Multimedia Strategy
Cooke Center Educational Challenge
Robin Wilensky, Vickie Barone, Liz Kiernan
Multimedia Strategy
• Introduction to SMART Board & SMART
Notebook
• Alternative Room Designs
• Identify Search Criteria
• SMART Notebook Resources
• Internet Resources
• Resources You Create
• A Values / Life Skills Curriculum
Introduction to SMART Board &
SMART Notebook
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Getting Started
Exploring Tools
Exploring Features
Exploring Gallery
If you have a SMART Board…
Using Smart Notebook
Getting Started
o Start from the
beginning by
opening the program
and clicking: FILE
and NEW
o Anytime you want
to add a page to
your project, click
picture of paper with
a green plus
o To save your
project, FILE and
SAVE AS
Using Smart Notebook
Exploring Tools
o The Pen allows you to draw using different color lines, dotted
lines, and highlighting liner
oThe Magic Pen allows you to draw a line that will fade over
time
oThe Creative Pens allow you to draw with fun lines, including
smiles, rainbow colors, flowers, etc.
oErasers allow you to erase things using different thicknesses
o Line and Shape features let you make straight lines and
different shapes
oShape Recognition Pen lets you draw a shape, and will
convert it to a shape with straight lines.
oFill lets you color in an object with a color with one click
oAdd text using the Text feature
Using Smart Notebook
Exploring Features
o Adding objects: Click INSERT and you can
put a picture, sound or video onto your
notebook page. You can also drag items onto
the page
o Moving objects: Click on the picture of the
mouse pointer, hold the mouse on an object
and move.
o Editing objects: Click the white circle on the
object to resize and the green circle to rotate
Using Smart Notebook
Exploring Gallery
o Gallery is a collection of items
you can insert into your project,
from a variety of subjects. They
include sounds, videos, pictures
and activities.
o To explore Gallery: Click VIEW
and GALLERY
o Gallery Sampler is organized by
subject
oTo insert in your project: Drag
onto the notebook page
Using Smart Notebook
If you have a
smart board:
o Visit the following site for step by step instructions for
setting up your board w/ visuals:
http://www.picadome.fcps.net/stu_tech/smartboard.htm
Alternative Room Designs
• Low-cost Interactive Whiteboard
▫ Wii Interactive Whiteboard - http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/ (and
associated Forums: http://www.wiimoteproject.com/wiimotewhiteboard/)
▫ Wii Remote for Wii Interactive Whiteboard http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Remote-Controllernintendo/dp/B000IMWK2G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid
=1260196675&sr=8-1-catcorr
▫ Wii Interactive Whiteboard Pens & Accessories http://www.wiiteachers.com/ & Wiimote IW Pens
▫ SmoothBoard software - http://www.smoothboard.net/
• Projector Mounts
▫ http://www.projectormountstore.com/?source=adwords3&gclid=CIToy
NLjv54CFUlo5Qod_DyCog
▫ http://www.htmarket.com/audio-video-products-for-home-theaterceiling-mounts-for-projectors.html
Identifying Search Criteria
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Grade level
Subject matter/ Content
Goals
Media type
Search http://search.creativecommons.org/# for
copyright free music, images, videos, etc...
SMART Notebook Resources
• SMART Gallery
▫ Pictures & Clip Art
▫ Videos (Interactive & Multimedia)
▫ Notebook files
• See SMART Notebook file – Resources.notebook
Internet Resources
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Video
Audio only
Visual only (Slideshows, Images, etc…)
See SMART Notebook file – Resources.notebook
Resources You Create
• Teacher-directed
• Student-directed
• See SMART Notebook file – Resources.notebook
A Values / Life Skills Curriculum
• Values – Gratitude, Responsibility, Creativity,
Confidence & more
• Life Skills – e.g. Sexual Education for Special
Needs students
• See SMART Notebook file – Values.notebook