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__**Getting Started with a SMART Board in the Classroom (6hrs)**__ (SAGU Course Title: **SMART Board Boot Camp** - 6Hrs) Instructor: Greg Asman, Professional Development Facilitator for Technology, Springfield City School District asmangc@spr.k12.oh.us

This Class is eligible for use toward SAGU Credit Course. The SMART Board Boot Camp is made up of 4 sections which may be delivered in 1 day, 2 days or 4 days.

URL For this page if you have a printed version of it: http://sprtechpd.wikispaces.com/SB6hrs



Download the SMART NoteBook software for Home Use (We use Version 10.7 & 10.8 within the district)

SMART NoteBook Interactive Viewer (This viewer is free and allows students and other users to interact with SMART Notebook files)

__**Part I / Day 1 / First 1.5 hrs**__

First things first!
 * 1) Projector Basics: Getting your Computer's Display onto the SmartBoard!
 * 2) Projector Tips:
 * Got a Mac? You'll need an adapter!
 * Native Screen Resolution for our projectors: 1024 x 768
 * Freeze
 * AV Mute
 * Making the Projector image clear & then Fit and Fill your SMART Board
 * Treating your Bulb right
 * Got a Cart for your projector? Use the Brakes! (Important for keeping your projector aligned with the SMART Board)
 * 1) Setting up a Portable Board
 * 2) Wheels & Brakes on the SMART Board: Helps keep your projector aligned with the Board!
 * 3) USB Cable: Power & Communication between your Computer and the Board
 * 4) Making The SMART Board Interactive: Alignment!
 * 5) TIPS!
 * Use the Pens during alignment and press the pen against the board and drag to the center of the targets then let go.
 * You can back up to previous alignment points with the Keyboard Button on the Pen tray
 * 1) Your Finger is now your computer's Mouse! ANY Software or website will work on your SMART Board!
 * 2) There is a button on the SMART Board's Pen tray that brings up a Virtual Keyboard
 * 3) The button next to it is Right-Mouse click: Press it and your next touch is a Right-Click
 * 4) TIP: Press and hold your finger on the board works as a right mouse click too!
 * 5) The 3rd Button on the Pen Tray (it is SMALL!) will bring up the Electronic Manual!
 * 6) SITE: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, http://nlvm.usu.edu
 * 7) The 5 Main ways you can use your SMART Board:
 * 8) **To Control your computer** (Your Finger is the mouse & There is a Virtual Keyboard)
 * 9) Use the **Floating ToolBar and Annotation Layer**
 * 10) As a **Virtual Whiteboard** that you can save and convert anything you write on it with the SMART Board's Pens(using the SMART Notebook in Full Screen Mode)
 * 11) Using the **SMART Notebook for Interactive lessons** and visual resources
 * 12) To **Record and Share** what you do on the Computer with the SMART Recorder Software that allows you to make a video of anything you do on your computer's screen or at the SMART Board and by Saving the SMART Notebook files to Web Pages, online Classes, Wiki Pages, etc...

__**Hands-on Learning and Exploration**__

Controlling the Computer and using the Virtual Keyboard Using Interactive Web Sites

Exploring the Floating Toolbar and Adding tools to it.

Writing on & Saving the Annotation Layer

Virtual Whiteboard: the Smart Notebook Full Screen


 * __Part II / Day 2 / Second 1.5 hrs__**

Review & Q & A from Session 1

Shape Sorter Venn Diagram @http://shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ShapeSorter/ National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, http://nlvm.usu.edu

SMART Notebook Help Welcome Center

Tour of the Notebook

Using the SMART Notebook Interactively: A couple of sample activities

Placing and manipulating Ink, text & objects onto the Notebook

Exploring the Gallery
 * Gallery Essentials
 * Pictures
 * Interactive and Multimedia
 * Notebook Files and Pages
 * Backgrounds (Single Page)
 * Themes (Whole Notebook)
 * Gallery Search
 * Adding your own resources to the Gallery
 * Lesson Activity Toolkit 2.0
 * SMART Exchange(?)
 * SMART Exchange(?)


 * __Part III / Day 3 / Third 1.5 hrs__**

Comprehensive Searchable Library of Interactive Notebook Lessons: @http://exchange.smarttech.com/
 * A Sampling of Ready Made Lessons***


 * Lists of interactive Web Resources:**

JC (Jefferson County) Schools list of Interactive web sites [] http://eduscapes.com/flash/explore.htm#7 @http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/teachers.php

(The links below are good examples but contain elementary resources only) [] []

[|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives] [|NCTM Illuminations] []
 * Interactive Math Resources:**


 * Searching the Web for Interactive resources**

Keywords to use: (Mix & Match as needed!)
 * Interactive
 * SMART Board
 * (Subject Area) ex: Biology, History, Geometry, Poetry, Music, Art, etc..
 * Grade Range
 * Primary
 * Elementary
 * Middle School
 * High School
 * Secondary
 * Flash
 * Activities
 * Education
 * Educational
 * List
 * Lists


 * SMART NoteBook Activities**

(If you are taking this for SAGU Credit, you must submit your SMART Exchange username and 3 Resources you found on the SMART Exchange to your instructor as proof you have completed this assignment outside of class.)
 * //*HOMEWORK://**

1. Join Smart Exchange: @http://exchange.smarttech.com/

2. Install the Software at Home: @http://www.smarttech.com/us/Support/Browse+Support/Download+Software //The Serial Number is on a Text File on the installer DVD you received in class//

3. Search for Ready Made Lessons Comprehensive Searchable Library of Interactive Notebook Lessons: @http://exchange.smarttech.com/


 * __SUGGESTION:__** When you find a resource that looks interesting, Choose Download and then choose OPEN and NOT Save; If you you DO like the file, use save as to save it to your computer, if you don't close it(and don't save changes and it won't be save on your computer. You can then email(maybe!) the NoteBook file to your school email to get it to your school computer OR copy it into a USB Thumb drive or Stick to get it to your school computer.


 * __Part IV / Day 4 / Forth 1.5 Hrs__**


 * Key Basics of using the SMART NoteBook for building interactive Lessons**

NoteBook Help

Page Views
 * Zoom
 * Full Screen
 * Dual Page Display

Moving Toolbars Customizing Toolbars (VIEW Menu)
 * Toolbars**

Main Toolbar (Overview)
 * Pages Tools
 * File Tools
 * Edit Tools
 * Table Tool
 * Math Tools
 * Drawing tools


 * Side Tabs**
 * Pages
 * Grouping Pages
 * Page Backgrounds
 * Themes
 * Galleries
 * My Content
 * Save Page as Gallery Item
 * Attachments
 * Web Links
 * File Attachments
 * Object Properties
 * Fill Effects
 * Line Style
 * Text Style
 * Object Animation

Alignment Guides (FORMAT Menu)


 * Object Basics**
 * Text Objects
 * Creating Text
 * Editing Text
 * Special Characters(under the EDIT Menu)
 * Ink Objects

> Exporting a SMART NoteBook file
 * Insert Objects
 * With a tool
 * Paste
 * INSERT Menu
 * Drag or Double-Click from Gallery
 * Selecting Object(s)
 * Single Object
 * Multiple Objects
 * Drawing tools
 * Pens
 * Basic
 * Magic
 * Creative
 * Shape Recognition
 * Eraser
 * Line
 * Shape
 * Polygon
 * Moving Objects
 * Rotating Objects
 * Shortcut Menu
 * Objects
 * Object Properties
 * Order (Layers)
 * Grouping
 * Linking
 * Cloning
 * Infinite Cloner
 * Locking
 * Flipping
 * Sound\
 * HTML
 * PDF
 * Image Files
 * CFF (Interactive WhiteBoard Common File Format)

Questions & Wrap Up!

More Resources: http://www.eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/

(Greg needs to add:)
 * Print to PDF
 * Import PDF into NoteBook
 * Displays Control Panel and Screen Mirroring with the Projector

__**Next Class Suggestions:**__

Using the SMART Screen Capture Tools and SMART Recorder An introduction to the SMART Response/Senteo Clickers Using your Doc Cam(Elmo) with your Computer and SMART Board