The ABC's of Interactive whiteboards

IF G .PDF ACCESSORIES GYNZY Floor stands give you the versatility to move the whiteboard around. External speakers add BACKGROUND COLLABORATE FLOATING TOOLS DRAG & DROP EXPORT Gynzy helps teachers get the most out of When creating a presentation or a page template, you can draw a visually appealing background to make your lesson even more interesting and engaging. The floating tools palette is a virtual version of the pen tray tools that floats over open applications and allows you to use the tools from the pen tray. audio to your presentations. Connectors and Your interactive whiteboard allows students to their interactive whiteboard. Gynzy software share ideas and work together. Small groups Export your files as a lesson or that students or colleagues can access and view later to review previously taught material. extenders can extend the distance between Using the task bar, drag and drop content within an application to connect visuals with concepts (e.g. animal pictures with names). a pdf file your whiteboard and your computer by up can collaborate and work anywhere on the includes interactive activities for math, to 120 feet. interactive surface. language and much more. (H) JL K LEARNING HARDWARE JOURNALS RESOURCES MULTITASK NON-PROJECTED The hardware components of your interactive whiteboard (the projector, the interactive board itself and the pen tray) work together to communicate with your computer just like any other input device, like a keyboard or mouse. IMPORT ΚΕΥΒΟARD Journal articles document that students are Access free multimedia content and ready- Allow more than one student to participate at one time. One student can be working on an activity at the board, whilst others can be working at their desks. Select non-projected mode in the control panel, and your board will now function without a projector, allowing you to capture your dry-erase ink in electronic form. Use the convenient onscreen keyboard Import content (like Youtube videos, images and sounds) into your lessons to to create compelling and engaging lessons. more engaged in learning when given the opportunity to work collaboratively and access content through multimedia sources. to-use, standards-aligned, teacher-created educational resources by participating in online exchange communities. to enter text without a conventional, physical keyboard. ili: QUICK ORIENTATION Orienting your interactive whiteboard tells the driver the exact location of the projected ON-SCREEN DISPLAY CONTROLS READY LIGHT SUPPORT image from your computer on the screen. It should be TOUCH USB done after you install your This LED flashes red or green to indicate the operating status of your board. If it's flashing steady green, then your software is loaded, your pen tray is powered, and you're ready to Give your vendor feedback about what you enjoy or dislike, so you can push the vendor in the right directions. This increases the chances that they are producing things that PEN This feature saves energy by turning off your projector lamp anytime it senses the presence of a screen saver. Once you touch your screen again, the projector lamp will turn back on. hardware, or anytime you move or jostle your Everything that you do can be controlled by touch. This revolutionizes your teaching The pen is the most used tool on the interactive whiteboard and you can use it for almost anything. You can use other devices through USB to improve your interactive whiteboards lesson. Webcams are widely used to show documents, or for show and tell. board. There are different levels of orientation, but a quick orientation takes little time and is suitable most of the time. possibilities and opens new opportunities for interactive activities. get to work. you need. THE ALPH АВЕТ OF W INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS Getting to know your interactive whiteboard is as easy as A, B, C! Here you'll find a comprehensive list of its Tube XCITING components and functions. Okay, so the word "exciting" doesn't really begin with X, but it's pretty close! Research Gynzy VIDEO WRITING YOUTUBE show that students are more excited about Video is an exciting way to bring lesson content into the classroom. If you look at the example of a volcano, a short pertinent video can explain much better than images or explanation can. While teaching, use the styluses to write on the screen and annotate your documents. Use screen capture to save your annotations to a PDF file, so your students can reference the lesson and your notes later. learning and participate for longer periods of time on tasks that they once avoided because of the collaborative and stimulating multimedia presentations teachers create on an interactive whiteboard. Embed a video from YouTube in your presentation. If you're looking for relevant current events, you'll be more likely to find up-to-date videos on YouTube than from a DVD. ZOOM If you need to adjust the projected image, use the magnifier tool to fine-tune the focus.