Smartboard introduction

1. Smart Board TrainingDigital OasisFebruary 2010

2. Beginners and Refresher What are the basic needs when using the interactive whiteboard? Setting it up the wires and the connections Calibration/Orientation Access to the pens and erasers Using the Tool Bar More complex skills

3. Setting it up the wires and the connections Why should we know this?

4. Calibration Needs to be done at least each time you log onto the system to use it e.g. once a day

5. Access to the pens and erasers It is important to understand when you remove a object from the tray- the board assumes you are using it

6. The main Tool bar

7. Having the tool bar available - continued

8. Self-training and revision To continue your own training it is useful if you get time to play on the Smartboard TM for yourself and this will help you get more confident. It will also help you to consider where it is appropriate to include this application in your lesson http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter/material.asp Check out the Notebook software 10 dropdown to look at ‘What’s new in Notebook 10’ Lesson activities - http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+Activities/default.htm http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+Activities/Correlated+Search+us.htm

10. Ensure the file type is correct e.g. 2007

12. Maths Icons Auto-sum function Irregular Shape Creator Regular Shape Creator Compass Table creator-can create graphs Graph wizard TI Calculator – like a graphic calculator

13. National Professional Standards for Teachers The areas which you may impact on are as follows 1.4, 1.5 2.1, 2.2 5.2, 5.3 6.2 9.2 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 12.1, 12.2