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Tips Creating and storing Team Content Downloading the AFL GalleryDownloading the 'Word Guess' Tomato SplatDownloading the Deleted LAT ToolsLinking Learning Objects to SMART Notebook filesInserting Videos into SMART NotebookWhen writing on the SMART Board it
should look as if the ink is coming from the pen or the end of your finger.
If this is not happening then you need to orient or align the SMART Board.
There are a few ways to do this: 1. Press the Keyboard button and the Right Mouse button down together. These buttons can be found on the pen tray either at the front of the SMART Board (600 series) or on the right hand side (500 series). 2. Click on to the SMART Board icon in the Systems Tray and select the Orient option.
Which ever method you choose, you
will now be presented with a number of crosses on the screen. Most schools
use 9 Orient points.
SMART Board Orientation is very dependent on the classroom surroundings. Movement in the room whether it be from a vibrating Air Conditioner, a second storey on the building or opening and closing doors may move the image and hence put the SMART Board out of Orientation. The stability of the projector is the most important aspect so it needs to be securely mounted. Many schools only need to Orient their SMART Boards about once a week but other schools accept the limitations that their buildings present and have a student monitor quickly orient the SMART Board before each teaching session. The SMART Board will also need to be reoriented when the computer or laptop is changed. For questions on Orienting your SMART Board, email us at info@nowwhattraining.com.au . Creating and storing Team Content Storing Gallery items in Team Content enables staff to personalise the Gallery in SMART Notebook and share their Gallery items with others in a school.
The Magic Box activity can be used by students to sort, classify and to create and test hypotheses. It is futher documented by Dave Miller in 'The Magic Box - Enhancing Interactivity' .
Downloading the AFL Gallery Collection Click here to download the AFL Gallery collection. Save it. Open SMART Notebook and click on the Gallery tab. Click on the Gallery actions tool (yellow wand) and select 'Add other files to My Content'. Navigate to where you have saved the AFL collection file. The file will create a folder in the My Content area. That folder can be left there or moved into the Team Content area for whole school sharing. |
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The first Lesson Activity Toolkit contained a Tomato Splat file where tomatoes were thrown at the teacher when a correct letter was chosen. The newer version of 'Word Guess' in the LAT allows you to put in more words and clues but the teacher has been removed. Click here to download the old 'Word Guess - Tomato Splat' Gallery collection. Save it. Downloading the Deleted Tools Gallery Collection Some more of the Lesson Activity ToolKit objects have been removed in later versions. This file contains tomato splat, the swirling vortex, angular pull tabs, simple buttons and Title pages with pull tabs. Click here to download the 'Deleted tools'. |
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Linking
Learning Objects to SMART Notebook files
Learning Objects are hundreds of Flash files (many produced by the Learning Federation) that can be used with students to demonstrate and reinforce a range of learning outcomes from Junior Primary to Senior Secondary. Each Education Sector has undertaken to distribute them to their schools. Independent and Catholic Schools receive a DVD of the Learning Objects and this is usually stored on a server to enable easy access to the files. Teachers in DECS schools have access to the Learning Objects as well as hundreds of other digital files through the Digital Learning Bank <http://dlb.sa.edu.au>. See your IT person for the Logon and Password. When you have found the Learning Object you wish to use: To insert into SMART notebook and log onto the Internet: Click on the title
to access the item summary and then click on the title in the Attachments
area to view the file. To insert into SMART notebook without logging onto the Internet: Click on the title
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Inserting Videos into SMART Notebook SMART Notebook readily
accepts .flv videos. Click on the Insert > Flash Video File. For instructions on how to download and insert videos from You Tube click here. For instructions on how to download and insert videos from Teacher Tube, click here. |
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Australian Currency Click here to download the Australian Currency Gallery collection. Save it. Open SMART Notebook and click on the Gallery tab. Click on the Gallery actions tool (yellow wand) and select 'Add other files to My Content'. Navigate to where you have saved the Australian Currency collection file. The file will create a folder in the My Content area. That folder can be left there or moved into the Team Content area for whole school sharing. Alternatively you can open SMART Notebook and drag the Australian Currency icon (it will look like a block of chocolate) into My Content or Team Content.
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