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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 Resources
Engaging Learners the SMART Board Way
SMART Board Templates
SMART Board Resources, Lesson Plans & Templates
Interactica
MAP Attack
The Teacher’s Guide
EdCompass
Scanner
• Start > Programs > Macromedia >
Macromedia Fireworks
• File > Scan > TWAIN Acquire > Choose #2
• What do you want to scan?
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Grayscale
Custom Settings
Preview
Scan