Using the Smart Board
Jeanne Klein
Instructor
Computer Inservice Program
Spring 2006
Whiteboard Basics
• Hook up
– Connect whiteboard cable to computer
– Connect computer to projection unit
– Connect power outlet cable to computer
– Plug all units into outlet from cart plug
• Computer, projection unit and whiteboard
should be on
• Green light in lower right-hand corner of
whiteboard should be on
– Indicates connected to computer
Orient the Smart Board
• Press and hold the pen tray
buttons simultaneously until
the orientation interface
appears.
• Begin orientation by pressing
your finger squarely in the
center of each red cross as
they come up.
• You can use your finger as a
mouse to click on objects or to
write with finger.
Tools
Notebook
Recorder
Video Player
Keyboard
Floating
Toolbar
Control Panel
Help
More…
Inserting Files
• Flash Files
• Gallery
• Pictures from files
Toolbars
•New Notebook file •Select object
•Open a file •Write or draw with pen
•Save
•Write or draw with creative pen
•Paste
•Zoom •Erase annotations
•Undo •Draw a line
•Redo •Create a shape
•Delete selected object
•Create a text entry box
•Display previous page
•Display next page •Set current color of a tool, shape
•Insert blank page or object
•Show/hide screen shade •Select the line width of tool
•Launch Full Screen view •Set eh transparency of a tool
•Capture tool
•Select the line properties
The Gallery
• Click on Gallery tab on right
side to open
• Click on collection + sign to
view topics
• Click on the collection name to
view what’s in the collection
• Click and drag item to
notebook page to insert or
• Click on down arrow of
selected image and insert in
notebook
Add to the Gallery Collection
Create Collection Name Import Items to New
Collection
1. Select My Content
2. Select the down arrow 1. Select Add/Import
3. Select Add New located at top of
Subcategory Gallery
4. Select new category 2. Select Import
Picture/Template
5. Select the down arrow File…
6. Select Rename 3. Browse to the file you
7. Rename new wish to import
category 4. Select the picture or
template
5. Press the Open button
Using Capture Toolbar
Screen Capture—
captures everything
displayed on the
screen
Area Capture— Window Capture—
click on drag on
press anywhere inside
area you wish to
the window to
capture capture that window
Ink Aware Applications
• Smart Board integrates with
– Word
– Excel
– PowerPoint
• And many other applications.
Print to Smart Board
• Print your document from any application to
the Smart Board.
• It becomes a Smart Board presentation.
• Example:
– From PowerPoint
– Click on Slide
– Go to File, Print
– Choose Smartboard printer
– Tell it what slide(s) you want to print.
– They automatically become part of a smart
board presentation.
Printing Notes from Smart Board
• Click on File, Print.
• Determine what you want printed
– Slides
– Handouts (how many per page)
• Print to color printer or black & white
printer in room.
• Slides with notes will print.
Flowport
• Use Flowport to e-mail printed documents to your
account and use with Smart Board.
• Go to Flowport site http://www.flowport.cnyric.org/
• Type in your username and password.
• Click on create a new cover sheet.
• Click on Title Goes Here link and type in Scan to
myself.
• On top of form where Heading appears, click on
drop-down arrow and choose e-mail recipient.
• Click on blue arrow under Sent to and type in your
e-mail address.
• In the Checkbox label, type in your name.
• Click OK.
• Click on save form at top of page.
• The form will now appear on first page.
• Select the form by clicking on the
checkbox next to it.
• Click on print at bottom of screen.
• Choose main office printer nearest
you.
• Click OK. Your cover sheet will print out
on the main office Xerox machine.
How to use your Flowport cover sheet
• Take cover sheet and document you want
to e-mail to yourself and place face up on
the main office Xerox machine document
feeder. Cover sheet should be on top.
• Click on All Services on the Xerox menu.
• Choose Network scanning button.
• Click start to begin copying.
• Once done, your document will be sent to
you via e-mail.
• You can reuse your cover sheet over and
over again.
Smart Board Resources
• Smart Technologies web site--www.smarttech.com
• Smart Technologies Grades 10-12--
http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-
US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+Activities/Notebook+Activities/Browse+
Notebook/United+States/Secondary/10-12/?sort=
• Smart Board Resources Center School District--
http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/SB.html
• Smart Idea Templates--
http://www.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/SB/SITemplates.htm
• Kenton County Schools--
http://www.kenton.k12.ky.us/SmartBoard/smartboardindex.htm
• Using Elect. Whiteboards in Your Classroom--
http://www.waukesha.k12.wi.us/WIT/SmartBoard/specificapps.h
tm
• Kent NGFL--
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/ict/IWB/resources.htm