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1. Click Remove JC to delete a recording Customising Image Reveal You can customise Image Reveal to complement your class curriculum For example add an image that represents a subject that your class is currently studying and then create multiple choice questions based on the subject area Customise Image Reveal by doing the following e Add hidden images and associated answers e Add subjects and multiple choice questions and answers associated with each subject e Customise game options NOTES Clicking Customise Image Reveal launches a separate program on your computer that enables you to customise this application Once you have saved your work you can switch back to the SMART Table Toolkit and add other customised applications to your activity pack You must preview activities on the table because the Question Preview option isn t fully configured for Image Reveal i To create an Image Reveal activity 1 58 Click Image Reveal The Image Reveal information tab appears Click Customise Image Reveal Image Reveal Content Manager opens in your browser CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Ea To add a hidden image and associated answers 1 Ensure that the Hidden Images tab is selected The Hidden Images window appears Click Add Hidden Image The Hidden Image dialogue box appears Click Click here to select an image to import a JPEG or PNG file NOTE You can change an existing image by clickin
2. SMART Table 2 6 software and SMART Table Toolkit User s guide Product registration If you register your SMART product we ll notify you of new features and software upgrades Register online at smarttech com registration Keep the following information available in case you need to contact SMART Support Serial number Date of purchase Trade mark notice SMART Table SMART Board SMART Notebook SMART Document Camera SMART Sync SMART Exchange smarttech the SMART logo and all SMART taglines are trade marks or registered trade marks of SMART Technologies ULC in the US and or other countries Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trade marks or trade marks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and or other countries Mac Mac OS and OS X are registered trade marks of Apple Inc registered in the US and other countries Intel Intel Core and Pentium are trade marks or registered trade marks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the US and other countries All other third party product and company names may be trade marks of their respective owners Copyright notice 2013 SMART Technologies ULC All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the prior written consent of SMART Technologies ULC Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a
3. 2 Type a name for the activity in the Activity title box a To add a background image 1 Adda background image using any of the following methods o Drag an image or a page that contains an image from SMART Notebook software into SMART Table Toolkit The image adjusts to the optimal size NOTE When you drag an image into SMART Table Toolkit two windows appear The first window enables you to crop the image and the second window shows you a preview of the results o Click Import image amp to import a JPEG GIF or PNG file o Click Paste image L to paste a graphics file that you copied o Click Gallery lu to import a Gallery item 50 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit H Tips o Click Use Default IC to clear the image file o Select Enable visual feedback to display visual feedback each time students place an object is placed in the correct area on the table Clear this option to disable visual feedback To define the Hot Spaces 1 2 3 Select one of the shape icons below Define Hot Spaces Drag a shape around the area of the background image that you want to use as a Hot Space Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each Hot Space E To add text labels 1 Click Label A new label appears on the background image Double click the label type its text and then click outside of the label Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each text label that you want to add Select End Region if it isn t already selected and the
4. SMART Table Toolkit two windows appear The first window enables you to crop the image and the second window shows you a preview of the results o Click Import image i to import a JPEG GIF or PNG file o Click Paste image L to paste a graphics file that you copied o Click Gallery E to import a Gallery item KJ TIP Click Use Default 20 to clear the image file C To add another question Click to add a question to the question list To edit a question Select the question in the question list C To edit the question list e Click Remove x to delete a question from the question list e Select a question and then click B move the question up the question list e Select a question and then click to move the question down the question list E To add Addition Plus instructions Type of instructions How to add it Written instructions Type your instructions in the Show instructions box 48 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Type of instructions How to add it Audio instructions read Select Read instructions from the drop down list and then out from text that you type your instructions in the Show instructions box write g TIP If you want the text that is read out to be different from your written instructions type your audio instructions in the Type text box An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File j to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that
5. Table Toolkit Mac computers Minimum hardware e Intel Core Duo 1 83 GHz or better processor e 512 MB of RAM e USB 2 0 port e Video card and monitor with XGA 1024 x 768 resolution support Supported operating system software e Mac OS X 10 6 e Mac OS X 10 7 Lion e Mac OS X 10 8 Mountain Lion Other requirements e Administrator privileges e Internet access e Up to date antivirus utility Installing SMART Table Toolkit software Uploading the SMART Table Toolkit installer on a USB drive The USB drive provided with your table includes the SMART Table Toolkit installer If you can t locate the USB drive or need additional copies of the toolkit download the toolkit installer from smarttech com downloads NOTE You must have an Internet connection to access and download SMART Table Toolkit from the SMART website to import images from the Gallery and to download activity packs from the SMART Exchange website J To download SMART Table Toolkit 1 Goto smarttech com downloads 2 Browse to SMART Table software toolkit and applications 5 SMART Table Toolkit and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the download CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Installing SMART Table Toolkit Before you install SMART Table Toolkit ensure that your computer meets the minimum requirements listed on the previous pages KJ TIP You can install SMART Table Toolkit on an unlimited number of computers IMPORTANT SMAR
6. centre of the table s surface with its possible answers arranged in a circle around it Students can rotate the question image so that they can all read it and then select an answer by dragging it to the question Depending on the settings that you choose the application requires different ways of completing questions You can choose whether students must answer questions correctly to proceed to the next question and then choose either of the following options e All students must agree on an answer to proceed to the next question OR 12 CHAPTER 1 Getting started e A majority of students must agree on an answer to proceed to the next question Hot Spots In Hot Spots students match labels and images by moving labels to the correct spot identified by yellow dots on the diagram When a student places a label over the correct spot the label changes colour When students correctly identify all the parts of a diagram Hot Spots displays its next activity Addition In Addition students work together to solve a random maths problem for example 25 3 by moving visual objects such as blocks or coins into the centre of the surface or by pressing the surface with their fingers for a few seconds Students can move a block or coin by dragging it across the surface or they can rotate it by placing two fingers on opposite sides and rotating their fingers When students solve a problem correctly Addition displays the n
7. contains your instructions and then click Open Audio instructions a Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click recorded directly into Record SMART Table Toolkit Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your instructions c Click Stop Recording to stop the recording K TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording d Click Attach Recording to add your audio instructions to the application K TIP Click Remove 9C to delete a recording 49 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Customising Hot Spaces You can create custom activities in Hot Spaces to complement your curriculum For example if your class is studying the four seasons you can create areas or spaces on the table to represent each season and get students to identify labels or images that are associated with each season Add touch to hear audio to labels or images so that students can press objects on the table and hear text read or spelled or sound files played For example when they press an image or text label of a cat students hear cat C A T or the sound meow You can customise Hot Spaces by doing the following e Add a background image e Define the Hot Spaces e Add text labels and images e Add touch and hear audio e Set the start and end positions of text labels and images e Add instructions for students Cd To create an activity 1 Click Hot Spaces
8. from Teacher mode to Student mode Adjusting the speaker volume You can adjust the volume of the table s speakers to provide a comfortable listening level for a variety of environments TIP The SMART Table 442i collaborative leaming centre has four USB ports that can be used to connect headsets to the table The SMART Table 230i collaborative learning centre has two USB ports that can be used to connect headsets to the table ia To adjust the speaker volume 1 Connect your USB drive to your table OR Follow the procedure in Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on page 4 The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode Rotate the Volume Control icon clockwise to increase the volume or anticlockwise to decrease the volume NOTE Press the small speaker symbol at the edge of the icon to mute or unmute the audio 3 Disconnect the USB drive OR Press the cog wheel a icon The menu changes from Teacher mode to Student mode CHAPTER 1 Getting started About applications SMART Table Toolkit includes the following applications Paint e Media e Multiple Choice e Hot Spots Narrow It Down e Image Reveal Addition Addition Plus Hot Spaces Puzzle SMART Notebook SMART Table software also includes most of these applications You can customise these applications and add other applications to your activity pack using SMART Table Toolkit NOTE As SMART and third party developers period
9. is read out to be different from your written instructions type your audio instructions in the Type text box An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File B to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open 33 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Type of instructions How to add it Audio instructions a Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click recorded directly into Record SMART Table Toolkit b Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your instructions c Click Stop Recording to stop the recording E TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording d Click Attach Recording to add your audio instructions to the application TIP Click Remove JC to delete a recording 34 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Customising Multiple Choice You can create questions that complement your curriculum using text images or a combination of the two For example for pre literate students you can use a picture of a tree as a question and then use pictures of a bird a fish and a snake as answers You can also use the audio feature to read and then spell out questions and answers with a single tap on question and answer images Customise Multiple Choice by doing the following Create question text and images Add touch and hear audio Specify how stude
10. maximum of eight SMART Notebook lessons that you select when you create an activity pack Hundreds of different SMART Notebook lessons are available from the SMART Exchange website for you to include in your activity packs You can easily add a SMART Notebook lesson to an activity pack by browsing to and selecting a lesson SMART Table Toolkit automatically uses the first page and file name of the SMART Notebook lesson to create its icon in the SMART Table Activities menu Students open a SMART Notebook lesson from the SMART Table Activities menu They can then navigate through a lesson by using the arrow buttons located in opposite corners of the table s surface Students can also rotate the SMART Notebook lesson through 180 degrees by pressing a button in the corner menus Kj TIP The table s SMART Notebook application supports numerous touches which enables multiple students to interact with the content simultaneously 14 CHAPTER 1 Getting started Students can expand the corner menus to access a set of tools Simply press a corner menu to expand it The tools in the menu enable students to use a pointer a pen with colour chooser an eraser and a SMART Document Camera if one is connected KJ TIP Students can capture and import images into SMART Notebook files in real time using a SMART Document Camera see Capturing images from your SMART Document Camera on page 12 Colour palette Clearmenu selection Eraser C
11. table OR Follow the procedure in Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on page 4 The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode 3 Press BA and then press OK The SMART Table Activities menu closes 4 Connect a mouse to a USB port on the side of your table IMPORTANT Do not place the mouse on the touch surface because the camera could interpret the mouse contact as a touch IMPORTANT If your computer uses a wireless router and you want to connect using a teacher ID you must configure your wireless router to accept multicast traffic TIP Install SMART Sync Teacher software on the Teacher computer before you configure SMART Sync Student software so that the Teacher software installed on your network can be detected when you run the SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool 72 CHAPTER 4 SMART Sync software and your table i To configure SMART Sync Student software 1 Select Start gt All Programs gt SMART Technologies gt SMART Tools gt Sync Student Configuration Tool The SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool dialogue box appears 2 Click Next select Hidden from students and then click Next 3 Select one of the following options o Automatically connects with this Teacher ID o Automatically connects with this host name or IP address o Automatically connects with classes that the student belongs to 4 Type the required information in the box below the option you chose and then click Next N
12. the image and the second window shows you a preview of the results o Click Import image a to import a JPEG GIF or PNG file o Click Paste image L to paste a graphics file that you copied o Click Gallery fl to import a Gallery item KJ TIP To delete a background image click it and then click Remove JC 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each background image that you want to add to Paint Cd To set the line effect and ink thickness 1 Select Use glowing ink effect to show an ink effect when students draw on the screen 2 Select from the Ink thickness drop down menu to set the line thickness you want to use in Paint 29 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit i To add Paint instructions 30 Type of instructions Written instructions How to add it Type your instructions in the Show instructions box Audio instructions read out from text that you write An audio file Audio instructions recorded directly into SMART Table Toolkit O Select Read instructions from the drop down list and then type your instructions in the Show instructions box KJ TIP If you want the text that is read out to be different from your written instructions type your audio instructions in the Type text box Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Select Import audio from the drop down list and t
13. the table s screen e Capture snapshots of the table s screen e Take control of the table s desktop e Disconnect the table from SMART Sync software e Place a temporary lock on the table s computer e Remotely shut down the table e Send files to the table 69 CHAPTER 4 SMART Sync software and your table Using SMART Sync software with your table IMPORTANT If you allow the table computer to access the Internet and the computer s software becomes damaged as a result this invalidates your table s warranty Using a wireless networking hub you can set up a network that enables your SMART Sync Teacher computer to access the table s SMART Sync Student software You can monitor multiple tables from a single SMART Sync Teacher computer IMPORTANT SMART Sync Teacher software is no longer included with SMART Table Toolkit You must download and install it on your computer separately To ensure that the SMART Sync software on your Teacher computer is compatible with the SMART Sync software on your table install the latest version of SMART Sync Teacher software on the Teacher computer See nstalling SMART Sync Teacher software on the next page for more information NOTES e For more information on the SMART Sync software used with your table see About SMART Sync classroom management software on the previous page e Youcan install SMART Sync software on up to five Teacher computers Before you use SMART Sync software w
14. want read in theType text box An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File nai to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Audio recorded directly into SMART Table Toolkit Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click Record 1 Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your audio Click Stop Recording to stop the recording KJ TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording Click Attach Recording to add your recording to the application g TIP Click Remove 3 to delete a recording Select a Token distribution option to determine how counting items are distributed to your students What to distribute What to select All selected counting options to each Allow each user to access all of the student ticked items A subset of the selected counting options to Allow each user to access a subset of each student the items KJ TIP Encourage collaboration by enabling each student to use a subset of the selected counting items CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Ea To add a background image 1 Adda background image using any of the following methods o Drag an image or a page that contains an image from SMART Notebook software into SMART Table Toolkit The image adjusts to the optimal size NOTE When you drag an image into
15. you download an activity pack that was already downloaded to your table before you exited SMART Table software a copy of the activity pack is saved on your table To download an activity pack directly onto your table from SMART Exchange 1 Tum on your table The SMART Table Activities menu appears 2 Connect your USB drive to your table OR Follow the procedure in Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on page 4 The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode 3 Press Activity Packs and then press theSMART Exchange icon The SMART Exchange search results window appears 4 Type a search term in the search box and then press E3 J Tips o Select an item from the Filter drop down menu to filter your search results by country region subject or year group You can apply and save default search filters that will be applied each time you search SMART Exchange o Enter search terms by pressing the search box and using the table keyboard or attach a keyboard to any of the table s USB connectors Activity packs containing your search terms appear in the search results window 65 66 CHAPTER 3 Downloading saving and copying activities and applications 5 Browse to the activity pack that you want to download and then press Download NOTE Activity packs that you previously downloaded to your table are identified as Open TIP You can browse through the pages of your search results by doing one of the followin
16. 1 Start SMART Table Toolkit The SMART Table Toolkit window appears Click Online Activity Packs The SMART Exchange website appears Click SMART Table activity packs in theNarrow Results menu Browse to the activity pack that you want to download click Download and then follow the on screen instructions to download the activity pack to your desktop Copy the tableC ontent file to your USB drive If you want to modify the contents of the activity pack you can to save it to your computer and then copy it to your USB drive after you save your changes Synchronising activity packs Once you save a tableContent file using SMART Table toolkit you can open the file on your table Your table saves all previously opened activity packs in an archive folder You can open any of these archived activity packs 62 CHAPTER 3 Downloading saving and copying activities and applications NOTE If you open a new activity pack that contains an application that isn t installed on the table the icon for that application doesn t appear in the Activities menu To open the application see Synchronising applications on page 67 ie To open a new activity pack 1 Tum on your table The SMART Table Activities menu appears Connect your USB drive to the table The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode Press Activity Packs A list of all tableContent files on your USB drive appears Select the appropriate tableContent
17. ART Table Toolkit Customising Addition Plus The Addition Plus application creates questions automatically based on the counting items that you select and the total number of students that you specify for the table see Specifying the number of students on page 8 You can customise Addition Plus by doing the following Add questions that your students must answer and the correct answers Select counting options such as whether to use coins or blocks to count Enable token distribution of counting objects Add background images Add instructions for students KA To add an Addition Plus question 1 2 Click Addition Plus Type your question in the Question text box i To add a speech option to a question 45 Type of audio How to add it Audio read from text Select Read Text from the drop down list and then type the that you write text that you want read in the Type text box Audio spelled out Select Spell out text from the drop down list and then type from text that you the text that you want read in the Type text box write An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File amp to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Audio recorded a Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click directly into Record 2 SMART Table b Select your recording device and then click Start Recording Toolkit to start recording you
18. ART Table Toolkit window appears i To start the toolkit on a Mac computer Click the SMART Table Toolkit icon in the Dock OR Select Applications gt SMART Technologies gt Table Toolkit The SMART Table Toolkit window appears Creating and opening tableContent files ia To create or open a tableContent file Click New to create a tableContent file OR Click Open locate and select the tableContent file and then click Open Saving activity packs When you add an application to an activity pack a tab for the application appears at the top of the window e Ifthe tab s label is preceded by an asterisk the tab contains unsaved changes e Ifthe tab exists the application is included in the tableContent file Ga To save a file for the first time 1 Click Save As The Save dialogue box appears 2 Browse to an appropriate location on the computer 3 Type a name for the tableContent file in the File name box and then clickSave a To save a file subsequent times Click Save All EI To transfer your saved activity pack to the table To transfer your saved activity pack to your table see Synchronising activity packs on page 62 22 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit a To remove an application tab from a file NOTE The following procedure uses the removal of the Addition tab as an example of removing an application tab Use the same procedure for all applications 1 2 Clear the Addition appli
19. Ej To check for SMART Table software updates 1 Tumon your table The SMART Table Activities menu appears 2 Connect your USB drive to your table OR Follow the procedure in Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on page 4 The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode 3 Press the About SMART Table icon The SMART Table software page appears 4 Press the Technical Support tab Version information appears under the SMART Table Software heading 61 CHAPTER 3 Downloading saving and copying activities and applications Record the version number of the software currently installed on your table Go to smarttech com downloads Browse to SMART Table software toolkit and applications and then clickChoose a version The latest version of SMART Table software available for download appears Compare the version number of SMART Table software available for download to the version installed on your table If a newer version of table software is available for download click that version and follow the on screen instructions to download the software and install it on your table Downloading activity packs using SMART Table Toolkit You can download activity packs tableContent files for your table using the Online Activity Packs tab of your SMART Table Tookit NOTE You could be prompted to enter a SMART Exchange user name password before you download an online activity pack Ed To download an activity pack
20. OTE If the Teacher ID isn t visible on your network a dialogue box appears asking you to continue or troubleshoot the problem Click Continue Configuration The Automatic Startup is enabled dialogue box appears 5 Click Next 6 On the Student ID page select Anonymous and then click Next 7 On the Shared Files Folder page select the My Documents folder and then click Next 8 Select No security and then click Next 9 Click Finish and then click OK NOTE Restart your table after you set up the network so that SMART Sync software can detect the network C To configure multiple tables in the same classroom 1 73 Select Start gt All Programs gt SMART Technologies gt SMART Sync gt Sync Student Configuration Tool The SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool dialogue box appears Click Next select Hidden from students and then click Next Select one of the following options o Automatically connects with this Teacher ID o Automatically connects with this host name or IP address o Automatically connects with classes that the student belongs to CHAPTER 4 SMART Sync software and your table 4 74 o O N O A Type the required information in the box below the option you chose and then click Next NOTE If the Teacher ID isn t visible on your network a dialogue box appears asking you to continue or troubleshoot the problem Click Continue Configuration The Automatic Startup is enabled dialogue box ap
21. T Sync Teacher software is no longer provided as part of the SMART Table Toolkit installer and must be installed separately See Using SMART Sync software with your table on page 70 for more information on downloading installing and using SMART Sync software with your table Zi To install the toolkit on a Windows computer 1 Connect your USB drive to the computer 2 Locate and double click SMART Table Toolkit exe on the USB drive NOTE You can download the current version of SMART Table Toolkit exe fromsmarttech com downloads The nstallShield Wizard appears and then the SMART Table Tookit installation wizard appears 3 Follow the on screen instructions to install the toolkit P To install the toolkit on a Mac computer 1 Connect your USB drive to the computer 2 Locate and double click SMART Table Toolkit dmg on the USB drive NOTE You can download the current version of SMART Table Toolkit dmg fromsmarttech com downloads The SMART Table Toolkit installation wizard appears 3 Follow the on screen instructions to install the toolkit Updating SMART Table Toolkit software SMART Table Toolkit includes SMART Product Update SPU SPU checks for updates to all the SMART software installed on your teacher computer including SMART Table Toolkit 20 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit IMPORTANT You must have an Internet connection to use SPU to check for updates I To check for SMART Table Toolkit updat
22. at step 2 for each image or video file that you want to add to Media 31 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit i To add touch and hear audio to an image or video 1 Select an image or video 2 Add one of the following types of audio Type of audio Audio read from text that you write Audio spelled out from text that you write How to add it Select Read Text from the drop down list and then type the text that you want read in the Type text box Select Spell out text from the drop down list and then type the text that you want read in theType text box An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File j to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Audio recorded directly into SMART Table Toolkit Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click Record Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your audio Click Stop Recording to stop the recording KJ TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording Click Attach Recording to add your recording to the application g TIP Click Remove 3 to delete a recording Bi To adjust image and video settings 32 Select Enable zoom to set the maximum scale and minimum scale that students resize image and video files KU TIP If you don t want the students to change the size of the image s
23. ble Activities menu appears 2 Connect your USB drive to your table OR Follow the procedure in Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on the previous page The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode 3 Press Calibrate aele gt Calibrat The first calibration screen appears CHAPTER 1 Getting started 4 Press your finger on the centre of the first target until the red cross moves to the next target and then repeat this step for each target Press the center of the target and release aseajal pue a e au Jo Jaquso ay ssald The display changes to the second calibration screen and a grid appears An example appears briefly demonstrating how to draw across the screen to calibrate the surface Use your finger to draw a spiral horizontally across the grid As you draw the ink is blue As you complete each square the square turns green When all the squares are green a progress bar appears When the progress bar is full the table displays the message Calibration successful Please restart your table to complete the process The table turns off 6 Press the Power button to turn on the table Selecting how activity pack images are displayed Images in an activity pack can be optimised for viewing on tables with an aspect ratio different from your current table You can use the Stretch or Scale option in the table s Teacher mode to stretch or scale the image For informatio
24. cation s tickbox on the left side of the Home screen A dialogue box appears with the message All of your work in Addition will be removed permanently Click Yes The Addition tab disappears Creating activities This section provides tips and information on customising the student menu and adding applications to an activity pack Tips for customising activities e SMART Table software supports only non animated GIF files NOTE You can import animated GIF files as part of an activity pack but the images will not be animated on the table s surface e PNG files work well if you re importing colourful images but SMART recommends that you use JPG files to import realistic photo images e You can import questions and answers as images or text e Use SMART Table Toolkit s touch and hear feature to add audio to instructions questions 23 text and image labels Your students can then touch objects on the table and hear text read or spelled out KJ TIP If you include multiple underscores preceded by a space in a question or statement this is read as the word blank For example the text An apple is Will be read as An apple is blank NOTE Currently you can convert only English text to audio CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit e Youcan add audio to any SMART Table application either by recording directly into SMART Table Toolkit or by importing sound files Consider the followin
25. circle over the areas that they want to erase Media In Media students interact with sets of images and videos Students discuss and learn by dragging and resizing photos and videos Students can resize the image or video by placing their fingers in opposite corners and dragging out to increase the size or dragging in to reduce the size Teachers can use SMART Table Toolkit to add their own images and videos or import images from the Gallery to the Media application 11 CHAPTER 1 Getting started Capturing images from your SMART Document Camera Students can use a SMART Document Camera to capture images directly into this application where they can rotate and scale them like any other image Refer to the SMART Table 230i hardware user s guide smarttech com kb 141190 for information on connecting a SMART Document Camera to your table CI To capture images from your SMART Document Camera 1 Press the document camera icon Al An image with a row of control options on each side appears on the table s surface 2 Adjust the image magnification using the zoom controls 3 Press the tick image The camera image appears on the table s surface 4 Press the X to close the image Multiple Choice In Multiple Choice students work as a team to answer questions by dragging the answers to the middle of the table s surface You can create your own questions to complement your class curriculum Each question appears in the
26. commitment on the part of SMART This product and or use thereof covered by one or more of the following US patents www smarttech com patents 03 2013 Important information WARNING Failure to follow the installation instructions dispatched with your SMART Table collaborative learning centre could result in personal injury and product damage Ensure that any cables extending across the floor to your SMART product are properly bundled and marked to prevent a trip hazard Make sure an electrical socket is near your SMART product and remains easily accessible during use If your table has castors lock them before allowing children to use the table Do not climb or allow children to climb on your table Climbing on your table could result in personal injury and product damage To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose your SMART product to rain or moisture CAUTION Do not place cables boxes or other items on the surface of your table Doing so can scratch the surface If your SMART product becomes wet dry it completely before turning it on IMPORTANT Do not operate your SMART Table 442i interactive learning centre s projector in environments that are higher than 3 000m 10 000 above sea level Your table s surface does not respond to touch until the computer completes its startup process Wait 30 to 60 seconds after you tum on your table before you touch the surface Before you clean your tabl
27. ct the table computer to a wireless network Configure the table computer s wireless network settings in Windows Control Panel Use the onscreen keyboard or connect a keyboard to enter network settings Installing SMART Sync Teacher software C To install and activate SMART Sync Teacher software 71 If you don t have SMART Sync Teacher software installed on your Teacher computer download and install the latest version of SMART Sync software from smarttech com downloads ensuring that you select the Teacher Installation option If SMART Table Toolkit is installed SMART Sync Teacher software automatically creates the Teacher ID SMART Table Class and it appears in the class list CHAPTER 4 SMART Sync software and your table NOTE You use this ID when you configure the SMART Sync Student software on your table Configuring SMART Sync Student software The SMART Sync Student software on your table automatically connects to the Teacher computer using the teacher ID SMART Table Class However if you need to connect using the teacher computer s host name or IP address or a different Teacher ID you need to change your configuration IMPORTANT Before you can configure SMART Sync Student software you must access the table computer s desktop menu by exiting the Student and Teacher modes Ha To access your table computer s desktop menu 1 Tumon your table The SMART Table Activities menu appears 2 Connect your USB drive to your
28. e turn it off so that you do not inadvertently start applications when you wipe the surface Do not place keyboards mouse devices or other objects on the touch surface The camera may interpret these objects as touches if they are placed on the touch surface This product contains lithium button cell batteries in the computer and in the remote control perchlorate material special handling may apply Contents Important information 0000000 c coco ccc ccc ccc cece e eee eee eee eeteeeeeeeeeeeees i Chapter 1 Getting started 1 About this guide 42 55 ott pattern hc 5 cea Mee so NAA a aNd np Ar Atel Ee ERS 1 About your table agua enedscedennte NEL EBADLY acace de dedaws seeeh el cededdasne EEIE BEEE 2 How your SMART Table software works c cece ccc cece eee e cece eeeeeeeeeees 2 Navigating SMART Table Activities c eee c cece eee ccceceeeeees 3 Initial setup using Teacher mode 2 222 e cece cece cece ccc cece cece cece cece ee eeeteeeeeeeees 4 About applications 2 222 22220 ee 10 Choosing an application or activity pack 0 2 ccc ccc cece eee ence cece e ee ne cece eeenneeeees 16 Chapter 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit 20220022 17 SMART Table Toolkit computer requirements u 2222 eee eee ecee eee eeccececeeeeees 18 Installing SMART Table Toolkit software 22 2 2 cece cece cece cece cceeceeeeeeees 19 Updating SMART Table Toolki
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30. eee cece cece eee e eee eeeeeeeeeeeeteteeeeeeeeees 13 FUZZ sce ese hs ee ee este at eet oa tat Ses eee eae leet tee 14 NEL ALAB AA AA PAA 14 SMART Notebook eee eee cece eee e cece ccc aaaea cece cece eceeeeeceeeeeeeees 14 Image Reveal cece cece cece cece cece cece cece cece cece eee ceeeeeceteeeeeeeeees 15 Choosing an application or activity pack 0000 0000 o cece cece eee cece eee eeeeeeeees 16 This guide is intended for teachers and application developers It introduces you to SMART Table software and explains how to use and customise the software after initial setup About this guide The information in this guide is applicable to the SMART Table 442i and 230i collaborative learning centres CHAPTER 1 Getting started NOTE For information on setting up your SMART Table collaborative leaming centre or its accessories refer to the appropriate installation instructions and hardware guide for your model of table Model Installation guide Hardware guide 442i SMART Table 442i installation SMART Table 442i hardware user s instructions smarttech com kb 170315 guide smarttech com kb 170308 230i SMART Table 230i installation SMART Table 230i hardware user s instructions smarttech com kb 141081 guide smarttech com kb 141190 About your table Your table has a touch sensitive surface By touching the surface students can create select move and resize digital objects More t
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32. elect Original size from both the Maximum scale and Minimum scale drop down lists Select Display images and videos in Full Screen mode when zoomed over the maximum scale to automatically maximise and orientate an image or video file to the bottom of the table when students resize it to the maximum allowed value KJ Tip This feature is useful if you want to show images or videos ina slide show style presentation CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Ea To create a background image Create a background image using any of the following methods o Drag an image or a page that contains an image from SMART Notebook software into SMART Table Toolkit The image adjusts to the optimal size NOTE When you drag an image into SMART Table Toolkit two windows appear The first window enables you to crop the image and the second window shows you a preview of the results o Click Import image amp to import a JPEG GIF or PNG file o Click Paste image L to paste a graphics file that you copied o Click Gallery lm to import a Gallery item H TIP Click Use Default 20 to clear the image file C To add Media instructions Type of instructions How to add it Written instructions Type your instructions in the Show instructions box Audio instructions read Select Read instructions from the drop down list and then out from text that you type your instructions in the Show instructions box write g TIP If you want the text that
33. es 1 Start SMART Table Toolkit see page 21 below The SMART Table Toolkit window appears Click About in the top right hand corner of the window The About dialogue box appears Click the Technical Support tab and then clickCheck for Software Update The SMART Product Update window appears listing all the SMART software installed on your computer IMPORTANT SPU always displays a message telling you that updates are available for your SMART Table software However you must manually update the software on your table see Updating SMART Table software on page 61 If updates are available for one or more software products select Update for all that apply and then follow the on screen instructions Using SMART Table Toolkit software Starting the toolkit Once you have installed SMART Table Toolkit use the following procedures to start it You can then create a tableContent file or open an existing one IMPORTANT e Youcan have only one instance of SMART Table Toolkit running at a time and only one file open within the toolkit e You must have an Internet connection to access and download Gallery images or online activity packs from the SMART Exchange website CA To start the toolkit on a Windows computer 21 Double click the SMART Table Toolkit icon on your desktop OR CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Select Start gt All Programs gt SMART Technologies gt SMART Table gt SMART Table Toolkit The SM
34. ext maths problem Addition Plus In Addition Plus students answer defined sets of maths questions using visual objects such as blocks or coins Students can move a block or coin by dragging it across the surface When students solve a maths problem correctly Addition Plus displays the next maths problem Hot Spaces In Hot Spaces students sort labels and images by moving them to their correct space Students must identify the correct space and then drag the label to that space You can enable or disable visual feedback that indicates if a label or image is in the correct space Once the students have placed all the labels and images on the correct spaces Hot Spaces displays the next activity 13 CHAPTER 1 Getting started Puzzle In Puzzle students solve tangram puzzles by dragging and rotating the puzzle pieces to their correct locations The pieces change colour when students place them in the correct position Once the students have correctly placed all the pieces Puzzle displays another tangram puzzle Narrow It Down In Narrow It Down students work together to form and ask questions about a secret card in order to identify it The objective is to discard all of the cards except the secret one in order to reveal the identity of the secret card SMART Notebook Inthis application students view and interact with SMART Notebook files that are displayed as lessons on the table s surface Students choose from a
35. file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File j to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Audio recorded directly into SMART Table Toolkit Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click Record Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your audio Click Stop Recording to stop the recording KJ TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording Click Attach Recording to add your recording to the application g TIP Click Remove 3 to delete a recording Bi To specify how students answer questions 1 36 Select Correct answer required to require students to select the correct answer to proceed to the next question LI TIP Correct answer required is the default setting If an opinion rather than a correct answer CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit is required clear the selection of Correct answer required Select one of the following options Description Option All students select the same answer before they can proceed tothe All must agree next question The majority of students select the same answer before they can Majority rules proceed to the next question NOTE To use this option you must set the number of students to three or more see Specifying the number of students on page 8 To create an answer 1 Type the answer in the Answe
36. file and then press Open NOTE You can open a tableContent file even if another one has the same name A suffix is appended to the file name to differentiate them For example myFile tableC ontent would becomemyFile 2 tableC ontent Your table opens the tableContent file and a confirmation message appears Press OK Disconnect your USB drive The menu changes from Teacher mode to Student mode C To open a previous activity pack 1 63 Turn on your table The SMART Table Activities menu appears Connect your USB drive to your table OR Follow the procedure in Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on page 4 The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode Press Activity Packs and then press the table icon A list of previous activity packs appears Select the activity pack that you want to open and then press Open Your table opens the selected activity pack and a confirmation message appears CHAPTER 3 Downloading saving and copying activities and applications 5 6 Press OK Disconnect your USB drive OR Press the cog wheel ee icon The menu changes from Teacher mode to Student mode Be To delete a previous activity pack 1 Turn on your table The SMART Table Activities menu appears Connect your USB drive to your table OR Follow the procedure Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on page 4 The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode Press Act
37. g o Pressing the page number box and then using the number pad to select a specific page o Using the next and previous page arrows o Using a swipe gesture to display a new page of search results The activity pack that you selected is downloaded to your table You can open your activity pack immediately or you can access and open it later from the list in the Archives tab 6 Complete one of the following objectives Objective Action Open the downloaded a Select the appropriate tableContent file and then press activity pack Open Your table opens the application defined in the tableContent file and a confirmation message appears b Press OK c Disconnect your USB drive OR Press the cog wheel ae icon The menu changes from Teacher mode to Student mode Download another Repeat steps 4 6 activity pack from SMART Exchange Exit without opening a Disconnect your USB drive downloaded activity pack OR Press the cog wheel E icon The menu changes from Teacher mode to Student mode CHAPTER 3 Downloading saving and copying activities and applications Downloading applications from the SMART Exchange website Using SMART Table Toolkit s Online Activity Packs tab you can download applications tableApplication files for your table Check the SMART Exchange website exchange smarttech com for new SMART Table applications EJ To download applications 1 a BK V N Click Online Activity Packs T
38. g the image and then selecting another image Type an answer associated with the hidden image in each of the three text boxes below the image Select Correct Answer below the correct answer that you want associated with the image Click Save NOTE You can edit an existing hidden image by double clicking the image You can also delete an existing hidden image by selecting the image and then clicking Remove Hidden Image bel To add subjects and multiple choice questions and answers associated with each subject 1 59 Click the Questions tab The Creating Questions for Long and Short Games window appears Click Add Subject In the Subjects list type a subject title in the selected Subject text box Click Add Question The Question dialogue box appears Type a question in the mage Question box J TIP Select Image Question to add an image based question Type an answer in each of the Image Answer boxes KJ TIP Select an Image Answer tickbox to add an image based answer CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit 7 Select Correct Answer below the correct answer that you want associated with the image 8 Click Save 9 Repeat steps 4 to 8 to add more questions to a subject NOTES o Students can choose a long or a short Image Reveal game SMART recommends adding six questions for a short game and 12 questions for a long game o You can delete a question by selecting the question and then clicking Remove Que
39. g the number of students on page 8 You can customise Addition by doing the following Select counting options such as whether to use coins blocks or fingers to count Enable touch and hear audio Add background images Enable speech options for all questions Add instructions for students D To select a counting type 1 2 42 Click Addition Select the counting type What to count What to select Canadian coins Canadian dollar American coins United States dollar European coins Euro British coins British pound Brazilian coins Brazilian real Russian coins Russian rouble Australian coins Australian dollar Mexican coins Mexican peso Chinese coins Chinese yuan Blocks Blocks Fingers Fingers If you selected Canadian dollar United States dollar Euro British pound Brazilian real Russian rouble Australian dollar Mexican peso Chinese yuan orBlocks in step 1 select the number of coins or blocks that ou want to include for each coin or block type NOTE The available coin denominations depend on the currency that you select CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit i To add touch and hear audio to a counting object 1 Select the counting object 2 Add one of the following types of audio Ei To add a background image 43 Type of audio Audio read from text that you write Audio spelled out from text that you write How to add it Select Read Text from the drop down list a
40. g when you record audio o If your computer has a built in microphone an external microphone might not be necessary See your computer s user manual to find out how to optimise your microphone and voice settings Ensure that the recording volume level meter registers when you speak Don t place your mouth too close to the microphone Always face the microphone Speak clearly keeping the volume of your voice at about mid range medium volume KJ TIP You can adjust the volume on the table as required Customising the Student menu When you turn on your table the SMART Table Activities menu for the open activity pack appears Students can then select an application from this menu Using SMART Table Toolkit you can customise the menu s background image and add text and audio instructions for students C To customise the background 1 Click Home 2 Add a background image using any of the following methods o Drag an image or a page that contains an image from SMART Notebook software into SMART Table Toolkit The image adjusts to the optimal size NOTE When you drag an image into SMART Table Toolkit two windows appear The first window enables you to crop the image and the second window shows you a preview of the results o Click Import image a to import a JPEG GIF or PNG file o Click Paste image L to paste a graphics file that you copied o Click Gallery lika to import a Gallery item KJ TIP Clic
41. h from Student mode to Teacher mode without inserting a USB drive EI To switch from Student mode to Teacher mode without a USB drive 1 Steadily hold five fingers down on the centre of the table After approximately 10 seconds the cog wheel ie icon appears in one of the corners of the table 2 Whilst maintaining finger pressure on the centre of the table press the cog wheel K with your other hand The menu switches to Teacher mode 3 Press the cog wheel K icon again to return to Student mode Initial setup using Teacher mode In Teacher mode you can do the following e Calibrate your table e Access the Stretch or Scale properties menu e Select the language that Teacher and Student mode menus appear in CHAPTER 1 Getting started e Specify the number of students and adjust the speaker volume before students use the table NOTE For information on orientating the surface of the SMART Table 230i collaborative learning centre see Orientating the surface on page 75 Calibrating your SMART Table 442i collaborative learning centre Whenever you use SMART Table Activities and you or a student touches the table s surface a white dot should appear directly below the touch point If the dot doesn t align with the touch point you might need to calibrate the table NOTE The size and shape of the white dot depends on the type and size of the contact CI To calibrate the table 1 Tum on the table The SMART Ta
42. han one student can touch the surface at a time This encourages collaboration and cooperation as students learn and play together Using a Wi Fi network connection to a computer with SMART Sync classroom management software teachers can observe students tabletop activities from a distance take control of the table and capture and print the tabletop image SMART Table software includes interactive applications learning activities and educational games You can also download any of the SMART Table activity packs or applications available on the SMART Exchange website exchange smarttech com and customise the activities using SMART Table Toolkit Install and run the toolkit on your computer and then transfer your activity packs using a USB drive or SMART Sync software You can also connect your table to the Internet and then download directly onto your table any of the SMART Table activity packs available on the SMART Exchange website You can use your table with other SMART products including the SMART Document Camera and SMART Notebook collaborative learning software as part of an overall learning solution For example you can introduce a new concept to students on a SMART Board interactive whiteboard and then ask the students to explore the idea in detail using the SMART Table collaborative learning centre How your SMART Table software works The computer runs SMART Table software the computer s display appears on t
43. he SMART Exchange website appears Click SMART Table applications in the Free resources tab Browse to the application you want and then click Download Copy the exe file to your computer or USB drive Double click the file and then follow the on screen instructions to install the application Ei To open a downloaded application in SMART Table Toolkit 1 2 Close SMART Table Toolkit if it s open Browse to and double click the tableApplication file that you downloaded SMART Table Toolkit starts and a tab for the application appears in the left menu so you can click the tickbox and customise the application Copy the file to your USB drive so that you can open it on your table See Synchronising applications below Synchronising applications To open tableApplication files on your table copy them to your USB drive and then complete the following procedure KC To open an application 1 2 67 Tum on your table The SMART Table Activities menu appears Connect your USB drive to your table OR Follow the procedure Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on page 4 The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode CHAPTER 3 Downloading saving and copying activities and applications 3 Press Activity Packs 68 A list of all tableApplication files on your USB drive appears below Activities Select the appropriate tableApplication file and then press Open NOTE The name of each tableAp
44. he table s surface the speakers play the computer s audio and multiple cameras detect students touch on the surface Combined these components enable students to interact with SMART Table software CHAPTER 1 Getting started NOTE See Updating SMART Table software on page 61 for information on how to check the software version installed on your table s computer and on how to download and install the latest version of SMART Table software Navigating SMART Table Activities SMART Table Activities is the primary software for your SMART Table collaborative learning centre It starts automatically when you turn on your table The SMART Table Activities menu has two modes Student and Teacher Student mode Student mode is the default mode It enables students to start applications specifically designed for children in early primary grades Teacher mode Teacher mode appears when you connect a USB drive to one of the USB ports on the outside of your table This mode enables you to do the following e Set the number of students e Calibrate the surface e Access the Stretch or Scale properties menu and the languages menu e Synchronise and choose activity packs and applications e Access the SMART Exchange website to download activity packs directly onto your table e Complete other configuration tasks as documented in this guide CHAPTER 1 Getting started Switching modes without inserting a USB drive You can also switc
45. hen click Record 2 Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your instructions Click Stop Recording to stop the recording E TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording Click Attach Recording to add your audio instructions to the application TIP Click Remove JC to delete a recording CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Customising Media You can use Media to provide images graphics and videos that complement your curriculum Students can connect the SMART Document Camera see Capturing images from your SMART Document Camera on page 12 to the table and use it to import their own images For example you can include pictures of shapes in Media and get your students ti use the SMART Document Camera to capture images of objects that have the same shape Customise Media by doing the following e Addimages and videos e Add touch and hear audio e Create a background image e Add instructions for students To add images and videos 1 Click Media 2 Add an image or video using any of the following methods o Click Import image i to import a JPEG GIF or PNG file o Click Paste image T to paste a graphics file that you copied o Click Gallery mu to import a Gallery item IN CAUTION Do not drag an image or a page that contains an image from SMART Notebook software into Media KJ TIP To delete an image or video click it and then click Remove x 3 Repe
46. ically introduce new applications for the table SMART will provide instructions for customising their content Starting and closing applications E To start an application Whilst in Student mode press an application icon The application starts A To close an application and return to the menu 1 Press x The kd button moves to another corner 2 Repeat the previous step for each x button that appears NOTE The maximum number of x buttons is four CHAPTER 1 Getting started Paint In this virtual finger painting application students select colours and effects from the palette Students can use up to four palettes simultaneously Each palette is located in a different corner of the table s surface To open a palette press it The controls in the palette enable students to select colours and line effects clear the screen and close Paint Colour palette Transparentlines Rounded lines Clear surface Random colours Minimise palette Currently selected colour Close Paint J Ties e Eachstudent must press Clear Surface bis to clear the entire surface and display the next background image e Each student must press Close Paint Ed to close Paint e When one student selects a colour or other option in a palette that selection applies to all students e To erase students can hold a finger or fist on the table s surface until a circle appears around it indicating that it is an eraser and then drag the
47. ite text that you want read in the Type text box Audio spelled out Select Spell out text from the drop down list and then type from text that you the text that you want read in theType text box write An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File i to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Audio recorded a Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click directly into Record SMART Table b Select your recording device and then click Start Recording Toolkit to start recording your audio c Click Stop Recording to stop the recording g TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording d Click Attach Recording to add your recording to the application KJ TIP Click Remove JC to delete a recording E To set the starting positions of labels and images 1 Click Start Positions 2 Drag the labels and images to their starting positions 40 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit To delete a label or an image Select the label or image and then click Remove JC To add an activity Click lto add an activity to the activities list To edit an activity Select the activity from the activities list To edit the activities list e Click Remove x to delete an activity from the activities list e Select an activity and then click KAR move the activity up the activities list e Select a que
48. ith your table Before you can remotely monitor and control your table with SMART Sync software you must do the following 1 Set up and configure a wireless network 2 Install and activate SMART Sync Teacher software on the Teacher computer 3 Configure the table s SMART Sync Student software Setting up your wireless network Refer to the documentation for your wireless network hub to set up and configure a network that enables your Teacher computer to access the table computer 70 CHAPTER 4 SMART Sync software and your table IMPORTANT Before you can configure the table s wireless network connection you must access the table computer s desktop menu by exiting the Student and Teacher modes F To access the table computer s desktop menu 1 Turn on your table The SMART Table Activities menu appears Connect your USB drive to your table OR Follow the procedure in Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on page 4 The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode Press BA and then press OK The SMART Table Activities menu closes Connect a mouse to a USB port on the side of your table IMPORTANT Do not place the mouse on the touch surface because the camera could interpret the mouse contact as a touch a To connect the Teacher computer to a wireless network Refer to the documentation for the Teacher computer s wireless network adapter for configuration and connection details Gi To conne
49. ivity Packs and then press the table E icon A list of previous activity packs appears Select the activity pack that you want to delete and then press Delete A confirmation message appears E IMPORTANT If the Delete button is not present ensure that you have SMART Table software 2 0 or later installed on your table computer and that an activity pack is selected Press Yes Disconnect your USB drive OR Press the cog wheel a icon The menu changes from Teacher mode to Student mode Downloading activity packs directly onto your table from SMART Exchange You can download activity packs tableContent files directly onto your table from the SMART Exchange website The activity packs that you download are saved on your table and you can open them immediately after downloading them or at any time after by accessing the activity pack tab in the Activity Packs window 64 CHAPTER 3 Downloading saving and copying activities and applications For information on downloading applications tableApplication files for your table see Downloading applications from the SMART Exchange website on page 67 IMPORTANT Your table must have access to the Internet to enable you to download activity packs directly from the SMART Exchange website For information on connecting your table to the Internet refer to the appropriate installation instructions or hardware guide for your model of table See Getting started on page 1 NOTE If
50. k Use Default 3C to delete the graphics file 24 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit i To add instructions for students Type of instructions Written instructions How to add it Type your instructions in the Show instructions box Audio instructions read out from text that you write An audio file Audio instructions recorded directly into SMART Table Toolkit Select Read instructions from the drop down list and then type your instructions in the Show instructions box KJ TIP If you want the text that is read out to be different from your written instructions type your audio instructions in the Type text box Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click Record 1 Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your instructions Click Stop Recording to stop the recording KJ TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording Click Attach Recording to add your audio instructions to the application TIP Click Remove JC to delete a recording Adding applications to an activity pack You can choose yp to eight applications for an activity pack tableContent file as To add applications to an activity pack 25 From the Applications list on the left side
51. lack bars 4 Select a display option and then press OK CHAPTER 1 Getting started Selecting the language You select the language that both Teacher and Student mode menus appear in when you install SMART Table software You can use Teacher mode to change the language after you complete the software installation To select the language 1 Connect your USB drive to your table OR Follow the procedure in Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on page 4 The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode Press the Settings icon The settings page appears Press the Language tab Select a language from the list and then press OK Specifying the number of students Your table can respond to input from up to eight students at a time Before students use your table specify the number of students who will use the table Doing so changes several options in SMART Table Activities For example if you specify three students a Multiple Choice question will require three responses o To specify the number of students 1 Connect your USB drive to your table OR Follow the procedure in Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on page 4 The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode In the Total Leamers control press to increase or press to decrease the number of students CHAPTER 1 Getting started 3 Disconnect your USB drive OR Press the cog wheel a icon The menu changes
52. lose SMART Notebook SMART Document Previous page Camera Rotate lesson 160 degrees Minimise menu Pen Next page NOTES e Eachstudent must press to close the SMART Notebook lesson e When one student selects a colour or other option in a menu that selection applies to both open menus Image Reveal In Image Reveal students answer questions to reveal a hidden image one tile at a time Image Reveal incorporates both multitouch and knowledge sharing Image Reveal enables students to collaborate and answer a series of multiple choice questions in a chosen subject area Each correct answer uncovers part of a hidden image until it is fully visible Alternatively students can guess what the hidden image is at any time to win the game 15 CHAPTER 1 Getting started Students have the option of selecting a long game featuring a maximum of 12 questions ora short game featuring a maximum of six questions You can customise content including subject area hidden image questions and answers and use images to tailor questions and answers for pre literate learners Choosing an application or activity pack When you connect a USB drive to your table the table switches to Teacher mode In this mode you can choose which applications or activity packs you want to copy to your table from the USB drive You can also see which applications and activity packs are stored on your table and delete the ones you don t need anymore Once you ha
53. n click Open Audio instructions recorded directly into SMART Table Toolkit o Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click Record Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your instructions Click Stop Recording to stop the recording KJ TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording Click Attach Recording to add your audio instructions to the application KJ TIP Click Remove JC to delete a recording CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Customising Narrow It Down You can customise Narrow It Down to complement your class curriculum by importing images from your computer or from the Gallery You can also use the audio feature to enable pre literate students to read the text on a game card and then hear the text spelled out when they press the card Narrow It Down comes with some basic audio instructions such as Choose a card and Ask a question Customise Hot Spots by doing the following e Adda background image e Create card images and text e Add touch and hear audio z To create a Narrow It Down activity 1 Click Narrow It Down 2 Type a name for the activity in the Activity title box C To add a background image Add a background image using any of the following methods o Drag an image or a page that contains an image from SMART Notebook software into SMART Table Toolkit The image adjusts to the optimal size NOTE When
54. n drag each label to its correct Hot Space position The Hot Space outline changes colour to indicate that the label is part of the space EC To add images 1 2 3 4 5 51 Select End Region if it isn t already selected Add an image by using any of the methods used to add a background image Drag the image to its start position Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each image that you want to add Drag each image to its correct Hot Space position The Hot Space outline changes colour CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit i To add touch and hear audio to labels and images 1 Select the label or image 2 Add one of the following types of audio Type of audio Audio read from text that you write Audio spelled out from text that you write How to add it Select Read Text from the drop down list and then type the text that you want read in the Type text box Select Spell out text from the drop down list and then type the text that you want read in the Type text box An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Audio recorded directly into SMART Table Toolkit Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click Record 2 Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your audio Click Stop Recording to stop the
55. n on how different versions of SMART Table Toolkit optimise images in an activity pack see How SMART Table Toolkit optimises images on page 26 Use the following procedure to select how your table displays an activity pack s images E To select how an activity pack s images are displayed 1 Connect your USB drive to your table OR Follow the procedure in Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on page 4 The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode CHAPTER 1 Getting started 2 Press the Settings icon The settings page appears 3 Ensure that the Display tab is selected The following image display options appear depending on the model of your table SMART Table 442i collaborative learning centre Display option Description Images optimised for the SMART Table 230i collaborative learning centre are stretched to fit the dimensions of your SMART Table 442i collaborative learning centre The original aspect ratio of images optimised for the SMART Table 230i collaborative learning centre is maintained by displaying black bars SMART Table 230i collaborative learning centre Display option Description Images optimised for the SMART Table 442i collaborative learning centre are stretched to fit the dimensions of your SMART Table 230i collaborative leaming centre The original aspect ratio of images optimised for the SMART Table 442i collaborative learning centre is maintained by displaying b
56. naiona anaa nnannn 50 Customising Narrow It DOWN 222 eee e cece cece cece cece ee ceeeeeeeees 54 Customising the SMART Notebook application 0000 000 eee ee eee ee 57 Customising Image Reveal 222 cece cece cece cece cece ce cece ccc eeceeeeeeeeeeees 58 17 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit SMART Table Toolkit enables you to create SMART Table activity packs as well as to import SMART Table activity packs and applications from the SMART Exchange website See Downloading applications from the SMART Exchange website on page 67 Use these files to create your own SMART Table Activities for your class NOTE SMART Table activity packs have the extension tableContent and SMART Table applications have the extension tableApplication IMPORTANT Before you download SMART Table Toolkit make sure your computer meets the minimum requirements shown in SMART Table Toolkit computer requirements below SMART Table Toolkit computer requirements Windows computers Minimum hardware e Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or better processor e 512 MB of RAM e USB 2 0 port e Video card and monitor with XGA 1024 x 768 resolution support Supported operating systems e Windows XP SP3 x86 e Windows Vista SP2 x86 e Windows 7 SP1 x86 e Windows 7 SP1 x64 e Windows 8 x64 Other requirements e Administrator privileges e Internet access e Up to date antivirus utility CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART
57. nd then type the text that you want read in the Type text box Select Spell out text from the drop down list and then type the text that you want read in theType text box An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File j to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Audio recorded directly into SMART Table Toolkit Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click Record Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your audio Click Stop Recording to stop the recording KJ TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording Click Attach Recording to add your recording to the application g TIP Click Remove 3 to delete a recording Add a background image using any of the following methods o Drag an image or a page that contains an image from SMART Notebook software into SMART Table Toolkit The image adjusts to the optimal size NOTE When you drag an image into SMART Table Toolkit two windows appear The first window enables you to crop the image and the second window shows you a preview of the results o Click Import image ES to import a JPEG GIF or PNG file o Click Paste image Li to paste a graphics file that you copied o Click Gallery m to import a Gallery item CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit KJ TIP Click Use Default 9C to clear
58. nges to a symbol and the next arrow is highlighted Repeat step 5 for all remaining arrows When you complete the orientation procedure the Teacher mode SMART Table Activities menu appears Disconnect your USB drive OR Press the cog wheel icon The menu changes from Teacher mode to Student mode SMART Technologies smarttech com support smarttech com contactsupport
59. nts complete questions Create answer text and images Add instructions for students E To create a Multiple Choice question 1 2 Click Multiple Choice Type the question in the Question text box NOTE The first 22 characters of the question text identify the question in the Question list a To add a question image 35 Add a question image using any of the following methods o Drag an image or a page that contains an image from SMART Notebook software into SMART Table Toolkit The image adjusts to the optimal size NOTE When you drag an image into SMART Table Toolkit two windows appear The first window enables you to crop the image and the second window shows you a preview of the results o Click Import image amp to import a JPEG GIF or PNG file o Click Paste image L to paste a graphics file that you copied o Click Gallery to import a Gallery item H TIP Click Use Default 3 to delete the image file CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit i To add touch and hear audio to an image 1 Select an image 2 Add one of the following types of audio Type of audio Audio read from text that you write Audio spelled out from text that you write How to add it Select Read Text from the drop down list and then type the text that you want read in the Type text box Select Spell out text from the drop down list and then type the text that you want read in theType text box An audio
60. o SMART Table Toolkit Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click Record 1 Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your audio Click Stop Recording to stop the recording KJ TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording Click Attach Recording to add your recording to the application KJ TIP Click Remove JC to delete a recording Gg To add an activity Click to add an activity to the activities list A To edit an activity Select the activity from the activities list 55 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit E To edit the activities list e Click Remove 3 to delete an activity from the activities list e Select an activity and then click Mo move the activity up the activities list e Select a question and then click Elto move the activity down the activities list 56 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Customising the SMART Notebook application You can include up to eight SMART Notebook lessons ina SMART Table activity pack including SMART Notebook files with 3D content Customise the SMART Notebook application by doing the following e Add arrange or remove lessons e Add instructions for students E To add a SMART Notebook lesson 1 Click SMART Notebook 2 Add the lesson using any of the following methods o Drag the notebook file from another location on your computer o Click Add SMART Notebook file i to impor
61. of the screen select the applications that you want in your activity pack An icon for each application appears in the Background image window and a tab appears that you can select to customise each application NOTE You re unable to customise some applications but you can still add them to your activity pack CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit E To remove an activity from an activity pack 1 Clear the activity s tickbox in the Applications list A confirmation dialogue box appears 2 Click Yes Customising applications This section provides information on using SMART Table Toolkit to customise applications How SMART Table Toolkit optimises images The version of SMART Table Toolkit that software you use to customise an activity pack s images determines which model of table an image is optimised for viewing on This table identifies how different versions of SMART Table Toolkit software optimise an activity pack s images Software version Model that images are optimised for 2 6 or later SMART Table 442i collaborative learning centre 2 0 or earlier SMART Table 230i collaborative learning centre Previewing applications Whilst customising your applications in SMART Table Toolkit use the Preview Options menu to preview how they ll appear when students use them on the table This menu is located in the bottom right hand corner of the Applications tabs You can also use the Preview Options menu to select
62. pears Click Next Type a student s name or ID in the The following box and then click Next On the Shared Files Folder page select the My Documents folder and then click Next Select No security and then click Next Repeat steps 1 8 for each table in the classroom assigning a unique name to each table Appendix A SMART Table 230i orientation Orientating the surface This section contains information on orientating the surface of the SMART Table 230i collaborative learning centre Whenever you or a student touches the table s surface a small x or should appear directly below the touch point If the x or doesn t align with your touch point you might need to orientate the image a To orientate the image 1 Tum on the SMART Table collaborative learning centre The SMART Table Activities menu appears 2 Connect your USB drive to your table OR Follow the procedure in Switching modes without inserting a USB drive on page 4 The menu changes from Student mode to Teacher mode 3 Press Orientate The orientation screen appears 75 APPENDIX A SMART Table 230i orientation 4 Press your finger on the centre of the first target until the red cross moves to the next target and then repeat this step for each target 76 The display changes to the edge orientation mode and eight arrows appear around the edge of the screen Use your finger to drag the highlighted arrow to the edge of the screen The arrow cha
63. plication file must be unique If you open a tableApplication file that has the same name as an existing one the file that you open replaces the file that s on the table Your table opens the application defined in the tableApplication file and a confirmation message appears Press OK Disconnect your USB drive OR Press the cog wheel a icon The menu changes from Teacher mode to Student mode Chapter 4 SMART Sync software and your table About SMART Sync classroom management software _ 2 0 00 2 cece cece e cece eee eeeeeee 69 Using SMART Sync software with your table 2 0 0 0222 c ooo eee eee e cece eee ee eeeeeceees 70 Before you use SMART Sync software with your table 0 0 00000 c eee eee ee eee 70 Setting up your wireless network LL cece cece eee e cece cece cece ce ceeeeeeeees 70 Installing SMART Sync Teacher software _ 0 20000 c cece cece cece cecececeeceeeeeees 71 Configuring SMART Sync Student software 1 2 2 0 220 0 e eee cece cece eee eee ee eee 72 About SMART Sync classroom management software With SMART Sync software you can manage your classroom and communicate with and assist your students without leaving your computer See the SMART Sync 2011 user s guide smarttech com kb 158986 to learn how to do the following e Monitor and control the SMART Table collaborative learning centre using the Thumbnails view which displays real time images of
64. r audio c Click Stop Recording to stop the recording KJ TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording d Click Attach Recording to add your recording to the application KJ TIP Click Remove JC to delete a recording CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Ej To add an answer Type the correct answer in the Answer box C To select a counting type 1 Select the counting type What to count What to select Canadian coins Canadian dollar American coins United States dollar European coins Euro British coins British pound Brazilian coins Brazilian real Russian coins Russian rouble Australian coins Australian dollar Mexican coins Mexican peso Chinese coins Chinese yuan Blocks Blocks 2 Select the number of coins or blocks that you want to include for each coin or block type NOTE The available coin denominations depend on the currency that you select 46 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit i To add touch and hear audio to a counting object 1 Select the counting object 2 Add one of the following types of audio Ei To select a Token option 47 Type of audio Audio read from text that you write Audio spelled out from text that you write How to add it Select Read Text from the drop down list and then type the text that you want read in the Type text box Select Spell out text from the drop down list and then type the text that you
65. r text box 2 Add an image for the answer by selecting the answer and then following the procedure for adding an image to a question see To add a question image on page 35 To add a question image on page 35 3 Add touch and hear audio to an answer image see To add touch and hear audio to an image on the previous page on page 40 4 Click Add New and then repeat steps 1 to 3 foreach answer you want to include H TIP To delete an answer click it and then click Remove JC C To add another question Click to add a question to the question list C To edit a question Select the question in the question list E To edit the question list e Click Remove x to delete a question from the question list e Select a question and then click Mlo move the question up the question list e Select a question and then click to move the question down the question list 37 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit i To add Multiple Choice instructions 38 Type of instructions Written instructions How to add it Type your instructions in the Show instructions box Audio instructions read out from text that you write An audio file Audio instructions recorded directly into SMART Table Toolkit Select Read instructions from the drop down list and then type your instructions in the Show instructions box KJ TIP If you want the text that is read out to be different from your written instructions type
66. recording KJ TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording Click Attach Recording to add your recording to the application g TIP Click Remove 3 to delete a recording Ei To set the starting positions of labels and images 1 Select Start Positions 2 Drag the labels and images to their starting positions CT To add an activity Click Leto add an activity to the activities list E To edit an activity Select the activity from the activities list 52 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Ej To edit the activities list e Click Remove 3C to delete an activity from the activities list e Select an activity and then click Ao move the activity up the activities list e Select a question and then click Elto move the activity down the activities list E To add Hot Spaces instructions 53 Type of instructions Written instructions How to add it Type your instructions in the Show instructions box Audio instructions read out from text that you write Select Read instructions from the drop down list and then type your instructions in the Show instructions box KJ TIP If you want the text that is read out to be different from your written instructions type your audio instructions in the Type text box An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File a to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and the
67. stion 10 Click Save C To customise game options 1 Click the Game Options tab The game options window appears 2 Add one of the following game options Game option How to add it Introduction text that Type the text that you want displayed in the Introduction text appears when the box activity opens Audio that plays Click Browse to browse to and select an MP3 file click when the activity Open opens Customised answer Select a button display option from the Answer options drop buttons that appear down list on the table 3 Click Save 60 Chapter 3 Downloading saving and copying activities and applications Updating SMART Table software Downloading activity packs using SMART Table Toolkit 0 00 02 22 cece eee eee eee 62 Synchronising activity packs c cece cece eee e cece cece cece ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey 62 Downloading activity packs directly onto your table from SMART Exchange 64 Downloading applications from the SMART Exchange website 220 22220000 67 Synchronising applications 0000 e cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 67 Updating SMART Table software IMPORTANT SPU does not check for updates for the table computer s software Follow the procedure below to manually check the software version installed on your table computer and compare it to the latest version available on the downloads page of the SMART website
68. stion and then click Elto move the activity down the activities list To add Hot Spots instructions Type of instructions How to add it Written instructions Type your instructions in the Show instructions box Audio instructions read out from text that you write Select Read instructions from the drop down list and then type your instructions in the Show instructions box J TIP If you want the text that is read out to be different from your written instructions type your audio instructions in the Type text box An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File B to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Audio instructions a recorded directly into SMART Table Toolkit b Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click Record 2 Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your instructions Click Stop Recording to stop the recording K TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording Click Attach Recording to add your audio instructions to the application KJ TIP Click Remove JC to delete a recording 41 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Customising Addition The Addition application creates questions automatically based on the counting type that you select and the total number of students that you specify for the table See Specifyin
69. t software eee eee cece eeeeeeee 20 Using SMART Table Toolkit software c cece cece cece cceeceeeeees 21 Creating activities 23 Customising applications e cece cece eccccecececccececeeeeee 26 Chapter 3 Downloading saving and copying activities and applications _ 61 Updating SMART Table software LL eee cece c cece ccc cece cece eee eeeeeeeees 61 Downloading activity packs using SMART Table Toolkit 0000 0202 cece e cece eee eee 62 Synchronising activity packs 2 2 2 2 00 e cece eee e cece eececeeececeeeees 62 Downloading activity packs directly onto your table from SMART Exchange 64 Downloading applications from the SMART Exchange website 222 22020000 67 Synchronising applications 00000 e cece ee ariora raonar nann 67 Chapter 4 SMART Sync software and your table 0 000000000 cece cece cece eee eee 69 About SMART Sync classroom management software 2 22000 ce cece eee eee eeeeeeee 69 Using SMART Sync software with your table cece cece eee cece cece eee 70 Before you use SMART Sync software with your table _ 2 22 2222 e cece eee ee eee eee 70 Appendix A SMART Table 230i orientation _ 2 2 2 2 2 c eee cece eee eee cece eeees 75 Orientating the surface 2 0 0 cece ccc cece cece e eee e eee e cece eeceeeecaeueeeanceceeeenea
70. t the notebook file o Click Paste SMART Notebook file L to paste the notebook file that you copied ET To arrange the order of a SMART Notebook lesson Drag the lessons into the order you want H To remove a SMART Notebook lesson Select the lesson and then click Remove JC E To add SMART Notebook instructions Type of instructions How to add it Written instructions Type your instructions in the Show instructions box Audio instructions read Select Read instructions from the drop down list and then out from text that you type your instructions in the Show instructions box write g TIP If you want the text that is read out to be different from your written instructions type your audio instructions in the Type text box An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File B to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open 57 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Type of instructions How to add it Audio instructions a Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click recorded directly into Record SMART Table Toolkit Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your instructions c Click Stop Recording to stop the recording E TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording d Click Attach Recording to add your audio instructions to the application TIP
71. the following methods o Drag an image or a page that contains an image from SMART Notebook software into SMART Table Toolkit The image adjusts to the optimal size NOTE When you drag an image into SMART Table Toolkit two windows appear The first window enables you to crop the image and the second window shows you a preview of the results o Click Import image na to import a JPEG GIF or PNG file o Click Paste image L to paste a graphics file that you copied o Click Gallery fb to import a Gallery item H TIP Click Use Default 3C to delete the graphics file EI To add text labels 1 2 39 Click Label A new label appears on the background image Double click the label type its text and then click outside of the label CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each text label that you want to add 4 Click End positions if it isn t already selected and then drag the label to its end position E To add an image 1 Add an image by following the procedure for adding a background image see To add a background image on page 40 2 Click End positions if it isn t already selected and then drag the image to its end position jad To add touch and hear audio to labels and images 1 Select the label or image 2 Add one of the following types of audio Type of audio How to add it Audio read from text Select Read Text from the drop down list and then type the that you wr
72. the image file ea To enable speech options for questions Select Read all questions to enable your students to hear questions and the sum total of counting items as students add them together If you enable speech options for all questions your students hear questions as they appear Ej To add Addition instructions 44 Type of instructions Written instructions How to add it Type your instructions in the Show instructions box Audio instructions read out from text that you write Select Read instructions from the drop down list and then type your instructions in the Show instructions box KJ TIP If you want the text that is read out to be different from your written instructions type your audio instructions in the Type text box An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File 3 to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Audio instructions recorded directly into SMART Table Toolkit O Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click Record t Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your instructions Click Stop Recording to stop the recording KJ TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording Click Attach Recording to add your audio instructions to the application KJ TIP Click Remove 3 to delete a recording CHAPTER 2 Working with SM
73. the table configurations that your applications are previewed for use on Kk NOTES e Your version of SMART Table Toolkit optimises only the images that you customise in an activity pack For more information on how SMART Table Toolkit optimises images see How SMART Table Toolkit optimises images above e Forinformation on SMART Table software s Stretch or Scale options see Selecting how activity pack images are displayed on page 6 e The option to preview the SMART Notebook Puzzle and Image Reveal only on third party site applications isn t currently available 26 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit The Preview Options menu contains the following table configuration preview options Preview option What it previews SMART Table 442i collaborative leaming centre when the Stretch option is selected SMART Table 442i collaborative leaming centre when the Scale option is selected SMART Table 230i collaborative learning centre when the Stretch option is selected SMART Table 230i collaborative learning centre when the Scale option is selected oa To preview an application 1 Click Preview Options The Preview Options menu appears 2 Select the options that you want to preview and then click OK TIP If you don t select a new preview option before you click Preview the previously selected preview option is used 27 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit 3 Click Preview A web bro
74. ve chosen an application or activity pack remove the USB drive to return to Student mode You can choose applications activity packs and other content from SMART Exchange in Teacher mode For information on downloading activity packs and content from SMART Exchange see Downloading activity packs directly onto your table from SMART Exchange on page 64 Chapter 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit SMART Table Toolkit computer requirements 2222 cece ccccee eee ceccecceeeees 18 Windows computers 22 222222 ccce cece cece cece cece cece cc ceeeeeceeeeececeeeeeeees 18 Minimum hardware 0 e cece cece eeeceeceeeeceeeeeees 18 Supported operating systems c cece cee eee cece ee eeeeeeeeeeee 18 Other requirements 02 22222 cccce cece cece cc ccee cece cece ceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeees 18 Mae Computers AA 19 Minimum hardware 2 2 e cece cece ee eeeeeceececceeeeees 19 Supported operating system software e eee eeeee 19 Other requirements 002 22222 c cece cece cece cece cece cece ccceeeeeeeeceeeeeeeees 19 Installing SMART Table Toolkit software eee cece cece ee ceceeeeeeeeeees 19 Uploading the SMART Table Toolkit installer on a USB drive 19 Installing SMART Table Toolkit e eee ccc cece ccc c cece ccc ce cece ceceeeeeees 20 Updating SMART Table Toolkit software e cece eeeeee
75. wser shows how images in your application will appear based which display option you selected If you selected multiple options each option appears in its own browser 4 Experiment with your application to test its operation and layout NOTES o If you re unable to preview your application check whether a firewall is blocking access to your browser o You re unable to preview touch and hear audio in Preview mode o SMART Table Toolkit software doesn t support previewing applications with Google Chrome 5 Close the browser window You can now return to SMART Table Toolkit 28 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Customising Paint You can create custom images in Paint that complement your curriculum For example you can Ink effect create images of letters of the alphabet that students can trace or pictures that students can write over Customise Paint by doing the following e Add background images up to 35 e Specify whether to show an ink effect when students draw on the surface e Set the line thickness e Add instructions for students To add a background image 1 Click Paint 2 Add a background image using any of the following methods o Drag an image or a page that contains an image from SMART Notebook software into SMART Table Toolkit The image adjusts to the optimal size NOTE When you drag an image into SMART Table Toolkit two windows appear The first window enables you to crop
76. you drag an image into SMART Table Toolkit two windows appear The first window enables you to crop the image and the second window shows you a preview of the results o Click Import image amp to import a JPEG GIF or PNG file o Click Paste image L to paste a graphics file that you copied o Click Gallery mu to import a Gallery item KJ TIP Click Use Default 20 to clear the image file Ej To create a card 1 Select a blank card from the centre workspace 2 Optionally in the Card image area add an image to the card by using any of the methods to add a background image 54 CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit 3 Type the text to appear with the image on the card in the Card text box NOTE There is a 12 character limit for the text on each card CI To add touch and hear audio to a card 1 Select the card 2 Add one of the following types of audio Type of audio Audio read from text that you write How to add it Select Read Text from the drop down list and then type the text that you want read in the Type text box Audio spelled out from text that you write Select Spell out text from the drop down list and then type the text that you want read in the Type text box An audio file Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File B to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Audio recorded directly int
77. your audio instructions in the Type text box Select Import audio from the drop down list click Import from File to browse to and select the WAV or MP3 file that contains your instructions and then click Open Select Import audio from the drop down list and then click Record 1 Select your recording device and then click Start Recording to start recording your instructions Click Stop Recording to stop the recording E TIP Click Play Recording to preview your recording Click Attach Recording to add your audio instructions to the application TIP Click Remove JC to delete a recording CHAPTER 2 Working with SMART Table Toolkit Customising Hot Spots You can create custom activities in Hot Spots to complement your curriculum For example if your class is studying the parts of speech you can create a background with a set of sentences and get students to label the nouns verbs and adjectives in each sentence You can also use images as labels for pre literate students or use a combination of text and images Customise Hot Spots by doing the following Add background images Add text labels and images Add audio to a text label or image Start and end positions of text labels and images Add instructions for students To create an activity 1 2 Click Hot Spots Type the name of the activity in the Activity title box ET To add a background image Add a background image by using any of

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