1. Readying Instructional Environment Setting Up the Interactive Whiteboard

2. Focusing Questions How can I set up an interactive whiteboard to my laptop? What are the materials that are needed to accomplish full functioning of the interactive whiteboard's capabilities ?

3. Instruction

4. Framing The Session Have you ever seen a teacher struggle with an interactive whiteboard? As an iSquad member, you should be able to set it up and maximize functioning capacity. There are many neat functions that you can do with the board and all its tools, use them! In this session, you will learn how to ensure successful setup and use of interactive whiteboards.

5. Teaching Today we will learn how to connect, activate and project an interactive whiteboard. Watch as I take you through the steps of a complete setup of a “SMARTboard”.

6. Guided Practice Indicate in which order you would use the following equipment. –Power Cable –VGA Cable –USB Cable –RCA to audio cable What effects would it have if a particular piece was left out?

7. Work Time

8. Getting Started iSquad members, today we will set up the interactive whiteboard to a laptop, adjust and calibrate the image, connect the speakers to the laptop, then shut down and disconnect the system.

9. Work Time Step1: Power up laptop. Step2: Find the cord that extends from the interactive white board and connect it to your laptop’s USB port Step3: Connect your projector to your laptop with a VGA cable. Step4: Connect RCA audio cable to your laptop. Step5: Power on the projector. (If image does not appear change LCD mode) Step6: Adjust Image (situate cart, lift projector tray up or down, make keystone adjustments) Step7: Calibrate (SMARTboard tools  control panel  Orient or holding down 2 buttons on board) Step8: Disconnect all cables and turn power off on the projector.

10. Share

11. What did you do? Connecting a "SMARTboard" (a brand of interactive white boards) to a laptop. Connect: –The cord that extends from the board should be inserted into a USB port in your laptop. –Connect the projector with a VGA/RGB cable to the laptop (usually has a blue port). Activate: 1- Start up your laptop. –This should activate a green light on the board indicating that the “Smartboard” is configured and a connection was received. Project: Power on your projector. Image should appear on the board. –If the image doesn't immediately project, you may need to put your system in presentation mode which can vary from device to device. Share

12. Issues that were encountered: –Red light –Corrupted screen – Projector malfunctions –Accidental disconnection of board –Other Share

13. How does this work address the questions that began the session? Answers