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Using the Interactive Whiteboard & Notebook 10 software - a list of short, helpful videos to get you started - Compiled by Lisa Thomas |
Smart Interactive Whiteboard
The SMART Interactive Whiteboard is a touch sensitive display that you connect to your computer. Anything you can do on your computer, you can do on the interactive whiteboard.
The following videos will give you some basic guides to using your SmartBoard:
Orient (calibrate) smartboard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ5_a_dNpmQ&p=07843CC2BBC02492&playnext=1&index=4
Touch, write and save
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/tws10/touch_write_save_nb10.htm
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/touch%20write%20and%20save.htm
Notebook 10
Notebook 10 is a software program which can be used to create interactive lessons and presentations which can be displayed on your Smartboard. The Smartboard, and Notebook 10 can also be used independently of each other. i.e. you can have Notebook 10 installed on you own computer. It does not need to be connected to a Smartboard for it to work. It is available free to all NSW DEC employees including PEX studentsHere are some videos that demonstrate some of the things you can do with Notebook 10:
Notebook basics
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/notebooksoftware10basics/notebooksoftware10basics.htm
Welcome centre and floating toolbar
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/tutorials/2_findingwhatyouneed/find.htm
The digital ink layer
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/tutorials/3_theinklayer/inklayer.htm
Objects in Notebook
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/objects%20in%20notebook%2010/objects%20in%20notebook%2010.htm
Managing pages
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/tutorials/4_managingpages/managingpages.htm
Properties, background colour, object animation, page recording
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/tutorials/5_thepropertiestab/propertiestab.htm
Gallery - Graphics, images, templates, flash files
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/gallery%20in%20notebook%2010/gallery%20in%20notebook%2010.htm
Lesson activity toolkit – title pages, pull tabs, flash tools, games
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/tutorials/6_thelessonacttoolkit/lessonacttoolkit.htm
Tables, shape pen, magic pen plus other toolbar features (video a little difficult to watch as it pauses for buffering often. In order to watch without pause, start the video, then pause it to let it download completely before watching it)
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/tutorials/7_newtoolsinnotebook10/newtools/newtools.htm
Instant checker tool
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/videos/tips_and_tricks/checker_tool_final/checker_tool_final.html
Click to reveal
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/videos/tips_and_tricks/click_to_reveal_final/click_to_reveal_final.html
Erase to reveal
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/videos/tips_and_tricks/erase_to_reveal_final/erase_to_reveal_final.html
Random Generator
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/videos/tips_and_tricks/random_generator_final/random_generator_final.html
Magnifying glass
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/videos/tips_and_tricks/magnifying_glass_final/magnifying_glass_final.html
Page recorder
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/videos/tips_and_tricks/page_recorder_final/page_recorder_final.html
Resources
Free access to resources (mostly Notebook 10 files that you can download and alter to suit your needs)
SMART exchange
Learn how to find ready-made lessons, activities and interactive content for a variety of SMART products
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/downloading_content/downloading_content.htm
SMART exchange
Collaborate and connect to other teachers and share resources, ideas and helpful hints.
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/connecting_to_teachers/connecting_to_teachers.htm
More great resources created by scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com/interactivewhiteboards/
Finding other resources
Video demonstrations on Notebook 10 and Smartboard
In a search on Youtube, you will find many short demonstration video clips on a variety of topics relating to the use of Smartboards and Notebook 10. If you have a specific tool, or skill you are interested in, try looking it up on Youtube first.
Interactive, web-based learning activities
There are a multitude of interactive games and activities designed for all different topics areas, and different stages of schooling. Try googling your topic area, along with ‘game’ or ‘activity’ or ‘IWB’, and see what google comes up with. Remember to keep a system whereby you can record your favourite sites so that you can easily find them next time you want to use them.