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The purpose of this wiki is to share out solutions and ideas with regards to technology integration. Please feel free to populate at will. You can send me the "problem/question" and solution and I will post or you may do it on your own. Click on "edit" and then "save" to do this on your own. You could also just pose the problem and allow me to research solutions / ideas. Remember, don't be afraid to try out the Smart Exchange for lesson ideas. Thanks!

Update: Spoke with Ryan K and he also suggested a you might "control-command-esc" to "force quit". This is the same thing as a control+alt-delete on a PC and it allows you to unfreeze a specific application rather than shut down the entire computer. But the bottom line is that your MacBooks should not freeze up. We are still in search of a macro solution to this. Thanks for your patience. || next, search "interactive whiteboard" and there will loads of interactives! And because they are in the cloud (Internet-based) they might be used as study tools / homework for kids and parents. Perhaps you could link them on your website. || --- Sorry-- This question was posted by Roxanne. Thanks Mark! || http://search.creativecommons.org/ || . || http://smart.wiki.caiu.org/Smart+Response ||
 * || **problem, question** || **Solution, "share out idea." "try this" "this worked for me"** ||
 * SmartBoard || How do I hide what is on my computer screen from kids when the board is on? || After much trial and error, I finally discovered how to freeze/hide your Smartboard screen while continuing to work on your computer so that your students cannot see what you are doing. Each Smartboard came with a black remote. On the black remote in the bottom left there is a button that says HIDE. If you are to press HIDE once, you screen will freeze at what it is presently on. If you press HIDE once more, your screen will go blank, but the Smartboard will still be on. If you press HIDE again, your screen will come back on unfrozen. Also, when using the remote you must point it at the projector, not at the board itself. --Mark H ||
 * Smartboard || What's an interactive way to review vocabulary? || [[file:Invention of Sneakers magic machine.notebook]]mark H ||
 * Digital Owl Pellets || Hey, I ran out of pellets...how can I get my fix in a virtual way? || http://www.kidwings.com/index.htm ||
 * || USB port issue || Sometimes if my smart board all of a sudden loses connection, I switch UBS ports, and it works in the other one. Unfortunately, then it seems to be a "dead" port for a while where even a mouse cord doesn't work in it. Karen A ||
 * Smartboard || What's a way in which I can learn along side the kids the possible uses for the SmartBoard, and at the same time, possibly promote student ownership of learning? || Christine has been having assigned groups of kids stay after school (with parent's permission-15 minutes or so) to just play around the board. The kids love it and Christine gets a chance to see how they figured how to do something and try it out herself. Imagine the impact on the lesson / motivation when Christine turns to her kids and reminds them how they taught her how to do something. Democratizing the strategies when using the board might give the kids' some ownership over their learning. Thanks for sharing out Christine. ||
 * ThinkCentral || What is a faster way to check math homework using the smartboard? || Going onto your ThinkCentral account you open up the Teacher manual which displays the answers on each page. There is a button that says "hide answers" if you don't want them shown right away. Thanks to Karen A. I used it today and the kids were able to check their homework by themselves. ~Christine ||
 * "Mirroring" or screen issues. || My MacBook screen is projecting what I want but the SmartBoard is projecting a purple haze. In other words, there is a disconnect between the two units, how do I fix this? || Thanks Amanda for asking the question; thanks Nate for helping me figure this one out. If your computer screen does not match what is on the SmartBoard try this: you should have an icon on the top of your screen that looks like a black computer screen. This icon is for the "displays option". Click on this and the screen that pops up has a small box in the lower left that prompts you to turn "mirroring" off or on". Make sure it is on. This should work for you. If the black computer icon is not there go into system preferences under the Apple icon tab. Go into "displays" from there. ||
 * MacBook / Smartboard || MacBooks freezing up while using Notebook / Whiteboard...how can I prevent this? || Spoke to the IU folks about this and they suggested that we make sure nothing else is open when using the board. They also indicated that this is not something problematic to the MACS. Let's keep our eye on this.
 * Using "interactive" websites outside of what's in NoteBook || Even more cool interactives! These were recommended by Kerry Ditzler from the IU. || go to: http://www.delicious.com/kditzler
 * screen too big || When I plugged in to my smartboard, my screen got huge, and I cannot see all of a window at one time because it is cut off on the side. || Go to the Apple icon in the upper left hand column. Scroll to "system preferences" . Go the the "displays" icon. Click on that and this will give you options to change the "display settings". I just did the for Roxanne and we got set so that it shows all the icons across the top of her board. As always call on me and I can do this for you as well.
 * Using Images || What is a good site that allows me to incorporate "sharable /usable" images || We want to teach our kids how to use what's in the cloud responsibly. There is plenty of piracy going on with regards to images, language, music...due to their accessibility on the Internet. Anytime we use resources such as images we want to give proper credit to the author, artist,... And Anytime we want to have our kids "create" or "make" things out of the things available on the web, we want to make sure we take them to sites that generally allow for this. Creative Commons is good site to consider if you are having them use images for digital story telling for example. Many, not all of the images are "sharable and usable". The other thing you can do is corral the images you want for a project and put them in a folder for use. And talk to the kids about why you did it that way.
 * floating "ink aware tools" || Has anyone figured out how to change the default location/presence of the "ink aware tools" so that it does not float over tabs in Excel, Word, etc.? - Roxanne || I have a screen shot for this one. Control click on SmartBoard tools on dock and then move to options and make sure "open at login is not checked. And if Smartboard tools is open, make sure you "quit" to ensure ink aware tool bar does pop up.
 * SmartBoard || interactivity aspect won't work. Red light is on! || Make sure you check the cables. Especially the USB one that goes into the wall. This cable is really easy to knock out. ||
 * Smart Response Download || How do I get it downloaded? How do I learn more about the pot || Check this site out for the MAC download and helpful resources.
 * Using Math Expressions Think Central on Smart board || How do you get the full student page to appear on the smart board? || You need to go into the __Teacher's Guide Edition__ of Math Expressions on Think Central, then enter the page number __of the teacher's guide page__ that you are working from. When it opens, you will see a small version of the student page embedded in the teacher's guide. Tap the student page twice and it will open. You can then use the blue scroll bar on the right side to go up or down on the page. If anyone has trouble with this, just let me know and I'll be glad to help you figure it out. Karen Y. ||
 * My smartboard is every color except WHITE. || My smartboard was working fine until recently when I connect, its purple, blue, etc. If I wiggle the VGA cable it will turn clear but won't stay this way. I tried switching the VGA cable but it didn't work. HELP! ||  ||