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Interactive Whiteboards for Mac

e M I N T S N a t i o n a l C e n t e r

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Interactive Whiteboards

for Mac eMINTS National Center 325 Clark Hall Columbia, MO 65211 Voice: (573) 884-7202 Fax: (573) 884-7614 www.emints.org Cover Photos Joshua A. Bickel Contributors eMINTS National Center staff Written March 2003 Revised July 2012 Questions Have a question about eMINTS professional-development materials? Send inquiries to the eMINTS staff at [email protected].

©2003 The Curators of the University of Missouri. Use or distribution of materials is restricted to authorized eMINTS instructors and staff. Do not copy, alter or redistribute without the express written permission of eMINTS National Center. To request permission, contact the eMINTS National Center at [email protected] or postal address above. Titles or names of specific software discussed or described in this document are registered trademarks, trademarked or copyrighted as property of the companies that produce the software. Please note that the World Wide Web is volatile and constantly changing. The URLs provided were accurate as of the date of publication.


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Table of Contents Purpose of the Module ............................................................................ 5

Expected Outcomes ............................................................................... 5

Copyright Information ............................................................................ 5

SMART Board™

SMART Board Components ............................................................. 6

Input Methods .............................................................................. 6

SMART Tools ................................................................................ 8

Floating Tools Toolbar ................................................................... 9

Other SMART Tools ....................................................................... 12

Control Panels .............................................................................. 16

Downloading and Updating SMART Software ..................................... 22

SMART Notebook

Menu Bar ..................................................................................... 23

Toolbars ...................................................................................... 24

Side Tabs .................................................................................... 26

Display Options ............................................................................ 27

SMART Notebook Objects .............................................................. 28

Page Sorter ................................................................................. 38

Gallery ........................................................................................ 40

Attachments ................................................................................ 46

Properties .................................................................................... 46

Capture Options ........................................................................... 47

Handwriting Recognition ................................................................ 47

Saving Files ................................................................................. 48

Using the SMART Board and Notebook in the Classroom

General Ideas Applicable to All Classrooms ....................................... 48

Ideas for Elementary Classrooms .................................................... 49

Ideas for Secondary Classrooms ..................................................... 51

Ideas for Meeting Diverse Learner Needs ......................................... 52

Putting into Practice ............................................................................... 52

Advanced Tips and Tricks

Lesson Activity Toolkit 2.0 ............................................................. 53

SMART Recorder ........................................................................... 55


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Additional Print Options ................................................................. 55

Resources .................................................................................... 57


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Purpose of the Module In this session, participants will familiarize themselves with the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard and SMART Notebook™ software, important pieces of equipment in an eMINTS classroom. The SMART Board has many features that can truly enhance an inquiry-based learning environment. Knowing how to use SMART software, which works with many other applications, makes a teacher even more effective at the board.

Expected Outcomes • Teachers use the basic features of the interactive whiteboard and related

software on a regular basis during classroom instruction.

• Teachers encourage students to use the interactive whiteboard and related software for tasks that promote thinking and learning.

Essential Question How does technology affect change?

Session Question How can technology support teaching and learning?

Copyright Information Find SMART Notebook software at the following website: http://www.smarttech.com. The downloading and use of software from the SMART Technologies website is subject to the terms of the Software License Agreement that accompanies the product. Downloading and installing SMART software for use with any other manufacturer’s whiteboard violates the agreement. Educators may install SMART Board and SMART Notebook software on student machines. A watermark will appear on all student work until it is opened on the SMART Board teacher workstation. Some features of SMART Board software, including SMART Recorder and SMART Video Player, may not work on student machines because they are not connected to a SMART Board.


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SMART Board Components The SMART Board system consists of three pieces of equipment: an interactive whiteboard, a teacher workstation and a projector. All three pieces of equipment must function and work together to use all of the interactive features of the SMART Board. The SMART Board does not require its own power source. Instead, it receives power from the computer to which it is connected. An indicator light located at the bottom right of the Pen Tray indicates the status of the SMART Board. If the light is flashing between red and green, the Pen Tray is powering up. If the light is a steady red, the SMART Board has power, but no direct link with the computer has been established. If the light is a steady green, the SMART Board is ready for use. Two main cables connect the teacher workstation and SMART Board-related hardware. The first is a VGA connection, responsible for the display on the SMART Board. A cable between the computer’s VGA port and the projector’s VGA port makes this connection. Connecting the computer to the projector places the image from the computer’s monitor onto the SMART Board screen when the projector comes on. A teacher can make any adjustments to the way the projected image appears on the SMART Board screen by accessing the controls located on the projector or through the projector’s remote control. The second main cable connection is a serial or USB cable that links the computer’s CPU and the SMART Board. This connection enables the SMART Board to function like a large touchpad. When the computer is turned on and the indicator light at the bottom of the Pen Tray is green, a user can drag a finger or SMART Board stylus across the board to act as a mouse. An image does not need to be projected on the board for this function to work. As long as a green-light link exists between the computer and the board, the SMART Board controls mouse movements. If the board is not interactive and displays a red light in the Pen Tray, no link between the computer CPU and SMART Board has been established. A teacher can control mouse movements through the SMART Board even when the projector is turned off and not projecting the computer screen on the SMART Board.

Input Methods To add information to a document displayed on the SMART Board, teachers and students must use an input method. The SMART Board is equipped with two input methods. Users may operate the onscreen keyboard or use a special pen or their finger. Onscreen Keyboard The SMART Board has an onscreen keyboard with the same functionality as a regular keyboard. To access the onscreen keyboard, press the onscreen-keyboard button located on the Pen Tray or click on the keyboard button in SMART Tools. A keyboard that looks like a standard computer keyboard will appear. Use the keyboard to type text by tapping the appropriate keys. Tap the Send button to place the typewritten text on the board.


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The SMART Board has several other custom-input options: Number Pad, Write Lines, Simple and Simple Caps. To access these options, click on the down arrow located in the upper-left corner of the keyboard screen. Number Pad The Number Pad resembles a scientific calculator. It can complete basic math functions and a few advanced functions as well.

Simple or Simple Caps Choosing Simple or Simple Caps displays an alphabetical layout of the keyboard with the numbers in the bottom row.

The Human Mouse With the interactive SMART Board, the user acts as the mouse. Touch the SMART Board to bring the cursor to the point of contact. To open an application, double-click the icon with a finger. Use a firm touch; it does not hurt the board. SMART Board Pens The SMART Board offers many options for writing with electronic ink directly on the whiteboard: the SMART Board styluses, closed markers, dull pointers or fingers. Note: To ensure the life expectancy of the board, use markers ONLY if the lid is secured. Do not use pointers with rough edges or sharp points that could break the skin on the board.


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SMART Board Eraser To erase SMART Board annotations, use the eraser tool from the Pen Tray. To erase a large area of the SMART Board, draw a circle around all of the items to be erased and tap the center of the circle. Note: The SMART Board can acknowledge only one point of contact at a time. Touching in more than two places at once may confuse the board and result in unreadable script or shooting lines.

SMART Tools SMART Tools are quick links to the functions and features of the SMART Board. To view and use SMART Tools, click the SMART Board icon in the Dock.

The SMART Tools menu bar will appear at the top of the screen.

Options included in the SMART Tools menu are as follows:

• SMART Board Tools – About SMART Board Tools, Check for Updates, Hide SMART Board Tools, Hide Others, Show All, Quit SMART Board Tools

• Notebook – Open New File, Open Existing File • Open

o Notebook – opens SMART Notebook o Recorder – opens SMART Recorder o Keyboard – activates the onscreen keyboard o Floating Tools – provides quick access to a pen,

highlighter, eraser, other frequently used tools and a digital ink layer border for capturing notes

o Instant Conferencing – activates Bridgit conferencing software (users must have this software installed on their computer for this function to operate)

o Welcome Center – opens the Start Center o Screen Shade - activates the screen shade o Spotlight - activates the screen spotlight o Magnifier - activates the magnifier o Calculator – activates the Mac calculator o Pointer - activates the pointer o Screen Capture Toolbar - activates the screen capture toolbar o Control Panel – opens the Control Panel o Orient – allows the orientation of the SMART Board

• Help – SMART Board Tools Help, Control Panel Help, Orient Help, Notebook Help, Recorder Help, Floating Tools Help, Keyboard Help, Screen Capture Toolbar Help, Magnifier Help, Screen Spotlight Help, Screen Shade Help and Pointer Help.


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Floating Tools Toolbar The Floating Tools toolbar is a vertical set of tools that launches with the SMART Board drivers. If the Floating toolbar does not launch, it can be activated by clicking the Open menu item. The SMART Tools menu will appear. Select the Show Floating Tools option.

The Floating Tools toolbar includes a set of icons that activates various tools and actions as follows: Button Action

Discontinues the use of other tools and returns the mouse to the cursor mode.

The cursor becomes a pen that can be used to write or draw in digital ink. Select the pen properties button (located to the right of the pen button when the pen button is selected) to alter the color, thickness and transparency of the ink.

The cursor becomes a red pen that can be used to write or draw in digital ink. Select the pen properties button to alter the color, thickness and transparency of the ink.

The cursor becomes a highlighter that can be used to highlight an area of the screen with translucent ink for emphasis. Select the highlighter properties button to alter the color, thickness and transparency of the highlighter.

The cursor becomes an eraser used to erase digital ink. Eraser sizes may be selected from the options that appear to the right when the button is selected.

Selecting this button makes the next press on the interactive whiteboard a mouse right-click.

This button launches SMART Notebook software.

Pressing this button on the toolbar launches the on-screen keyboard.

Selecting this button will undo the previous action.

Choose this button to open the Customize Floating


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Tools menu and personalize the toolbar.

The left-pointing arrows on this button will hide the Floating Tools to the left of the screen. Clicking the arrows a second time will re-display the Floating Tools. Click and drag the button on the dotted pattern to move the Floating Tools to a desired location on the screen.

Customizing the Floating Tools Toolbar To customize the Floating toolbar, click on the Customize Floating Tools button. The Customize Floating Tools dialog will display a list of current tools. To add or remove a tool, click and drag the tool icon to and from the Floating toolbar.

Additional shortcuts that may be added to the Floating toolbar include the following:

• Recorder – opens the SMART recorder • Screen Capture Toolbar – opens the Screen Capture toolbar • Creative Pen – creates unique pen lines in SMART Notebook • Line – allows various line options to be drawn on the screen • Screen Shade - activates the Screen Shade • Area Capture – turns the cursor into a cross-hair to enable capture of an area

of the screen and sends it to SMART Notebook • Shape – provides options for drawing various shapes • Welcome Center – opens the Welcome Center window • Spotlight – activates the Spotlight


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• Full Screen Capture – captures a picture of the entire screen and sends it to SMART Notebook

• Shape Pen – creates perfect shapes such as a circle, square, rectangle and so forth from those that are drawn

• Instant Conferencing – activates SMART conferencing software • Pointer – places the Pointer on the screen • Freehand Capture – turns the cursor into cross-hairs and enables freehand

shape capture into SMART Notebook • Magic Pen – writes or draws in ink that will disappear, magnify an area or

activate the Spotlight in a specific area • Magnifier – activates the Magnifier • Calculator – opens the calculator installed with the operating system

When selecting buttons on the Floating Tools toolbar that initiate an interactive tool such as the pen or highlighter, a Digital Ink Layer border will appear around the perimeter of the screen in programs that do not have the Ink Aware feature, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. A set of icons will appear in the upper-right corner of the Digital Ink Layer border.

Each command has the following function:

Clears writing from the screen.

Captures the screen as an image into SMART Notebook.

Closes the Digital Ink Layer border. When selecting pen buttons on the Floating toolbar in Ink Aware programs such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint or Microsoft Excel, the Aware Tools toolbar will appear.

Use the pen to write with digital ink on the Ink Aware file. Select the Insert as Image button to insert the digital ink as an image into the application.


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Select the Insert as Text button to change the written text into typed text and insert it at the cursor location.

Select the Save Ink Notes button to capture the document and digital writing as an object on a SMART Notebook page.

Other SMART Tools The SMART Tools menu includes an item titled Other SMART Tools. Selecting this menu item produces a list of additional tools including a screen shade, spotlight, magnifier, calculator, pointer and Screen Capture toolbar. Screen Shade When using the SMART Board with a class, a teacher may need to hide portions of the screen for various reasons, such as when displaying the steps in a process one by one. The Screen Shade feature of SMART Board works well for this purpose. When selected, the Screen Shade covers the entire board in a grey screen. To reveal the contents behind the grey screen, click and drag the handles located on the sides of the screen. Screen Shade works with any software, not just SMART Notebook. To activate Screen Shade, select SMART Board Tools > Open > Screen Shade. To close out of the Screen Shade, click the red circle in the upper-left corner of the screen shade.


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Using the Screen Shade with SMART Notebook The Screen Shade can be used on multiple slides at once in SMART Notebook. To do this, open the slide where the screen shade will be used. Click the Screen Shade button and open the screen shade to the desired position. Click on the next slide where the screen shade is desired and follow this procedure until all of the applicable slides contain the screen shade. Notice that when the Sorter is open, all of the screen shades appear on the slides that were given screen shades. This can help hide the content from being viewed before the appropriate time. When the slide is chosen, the screen shade will appear just as it was left. Spotlight Spotlight offers another option for revealing just a small section of the SMART Board. Select one of a variety of shapes to spotlight a portion of the screen. To activate Spotlight, select SMART Board Tools > Open > Spotlight.

Find additional Spotlight shapes and transparencies by clicking on the Spotlight menu located below the spotlight. In the menu box that appears, select Shape and select a circle, square, star or frame. The Transparency menu item sets the transparency for the area of the screen outside the spotlight. Transparency options include the following: not transparent, or various degrees of opacity. As with the Magnifier and Screen Shade tools, Spotlight works with anything displayed on the SMART Board. To close Spotlight, click on the Menu button and choose Quit.


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Magnifier The Magnifier enables magnification of a selected area of the screen for easier viewing. To activate the Magnifier, select SMART Board Tools > Open > Magnifier. Selecting Magnifier will cause a box to appear on the screen. Manipulate the box by dragging the edges to the desired size.

By default, the Magnifier opens with the Press and Drag option (hand). Magnification options include the following:

Press and Drag - Click and drag the cursor in the Magnifier box to display the desired area of the screen.

Pointer - Select this option to have the magnification area occur where the cursor is pointing.

Press Inside Magnifier – Use this tool with the Press and Drag option. Press and drag the area in the Magnifier window to the desired location. Click the Press Inside Magnifier button to freeze the magnifier pane so the cursor pointer may be used to point to items inside the Magnifier window.

Show Magnification Lens – A red border appears on the screen identifying the area that will be magnified in the magnification window. Click and drag the red border to the area of the screen that will be magnified.

Spotlight – Use this button after the Show Magnification Lens has been placed on the screen. Clicking the Spotlight button darkens the screen area outside of the magnification lens.


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Magnification Level – The magnification slider bar is used to adjust the level of magnification in the Magnifier window. To close the Magnifier, click on the X in the upper-right corner of the magnified box. Calculator This tool opens the Windows on-screen calculator. Activate the calculator by choosing SMART Board Tools > Open > Calculator. Pointer If the SMART Board is in use in a large room, people in the back may have problems seeing the cursor. Activate the Pointer by choosing SMART Board Tools > Open > Pointer. Selecting the pointer causes a large arrow to appear on the screen at the cursor point. Use the arrow to direct the audience’s attention. Screen Capture Toolbar Selecting the Screen Capture toolbar in the Other SMART Tools menu opens the Capture toolbar.

Options on the Capture toolbar include the following:

Area Capture – Selecting this option turns the cursor into crosshairs. Click and drag the cursor across an area of the screen to capture it into SMART Notebook.

Window Capture – Choose the Window Capture option and click a window on the screen. The selected window will appear as an object in SMART Notebook.

Full Screen Capture – Selecting this option captures a picture of the entire screen and places it as an object in SMART Notebook.

Freehand Capture – This option turns the cursor into crosshairs. Freehand shapes are selected with this tool and captured as an image in SMART Notebook. Select the Options hyperlink at the bottom of the Screen Capture toolbar to open the Screen Capture Options window. Here, users can define which capture tools are available on the Screen Capture toolbar, set toolbar transparency and find an option for sending captured items to a new SMART Notebook page.


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Lock All SMART Devices Locking SMART devices prevents them from communicating with the connected computer. Using this feature prevents inadvertent changes to the connected computer.

1. Click the SMART Board icon in the Dock. 2. Select Open > Welcome Center option in the menu. 3. Click the Tools tab on the Welcome screen. 4. Click the Lock All SMART Devices option. A dialog window will appear stating

that the SMART devices are locked. Unlock the devices by clicking the SMART Devices dialog window.

Control Panels The Control Panel accesses all of the controls for SMART Board features. Use the buttons to switch among different control panels: SMART Hardware Settings, Configure SMART Board Software Tools, About Software and Product Support, Orient/Align the SMART Product and Connection Wizard.


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SMART Hardware Settings The SMART Hardware Settings has many functions. The upper half of the window remains constant and shows all of the SMART products attached to a computer. A hyperlink at the bottom of the screen starts a wizard that will enable the location and connection of a SMART Board to a computer.

The lower half of the main settings window has several utilities to maximize the use of the SMART Board. Other utilities accessible through the drop-down menu include the following:

• Orientation/Alignment • Mouse Settings • Arrange Video Output • Advanced Settings • Set Up Icon Strips • Hardware Information and Settings

The Alignment/Orientation Precision utility and Pen Tray settings listed in the drop-down box are also accessible from the Control Panel. The next section of the module discusses them. The following material covers utilities only accessible through the SMART Hardware Settings window. Pen and Button Settings The SMART Board Pen Tray consists of an eraser, four colored styluses, two built-in buttons and the indicator light. The Pen Tray knows which stylus to use by sensing which part of the tray is empty. The last stylus or eraser picked up will determine the active function on the board. If the teacher picks up the red pen, followed by the eraser and the green pen, anything written on the board next will be in green. If a stylus is ever lost, anything that fits in the tray can take its place; a new set of styluses is unnecessary. The Pen Tray comes with default settings for stylus colors and widths. To change these settings, open the Control Panel and select SMART Hardware Settings. To manipulate the width or color of a stylus, click on the appropriate symbol. This will open a Properties window.


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In the Line Style window, customize pen color, line thickness, endpoint style and line style for electronic ink. Set line endpoints to start and end with arrows, dots, squares or diamonds. Set line style as a smooth continuous line, a dotted line, dashed line or various combinations of dots and dashes.

Select the Fill Effects button at the top of the Properties window. The transparency settings allow a see-through effect for lines. Use the slider bar to adjust the level of transparency. When the desired setting is achieved, click the Save Tool Settings button at the bottom of the Properties window.

Selecting the Eraser button on the Pen Tray window yields options for the size of the eraser. Set thick or thin eraser paths with this option.


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The Mouse/Keyboard button opens a window with options—such as right-click, print screen and so forth—for the mouse and keyboard buttons located on the Pen Tray. Use the drop-down box to select actions for these buttons. Click OK to complete the setting changes.

Orientation/Alignment Since the SMART Board interacts with the computer, the two must be synchronized so the computer knows where touches on the SMART Board correspond. Orient the SMART Board to accomplish this synchronization. Teachers can orient the SMART Board in several ways. If the orientation of the SMART Board is severely off, press the two Pen Tray buttons, switching the board to orientation mode. Alternatively, click the SMART Board icon located in the system tray in the lower right-hand corner of the screen to open SMART Tools. Click Orient, switching the board to orientation mode. Selecting Orient/Align the SMART Product from the Control Panel yields options regarding the number of points to use in SMART Board orientation. The SMART Board defaults to a Quick (4 points) orientation. Consider using the Standard (9 points) or Fine (20 points) settings. An additional Wide Standard (12 points) is available for greater orientation precision on the wider 690 Series SMART Board. The more points used during orientation, the more exact the touch of the board will be. If the SMART Board is mounted to the wall and the projector is on a stationary ceiling mount, frequent orientation is unnecessary; however, students love to touch the SMART Board. Consider setting a higher number of orientation points and allowing students to orient the board frequently.


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Mouse Settings Customize mouse settings to change various mouse-related functions, such as the size of the area on an icon that will enable double-clicking. Depending on the SMART Board product connected to a computer, a user may enable features such as Hover, Multiple Touch Mode and Mouse Gesture.

Arrange Video Output If a computer connects to multiple SMART products, Arrange Video Output allows a user to control the way the computer screen projects onto multiple SMART Boards. This feature does not typically apply to a classroom setting. Advanced Settings Choosing Advanced Settings will allow a user to calibrate the SMART Board axes. These settings include swapping the axes, flipping an axis or automatically adjusting an axis. In the course of normal use, these settings do not require adjustment. Set Up Icon Strips Icon strips are the toolbars that float on the screen. This utility enables the calibration of the touch sensitivity of an icon strip. For example, a user can recalibrate the touch


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sensitivity of the red X that closes an icon strip. The custom-strip setting can create additional icon strips. Hardware Info & Settings The Hardware Info & Settings option displays information on the SMART Board connected to the computer, including the SMART Board software version.

Configure SMART Board Software Selecting the Configure SMART Board Software Tools link on the Control Panel home screen or on the Control Panel sidebar enables the user to configure SMART Board software as desired. Software that can be configured includes: Ink Aware application settings, Ink Layer options, Recorder settings, SMART keyboard settings, Video Player settings and a Display controller.

Ink Aware Application Settings Selecting Ink Aware Application Settings on the Control Panel displays a list of software compatible, in terms of recognizing annotations, with the SMART Board. Aware applications allow a user to write and save annotations (as objects or typed text) directly into documents, spreadsheets and other formats, depending on the program. Aware programs include Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Since all


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Aware software is enabled by default, most users will not need to adjust these settings. About Software and Product Support Clicking the About Software and Product Support icon on the Control Panel opens the SMART Technical Support window. Check this window for version and legal information, as well as online support and e-mail contact information. Support resources link directly to the Help Center, FAQs, Training and Tips. SMART Technical Support offers diagnostics to help with basic troubleshooting, online registration and software upgrades.

SMART Board Connection Wizard The SMART Board Connection Wizard option on the Control Panel offers an onscreen process for identifying how the SMART Board connects to the computer. In the course of normal use, this option is generally unnecessary because the SMART Board is programmed to identify the connection location automatically.

Downloading and Updating SMART Software Updating SMART Board Software

1. Click once on the SMART Board icon in the Dock. 2. The SMART Board Tools menu bar will appear. 3. Click on SMART Board Tools. 4. Select Check for Updates.

5. Follow the prompts provided by the update wizard.


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SMART Notebook To make the SMART Board function like a whiteboard while maintaining all of its SMART Board functions, use SMART Notebook. Users can draw, write or type on the board; however, the board can only handle one point of contact at a time. The default SMART Notebook layout includes a menu bar, toolbar and side tab.

Menu Bar The menu bar items are similar to those options found in Windows menus. Menu Bar Functions File New and Open Notebook files

Save and Save As Share on SMART Exchange Save Page as a Gallery item Import Export in a variety of formats including pdf and html Page Setup Print

Edit Undo and Redo last step Clone makes an exact copy of the selected object Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete Text opens the text Contextual Panel Spelling Speech Select All and Select All Locked Notes Clear Page, Clear ink from Page, Reset Page and Delete Page Edit Page Groups

View Page Sorter, Gallery, Attachments or Properties Next Page and Previous Page Screen Capture Toolbar Screen Shade Full Screen and Zoom Transparent Background Show All Links and Show All Links when page opens Auto-Hide Side Bar Customize Toolbar

Insert Blank Page Picture File - from Scanner or from SMART Document camera Flash File Video File Gallery Item Link Sound Table Internet Browser Ruler, Protractor, Geodreieck Protractor, Compass

Format Font Paragraph


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Selected Item Properties Picture Transparency Locking Infinite Cloner Background Themes Full Screen Page Border Alignment

Draw Group and ungroup Flip Order objects on the slide Select Pens, crayons, highlighters, creative pens and Magic Pen tool Eraser Lines, Shapes and Fill Text

Help Search SMART Notebook Help Activate Software Check for Updates and Activation Tutorial

Toolbars The SMART Notebook adaptive toolbar includes buttons to common tasks located in three sections—the Actions Panel, the Tools Panel and a Contextual Panel that appears based on selections made in the Tools Panel. Using toolbar buttons enables quick access to various functions, enhancing efficiency.

Toolbar Shortcuts Listed below is a description of each icon found on the SMART Notebook Actions Panel. Icon Name Function

Previous/Next Quickly change to the previous or next page

Undo/Redo Undo or Redo the last performed step

Open Open an existing Smart Notebook file

Insert page Insert a blank page – this will add the page immediately

following the current page being displayed

Delete page Delete the page currently displaying in the SMART

Notebook workspace.

Actions Panel Tools Panel Contextual Panel – displays functions related to the button selected in the Tools Panel


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Save Save Notebook file

View Screens Select full screen, transparent background, dual page, entire page or page width options for viewing a SMART Notebook file

Paste Paste objects onto a page from the clipboard

Capture Launch the Capture toolbar

Document Camera

Activate the SMART Document camera (a document camera must be attached for this to work)

Measurement Tools

Select a ruler, protractor, Geodreieck protractor or compass

Delete Remove the selected item from the page

Shade Activate or turn off the screen shade

Table Create a table on the Notebook page

SMART Exchange Access the SMART Exchange website

The following table includes a description of each button on the SMART Notebook Tools Panel and when selected, options that appear in the Contextual Panel.

Select Select an object on the page

Shape Draw a variety of shapes – a selection of options appears

in the Contextual Panel when this button is chosen

Regular Polygons

Draw a variety of polygons – a selection of options appears in the Contextual Panel when this button is chosen.

Fill

Fill an object or shape. Fill color options and object transparency options appear on the Contextual Panel when this button is selected.

Pens

Write or draw on the page using a variety of different pens in various styles or colors. The Contextual Panel provides pen options – pen, crayon, highlighter, creative pen, magic pen and shape recognition pen, as well as color, style and transparency options.

Text Box

Create a text box to type into. When the text button is selected the Contextual Panel provides formatting, style, size, color, alignment and transparency options.

Line Draw a variety of lines – a selection of options in the

Contextual Panel appears when this button is chosen.

Eraser Choose the eraser size - a selection of options appears on

the Contextual Panel when this button is chosen. Two additional features can be accessed through buttons located on the right side of the toolbar as described below.


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Move Move the toolbar to the top or bottom of the screen

Customize Toolbar

Customize the tools displayed in the Actions or Tools Panels.

Side Tabs In its default position, the side tab resides on the left side of SMART Notebook. It has five tabs that show different options and methods for working in SMART Notebook: Page Sorter, Gallery, Attachments, Properties and Add-Ons.

Page Sorter shows thumbnails of all pages included in a SMART Notebook file.

Gallery offers a collection of clip art and templates for use in SMART Notebook.

Under Attachments, a user can find files linked to a SMART Notebook.

Properties displays options for formatting shapes, objects and text.

The Add-Ons tab provides access to SMART Notebook software add-ons such as the activity builder.

The double-sided arrow located below Properties moves the side tab from the default position to the right side of the screen to accommodate both left- and right-handed people.

The forward and backward arrows are displayed toward the bottom of the sidebar. Use these arrows to navigate through multiple SMART Notebook pages.

Use the Add a page button on the sidebar to add a SMART Notebook page immediately after the current page.

Use the Delete a page button on the sidebar to delete the current SMART Notebook page. By default, the side tab will remain visible when writing occurs on a SMART Notebook page. To alter the default setting, check the Auto Hide box located at the bottom of


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the side tab. The side tab will automatically hide when writing on a SMART Notebook page. Decrease the side tab size to maximize screen area by placing the cursor between the side tab and the SMART Notebook page until a double-sided arrow appears.

Click and drag the double-sided arrow to adjust the size of the side tab.

Display Options SMART Notebook includes additional display options that can be accessed from the toolbar. Full Screen For additional display space, switch the layout to full screen. Select the View Screens button on the Actions Panel and click the Full Screen option.

In Full Screen mode, the menu bar, toolbar and sidebar will disappear from the layout. Press the Exit Full Screen button on the floating toolbar to return SMART Notebook to normal viewing mode. Full Screen Toolbar An additional Floating toolbar becomes available when displaying a SMART Notebook page in full screen mode.

The Other Options button enables access to multiple SMART Notebook tools in Full Screen Mode including the following:

• Insert Blank Page • Undo/Redo • Screen Shade • Entire Page or Page Width • Select

Next Slide/Previous

Slide

Other Options

Exit Full Screen


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• Pens • Crayons • Highlighters • Creative Pens • Magic Pen • Eraser • Lines • Shapes • Fill • Text

Dual Page Display SMART Notebook offers a dual page display option in which two SMART Notebook pages can be displayed on the screen simultaneously. To display dual SMART Notebook pages, follow these steps:

1. Select the View Screens button on the Actions Panel and click the Dual Page Display option.

2. Files with more than one SMART Notebook page will display two pages at a time.

3. Restore a single-page display by selecting the View Screens button on the Actions Panel and click the Single Page Display option.

Pin Page Feature To keep one page consistently visible in a dual page display select the Pin Page option available in the View menu bar. This feature allows the user to select different pages from the side tab to appear next to the page that has been pinned to the display.

1. Click once on the page that will be pinned to the display. 2. Select View > Zoom > Pin Page from the menu bar. 3. Push-pin icons will appear at the top of the pinned page.

4. Select pages to display next to the pinned page in the Page sorter by clicking on

the desired page. 5. Remove pins from a page by selecting View > Zoom > Pin Page. The check

mark next to the Pin Page menu item will be removed and the page will no longer be pinned to the display.

SMART Notebook Objects Objects are items such as text, shapes or images placed on a SMART Notebook page. An object is distinguished by a box that appears around it when it is tapped. Objects are not stationary. They can be moved to different locations on a SMART Notebook page, placed on another SMART Notebook page, manipulated in various ways or have actions associated with them.


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Add Text Text may be added to a SMART Notebook page by writing on the page with one of the pens in the SMART Board pen tray. Alternatively, the computer keyboard may be used to input text on a SMART Notebook page.

1. Click the cursor in the location where the text will appear and begin typing. 2. A textbox will appear with the typed text.

3. Click away from the textbox when typing is complete.

Format Text Various types of formatting can be applied to typed text.

1. Click text that has been typed into SMART Notebook. 2. The textbox will reappear. Highlight text to apply formatting. Select desired

formatting from the text Contextual Panel that appears on the toolbar.

Move Objects Objects in SMART Notebook can be moved by placing a finger on the object and dragging it to the desired location. To move an object with the computer mouse, click the mouse on the object, hold the mouse key down and drag the object to the desired location. Add Shapes A variety of shapes can be added to the SMART Notebook page.

1. Select the Shapes or Regular Polygons button on the SMART Notebook Tools Panel. A Contextual Panel of shapes will appear.

When the Shapes button is selected the Shapes Contextual Panel appears

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2. Choose the desired shape. Drag the mouse cursor or a finger across the SMART Notebook page to create the shape.

3. Click the Select icon on the SMART Notebook Tools Panel to turn off the shape

tool.

Object Drop-down Menu The drop-down menu located in the upper-right corner of an object offers the following options: Clone, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Locking, Grouping, Flip, Order, Infinite Cloner, Link, Sound or Properties. Click the drop-down arrow to display the menu. Click the appropriate option in the menu list. Clone, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete

Functions similar to other cut, copy and paste functions

Locking Allows restraints to be placed on how an object can be manipulated

Grouping Groups multiple objects as a single object or ungroups a previously grouped object

Flip Flip a desired object left to right or up and down Order Send objects back or forward when layering multiple objects Infinite Cloner Allows an object to be reproduced any number of times Link Allows an object to be linked to a URL or any other file Sound Allows a sound to be attached to an object Properties Opens the properties of the object Cloning The object drop-down menu provides two options for cloning. Selecting the first option—Clone—creates one exact duplicate of the selected object.

The Infinite Cloner will create copies of an object until the Infinite Cloner is turned off.

1. Select an object so a box appears around the object. 2. Click the drop-down arrow and select Infinite Cloner.


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3. The box around the object will disappear. Click on the object and move it. The original object will remain in place with an Infinite Cloner icon in the upper-right corner of the object while the cloned image is moved.

4. Continue clicking on the original image and moving cloned images until an ample number of cloned images are created.

5. Select the original image and click the Infinite Cloner icon. Click the Infinite Cloner menu item to deactivate this feature.

6. The object will no longer produce cloned copies. Reactivate cloning following the same procedure as above.

Locking Objects on a SMART Notebook page can be locked into place or locked but allowed to move. Locking objects on a SMART Notebook page can lock the object into place on the page

1. Select an object. 2. Click the object drop-down menu in the upper-right corner. 3. Choose the Locking > Lock in place option. 4. The object cannot be manipulated on the page. 5. To unlock the object, select the object and click on the padlock icon to reveal

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Locking an object but allowing it to be moved enables a user to hide information under a shape, which can later be revealed by moving the shape. If the object is not locked, attempting to move the object to reveal hidden information may result in changing the shape rather than moving it.

1. Select an object. 2. Click the drop-down menu in the upper-right corner. 3. Choose the Locking > Allow move option. 4. The object can be moved on the page but cannot be resized or altered.

5. To unlock the object, select the object and click on the padlock icon to reveal menu options.

6. Select Unlock. Grouping and Ungrouping Group/Ungroup, another unique SMART Notebook feature, groups several Notebook objects into a single graphical object. Grouped objects can be moved, edited and resized as a single entity. The grouping feature moves a group of objects without disturbing their relative positions and is faster than moving the objects individually. Group/Ungroup works with drawn objects, inserted objects and typed text.

1. Click and hold the arrow pointer while dragging it across several objects. 2. Completely enclose the objects for the group. 3. Release the mouse button. 4. Click the selected object drop-down menu and choose the Group menu item.

Alternatively, Select Draw > Group from the menu bar.

5. To ungroup, select the grouped item, click the drop-down menu and choose Ungroup or go to Draw and choose Ungroup. This command returns the items to their original states.

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Hyperlinks Objects in SMART Notebook can have a hyperlink icon attached to them or become a hyperlinked object. Hyperlink actions include opening a webpage, page in the current file, a file on the computer or an attached file. To activate the hyperlink, click on the hyperlink icon or the hyperlinked object and the browser, page or file will open.

1. Tap the text or object. 2. Select the object drop-down arrow. Choose the Link option in the menu.

Alternatively, select Insert > link on the menu bar. 3. The Insert Link dialog window will appear. Select the hyperlinked destination

from the Link to drop-down arrow located at the top of the window.

4. The destination selected will alter the required hyperlink information on the right. When linking to a webpage, input the URL in the address box. When linking to a page in the current file, select the appropriate page. When linking to a file on the computer, navigate to the desired file.

5. Choose an option to launch the link (corner icon or object). 6. Click Insert Link.

Rotating an Object or Text Users can rotate objects and text in SMART Notebook. Tap the object or text to cause a box to appear around the object or text. Tap and drag the green circle to rotate the object or text. The cursor will display as double-sided rotating arrows.


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Resizing an Object or Text Resize an object or text by tapping the item. A box will appear around the selected item. An unfilled circle will appear in the lower-right corner of the box. Click and drag the box to resize the object or text. The cursor will display as a double-sided arrow.

Object Animation Objects on a SMART Notebook page can be set to appear, disappear, shrink, grow or spin. This feature can be used to present information in chunks or to enhance information or objects.

1. Select an object or text to be animated. 2. Click the object drop-down arrow and choose Properties.

3. The Properties tab will appear. Choose the Object Animation button.

4. Select the animation type, direction, speed, occurrence and repeats from the drop-down menus.


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5. Click away from the object on the page to set the animation. If an animation change is needed, select the object, choose the Properties tab, select the Object Animation button and alter the animation settings. Shape Recognition Pen The Shape Recognition Pen can be found by selecting the Pens button on the Tools Panel. When the Pens Contextual Panel appears, select the Pens drop-down arrow and choose the Shape Recognition Pen option.

The user does not have to be able to draw a straight line to create a perfect shape on a SMART Notebook page. Use this pen to draw a shape on a SMART Notebook page. Once the lines are connected, the software will interpret the type of shape desired and create a perfect shape. Magic Pen The Magic Pen is designed to highlight information in various ways. Select the Pen button on the Tools Panel. The Pens Contextual Panel will appear. Choose the Pens drop-down arrow and select the Magic Pen option. Draw a circle on the screen to create a spotlight effect in that area. Draw a rectangle on the screen and it will magnify the area inside the rectangle. Draw a straight line to emphasize text for a short length of time. After a few seconds, the line will disappear. Tables Tables can be inserted directly onto a SMART Notebook page. Data, text, images or objects can be placed inside the table cells. If desired, a table shade may be used to hide items within table cells.

1. Create a table on a SMART Notebook page by selecting the table button in the Actions Panel on the toolbar to reveal a Table drop-down menu.

2. Highlight the desired number of rows and columns for the table.


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3. Adjust the width or height of columns or rows by placing the cursor over a column or row line. When the cursor changes to a double arrow click, hold and drag the mouse to the desired width or height.

4. Insert data, text, images or objects in table cells by typing directly into the cells or by dragging and dropping items into the cells.

Add Rows or Columns

1. Click and drag the cursor across an entire row or column. 2. Click the drop-down arrow that appears in the upper-right corner of the

selected cells. 3. Choose Insert Row or Insert Column.

Create Cell Shades

1. To hide cell information, click one or highlight several adjacent cells. 2. Select the drop-down arrow in the upper-right corner of the cell or cells and

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3. The cell will appear with a shade. Click the shade to reveal the data in the cell.

4. Click the cell shade triangle in the upper-left corner of cells that have been revealed to re-hide the contents of the cell.

Measurement Tools Select the Measurement Tools button on the Actions Panel of the toolbar to insert a ruler, protractor, Geodreieck protractor or compass on the SMART Notebook page. The ruler and protractors may be used to measure items on the SMART Notebook page. The compass can be used to create a variety of different sized circles or arcs. Screen Shade Select the Shade button on the Actions Panel to place a shade over the entire SMART Notebook page. A screen shade can be opened to reveal portions of the SMART Notebook page by dragging one of the screen shade circles. Click the red X in the upper-right corner of the screen shade to remove the shade from the SMART Notebook page.

Internet Browser An Internet Browser can be inserted onto a SMART Notebook page as an object and used to display websites. Because the Internet Browser is an object on a SMART Notebook page, it can be moved and resized using the same process as is used for any object placed on a SMART Notebook page. To insert an Internet Browser on a SMART Notebook page, do the following.

1. Go to the menu bar and select Insert > Internet Browser. 2. An Internet Browser will appear as an object on the SMART Notebook page.


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3. Type the desired webpage URL, not a search term, in the browser address bar

located at the bottom of the browser page.

4. Click the green arrow on the right side of the address bar to navigate to the website.

5. Use the Forward and Back buttons to navigate between webpages that have been accessed with the Internet Browser.

6. Set a webpage to appear in the browser window each time the SMART Notebook file is opened by navigating to the page and clicking the Pin the Page button.

7. After visiting several webpages, return to the pinned page by clicking the Go

Back to Pinned Page button.

Page Sorter The Page Sorter displays all SMART Notebook pages included in a SMART Notebook file and enables touch-access to the SMART Notebook pages. Move among the pages by clicking on the page icons. Reorder pages by dragging and dropping the page icons. When the Auto Hide function is disabled, drag and drop objects from a displayed page onto other pages. Click the Auto Hide check box to remove the check mark and disable the Auto Hide function.


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Groups SMART Notebook pages can be organized in groups by headings. Headings might include a specific overarching category for a set of pages or they may designate different class sections for a lesson. Using groups enables the user to save categorized groups of SMART Notebook pages within one file instead of creating several different files. To create a group, do the following:

1. Click the Groups button at the top of the page sorter tab. 2. A drop-down menu will appear. Select Edit Groups.

3. The Groups editing screen will appear in the work area. Rename the first group from its default name by selecting Rename Group from the Group1 drop-down menu.

4. Click the Add New Group button to add an additional group to the page sorter. 5. Use the drop-down menu for the added group to rename the group as desired. 6. Add SMART Notebook pages to each group as desired by selecting the page that

will precede the new page on the side tab. Click the Add pages button on the toolbar.

7. Move pages from one section to another by dragging and dropping pages on the Edit Groups workspace. When reorganizing pages, a blue vertical line will appear at the page insertion point and a + sign will appear next to the cursor.


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8. Click the red X in the upper-right corner of the Edit Groups workspace to discontinue editing.

Gallery Open the Gallery in one of two ways: click on the Gallery tab located in the side tab or select View > Gallery from the menu bar. Once the Gallery is open, a divided window will appear in the side tab. The upper half of the side tab will display a menu list of all Gallery collections and the lower half of the side tab will display collection items selected in the upper portion of the tab.

1. To open a collection, click on the triangle in front of Gallery Essentials in the upper portion of the Gallery side tab. This action will expand the collection to show subcategories. Some subcategories include additional subcategories as indicated by an additional triangle sign.


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2. Click once on a category to select it and view collection items in the lower half of the side tab. Gallery items are organized in the lower half of the side tab by the following headings to make item location more efficient:

• Pictures

o High-resolution images • Interactive and Multimedia

o Audio files o Video files o Macromedia® Flash®

• Notebook Files and Pages • Backgrounds and Themes

Note: The heading will not appear in the Gallery unless there is content in the given area. Headings can be opened and closed by clicking the arrow in front of the heading title to display or hide Gallery items.

To place an item from the Gallery onto a SMART Notebook page, click and drag the image to the desired location.

Gallery items include clip art, photographs, backgrounds, sound files, video files, flash files and Notebook pages. File types are distinguished by the Gallery item icon as shown below.

Closed Heading

Open Heading


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Gallery items that are used to create backgrounds on SMART Notebook pages are designated with a dog-ear in the lower-right corner of the icon. Pre-made SMART Notebook page icons have a dog-eared right corner. Flash files display an “f” inside a circle in the top-left corner. A sound file includes a “speaker” in the bottom-left corner. Video files have a film strip appearance. Sound Files Place sound files on a SMART Notebook page using the same method as placing clip art on a page. A sound file on a SMART Notebook page will include the speaker in the lower-left corner of the object, just as it did as an icon in the Gallery. To play the sound file, click the speaker icon. Video Files The SMART Notebook Gallery includes several short video clips that can be placed on a SMART Notebook page for viewing. When the video file is inserted on a Notebook page it includes a control bar for replay and sound adjustment as shown in the example.

The video file can be manipulated as an object; however, extensive size enlargement distorts the quality of the video. Flash Files Flash files are objects that have interactive qualities. For example, a digital timer can be placed on a SMART Notebook page that will operate similar to an actual timer and sound an alarm when time has expired. SMART Notebook Backgrounds and Pre-Made Pages SMART Notebook comes with a variety of background and SMART Notebook pages. Backgrounds and pages are similar in that double-clicking a background or page icon inserts the image as a background on a SMART Notebook page. The difference between the two items is that a SMART Notebook page may also include objects that can be manipulated; backgrounds do not.

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Searching the Gallery The Gallery may be searched by keyword. Enter the keyword in the text field and click the magnifying glass to initiate the search. Search results are shown in the bottom half of the side tab listed by the number of results and related folders.

Clicking the back button next to the search field returns the side tab view to the last Gallery visited. The back button may be clicked multiple times to review all of the previously viewed galleries. My Content My Content is a customizable area in the Gallery for placing frequently used objects, pages or templates for easy access. To add objects to My Content first create a new folder with a recognizable name.

1. Click once on My Content to display a drop-down arrow. 2. Click the drop-down arrow and select New Folder.

3. A new folder appears as a subcategory in My Content. 4. Input a folder name using the computer keyboard.

Objects can be placed into the My Content folder using several methods. Option 1: Drag and Drop Items

1. Select any object displayed in the lower half of the side tab. 2. Drag and drop it into My Content or a customized folder.


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Option 2: Control-Click

1. Control-click on the Gallery object. 2. Select Add to My Content.

3. A copy of the image will appear in the main My Content folder. Drag and drop it to My Content subfolders as needed.

Option 3: Add Page to Gallery This is useful in creating a page template and for page designs that will be used multiple times or in many different projects.

1. Create the page as desired. 2. Click once on the folder in My Content where the page will be stored. 3. Go back to the Page sorter tab. 4. Click on the drop-down menu next to the page thumbnail found in the Page

Sorter as shown below. Select Add Page to Gallery.

5. A copy of the page will appear in the selected My Content folder. Option 4: Show Additional Gallery Tools This tool provides options for adding a current page, current file or other files such as Flash, video or sound to My Content.

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2. Click the Show Additional Gallery Tools button found to the right of the Gallery Search option.

3. Select the Add Current Page to My Content menu option.

4. A copy of the page will appear in the selected My Content folder. Renaming My Content Gallery Items

1. Click once on the file thumbnail located in My Content. 2. Click on the drop-down arrow that appears in the upper-right corner of the

thumbnail. 3. Select Rename from the menu that appears. 4. Type a new name for the file.

SMART Exchange SMART Tech provides online resources that can be accessed and downloaded through the Gallery side tab. Select SMART Exchange located in the category list at the top of the side tab.

The lower half of the Gallery side tab will display a list of headings. Click a heading to display available online resources as shown in the example that follows.

Search – The SMART Exchange homepage will open with a search field. Educators can use the search feature to locate lesson plans, images, webpages and more. Share a Resource – A file or webpage address may be uploaded to the SMART Exchange website using the upload tools provided. Standards-Correlated Lessons – Locate grade-level, subject-specific lessons correlated to state standards.


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Alternatively, click the SMART Exchange button on the SMART Notebook Tools Panel. Selecting the SMART Exchange button on the Tools Panel opens the SMART Exchange website in an Internet browser such as Google Chrome or Safari.

Attachments SMART Notebook allows a user to import files from other applications or link them to SMART Notebook files. This flexibility eases the task of toggling back and forth between applications that deal with the same content. Attaching a file to SMART Notebook means that SMART Notebook does not have to be minimized to open an attached file. To add an attachment to a SMART Notebook file, click on the Insert button located at the bottom of the Attachment side tab. The Insert button offers the following options:

• Insert file • Insert hyperlink

Insert File This option attaches a copy of a file from another application to a SMART Notebook file. This option works well if the SMART Notebook file and attachments will be displayed on a computer other than the one used to create the files.

1. Select Insert file. A search window will appear. 2. Navigate to the appropriate file and select Open to attach a copy of the file to

the SMART Notebook file. Insert Hyperlink Inserting a hyperlink on the Attachment side tab provides access to Internet websites directly from a SMART Notebook file.

1. Select Insert Hyperlink. A window will appear prompting for the URL and a name to display for the URL in the side tab’s attachment window. It is not necessary to type in http:// when inserting the URL.

2. Click OK. The URL will appear in the Attachment window.

Properties SMART Notebook provides additional properties that can be applied to various tools such as line thickness and fill colors on the side tab Properties Panel. Each tool has a unique set of properties. For example, the shape tool includes color fill, effects, and transparency settings for the fill effects properties and color, thickness and style options for the line style properties.


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In addition, the Properties tab includes control settings for object animation and recording instructional activities in SMART Notebook (sound and video of actions performed in SMART Notebook).

Capture Options SMART Notebook includes options that enable users to capture portions of screens or entire documents onto a SMART Notebook page. A user advantage to capturing portions of a screen or entire documents into SMART Notebook is the ability to highlight a select area of the screen or document, write comments next to or on top of the item and save the information as a SMART Notebook file. Screen Capture SMART Notebook has some additional unique features. Screen Capture can be opened from SMART Notebook. To use Screen Capture, open the Screen Capture Floating toolbar by clicking on the Capture (camera) button located on the SMART Notebook Actions Panel. Alternatively, select View > Screen Capture Toolbar from the menu bar.

1. Open the Screen Capture toolbar. 2. Go to the website or application screen that will be captured into SMART

Notebook. 3. Select the appropriate capture option on the Screen Capture toolbar. 4. The image will be placed as an object in SMART Notebook.

Handwriting Recognition SMART Notebook can change any writing on a SMART Notebook page into typed text.

1. Write a word in script (print or cursive) using a stylus, capped marker or finger. After completing the writing, return the stylus to the Pen Tray or choose the Select tool from the toolbar.

2. Tap the word so a box appears around it. 3. Tap the down arrow located in the top-right corner of the box. The upper half of

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Tap the appropriate option. Note: Shapes created with a regular stylus (not with the Shape Recognition Pen option) will include a Recognize Shape option in the handwriting drop-down menu.

Saving Files Save SMART Notebook files as documents or export them into a PowerPoint or PDF file. To save files for later use, select Save As from the menu bar. Navigate to the desired location. Give the file a unique name and click the Save button. To save a SMART Notebook page as a template for the Gallery, follow these steps:

1. Select File > Save Page as Gallery Item from the menu bar. 2. Navigate to the appropriate location for the storing of template files. 3. Give the template a unique file name. 4. Click Save.

To export a file, choose the Export option of the desired file type. A SMART Notebook file may be exported as a webpage, image file, PowerPoint or PDF. Navigate to the appropriate location for storing the file and supply a meaningful name. Click Save.

Using the SMART Board and Notebook in the Classroom eMINTS and eMINTS4ALL teachers have used the SMART Board and Notebook for a variety of purposes in their classrooms. The list that follows provides a sample of activities.

General Ideas Applicable to All Classrooms Brainstorming Give students time for brainstorming sessions with SMART Notebook. After the students have finished, have them drag and drop their brainstormed ideas onto other grouped slides. This process will help the students see that some of their brainstorms are similar and assist them in grouping. Students Presenting the Results of Work Have students use the SMART Board to present their projects. Students can learn from each other through presenting their work on the SMART Board. Students are more aware of mistakes and the quality of work on the big board. Younger students may provide constructive peer feedback using Two Stars and a Wish, two positive comments and one suggested improvement. Alternatively, older students may provide


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the same type of feedback using PMI (Plus, Minus and Interesting). Do the peer feedback before giving the final grade, so students have time to revise their projects. Saving the Display for Future Use Use the SMART Board to display a KWL chart (What I Know; What I Want to Know; What I Learned) the whole class fills out at the beginning of a unit. Fill out the “L” portion later. Print the KWL chart so students have a copy for reference. Save SMART Notebook files as HTML documents for the class website, thus providing an online record for an absent student or for parents who want to know what students are doing during the school day. Student Portfolios Create a SMART Notebook file for each student. Student work in other programs can be attached to the SMART Notebook file via the Attachment side tab. Tutorial Files Students can use SMART Recorder to create files that demonstrate a process or procedure as a tutorial. The tutorial file can be placed in a shared folder for access by other students as needed.

Ideas for Elementary Classrooms Sorting After studying habitats, have each group create a background of the habitat studied. Put all of the slides into one file. Make the last slide a series of animals to be dragged and dropped into the appropriate habitats. Handwriting Recognition Use the handwriting-recognition feature to help students improve their handwriting. Have students write words or phrases on the SMART Board and press the A in the right-hand corner of the text box, committing the handwriting to text. Students can see what the SMART Board thought they wrote. Have students go to Edit and click Undo to revert back to script and see why the board read the writing that way. Remove the writing and have students try again. Scan a piece of handwriting paper for lines to guide the writing. The newest versions of SMART Notebook have templates for handwriting paper and graph paper available. Weather Have students create weather patterns using the Gallery’s weather templates. By drawing and grouping lines, they can add fronts to the pictures, show how the fronts move and insert the appropriate weather along a front. Incorporate their work into a recorded news broadcast. Shapes Put a picture on the SMART Board. Have students outline the shapes they see on the board. Once many of the shapes have been established, remove the picture and the outlines of the shapes will remain. Have students group the shapes and designate criteria for each group.


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A Picture as a Thousand Words Put a picture in SMART Notebook. Have students look at the picture carefully to find out what they can infer from it. Working in groups, have students create a story for the picture. For example, show a picture of a large vessel (a barge or ocean cargo ship works well). Have students look at the water and ask the following questions: “Are there objects in the water?” “Can you tell which way the river flows?” “Look at the wake, can you tell which way the vessel is moving?” “Look at the shoreline; can you tell which city or country it is in?” “Can you tell if it is loaded?” “What do you think it is loaded with?” “Why?” Picture Slide Show for an Event Have students take pictures or collect pictures of classroom activities into a folder on the teacher’s hard drive. Make a slide show of these pictures to view on the SMART Board for parent visits, Grandparents’ Day or reviewing a field trip. Group Editing Errors in spelling and grammar are much easier for students to see on the SMART Board. Choose a student who takes suggestions well to present the first PowerPoint presentation to the class. On each screen, stop to have students read carefully and make suggestions for improvement. Emphasize that this exercise is to make the presentation better, not to make the author feel bad. Have students make comments about what they like as well as what needs work. Sequence Pages Use the Capture tool available on the Floating Toolbar to capture sections of a paper, or scanned items. The captured items become movable objects that can be reordered. Students can use this feature to organize ideas that were written by hand on paper and have been scanned into SMART Notebook. Making or Building Words Teachers create a page in SMART Notebook to build words. Each letter for the word is typed individually so that they are displayed as individual objects on the board. The letters are scattered around on the board. Students take turns coming up to the board to move the letters around to build a word they are learning during class. All students can be engaged in the activity by using letter cards or letter tiles in conjunction with the SMART Board. Guess the Covered Word Teachers type sentences for students on a Notebook page. Using the shape and fill tools, the teacher creates a rectangle (or other shape), fills it with color and moves it on top of a word in a sentence. During a lesson students are asked to guess the covered word. As the word is guessed a student removes the shape from the word to reveal the answer. This activity can be modified in various ways and used for various content areas. Daily Oral Language or DOL Teachers type sentences with grammatical and spelling errors for students to correct as a daily oral language lesson. Students are selected to come to the board and make corrections.


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Nutrition Display many pictures or words that represent types of foods on the board. Have students work together to plan nutritious meals with these items. Then, have each group drag the items in its meal to form one nutritious meal on the SMART Board. Hidden Adjectives A story is displayed on the SMART Board using SMART Notebook. All of the adjectives in the story are covered with a rectangular shape created with the draw tools and filled in. Students read the story realizing how dull it is without adjectives. To make the text more exciting, students generate adjectives for the hidden text. After they read the story with their adjectives, the hidden text is uncovered so students can compare/contrast their versions with the author’s version. An activity such as this could lead into an introduction of adjectives or other parts of speech based on the words the teacher decides to hide. Pictures Tell a Story Display only pictures for a story on the SMART Board. Ask students to write a story based on what they see occurring in the pictures. Provide time for students to share their stories then read the author’s version of the story that goes with the pictures. Ask students to compare/contrast their stories with the author’s.

Ideas for Secondary Classrooms Archive Class Work Notes and work that are developed during a lesson can be saved and the file labeled with a current date. If a student is absent for an extended length of time, the file developed during class can be e-mailed to the student for review. The student can respond with questions and comments to the teacher through e-mail. Alternatively, saved files can be reopened during class for reference to work that was discussed during a previous class. By using a microphone and the SMART Board Recorder in conjunction with writing on the SMART Notebook, lessons can be recorded with both audio and visual elements. The recorded lessons can be saved and provided to students who would like to review the lessons. Webcast Have students create recorded SMART Board files. By using additional software, recorded SMART Board files can be developed into a Webcast that includes commercials and voice-overs. Geometry and Drawing Tools The drawing tools in SMART Notebook provide geometry teachers with additional features not available on a regular whiteboard or blackboard. Objects created with SMART Notebook drawing tools can be automatically flipped and rotated to meet a variety of needs. Picture Captions Scan and enlarge images such as those from a historical period. Students create speech bubbles for the people in the images appropriate to the historical period.


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Foreign Language Games Challenge students to create grammar games using SMART Notebook. Save the file and post it on the Internet so all students in the class can access the file from the classroom, as well as from home (Gibbons, J., personal communication, July 25, 2006).

Ideas for Meeting Diverse Learner Needs The following techniques and practices can be employed when using the SMART Board or SMART Notebook to meet diverse learner needs.

• For students who have motor or dexterity problems, a squishy ball or knuckle can be used on the board to manipulate objects.

• As an alternative for using a note card with a cut-out window to guide student reading, use the SMART Board Spotlight tool. Adjust the spotlight so it is a rectangle that will only display one or two lines of text at a time.

• The Recorder can be used while students are working on the board as a method to analyze student thought processes and assist with IEP, Care Team and parent conferences.

Putting into Practice If desired, ask the eMINTS Instructional Specialist (eIS) to assist with use of the SMART Board or SMART Notebook the first time it is used in the classroom. Implement the activity developed during the professional-development session. Discuss the implementation with the eIS during a classroom visit or at the next professional-development session.


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Advanced Tips and Tricks Lesson Activity Toolkit 2.0 The Lesson Activity Toolkit contains a set of images, backgrounds and other resources educators may use to create interactive SMART Notebook files such as the one below for the structure of the heart.

In the above example, a label is revealed when the mouse is clicked over one of the colored boxes. In the following example, pressing a balloon with the mouse will pop a balloon revealing a correct or incorrect answer.

Create interactive activities using the following directions:

1. Access the tools, images and related resources needed to create interactive files in the upper half of the Gallery window by selecting the triangle next to Lesson Activity Toolkit 2.0. If the triangle is pointing down, that is OK. That means the subfolders have already expanded, allowing quick navigation for the user.


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1. Resources to make interactive pages appear in subcategories. Some subcategory items contain additional triangles. Click these to reveal more resources.

2. Select a subcategory to display items in the lower half of the Gallery tab.

3. Insert items from the toolkit onto a SMART Notebook page with the click and drag method. Alternatively, click once on the item, select the drop-down arrow and click Insert in Notebook.

5. Follow the directions provided with objects placed in a Notebook page to edit and customize the interactive activity.


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SMART Recorder The SMART Recorder records everything written on the SMART Board in the order and time it is written. If a microphone is connected to the computer, SMART Recorder will also record voice. The board and voice are recorded together into one AVI file or MOV file on a Mac. Use QuickTime Player to play back the file. By default, SMART Recorder records the entire screen. Selecting the drop-down arrow key located next to the Record button (red dot), yields options for recording just a selected window or area. These options reduce the size of the recording file, making it easier to play and store.

The SMART Recorder consists of three buttons: a Record button to begin the recording session, a Pause button to pause the recording temporarily and a Stop button to stop the recording session. The Menu button customizes items including Recording Quality, Video Format and Target Files. Under Target Files, a user can enable the selection of a default directory where SMART Recorder can automatically save files.

Additional Print Options When printing SMART Notebook files the user has the option of printing the pages of the file as thumbnails, handouts or full pages. To access these options follow these steps:

1. Select File > Print from the menu bar. 2. A print window will appear. Select one of the three options (thumbnails,

handouts or full page) displayed on the left side of the window.


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1. Customize the print by completing and selecting the appropriate input boxes. 2. As options are selected and information provided a sample of the resulting

printed page displays in the Print Preview portion of the window. 3. Select the Continue button at the bottom of the page. 4. An additional print window appears for the user to specify a printer. Additional

settings such as number of copies and so forth may be accessed by selecting the drop-down arrow next to the printer. Choose the appropriate settings and select the Print button at the bottom of the window.

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Resources Lamb, A. (2006). Engaging Learners the SMART Board Way. Eduscapes.

http://eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/ SMART Tech Product Support

http://www.smarttech.com/us/Support/Browse+Support

SMART Tech Website http://smarttech.com

Classroom Templates and Instructional Ideas SMART Board Collections. Center School District, Kansas City, Mo.

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/EDTECH/SB/collections.htm

SMART Technologies. SMART Exchange. http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0

Elementary SMART Board Templates. Center School District, Kansas City, Mo. (K-2 Templates)

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/EDTECH/SB/templates.htm#K2

SMART Board Templates. Center School District, Kansas City, Mo. (3-5 Templates) http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/EDTECH/SB/templates.htm#35

Middle School Gates Chili Schools. SMART Board Lessons – Middle School. Insights Online. Rochester, NY.

http://www.gateschili.org/bbs/teachers.cfm?subpage=19899 SMART Board Templates. Center School District, Kansas City, Mo.

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/EDTECH/SB/templates.htm#middle

High School Cardiff County Council and Internet Projects. Smart Notebook Resources. ACCE Interactive Whiteboard Resources. Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

http://cardiffschools.net/%7Eroelmann/whiteboard/smart2.html SMART Board Templates: High School Templates. Center School District, Kansas City, Mo.

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/templates.htm#high

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