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Advanced SMART Board Tools Manual
New York City Department of Education Queens Office of Educational Technology
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special Thanks To Those Who Made SMART Board Tools Manual Possible
Winnie Bracco, Technology Innovation Manager
Phyllis Berkowitz, Instructional Technology Specialist
Wayne Demacque, Instructional Technology Technician
Kelly Gallagher, Instructional Technology Specialist
Richard Gross, Instructional Technology Specialist
Kin Fung Leung, Instructional Technology Technician
Frances Newsom-Lang, Instructional Technology Specialist
Frances O’Neill, Instructional Technology Specialist
Ellen Phillips, Instructional Technology Specialist
Kathleen Roberts, Instructional Technology Specialist
Robert Sweeney, Instructional Technology Specialist
Michael Swirsky, Instructional Technology Specialist Special thanks to: Frances O’Neill for compiling the screen shots and descriptions Melinda C. Willens for editing the manual
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Table of Contents
Topic Page
Creating a New Notebook File or Opening and Existing Notebook File
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Using the Recording Feature 5
Using the Camera Tool 8
Inserting Images 10
Inserting Sound 11
Inserting a Hypertext Link 12
Handwriting Recognition Tool 14
Using the Handwriting Tool with Speech 15
Using the Translation Tool 17
Saving Your Notebook File as a PowerPoint Presentation
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Creating a New Notebook File or Opening an Existing Notebook File
1. Click the Smartboard icon on your desktop
2. You will see a dialogue box
a. Choose one of the first two options – “New” or “Open”
3. Either “Open” a previously saved flip chart or open a “New” Notebook File
New or Open
Click on New or Open
Click on the Notebook Icon
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Using the Recording Feature
1. To create a New Notebook file click on the “Smart Notebook” Icon on your desktop
2. Click “View> Properties” a. Properties Options will open
Smart Notebook
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Using the Recording Feature – Continued 3. Click on the “Page Recording” tab
4. Click the “Start Recording” button and begin your lesson a. If you are connected to a headset with a microphone, “Page Recording” will not
only record the pen and other actions you do it will also record your voice
Start Recording
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Using the Recording Feature – Continued 5. When completed click “Stop Recording” 6. A recorder will appear
a. To start, click the “Play” button b. Your presentation will play as a movie
7. When finished click the “Stop” button
P L A Y
S T O P
Recorder
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Using the Camera Tool
1. First click the “Camera” icon on the toolbar
2. There are four camera options
a. Choose part of a page and copy it
b. Take a camera shot of the whole page but not the tool bar
Camera Tool
Whole Page
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Using the Camera Tool – Continued
c. Take a camera shot of the whole page with the view finder and toolbar
d. Take a camera shot of a free form that was traced using the tool
Whole Page+Toolbar
Free Form Tool
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Inserting Images 1. Click “Insert” 2. You have four (4) choices:
a. Picture File – browse for an image saved on your computer
b. Picture from Scanner – choose an image saved on a scanner attached to your computer.
c. Picture from Smart Camera – choose an image saved on the Smart Document Camera attached to your computer
d. Gallery Item .
Choose a file and click on it
Choose Scanned Picture
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Inserting Sound
1. Click “Insert> Sound” a. Browse for a sound clip saved on your computer
2. After browsing for a sound choose how to launch the sound
a. Sound can be launched by a “Corner Icon” or an “Object” i. It is set to “Corner Icon” by default
b. The name of the sound will appear in the left-hand top corner c. To launch the sound click on the icon
i. Drag it anywhere on the flip chart d. Choosing “Object” will attach the sound to an object in the notebook file
i. A speaker icon will appear
Browse
Click Choose
Corner Speaker Icon
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Inserting a Hypertext Link 1. Choose a word or an object to insert a hypertext link to by simply selecting it
a. a box with a drop down arrow in the top right hand side will surround the image
2. Either:
a. Click the arrow in the right hand corner and then “Link”
or b. Click “Insert” and then “Link”
Select an Object
Drop Down Arrow
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Inserting a Hypertext Link – Continued 3. Type the website’s URL in the address box
4. Choose either website on the left hand side
5. Link to another page in the notebook file a. save on your computer or an attachment
Type the web address
Click Web Page
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Handwriting Recognition Tool 1. Select the pen tool 2. Write something
3. Select the word you typed
a. a box with a drop down arrow in the top right hand side will surround the word
b. Click the drop down arrow i. There will be a list of words to choose from
c. Choose one and it will become typed text
Pen Tool
Choose the word you typed
Drop Down Arrow
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Using the Handwriting Tool with Speech
1. Select the keyboard icon on the floating tool bar
2. Pay attention to the settings a. Select “Speech” found in Keyboard Settings
Keyboard Icon
Keyboard will appear
Click the radio dial in the center – “Speech”
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Using the Handwriting Tool with Speech – Continued 3. Use the pen to write a word 4. The word will become text and be read out loud
5. A text box will appear with the word typed
Textbox appears
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Using the Translation Tool 1. Type text and select it
2. Right Click on the text
a. Choose “Check Spelling and Language” i. A dialogue box will open ii. Choose a language
3. In the example below German is chosen a. Translations are provided for the highlighted word
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Saving Your Notebook File as a PowerPoint Presentation 1. To create a Notebook file
a. Click on File> Save As> and then Save b. Click on File> Export i. Choose Power Point file
2. By default the file will save in “My Documents”
a. As an option, the presentation can be saved in
PowerPoint