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Setting Up the Interactive Whiteboard

Setting Up the Interactive Whiteboard. Readying Instructional Environment. Focusing Questions. How can I set up an interactive whiteboard to my laptop? What are the materials that are needed to accomplish full functioning of the interactive whiteboard's capabilities ?. Instruction.

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Setting Up the Interactive Whiteboard

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  1. Setting Up the Interactive Whiteboard Readying Instructional Environment

  2. Focusing Questions • How can I set up an interactive whiteboard to my laptop? • What are the materials that are needed to accomplish full functioning of the interactive whiteboard's capabilities ?

  3. Instruction

  4. Framing The Session • Have you ever seen a teacher struggle with an interactive whiteboard? • As an iSquad member, you should be able to set it up and maximize functioning capacity. • There are many neat functions that you can do with the board and all its tools, use them! • In this session, you will learn how to ensure successful setup and use of interactive whiteboards.

  5. Teaching • Today we will learn how to connect, activate and project an interactive whiteboard. • Watch as I take you through the steps of a complete setup of a “SMARTboard”.

  6. Guided Practice • Indicate in which order you would use the following equipment. • Power Cable • VGA Cable • USB Cable • RCA to audio cable • What effects would it have if a particular piece was left out?

  7. Work Time

  8. Getting Started • iSquad members, today we will set up the interactive whiteboard to a laptop, adjust and calibrate the image, connect the speakers to the laptop, then shut down and disconnect the system.

  9. Work Time • Step1: Power up laptop. • Step2: Find the cord that extends from the interactive white board and connect it to your laptop’s USB port • Step3: Connect your projector to your laptop with a VGA cable. • Step4: Connect RCA audio cable to your laptop. • Step5: Power on the projector. (If image does not appear change LCD mode) • Step6: Adjust Image (situate cart, lift projector tray up or down, make keystone adjustments) • Step7: Calibrate (SMARTboard tools  control panelOrient or holding down 2 buttons on board) • Step8: Disconnect all cables and turn power off on the projector.

  10. Share

  11. Share • What did you do? Connecting a "SMARTboard" (a brand of interactive white boards) to a laptop. • Connect: • The cord that extends from the board should be inserted into a USB port in your laptop. • Connect the projector with a VGA/RGB cable to the laptop (usually has a blue port). • Activate: 1- Start up your laptop. • This should activate a green light on the board indicating that the “Smartboard” is configured and a connection was received. • Project: Power on your projector. Image should appear on the board. • If the image doesn't immediately project, you may need to put your system in presentation mode which can vary from device to device.

  12. Share • Issues that were encountered: • Red light • Corrupted screen • Projector malfunctions • Accidental disconnection of board • Other

  13. How does this work address the questions that began the session? • Answers

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