Board As An Instructional Tool

The SMARTboard allows you to: Navigate by touching the screen (pointer and keyboard tools) Write on the screen (pen tools) Save what’s on the screen (notes, screenshots, etc.) Create interactive lessons and activities (Notebook 11 software) Examples of Notebook lessons Break out to four hands-on stations: Cameras and recording (Elmo/digicam, screen capture, record functions)—Emily Activity building— Mike Allard (Room 210A) SMARTexchange and virtual fieldtrips—Kim Walsh (Room 215) Free play Return to group for: Q&A Share out how you see yourself using this in the classroom How to download the Notebook software How to move files (Googledrive and Dropbox) Session Agenda

Navigate by touching the screen (pointer and keyboard tools) Use the onscreen keyboard to easily edit text or type in a web address with the built in browser. Use the pointer tool to drag and drop objects to build activities.

Pen and Ink Tools Pen Tool: Write or draw in digital ink. Creative Pen Tool : Write or draw creative designs to use in your activities. Shape Pen Tool : Draw and Create shapes right on the board. Highlighter Pen Tool : When the highlighter pen is selected, you can either use a digital pen or your finger to highlight text right on the screen.

SMARTink tool bar Switch from select (arrow) to pen Use capture Scrolling … Example Using Pen tools with other programs

Turn on camera and open imagemate program Make window full screen Open Notebook 11 Select “view screens”  “transparent background” Example Using document cameras

Fix orientation Make sure tool bar is visible Check which tool is highlighted? Check SMART settings Clean trays with canned air and screen with high- quality glass cleaner Troubleshooting

Smart Board Software Create Learn Explore

Notebook 11 Desktop When working within the Notebook software you can access all the tools you will need to create interactive and content sensitive activates.

Gallery Essentials and Activity Tool Kit The Gallery Essentials and Lesson Activity Took Kits are where you can find all the resources you will need to create a simple but effective lesson activity. Pre-Made Animated Activities Ready Made Files and Pages Thousands of Graphics for Any Topic

Vortex Sort Game With the activity tool kit you can easily create a category sort game to go with any type of lesson you are working with. Simply search the activity tool kit, drag & drop, edit your content, and play!

Math can be fun and smart!! With an extensive library of pre-installed activities almost any lesson can be created on the fly. For math, science, reading, spelling, or to review testing content. Just search and then drag and drop. Done!!

Smart Exchange Website  The Smart Exchange website is an awesome resource for download and uploading your own note book activities.  Teachers from all over the country have added their own lessons to the extensive library of projects.  When searching the Exchange website you can find and download (most for free) ready- made lessons that are both grade and content sensitive. Smart Exchange Website

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If you want to install the Notebook software on your home computer to create activities to use at school on a SmartBoard. Follow the provided link below to download, and use this product code to register. Downloads Smart Product Key NB-AEDSW-AAG8Y-5RS2H-7CD2J Download Information