GTCO CalComp Interwrite Board

Getting Started

Click the On button and then the Link button to connect the Interwrite board.

The Interwrite board should connect you to your computer’s Blue Tooth device and the Interwrite pen will be active.

If you have a problem, click on the Interwrite icon on the Task Bar (lower right corner) and select Devices. Select your pad and click Connect.

Modes – Whiteboard & Interactive Mode. To select a mode, click on the Interwrite icon on the Task Bar (lower right corner) and select the mode you want.

Whiteboard – This works just like a whiteboard so you can write or draw on a plain white screen.

Office Mode – This mode integrates with Microsoft Office projects, such as embedding annotations into the PowerPoint presentations.

Interactive Mode – You can open a document and interact with it. The original document will not change.

Interwrite menu		Mouse Returns control to mouse or pen
Pen 1 Color Selector below		Pen 2 Color Selector below
Multicolor Pen Color Selector below		Picture Pen Picture Selector below
Highlighter Color Selector below		Eraser Eraser Size Selector below
Selector Turns on the Selector Click on the Mouse icon to turn off the Selector		Undo
Clean Clears the screen of any current drawing		Stamp Stamp Selector below More stamps may be added
Spotlight Hides part of the screen		Picture Gallery More images may be added
Blank Page Creates a new blank page		Grid Page Select and format a grid background
Create Image Page		Previous Page Go to previous created page
Page Selector Allows you to select a page from those created		Next Page Go to next created page
Page Sorter Allows you to rearrange saved pages		Save Allows you to save your pages
Toolbox		Exit Exits Interactive Mode

Interwrite Menu

Spotlight

Allows you to turn on a spotlight to hide parts of the screen. Use the selector icons to change the size & shape of the window and to exit the Spotlight feature.

Toolbox

Add a 3^rd Pen
Add a 4th Pen
Change text type
Convert Text to Word Processor
Zoom in
Copy a page
Create a calendar
Create a blank page
Record voice narration and play back
Utilities
Export pages to PDF file
Email the PDF file
Pan page
Turn on onscreen keyboard
Lock pad so it cannot be used
Opens an Internet browser
Calibrates pad
Page up
Page down
A curtain to hide part of the screen
Insert a picture

Picture Gallery Scroll down to select other picture folders.	Stamps Scroll down to select other stamps.
	Page Sorter The Interwrite automatically saves the pen strokes in its "page sorter" program.  Navigate to the tool box and select "page sorter" or you may be able to select "page sorter" from the main toolbar.  This will bring up all the annotations you've made.

Adding Stamps and Graphics

You can add graphic files to be used as stamps and images. Stamps should be .png or .jpg formats. Pictures and backgrounds should also be .png or .jpg format.

To add images, find the image you want and save it. Go to My Computer ► Hard Drive C: ► Program Files ► GTCO Cal ► Comp Interwrite. Drag the graphic to the Backgrounds, Pictures or Stamps folder.

Ideas for Using Interwrite

• Save lessons to present to students who were absent
• Create video files to teach a software application, a lesson, or as a review to be posted to the server or web. Example- How to create a graph in Excel or hoe to burn a projects to cds
• Use the built in maps to teach continents, oceans, countries, or states and capitals.
• Present presentations created by student or teacher
• Have students create e-folios including samples of their work and narration
• Digital storytelling
• Teach whole group computer or keyboarding skills
• Brainstorming
• Take notes directly into PowerPoint presentations
• Reinforce skills by using on-line interactive web sites
• Creating a project calendar
• Teach editing skills using editing marks
• Use in the 6 trait writing process
• Use highlighter tool to highlight nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.
• Use it with Kidspiration or Inspiration
• Teaching students how to navigate the Internet
• Illustrate and write a book as a class. Use the record feature to narrate the text.
• Use the Interwrite software to create lessons in advance at home or at school. Then save them for future use or to be shared with other teachers
• Diagramming activities
• Teaching steps to a math problem.
• have students share projects during Parent/Teacher/Student conferences
• Graphics and charts with ESL learners and special ed students.
• Teaching vocabulary
• Electronic Word Wall
• End each day by having students write one thing that they learned

Ideas from Brad Niessen http://technology.usd259.com/resources/whiteboards/interwrite.htm

GTO Website - www.gtcocalcomp.com

Free lesson plans - http://www.gtcocalcomp.com/erc/lessons.htm