Your School Got A

Now What?
Presentation by: William Russo Buffalo Public Schools

Navigate

With a Click

Links

Write or draw with your finger

Also works with virtual markers and eraser

to

Use with an LCD projector and a connected computer

It is touch sensitive
Listen to me!
(Be patient for sound file to load!)

Click to hear

System Requirements

Pentium 150 MHz processor (Pentium II processor or later recommended) 48 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended) Windows NT 4.0 (SP-6), Windows 98 operating system or later 35 MB of free hard disk space for minimum installation, 230 MB for complete installation with Gallery collections Available powered USB or serial port

400 MHz processor (800 MHz or faster recommended) 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended) Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later (Java version 1.3.1 Update 1) NOTE: SMART Board software is not compatible with versions 10.3.0, 10.3.1 or 10.3.2 of the Mac OS X operating system. To use the handwriting recognition feature, you must have Mac OS X version 10.3.3 or later. 50 MB of free hard disk space for minimum installation, 115 MB for complete installation with Gallery collections Available powered USB port

The Hook Up

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Connecting to the LCD Projector

The cable that carries the computer image from the computer to the projector is commonly called the VGA cable. Connect your computer to the LCD projector with the VGA cable, making sure your image is centered on the Smartboard screen.

Mac users will need this video adapter

Connecting to the SMARTBoard

9-hole female adapter 9-pin serial port (I/O Port) SMARTboard

Plug the rectangular Smartboard 9-hole female adapter from the SMARTBoard into the 9-pin serial port on the back of the computer.

Mac Users will need to use a 9-pin serial to USB adapter

Completing the Connection

Turn on your computer!
If the LCD projector is not displaying your computer output, check that the signal selector is set to the correct input. You may also have to press fn-F8 on your keyboard to switch from CRT to LCD. Once your computer detects the SMARTBoard and (vice-versa), the light on the SMARTBoard will change from red to green.

No Signal?

Click each tool for a brief description

These digital markers will leave digital ink all over the Smart Board at any time in any application. The only time that you can save what you write as an a separate file is when you are in the application Smart Notebook. Caution! Put the markers back in the tray, because you cannot use another tool or launch another file or application until the SMARTBoard recognizes that you are done with the tool being used.

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The Digital Eraser

Pretty self explanatory!

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Tap this button once to bring up a keyboard on the SMARTBoard.

Pressing this button performs right mouse functions on the SMARTBoard.

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Orienting The SMARTBoard

In order to make certain the cursor appears on the point you are pressing, the you must orient the SMARTBoard. Sounds difficult, but its a simple procedure. 1. Double-click the SMART Board icon in the System Tray (near where the clock is located, on the bottom right-hand side of the screen). If the SMART Board icon does not appear in your System Tray, select Start, Programs, SMART Board Software, and select SMART Board Tools.

2. Press the Orient button.

3. Click on "Orient Board". Choose Orientation Precision: Quick, Standard, or Fine. Quick is usually sufficient but if you want a little more precision, choose Standard.

4. Begin orientation at the upper-left corner. Press your finger or stylus squarely on the yellow center of each red cross in the order indicated by the white, diamond-shaped background.

SMARTBoard In Action
You can communicate and work together in many ways by using the Smart Board. Take notes during meetings and classroom discussions print or save and email a copy to everyone Write annotations on top of captured pages/images from the Web or software programs Prepare interactive materials/activities ahead of time to use in the classroom or in meetings Print materials for use in classroom or meetings You can write with the colored markers located in the Pen Tray, use your finger as a mouse, or use the the interactive keyboard. You can go between the mouse and the interactive keyboard by pressing either button. These buttons are located on the right-hand side of the pen tray. If you need to double-click, tap your finger twice quickly on the Board. You can also right click by pressing the "right mouse" button in the Pen Tray. After clicking on the board, be patient, it sometimes takes a few extra seconds for the right-click menu to appear.

Using The SMARTBoard with Microsoft Poweroint

1. First, you need to have the Notebook program open. 2. Next, open your PowerPoint presentation. 3. Go to View, Slide Show. 4. Use this toolbar to move forward and backwards through your PowerPoint presentation. 5. If you would like to make additions or explanations in PowerPoint, pick-up a stylus and write over the slide show. Remember, DO NOT return the stylus to the pen tray until you have saved your work! 6. You can save directly into PowerPoint or into Notebook. Press the middle button on the toolbar and a popup menu will appear. 7. To save into Notebook, choose Smart Notebook from the options or if you would like to save into PowerPoint choose File, Save from the File menu.

Resources
http://www.leesummit.k12.mo.us/its/Whiteboard.htm http://smarteducation.canterbury.ac.uk/classroom-resources/smart-nb/primary/mathematics/default.asp http://www.waukesha.k12.wi.us/WIT/SmartBoard/specificapps.htm http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/max/smartboardindex.htm http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/SB.html http://www.edcompass.smarttech.com/ http://www.smarttech.com/ http://www.wacona.com/smartboard/smartboard.html http://www.lib.byu.edu/ic/Smartboard.swf - this is a Shockwave movie on the SMARTBoard from BYU. I suggest copying and pasting this link into your browser window. If you dont have the latest version of Shockwave, get it here http://www.macromedia.com/downloads/ .