The document discusses the features and capabilities of an interactive whiteboard system called a SMART Board. It notes that the SMART Board allows users to project images and write or draw directly on the board using digital pens. It functions both as a monitor and input device. The document outlines the pens, eraser, and software tools included with the SMART Board and how instructors can use the board in conjunction with other programs like PowerPoint to create interactive lessons.
2. An electronic and inter-active
whiteboard that uses Notebook Software
And can work with other software such
as PowerPoint
3. Image sent to the
projector.
The projector casts the
image onto the
interactive whiteboard.
Board is both the monitor
and input device
4. The SMART Board comes with
four pens & one eraser.
Pick up a pen from the pen
tray and write on the Board.
To erase, remove the eraser
from the pen tray and move it
in a smooth motion over the
notes. Your notes will
disappear.
5. The features you use most are literally at your fingertips
with the Floating Tools toolbar.
6. Accessing SMART Board Tools
Press the SMART Board icon in the
Windows Notification Area at the
bottom right of your screen. The
SMART Board Tools menu will
appear.
7. Notebook – the best for SmartBoard.
Its benefit is that you can keep what you
write, draw, etc on file to re-use or as
evidence of teaching delivered.
8. When you use PowerPoint in conjunction with a SMART
Board, presentations become more collaborative &
relevant to your audience.
You can record audience feedback
9. The Slide Show toolbar automatically appears when
you are viewing your PowerPoint presentation as a
slide show with SmartBoard.
1. Press to go to the
previous slide in your
presentation.
2. Press to open the
Command Menu.
3. Press to go to the next
slide in your presentation.
10. 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 tick beside each
point as you discuss it.
A memory aid.
11. Notebook™ software.
SMART Recorder
SMART Video Player
SMART Keyboard
Floating tools
SMART Board Control Panel
12. Electronic White Board
Interactive Tool
Can use existing files
Can retain or erase information
Editor's Notes
SMART Board is an Interactive Whiteboard.
Has Notebook Software that acts as an electronic notebook to immediately capture and save notes and drawings written on the SMART Board or at your desktop computer that can be used to edit, save and distribute information written on a SMART Board interactive whiteboard
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.
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.
The computer sends an image of an application to the projector.
The projector casts the image onto the interactive whiteboard.
The interactive whiteboard acts as both the monitor and input device, allowing you to control any application by touching the screen.
The Ready Light indicates the status of your interactive whiteboard. It is located either on the right side of the lower-right of the frame. If it is a solid green, your system is functioning properly.
The SMART Pen Tray
The SMART Pen Tray consists of four colour-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.
The pen tray has 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.
There is also the floating toolbar that can be customised (we are currently updating the SmartBoards so have left this as it is just now).
The features you use most are literally at your fingertips with the Floating Tools toolbar.
For a minute, drop out of the PowerPoint show.
The Smart Board Tools icon is the blue square with the white “polo mint” on it.
The SMART Board™ 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.
Notebook is where SmartBoard it comes into its own. Its benefit is that you can keep what you write, draw, etc on file to re-use or as evidence of teaching delivered.
From the SmartBoard Tools and selecting Notebook, you are automatically given a blank sheet and a welcome page. The welcome page includes information such as orienting (if the “tough” is out of place), open a new page or folder.
On the blank sheet, you can see 4 tabs:
New page
Gallery – if select this then when can drop an image onto the blank sheet just to “play”
Insert copies of a file or hyperlink
Record the information .. For instance if we select record and mark the image when we play it again we can see the task repeated.
Just like when we used Notebook, using PowerPoint in conjunction with a SMART Board, provides an interactive way to your teaching.
The audience can participate by coming up to the SMART Board to answer a question.
You can record audience feedback, make notes, add diagrams and save your work directly into your PowerPoint file or into Notebook software.
Press to go to the previous slide in your presentation.
Press to open the Command Menu – select this will bring out a box and “new slide” will enable you to drop in a blank page so that you can work together on a task.
Press to go to the next slide in your presentation.
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 tick beside each point as you discuss it.
Perhaps someone has commented on your PowerPoint slide and ask you to send them the source material?
You can 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. Return the pen to the pen tray.
It has:
Notebook™ software to create a presentation that’s full of colourful clip art, objects, graphics and text from a variety of sources.
SMART Recorder to record everything you do on the interactive screen.
SMART Video Player Play a video on your interactive screen, and write or draw over the video during a presentation.
SMART Keyboard An on-screen, touch sensitive keyboard for the occasions in which you need to add text to an application or dialog box.
Floating tools This versatile toolbar, including utilities such as on-screen Pen tools and an area capture button, can float over any open application on your interactive product.
SMART Board Control Panel Configure your interactive product and SMART Board software.
To recap,
SmartBoard is an electronic whiteboard the enables interaction;
can use existing files such as PowerPoint and
can retain or delete information written on the screen.
can record actions during a teaching or discussion session.