CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY USER GUIDE
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1. 10 USING THE BUILT IN COMPUTER i gt x 4 Np 4 4 ew a ata Da Barer sr er rer rere err ere SHITE nae 4 gt has Kr T T ASSES l it a reer ere oe When you arrive in the classroom the podium s built in computer will be turned on and logged in for you The computer is also selected as the default source to be displayed If you wish to project from the computer use following procedure e If the computer or the SMART Podium monitor are not on refer to the Turning on the computer and monitor section on page 6 e If the computer is not already selected as the source to be displayed press COMPUTER on the touch screen control panel to make the computer your source The image will now appear on the SMART Podium monitor e If the projector is not already on press the green Projector is OFF Press to turn ON button on the touch screen control panel e If the projector screen is not down use the SCREEN DOWN button on the touch screen control panel to lower it You may also use the switch on the wall to lower and raise the projector screen The computer has the following features e Windows 7 operating system e a built in CD DVD drive e 4 USB ports e the following software with links to their websites for more information e Microsoft Office 2010 e office microsoft com e SMART Notebook e More information about this software can be found within the Using the SWART Podium monitor section on page 20 e Sphere2. 30 Time lapse allows you to capture a series of images or snapshots based on criteria you will set 1 Click the Time lapse button The Time and Interval options will appear see image below a m k w Time Interval 00 00 00 00 00 00 Main menu Capture ocCa Time lapse 2 Set how long you would like to capture images for using the Time field e g take snapshots during a five minute period You may increase or decrease the time with the plus and minus buttons 3 Set how often you would like Sphere to take snapshots during your specified time frame using the Interval field e g take snapshots every 30 seconds during the five minute time frame 4 When you are ready to begin capturing the snapshots click the Start button 5 When the end of the time frame is reached all images taken will be saved to a new sub folder in the Document Camera Captures folder found on the computer desktop directly below the Sphere icon NOTE All files are deleted from the podium computer regularly so be sure to transfer your files from the computer to your own USB memory stick or to a website cloud service e g Dropbox Split screen toolbar Split screen allows you to select from one of seven templates that allow you to divide your screen into areas devoted to the document camera a webcam if installed and other media e g pictures or video from the Media Library uve WebCam E Media To return
3. e To save it as a SMART Notebook file A Click the File menu within the SMART Notebook software B Click Save This will be saved as a notebook file e To save it in other formats such as PDF or PowerPoint A Click the File menu within the SMART Notebook software B Click Export C Select the format desired To clear all your digital ink notes or drawings from the transparent layer 1 Click the Clear button from the top right corner of the transparent layer frame SERET ae a a cg 2 If you have mistakenly cleared your notes you can restore them by pressing the Undo button ic from the Floating Tools Toolbar To close the transparent layer 1 Click the Close icon in the top right corner of the transparent layer frame Click here to 2 To restore your notes after closing the transparent layer click the Click here to restore button ee eee that appears on the screen which only appears for five seconds after the transparent layer is closed t 19 SMART NOTEBOOK SOFTWARE SMART Notebook software is an application that allows you to create and deliver lessons or presentations to be used in conjunction with a SMART Podium monitor or a SMART Board and to capture digital ink notes you make with the tethered pen The computer built into the podium has SMART Notebook already installed but you may also install the software on to your own Mac or Windows based computer Here are a
4. 1 Press the Select button in order to click on icons buttons links and other components of applications that appear on your screen as you would with a mouse 2 Use the tethered pen as follows e Press the pen to the screen to select an object this pen gesture performs a standard mouse click e To double click an object quickly press and release the object twice with the pen e TO move an object hold the pen down on the object you want to move Slowly drag the object and then release it when you have reached the desired position To right click objects 1 To right click or control click an object press the Right click button 2 Press the pen to the screen once and the right click menu will appear To type text on the display screen e You can type into text boxes on the screen by using the computer s keyboard or you may use the on screen keyboard as well To use the on screen keyboard first select the area where you want to type then 1 Press the Keyboard button 2 The on screen keyboard will appear Use the tethered pen to press the on screen keyboard s keys to type 17 INK AWARE AND NON AWARE APPLICATIONS Working with Ink Aware applications When you work with an application that is Ink Aware the application recognizes your notes and integrates them into your file as an object or as typed text Examples of Ink Aware applications include e Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint e SMART Noteboo
5. 13 12 11 10 9 8 FUNCTION Turn the document camera on off This should always be left on Camera mode Not used Use this to quick zoom to 200 or back to 100 Automatically adjust and set the white balance and exposure setting Rotate the image by 90 increments Turn the document camera s overhead light on off Not used to capture an image see the Sphere software quick start tips section on page 27 Use this to pause or resume the camera image Automatically adjust the focus e urn the shuttle wheel clockwise to zoom in and counter clockwise to zoom out e Press ENTER to return to normal view 100 e Press the A F 4 amp I top bottom left or right edges of the scroll wheel to pan the image while zoomed in Not used Not used Not used NOTE RGB should be lit in order to use the document camera 24 TWO WAYS TO PROJECT FROM THE DOCUMENT CAMERA The document camera may be used to simply project an image of whatever object you place on its platform onto the projector screen as well as the SMART Podium monitor or you may operate the document camera through the Sphere software on the podium computer allowing you to annotate and or capture the images from the camera Projecting directly from the document camera i e not through the computer 1 Turn on the document camera by pressing the POWER button on the document camera control panel 2 Press DOC CAM on the touch screen control panel to make the doc
6. e More information about this software can be found within the Using the document camera section on page 27 e ARTstor e artstor org e Skype e general information skype com e user guides support skype com en user guides e Skype in the classroom education skype com e NOTE A webcam is not included contact Com Media to book one e CPS by elnstruction j einstruction com products student response systems e Top Hat Monocle e tophatmonocle com 11 USING THE SMART PODIUM MONITOR The podium s built in computer is connected to a SMART Podium monitor This monitor may be used as a traditional monitor simply acting as a display for the computer or the monitor may also be used as an interactive pen display much like a SMART Board The monitor includes the following features A illuminated control buttons outlined in greater detail below B interactive widescreen display C 3 USB ports on the left hand side of the monitor D status indicator 12 E power button F magnetic pen rest to store the tethered pen when not in use G tethered pen e touch the tethered pen to the monitor surface to control your computer and write notes over any program or your desktop with digital ink e acts as a mouse to navigate content on the monitor although you may continue to use the computer s mouse as you normally would e write notes in multiple digital ink colours over applicatio
7. on your screen in green ink with the tethered pen H Q Blue ink Press this button to write on your screen in blue ink with the tethered pen Select Press this button to use the tethered pen to select objects control J K L gt O 7 Some control buttons may also be accessed on the SMART floating toolbar typically found on the p right hand edge of the screen If you do not see the toolbar it may be minimized Click the handle EA to restore the toolbar 15 USING THE TETHERED PEN To write or draw with digital ink 1 To use the tethered pen pick it up off the magnetic pen rest 2 Select what colour you would like to use by pressing one of the ink buttons You may choose from black red green and blue digital ink 3 A transparent layer or Ink Layer appears as a thin frame around the screen unless you are working in an Ink Aware program see page 18 for more details UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 4 Begin writing or drawing Hold the pen like you would a normal pen As you write or draw you can rest your hand on the display screen just as if it were a sheet of paper You can tilt the tethered pen in any way that feels most comfortable for writing or drawing 16 To erase digital ink 1 Press the Eraser button 2 Press the tethered pen to the screen and move it over the digital ink you want to erase To click and move objects
8. CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY USER GUIDE cence a ammam WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BOOKING AND USING THE AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT IN THIS POD JM AND BEYOND WELCOME TO THE CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY USER GUIDE This user guide will provide you with Refer to this guide for help with the basics you need to begin using e booking equipment the technology found in this e touch screen control panel classroom e built in computer e SMART Podium monitor UNIVERSITY OF e document camera CALGARY e DVD player HOW TO USE THIS You will find a breakdown of the GUIDE podium configuration and an This guide begins with important explanation of the operation of the information regarding the booking touch screen control panel and cancellation process for the Instructions are provided on how to equipment found in this room and use the individual components that beyond make up the podium plus information on the associated software TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC PAGE What you need to know to get rolling How to determine what equipment you will need and how to book it Q9 Anatomy of a podium A brief overview of the equipment that makes up the podium 101 Using the podium touch screen control panel Find out how to use the control panel to operate the projector screen the projector itself selecting the source to display p E and to control sound IO Using the built in computer 11 Find out how to use t
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10. amera s platform If you wish to use Sphere s annotation recording and additional tools see below Main menu toolbar The Main menu toolbar offers many commands to control the document camera allow for annotation access Presenter View settings change layouts and perform screen document camera captures and screen recording see image below The toolbar is located at the top centre of the screen If you do not see the menu toolbar you may have to click on a Menu Toolbar tab in the centre of the left hand edge of the screen O 4 F p DocCam Annotation Presenter Record Capture Split screen Widgetmode GradeCam A description of the toolbars and functions that appear after clicking the buttons above is found on the following four pages 2 DocCam toolbar The Sphere software allows you access to the AVer Document Camera controls which includes zooming capabilities as well as pausing zooming mirroring and auto focus options s o a VE a ii i I Main menu DocCam Autofocus Zoomin Zoomout Resetzoom Pause Rotate Mirror Adjust image To return to the Main menu toolbar click either the Main menu or DocCam buttons Annotation toolbar Sphere allows you to annotate over the document camera live view as well as the Media View Annotation tools are used to draw a line shape text or use freehand options 5 S LEMMO Main menu Annotation Freehand Line Shape Text Delete Delete all Indo Redo To retu
11. are You are now ready to place an object on the document camera platform and display the image on both your SMART Podium monitor and the projector screen Using Sphere you may also annotate over what is being displayed capture still and moving images and more 25 LIGHTING OPTIONS Overhead light An overhead light is built into the document camera The room lighting will normally provide adequate lighting for the object you are displaying with the document camera If you need greater illumination however the document camera is equipped with an overhead light Press the LAMP button on the document camera s control panel to turn the light on or off Light box A light box is built into the document camera s platform The light box is typically used to view negative film and 35mm slides To turn it on or off press the LIGHT BOX Light box power button button on the right hand side panel of the document SY camera C O SNS HH wo 26 SPHERE SOFTWARE QUICK START TIPS AVer Sphere is a software program that allows you to record and annotate images and lesson plans from the AVer Document Camera When you start Sphere you will be directed to a main lesson plan screen with the default layout see image below The default layout consists of a live view from the AVer Document Camera the Menu Toolbar as well as the Media Library E At this point you can display whatever you choose from the document c
12. control the DVD player e raise lower mute the volume for the sound system and or the microphone Once you have determined what equipment from the list above you will be using and what additional equipment not listed above you will require e g VHS player VCR webcam please contact Com Media at least two to five days in advance to book the necessary equipment There are four ways to contact Com Media to book what you need e In person e Monday to Friday 8 30 16 00 e Mackimmie Library Block MLB 040 one floor down from Enrolment Services e Telephone e Monday to Friday 8 30 16 00 e 403 220 3711 e Online e http www ucalgary ca it commedia booking e You may book equipment for the entire semester or for a single day by selecting the Online Booking Form You will be required to log in with your IT username and password to access the form e Fax e 403 284 5116 e Recurring and Single Day Booking Fax Order Forms are also available at http www ucalgary ca it commedia bookin You may also contact Com Media if you are unsure of what additional equipment you may need CANCELING YOUR EQUIPMENT BOOKING If you no longer require equipment that you have booked please cancel your booking by visiting Com Media in MLB 040 or by calling them at 403 220 3711 as soon as possible at least three hours in advance ANATOMY OF A PODIUM You have arrived in the classroom and are standing in front of the podium This is what you sho
13. creen and or the SMART Podium monitor SOURCE SELECTION SOURCE DESCRIPTION LAPTOP Select this after connecting a laptop to the EXT P C port cables provided on the podium s control panel If you cannot or do not wish to use wireless Internet you may also connect a laptop to the NETWORK port for Internet access VIDEO Select this after connecting an external video player e g VHS player to the AUX VIDEO port on the podium s control panel AUX HDMI Select this after connecting an HDMI capable device e g iPad or HDMI capable laptop to the HDMI port on the podium s control panel COMPUTER Select this to use the podium s built in computer This is the default option DOC CAM Select this to project directly from the document camera To use the Sphere software to annotate or capture images use the COMPUTER source instead DVD Select this to use the DVD player for regular DVDs and Blu ray discs Cables and adapters will not be provided to hook up an external device not booked through Com Media DVD Control UNIVERSITY OF LGARY n Media m From the main menu press the DVD CONTROL button to get the DVD control screen see image on right You will be able to control the DVD Blu ray player s main functions from this screen All the basic controls that you would find on the player s remote control are displayed here To return to the main menu touch the MAIN PAGE button on the ton left of the screen
14. e i e stop play pause fast forward rewind etc 35 CONNECTING A LAPTOP You may connect your own laptop to the podium in order to use it with the projector To do so follow these steps 1 OPTION A There will be two cables already plugged into the EXT P C port on the input panel on the top of the podium Connect the laptop to the other end of these cables One cable is for video and the other is for audio OPTION B Newer laptops may also be HDM I capable If your laptop does have an HDMI output you may connect to the HDMI port on the input panel instead of the EXT P C port however you will need to provide your own cable Only one HDMI cable is needed in such a case because HDMI cables carry both audio and video signals see image below Optional 2 The classroom is equipped with wireless Internet but you may choose to connect to the NETWORK port on the input panel if you prefer wired Internet You may use your own ethernet cable or you may request one One end is connected to the NETWORK port and the other end into your laptop 36 3 If you require power for your laptop you may plug it in directly above the podium s built in computer and just below the keyboard tray see image below k 5 2 a 4 Press the LAPTOP source button on the touch screen control panel see image below You are now ready to use your laptop with the classroom s projector SCREEN UP SCREEN U
15. eatures include 5 megapixel camera 4 i gap J e Auto focus the image will always be sharp a e Auto image the image will have the proper white balance and exposure e HD 1080p output resolution the document camera will display a high resolution image through the projector and monitor e Built in 4 x 5 light box for the display of negative film slides and other transparent documents e 160x total zoom you can zoom in to a great degree while continuing to display a sharp image e Sphere software allows you to annotate and capture the image displayed and more The following pages will highlight these topics e Basic document camera setup e Control panel buttons e Two ways to project from the document camera e Lighting options e Sphere software quick start tips 22 BASIC DOCUMENT CAMERA SETUP The document camera arm must be unfolded fully in its upright position a SOL IR f if y f Nosema e eaae The camera head should be aiming down as illustrated in the image above in order to display documents and objects placed on the platform Note Do not place an object weighing more than 8kg on top of the document camera platform 23 CONTROL PANEL BUTTONS 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 14 NAME POWER CAMERA PC PLAYBACK ENTER AUTO IMAGE ROTATE LAMP CAP DEL FREEZE AUTO FOCUS SHUTTLE WHEEL MENU PC1 PC2 RGB TV
16. elow Touch the screen anywhere to activate it DVD Control Source Selection COM PUTER 47 vorumed il vorumedi voLumes MIC mc 4f mc 4 E i ie ak image on left will display controls Volume amp Microphone Control for raising or lowering the projection screen turning the projector on or i off selecting the source you wish to project and controlling the sound and microphone levels Volume amp Microphone screen Control Projector Control Control j SCREEN CONTROL PROJECTOR CONTROL VOLUME amp MICROPHONE Use these buttons to lower or raise Use these buttons to turn the CONTROL the projector screen There may also projector ON or OFF Projector Use these buttons to raise lower or be a switch on the wall to controlthe MUTE allows you to temporarily hide mute the sound volume Buttons to screen what you are projecting without increase or decrease the sensitivity of turning the projector off and on the microphone or to mute the What is displayed on the podium s microphone are also available monitor or your laptop for instance will still be visible NOTE The image will appear once the projector has warmed up When turning off the projector it will take two minutes before it can be restarted because it must cool down first 9 Source Selection AUX HDMI COMPUTER DOC cavi DVD Select which source is to be displayed on the projector s
17. en logged off as seen in the two images below do not attempt to log back in Instead follow the steps below to restart the computer and it will automatically log back in 1 If the screen you see prompts you to Press CTRL ALT DELETE to log on see image below then press the CTRL ALT DELETE buttons but do not log in esse 32 eteo sietst as E ys oe na oem sd to eehsehhetiares eeeeee R ittretttitetet tesy La ole F uo fee aise i 3 Wind OWS Entend sss TAN Wr 3 Click on the small arrowhead on the right hand side of the Shut down button see image below ee Saiti Pr rey Ser res oe Soet thi PEA SEE PE EAA 2723732302 eee esetei oss toetate 3 5 ts ep s thepa pties 1 gt ee ae te et os ee orate eee ree Ps peop Tt Mw 4 Click Restart from the menu see image below Hibernate Shut down 5 The computer will restart and automatically log in for you e Touch anywhere on the touch screen control panel to activate its functions USING THE PODIUM TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL PANEL CONTROLLING THE PROJECTOR SCREEN SOUND amp SOURCE On the podium you will find the Screen Control Projector Control _ _ __ _ touch screen control panel see _ SCREEN UP 7 SCREEN 7 university oF ROWN Projector CALGARY Onmviedia MUTE sun UU a LAPTOP VIDEO AUX HDMI DOC CAM DVD image b
18. few highlights e If you use digital ink to write or draw on the SMART Podium monitor over non Aware applications and you then choose to capture the ink your notes will automatically be opened up in SMART Notebook You can then choose to save it as a notebook file to refer back to in class or at your desk if you have SMART Notebook installed on your own computer or you can export it to PDF or PowerPoint see previous page e If you have SMART Notebook installed on your own computer you can use this application rather than PowerPoint to create interactive lessons and presentations to be delivered in a classroom equipped with a SMART Podium monitor or SMART Board Downloading SMART Notebook for your computer As a University of Calgary faculty member you may download the SMART Notebook software for your computer at no charge so that you may prepare lessons in advance or work with captured digital ink notes To do so please follow these instructions 1 Visit http smarttech com us Support Browse Support Download Software 2 Under the SMART Notebook collaborative learning software heading click Choose a version 3 Select the appropriate version for your computer 4 On the next page click the download button 5 Enter the information requested then click Start Download 6 Once the download is complete begin the installation by double clicking the file you just downloaded and follow the instructions that appear to insta
19. he built in computer and what software is E j available Using the SMART Podium monitor 12 Find out how to use the essential features of the SMART Podium monitor and how to get the SMART Notebook E software 22 iaar i Using the document camera Find out how to use the essential features of the document camera and the accompanying Sphere software Using the DVD Blu ray disc player 34 Find out how to operate the DVD player Connecting a laptop 36 Find out how to connect a laptop to the podium to use it with RS the projector This guide is intended to help you familiarize yourself with the basic features built into this classroom s podium To learn more please follow this links found in this document For technical support please contact Com Media University of Calgary Com Media Help 403 220 5001 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET ROLLING BEFORE CLASSES START BOOKING EQUIPMENT Be sure to go over the following checklist in order to get ready to use the technology in the classroom and to determine what equipment you will need e Determine what audio visual equipment you will need when teaching your classes e Will you be playing a DVD a VHS cassette tape an audio or video file saved on your laptop or on a flash drive i e USB memory stick e Do you usually use transparencies e Would you like to use your own tablet iPad or laptop computer e Once you know what you want to use review the list below to see if b
20. k To save digital ink in Ink Aware applications e In PowerPoint if you draw with digital ink while in Slide Show mode you will be prompted to keep or discard the drawings when exiting Slide Show mode e If you agree to keep the digital ink it will become part of the PowerPoint presentation You will still need to save the presentation when closing PowerPoint as you normally would You may choose to Save as with a different filename in order to keep your original copy intact while saving a new annotated copy e If you do not keep the digital ink it will be lost e In other Ink Aware applications saving the digital ink you have drawn is no different than saving any other changes to the given type of file e g Word document Working with non Aware applications When you work with a non Aware application whatever you write or draw on your screen is written on a transparent layer also referred to as the Ink Layer that appears over the current application or desktop UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES 18 To capture and save your digital ink notes or drawings from the transparent layer 1 Click the Capture button from the top right corner of the transparent layer frame a W 2 The screen capture will appear as an image on a page in the SMART Notebook software which will automatically be launched for you to see 3 You can save it as a SMART Notebook file or in a number of other formats
21. ll the software NOTE During installation on Windows you will be prompted to Select Products Check off SMART Notebook option only The SMART Product Drivers option will check itself off automatically Uncheck SMART Product Drivers then continue During installation on a Mac SMART Notebook will be checked off for you on the Custom Install screen You must uncheck SMART Product Drivers before continuing 20 7 Once it is installed you will be prompted to activate the software with a product key either immediately following the installation or upon starting the program for the first time When prompted click Add then enter any one of the following keys and continue as prompted The software will be activated and in a few clicks you will have completed the process e NB SECSE B2PA4 ANN2E SCAII e NB SEASA AAJBE JE7EB SCAII e NB SEBAG D2FW2 4678H AACAI SMART NOTEBOOK EXPRESS SMART Notebook Express is a simplified web version of the SMART Notebook software It allows you to view save and interact with SMART Notebook files online at no charge To access SMART Notebook Express visit http express smarttech com You may use this web version of the software directly on the website If you are not frequently connected to the Internet there is a link provided to Download SMART Notebook Express Software You may download this software if you wish to use the simplified ex
22. ns slides websites anything e notes may be saved directly into several software applications including Microsoft PowerPoint Word or Excel Adobe Acrobat Pro and AutoCAD e the pen is the point of contact on the interactive screen therefore you can rest your hand on the screen while writing notes The SMART Podium monitor also comes equipped with the SMART Notebook collaborative learning software With this software you may e write notes during lessons add comments from discussions and clarify material as you present it e save these digital notes made on the monitor as well as other multimedia as objects that can be manipulated reorganized and reused e email saved files to students or colleagues at any time during your presentation The following pages will highlight these topics e how to orient or calibrate the tethered pen e what the control buttons on the monitor are and what they do e using the tethered pen e working with Ink Aware and non Aware applications e SMART Notebook and SMART Notebook Express e links to additional resources 13 ORIENTING THE TETHERED PEN From time to time the tethered pen may not track accurately on the screen In other words where you place the tip of the pen may not line up with where the pointer appears on the screen making it difficult to use the pen accurately To resolve this problem follow the steps below to orient or calibrate the tethered pen 1 Press the Orient button which i
23. ooking only the classroom podium equipment through Com Media will provide you with all that you need or will you need to request additional equipment The podium has the following built in equipment e Windows 7 based computer including e a built in CD DVD drive e 4 USB ports e SMART Podium monitor e this is the monitor for the built in computer e also has the full functionality of a SMART Board allowing you to annotate over the applications you are using and to record images using the SMART Notebook software e 3 USB ports e Document camera e place documents under the document camera and project the image to the projector screen instead of using transparencies may also be used to display negatives slides and other light objects e the image projected is a live video feed of whatever you place under the camera not just a static image e annotations may be made on the image using the Sphere software e images from the document camera may be captured using the Sphere software e DVD Blu ray disc player e use this to play DVDs or Blu ray discs Please note that a VHS player i e VCR is not included in this podium therefore you will need to book one if you require it e The podium is controlled by a touch screen control panel which allows you to e turn projector on off e raise lower projector screen e select which source is projected e g your laptop the built in computer the document camera the DVD player etc e
24. phere software visit the following website http www averusa com education software sphere as 33 USING THE DVD BLU RAY DISC PLAYER The podium comes with a built in DVD player that plays both regular DVDs and Blu ray discs It is found in the body of the podium directly below the computer see image below To play a DVD or Blu ray disc 1 Press the DVD source button on the touch screen control panel i e press button 1 in image below 2 Press the DVD CONTROL button to get the DVD control screen i e press button 2 in image below SCREEN pam na SCREEN NETRO DOWN ee ae CALGARY 7 noe Com Media C400 VOLUME f VOLUME VOLUME MIC MIC DOWN UP _ MUTE DOWN MUTE NOTE Regular DVDs not Blu ray discs may also be played in the computer s DVD drive To play a regular DVD on the computer you must select COMPUTER source button on the touch screen control panel 34 3 The DVD control screen see image below will appear once you press the DVD CONTROL button You may return to the main touch screen menu at any time by pressing the MAIN PAGE button on the top left UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Com Media 4 To insert a disc into the player or to remove a disc press the Eject button see image above 5 You will be able to control the DVD Blu ray player s main functions from this screen All the basic controls that you would find on a player s remote control are displayed her
25. press version of SMART Notebook or you may follow the instructions in the section above on installing the full version of SMART Notebook SMART TRAINING RESOURCES Most training resources available from SMART Technologies including training on the SMART Podium monitor and SMART Notebook software are accessed through the SMART Learning Space Click the link below to learn more sign up for a free account and to sign in https www smarttech com Resources Training SMART Learning Space Some training is online some is in person some is complimentary and some is fee based Below are some additional training related links e Training and professional development https www smarttech com Resources Training e Free resources httos www smarttech com Home 20Page Resources Training Training 20Search 20Pre filter2WT ac Training FreeResources e SMART Notebook training resources https www smarttech com Resources Training Training Search Products SMART 20Notebook Notebook 20 Express Notebook 20Math 20Tools Notebook 20SE amp Training 20Type All 20Training 20Types amp Audience A II 20audiences 21 USING THE DOCUMENT CAMERA The AVerVision SP350 is an interactive visualizer or document camera which can display paper documents negatives slides transparent documents and 3D objects such as a book or any artifact onto the podium monitor and projector screen This i replaces the traditional transparency machine F
26. rn to the Main menu toolbar click either the Main menu or Annotation buttons Presenter toolbar The Presenter Views allow advanced capabilities such as using Spotlight to highlight certain parts of the lesson plan view as well as using Visor to hide and show your lesson plan view e o gt Ge Main menu Presenter Spotlight Visor To return to the Main menu toolbar click either the Main menu or Presenter buttons For more details on Spotlight and Visor see the next page 28 Spotlight allows you to highlight certain parts of the lesson plan view The oval spotlight area may be resized to suit your needs Jerne a6 fesjuie OF HK IT Visor allows you to hide the entire lesson plan view and to reveal the screen at your will from top bottom left or right Use the mouse pointer to grab any of the four edges of the Visor and drag it to reveal or hide parts of the lesson plan view reveal or hide in any direction 29 Record button If you wish to record video from the document camera live feed follow these steps 1 Click the Record button on the Main menu A popup dialog will appear stating the recording will start in three seconds V P ne Papture Split screen Widgetmode GradeCam x 9 DocCam Annotation Presenter Record 2 To stop recording press the Click to stop button found on the bottom right of your screen it looks like small version of the Record b
27. s the last button found at the top right of the monitor see image below 2 The orientation screen will appear with an orientation target in one corner see image below 3 Touch the centre of the target with the tethered pen 4 Asecond target will appear in the second corner Touch the centre of the new target with the pen 5 Repeat this again when the third and fourth targets appear 6 The orientation screen will then disappear and you will see whatever the computer is displaying again The tethered pen will now behave accurately 14 CONTROL BUTTONS your computer and to left click Right click Press this button to use the tethered pen to perform a right click or control click on the screen Help Press this button to launch the online Help for SMART Notebook il software or SMART Meeting Pro software Orient Press this button to start the orientation procedure Button Description A TO Capture Press this button to launch the Screen Capture Toolbar B WA Launch software Press this button to launch SMART Notebook software or SMART Meeting Pro software C Keyboard Press this button to launch the on screen keyboard fp Eraser Press this button to erase ink from your screen with the tethered pen E Black ink Press this button to write on your screen in black ink with the tethered pen F Red ink Press this button to write on your screen in red ink with the tethered G Green ink Press this button to write
28. to the Main menu toolbar click either the Main menu or Split screen buttons As Main menu Split screen 31 Widget mode Clicking the Widget mode button on the Main menu toolbar will minimize Sphere to a small window in the top right hand corner of your screen with only the document camera live view allowing you continue displaying a live image from the document camera while also using other applications on the computer D Wf DocCam Annotation Presenter Record Capture Split screen Widget mode Gre ii 2 Host Name BOS40A Cam Media Trouble Line 403 220 5001 Pint al 2 2 P xj WO 7 Jeg The Widget window will remain on top of the computer s desktop or any other application including Slide Show mode in PowerPoint allowing you to always display the image from the document camera 32 You can continue to control the basic document camera features e g Zoom and you will also be able to record video and capture images from the toolbar at the top of the Widget window To hide the live view leaving only the toolbar click the blue up arrow button To return to the full Sphere view click Widget button at the top right hand of the Widget window DOCUMENT CAMERA AND SPHERE SOFTWARE RESOURCES For more information regarding the AVerVision SPB350 Document Camera visit the following website http www averusa com education document camera spb350plus as For more information regarding the S
29. uld see SMART Podium Monitor E Input amp TouchScreen 4 ontrol Panel Built In Computer TURNING ON THE COMPUTER AND MONITOR The computer and monitor will already be turned on and the computer will be logged in for you e If the computer or monitor appear to be off they may just be on standby or asleep Press any key on the keyboard or click the mouse to wake them up If that doesn t do the trick try the following e If the monitor is off its power button will not be illuminated and no image will be displayed Turn it on by pressing its power button see image below Qs is nl li ln OFF Cy STANDBY I ON SMART Podium monitor power button e If the monitor s power button has an amber light that means it is on standby and no image will be displayed Press the monitor s power button to wake it up If no image appears try clicking the mouse or pressing a key on the keyboard If still no image appears this means that the computer is off The computer may have been turned off by a previous user Press the power button on the computer to turn it on see image below Built in computer ree He ae power button HHHH gt ti ARRRHHH a the whats Pee iui illicit i a MH ee iit Z RH Hier i i AH The computer will log in automatically for you and the light on the monitor s power button will turn green e If the computer is on but has be
30. ument camera your source The image will now appear on the SMART Podium monitor 3 If the projector is not already on press the green Projector is OFF Press to turn ON button on the touch screen control panel 4 If the projector screen is not down use the SCREEN DOWN button on the touch screen control panel to lower it You may also use the switch on the wall to lower and raise the projector screen You are now ready to place an object on the document camera platform and display the image on both your SMART Podium monitor and the projector screen Projecting from the document camera through the computer using Sphere software 1 Turn on the document camera by pressing the POWER button on the document camera control panel 2 If itis not already selected press COMPUTER on the touch screen control panel to make the computer your source The image will now appear on the SMART Podium monitor 3 If the projector is not already on press the green Projector is OFF Press to turn ON button on the touch screen control panel 4 If the projector screen is not down use the SCREEN DOWN button on the touch screen control panel to lower it You may also use the switch on the wall to lower and raise the projector screen 5 Double click the Sphere icon on the computer desktop to start the program see image below 6 Refer to the Sphere software quick start tips section below for an introduction on how to use the Sphere softw
31. utton above 3 Once the recording is done the Save Publish Video dialog will appear To set a customized filename or title for your recording modify the text in the File name and or Title box 4 Select Save to save your recording All videos will be saved to the Document Camera Captures folder found on the computer desktop directly below the Sphere icon NOTE All files are deleted from the podium computer regularly so be sure to transfer your files from the computer to your own USB memory stick or to a website cloud service e g Dropbox Capture toolbar Capture images from the document camera as well as full screen captures from this toolbar z D F c saa Capture Fullscreen DocCam Time lapse To return to the Main menu toolbar click either the Main menu or Capture buttons From the Capture toolbar you may either e Click the Full screen button to take a snapshot of the computer screen e Click the DocCam button to take a snapshot of the live view from the document camera only e Click the Time lapse button to take a series of snapshots see next page for more information Full screen and DocCam images will be saved to the Document Camera Captures folder found on the computer desktop directly below the Sphere icon NOTE All files are deleted from the podium computer regularly so be sure to transfer your files from the computer to your own USB memory stick or to a website cloud service e g Dropbox
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