iClassroom Guide for Faculty
SMARTBoard 680i Unifi 35
Contact Information for iClassroom Support
Learning Technology Department
Phone Number: (858) 635-4357, Option 2
Email: [email protected]
Web site: http://ltech.alliant.edu
Upon Your Arrival in the iClassroom
iClassroom Desktop Computer
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Log on to the iClassroom computer, which is the dedicated computer in each iClassroom,
using your Alliant domain credentials.
SMARTBoard with Projector Integration
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The SMARTBoard projector screen is typically set to “Blank Screen” mode before the start
of every class. If the SMARTBoard projector screen is mute or blank (you will see a light
emitting from the projector located on the projector arm), press the "Blank Screen" button
located on the SMART Remote Control while aiming it toward the projector’s head located
in the Unifi 35 projector’s arm.
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If the SMARTBoard projector is OFF, there are two methods to power it ON.
Method 1:
Press the red "Power" button on the SMART Remote Control while aiming it toward
the projector’s head located in the Unifi 35 projector’s arm.
Method 2:
Press the Control Module Power Button which is on the left side of the
SMARTBoard Pen Tray and has a solid white light in the indicator ring. Normally,
when the indicator ring is solid white, it indicates that the projector is in Standby
mode.
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After pressing the Control Module Power Button, you should see the indicator ring light
change from solid white to flashing green which indicates that the projector is starting up.
Then, the flashing green light should change to solid green. This indicates that the projector
is in the normal ON mode.
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After a few seconds of the Control Module Power Button being solid green, the startup
“Welcome” menu should appear on the SMARTBoard.
From the Welcome menu, you can select: Whiteboard, Computer Access, or Watch Video.
(The Collaborate feature is not currently available)
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By pressing the desired input on the Welcome menu on the SMARTBoard, you will be able
to perform your required function.
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Computer Access > Desktop – iClassroom Desktop Computer
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To display the iClassroom dedicated computer image, you must select Computer Access >
Desktop option from the Welcome menu on the SMARTBoard.
1. Press “Computer Access” on the SMARTBoard Welcome menu screen
2. Press “Desktop (DVI-A)” on the SMARTBoard Welcome menu screen
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Press “Laptop (VGA)” if displaying your connected personal computer
instead of the iClassroom computer.
The iClassroom Desktop Computer image should now be projected on the SMARTBoard. If
the image is unclear after selection, you will have to wait a few seconds for the projector to
perform an Auto Adjust. If the image is still unclear, press the “Auto Adjust” button on the
SMART Remote Control while aiming it toward the projector’s head located in the Unifi 35
projector’s arm, and it should correct the image.
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Troubleshooting
If after pressing the Computer Access > Desktop from the Welcome menu you receive the
following message: “No signal detected – Make sure the device is connected properly, or
select another input”, you will have to right mouse click anywhere on the desktop area on
the iClassroom desktop computer and follow this path:
Graphics Options → Output to → Intel Dual Display Clone → Monitor + Digital Display
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When the iClassroom Desktop Computer is connected with the SMARTBoard, you should
see the SMARTBoard toolbar
icon at the lower right section of the taskbar. If it is not
connected, you should see the SMARTBoard not-connected toolbar
icon and you will
not be able to use the SMARTBoard features.
Note for Laptop Users: To enable concurrent display on a connected personal laptop and
the SMARTBoard it may require you to change a setting on your laptop. This is often
solved by pressing the proper “function key”. First, on the laptop keyboard, look for the
"Fn" key and then a corresponding function key (starts with an F and then a number) with
"CRT/LCD" or similar image on it. On Dell notebooks, that function key is "F8”. Below, we
will use the "F8" key as an example.
Press and hold down "Fn" and "F8" keys once simultaneously and release them. Then, the
laptop screen should show up on the SMARTBoard.
Not a step, but very important to know: If you press and hold down "Fn" and "F8" keys
together once and release them and then do the process a second time, the laptop screen
will disappear from the laptop and only show on the SMARTBoard. Not to worry! Just
wait 2-3 seconds and do the same process again and it will only show on the laptop, not the
SMARTBoard. Then, do the same process again and it will show on both screens.
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Orient the SMARTBoard with the iClassroom Desktop Computer at the beginning of your
class session. By performing an Orientation between the SMARTBoard and the iClassroom
Desktop Computer it will ensure that all your interaction with the SMART features will be
on an accurate location of the board. There are three ways that you can Orient the
SMARTBoard with the iClassroom Desktop computer:
1. Right mouse click the SMARTBoard toolbar icon on the computer taskbar and
choose "Orient"
2. Press simultaneously the keyboard and right-click mouse buttons located in the
center of the Pen Tray of the SMARTBoard
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3. Press the “Orient” button on the SMART Remote Control while aiming it toward the
projector’s head located in the Unifi 35 projector’s arm.
4. Tap your finger on the center of each of the nine single points that appear on the
SMARTBoard. This will guarantee an error-free use of the SMARTBoard. Please
follow the same procedure whenever the iClassroom Desktop Computer and
SMARTBoard touch features are not aligned properly.
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When the SMARTBoard projection begins, there should be a Menu Box at the bottom left of
the SMART Board display. To hide or show this menu, you will have to press either the
“Hide/Show Menu” button on the Control Module located in the Pen Tray or the “Menu”
button on the SMART Remote Control while aiming it toward the projector’s head located
in the Unifi 35 projector’s arm.
Watch Video > DVD/VHS Player
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If you were using Computer Access > Desktop, Computer Access > Laptop, Whiteboard, or
Videoconference and you want to change the input to Watch Video > DVD/VHS Player to
show a movie you have to do the following:
1. If the Menu Box is not visible, press the “Hide / Show Menu” button on the Control
Module located in the Pen Tray or the “Menu” button on the SMART Remote
Control
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2. Press “Menu” from the menu box on the SMARTBoard that appears when you
selected “Hide / Show Menu”
3.
There should be four input options available to display on the SMARTBoard, which
are: Whiteboard, Laptop, Desktop, and DVD/VHS Player.
(Select classrooms have a Videoconference option as well)
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4. Press “DVD/VHS Player” on the SMARTBoard to connect it to the DVD / VHS
Player. (Power on the DVD/VHS first to avoid a connection error message)
5. To change back to Whiteboard, Laptop, Desktop or to Videoconference, you need to
change the input by pressing “Hide / Show Menu” button, then press “Menu” from
the menu box and select the desired input.
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Whiteboard
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If you were using Computer Access > Desktop, Computer Access > Laptop, DVD/VHS
Player, or Videoconference and you want to change the input to Whiteboard to use the
SMARTBoard as a regular whiteboard, you have to do the following:
1. If the Menu Box is not visible, press the “Hide / Show Menu” button on the Control
Module located in the Pen Tray or the “Menu” button on the SMART Remote
Control
2. Press “Menu” from the menu box on the SMARTBoard that appears when you
selected “Hide / Show Menu”
3. There should be four input options available to display on the SMARTBoard, which
are: Whiteboard, Laptop, Desktop, and DVD/VHS Player.
(Select classrooms have a Videoconference option as well)
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4. Press “Whiteboard” on the SMARTBoard to show you the necessary input
During Your Class
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Never write with regular markers on the SMARTBoard. Use SMART pens or your finger.
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Do not alter the SMARTBoard Projector physical position; such as resizing the Unifi 35
projector’s arm and/or moving the projector’s head.
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Do not change the SMARTBoard settings that are located in the Menu option. Do not
disconnect or alter any hardware connections to the SMARTBoard or peripherals.
Reminder for Faculty and Students
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Return all equipment and furnishings to their original state at the end of the class so that
the classroom is ready for faculty and students in the next class.
Before You Leave the iClassroom…
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Make sure to log off from the iClassroom Desktop Computer.
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Set the Projector Screen to a blank screen by pressing "Blank Screen" on the SMART
Remote Control while aiming it toward the projector’s head located in the Unifi 35
projector’s arm.
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Erase whiteboards so that they are ready for use in the next class.
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If you are teaching the last class of the day, TURN OFF the SMARTBoard.
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There are two ways to turn off the SMARTBoard:
1. Press the red "Power" button on the SMART Remote Control while aiming it toward
the projector’s head located in the Unifi 35 projector’s arm.
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2. Press the Control Module Power Button which has the solid green light in the
indicator ring located in the Pen Tray.
When performing each of these two methods, a dialog box should appear on the
SMARTBoard saying “If you end the session…” which gives you three options:
1. Wait 30 seconds and then the SMARTBoard will shut down
2. Yes
3. No
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After pressing “Yes” or waiting 30 seconds, you will see that the indicator ring light
changes from solid green to flashing red in the Control Module Power Button. The flashing
red light indicates that the projector is in a two-minute cool down period, and the lamp
restart is locked out.
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