You can create a new Notebook file, open a previously created file, start a conference, change languages, orient your SMART Board, and access the Control Panel to configure a variety of software and hardware options.

Tabs

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Tools

The Tools tab provides direct access to each of the functions that help you operate the SMART Board interactive whiteboard more effectively.

In addition to basic functions such as the On-Screen Keyboard and Floating Tools, you will also find multimedia tools that allow you to create and present dynamic content.

Teacher’s Hub

Your single destination for all the resources you need to get started. Use the Teacher's Hub to help you seamlessly integrate your SMART Board interactive whiteboard into your classroom.

1 Training - Online training sessions, Printable

materials, Two-Minute Tutorials, Training events, Learning path for teachers

2 Curriculum resources - SMART-created lesson

activities, Create your own lesson activities, Notebook interactive viewer, Lesson Activity Toolkit

3 Professional development - ED Compass

newsletter, Bulletin board, Case studies, Showcase schools

Help/Support

The Help/Support tab provides access to a wide array of support sources, from self-directed troubleshooting to one-on-one help from an expert..

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The Floating Tools toolbar

The features you use most are literally at your fingertips with the Floating Tools toolbar.

If it is not already on your screen, you can launch the Floating Tools by selecting the SMART Board™ icon located in Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your screen, and choosing Show Floating Tools from the menu.

Button What the button does

Stop using other tools and return the cursor to mouse mode

Write or draw in digital ink, and select the ink color

Highlight an area of the screen with translucent ink for emphasis, and select the ink color

Erase digital ink, and select the size of the eraser

Draw a line, and select the format of the line

Draw a pre-formed shape, and select the shape

Make your next press on the interactive whiteboard a right-click

Launch the on-screen keyboard

Launch Notebook software

Undo your previous action.

Open the Customize Floating Tools menu to personalize toolbar functions

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Customizing Floating Tools

Press the Customize button in the Floating Tools toolbar to choose from a variety of toolbar buttons. You can choose as many buttons as you like to fully customize Floating Tools with the buttons you need.

To add a button to the Floating Tools drag and drop the icon onto the toolbar. To remove a button, ensure the Customize button has been pressed, and drag the button off the Floating Tools toolbar.

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The buttons that have side menus can be further customized. Right click on the side menu. The Properties dialog box will appear where you can change the settings for the tool.

You can save the new settings so they become the default for that tool by clicking the Save Tool Settings button at the bottom of the dialog box after you’ve set the parameters above.

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Quick Reference

Notebook software Version 10 Toolbars

Notebook software toolbar

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. To do this, press the double-ended, vertical arrow on the far right of the toolbar.

Display the previous Notebook page

Display the next Notebook page Insert a blank page directly

after the active Notebook page

Open an existing Notebook file

Save your Notebook file Paste

Undo the last action you performed Redo the action you last performed

Delete any selected object Show or Hide the Screen Shade

on the current Notebook page

Open Full Screen view Toggle dual page mode

Launch the Screen Capture toolbar

Activate SMART Document Camera

Insert Question Create a table

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Full Screen Toolbar

The Full Screen toolbar allows you to work with your Notebook file while in full screen mode. Write or draw on the Notebook page

with the creative pen tool

Erase digital ink on the Notebook page

Draw a line Create a shape

Draw a perfect shape (e.g., circle, square, rectangle, etc.)

Write or draw with the Magic Pen tool in disappearing ink, zoom and spotlight

Fill an object or shape Create a text-entry box for typing

Launch the Properties side tab

Move the toolbar to the bottom of the Notebook page

Adjust volume Instant conferencing

Display the previous Notebook page Display a menu of more options, for example the

Screen Shade, shapes or pen options

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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.

You can hide the side tabs from view when you have finished working with them by checking the Auto-hide check box. Click the double-ended, horizontal arrow to move these four tabs from one side of the page to the other. The tabs below are shown on the left-hand side of the work area.

Page thumbnail

Move tabs to the other side of the work area

Page Sorter tab

Attachments tab Gallery tab

Properites tab

Auto-hide check box

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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.

Click the Attachments tab to add hyperlinks to or attachments from other software applications to the file.

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SMART Tools

The SMART Tools menu provides quick access to the functions that help you operate the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard more effectively. In addition to basic functions such as the On-Screen Keyboard and Floating Tools, you will also find multimedia tools that allow you to create and present dynamic content.

Accessing SMART Tools

Press the SMART Board icon in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your screen. The SMART Tools menu will appear.

If the SMART Board icon is not visible, select Start > Programs >

SMART Board Software > SMART Tools. The SMART Board icon

will appear in the bottom right of your screen.

Using SMART Tools

The chart below outlines each of the options available on the SMART Tools menu. The touch sensitivity of your interactive whiteboard allows you to operate each of these tools with your finger.

Selecting Opens Use this tool to

Notebook™ software Save notes written on your interactive whiteboard or

at your computer as a series of pages. Search for objects stored in the Gallery, such as images, video and Macromedia® Flash® content. Export your Notebook file to HTML, PDF, PowerPoint (PPT) and image types such as JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP.

Recorder Record all actions that take place on your interactive

whiteboard, such as training or workflow processes. Add audio with a microphone, control recording quality and video format and share your recording with colleagues.

Video Player Write or draw over video during a presentation and

capture a single video frame into Notebook software. Use SMART Video Player to play video files located on your computer or view content from a camera, VCR, CD-ROM or DVD.

On-Screen Keyboard Type or edit text in any application without leaving

the interactive whiteboard.

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undo or redo an action on your interactive whiteboard and customize the Floating Tools toolbar.

Instant Conferencing Join or create a data conference over the Internet.

Detailed information for using Bridgit is available at

www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/windows/ trainingmaterials.asp.

Other SMART Tools > Screen Shade

Gradually reveal information to create suspense or hide text and graphics by dragging the shade left or right, up or down.

Other SMART Tools > Spotlight

Focus the attention of your audience to a specific part of the screen. Change the shape of your spotlight, set the transparency level of the shaded area or exit the spotlight view.

Other SMART Tools > Magnifier

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Quick Reference

Other SMART Tools > Calculator

Use this tool to access the Windows on screen calculator.

Other SMART Tools > Pointer

Use the Pointer to direct audience attention to an important piece of information on the screen. Other SMART Tools >

Screen Capture Toolbar

Enhance your lesson activity by capturing a selected area, window or a full screen grab from your desktop. The captured image will automatically appear as a page in your Notebook file.

Control Panel Configure a variety of software and hardware

options: adjust SMART Board Settings; orient your SMART Board; personalize the pen tray; connect to a new SMART Board; check for software upgrades; access the Help Center and manage Ink Aware applications, languages and wireless connections.

Orient Use this tool to orient your SMART Board interactive

whiteboard.

When the projector or interactive whiteboard moves location, you should orient the SMART Board. This will tell the computer where the image of the desktop is being displayed on the surface of the interactive whiteboard.

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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.

Select a folder to display its contents in the search results area

Drag the thumbnail image to the work area

Enter a keyword into the search field to quickly find related Gallery items

Show additional Gallery actions

Press to return to previous search results – works like an Internet browser’s back button

Press the Gallery tab to open the Gallery Press the Search button

to initiate search

Search results area

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Searching for Gallery Content

There are two ways to find Gallery content. You can browse through the Gallery collections and select a folder, or you can enter a keyword into the search field, as you would when using an Internet search engine. If you were building a mathematics lesson activity about shapes, for example, you may decide to browse by topic for all Gallery items relating to Shapes, Space and Measure. However, if you were looking for a specific shape in the middle of class, you may want to type the keyword triangle into the search field to save time.

To look for Gallery items using the search field

1 Press once inside the search field

2 Type a keyword related to the type of object(s) you are looking for 3 Press the Search button to display your results

TIP: Press the icon to the left of the search field to use the On-Screen Keyboard to type your keyword.

Using Online Resources

Select Online Resources to access a list of Internet links to lesson activities, curriculum standards, classroom resources or additional Gallery content. Instead of interrupting the flow of your presentation by leaving Notebook software, you can seamlessly launch a Web page with supporting content at the same time you deliver your material.

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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.

If you search for the keyword triangle for example, Related Folders will display all Gallery items associated with the keyword, providing you with additional content to help supplement learning activities. Double-press a folder thumbnail to view its contents.

The thumbnails displayed in Pictures and Backgrounds include clip art and photographs. Drag an item to the work area to use as part of a lesson or to modify its properties.

Interactive and Multimedia contains three types of content: Flash files,

video files and objects with attached sounds. Items from this section of the Gallery are used to add rich media content to a lesson or presentation and engage reluctant learners with multimedia elements.

Additional content can be found in Notebook Files and Pages.

Notebook file thumbnails are recognized by the coil binding on the left of the thumbnail image. Drag the thumbnail image to the work area to add a page or series of pages, such as a complete lesson activity, to your existing content. Notebook files will be inserted directly after the active Notebook page.

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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. You can also download the Lesson Activity Toolkit from www.education.smarttech.com/slat.

In the Gallery, select Lesson Activity Toolkit to see the contents of the toolkit. The contents of the Lesson Activity Toolkit are organized into subfolders – Activities, Games, Graphics, Help, Pages and Tools.

Activities

The Lesson Activity Toolkit contains templates for several activities that will keep your students involved and make learning fun. Nine types of customizable activities are included.

For activity ideas, see the Examples folder in the Activities section of the Lesson Activity Toolkit.

To add an activity to your lesson, select a template and drag and drop the activity onto the work area. For best results, limit the number of individual Adobe® Flash® activities in your Notebook file to three or less. Each AdobeFlash activity template

Activity Description

Category sort Organize keywords into two or three categories

Image match Match up to five terms to their corresponding images or Gallery

objects. To add an image to the activity, drag the image onto the work area and send it behind the activity by selecting Order > Send

to Back from the object drop-down menu.

Keyword match Match keywords to their definitions

Multiple choice Create up to 10 multiple choice questions and specify the correct

answers. During an activity, select an answer to see if it is correct, and receive an overall grade at the end of the question set.

Note reveal Reveal five lines of text individually in your preferred order

Sentence arrange Arrange up to eight sentences in the proper order. For example, to

test understanding, students can organize the steps of an important process or a story line.

Tiles Use between 8 and 35 tiles to hide and reveal an image, Gallery

object or text. To add an image to the activity, drag the image onto the work area, and send it behind the activity by selecting Order >

Send to Back from the object drop-down menu. You can also add

text to the front of the tiles to create quiz games and puzzles.

Timeline reveal Present dates in chronological order using a timeline and associated

descriptions

Vortex sort Sort items into two categories, receiving instant feedback with each

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Press Edit to get started. Fill in the blanks and make any selections required to set up the activity. When editing the activity, you can add text by typing in the text fields, or by dragging and dropping text into a text field from the Notebook™ page or another application such as word processing software or a webpage.

If you would like to ensure that others cannot edit your activity, check the Password box, and set a password. This action can prevent participants from accidentally accessing the edit area of the activity during class.

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.

If you prefer not to use Adobe Flash-based activities, some activities are also available in a Notebook page format. Adobe Flash activities are identified with a symbol, and Notebook pages are identified with a folded down top-right corner .

Games

The Games section of the Lesson Activity Toolkit provides game playing pieces such as cards, checkerboards and dominos. Adobe Flash tools are available to generate customized education games for your lessons, including crosswords, anagrams and word guessing games. For game ideas, see the Examples folder in the Games section of the Lesson Activity Toolkit. Press the button on any Adobe Flash game for instructions on how to edit and use the game.

Game Description

Anagram Participants can rearrange letters to form a specific word. You can

provide a clue, set a timer, adjust the speed of the game and include up to five anagrams in one game.

Checkers Checkerboards, complete with playing pieces, are provided.

Participants can move the pieces around on the board and group pieces together as required.

Chess Chess boards, complete with playing pieces, are provided.

Participants can move the pieces around on the board to play the game.

Crossword Generate your own crossword puzzle by entering your Words and

Clues into this tool. When completing the puzzle, participants can enter words using either the On-Screen Keyboard or a pen tool. A

Solve button reveals the correct answers. This game is useful for

introducing and reviewing vocabulary.

Deck of cards Individual playing cards are available for use in a game or lesson

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Quick Reference

When editing a game, you can add text by typing in a text field, or by dragging and dropping text into a text field from the Notebook page or another application such as word processing software or a webpage. If you would like to ensure that others cannot edit your game, check the Password box, and set a password. This action can prevent participants from accidentally accessing the edit area of the activity during class.

For best results, limit the number of individual Adobe Flash games in your Notebook file to three or less.If you prefer not to use Adobe Flash-based games, some games are also available in a Notebook page format. Adobe Flash activities are identified with a symbol, and Notebook pages are identified with a folded down top-right corner .

Graphics

Icons and images from the Graphics folder will help you create sophisticated and engaging lessons. Title bars and pull tabs can be dragged directly onto the Notebooksoftware page. You can add links to buttons and icons to make the lesson more interactive and engaging, and improve the flow. To add a link to an object, right-click on the object, and select Link. You can add a link to another file, a page within the current file, an Internet site or an attached file.

To modify the text included in a graphic, select the graphic, and select Ungroup from the graphic’s drop-down menu. Once you have modified the text, select the graphic and the text at the same time, and select Group from an object drop-down menu to regroup the text and the image as one graphic object.

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. Set hot spots and a question. Participants touch the area on the image to respond to the question. This activity can be scored. The game is good for reviewing how to label an object and geography. To add an image to the game, drag the image onto the work area and send it behind the game by selecting Order > Send to Back from the object drop-down menu.

Sudoku Participants can complete a Sudoku puzzle, with three levels of

difficulty on-screen using a pen tool or the On-Screen Keyboard. The Hint button adds a number to the puzzle, and the Solve button will show the answers. This game is a fun way to start a math class.

Word biz Participants select letters, in the correct order, from a grid to answer

a question you set in advance. This activity can be timed, and you can modify the speed. You can include up to eight words in one Word biz game, making this game a good choice for reviewing spelling and vocabulary words.

Word guess Participants guess letters to form a pre-determined word. There are

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The Lesson Activity Toolkit provides all items in five colors, enabling you to coordinate with other objects on your Notebook page.

Help

The Help folder contains a link to the Lesson Activity Toolkit webpage, www.education.smarttech.com/slat, where you can find additional information and supporting materials for the toolkit.

Pages

Ready-made pages make it easy for you to add structure and style to your lessons. You can find templates for title pages and standard lesson activity pages – complete with title bars containing notes – in the Pages folder. To change the text on these pages, just highlight the existing text and start typing. The title pages include Teachers’ notes and Lesson notes, useful tools for documenting learning objectives and lesson instructions. To create a professional looking lesson, consider selecting a colored template and using matching buttons and graphics from the Graphics folder.

Pages are available in both Adobe Flash and Notebook page format. Adobe Flash pages are identified with a symbol, and Notebook pages are identified with a folded down top-right corner .

Tools

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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.

For best results, limit the number of individual Adobe Flash tools you use on a page to five or less using the default size of the tool.

© 2008 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. Notebook, smarttech and the SMART logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC in the U.S. and/or other countries. Adobe and Flash are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Printed in Canada 02/2008.

Tool Use

Checker This tool can be set to accept text from Notebook software or other

applications such as word processing programs and webpages. Press the corner icon to change the text. Drag the text onto the tool and it will be absorbed by the tool. If the text matches, it will respond with good job.

Click and reveal Press this tool to make an object transparent and reveal anything

behind it. Press it again and it becomes opaque, hiding anything behind it. This tool is designed to be used to hide and reveal notes or images.

Dice – image or keyword Create customized dice by adding your own keywords or images. Press the dice once to roll.

Information button Click the arrows to open the edit mode and change the text and

appearance. Use the tool to reveal notes when needed.

Pull tab Hide an object off the side of the workspace to be revealed at your

convenience. Drag an image into the box, then hide it off the side of the workspace. To change the tab label, and the position of the tab, press the >> icon in the top-left corner of the pull tab.

Question flipper Use these tools to switch between a question and an answer

Random card, letter, domino and number generators

Press once on the object to generate a random card, letter or number. Press the arrow to add it to the work area or press the object again to generate another.

Random image or text tool Add up to 50 images or text objects to be randomly selected when you press this tool. To add the image or text object to the page, press the arrow icon.

Voting tool Use this tool to keep track of student votes, adding or subtracting

from the total number with each touch

Word generator Press the corner icon to set your keywords and choose the image.

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Lesson Planning and Delivery with Notebook Software

Before You Start

Before you begin your lesson, ensure that your computer is turned on and the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard is connected and oriented. The SMART Board icon should be visible in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your screen, indicating that your SMART Board software is running.

If the SMART Board icon is not visible, select Start > Programs > SMART Board Software > SMART

Board Tools. The SMART Board icon will appear in the Windows Notification Area.

For more information on how to get started with your interactive whiteboard, refer to the Quick Reference

Guides available at www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/windows/trainingmaterials.asp.

This Hands-On Practice assumes you have a basic understanding of the Microsoft® Windows® operating system. You may find it useful to think of how you normally work with a computer as you go through the lesson. 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.

What Is Notebook Software?

Notebook™ software is SMART’s whiteboarding software. It acts as an electronic notebook to immediately capture and save notes and drawings written on the SMART Board or at your desktop computer. You can import graphics, text and multimedia elements into your Notebook file or export your Notebook file to HTML, PDF, PowerPoint or as a series of images.

Preparing Your Lesson

You will prepare a geography lesson activity that asks students to match North American countries to their flags. You can use the concepts outlined in this Hands-On Practice to prepare and deliver lessons in other subject areas.

1 Open a blank Notebook file

2 Press the Gallery tab on the right-hand side of the Notebook

interface to search or browse collections of SMART’s custom pages, clip art, Flash animations and video files. For this example, you search for flags of North America.

TIP: Deselect the Auto-hide check box to keep the Side Tab visible. This will provide you with easy access to the Page Sorter and Gallery tabs as you prepare and deliver your lesson.

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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 5 Notebook software displays your search

result(s) as a thumbnail image matching your search criteria. In this example, a folder named Flags will appear.Double-press the folder thumbnail to view its contents

6 Scroll through the Gallery collection to

find flags for the United States, Mexico and Canada. Drag each flag to the work area of your Notebook file.

TIP: You can double-press the flag’s thumbnail image to quickly add it to your work area.

7 Resize each flag by diagonally dragging

the resize handle. Ensure the flags are approximately the same size.

8 Align the flags horizontally

9 Write the name of each country in a different color

10 Select United States, for example, and choose the appropriate typed text from the object’s drop-down

menu. Convert Mexico and Canada from handwritten to typed text also.

Double-press the folder thumbnail to view its contents Click to initiate search

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11 Select Clone from the object’s drop-down menu to make a copy of the name of each country. There

should be two country names for each flag.

12 Organize the names of each country so that one set of country names is placed in a vertical line on

your work area. Drag the other country names over their corresponding flags.

13 Select the United States flag, for example, and choose Order > Bring to Front from the object’s

drop-down menu to cover the name United States. Complete this task for the Mexican and Canadian flags.

14 Press File > Save to save your Notebook file. Give your Notebook file a name and choose the location

where you want to save it.

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.

TIP: Select a fun setting from the Creative pen menu to add check-marks to correct answers.

You can add as many pages to your Notebook file as you need to create additional lesson activities, such as labeling continents or identifying capital cities on regional maps.

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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.

1 Open your geography lesson

2 Select the Gallery tab. By default, the My Content folder is selected. 3 Press the My Content drop-down menu and choose New Folder

4 Launch the On-Screen Keyboard and type Country Lesson. You have now created an area where you

can store all objects related to your geography lesson.

5 Drag each flag and country name into your new Gallery collection. Your new Gallery collection now

contains nine individual Gallery items – one flag and two names for each country.

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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. Fill the rectangle with color by selecting

the rectangle then choosing Properties from the object’s drop-down menu.

9 To the right of the rectangle, write or type Official Languages: and below this write or type English,

Spanish, English and French.

10 Press the page thumbnail’s drop-down menu in the Page Sorter tab. Select Add Page to Gallery to

place the entire Notebook page into the My Content area of the Gallery collections. This gives you quick and easy access to Notebook pages for lesson planning and delivery.

TIP: Name your new Notebook page Language Exercise so you can organize your Gallery items into

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11 Drag the Mexican flag from the My Content area to the top left corner of the rectangle you created in

step seven. Then drag the word Mexico to sit directly below the flag.

12 Drag the Language Exercise page you created in step 10 to the work area of your Notebook file. This

will automatically insert a new Notebook page directly after the active Notebook page.

13 Repeat steps 11 and 12 using the Canadian and United States flags and associated text 14 Press File > Save to save your Notebook file

TIP: Share your geography lesson with other colleagues using the SMART Board interactive

whiteboard in the classroom. Select Export as Collection File from the My Content drop-down menu to distribute your electronic file.

Using Your Lesson in the Classroom

Invite your students up to the SMART Board interactive whiteboard to draw an arrow from the official language text to the corresponding flag using the Line tool or a pen from the pen tray. You can hide the correct answers behind the rectangle or flags.

Congratulations!

You have completed the Lesson Planning and Delivery with Notebook Software on a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Hands-On Practice.

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Using Microsoft PowerPoint Software on a SMART

Board Interactive Whiteboard

When you use Microsoft® PowerPoint® software in conjunction with a SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard, presentations become more collaborative and relevant to your audience. As a presenter, you can record audience feedback, make notes, add diagrams and save your work directly into your PowerPoint file or into Notebook™ software.

Before You Start

Before you begin your presentation, ensure your computer is turned on and the SMART Board interactive whiteboard is connected and oriented. The SMART Board icon should be visible in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your screen, indicating that your SMART Board software is running.

If the SMART Board icon is not visible, select Start > Programs > SMART Board Software > SMART

Board Tools. The SMART Board icon will appear in the Windows Notification Area.

This Hands-On Practice assumes you have a basic understanding of the Microsoft Windows® operating system. You may find it useful to think of how you normally work with a computer as you go through the lesson. 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.

For more information on how to get started with your interactive whiteboard, refer to the Quick Reference

Guides available at www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/windows/trainingmaterials.asp.

Slide Show Toolbar

The Slide Show toolbar automatically appears when you are viewing your PowerPoint presentation as a slide show with your interactive whiteboard.

Press to go to the previous slide in your presentation.

Press to open the Command Menu.

Press to go to the next slide in your presentation.

Windows Notification Area

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Hands-On Practice

Preparation

Assume your supervisor has requested a brief presentation on the topic of productivity in the office. The preliminary work on your presentation requires you to incorporate feedback and suggestions from your colleagues. The final presentation will be presented to your supervisor.

A sample PowerPoint file is available at www.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/samplepresentation.ppt

for this lesson. If this file opens in your Web browser, save it to your desktop and then reopen it.

Alternatively, open an existing PowerPoint presentation saved on your computer. The steps in this Hands-On Practice will still be applicable to you when using your own PowerPoint presentation with an interactive whiteboard.

Presenting on an Interactive Whiteboard

1 Select View > Slide Show to begin your presentation. The Slide Show toolbar automatically appears

so you can navigate between slides.

2 Press the Next Slide button on the Slide Show toolbar to move forward one slide; then press the Previous Slide button to move back one slide.

TIP: You can go to the next slide of a PowerPoint presentation by pressing twice on the interactive

whiteboard, making the second press to the right of the first. To go to the previous slide, make the second press to the left of the first.

3 Advance the slide show by pressing twice on the interactive whiteboard, remembering to make the

second press to the right of the first.

Press twice; a second press to the right will move to the next slide.

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4 For emphasis, you want to draw your audience’s attention to the items listed on your PowerPoint slide.

Pick up a pen from the SMART Pen Tray and place a check mark beside each point as you discuss it with your colleagues.

5 After the discussion, you decide to remove the check marks. Return the pen to the pen tray and touch

the interactive whiteboard once with your finger to clear your notes.

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. Record their request as a note to remind yourself to get back to them later. Pick up a pen from the pen tray and write send source material.

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Hands-On Practice

9 Since you want to follow up on your note, but you don’t want to save it as a permanent part of your

presentation, press the Menu button on the Slide Show toolbar and select Capture to Notebook from the drop-down menu. Notebook software will open automatically and an image of your PowerPoint slide with your written reminder will be inserted into a new Notebook file.

10 Now that your reminder has been captured to Notebook software, press once on the interactive

whiteboard to erase your note from your PowerPoint presentation. Advance to the next slide.

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?

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Before you pick up the pen again, press the Click here to restore writing icon that appears in the bottom right corner of the screen. Your notes will reappear on the slide.

TIP: If the Click here to restore writing icon disappears from the interactive whiteboard, don’t worry. Click the Menu button on the Slide Show toolbar and select Restore Drawing.

13 You are ready to end your presentation. Press the Menu button on the Slide Show toolbar and select End Show from the drop-down menu. Select Yes in the SMART Aware message box to add your

notes to your PowerPoint presentation.

14 Select File > Save to save your notes into your original presentation, or select File > Save As to save

to a new PowerPoint file. Close your presentation.

15 Now select the unsaved Notebook file created earlier in the lesson. Select File > Save to save your

notes for future reference.

Congratulations!

You have finished the Using Microsoft PowerPoint Software on a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Hands-On Practice.

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Hands-On Practice

Ink Aware and Microsoft Word in the Classroom

Before You Start

Before you begin your class, ensure that your computer is turned on and the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard is connected and oriented. For more information on how to get started with your interactive whiteboard, refer to the Quick Reference Guides available at www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/windows/ trainingmaterials.asp.

What Is Ink Aware?

Ink Aware integrates SMART Board software with many types of applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel® or PowerPoint®. When you use an application that is ink aware, whatever you write or draw on your interactive whiteboard becomes embedded in the file, rather than an external note created over the file.

SMART Aware Toolbar

When using Microsoft Word with your interactive whiteboard, you will notice three new buttons appear; they may be integrated with the current Word toolbar or separated as a floating toolbar.

If you do not see this toolbar, select View > Toolbars > SMART Aware Toolbar in Microsoft Word.

Preparation

Create a short, two-question quiz. In a real-world example you would open a quiz prepared in advance.

1 Open a blank document in Microsoft Word.

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3 Type Complete the following sentence with either “who” or “whom”. Press the Enter key twice, then

type Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of.

Using Ink Aware in the Classroom

Your class has just completed the quiz you created in Microsoft Word. Now you would like to review the answers as a group.

1 Show your class how to best display their work when answering the multiplication equation. Use a pen

from the SMART Pen Tray to demonstrate how to arrive at the correct answer on the interactive whiteboard. Put the pen back in the pen tray and press the Insert as Image button to add the answer to your Word file.

2 Move to the next quiz question. Discuss with your class when to use the word who versus whom in the

sentence.

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Hands-On Practice

4 Use a pen from the pen tray to write the correct answer on the interactive whiteboard.

5 Press the Insert as Text button to convert the correct answer to text. The text will appear at the cursor

point and in the same color as the digital ink it was written in.

6 Save your document in Microsoft Word. Now you can e-mail or print copies and distribute the answers

to your students.

Congratulations!

You have completed the Ink Aware and Microsoft Word in the Classroom Hands-On Practice.

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Ink Aware and Microsoft Excel in the Office

Before You Start

Before you begin your meeting, ensure that your computer is turned on and the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard is connected and oriented. For more information on how to get started with your interactive whiteboard, refer to the Quick Reference Guides available at www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/windows/ trainingmaterials.asp.

What Is Ink Aware?

Ink Aware integrates SMART Board software with many types of applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel® or PowerPoint®. When you use an application that is ink aware, whatever you write or draw on your interactive whiteboard becomes embedded in the file, rather than an external note created over the file.

SMART Aware Toolbar

When using Microsoft Excel with your interactive whiteboard, you will notice three new buttons appear; they may be integrated with the current Excel toolbar or separated as a floating toolbar.

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Hands-On Practice

Preparation

1 Open a blank spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel. 2 Type Hotel in cell A2 on your computer’s keyboard. 3 Type Flight in cell A3.

4 Type 1000 in cell B3.

Using Ink Aware in the Office

Assume you and your colleagues are attending a conference in the near future. As a group, you prepared a travel request outlining the anticipated expenses. This request will be presented to the accounting

department for approval.

1 One group member states the hotel will cost $150 per night. Press the cell in the spreadsheet to

highlight where the cost will be placed. 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

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3 Press the Insert as Text button to add the hotel rate into the highlighted cell. Your text is inserted into

the spreadsheet and will appear in the same color as the digital ink it was written in.

4 Finally, your team lead suggests that you get a minimum of three price quotes for flight. Circle the

flight cost in cell B3 and write Get Quote. Press the Insert as Image button to insert your note as an image into your spreadsheet.

5 Save your spreadsheet as a Microsoft Excel file. Now you can update the travel request with your

group’s notes and e-mail it to the accounting department for approval.

Congratulations!

You have completed the Ink Aware and Microsoft Excel in the Office Hands-On Practice.