SMART AirLiner Slate. Giving you the freedom to teach from anywhere in the classroom and even more options to make digital content interactive.

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1 SMART AirLiner Slate Giving you the freedom to teach from anywhere in the classroom and even more options to make digital content interactive. Olathe District Schools Instructional Technology Department

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12 Quick Reference Page 12 of 50 Getting Started with the AirLiner Wireless Slate Use the AirLiner wireless slate to control your computer applications and make notes on your SMART Board interactive whiteboard, or any computer projected image, from anywhere in the room. Wireless technology allows you to teach or present from up to 54 feet (16 meters) away, and it allows students or participants to give feedback using the slate from their desks. The AirLiner Slate Overview The AirLiner wireless slate has two customizable function buttons and an underlay that offers a variety of pen tools and quick access to the most frequently used SMART Board Tools. The wireless mouse and the tethered pen allow you to control your applications. The tethered pen also enables you to write or draw in digital ink. Power button and indicator Customizable function buttons Charging indicator Underlay tool strip Tethered pen Wireless mouse Pen side switch The Cordless Mouse and Tethered Pen The cordless mouse works like a traditional mouse when used on the surface of the slate. The tethered pen offers all of the same functions as the mouse, but it also enables you to write or draw in digital ink over your applications. To see where your cursor is on the screen, hold the pen about 1/4" (0.5 cm) above the surface of the AirLiner wireless slate. Tap the pen tip onto the surface of the wireless slate to click on an object. Tap twice for a double-click. If you wish to write in black digital ink, push and hold the pen s side switch towards the tip of the pen, and write on the slate. To erase, push and hold the side switch away from the tip, and sweep in a smooth motion over the areas you wish to erase. Releasing the side switch returns the pen to cursor mode. Function Buttons The AirLiner wireless slate has two function buttons. By default the left function button opens the Floating Tools toolbar and the right function button launches Notebook software. Launches Floating Tools Launches Notebook software

13 Page 13 of 50 The Underlay Tool Strip The tool strip enables you to change pen colors quickly and access the most frequently used features of SMART Board software. The top button returns your pen to a left mouseclick, the next five buttons allow you to erase or to change your pen color to black, blue, red or green. With the remaining buttons you can change your next pen touch to a rightclick, access an On-Screen Keyboard, launch the Capture toolbar or launch the Floating Tools toolbar. Connecting the Wireless Slate to Your Computer The AirLiner wireless slate uses Bluetooth technology to communicate with your computer. The first time you use the AirLiner wireless slate and at other times, for example, if you accidentally disconnect the slate you will need to establish the wireless connection. 1 Insert the Bluetooth wireless adapter into a USB port on your computer Returns pen to mouse mode Erases digital ink Selects digital ink colors 2 Double-click the Bluetooth icon in the Windows Notification Area 3 In the Bluetooth Devices dialog box, select the Options tab, and make sure that the Turn discovery on box is checked Ensure that this box is checked to turn discovery on Bluetooth icon Makes next pen touch a right-click Launches the On- Screen Keyboard Launches the Capture toolbar Launches the Floating Tools toolbar 4 Press the Power button on the top-left corner of the AirLiner wireless slate, then immediately press the Connect button on the underside (under the Power button) of the wireless slate 5 In the Bluetooth Devices dialog box, select the Devices tab, and click the Add button 6 The Add Bluetooth Device Wizard will appear. Check the box indicating that your device is set up and ready to be found, and then click Next 7 The AirLiner wireless slate will appear in the list. Double-click on the icon labeled SMART Wireless Slate and follow the on-screen instructions. When you are asked for an authentication code or passkey, select Don t Use a Passkey or No, and then click Next 8 To confirm that you are connected, move the pen lightly over the surface of the wireless slate. The cursor on the projected screen should reflect the movement of your pen 2006 SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. AirLiner, SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party products and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 04/2006.

14 Quick Reference Page 14 of 50 SMART Board Start Center for the Microsoft Windows Operating System Start Center is a compact, movable toolbar that contains your most frequently used SMART Board features and applications. You can also configure this toolbar to include any third-party software. Opening the Start Center To open the Start Center, press the SMART Board icon screen, and select Start Center from the menu. in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your What Do the Buttons Do? The Start Center buttons launch commonly used applications and tools.. Notebook software Create a presentation that s full of colorful clip art, Macromedia Flash objects, graphics and text from a variety of sources. SMART Recorder Record everything you do on the interactive screen. If you have a microphone connected, you can also record a narration of your actions. SMART Video Player Play a video on your interactive screen, and write or draw over the video during a presentation. SMART Keyboard An on-screen, touch sensitive keyboard for the occasions in which you need to add text to an application or dialog box. Floating tools This versatile toolbar, including utilities such as on-screen Pen tools and an area capture button, can float over any open application on your interactive product. SMART Board Control Panel Configure your interactive product and SMART Board software. For example, you can change the characteristics of your Pen tools or change language settings. Instant conferencing using Bridgit software Bridgit conferencing software is a client/server application that lets you share applications and information with anyone, anywhere in the world. Start Center Help Searchable Help that answers any questions you have about the Start Center or any other SMART product. Press the More button for a number of other utilities, such as the Screen Shade, the Magnifier, the Spotlight and others, or to add and remove application buttons from the Start Center. Customizing the Start Center To customize the Start Center, press the More button and select Customize Start Center. For example, you can add a Screen Shade button to the Start Center and use it to gradually reveal information during presentations. Press Browse to add unlisted applications to the Start Center, including third-party presentation software such as Microsoft PowerPoint. To rearrange the order of the Start Center buttons, select an item press Move Up or Move Down SMART Technologies Inc. SMART Board, Notebook, Bridgit and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. All other third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. 03/2006.

15 Quick Reference Page 15 of 50 SMART Board Tools The SMART Board Tools menu provides quick access to the functions that help you operate the SMART Board interactive whiteboard more effectively. In addition to basic functions such as the On-Screen Keyboard and Floating Tools, you will also find multimedia tools that allow you to create and present dynamic content. Accessing SMART Board Tools Press the SMART Board icon in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your screen. The SMART Board Tools menu will appear. If the SMART Board icon is not visible, select Start > Programs > SMART Board Software > SMART Board Tools. The SMART Board icon will appear in the bottom right of your screen. Windows Notification Area SMART Board Tools menu Using SMART Board Tools The chart below outlines each of the options available on the SMART Board Tools menu. The touch sensitivity of your interactive whiteboard allows you to operate each of these tools with your finger. Selecting Opens Use this tool to Notebook Software Save notes written on your interactive whiteboard or at your computer as a series of pages. Search for objects stored in the Gallery, such as images, video and Macromedia Flash content. Export your Notebook file to HTML, PDF, PowerPoint (PPT) and image types such as JPEG, GIF, PNG and BMP. Recorder Record all actions that take place on your interactive whiteboard, such as training or workflow processes. Add audio with a microphone, control recording quality and video format and share your recording with colleagues. Video Player Keyboard Write or draw over video during a presentation and capture a single video frame into Notebook software. Use SMART Video Player to play video files located on your computer or view content from a camera, VCR, CD-ROM or DVD. Type or edit text in any application without leaving the interactive whiteboard. Floating Tools Quickly access the pen, highlighter, eraser and other frequently used tools. Take screen captures, undo or redo an action on your interactive whiteboard and customize the Floating Tools toolbar.

16 Page 16 of 50 Selecting Opens Use this tool to Instant Conferencing Other SMART Tools > Screen Shade Join or create a data conference over the Internet. Detailed information for using Bridgit is available at trainingmaterials.asp. Gradually reveal information to create suspense or hide text and graphics by dragging the shade left or right, up or down. Other SMART Tools > Spotlight Focus the attention of your audience to a specific part of the screen. Change the shape of your spotlight, set the transparency level of the shaded area or exit the spotlight view. Other SMART Tools > Magnifier Enlarge small text or images, such as a cell in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to make them easier to see. Two windows will appear; the smaller window is used to select the area you would like to magnify, and the larger window displays the magnified view. Other SMART Tools > Pointer Use the Pointer to direct audience attention to an important piece of information on the screen. Other SMART Tools > Screen Capture Toolbar Enhance your lesson activity by capturing a selected area, window or a full screen grab from your desktop. The captured image will automatically appear as a page in your Notebook file. Control Panel Configure a variety of software and hardware options: adjust SMART Board Settings; orient your SMART Board; personalize the pen tray; connect to a new SMART Board; check for software upgrades; access the Help Center and manage Ink Aware applications, languages and wireless connections SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook, Bridgit and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2006.

17 Quick Reference Page 17 of 50 The Floating Tools Toolbar The features you use most are literally at your fingertips with the Floating Tools toolbar. To launch the Floating Tools, select the SMART Board icon located in Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your screen, and choose Floating Tools from the SMART Board Tools menu. Cursor Pen Tool Highlighter Area Capture Undo/Redo Collapse/Expand Toolbar Eraser Right-click More Button Use this button to Capture an area of the screen into Notebook software Stop using other tools and return the cursor to mouse mode Write or draw in digital ink Highlight an area of the screen with translucent ink for emphasis Undo your previous action. This tool toggles between two states, Undo and Redo. Redo an action you cleared in error. This is the second of the two states mentioned above. Erase digital ink Make your next press on the interactive whiteboard a right-click Open the drop-down menu to personalize toolbar functions

18 Page 18 of 50 Customizing Floating Tools Press the More button in Floating Tools and select Customize Floating Tools to choose from a variety of toolbar buttons. You can choose as many buttons as you like to fully customize Floating Tools with the buttons you need. You can also add certain buttons multiple times. For example, if you are going to use different shapes in your presentation, you can customize a number of Shape buttons and add them all to Floating Tools. Press to add a tool to the Current Toolbar Press to remove a tool from the Current Toolbar Current Toolbar list Available Tools list Press to restore the default toolbar To add a button, for example the Stamp tool, to the Floating Tools do the following: 1 Press the More button in Floating Tools, and select Customize Floating Tools 2 In the Customize Floating Tools dialog box, select the Stamp tool (look for the smiley face) from the Available Tools list (on the left side of the dialog box) 3 Press the Add button to add the Stamp to the Current Toolbar 4 Repeat the process to add as many of the available tools as you like NOTE: To remove a tool, select a tool listed in the Current Toolbar, and press the Remove button. To restore the default Floating Tools, press the Restore Default Toolbar button SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. Printed in Canada 04/2006.

19 Quick Reference Page 19 of 50 Notebook Software Version 9.5 Toolbars Notebook Software Toolbar The Notebook software toolbar gives you access to a number of tools to help you work with your Notebook file. By default, the toolbar appears at the top of the Notebook page. If you prefer to sit, or are working with young students, it may be more convenient to move the toolbar to the bottom of the page. To do this, press the down arrow on the far right of the toolbar. Button Use this tool to Button Use this tool to display the previous Notebook page display the next Notebook page insert a blank Notebook page directly after the active Notebook page open an existing Notebook file select any object on the page with your finger or mouse write or draw on the Notebook page with the pen tool write or draw on the Notebook page with the creative pen tool erase digital ink on the Notebook page save your Notebook page paste copied object(s) into a Notebook file undo the last action you performed redo the action you performed draw a line create a shape create a text-entry box for typing set the color of a drawing tool or selected shape delete any selected object show/hide the Screen Shade on the current Notebook page open Full Screen view launch the Screen Capture toolbar set the transparency of a drawing tool, a selected shape or an object select the line properties of a drawing tool or selected shape move the toolbar to the bottom of the Notebook page Full Screen Toolbar The Full Screen toolbar allows you to work with your Notebook file while in full screen mode. Button Use this tool to Button Use this tool to display the previous Notebook page display a menu of more options, for example the Screen Shade, shapes or pen options display the next Notebook page exit full screen

20 Page 20 of 50 Side Tabs There are three tabs on the right-hand side of the Notebook interface. Press the Page Sorter tab to allow you to see a thumbnail image of each page in your Notebook file. Press the Gallery tab for collections of SMART s custom pages, clip art, Macromedia Flash animations and video you can add to your Notebook file. Press the Attachments tab to add hyperlinks to or attachments from other software applications in your file. Press the arrow button to move the three tabs to the other side of the page often a more comfortable location for lefthanded presenters. You can hide the tabs from view when you have finished working with them by checking the Auto-hide check box. Page thumbnails Tabs Move tabs Auto-hide check box 2006 SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party products and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 04/2006.

21 Quick Reference Page 21 of 50 What s New in SMART Board Software 9.5? Searchable Gallery Hundreds of new items, including high-resolution images, audio, video, Macromedia Flash and Notebook files, are organized and stored in the Gallery. You can browse through the Gallery by subject or by entering a keyword into the Search text field, as you would when using an Internet search engine. Lesson activities and curriculum standards are available from the Online Resources section to help you build effective lesson plans. The My Content area provides you with a personal storage space to access frequently used Gallery items such as Notebook files or presentations. Launch the On-Screen Keyboard Enter a keyword into the search text field to quickly find related items Press to initiate search Back button Drop-down menu to quickly add objects to the My Content area View a list of Internet links to help create or support your lesson activities Choose a category, such as Mathematics, to browse through its collection of items Gallery tab Search results area Search results are organized by content type to help you easily find relevant Gallery items New Object Properties The object drop-down menu gives you one-touch access to new and improved object properties: Locking, Flip, Infinite Cloner, Link and Sound. Allows you to move an object, but not to resize, rotate or change its properties Reproduce an object an unlimited number of times Enhance your lesson or presentation with audio by attaching sound to an object Allows you to move and rotate an object, but not to resize it Flip an object horizontally or vertically Link an object to a Web page, another Notebook page, a file on your computer or an attached file

22 Page 22 of 50 Audio and Video Support Incorporate sound and video objects directly into your Notebook presentation. Immediately capture the interest of reluctant learners and engage your audience by using rich content already included in the Gallery collections. Video file Audio file Import and Export Microsoft PowerPoint Files Import Microsoft PowerPoint files directly into your Notebook file to take advantage of existing presentations and the many features offered in Notebook software. Export your Notebook file to PowerPoint format to apply transitions between slides and share valuable content with colleagues who may not have Notebook software installed on their computers. Import a PowerPoint file Export a PowerPoint file Improved Screen Shade You can now apply the Screen Shade to multiple pages in Notebook software. The amount of information revealed remains unique to each page. Notebook software remembers this information whenever you switch pages or reopen your Notebook file. Apply the Screen Shade to multiple pages Enhanced Text Support in Notebook Software Use subscript, superscript and mathematical symbols within your typed text SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2006.

23 Quick Reference Page 23 of 50 Working with Notebook Software Gallery Collections What is the Notebook Software Gallery? The Notebook software Gallery helps you quickly develop and deliver lesson activities and presentations in rich graphic detail. Thousands of high-resolution images, audio, video, Macromedia Flash and entire Notebook files are organized into searchable collections that allow you to create attractive, reusable content. Launch the On-Screen Keyboard Enter a keyword into the search field to quickly find related Gallery items Press the Search button to initiate search Press to return to previous search results works like an Internet browser s back button View a list of Internet links to help create or support your lesson activities Select a folder to display its contents in the search results area Press to add objects to the My Content area Press the Gallery tab to open the Gallery Search results area Drag the thumbnail image to the work area Searching for Gallery Content There are two ways to find Gallery content. You can browse through the Gallery collections and select a folder, or you can enter a keyword into the search field, as you would when using an Internet search engine. If you were building a mathematics lesson activity about shapes, for example, you may decide to browse by topic for all Gallery items relating to Shapes, Space and Measure. However, if you were looking for a specific shape in the middle of class, you may want to type the keyword triangle into the search field to save time. To look for Gallery items using the search field 1 Press once inside the search field 2 Type a keyword related to the type of object(s) you are looking for 3 Press the Search button to display your results TIP: Press the icon to the left of the search field to use the On-Screen Keyboard to type your keyword.

24 Page 24 of 50 Using Online Resources Select Online Resources to access a list of Internet links to lesson activities, curriculum standards, classroom resources or additional Gallery content. Instead of interrupting the flow of your presentation by leaving Notebook software, you can seamlessly launch a Web page with supporting content at the same time you deliver your material. NOTE: You will require an active Internet connection and a Web browser to use Online Resources. Viewing Search Results Search results are graphically displayed as thumbnail images that match your search criteria. These thumbnail images, or Gallery items, are organized into four content types: Related Folders, Pictures and Backgrounds, Interactive and Multimedia, and Notebook Files and Pages. If you search for the keyword triangle for example, Related Folders will display all Gallery items associated with the keyword, providing you with additional content to help supplement learning activities. Doublepress a folder thumbnail to view its contents. The thumbnails displayed in Pictures and Backgrounds include clip art and photographs. Drag an item to the work area to use as part of a lesson or to modify its properties. Interactive and Multimedia contains three types of content: Flash files, video files and objects with attached sounds. Items from this section of the Gallery are used to add rich media content to a lesson or presentation and engage reluctant learners with multimedia elements. Additional content can be found in Notebook Files and Pages. Notebook file thumbnails are recognized by the coil binding on the left of the thumbnail image. Drag the thumbnail image to the work area to add a page or series of pages, such as a complete lesson activity, to your existing content. Notebook files will be inserted directly after the active Notebook page. Notebook page thumbnails are identified by the folded edge in the topright corner. Drag the thumbnail image to the work area to create a new page with a background for students to write over, such as an exercise in identifying shapes SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2006.

25 Hands-On Practice Page 25 of 50 Lesson Planning and Delivery with Notebook Software Before You Start Before you begin your lesson, ensure that your computer is turned on and the SMART Board interactive whiteboard is connected and oriented. The SMART Board icon should be visible in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your screen, indicating that your SMART Board software is running. Windows Notification Area If the SMART Board icon is not visible, select Start > Programs > SMART Board Software > SMART Board Tools. The SMART Board icon will appear in the Windows Notification Area. For more information on how to get started with your interactive whiteboard, refer to the Quick Reference Guides available at This Hands-On Practice assumes you have a basic understanding of the Microsoft Windows operating system. You may find it useful to think of how you normally work with a computer as you go through the lesson. When working at your computer, for example, you use left-, right- or double-clicks, depending on the function you want to perform. Use the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the same way. If you get confused, simply think about what you would do at your computer, and then replicate these actions on the interactive whiteboard. What Is Notebook Software? Notebook software is SMART s whiteboarding software. It acts as an electronic notebook to immediately capture and save notes and drawings written on the SMART Board or at your desktop computer. You can import graphics, text and multimedia elements into your Notebook file or export your Notebook file to HTML, PDF, PowerPoint or as a series of images. Preparing Your Lesson You will prepare a geography lesson activity that asks students to match North American countries to their flags. You can use the concepts outlined in this Hands-On Practice to prepare and deliver lessons in other subject areas. 1 Open a blank Notebook file 2 Press the Gallery tab on the right-hand side of the Notebook interface to search or browse collections of SMART s custom pages, clip art, Flash animations and video files. For this example, you search for flags of North America. TIP: Deselect the Auto-hide check box to keep the Side Tab visible. This will provide you with easy access to the Page Sorter and Gallery tabs as you prepare and deliver your lesson. Gallery tab

26 Hands-On Practice Page 26 of 50 3 Press the icon to the left of the search field to launch the On-Screen Keyboard Launch the On-Screen Keyboard 4 Type the keyword flags and press the Search button to initiate your search Click to initiate search 5 Notebook software displays your search result(s) as a thumbnail image matching your search criteria. In this example, a folder named Flags will appear. 6 Double-press the folder thumbnail to view its contents 7 Scroll through the Gallery collection to find flags for the United States, Mexico and Canada. Drag each flag to the work area of your Notebook file. Double-press the folder thumbnail to view its contents TIP: You can double-press the flag s thumbnail image to quickly add it to your work area. 8 Resize each flag by diagonally dragging the resize handle. Ensure the flags are approximately the same size. Drag an object s resize handle to change its dimensions 9 Align the flags horizontally 10 Write the name of each country in a different color 11 Select United States, for example, and choose the appropriate typed text from the object s drop-down menu. Convert Mexico and Canada from handwritten to typed text also.

27 Hands-On Practice Page 27 of Select Clone from the object s drop-down menu to make a copy of the name of each country. There should be two country names for each flag. 13 Organize the names of each country so that one set of country names is placed in a vertical line on your work area. Drag the other country names over their corresponding flags. 14 Select the United States flag, for example, and choose Order > Bring to Front from the object s dropdown menu to cover the name United States. Complete this task for the Mexican and Canadian flags. The United States flag is positioned behind the typed text The United States flag is now positioned in front of the typed text 15 Press File > Save to save your Notebook file. Give your Notebook file a name and choose the location where you want to save it. Using Your Lesson in the Classroom After opening your saved Notebook file on the SMART Board interactive whiteboard, ask your students to drag the name of each country underneath its corresponding flag. Once the exercise is completed, remove the flags to reveal the correct answers. TIP: Select a fun setting from the Creative pen menu to add check-marks to correct answers. You can add as many pages to your Notebook file as you need to create additional lesson activities, such as labeling continents or identifying capital cities on regional maps.

28 Hands-On Practice Page 28 of 50 Preparing Your Lesson: Advanced Features The My Content area is a Gallery collection reserved specifically for objects and lessons you have imported, captured or created, such as the lesson you just finished preparing. It s also a good place to store objects and lessons you use frequently or want to share with your colleagues. 1 Open your geography lesson 2 Select the Gallery tab. By default, the My Content folder is selected. 3 Press the My Content drop-down menu and choose New Folder 4 Launch the On-Screen Keyboard and type Country Lesson. You have now created an area where you can store all objects related to your geography lesson. Create a new folder Your new folder called Country Lesson appears under My Content 5 Drag each flag and country name into your new Gallery collection. Your new Gallery collection now contains nine individual Gallery items one flag and two names for each country. 6 Select the Page Sorter tab. Insert a blank Notebook page by pressing the Blank Page button on the Notebook toolbar.

29 Hands-On Practice Page 29 of 50 7 From the Shapes drop-down menu on the Notebook toolbar, select the square. Position your cursor on the left side of your work area and draw a large rectangle. 8 Select the Pointer tool from the Notebook toolbar. Fill the rectangle with color by selecting the rectangle then choosing Properties from the object s drop-down menu. 9 To the right of the rectangle, write or type Official Languages: and below this write or type English, Spanish, English and French. 10 Press the page thumbnail s drop-down menu in the Page Sorter tab. Select Add Page to Gallery to place the entire Notebook page into the My Content area of the Gallery collections. This gives you quick and easy access to Notebook pages for lesson planning and delivery. TIP: Name your new Notebook page Language Exercise so you can organize your Gallery items into meaningful groups.

30 Hands-On Practice Page 30 of Drag the Mexican flag from the My Content area to the top left corner of the rectangle you created in step seven. Then drag the word Mexico to sit directly below the flag. 12 Drag the Language Exercise page you created in step 10 to the work area of your Notebook file. This will automatically insert a new Notebook page directly after the active Notebook page. 13 Repeat steps 11 and 12 using the Canadian and United States flags and associated text 14 Press File > Save to save your Notebook file TIP: Share your geography lesson with other colleagues using the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the classroom. Select Export as Collection File from the My Content drop-down menu to distribute your electronic file. Using Your Lesson in the Classroom Invite your students up to the SMART Board interactive whiteboard to draw an arrow from the official language text to the corresponding flag using the Line tool or a pen from the pen tray. You can hide the correct answers behind the rectangle or flags. Congratulations! You have completed the Lesson Planning and Delivery with Notebook Software on a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Hands-On Practice SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 04/2006.

31 Quick Reference Page 31 of 50 Collecting and Sharing Content with Notebook Software Screen captures, images and files from other applications, such as Macromedia Flash, can be brought into Notebook software to help create engaging lesson activities and presentations. Save your completed file in Notebook file format to share with others in your workplace. You can also share your valuable content by exporting your Notebook file to HTML, PDF, PowerPoint (PPT) or as a series of images (e.g., JPEG, GIF, etc.) in case your colleagues don t have Notebook software installed. Using the Capture Toolbar Use the Capture toolbar to capture a selected area of your screen, a window or a full screen of content directly into Notebook software. Your computer does not need to be attached to a SMART Board interactive whiteboard to use the Capture toolbar, but SMART Board software must be installed. To collect content using the Capture toolbar, do the following: 1 Open Notebook software Capture toolbar 2 Select View > Screen Capture Toolbar on the Notebook software menu to open the Capture toolbar 3 Navigate to the screen you want to capture, such as a Web page. The Capture toolbar will remain open over any active application or Web browser. There are four ways to capture content: Button Use this button to Button Use this button to Capture a rectangular area Capture the entire screen of the screen Capture a particular window on the screen Capture a freehand area of the screen 4 The captured image will appear on a page in your Notebook file Using the Insert Menu You have accumulated numerous pieces of content over the last several years of teaching. Now it s time to incorporate some of this material into your Notebook lesson activities. In particular, there s an image you want to use to enhance a specific learning opportunity in the classroom. 1 Open Notebook software 2 Select Insert > Picture File on the Notebook software menu to launch the Insert Picture File dialog box 3 Browse to the file s location and select it. Click Open to insert the picture into your Notebook file

32 Page 32 of 50 Using Notebook Print Capture Notebook print capture allows you to add multi-page files from other applications like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, or even a long Web page, to a Notebook file. In other words, print capture is similar to printing to paper; one printed page is equal to one Notebook page. 1 Open a file you want to capture into Notebook software 2 Select File > Print from the application s main menu. The Print dialog box will appear. Select SMART Notebook Print Capture from your list of available printers 3 Press Print to capture the page as an image to a Notebook file. Notebook software will launch automatically if it s not open TIP: Occasionally, the image may appear blurry in your Notebook file. Select View > Zoom > 100% from the Notebook menu to clearly view the captured image in the Notebook work area. Saving in SMART Notebook File Format Save your current Notebook file for future reference or to share the file with others using Notebook software. 1 Select File > Save from the Notebook menu or Select File > Save As to save revisions as a new Notebook file. Your original Notebook file will not be changed 2 The Save As dialog box will appear 3 Browse to the location where you want to save your Notebook file 4 Type a name of your file in the File name text field, then click Save Exporting Your File as Other File Formats Export files to share with colleagues who may not have Notebook software installed on their computers. You may also want to export your content to HTML for others to view on the Internet. 1 Select File > Export from the Notebook menu 2 Choose the file format to export your Notebook file to: HTML, PDF, PowerPoint (PPT) or as a series of images (e.g., JPEG, GIF, etc.) 2006 SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 03/2006.

33 Hands-On Practice Page 33 of 50 Ink Aware and Microsoft Word in the Classroom Before You Start Before you begin your class, ensure that your computer is turned on and the SMART Board interactive whiteboard is connected and oriented. For more information on how to get started with your interactive whiteboard, refer to the Quick Reference Guides available at trainingmaterials.asp. This Hands-On Practice assumes you have a basic understanding of the Microsoft Windows operating system. You may find it useful to think of how you normally work with a computer as you go through the lesson. When working at your computer, for example, you use left-, right- or double-clicks, depending on the function you want to perform. Use the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the same way. If you get confused, simply think about what you would do at your computer, and then replicate these actions on the interactive whiteboard. What Is Ink Aware? Ink Aware integrates SMART Board software with many types of applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint. When you use an application that is ink aware, whatever you write or draw on your interactive whiteboard becomes embedded in the file, rather than an external note created over the file. SMART Aware Toolbar When using Microsoft Word with your interactive whiteboard, you will notice three new buttons appear; they may be integrated with the current Word toolbar or separated as a floating toolbar. Integrated with Word toolbar Separated as floating toolbar Press to insert your drawings or writing as an image directly into your document Press to convert your writing as typed text directly into your document. Your text will appear at the cursor point and in the color the words were written in. Press to save a screen capture in Notebook software If you do not see either of these toolbars, select View > Toolbars > SMART Aware Toolbar in Microsoft Word. Preparation Create a short, two-question quiz. In a real-world example you would open a quiz prepared in advance. 1 Open a blank document in Microsoft Word.

34 Hands-On Practice Page 34 of 50 2 Type a mathematical equation using your computer s keyboard for example 13 x 7 =. Press the Enter key several times to give your students space to show their work. 3 Type Complete the following sentence with either who or whom. Press the Enter key twice, then type Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of. Using Ink Aware in the Classroom Your class has just completed the quiz you created in Microsoft Word. Now you would like to review the answers as a group. 1 Show your class how to best display their work when answering the multiplication equation. Use a pen from the SMART Pen Tray to demonstrate how to arrive at the correct answer on the interactive whiteboard. Put the pen back in the pen tray and press the Insert as Image button to add the answer to your Word file. 2 Move to the next quiz question. Discuss with your class when to use the word who versus whom in the sentence. 3 Touch the interactive whiteboard to place the cursor at the end of the sentence.

35 Hands-On Practice Page 35 of 50 4 Use a pen from the pen tray to write the correct answer on the interactive whiteboard. 5 Press the Insert as Text button to convert the correct answer to text. The text will appear at the cursor point and in the same color as the digital ink it was written in. 6 Save your document in Microsoft Word. Now you can or print copies and distribute the answers to your students. Congratulations! You have completed the Ink Aware and Microsoft Word in the Classroom Hands-On Practice SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 01/2006.

36 Hands-On Practice Page 36 of 50 Using Microsoft PowerPoint Software on a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard When you use Microsoft PowerPoint software in conjunction with a SMART Board interactive whiteboard, presentations become more collaborative and relevant to your audience. As a presenter, you can record audience feedback, make notes, add diagrams and save your work directly into your PowerPoint file or into Notebook software. Before You Start Before you begin your presentation, ensure your computer is turned on and the SMART Board interactive whiteboard is connected and oriented. The SMART Board icon should be visible in the Windows Notification Area at the bottom right of your screen, indicating that your SMART Board software is running. Windows Notification Area If the SMART Board icon is not visible, select Start > Programs > SMART Board Software > SMART Board Tools. The SMART Board icon will appear in the Windows Notification Area. This Hands-On Practice assumes you have a basic understanding of the Microsoft Windows operating system. You may find it useful to think of how you normally work with a computer as you go through the lesson. When working at your computer, for example, you use left-, right- or double-clicks, depending on the function you want to perform. Use the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the same way. If you get confused, simply think about what you would do at your computer, and then replicate these actions on the interactive whiteboard. For more information on how to get started with your interactive whiteboard, refer to the Quick Reference Guides available at Slide Show Toolbar The Slide Show toolbar automatically appears when you are viewing your PowerPoint presentation as a slide show with your interactive whiteboard. Slide Show Toolbar Press to go to the previous slide in your presentation. Press to open the Command Menu. Press to go to the next slide in your presentation.

37 Hands-On Practice Page 37 of 50 Preparation Assume your supervisor has requested a brief presentation on the topic of productivity in the office. The preliminary work on your presentation requires you to incorporate feedback and suggestions from your colleagues. The final presentation will be presented to your supervisor. A sample PowerPoint file is available at for this lesson. If this file opens in your Web browser, save it to your desktop and then reopen it. Alternatively, open an existing PowerPoint presentation saved on your computer. The steps in this Hands- On Practice will still be applicable to you when using your own PowerPoint presentation with an interactive whiteboard. Presenting on an Interactive Whiteboard 1 Select View > Slide Show to begin your presentation. The Slide Show toolbar automatically appears so you can navigate between slides. 2 Press the Next Slide button on the Slide Show toolbar to move forward one slide; then press the Previous Slide button to move back one slide. TIP: You can go to the next slide of a PowerPoint presentation by pressing twice on the interactive whiteboard, making the second press to the right of the first. To go to the previous slide, make the second press to the left of the first. Press twice; a second press to the right will move to the next slide. Press twice; a second press to the left will move to the previous slide. 3 Advance the slide show by pressing twice on the interactive whiteboard, remembering to make the second press to the right of the first.

38 Hands-On Practice Page 38 of 50 4 For emphasis, you want to draw your audience s attention to the items listed on your PowerPoint slide. Pick up a pen from the SMART Pen Tray and place a check mark beside each point as you discuss it with your colleagues. 5 After the discussion, you decide to remove the check marks. Return the pen to the pen tray and touch the interactive whiteboard once with your finger to clear your notes. 6 Use the Slide Show toolbar, or press twice on the interactive whiteboard to advance to the next slide. 7 Your colleagues take interest in the statistics you referenced on your PowerPoint slide and ask you to send them the source material. Record their request as a note to remind yourself to get back to them later. Pick up a pen from the pen tray and write send source material. 8 Return the pen to the pen tray.

39 Hands-On Practice Page 39 of 50 9 Since you want to follow up on your note, but you don t want to save it as a permanent part of your presentation, press the Menu button on the Slide Show toolbar and select Capture to Notebook from the drop-down menu. Notebook software will open automatically and an image of your PowerPoint slide with your written reminder will be inserted into a new Notebook file. New Notebook file 10 Now that your reminder has been captured to Notebook software, press once on the interactive whiteboard to erase your note from your PowerPoint presentation. Advance to the next slide. 11 The next slide in your presentation requires feedback from your colleagues. Pick up a pen from the pen tray, and record their suggestions. 12 Oops! After putting the pen back in the pen tray, you accidentally bumped the interactive whiteboard and your notes disappeared. What if you had wanted to save that information?

40 Hands-On Practice Page 40 of 50 Before you pick up the pen again, press the Click here to restore writing icon that appears in the bottom right corner of the screen. Your notes will reappear on the slide. TIP: If the Click here to restore writing icon disappears from the interactive whiteboard, don t worry. Click the Menu button on the Slide Show toolbar and select Restore Drawing. 13 You are ready to end your presentation. Press the Menu button on the Slide Show toolbar and select End Show from the drop-down menu. Select Yes in the SMART Aware message box to add your notes to your PowerPoint presentation. 14 Select File > Save to save your notes into your original presentation, or select File > Save As to save to a new PowerPoint file. Close your presentation. 15 Now select the unsaved Notebook file created earlier in the lesson. Select File > Save to save your notes for future reference. Congratulations! You have finished the Using Microsoft PowerPoint Software on a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Hands-On Practice SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 01/2006.

41 Hands-On Practice Page 41 of 50 Ink Aware and Microsoft Excel in the Office Before You Start Before you begin your meeting, ensure that your computer is turned on and the SMART Board interactive whiteboard is connected and oriented. For more information on how to get started with your interactive whiteboard, refer to the Quick Reference Guides available at trainingmaterials.asp. This Hands-On Practice assumes you have a basic understanding of the Microsoft Windows operating system. You may find it useful to think of how you normally work with a computer as you go through the lesson. When working at your computer, for example, you use left-, right- or double-clicks, depending on the function you want to perform. Use the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in the same way. If you get confused, simply think about what you would do at your computer, and then replicate these actions on the interactive whiteboard. What Is Ink Aware? Ink Aware integrates SMART Board software with many types of applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint. When you use an application that is ink aware, whatever you write or draw on your interactive whiteboard becomes embedded in the file, rather than an external note created over the file. SMART Aware Toolbar When using Microsoft Excel with your interactive whiteboard, you will notice three new buttons appear; they may be integrated with the current Excel toolbar or separated as a floating toolbar. Integrated with Excel toolbar Separated as floating toolbar Press to insert your drawings or writing as an image directly into your spreadsheet Press to convert your writing as typed text directly into your spreadsheet. Your text will appear at the cursor point and in the color the words were written in. Press to save a screen capture in Notebook software If you do not see either of these toolbars, select View > Toolbars > SMART Aware Toolbar in Microsoft Excel.

42 Hands-On Practice Page 42 of 50 Preparation 1 Open a blank spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel. 2 Type Hotel in cell A2 on your computer s keyboard. 3 Type Flight in cell A3. 4 Type 1000 in cell B3. Using Ink Aware in the Office Assume you and your colleagues are attending a conference in the near future. As a group, you prepared a travel request outlining the anticipated expenses. This request will be presented to the accounting department for approval. 1 One group member states the hotel will cost $150 per night. Press the cell in the spreadsheet to highlight where the cost will be placed. Pick up a pen from the SMART Pen Tray and write 150 on the interactive whiteboard. 2 Another group member declares the corporate rate for the hotel is only $115 per night. Put the pen back in the pen tray and press once on the interactive board to remove 150; then, press the cell in the spreadsheet to highlight where the new cost will be placed. Now, write 115.

43 Hands-On Practice Page 43 of 50 3 Press the Insert as Text button to add the hotel rate into the highlighted cell. Your text is inserted into the spreadsheet and will appear in the same color as the digital ink it was written in. 4 Finally, your team lead suggests that you get a minimum of three price quotes for flight. Circle the flight cost in cell B3 and write Get Quote. Press the Insert as Image button to insert your note as an image into your spreadsheet. 5 Save your spreadsheet as a Microsoft Excel file. Now you can update the travel request with your group s notes and it to the accounting department for approval. Congratulations! You have completed the Ink Aware and Microsoft Excel in the Office Hands-On Practice SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be tradmarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 01/2006.

44 Quick Reference Page 44 of 50 Connecting and Customizing Multiple AirLiner Slates The AirLiner wireless slate allows you multiple connectivity. More than one user can write at the same time on separate slates. You may also want to customize the various function buttons and tool strips for a different feel or to limit options for certain users. Connecting Multiple AirLiner Wireless Slates More than one AirLiner wireless slate can be connected through a single Bluetooth adapter. This can be useful during a brainstorming session or when you want to get input from more than one person. Both users can write and erase simultaneously, but only one user at a time can perform mouse clicks or other functions. To add a second AirLiner wireless slate complete the following steps. 1 Press the Power button, and then the Connect button on the underside of the second AirLiner slate 2 Double-click the Bluetooth icon in the Windows Notification Area 3 Select the Devices tab in the Bluetooth Devices dialog box, and click the Add button 4 The Add Bluetooth Device Wizard will appear. Check the box indicating that your device is set up and ready to be found, and then click Next. 5 The second wireless slate will appear in the list. Double-click on the icon, and follow the on-screen instructions. NOTE: If you have problems connecting through a single Bluetooth adapter, turn the AirLiner slate off, then press the Power and Connect button again. Or you can plug another Bluetooth adapter into an available USB port and connect each AirLiner slate to its own adapter. Customizing the AirLiner Slate Once you have connected more than one wireless slate, you may wish to customize some of the buttons and toolbars. For example, in a classroom setting or meeting, you may want to limit access on the slates to the pen and eraser tools only. To disable all but the pen and eraser tools do the following. 1 Right-click on the SMART Board icon in the Windows Notification Area, and select Control Panel 2 Select SMART Board Settings. In the settings screen, you may see a number of devices listed, click on the icon of the AirLiner slate you wish to customize. SMART Board icon 3 From the drop-down menu in the upper left corner, select the option for Pen and Button Settings. Select which settings you wish to customize from the drop-down list Use the four dropdown lists to disable or change settings for the side switch and function buttons

45 Page 45 of 50 4 Use the four drop-down lists to disable the pen side switch, and to disable the two function buttons. This will prevent a user from opening Notebook software or the Floating Tools toolbar, and will render the side switch inactive. 5 Click OK, and then return to the drop-down menu in the upper left corner. Select the option to Set Up Icon Strips. 6 Select the Tool Strip and click Edit 7 Select the icon for the SMART Board Control Panel, and click Remove. This removes the ability for a user to access the Control Panel directly from the AirLiner wireless slate. 8 If you wish, repeat the process to remove the Capture, On-screen keyboard and the rightmouse buttons Select the Tool Strip Click to change or disable the Tool Strip settings Click to add tools to the Current Toolbar Click to remove tools from the Current Toolbar Lists of Available Tools Current Toolbar 9 You cannot leave toolbar spaces empty, so choose a tool from the Available Tools list to the left, and click Add. You can add the same tool (for example, Black Pen) four times to fill the spaces. 10 Click OK when you are finished TIP: If you plan to remove the left-click function, be sure that you have another input device to control your applications (i.e., the wireless mouse, a SMART Board interactive whiteboard, another AirLiner wireless slate) SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. AirLiner, SMART Board, Notebook and the SMART logo are trademarks of SMART Technologies Inc. All other third-party products and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in Canada 04/2006.

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51 Educational Resources There are also MANY teacher-created Smart Notebook lessons that can be found and downloaded from the Web for free! Just do a Google Search for Smart Notebook Lessons! The ODS Instructional Technology department will soon have a new feature on our department website allowing you to submit your own Notebook lessons to share with others! This will be a wonderful timesaving feature for teachers across Olathe District Schools.