Interactive Whiteboards

Interactive Whiteboards
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Mrs. Bruemmer, LRC Coordinator 815-838-0737, ext 109 sbruemmer@d91.net

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SmartBoard Resources

BrightLink 450Wi Resources

Orienting the SmartBoard

SmartBoard Lesson Plans

Epson BrightLink Brochure (18 pages)

RM Easiteach
Software **

What is a SMART Interactive Whiteboard?

What is a SMART Interactive Whiteboard?

Siimply use your finger on an interactive whiteboard to control any application projected on the screen in the same way you use a mouse at your computer. The large screen is an input device, so every touch on the interactive whiteboard conveys information to the computer. Your screen touch is a left click, and pen tray pen contacts become digital ink.

District 91's current SMART interactive whiteboard use analog-resistive technology. With any screen contact, the front sheet touches the back sheet of the hardware. Make sure your contact with the interactive whiteboard is firm, because you must close the air gap between these two sheets. This contact point, along with any pen tool information, is sent to the computer where the information is translated into computer coordinates.

For the screen to function properly, you must orient the interactive whiteboard.

Most interactive whiteboards have a pen tray that holds the pens and the eraser. The pen tray also has buttons to open SMART Keyboard and to right-click. Each slot of the pen tray has a sensor that detects when a tool is removed. If you lose a pen, put another non-reflective object in the slot. Otherwise, the software will sense the tool's absence and assume that you are using it. For example, if you lose the red pen and you don't put something in the empty slot, red digital ink will appear beneath your finger every time you touch the interactive whiteboard.

Mrs. B's Version of
"How does this thing work?"

What is an Epson BrightLink 450Wi? Formal Version

What is the EasiTeach Software?

** Software that comes with BrightLink 45Wi is called RM Easiteach. Media bank Easiteach's localized and searchable media bank comprises over 4,500 curriculum-based resources including over 70 videos.

See also - Additional Resources

What is an Epson BrightLink 450Wi?

From Epson: Convert any wall into an i-wall. This high-performance projector + pen combination integrates interactive functionality in one machine without the constraints or expense of an interactive whiteboard. With ultra-short throw distance, extraordinary size flexibility, and fully-loaded projector technologies, BrightLink redefines a true all-in-one solution able to engage your learning community.

The BrightLink 450Wi features 2,500 lumens white light output and 2,500 lumens color light output2 and helps to future-proof the classroom with networkability, wireless features and advanced connectivity. It also delivers WXGA resolution (16:10 aspect ratio) for full compatibility with widescreen notebooks and movie content, and can easily meet the space needs of any classroom by projecting images from 55-inches diagonal to up to 96-inches diagonal (WXGA) and up to 85-inches diagonal (XGA)*.

Using the BrightLink 450Wi, educators can deliver presentations over a school’s wired (using RJ-45 connectivity) network, giving teachers increased flexibility with their lesson delivery methods. With networked presentations, educators can include several classrooms in one lesson by showing the same content, or allow principals to deliver presentations to the entire school without students ever leaving the classroom.

For schools or districts already using curriculum software, the BrightLink 450Wi provides open compatibility with virtually any interactive software program, allowing educators to incorporate creative and engaging content from eTextbooks, multimedia online content and more into their curricula without added expense. For districts not already standardized or using a software curriculum package, BrightLink is available with RM Easiteach Software, a next-generation software solution designed by teachers to help create exciting and engaging lessons.

EasiTeach Software Resources

Professional Development and Training Resources – all of the following are Free of Charge and accessible at www.rmeducation.com

Free Training Webinars offered every Tuesday and Thursday – click the following link to view schedule and register for one of the standing public-facing webinars http://www.rmeducation.com/

“Help Guides” in Easiteach and Lesson Plans (referred to as Teacher Notes in Easiteach) available for all Content

Online Resources for Professional Development and ongoing reference (both Dealers and Customers):

Easiteach Product Videos (Scroll down inner right-hand toolbar to view all) http://www.youtube.com/user/RMEducationUS
Easiteach Tutorial Videos - Starter Pack features & Toolbars http://www.rmeducation.com/resources

NEWLY ADDED March 2011

Interactive Whiteboard Links
Here are some links that can be powerful whole-group instructional tools when used on an interactive whiteboard. These are grouped by subject area and subdivided by grade band.
These resources are provided FREE for all Georgia Educators and other educators worldwide by the Educational Technology Center housed at the National Science Center in Augusta, Georgia.

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