Using Smartboard Notebook Software Tabs and Objects
Tab Navigation Page Sorter Tab Page thumbnail Page drop-down menu Increase the width of the tab display area Move tabs to the other side of the work area Previous page Next page Add a page Auto-hide check box Undo last action
Tabs and their Functions: Page Sorter Tab Gallery Tab Attachments tab Properties Tab
Page Sorter Tab The active page is indicated by a second border around the thumbnail image and a drop-down menu. Clicking another page in the Page Sorter tab area makes that page active, and its contents are displayed in the work area. To change the page order, drag and drop the thumbnail of the page into its is new location. The second border indicates the active page Clicking the drop-down menu on the active page presents you with eight options.
Page Sorter Tab Options - deletes the selected page - removes all objects and drawings from the page - adds page below the selected page - Clone Page a duplicate page is created below the selected page - Rename page pages can be named (useful in linking pages) - Screen Shade Shade is automatically added to page and will stay on the page until manually removed. - Add page to gallery stores page in my content (Notebook files and pages) under the gallery. Page can be accessed easily.
Attachments The attachment tab allows you to link to supporting documents software and web pages. The Attachment tab allows you to store documents or web sites in your SMART Notebook software presentation that you might want to use in your lesson. To insert a Copy of file or Short cut to File 1. Click the Insert button at the bottom of the Attachments tab, select Insert Copy of file or select Insert Shortcut to File 2. Browse to the file location 3. Click on the file and click Open. NOTE: You can open a different software application such as Excel, Inspiration, etc. while remaining in Notebook. You can insert a shortcut. These files will end in.exe. This works best with an actual Smartboard.
Attachments To insert a Hyperlink 1. Click the Insert button at the bottom of the Attachments tab, select Insert Hyperlink 2. The Hyperlink dialog box will appear. Type the Internet address. Type the name to display on the Smart Notebook http://www.brainpop.com/ Brain Pop 3. Click ok. Example of link box: Shortcut File Hyperlink
Attachments When you have an attachment associated with your presentation, the appearance of the Attachments tab sometime changes to remind you the attachment is there. The tab will revert back to the paper clip when file is reopened. To bring the attachment onto the page click on the attachment. Then drag the link into the Notebook work area. It becomes an object with a paper clip icon in the bottom-left corner. Chapter 1 Quiz is dragged onto the Notebook page. To activate the link, click on the icon attached to the link.
Properties Properties can also be accessed from the tool bar. To change the characteristics of an object, first click on the object and then click the Properties tab. The properties shown depend upon on the type of object you are working with at the time. Changing Fill Effects - many options exist to fill color of an object, including pattern or picture. You can also change the transparency of an object. Changing Line Style- You can also change the color, thickness and style of a line. There are also choices for the start and ending of a line Applying Object Animation- the type, direction, speed, occurrence and repeats are all options in applying animation to objects
Properties Page Recording To page record click on 1. Properties 2. Click on Page Recording 3. Click on Start 4. When finished, click on finish 5. To play back, click on play. Rewind Pause Start or Restart Stop
Gallery The Gallery helps you quickly develop and deliver lessons in rich graphic detail. Thousands of images, pages, videos, Flash files and entire Smart Notebook files are organized into searchable collections that will allow you to create attractive, reusable lessons. My Content allows you to customize the Gallery. Move frequently used Gallery content as well as imported media files to your My Content folder. You can export My Content folders on servers for use with other computers. Gallery Essentials Extra supportive graphic multimedia elements arranged by subject Lesson Activity Toolkit provides interactive template, pages and tools to create interactive lessons. Lesson Activity Toolkit has its own lesson. Gallery Sampler examples of interactive multimedia Smart Exchange provides lesson activites and digital content to use in the lessons. Also provides connection with other teachers Smart Learning Marketplace - offers a worldclass collection of over a million learning resources that can help you add variety and interactivity to any lesson. The searchable online library offers quick access to learning resources from some of the world s most respected education publishers and content providers.
Finding Gallery Content There are two ways to find content in the Gallery. The search field at the top of the Gallery tab allows you to search by keyword. You can then browse the Gallery collections by selecting a folder. To search for objects in the Galley 1. Click inside the search field 2. Type a keyword related to the type of object(s) you are looking for...search singular rather than plural terms for better search results 3. Click the search button to display your results. Search results will be displayed in categories. Click on the categories and items will be displayed below the category name.
Finding Gallery Content Browse Through individual collections if you were looking for all the objects related to a general topic, such as History To search for objects in the Galley 1. Click on Gallery Essential, or other folder 2. Click on Specific folder. ex: History (Each folder contains many supportive graphics and multimedia for the subject of your choice) 3. When you pick a subject, you get a subsequent drop down area for each item in the subject. 4. Click on folders to browse through content
Adding Gallery Content to a Notebook page Select the object and drag it onto the notebook page. Cote d'ivoire Additional gallery actions Click to view other gallery actions.
Objects in the Gallery Objects are organized in the bottom area of the Gallery by Pictures and Backgrounds, Interactive and Multimedia Files, Pages and Related Folders cow Audio Clip Picture Background Flash Object Notebook Page Video Clip
Resources In the Gallery, click on Smart Exchange Resources for teachers to create or view other Smartboard presentations are available. Click on Standards- Correlated Lessons You will be connected to Smart Exchanged and asked to choose State for Standards, Garde and Subject. Notebook files created from chosen criteria will be available for downloads
Other Resources To obtain other resources, 1. Go to WCPS web site 2. Click on Staff 3. Click on Technology 4. Click on WCPS SmartBoard Page 5. or do a Google search for Smartboard notebook presentations. Some of the resources from that page are listed below. http://www.bristolvaschools.org/mwarren/sbactivities.htm http://community.teqsmart.org/download.php http://teacherwebs.org/smart_board.htm http://www.juliethompson.com/smart.html http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/smartboard.htm
Objects All text, images, audio, video and multimedia are considered objects in Smart Notebook software. The properties of these objects can be changed to make the presentation more effective. Anything placed inside the work area is considered an object. Objects can be added by -Typing text - Drawing or writing with the pen tool - Creating shapes - Inserting content from the Gallery, Internet or computer. click on green dot to rotate click on object to select dotted line will appear click on white dot to resize
Modifying Objects Image and Text Right Click Window When you right click on an object (or click on the arrow at the top right of an image) you get a window with 13 options. Clone creates an exact copy of the object (s) next to the original object Cut Removes the selected object from the Smart Notebook page and places it on the clipboard. Copy Creates an identical copy of the selected object. Paste Places the object from the clipboard onto the SMART Notebook page Delete Deletes the selected object Picture Transparency - removes the background of a picture. Locking Protects an object or an entire group of objects from editing. Choose from Lock in Place, Allow Move, and Allow Move and Rotate Flip object can be turn left/right or up/down Order Object can be sent backwards, to the back, bring to the front or bring forward. Grouping Group two or more objects to act as one object. Select, change, move, delete, and resize a group as a single unit. To edit or resize the objects individually, ungroup them.
Infinite Cloner Make unlimited copies of an object on a SMART Notebook page. Select and drag the object to create as many clones as required When you right click on an object set to clone infinitely, the infinity symbol appears in the top right corner, and a text box with Infinite Cloner checked appears over the object Infinity cloner The Infinite Cloner option in the object drop-down menu allows you to reproduce an object an unlimited number of times, without having to click Clone repeatedly from the drop-down menu.
Adding Links to Object You can link an object to a website, another Smart Notebook page, a file on your computer or a file residing in the Attachments tab. Click link from an object s drop-down menu, and choose the type of link you would like to add to your object from the Insert Link dialog box. You can choose to launch your link by clicking an icon at the side of the object or by clicking on the object itselt.
Alignment The Alignment Guides allow you to control the placement of objects on your page so objects can be placed exactly where you want them to be. Click format > alignment from the menu bar to use the alignment guide or click on view > alignment from the menu bar Alignment lines Click the Guide color box to change the color of the guide lines.