Open to UT-Dallas students, faculty, and staff, Dr. Scherry Johnson sponsored
orientations on March 5, 7, and 8, 2011 for the SMART Board systems installed in
five Teacher Development Center classrooms. Mr. Albert Ervin, a TDC student,
voluntarily developed and delivered a 1-hour session called Introduction to
TDC’s SMART Boards.
For reference and review, I’ve interspersed video snippets (
)
from the Saturday workshop and links to supporting documentation herein. To view
the files you will need the following (free downloads):
> QuickTime Player (see
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download)
> Acrobat Reader (see
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html)
Dr.
Rebekah Nix’s notes on the Introduction to TDC’s SMART Board
presentations
WELCOME
& BACKGROUND (3:09)
Click here to see how the interactive
whiteboard can be used in class…
As I understand it, there are 2 components to using our SMART Boards: the
hardware and some software… and a few simple variations on those. The hardware
includes our presentation podiums (PC, etc.) plus the
SMART Board 685ix interactive whiteboard and projector. The system
automatically recognizes the SMART Board when you pick up a pen or the eraser;
application-specific toolbars will be displayed.
Notebook is the SMART collaborative learning software with lots of
features you’ll want to explore. Work can be saved in ‘notebook’ files. If you
or your students want to develop a SMART Notebook file away from our classrooms,
there is an online freeware version called
Notebook Express.
SYSTEM
START-UP & BASIC OPERATION (5:54)
Click here to find out how to get started with the basic software options.
Hands-On Practice: Basic Functionality
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/basicfunctionality.pdf
SCREEN
CALIBRATION & PEN/ERASER TRAY (4:23)
Click here to see how to orient the screen/projection and for information on
the pen/eraser.
SMART Board interactive whiteboard accessibility
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hlgGpVpgWo
OBJECTS,
PROPERTIES, TOOLBARS & PAGES (14:23)
Click here to see how to manipulate objects and pages via the toolbars.
Quick Reference: Notebook Software 10 Toolbars
http://www2.smarttech.com/kbdoc/128878
Quick Reference: Collecting and Sharing Content
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/services/quickreferences/pdf/english/qrnb10collect_share.pdf
Click here to browse SMART Technologies’ demos on tools and techniques for the
SMART Notebook collaborative learning software. You can simply drag
similar ‘utilities’ from the Gallery in Notebook or fully editable lessons from
the
SMART Exchange.
CLOCK
UTILITY (1:08) - just one
example of many ready-made items, including protractors, simulations,
etc.
Click here to see the clock utility Mr. Ervin downloaded and set to countdown
to our start time!
Quick Reference: Working with Notebook Software Gallery Collections
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/services/quickreferences/pdf/english/95working_with_gallery_collections.pdf
Hands-On Practice:
Lesson Planning and
Delivery with Notebook Software
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/services/handsonpractices/pdf/english/hopnb10lessonplandeliver.pdf
WORKING
WITH MICROSOFT APPLICATIONS (8:24)
Click here to learn how to import/export/edit/save SMART files and MS
applications.
Hands-On Practice: Using Microsoft PowerPoint Software on a SMART Board
Interactive Whiteboard
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/95powerpoint.pdf
Using Microsoft
Office Applications
with SMART Board
Software
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/services/quickreferences/pdf/english/qrnb10usinginkaware.pdf
