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SMART Board
Basics Robert Mayben: rmayben@bama.ua.edu Introduction 1)
The Technology in Motion
Program 2)
Web Resources from the UA
In-Service Center Site (www.inservice.ua.edu) 3)
Workshop Web Site (http://www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/smart.htm) What is a Smart Board? What is a SMART Board? The SMART Board interactive whiteboard turns your
computer and projector into a powerful tool for teaching, collaborating and
presenting. With a computer image projected onto the board, you can simply
press on its large, touch-sensitive surface to access and control any
application. Using a pen from the SMART Pen Tray, you can work naturally at
the board to take notes and highlight important information. According
to www.smarttech.com,
you can use the SMART Board to: Interact:
Touch the board to control any computer application. Create:
Write notes, draw diagrams and illustrate ideas. Focus:
Highlight key information with electronic ink. Capture:
Save, print, or e-mail notes. how do I set up the Smart Board? 1)
Before connecting anything, load the software. 8
Unless
your SMART Board is brand new, it is best to download the software from the SMART
website (www.smarttech.com/support/software/sb_win.asp). 8
It
is also a good practice to check for updates periodically. 2)
After the software has been installed, connect the cables as directed in the
following link: downloads.smarttech.com/media/services/quickreferences/pdf/english/sbsetupwinserial.pdf 8
If
your SMART Board uses USB cables, refer to the following link for setup: downloads.smarttech.com/media/services/quickreferences/pdf/english/sbsetupusb.pdf 3) Orient the SMART Board. downloads.smarttech.com/media/services/quickreferences/pdf/english/quickreferenceorient_us.pdf 4) Tips for Set Up: 8
SMART Boards function best
if they are set up in a permanent location. 8
If you move or accidentally
bump the SMART Board, it is best to re-orient. SMARTBOARD basics The following two links
provide excellent overviews of the basic functions of SMART Boards: http://downloads.smarttech.com/media/services/quickreferences/pdf/english/qr_sb_basics.pdf http://downloads.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/basics05-06.pdf Basic SMART Board Functions: 1)
Clicking/Right Clicking on the Screen 2)
Writing & Erasing 3)
Saving Annotations 4)
Using the Keyboard 5)
PowerPoint Features SMARTBoard Notebook software Basics SMART
Notebook Software is the application that lets you create and save notes
written on the SMART Board. SMART
Notebook creates notebook files. These
files can be edited and formatted from any computer that has SMART Notebook
installed on it. The computer does NOT
have to be connected to a SMART Board.
1) Notebook Software
Toolbars downloads.smarttech.com/media/services/quickreferences/pdf/english/qf_notebooktoolbar.pdf 2) Gallery/Templates 3) Text Recognition 4) Click HERE to view an overview of features. A brief Model Lesson 1)
This lesson was taken from
EdCompass: An Online Community for Educators Using SMART Products (www.edcompass.com). 2)
There are numerous sample
Notebook Activities and Lessons to use with the SMART Board. resources and ideas 1) SMART Training Materials:
http://www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/windows/trainingmaterials.asp 2) SMARTer Teaching, SMARTer
Learning: http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/images/Smarter_Teaching_Smarter_Learning.pdf 3) Interactive Websites for
Interactive Whiteboards: http://itd.usd259.org/TRC/Smartboard/Interactive%20Web%20Sites.mht 4) Maximizing the SMART
Board: http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/SmartBoard/smartboardindex.htm 5) 6) SMART Ideas for Using the
SMART Board: http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/morganr2.k12.mo.us/resources/smartboard.htm 7) http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/smartboard.htm 8) SMART Board Tips and
Tricks: http://smarttech.com/support/product/sb/tips.asp 9) SMART Two-Minute
Tutorials: http://www.smarttech.com/trainingcenter/tutorials.asp 10) SMART Board Lesson
Ideas: http://www.d131.kane.k12.il.us/Bardwell/smartboard.html 11) Engaging Learners the http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/#3 12)
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