Digital Classroom Training
Using the Digital Classroom to Drive Student Results
Name: __________________________________________________
School: __________________________________________________
For more information and additional resources for the Dallas ISD Digital
Classroom (DCR), please visit: http://www.dallasisd.org//Domain/7273
For the DCR Troubleshooting Guide, please click here while pressing
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Table of Contents
1. Digital Classroom Training Overview ............................................................................ 5
2. Digital Classroom Equipment Summary ........................................................................ 6
3. Integrated Classroom Technology Research ................................................................ 8
4. Classroom Audio Research ....................................................................................... 10
5. Using Your Microphone ............................................................................................ 11
6. Turning the Dell Projector On/Off .............................................................................. 14
7. Connecting the Projector’s Interactive Pen ................................................................. 16
8. Disabling the Wireless .............................................................................................. 20
9. Using Your Interactive Pen ....................................................................................... 23
10. Using Your Document Camera .................................................................................. 26
11. Description of Mimio Icons ....................................................................................... 28
12. Mimio Notebook Window Tour .................................................................................. 29
13. Mimio Toolbar Reference Card .................................................................................. 30
14. Mimio Toolbar - Draw On Anything ........................................................................... 31
15. Mimio Toolbar - Draw On Document Camera Images ................................................. 34
16. MimioStudio File Types ............................................................................................ 38
17. Recording Your Lessons ........................................................................................... 39
18. MediaCast: Logging In and Searching ...................................................................... 44
19. Digital Classroom Homework .................................................................................... 47
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Digital Classroom Training Overview
Welcome to the Digital Classroom (DCR) Training!
If you are at a Beginner or Intermediate level right now, don’t worry. By this time tomorrow
you will have the skills and confidence necessary to use the DCR equipment to drive student
progress in your classroom!
For this class, Beginner and Intermediate training will get you to the same place, so you don’t
need to take both classes. The difference is that, over two days as a Beginner, we will spend
more time making sure that you understand the technology that is available to you, as well as
more time making sure that you feel comfortable operating the equipment. The Intermediate
class assumes a level of comfort with how to operate the equipment currently, and as such it
lasts only one day and moves much quicker. Both classes will give you a strong pedagogical
foundation move from just hitting the buttons to engaging students and increasing learning
results. In the process you will have plenty of hands-on time!
Beginner Training:
Day 1 – 3 Hours
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Day 2 – 3 Hours
1st Hour – Understanding the DCR Role
2nd Hour – DCR Functionality Training
3rd Hour – Hands-On Practice
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1st Hour – Review, Q&A, Hands-On Practice
2nd Hour – Media Cast, Hands-On Practice
3rd Hour – Final Walk-Thru, Q&A, Practice
Intermediate Training:
Day 1 – 3.5 Hours
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1st Hour – Understanding the DCR Role
30 Minutes – DCR Functionality Training
2nd Hour – Hands-On Practice
3rd Hour – Hands-On Practice
For more information and additional resources for the Dallas ISD Digital
Classroom (DCR), please visit: http://www.dallasisd.org//Domain/7273
For the DCR Troubleshooting Guide, please click here while pressing
Ctrl on your keyboard.
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Digital Classroom Equipment Summary
What is Included with the Digital Classroom (DCR)?
1. Dell Interactive Projector – Use the interactive pen as an interactive whiteboard
directly on your existing dry-erase board!
This is the Dell Interactive Pen:
2. LightSpeed Classroom Audio System – Every student will hear you!
This is the microphone:
The speaker could look like this and sit on a shelf:
…or you may notice it mounted in your ceiling tiles.
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Digital Classroom Equipment Summary
3. MimioStudio Tools
and
This is the digital ink for your
Dell Projector Pen!
Mimio Document Camera
Or use real ink and manipulatives under
your Mimio Document Camera.
MimioStudio also allows you to record whatever is on your screen so that you can
make your lessons into videos!
4. Inventive Media Cast gives you a place to find streaming video and documents.
For more information and additional resources for the Dallas ISD Digital
Classroom (DCR), please visit: http://www.dallasisd.org//Domain/7273
For the DCR Troubleshooting Guide, please click here while pressing
Ctrl on your keyboard.
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Integrated Classroom Technology Research
What is Integrated Classroom Technology (ICT)?
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ICT is any technology that is applied at the point of instruction, by the instructor or by
the learner, which drives a greater mastery or breadth of understanding of lesson
objectives.
Do not confuse classroom technology with ICT. ICT must drive results!
Using ICT has three components: Input: introducing ICT into the classroom. Activities:
carrying out a planned ICT lesson, and Outputs: the specific, quantifiable results
gained.
Indicators of Success with ICT:
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Teacher buy-in and attitude is essential for ICT success.
Teacher determination to understand and use ICT – and good training!
Student’s level of experience with technology.
Student’s motivation to engage in ICT lessons.
Results of Using ICT:
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Teachers are attend to student needs better.
Students enjoy learning more, and therefore become more engaged.
Students experience learning more in line with their learning style.
Students take more responsibility for their learning.
ICT “Digital Common Ground” helps students bridge social divides.
Statistics:
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Teachers who have successfully mastered ICT use in their classrooms have seen student
performance gains of up to 6%.
Misunderstood and misapplied, ICT can easily result in 0% gains.
The average teacher takes between 1 and 3 years to master ICT use in their classroom.
ICT Best Practices:
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Evaluate your attitude, believe you can do it, and take steps to change.
Purpose, Plan, Attempt, and Evaluate ICT use in lessons – no matter what!
Engage students at all costs. Give up the interactive device and let the students lead.
Encourage student discussion and rely on their technical expertise.
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Integrated Classroom Technology Research
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Use ICT cooperatively with fellow teachers. Develop curriculum and lessons together,
share resources, and share experiences and lessons learned.
Use ICT as an integral “built in”, rather than an optional “bolt on”.
Learn, change, grow, learn, change, grow, learn, change, grow. Don’t get discouraged!
Area
ICT-Based Teaching
Traditional Teaching
Approach
Constructive (and Instructive)
Instructive
Teaching
Project-Based Teaching
Pre-Programmed Teaching
Subject Focus
Teaching Plan
Based on a Theme
Based on a Firm Outline and
Standards
Must Be Fulfilled
Having Particular Knowledge
Individual or Collective
Everybody Does the Same
Learning
Understand the Context
Memorizing Facts
Subjects
Linked to Topics
Separate Subjects
Task
Pupils
Evaluation
Divided by Skills and Interest
Differentiation
Mistakes are Source for
Improvement and Guidance
Oral Feedback and
Formative Assessment
Divided by Age
Correction Only
Marks and Grading as part of the
Evaluation of Students
Guider and Mediator
High Authority
Has Several Roles
Has One Role
School
Open Environment
Closed Environment
Source of Information
Multiple
Teacher
Teacher
Visit http://insight.eun.org/shared/data/pdf/impact_study.pdf for full information.
For more information and additional resources for the Dallas ISD Digital
Classroom (DCR), please visit: http://www.dallasisd.org//Domain/7273
For the DCR Troubleshooting Guide, please click here while pressing
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Classroom Audio Research
Why Have Classroom Audio?
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Students hear the teacher clearly over ambient noise from anywhere in the room.
Listening is the primary channel for learning in young children – 75% of their time is
spent listening!
Early learners need to hear the soft, subtle consonant sounds. This requires intelligible
audio.
When Your Students Can Hear You, Expect:
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Much less teacher vocal fatigue and illness.
Improved student engagement and on-task time.
Increased interaction and participation.
Less student stress and behavior issues.
Improved test scores.
Over 30% increase in clearly hearing the teacher by ESL students.
Statistics:
Native English Children
Non-Native English
Children
95%
89%
67%
42%
With Classroom Audio
At
12 feet
At
24 feet
Non-Native English
Children Percent Increase
21%
34%
No Classroom Audio
Percent of words correctly
understood at 12 feet.
Percent of words correctly
understood at 24 feet.
Visit http://www.lightspeed-tek.com/student+engagement.aspx for more information.
For more information and additional resources for the Dallas ISD Digital
Classroom (DCR), please visit: http://www.dallasisd.org//Domain/7273
For the DCR Troubleshooting Guide, please click here while pressing
Ctrl on your keyboard.
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Using Your Microphone
Power and Volume
POWER BUTTON
Press once.
IMPORTANT:
If the microphone
does not have
volume buttons,
adjust volume on
the speaker (below).
VOLUME BUTTON
Volume
Note:
Some speakers may be white.
Power
Master
Volume
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Using Your Microphone
Troubleshooting Tip: If the audio doesn’t work, make sure the power and audio are turn on
for the microphone, speaker, and on the media connector (below).
POWER
BUTTON
VOLUME
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Using Your Microphone
Charging the Microphone
Place the microphone in the charging dock located inside the cabinet of the Digital Classroom
Cart to charge the microphone.
Cradle Charger Indicator Lights:
Green: Microphone is fully charged
Red:
Microphone is charging
Blinking Red: Charging error: Pull out and reseat
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Classroom (DCR), please visit: http://www.dallasisd.org//Domain/7273
For the DCR Troubleshooting Guide, please click here while pressing Ctrl
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Turning the Dell Projector On /Off
WHERE IS MY PROJECTOR REMOTE?
Instead of a physical remote, you are provided with a Virtual Remote that can be opened using
the desktop shortcut called “Dell Virtual Remote.” Follow the directions below to learn how to
use the Virtual Remote to turn your projector on or off.
Turning the Projector On/Off Using the Virtual Remote
1. From the laptop on the Digital Classroom cart, double-click on the Dell Virtual Remote
shortcut link on the desktop.
2. The Dell projector’s virtual remote will open. Click Power to turn the projector on / off.
Caution:
You should not need to
adjust these buttons.
Adjusting these buttons
may result in loss of
functionality.
Image Mute
Changes the screen to
black until the button is
clicked again.
Freeze
Freezes the entire screen
until the button is clicked
again.
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Turning the Dell Projector On /Off
3. Click Yes in the prompt window and wait for the projector to warm up or cool down.
(Turning the projector on.)
(Turning the projector off.)
4. Close the Virtual Remote.
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Connecting the Projector’s Interactive Pen
1. Double click the Dell S500WI shortcut on your desktop.
2. The laptop searches for the projector.
Note: Steps 3 and 4 may not display, depending on your computer.
3. IF this window below displays, accomplish the “Disabling the Wireless” checklist on
page 20, then continue by clicking Skip.
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Connecting the Projector’s Interactive Pen
4. IF you see the window below, you will need to select your projector from the list.
Follow steps A and B below to determine which projector is yours.
To determine which projector to select from the list:
A. Double-click the Dell Virtual Remote shortcut on your desktop. The IP
Address displays at the top of the Virtual Remote window.
B. Select the projector with the same IP address and click OK.
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Connecting the Projector’s Interactive Pen
5. On the “SSID: Dell S500WI Interactive” window, check the box, “Interactive Pen
only” and click OK.
6. THIS STEP MAY NOT DISPLAY. IF you see the following message, click Cancel.
7. The following window will appear. If the Play button
is not green, click on it
once.
To hide, click minimize,
NOT close.
IMPORTANT
Clicking close
will disable your
interactive pen.
If disabled, repeat steps
1-7 to reconnect the pen.
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Connecting the Projector’s Interactive Pen
8. Turn on your pen using the power switch on the back of the pen.
Your pen is now connected!
Power switch
Cursor Alignment Tip
Hold your pen so the camera is on
top. Doing so ensures that the tip of
the pen aligns with the cursor when
touching the board with your pen.
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Disabling the Wireless
Only do these steps if requested by another user guide!
Disabling the Wireless on your Digital Classroom Laptop
1. Check for a wireless icon:
. If it is NOT there, then you are done.
Otherwise, continue to Step 2.
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Disabling the Wireless
2. At the SAME TIME, press the Fn
and F9
3. This window will appear. If it goes away, press Fn
same time again to make it reappear.
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keys.
and F9
at the
Disabling the Wireless
4. Click the “Wi-Fi Off” button
, then click “Close”
5. Wait for 30 seconds for the wireless to turn off. The wireless icon
gone.
.
should now be
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Using Your Interactive Pen
Waking Up the Pen
If the pen enters sleep mode while turned on, press any button on the front of the pen to wake
up the pen.
Right and Left Click Buttons
The pen supports left and right click, like a standard mouse.
Left (main) click
Right click
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Using Your Interactive Pen
Changing the Pen Mode
The pen can be used in three different modes:
Normal
Makes the pen act like a computer mouse (default).
Draw
Makes drawing easier. Use the Mimio Pen Tool to draw.
Stable
Helps draw straight lines, like Mimio’s line tool.
1. To set the current mode, press the function button.
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Using Your Interactive Pen
2. The current mode displays on the projector screen in a grey box. Continue to press the
function button to toggle through the three modes.
Normal
Charging the Pen
Plug the pen into the laptop using the USB cable to charge the pen. A fully-charged pen should
operate for up to 25 hours after five hours of charging.
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Using Your Document Camera
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Using Your Document Camera
Mimio Viewer Toolbar
After starting the document camera, the Mimio Viewer toolbar automatically displays.
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Description of Mimio Icons
The Mimio icons below are located on your desktop.
Draw on a
blank whiteboard
and load images from
the gallery
Draw on anything
on your screen
Draw on
document camera
images
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Mimio Notebook Window Tour
Clicking the MimioStudio Notebook icon
Print
Notebook
Erase
Selected
Item
opens the notebook and the toolbar.
New
Page
Undo/Redo
Page
Thumbnails
Select / Move Item
Draw
Trash
Can
Tip: If you accidentally close your toolbar, open it using the tools icon on your desktop:
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MimioStudio 10 Toolbar / Windows
Software Reference Card
Selection
Zoom *
Pen/Brush *
Text
Highlighter
Line / Shapes /
Shape Recognition *
Eraser
Color Picker
Line Thickness
Basic Color Options
Line Styles *
Gallery Browser
Right-Click
Mouse
Insert File /
Screen Clipping *
Object Fill
Border/
Interior Color
Double-Click
for Color Palette
Color Palette
Transparency *
Applications *
Interactive
Screen Annotation
*Right-Click or hold Left-Click to see the flyout menus.
For more info, please visit us at mimio.com.
Join our worldwide teacher community at mimioconnect.com.
© 2013 Mimio, a Newell Rubbermaid company
Mimio Toolbar - Draw On Anything
What can I draw (annotate) on?
You can draw on anything that displays on your laptop screen. This may include a webpage, a
PowerPoint, a video, or even a document camera image.
Draw (Annotate) On the Screen
1. To draw on the screen outside of the Notebook, click the Screen Annotation Tool
Mimio Notebook minimizes, the screen automatically freezes, and a green border
displays around the screen. You can now draw on the screen.
2. When finished annotating, click the Mouse button to unfreeze the screen.
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Mimio Toolbar - Draw On Anything
Where are my screen annotations?
3. The screenshots with your annotations are automatically saved in the Gallery. Open
MimioStudio Notebook, and click the Gallery Icon
in the Toolbar.
TIP: When Screen Annotation mode was started, the MimioStudio Notebook may have
minimized to your task bar. Click on the icon below to access your notebook.
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Mimio Toolbar - Draw On Anything
4. Screen Annotations are located in the Screen Annotations folder. Drag it into the
notebook area to continue editing.
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Mimio Toolbar - Draw on Document Camera Images
What can I draw (annotate) on?
You can draw on anything that displays on your laptop screen. This may include a webpage, a
PowerPoint, a video, or even a document camera image.
Start the Document Camera and MimioStudio Toolbar
1. Press the Power Button
on the front of the document
camera and place your item under the camera.
2. Open MimioStudio Toolbar using the icon on your desktop.
Draw on the Document Camera Image
1. To draw on the screen outside of the Notebook, click the Screen Annotation Tool
Mimio Notebook minimizes, the screen automatically freezes, and a green border
displays around the screen.
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Mimio Toolbar - Draw on Document Camera Images
2. Click the the pen tool to draw on the document camera image with digital ink.
3. When finished annotating, click the Mouse button to unfreeze the screen.
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Mimio Toolbar - Draw on Document Camera Images
Where are my screen annotations?
4. The screenshots with your annotations are automatically saved in the Gallery. Open
MimioStudio Notebook, and click the Gallery Icon
in the Toolbar.
TIP: When Screen Annotation mode was started, the MimioStudio Notebook may have
minimized to your task bar. Click on the icon below to access your notebook.
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Mimio Toolbar - Draw on Document Camera Images
5. Screen Annotations are located in the Screen Annotations folder. Drag the
annotated page into the notebook area to continue editing.
For more information and additional resources for the Dallas ISD Digital
Classroom (DCR), please visit: http://www.dallasisd.org//Domain/7273
For the DCR Troubleshooting Guide, please click here while pressing Ctrl
on your keyboard.
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Record Your Lessons
1. Open Mimeo Studio Notebook from your desktop.
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Record Your Lessons
2. The Mimeo Notebook and Mimeo Toolbar display.
3. On the Mimeo Toolbar, click the Applications button
and then Recorder.
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Record Your Lessons
4. The recorder window displays. Clicking the record icon
will record the entire
viewable screen.
It will also record audio using your laptop’s built-in microphone.
You may also click the drop-down
arrow to choose other recording
options.
Option
Recording Area
File Size
Record
Desktop
Largest file size
Record
Window
Medium file size
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Record Your Lessons
Option
Recording Area
File Size
Record
Area
Smallest file size
WHERE DID MY RECORDING WINDOW GO?
5. While recording, MimioStudio Recorder is automatically hidden and can be accessed
through the Mimio Toolbar.
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Record Your Lessons
6. When finished recording, open the recording toolbar again, and press stop.
7. If you want to watch and hear the recording before saving it to your computer, press
the play button.
8. To save the file, click File and then Save. Remember where you saved the file so you
can upload it to Media Cast.
For more information and additional resources for the Dallas ISD Digital
Classroom (DCR), please visit: http://www.dallasisd.org//Domain/7273
For the DCR Troubleshooting Guide, please click here while pressing Ctrl
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Logging In and Searching for Resources
1. Open your internet browser, type mediacast01.dallasisd.org into the address bar,
and press enter on your keyboard.
TIP: You may choose to copy and paste the link above into your address bar.
2. The MediaCAST website will display. Enter your username and password and click
login.
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Logging In and Searching for Resources
3. Once logged in, use the Quick Search to find resources.
Before you search, you may fine-tune the results by
choosing specific categories.
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Logging In and Searching for Resources
4. After your search results display, you can further narrow your results.
Common filters used:
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Media type such as video,
presentation, or whiteboard file
Categories
Publisher
Grade level
5. After selecting a resource, be sure to rate the resource. The more you liked it, the
more stars you should give it!
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Digital Classroom Homework
Digital
Classroom
Technology
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Dell Interactive Projector
Mimio Document Camera
MimioStudio Toolbar
MimioStudio Recorder
Inventive Media Cast
Lightspeed Audio
Plan for the specific use of
Digital Classroom Technology
during this lesson.
Do your plans include
involving the students in
using the technology?
Lesson Plan
Time Allotted
Objective
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Technology
Digital Classroom Homework
Expected Outcomes:
Three Things That Went Well:
Questions for Class
Challenges I Experienced:
Things I Could Have Done Better:
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