Smartboard 101 Interactive Word Cloud
by Dorothy Small, NBCT
SMART Exemplary Educator
by Dorothy Small, NBCT
SMART Exemplary Educator
Click on the words to link to tutorials and resources for your Smartboard!
Course Outline
UNIT 1: The Basics
UNIT 2: Notebook
UNIT 3: SMART Ink
UNIT 1: The Basics
- Survey (SMART Lesson Developer Tool)
- Hook – Up
- Orientation
- Resolution
- Write, Erase, Pen Tray Buttons
- Keyboard Options for Typing
- Practice/Questions… PLEASE feel free to help each other!
UNIT 2: Notebook
- Use toolbars to design an instructional slide.
- Use SMART video Player to create a video playlist.
- Use SMART video player to interact with instructional videos.
- Use SMART notebook Gallery to locate pictures and interactive resources.
- Use the drop-down menu to manipulate objects and text in SN slide.
- Use the drop down menu to create hyperlnks in a SMART notebook slide.
- Use the properties tab to animate objects and text in a SMART notebook slide.
- Use the activity Toolkit to create interactive games and formative assessment.
- Use the Activity Builder to create classifying activities.
- Use export feature to save and distribute SMART files as PDF or Powerpoint files.
UNIT 3: SMART Ink
- Use SMART Ink and ScreenCapture to interact with web sites and documents .
- Use SMART Ink on any video file.
- Utlize SMART ink in various other applications like Powerpoint.
- SMART pen tools: The Magic Pen.
FAQs
How do I connect a SMART Board to my computer and projector?
A SMART Board interactive whiteboard must be connected to a computer and a projector, using a USB cable and VGA cable.
What is the Ink Aware feature in SMART Notebook Software?
Ink Aware in SMART Notebook software is a feature that lets SMART Board users write or draw directly into programs that have Ink Aware capabilities. This writing and drawing can then be saved.
What programs does Ink Aware work with?
The Ink Aware feature can be used with a variety of software applications including NetMeeting, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Corel Draw, AutoCAD, Microsoft Paint, Windows Imaging, Microsoft Office OneNote, Microsoft Visio, Adobe Acrobat Professional and Microsoft Live Meeting.
What is the Attachment Tab?
The Attachments Tab is a side tab in the SMART Notebook interface which can be used to add hyperlinks to other software applications or attachments to the SMART Notebook file.
How do I activate the right mouse click?
Activating a right mouse click on a SMART Board interactive whiteboard is easy – just press the right mouse button on the SMART Pen tray, and the next press on the SMART Board screen surface will register a right mouse click instead of a left click.
How do I share a SMART Notebook file?
There are two main ways in which you can share a Notebook Software file. You can send a file to other users who have SMART Notebook Software installed on their computer. you can export the Notebook file to another file format, such as a PDF files or a series of image files, and then send these files to someone who does not have SMART Notebook Software installed on their computer.
How do I attach documents to a SMART Notebook file?
Click on the Attachments tab in SMART Notebook Software. Then click on ‘insert’. Click on ‘Insert Copy of File’, and browse to find the correct file on the computer or laptop. Select the file you wish to insert and click on ‘OK’.
What are the alignment guides in SMART Notebook Software?
The alignment guides in SMART Notebook Software let a teacher or student using the SMART Board align objects in exactly the right place according to horizontal or vertical guides, or to other objects on the Notebook page.
How do I change handwriting to text?
Simply write on the SMART Board with a SMART pen tool, select the box that contains the handwritten text, click the drop down menu icon in the top right hand corner and click “Recognize”.
How do I group objects in SMART Notebook software?
By grouping multiple objects together in SMART Notebook Software they can be moved, rotated and resized as one single object. To group objects in SMART Notebook Software, click and drag a selection box around the objects you wish to group. Click on the drop down menu icon in the top right hand corner of one if the objects, press on ‘Grouping’ and then press on ‘Group’.
What is the Infinite Cloner in SMART Notebook Software?
To use the Infinite Cloner tool, select an object, press on the drop down menu in the top right hand corner of the selection box and then press on ‘Infinite Cloner’. Then click on the object and drag to create multiple copies of the object.
How do I create a hyperlink to an object in SMART Notebook Software?
To create a hyperlink to an object in SMART Notebook Software, select the object, click on the drop down menu icon in the top right hand corner of the selection box and press on ‘Hyperlink’. Then type in the URL of the website that you want to link to and press ‘OK’.
What is the SMART Video player?
The SMART Video Player in SMART Notebook Software is an application for watching multimedia video files and also annotating over them in digital ink. Videos stored on a computer can be played with the SMART Video player, as well as streaming video content from websites.
What is the SMART Page Recorder?
The SMART Notebook Page Recorder feature lets a SMART Board user record their actions on the current page, for playback later. To record a page in SMART Notebook Software, press the ‘Properties’ button on the Side Tab, press ‘Page Recording’ and then press ‘Start Recording’. When you have finished doing what you want to record, press ‘Stop Recording’.
What is SMART Notebook Software Student Edition?
SMART Notebook Software Student Edition is a version of SMART Notebook Software that can be used by students on their own computers. SMART Notebook Software SE.
How do I clean my SMART Board?
Use an alcohol-free cleaner to clean the SMART Board surface. Spray this cleaner on to a cloth first rather than directly on to the SMART Board. Use isopropyl alcohol to clean the SMART Board surface if there are stubborn stains, and avoid using any harsh abrasives since these can damage the SMART Board interactive whiteboard screen surface.
A SMART Board interactive whiteboard must be connected to a computer and a projector, using a USB cable and VGA cable.
What is the Ink Aware feature in SMART Notebook Software?
Ink Aware in SMART Notebook software is a feature that lets SMART Board users write or draw directly into programs that have Ink Aware capabilities. This writing and drawing can then be saved.
What programs does Ink Aware work with?
The Ink Aware feature can be used with a variety of software applications including NetMeeting, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Corel Draw, AutoCAD, Microsoft Paint, Windows Imaging, Microsoft Office OneNote, Microsoft Visio, Adobe Acrobat Professional and Microsoft Live Meeting.
What is the Attachment Tab?
The Attachments Tab is a side tab in the SMART Notebook interface which can be used to add hyperlinks to other software applications or attachments to the SMART Notebook file.
How do I activate the right mouse click?
Activating a right mouse click on a SMART Board interactive whiteboard is easy – just press the right mouse button on the SMART Pen tray, and the next press on the SMART Board screen surface will register a right mouse click instead of a left click.
How do I share a SMART Notebook file?
There are two main ways in which you can share a Notebook Software file. You can send a file to other users who have SMART Notebook Software installed on their computer. you can export the Notebook file to another file format, such as a PDF files or a series of image files, and then send these files to someone who does not have SMART Notebook Software installed on their computer.
How do I attach documents to a SMART Notebook file?
Click on the Attachments tab in SMART Notebook Software. Then click on ‘insert’. Click on ‘Insert Copy of File’, and browse to find the correct file on the computer or laptop. Select the file you wish to insert and click on ‘OK’.
What are the alignment guides in SMART Notebook Software?
The alignment guides in SMART Notebook Software let a teacher or student using the SMART Board align objects in exactly the right place according to horizontal or vertical guides, or to other objects on the Notebook page.
How do I change handwriting to text?
Simply write on the SMART Board with a SMART pen tool, select the box that contains the handwritten text, click the drop down menu icon in the top right hand corner and click “Recognize”.
How do I group objects in SMART Notebook software?
By grouping multiple objects together in SMART Notebook Software they can be moved, rotated and resized as one single object. To group objects in SMART Notebook Software, click and drag a selection box around the objects you wish to group. Click on the drop down menu icon in the top right hand corner of one if the objects, press on ‘Grouping’ and then press on ‘Group’.
What is the Infinite Cloner in SMART Notebook Software?
To use the Infinite Cloner tool, select an object, press on the drop down menu in the top right hand corner of the selection box and then press on ‘Infinite Cloner’. Then click on the object and drag to create multiple copies of the object.
How do I create a hyperlink to an object in SMART Notebook Software?
To create a hyperlink to an object in SMART Notebook Software, select the object, click on the drop down menu icon in the top right hand corner of the selection box and press on ‘Hyperlink’. Then type in the URL of the website that you want to link to and press ‘OK’.
What is the SMART Video player?
The SMART Video Player in SMART Notebook Software is an application for watching multimedia video files and also annotating over them in digital ink. Videos stored on a computer can be played with the SMART Video player, as well as streaming video content from websites.
What is the SMART Page Recorder?
The SMART Notebook Page Recorder feature lets a SMART Board user record their actions on the current page, for playback later. To record a page in SMART Notebook Software, press the ‘Properties’ button on the Side Tab, press ‘Page Recording’ and then press ‘Start Recording’. When you have finished doing what you want to record, press ‘Stop Recording’.
What is SMART Notebook Software Student Edition?
SMART Notebook Software Student Edition is a version of SMART Notebook Software that can be used by students on their own computers. SMART Notebook Software SE.
How do I clean my SMART Board?
Use an alcohol-free cleaner to clean the SMART Board surface. Spray this cleaner on to a cloth first rather than directly on to the SMART Board. Use isopropyl alcohol to clean the SMART Board surface if there are stubborn stains, and avoid using any harsh abrasives since these can damage the SMART Board interactive whiteboard screen surface.