tutorial intelliboard creating interactive lessons

Intelliboard 1.3 Guide to Creating Lessons

Using Snapshot Tool When you find a picture or clipart:

Left click on IPM Softkey driver (found in lower right hand corner of system tray)

Click on Softkey Editor… A menu will pop up Scroll down to Softkey 15 (snapshot) Move menu out of the way of what you want to copy Click on the Run button for Softkey 15 (snapshot) A dotted square will appear Drag the dotted square over what you want to

copy You may have to resize the square by clicking and

dragging Once you release the click a snapshot will be

taken. Close the IPM Softkey Editor menu Launch Virtual WhiteBoard… Click on Insert. Click on Image Library to get pop-

up box that needs to have the path directed to snapshot files. (i.e.C:\, Program Files, Intelliboard, Lesson Plan Resources, Snapshot files) Notice snapshots are saved as a date and number Double click to open the last snapshot to get a

pop-up of the Image Viewer Click and drag the image you want on to VWB Close the Image Viewer and the Image

Library Path

Karen Dailey ● Technology Integration Specialist ● Cabell County Schools November 2007

Click and drag picture to VWB


To rename the picture so you can find it again Go to Start

a. Click on My Computerb. Click on the folders button to see all the files in

the left panec. Click on the “IBM Preload C” drived. Click on Program Filese. Click on Intelliboardf. Click on Lesson Plan Resourcesg. Click on Snapshots and in the right pane you will

find all the snapshots you have taken Right click on the snapshot to get dialog box Click on Rename which will highlight the box under the picture Type in the name you want Close

Inserting Clip Art into VWB lessonsLaunch VWB

1. Click on Insert2. Click on Image Library to get floating menu

making sure Image Library Path in left pane is

a. C:\b. Program Filesc. Intelliboardd. Lesson Plan Resourcese. Snapshots

3. Select Picture on right pane4. Click OK to get floating menu with all pictures to

choose from5. Drag picture to its place on the VWB

Resizing Pictures1. Click on Resize button 2. Select Picture3. Click and drag on green dots to resize picture4. Click outside picture when finished

Moving Objects (images or text)1. Click on Select button


Left pane

Right pane

Intelliboard 1.3 Guide to Creating Lessons2. Select Object (a dotted box will appear around object)3. Click and drag to its place4. Click outside object when finished

Inserting Text1. Start Typing2. Click outside of textbox3. Click on the Select button4. Select the text (a dotted box will appear around text)5. Click and drag to its place

Changing Text Color1. Click on Select button2. Select Text (a dotted box will appear)3. Right Click inside of textbox 4. Select Current Color5. Choose Color, click OK

Changing Background Color1. Click on Format2. Click on Options3. Click on Page Color4. Select Color5. Click OK, OK

Ways for students to manipulate VWB lessons Write Draw Select and drag Highlight Color

How to Write and Draw

Select Annotation Pen It defaults to black so you can then select color you need.

How to Highlight1. Select Yellow Highlighter button 2. Click and drag over what needs highlighted

How to Color1. Select the Yellow Highlighter button2. Select the More Colors button3. Choose the color4. Click OK5. Click and drag to color object



VWB ToolbarThis is located at the top of your workspace but you can move it to the bottom of the screen. To move the toolbar to the bottom of your screen:

Place your mouse cursor in the grey area to the right of the hyperlink button, click and hold in your left mouse button and drag it to the bottom of your screen. This will enable better access for shorter children.

Toolbar Functions:

As you run your mouse across the buttons in the VWB toolbar, they describe each function. In order to access the functions, you must click the button, checking to make sure that it appears to be depressed. Notice that the pencil tool is “depressed” in the image shown here.

1. Open File 2. Print (Automatic Print) 3. Thumbnail Viewer 4. Cut 5. Copy 6. Paste


7. Select (Object) 8. Resize 9. Rotate10. Select (Area)

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Intelliboard 1.3 Guide to Creating LessonsDrawing Tools:

11. Straight Line12. Arrow (New for 1.3!)13. Rectangle14. Square15. Circle16. Triangle (New!)17. Add Text

22. Drawing Tool: Pencil23. Fill (?)24. Select Black (Ink)25. Select Red26. Select Green27. Select Blue28. Select Other Color (From Color Window)29. Highlight30. Erase


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18. Undo (Last Action)19. Redo (Last Action)20. Back to Previous Slide21. Forward One Slide (Or New Slide)

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31. Change Pen Width (Slide Bar)32. Opens Playback Window33. Current Pen Color Current Highlighter Color34. Sherston Clip Art Browser35. Embed/ Hyperlink (New!)

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