1. AgendaAirlinerWirelessSlate1.AbouttheAirliner 2.Hardware 3.InstallingtheSlate 4.EstablishingaWirelessConnection& TurningontheSlate 5.UsingtheSlate&itsTools 6.CustomizingtheSlate 7.TheBattery CharlenePatten8.AirlinerActivitiesEducationResourceSpecialist8.HandsonPractice charlene_patten@wgte.org9.Resources4193804631www.wgte.org Goals AbouttheAirliner Gainanunderstandingofthehardwareandsoftware AnAirLinerWirelessSlateallowsyoutointeractwirelesslywithourcomputer. Participateinhandsonactivitiesthatallowyoutointeractwiththetechnology ItcanbeusedwithaSmartboard,butoneisnotrequired. MultipleslateuserscanwriteatthesametimeassomeoneusingtheSMART LearnhowtocustomizeyourAirlinertosupportyourinstructionalandlearninggoals Board. TheBluetoothUSBadapterenableswirelesscommunicationbetweentheAirLiner Gatherstrategiesandapplicationsforuseintheclassroom andyourcomputer.Itdoesnotrequirelineofsight. Thebatteryfreetetheredpenworkslikeamouse,enablingyoutoselect, Gatherresourcesandidentifymodesforcontinuedsupport editanderaseobjects,imagesandtext. Abatteryfreemousealsoworkswiththeslate. 1

2. FrontView BackViewCustomizableConnectButton FunctionButtonsPowerButton PenStorage BatteryChargingIndicator PowerIndicatorWorkspace InstallingtheUSBadapterdriver InstallingtheSlate1.Makesuretheslatesbatteryischarged.2.ThefirsttimeyoucreateaconnectionbetweentheAirLinerandyourcomputer,itishelpfulto positiontheslateasclosetoyourcomputeraspossibleandtoensurethatthereisadirect, Installthebattery unobstructedlineofsightbetweentheslateandtheBluetoothUSBadapter.Moveorturnoff equipmentsuchasamicrowaveorbecausetheycaninterfere. RechargetheBattery InstallNotebookSoftware 3.Toenablethewirelessconnection,youmustinstalltheBluetoothUSBadaptersdriver.Donotinsert theBluetoothUSBadapterintoaUSBportuntilthesoftwareasksyoutodosoduringtheinstallation InstallUnderlayprocess. Installantislipfeet4.First,inserttheBluetoothUSBAdapterInstallationCDintoyourcomputer.5.Theinstallationshouldstartautomatically.Ifitdoesnt,selectStart>Runandtypex:Setup.exe wherexistheCDDrive,andpressEnter.6.Followtheinstallationprompts.7.WhentheboxisdisplayedsayingNoBluetoothdevicewasdetectedinserttheUSB Adapter.IftheWindowsFoundNewHardwarewizardpopup,closeit.8.ClicktheFinishbuttonattheendoftheinstallation.ABluetoothplacesiconwill appearonyourdesktopandinyourtasktray. 2 3. EstablishingaWirelessConnection&TurningontheSlate4.WhentheWelcomeboxappears,choosethe2nd CreatingaConnectionradiobutton,IwanttofindaspecificBluetoothdeviceBetweentheAirLinerandYourComputer5.ClickNext. 1.RightclickontheBluetoothiconinthetasktrayandchooseBluetoothSetupWizard. 2.Turnontheslatebypressing thepowerbuttoninthetopleftcorner. 3.PresstheConnectbuttonontheback. Thepowerindicatorflashesquickly,indicating thattheslateisindiscoverymode.8.WhenthisboxappearsUsetheslatespenor6.SelecttheSMARTWirelessSlatewithoneclick.mousetoclickontheClickherebutton.7.ClickNext.9.Thepowerindicatorontheslateturnssolidbluetoindicateconnection.TheBluetoothiconinthesystemtrayisnowgreen,insteadofwhite.Ifyouareunabletocreateawirelessconnectionwithin3minutes,theslateturnsoff.3 4. PowerIndicatorPowerIndicatorStatus Let'sConnect!SteadyBlueTheslateisactive,butthepentip,sideswitch,mousebuttonsandfuctionbuttonsaren'tinuse. Green Theslateisactive,andeitherthepentip,asideswitch,amousebuttonorafunctionbuttonisinuse.SlowlyFlashingBlue Thebatteryhasalowchargeandneedstoberecharged.QuicklyFlashingBlue TheslateisattemptingtoestablishaBluetooth wirelessconnection.OffOff UsingtheSlate&itsToolsPointing Pointing EyeHandCoordination Theworkspaceisamappedrepresentationofyourcomputerscreenandeverypointonthe workspacecorrespondsexactlytoonepointonthedisplayscreen.Whereveryouplacethepenon theworkspace,thepointerjumpstothecorrespondingpointonthescreen. 4 5. EyeHandCoordination CustomizingtheSlate GerryDavis,NWOET CustomizethePen CustomizetheFunctionButtons CustomizetheToolStrip&Underlay CustomizethePen5.Selectthedesiredfunctionsforeachswitch.Optionsinclude:Printpage,Nextpage,Previouspage,Clearscreen,Rightclick,Middleclick,Floating 1.StarttheSmartBoardsoftwareControlPanel. mouse,keyboard,FloatingtoolsNotebooksoftware,Screencapturetoolbar, 2.ClickSMARTBoardSettings. Pen,Eraser,Disabled. 3.ClicktheAirLinericon. 4.SelectPenandButtonSettingsfromthedropdownmenu. 6.IfyouselectPenorEraser,clicktheCustomizebuttontoselecttheattributesforyourpenorthesizeofyoureraser. 5 6. CustomizetheFunctionButtons PenCustomizeOptionsEraserCustomizeOptions Therearetwocustomizablefunctionbuttonslocatedatthetopoftheslate.TheLeftbuttonissettostartFloatingToolsandtheRightbuttontostartNotebooksoftware 1.StarttheSmartBoardsoftwareControlPanel. 2.ClickSMARTBoardSettings. 3.ClicktheAirLiner. 4.ThenselectPenandButtonSettingsfrom thedropdownmenu. 5.Selectthedesiredfunctionsforeach button.Optionsinclude:Printpage,Next page,Previouspage,Clearscreen,Rightclick, Floatingmouse,Keyboard,Floating7.ClickOK. tools,Notebooksoftware,Screencapture8.ClickOK. toolbar,Disabled.9.ClosetheControlPanel. 6.ClickOK. 7.ClosetheControlPanel. CustomizingtheUnderlay&ToolStrip Practice UnderlayApaperunderlay,installedintheworkspace,allowsyoutoselectcustomizabletoolsand startprogramsbypressingtheiconsonthetoolstripwiththepen.Youcancustomize andprintnewunderlays. CustomizethePenButtons CustomizetheFunctionButtons 1.StarttheSmartBoardsoftwareControlPanel. RestoretoDefaults 2.ClickSMARTBoardSettings.3.ChooseAirLiner.4.SelectDisplayPropertiesfromthedropdown menu.5.SelecttheunderlaytemplateintheSelectacolor schemelist.6.ClicktheCustomizeandPrintbutton. 7.Customizeyourunderlay:backgroundproperties,colors,transparency,andpositionthetoolbarstrip. 6 7. ToolStrip ThenexttimeyouopentheCustomizeandPrintUnderlaysbox,yourlatest Tocustomizetheiconsinthetoolbar,clicktheConfigureIconStripbutton. configurationchoicesappear.SelectitemsintheAvailableToolsareaandclicktheAddbutton Toremoveanitem,selectitintheCurrentToolbarareaandthenclicktheRemovebutton.Toinstallanunderlay UsetheMoveUpandMoveDownbuttonstorearrangetheicons. 1.Releasethelockingslidersonthesidesoftheslateby ClicktheBrowsebuttontoselectanexecutablefilefromyourharddrive,ieWord.exe. ClicktheLinktowebsitebuttontoaddawebsitelinktoyourunderlay.2.Thenlifttheplasticcoverawayfromslatebytheupperedges.3.Afterpositioningthenewunderlay,inserttheplastictabs ontheoverlaysloweredgeintotheirslotsontheslate.4.Lowertheoverlay.5.Finishbypushingthesliderstowardsthebottomoftheslate.9.ClickOK. 10.ClickthePrintbuttontoprintyourcustomizedunderlay. 11.ClicktheClosebutton.TheControlPanelsavesyourmostrecentunderlay. TheBattery YoucanalsocheckthebatterystatususingtheSmartboardsoftware.1.StarttheSmartboardsoftwarecontrolpanel.2.SelectSmartboardsettings. Anew,fullychargedbatterylastsforapproximately25hoursofconstantuse. 3.ClicktheAirLinerslate.Thebatterystatusisdisplayedinthebottomrightcorner:Green=fullychargedPartialRed:lowchargeGreenArrows:recharging. TheAirLinerslatecontinuestodrawasmallamountofbatterycharge,evenwhen itisturnedoff. Whenthebatterychargefallsbelow20%anotificationareaballoontipappears indicatingyoushouldconnecttheslatetoapoweroutlet. WhentheAirLinerslatebatterychargeisnearlyempty,thepowerindicatoron theslateslowlyflashesblue.7 8. Chargingindicatordisplaysthebatterystatuswhenthepoweradapterisconnected: Rechargethebatteryasoftenaspossiblesothatitdoesnotloseallofitscharge. Green=chargedOrange=recharging. IftheAirLinerslatebatterychargeisnearlyemptyandyoudonotconnecttheslatetoapower Abuiltinprotectioncircuitpreventsthebatteryfromovercharging. outlet,youriskdrainingthebatterycompletely.Abatterythathaslostallofitschargecanno longerberecharged.Ifthechargingindicatorremainsoffwhenyouconnecttheslatetoapower Ifyouwillnotbeusingtheslateforanextendedperiodoftimeonemonthor outletthenthebatteryiscompletelydrainedandmustbereplacedlonger,fullyrechargethebattery,andthenremoveitfromtheslate. Thetimerequiredtofullyrechargethebatteryvaries.Ifthebatteryislow,ittakes approximatelyfivetosixhourstofullyrechargethebattery. Torechargethebattery,insertthepoweradaptersroundconnectorintotheDCIN receptaclelocatedontherightsideoftheslate.Insertthepoweradapters prongsintoapoweroutlet.YoudonothavetoturnontheAirLinerslatetorecharge thebattery. ChargingindicatordisplaysthebatterystatusAirlinerActivities AirlinerInstructionalStrategiesMiddleSchoolYoucanalsomovearoundtheclassroom,Math andindividualstudentscanusetheslatetoScience participateinortakecontrolofthelesson.YoucanpresentaconcepttothewholeLanguageArts classandthentransitionseamlesslyinto groupinstruction. HighSchool Thewirelessslateconnectstoacomputer, LanguageArtsallowingbothteachersorstudentstocontrollessonsbyhighlightingmaterialandlaunchingapplications.Thewirelessslatesupportssimultaneous Scienceinteraction,somultipleslateuserscanwrite SocialStudiesnotesatthesametimesomeoneisusingtheSMARTBoardinteractivewhiteboard.8 9. Resourceswww.wgte.org InYourClassroom...K12EducationTroubleshootingAND ActivitiesTechnology&TeachingResourceHowcanyouintegratetheAirlinerintoyourcurrentlessons? http://www2.smarttech.com/st/enUS/Products/AirLiner/default.htmhttp://www2.smarttech.com/st/enUS/Support/Airliner/WS100.htm? Inyourgroups,comeupwith3specificwaysthatyoucanusetheAirlinerproductFamily=Airliner&modelVersion=WS100&type=Troubleshooting% withinyourclassroom. 20articles&command=ShowAll Chooseoneoutofthethree. http://www.willard.k12.mo.us/co/tech/smartbrd.htm Bepreparedtoshareout.http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/smartlessons.htmQuestions?CharlenePattenEducationResourceSpecialist1270SouthDetroit Toledo,OH43614 4193804631 www.wgte.org9 10. Attachments WGTEhandeyecoordination.notebook TUT_Airliner_practice[1].notebook 10th12thGradeEconomicsSupplyandDemand.notebook 3rd5thGradeLanguageArtsAdverbs.notebook 3rd6thGradeScienceWaterCycleInABag.notebook 6th8thAnglesLesson.notebook HighSchoolScienceClassifyingVertibrates.notebook 12th_grade_Language_Arts_Magical_Realism.notebook