Interactive whiteboards

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Introduction
Links and resources

Introduction

Interactive whiteboards combine a computer and projector with a specially-built interactive whiteboard. Users can control the computer (and any software on it) by using a whiteboard pen or stylus or their finger on the whiteboard; or with a wireless keyboard and mouse. Any notes or annotations made on the whiteboard by a teacher or student during the class can be saved electronically.

The two main types of Interactive whiteboard installed in Cambridgeshire schools, colleges and community centres are: Smart Boards and Promethean Activboards.

Both Smart and Promethean Activboards use proprietary software to create interactive presentations. You can usually view other software - Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Internet browsers etc - but you can't save annotations to these documents; they'll be saved to a separate file. With E-beam you can use Powerpoint (and save any changes to the ppt file).

You can sometimes download the Smart/Promethean software for free (or else ask your manager for a copy), and there are many resources that either these companies, or other teachers have created that you can use. See below for links to resources.

Links and resources

QIA mini-toolkit overview of Interactive whiteboards

http://teachingandlearning.qia.org.uk/resource/su_mfl_cpdactcd/minitoolkits/interwhiteboards/

Smart Technology

This is what a Smart Board looks like

Download Smart Notebook software

View Smart board video examples on YouTube

Smart Exchange online community - share Smart resources online

Smart Learning Marketplace - if you've bought a board you can subscribe to even more resources!

Using_the_Smartboard.ppt - a beginners guide to v10 by K Pollington

Quick Reference to Smart Technology:

1. Hardware Basics for Front Projection SMART Board Interactive Whiteboards

2. Orienting the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard

3. Notebook software version 10 Toolbars

4. SMART Tools

5. Using Microsoft Office Applications with SMART software

6. Collecting and Sharing Content with Notebook software

7. SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard basics

8. Working with Notebook Software Gallery Collections

Resources from ACL training days 2010-11

Resources from Intro to Smartboard training Autumn2010-Spring 2011, by Ken McKerral

Smartboard training.ppt

Resources from "Creating content with Smartnotes" - Smartboard beyond the basics training in April 2011:

notebook.pdf

whiteboard.pdf

Resources from ACL training days 2011-12

Resources from Ken McKerral training: Smart Notebook: beyond the Basics Autumn 2011-Spring 2012:

smart 10 v2.notebook (NB: This is a Smart Notebook file - you will need the Smart Notebook software to view it)

Promethean Technology

Promethean Planet - online community to share Promethean resources

Promethean Learning - online training and professional development courses

Promethean Technical Support Knowledgebase - online technical support

Resources from Promethean training at Coleridge, November 2010, by Lindsay Simpson:

Promethean_whiteboard_setup.doc (what cables go where, if you're using a laptop)

Calibrate_PrometheanActivboard.doc (option 1 only works on older versions of software: option 2 a more reliable method)