Readying Instructional Environment

Setting Up the Interactive Whiteboard

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

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.

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”.

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?

Work Time

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.

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 panelOrient or

holding down 2 buttons on board)• Step8: Disconnect all cables and turn power off on the projector.

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• 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.

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

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How does this work address the questions that began the session?

• Answers