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The following are free training resources that will provide you with an overview on how to get started with the SMART Board interactive whiteboard, basic functionality, maintenance and more.

Quick reference guides

  • SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Basic Functionality – PDF
  • The SMART Board Welcome Center – PDF ( Windows Mac )
  • SMART Tools – PDF ( Windows | Mac )
  • The Floating Tools Toolbar – PDF ( Windows | Mac )
  • Orienting your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard – PDF
  • Using Touch Gestures – PDF
  • Troubleshooting with the Ready Light – PDF
  • Hardware Basics for SMART Board Interactive Whiteboards – PDF
  • SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Basic Functionality – PDF
  • Freestorm Solution Basics: SMART Board 880i5 – PDF
  • Freestorm Solution Basics: SMART Board 885i5 – PDF
  • Freestorm Solution Basics: SMART Board 885ix – PDF

Self-paced tutorials

  • Touch, Write and Save using SMART Ink – tutorial
  • Orienting your SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard – tutorial

Video

  • Accessing the SMART Board interactive whiteboard – video

YouTube video

  • SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Basic Maintenance – video 
    This video explains how to clean and maintain your SMART Board interactive whiteboard.
  • SMART Board interactive whiteboard accessibility – video 
    This YouTube video showcases a couple of different ways that you and your students can interact with your SMART Board interactive whiteboard.

Self-paced training

  • Getting Started with SMART Board interactive whiteboard (Product use training)

    This module is designed to give SMART Board interactive whiteboard users an introduction to the basic functionality of the hardware.

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  • Introduction to SMART Notebook Collaborative Learning Software and the SMART Board interactive whiteboard (Product use training)

    This course introduces you to SMART Notebook software product use and the SMART Board interactive whiteboard.

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  • Working with Ink Aware Applications (Product use training)

    This module is designed to introduce Notebook users to the Ink Aware capabilities of the SMART Board interactive whiteboard.

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  • Best practices for Technology Implementation (Product use training)

    This module discusses the steps to take to ensure speedy, efficient, and cost-effective technology implementation.

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  • Interactive Classroom Technology Solutions (Product use training)

    This course is intended for school and district administrators who are pursuing the SMART Certified Education Administrator (SCEA) designation. It explains how SMART can provide an interactive classroom technology solution for your schools and specific classroom needs, and provide you with evaluative tools so you can gauge how well your current technology situation is working for you.

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On-demand webinars (formerly live online training)

Introduction to the SMART Board

This session provides an introduction to the basic functionality of the SMART Board interactive whiteboard.     

Duration: 18 minutes

Session objectives

Learn how to:

  • Connect the interactive whiteboard 
  • Use the pen tray tools
  • Write on the interactive whiteboard
  • Orient the interactive whiteboard
  • Access and control applications
  • Work with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

Video