SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard For Dummies E-Book

Radana Dvorak

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 331

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012

Beschreibung

The easy-to-use guide to SMART Board® interactive whiteboards SMART Board interactive whiteboards--which combine the functionality of a computer with the simplicity of a whiteboard--are rapidly becoming fixtures in classrooms, boardrooms, and lecture halls everywhere. While these high tech devices are transforming the ways we teach and learn, getting the most out of them can be down right intimidating. SMART Board® Interactive Whiteboard For Dummies is here to help, explaining everything users need to know to make the most of their technology. Covering topics including how to calibrate a SMART Board interactive whiteboard using a computer, navigating software options, creating interactive presentations and lesson plans, incorporating sound and animation, managing content, and using digital ink with the touch of a finger, the book is designed to get your interactive whiteboard up and running in no time. * Introduces and explains SMART Board interactive whiteboards, computer-based white boards that are becoming widespread in classrooms and boardrooms around the world * Covers essential topics ranging from setting up a SMART Board interactive whiteboards to managing content * Provides the tools SMART Board interactive whiteboard users need to make the most of these new devices The go-to guide for anyone working with SMART Board interactive whiteboards, SMART® Board Interactive Whiteboard For Dummies is designed to make using the chalkboards of the twenty-first century a cinch.

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SMART Board® Interactive Whiteboard For Dummies®

by Radana Dvorak

SMART Board® Interactive Whiteboard For Dummies®

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data

Dvorak, Radana

    SMART Board interactive whiteboard for dummies / Radana Dvorak.

Includes index.

ISBN 978-1-11837-668-3

    1. SMART Board (Computer file). 2. Interactive whiteboards.

3. Teaching—Aids and devices. I. Title.

LB1043.5.D86 2012       371.33’4       C2012-904784-8

ISBN 978-1-118-38742-9 (ebk); 978-1-118-38740-5 (ebk); 978-1-118-38741-2 (ebk)

Printed in the United States

1 2 3 4 5 RRD 16 15 14 13 12

About the Author

Radana Dvorak holds a PhD in computer science from the Queen Mary, University of London, a master’s degree in artificial intelligence from the University of Sussex, and a BA from the University of Michigan. Radana has been involved in eLearning since 1989, when her research in human computer interaction focused on computer-based training. She has been a researcher and a university instructor in the United Kingdom, the Cayman Islands, and the United States. She also has spent time in the software industry. Currently, she’s an associate dean at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington, where she heads an office charged with providing the general oversight and strategic planning for the improvement, growth, and development of Saint Martin’s online and off-campus learning opportunities. Her focus is combining her love for technology and education to help organizations with the transitions impacted by the enormous changes technology has brought to education.

Dedication

I dedicate this book to my children, Anna and James, and to my dear Paul, for encouraging and believing in me.

Author’s Acknowledgments

I want to go back a number of years and thank three professors: Professor Mike Sharples supervised my master’s thesis at the University of Sussex and was instrumental in developing my interest in human-computer interaction. Professor Peter Johnson accepted me into the computer science PhD program at Queen Mary, University of London. And Professor Stephen Summerville was instrumental in my research interests and supervised my PhD. His enthusiasm, dedication, and research interest, combined with the way he always made time for his students, made him a great role model. I’ll never forget his preaching that the best research questions are the simplest, those for which the question itself helps the learner to search for possible solutions and answers.

I want to thank the Saint Martin’s University community I have grown to adore. Special thanks to Dr. Joe Bessie, the provost, for bringing me to his team, and to Leon Chickering for embracing new technology and getting his MBA and BBA students excited to use the newly installed, state-of-the-art SMART Board interactive whiteboards. Dr. Joyce Westgard, the dean of the School of Education, was instrumental in making sure the university had the new technology for the graduate programs. The Instructional Technology Services team installed and looked after the interactive whiteboards for both the main campus and the extended campuses. Thanks also to all the faculty and students who have shared their experiences and provided feedback.

This book owes a great deal to Blair Munro at SMART Technologies. He came onto the project as a technical editor and created the screenshots and graphical components. Blair, I am indebted to you for your dedication and for promptly answering my e-mails filled with questions and scheduling phone calls before 7 a.m., so we could talk before the phones started ringing at work. Anam Ahmed, from John Wiley & Sons in Toronto, gave me the opportunity to write the book and was professional and supportive throughout the process. Elizabeth Kuball, the project editor, kept us on track and made sure the book was crafted in the For Dummies style.

Lastly, I am grateful for my children, my husband, and my parents for being so patient and understanding and putting up with my nocturnal working hours, stress, and abandonment while I was trying to meet tight deadlines.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

What You’re Not to Read

Foolish Assumptions

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Getting Started with Your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

Part II: Creating Lessons and Presentations with SMART Notebook™ Collaborative Learning Software

Part III: Adding Interactivity Tools and Collaborating Activities

Part IV: The Part of Tens

Icons Used in This Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Getting Started with Your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

Chapter 1: Unveiling the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

Exploring the Interactive Whiteboard: The Big Picture

How it works

What you can use it for

Touring Your Interactive Whiteboard System

Comparing the Different SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Series

Do you have an interactive whiteboard or an interactive display?

Do you have a 600 series or an 800 series?

Introducing the Interactive Whiteboard Tools

The Floating Tools toolbar

SMART Tools

SMART Notebook Tools

SMART Ink toolbar

SMART Aware toolbar

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

Connecting Your Hardware

Using a USB cable

Going wireless with Bluetooth

Configuring Your Computer Settings

Downloading the Software

Discovering Do’s and Don’ts

Finding Help If You Get Stuck

Chapter 3: Configuring Your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard and Components

Your Interactive Whiteboard

Orienting your interactive whiteboard

Changing the orientation settings

Testing basic functionality

Your Interactive Whiteboard Tools

The toolbars and menus

Using SMART Tools

The Floating Tools Toolbar

Chapter 4: Performing Basic Tasks with Your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

Interacting with Your Interactive Whiteboard

Introducing Ink Aware Applications

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Introducing SMART Ink

Experimenting with SMART Tools

Part II: Creating Lessons and Presentations with SMART Notebook Collaborative Learning Software

Chapter 5: Getting Acquainted with SMART Notebook Software

Installing SMART Notebook Software

Windows

Mac

Linux

Knowing Where to Begin

Page area

Tabs

Menu

Toolbar

Writing and Drawing in Ink Aware Programs versus Non–Ink Aware Programs

Chapter 6: Creating and Working with SMART Notebook Files

Exploring SMART Notebook Files

Poking around the SMART Notebook window

The Page Sorter

Working with SMART Notebook Files

Creating a new SMART Notebook file

Opening an existing SMART Notebook file

Saving a SMART Notebook file

Exporting SMART Notebook files

Printing files

Attaching files to e-mail messages

Chapter 7: Creating and Working with SMART Notebook Pages

Creating, Displaying, and Cloning SMART Notebook Pages

Creating pages

Displaying and zooming in and out of pages

Cloning pages

Working with SMART Notebook Pages

Rearranging pages

Grouping pages

Renaming pages

Recording pages

Deleting pages

Clearing pages

Customizing Pages

Working with page backgrounds and themes

Displaying student page borders

Chapter 8: Creating and Working with Objects

Creating Basic Objects with SMART Notebook Software

Writing or drawing objects on a page

Creating or drawing shapes and lines on a page

Creating text

Adding tables to your pages

Working with Objects

Selecting objects

Changing an object’s properties

Moving objects

Aligning objects

Stacking objects

Locking objects

Copying, cutting, pasting, and cloning objects

Resizing objects

Rotating objects

Flipping objects

Adding links to objects

Adding sounds to objects

Animating objects

Chapter 9: Using Your Own Content

Adding Your Own Content from Other Applications

Copying, cutting, and pasting content

Importing content using SMART Notebook Print Capture

Importing content using SMART Notebook Document Writer

Importing PowerPoint files

Importing files from other software and interactive whiteboard programs

Using the Attachment Tab

Attaching a link to a web page

Attaching a shortcut to a file

Attaching a file

Inserting Pictures in Your SMART Notebook Pages

From files

From a scanner

From a SMART Document Camera™

Inserting Multimedia Files into Your SMART Notebook Pages

Adding Your Content to the Gallery

Adding an object to the Gallery

Adding a page or file to the Gallery

Organizing Your Content in the Gallery

Chapter 10: Using Content from SMART Resources

Finding and Using Content from the Gallery

Browsing and searching the Gallery

Adding a Gallery item to your file

Finding and Using Content from the Lesson Activity Toolkit

Activities

Examples

Games

Graphics

Pages

Tools

Finding and Using Content from the SMART Exchange

Chapter 11: Creating Your First Lesson or Presentation

How to Set Up Files and Present to Your Audience

Displaying Files in Different Views

Full Screen view

Transparent Background view

Dual Page view

Using Presentation Tools

Screen Shade

Magic Pen

Measurement tools

Enabling Two People to Use the Interactive Whiteboard

Part III: Adding Interactivity Tools and Collaborating Activities

Chapter 12: Adding Multimedia to Your Presentation or Lesson

Enabling and Using Sound

Finding sound files

Adding sound to an object

Removing sound from an object

Inserting Internet browsers

Using the SMART Video Player

Playing a video

Writing and drawing over the video

Customizing the video player

Using SMART Recorder

Creating a recording

Changing the recorded video format

Changing the recording quality

Creating a file you can share on other platforms

Chapter 13: Collaborating with Your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

Downloading Bridgit Software

Bridgit Meeting Basics

To be or not to be: What role do you want to play?

Bridgit tools

The lobby screen

Preparing for a Bridgit Meeting

Creating a Bridgit Meeting

Joining a Meeting

Joining a meeting from an e-mail invitation

Joining a meeting from Bridgit client software

Searching for a meeting

Leaving a Meeting

Chapter 14: Taking Advantage of Remote Collaboration and Other Conferencing Tools

Using Voice Conferencing

Talking in a meeting

Seeing what the owner, presenter, and participants can do with audio

Presenting and Participating in Meetings

Setting meeting options

Sharing your desktop

Sharing a webcam

Reviewing the Participants List

The chat window: Letting your fingers do the talking

Writing on a shared desktop

Remotely controlling other people’s desktops

Using the SMART Scheduler Outlook Add-In

Chapter 15: Using SMART Meeting Pro Software

Getting Started with SMART Meeting Pro Software

System requirements

Available tools

Using SMART Meeting Pro Software

Your workspace and all your tools

Everything you need to run a meeting

The Screen Capture tool

E-mailing notes

Chapter 16: Putting It All Together: Some Great Examples

Scrolling Banners

Pull Tabs

Tiles

Brainstorming

Games, Puzzles, and More

Part IV: The Part of Tens

Chapter 17: Ten (Or So) Frequently Asked Questions

Can I Hide the Image on My Interactive Whiteboard but not on My Computer?

Can I Use Other Software with a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard?

How Does a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Actually Work?

What’s the Difference between an Interactive Whiteboard and an Electronic Whiteboard?

How Can I Show My Notes to Someone without an Interactive Whiteboard?

What Programs Does Ink Aware Work With?

What Is the Attachment Tab and Why Would I Need It?

Why Should I Use the Gallery Essentials Collection?

How Does the Interactive Whiteboard Know Which SMART Pen Tray Tool I’m Using?

How Can I Tell if the Interactive Whiteboard Is Communicating with the Computer?

What Do I Do When I Get a “Clean Filter” Warning?

Can I Lock the Interactive Whiteboard to Prevent Other People from Using My Computer?

Chapter 18: Ten (Or So) Cool Accessories

The SMART Response Interactive Response System

SMART Notebook Math Tools

SMART Document Camera and Mixed Reality Tools

SMART Slate™ Wireless Slate

SMART Exchange Website

SMART GoWire Auto-Launch Cable

SMART Sync™ Classroom Management Software

SMART Ideas® Concept Mapping Software

CoreFocus

Trimble SketchUp

Quizlet

Chapter 19: Ten (Or So) Hints, Tips, and Shortcuts

Enhancing Your Presentations with Technology

Letting Your Fingers Do the Walking

Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3

Erasing a Large Area

Filling an Empty Pen Tray Slot

Sending Text from Another Application into a SMART Notebook File

Quickly Accessing the Orientation Screen

Trying the Transparent Layer

Right-Clicking

Chapter 20: Ten Creative Ways to Involve Your Audience

Have Them Sign Their Names as They Arrive

Play Games

Flip the Classroom

Use Sound Effectively

Stage Your Own Game Show

Play with Faces and Photos

Give People a Task

Communicate with People around the World

Take a Trip with Google Earth

Write Stories as a Group

Part V: Appendixes

Appendix A: Resources

Education resources

Business solutions

Appendix B: Troubleshooting

Cheat Sheet

Introduction

Odds are, years ago, you used chalk and a blackboard. Then you progressed to a whiteboard. And now you’re moving to the SMART Board® interactive whiteboard. This book is the resource you need to make this transition a smooth one.

You’re probably familiar with the SMART Board interactive whiteboard. You may even have sat through a workshop and realized that you need more guidance, but you don’t want to spend hours reading online manuals or spend more time in training sessions. You just want a reference that you can keep by your side, something that’ll help you use the interactive whiteboard to accomplish your goals. You want a book that cuts through the vast amount of information out there and gets to the nuts and bolts you need.