Presentation about the use of Smart Boards

1. Quick Reference
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SMART Board™ Welcome Center for the Microsoft®
Windows®
Operating System
Welcome Center is a compact, movable toolbar that contains your most frequently used SMART Board features and
applications. You can also configure this toolbar to include any third-party software.
Opening the Welcome Center
To open the Welcome Center, press the SMART Board icon in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your
screen, and select Welcome to Notebook... from the menu. The Welcome Center provides several tabs, each with options
to launch commonly used applications and tools.
Quick Start
This tab provides options designed to get you up and running
quickly, with the most frequently used actions at your
fingertips.
You can create a new Notebook file, open a previously
created file, start a conference, change languages, orient
your SMART Board, and access the Control Panel to
configure a variety of software and hardware options.
Tabs
Select to have Welcome
Center launched
automatically when
Notebook is started
Action options

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Tools
The Tools tab provides direct access to each of 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.
Teacher’s Hub
Your single destination for all the resources you need
to get started. Use the Teacher's Hub to help you
seamlessly integrate your SMART Board interactive
whiteboard into your classroom.
1 Training - Online training sessions, Printable
materials, Two-Minute Tutorials, Training
events, Learning path for teachers
2 Curriculum resources - SMART-created lesson
activities, Create your own lesson activities,
Notebook interactive viewer, Lesson Activity
Toolkit
3 Professional development - ED Compass
newsletter, Bulletin board, Case studies,
Showcase schools
Help/Support
The Help/Support tab provides access to a wide array of
support sources, from self-directed troubleshooting to
one-on-one help from an expert..
You will also find your software version information here.

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Hardware Basics for Front Projection SMART Board Interactive
Whiteboards
The SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard is touch sensitive and operates as part of a system that includes a computer
and a projector.
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. Setup instructions depend on the model of SMART Board
interactive whiteboard. Specific instructions on how to setup your SMART Board can be found at www.smarttech.com/
support/product/index.asp.
The SMART Pen Tray
The SMART Pen Tray consists of four color-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.
TIP: If someone accidentally takes a pen or the eraser home, simply cover the optical sensor with a pen lid or a sticky note
to continue using your interactive whiteboard until the tool is returned.
• 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.

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The Pen-Tray Buttons
The pen tray has at least 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. Some interactive whiteboards have a third button;
this button is used to quickly access the Help Center.
The Pens
The SMART Board interactive whiteboard comes with four Whisper-tip™ pens
(black, red, green and blue) and one eraser. Although you do not need to use
the pens to write on you interactive whiteboard, the pens do make writing more
intuitive. Pick up a pen from the pen tray and write on the SMART Board. To
erase your digital ink, remove the eraser from the pen tray and move it in a
smooth motion over your notes. Your notes will disappear.
TIP: To clear a large area of digital ink, draw a circle around the area you want
to erase with the eraser and tap once inside that area. All handwritten notes
inside that circle will disappear.
The Ready Light
The Ready Light indicates the status of your interactive whiteboard. Depending on the model of the SMART Board
interactive whiteboard you are using, the Ready Light is located either on the right side of the pen tray or the lower-right of
the frame bezel.
If the Ready Light is a solid green, your system is functioning properly. If the Ready Light is flashing or is a color other than
green for an extended period of time, you should check the User’s Guide that came with your SMART Board interactive
whiteboard for guidance on troubleshooting.
NOTE: After you turn on your computer, the Ready Light will be red while the SMART Board interactive whiteboard and the
computer are establishing communication.
Pen tray buttons
Pen tray buttons
Ready Light on lower-right
of frame bezel
Ready Light on right
side of pen tray

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Orienting the SMART Board interactive whiteboard
Orientation ensures your touch is registered accurately when you are using the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard. If
you press the interactive whiteboard with your finger and your cursor appears somewhere other than where you are
pressing, try orienting the interactive whiteboard.
Quick Orientation
1 To orient the interactive whiteboard, press and hold the Keyboard and Right Mouse buttons simultaneously until the
Orientation screen appears.
2 Begin the orientation process at the upper left corner of the Orientation screen. Press your finger or pen firmly on the
center of each cross in the order indicated by the white, diamond-shaped graphic.
TIP: If you are not satisfied with the precision of a particular orientation point while orienting, press one of the pen tray
buttons or the left arrow key on your keyboard to redo the previous orientation point.
Changing Orientation Settings
Increase the detail of calibration for applications that require a greater amount of precision.
1 Press the SMART Board icon in the Windows Notification Area, and select
Control Panel from the SMART Tool menu.
2 From the Control Panel window, press the SMART Hardware Settings button.
Pen tray buttons
Pen tray buttons
Orientation screen
Windows Notification Area

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3 The SMART Hardware Settings window will open. Select Orientation/Alignment Settings from the drop-down menu.
4 Select Fine (20 Points) and press OK to apply the new orientation and alignment settings.
5 From the Control Panel window, press the Orient button to begin the orientation process.

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Notebook software Version 10 Toolbars
Notebook software toolbar
The Notebook™ software toolbar gives you access to a number of tools to help you work with your Notebook file. By default,
the toolbar appears at the top of the Notebook page. When you are working at the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard
and you prefer to sit, or are working with young students, it may be more convenient to move the toolbar to the bottom of
the page. To do this, press the double-ended, vertical arrow on the far right of the toolbar.
Display the previous
Notebook page
Display the next
Notebook page
Insert a blank page directly
after the active Notebook page
Open an existing
Notebook file
Save your Notebook file Paste
Undo the last action you performed Redo the action you last performed
Delete any selected object Show or Hide the Screen Shade
on the current Notebook page
Open Full Screen view Toggle dual page mode
Launch the Screen Capture
toolbar
Activate SMART Document Camera
Insert Question Create a table
Toggle
move
toolbar

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Full Screen Toolbar
The Full Screen toolbar allows you to work with your Notebook file while in full screen mode.
Select any object on the page
with your mouse
Write or draw on the Notebook page
with the pen tool
Write or draw on the Notebook page
with the creative pen tool
Erase digital ink on the
Notebook page
Draw a line Create a shape
Draw a perfect shape (e.g., circle,
square, rectangle, etc.)
Write or draw with the Magic Pen tool
in disappearing ink, zoom and spotlight
Fill an object or shape Create a text-entry box for typing
Launch the Properties
side tab
Move the toolbar
to the bottom of the Notebook page
Adjust volume Instant conferencing
Display the previous Notebook page Display a menu of more options, for example the
Screen Shade, shapes or pen options
Display the next Notebook page Exit full screen

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Side Tabs
There are four tabs on the side of the Notebook interface (shown below on the right-hand side of the work area). Click the
double-ended horizontal arrow to move the tabs from one side of the work area to the other.
You can hide the side tabs from view when you have finished working with them by checking the Auto-hide check box.
Click the double-ended, horizontal arrow to move these four tabs from one side of the page to the other. The tabs below are
shown on the left-hand side of the work area.
Page thumbnail
Move tabs to
the other side
of the work
area
Page Sorter tab
Attachments tab
Gallery tab
Properites tab
Auto-hide check box
Work area

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Click the Page Sorter tab to allow you to see a thumbnail image of each page in the Notebook file, navigate to
a different page, create page groups or reorder the pages.
Click the Gallery tab to access collections of SMART’s custom pages, clip art, Adobe® Flash® animations,
audio and video you can add to the Notebook file.
Click the Attachments tab to add hyperlinks to or attachments from other software applications to the file.
Click the Properties tab to format shapes, objects and text.

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Working with Notebook Software Gallery Collections
What is the Notebook Software Gallery?
The Notebook™ software Gallery helps you quickly develop and deliver lesson activities and presentations in rich graphic
detail. Thousands of high-resolution images, audio, video, Macromedia® Flash® and entire Notebook files are organized into
searchable collections that allow you to create attractive, reusable content.
Select a folder to display its
contents in the search
results area
Drag the thumbnail image to
the work area
Enter a keyword into the search field to
quickly find related Gallery items
Show additional Gallery
actions
Press to return to previous search
results – works like an Internet
browser’s back button
Press the Gallery tab to
open the Gallery
Press the Search button
to initiate search
Search results area
Show the onscreen
keyboard

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Searching for Gallery Content
There are two ways to find Gallery content. You can browse through the
Gallery collections and select a folder, or you can enter a keyword into
the search field, as you would when using an Internet search engine.
If you were building a mathematics lesson activity about shapes, for
example, you may decide to browse by topic for all Gallery items relating
to Shapes, Space and Measure. However, if you were looking for a
specific shape in the middle of class, you may want to type the keyword
triangle into the search field to save time.
To look for Gallery items using the search field
1 Press once inside the search field
2 Type a keyword related to the type of object(s) you are looking for
3 Press the Search button to display your results
TIP: Press the icon to the left of the search field to use the On-Screen
Keyboard to type your keyword.
Using Online Resources
Select Online Resources to access a list of Internet links to lesson activities, curriculum standards, classroom resources
or additional Gallery content. Instead of interrupting the flow of your presentation by leaving Notebook software, you can
seamlessly launch a Web page with supporting content at the same time you deliver your material.
NOTE: You will require an active Internet connection and a Web browser to
use Online Resources.

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Viewing Search Results
Search results are graphically displayed as thumbnail images that match
your search criteria. These thumbnail images, or Gallery items, are
organized into four content types: Related Folders, Pictures and
Backgrounds, Interactive and Multimedia, and Notebook Files and
Pages.
If you search for the keyword triangle for example, Related Folders will
display all Gallery items associated with the keyword, providing you with
additional content to help supplement learning activities. Double-press a
folder thumbnail to view its contents.
The thumbnails displayed in Pictures and Backgrounds include clip art
and photographs. Drag an item to the work area to use as part of a lesson
or to modify its properties.
Interactive and Multimedia contains three types of content: Flash files,
video files and objects with attached sounds. Items from this section of
the Gallery are used to add rich media content to a lesson or presentation
and engage reluctant learners with multimedia elements.
Additional content can be found in Notebook Files and Pages.
Notebook file thumbnails are recognized by the coil binding on the left of
the thumbnail image. Drag the thumbnail image to the work area to add
a page or series of pages, such as a complete lesson activity, to your
existing content. Notebook files will be inserted directly after the active
Notebook page.
Notebook page thumbnails are identified by the folded edge in the top-
right corner. Drag the thumbnail image to the work area to create a new
page with a background for students to write over, such as an exercise
in identifying shapes.

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The Floating Tools toolbar
The features you use most are literally at your fingertips with the Floating Tools toolbar.
If it is not already on your screen, you can launch the Floating Tools by selecting the SMART Board™ icon located in
Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your screen, and choosing Show Floating Tools from the menu.
Button What the button does
Stop using other tools and return the cursor to
mouse mode
Write or draw in digital ink, and select the ink
color
Highlight an area of the screen with translucent
ink for emphasis, and select the ink color
Erase digital ink, and select the size of the
eraser
Draw a line, and select the format of the line
Draw a pre-formed shape, and select the shape
Make your next press on the interactive
whiteboard a right-click
Launch the on-screen keyboard
Launch Notebook software
Undo your previous action.
Open the Customize Floating Tools menu to
personalize toolbar functions
Floating Tools
toolbar
(default settings)
Hide/Reveal
toolbar
Move toolbar

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Customizing Floating Tools
Press the Customize button in the Floating Tools toolbar to choose from a variety of toolbar buttons. You can choose
as many buttons as you like to fully customize Floating Tools with the buttons you need.
To add a button to the Floating Tools drag and drop the icon onto the toolbar. To remove a button, ensure the Customize
button has been pressed, and drag the button off the Floating Tools toolbar.
To return the toolbar to its original configuration press the Restore Defaults button.
When you are finished customizing the toolbar press the Done button.

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The buttons that have side menus
can be further customized.
Right click on the side menu. The
Properties dialog box will appear
where you can change the settings
for the tool.
You can save the new settings so
they become the default for that tool
by clicking the Save Tool Settings
button at the bottom of the dialog box
after you’ve set the parameters
above.
Example of Pen tool’s Properties dialog box
side menu Properties dialog box