Hitachi StarBoardParticipant’s

Guide

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Table of Contents – Level 1 Training

*Basic Design and Care*Controlling the Board*Board Functionality*Launching the Software*Calibration*General Software Layout*Function Buttons*Sidebar Tabs*Pen Variations and

Properties*Working with Objects

*Search Engines*Eraser Tools Properties*Customizable Toolbar*Multi-user Input*Gestures*Saving Your Work*Help Resources and

Online Support

Level 1: Introduction and Basic Tools

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Expected Outcomes

• Participants will be introduced to hardware set-up and StarBoard software.

• Participants will be introduced to StarBoardSoftware tools, their functions, and classroom applications.

• Participants will reflect on lesson integration utilizing StarBoard software.

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StarBoard – Basic Design and Care

Notes:

I will use a _______________ to control the board for a lesson on__________________ _____________________.

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Calibration

If Calibration Icon is not on toolbar, you can access it at :

Settings > StarBoard > Calibrate

Notes

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Whiteboard Page LayoutNotes

Side bar

Menu

Rubbish bin

Menu bar is added like regular Windows applications.

Shows current page and selected tool

Quickly delete image objects by dragging them into the Rubbish Bin

Enables quick access to properties.Side bar has 5 expandable tabs: Document, Gallery, Properties, View and Conference

Status indicator

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Function Buttons

Notes

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Activity

Draw a line connecting each function button icon to its matching use.

What are the advantages of using the function buttons?

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Pen Tools – Normal, Pointer, Intelli

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Properties Tab

6 digital ink styles to choose from: solid, patterned, shadowed, 3D, two-tone, and translucent

12 colors for each ink - plus 4 customizable colors

Small, medium, large - customize width with slider

Pointer Pen

Normal PenBest for annotations and freehand

• Works the same as a laser pointer

• With each annotation,the previous annotationwill disappear

• Click once to make an arrow

• Works well with presentations

• Automatically converts freehand shapes into geometric objects (supported shapes: rectangle, circle, arrow, star, triangle, polygon,diamond, dotted and dashed line)

• Converts handwriting into text• X out delete gesture• Great for Math lessons when used with grid

Intelli-pen

The pointer pen could be used when teaching __________________________________________________________________________

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Activity – Pens and Shapes

• Use the intelli-pen to write a vocabulary word and convert it to text.• Format your text using the “object properties”.• Draw a shape and fill it with a color.• Use another method to create a shape and fill it with a different color.• Choose your favorite shape you created and drag it over your text. • What happened? What are the possibilities?

Group Discussion: Instructional Applications

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Favorites/Drives

Access to Favorites, MyDocuments, MyPictures, Desktop, and any drives from this icon and import objects to StarBoard Software.

StarBoard Content

Select Gallery tabSelect Clipart, choose any sub-folderDrag image onto pageMove, resize, and rotate with select tool

Gallery

ToolBox Contents

Access to ToolBox Contents includes;Handwriting, Science, and Spelling.Includes flash learning objects.

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Search Engines – Images and TextNotes

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Erasers

Normal eraser

Erases annotations by normal pen

Image eraser

Erases both annotations and inserted images.

Erasable image must be in raster format(jpg, bmp, png, etc)

Eraser width

Choose from three different eraser widths

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Activity – Search Engines

• Use the intelli-pen to write “parts of a flower” (do not pause between words).

• Use the words you wrote to do a google search for “parts of a flower”.

• Choose an image of a flower with labeled parts.

• Click on the image and make it full size.

• Drag the image onto your whiteboard page.

• Use the image eraser to erase the labels.

• Use the words you wrote to do a wikipedia search for “parts of a flower”.

• Copy and paste some of the text onto your whiteboard page.

• What are the possibilities?

Group Discussion: Instructional Applications

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Customize Toolbar

1) Locate desired tool in menu2) Drag and drop icon onto toolbar

Add button to toolbar

Remove button from toolbar

1) Click and hold down icon on toolbar2) Drag and drop icon onto page3) Select “Remove button from toolbar”

Save toolbar1) Go to Settings>Profile>Save Profile As2) Hint - Save on USB to use with any computer

Load toolbar

1) Go to Settings>Profile>Load Profile2) Select file, click “Open”

NOTE: There are predefined profiles for specific

purposes:Settings>Profile>New profile1) Standard settings (DUO/TRIO)2) Standard settings (other models)3) Simple settings (DUO/TRIO)4) Simple settings (other models)5) Slideshow settings

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Customize Toolbar(continued)

Create button on page

1) Click, hold down button on toolbar or menu2) Drag and drop button onto page3) Menu will prompt you with 3options:

Create button on pageRemove button from toolbarCancel

Select “Create button on page”

Remove button from page

1) Select button with Select tool2) Go to Menu>Delete (or) drag

and drop it into Rubbish bin

Notes

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Multi-User Input

Notes

What types of student involved activities could you use with this tool?

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Mode

GesturePen

Intelli-

penSelect PC

Two-

touch

Ver. 8.x : None

Ver. 9.2 : Eraser

Ver. 9.3 :

Eraser* Eraser will appear on the

first touched finger.

Ver. 8.x : None

Ver. 9.2 : Eraser

Ver. 9.3 :

Eraser* Eraser will appear on the

first touched finger.

Ver. 9.2 : None

Ver. 9.3 :

Eraser* Eraser will appear on the

first touched finger.

Right mouse

button

None Zoom-in / out Ver. 9.3 : EraserRight mouse

button

X None Delete None None

> < NoneInsert blank

spaceNone None

HoldScroll

* Icon will not change

in Ver. 9.3

Scroll

Ver. 8.x : Scroll

Ver. 9.2 : None

Ver. 9.3 : Scroll* Icon will not change in Ver.

9.3

Middle mouse

button

Gestures

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Saving and Exporting FilesNotes

I would save as a .YAR file when ___________________________________

I would export my work when ____________________________________19

Recent Documents chooser

Note:It shows up to 10 recently used yar files with a preview of the thumbnails.

Tool menu:File->Recent Documents

Shows up to 10 recently used yar files with a preview of the thumbnails.

File->Recent Documents

Recent Documents

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Action Plan

• Today I learned______________________________________

_________________________________________________.

• I am excited to get to my StarBoard to try the following:

1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Further Information

Details on StarBoard Software capabilities are located at:

Help>StarBoard Help

StarBoard Software Help

Our free state alighned resource center features interactivelessons, activities, and educational software from our approved partners and educators across the globe.

http://resourcecenter.hitachi-software.de/

Resource Center

The StarBoard Community Forum is a place for StarBaordEducators across the globe to communicate, share ideas, post topics, and ask questions.

http://www.starboardforum.com/

StarBoard Community Forum You can check your StarBoard Software is the latest one or not.

Help>Check For Updates

StarBoard Software updates

Self-paced online tutorial videos explaining the toolsand features of StarBoard Software are included your StarBoard Software install DVD.

Video Tutorials

A collection of StarBoard friendly websites that provideactivities, lesson plans, and many other resources that can beutilized with your interactive products.

http://www.hitachi-soft.com/icg/educators_corner/classrooms.html

Interactive Sites for Classrooms

When you select the menu item,SBS displays the userregistration page on the computer’s default Web browser.

Help>User Registration

Show User Registration Web page from StarBoard Software

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WT-1 Tablet

Notes

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Tablet Function TabsNotes

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Tablet – Indicator Panel

Notes

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