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3. Selecta st udent,ty pea mess age,and then click Pass the Chalk.
Yourmessage appearson the student’s screen. When the studentc licks OK, he
orshe has control of your desktop. The desktop’s borderchangesf romblue to red.
NO T E
If you give controlto one of your students, you can still useyour mouse
andkeyboard.I f both you andthe st udentuse the mouse or keyboardat
thesame time, your actions take precedenceover the student’s.
Inaddition, if you broadcast a student’s computerand the student’s
computeris runningthe Windows Vis ta operatingsystem, t hes tudent
whosedisplay is beingbroadcasted always sharescontrol, regardlessof
yourbroadcast preferences.
4. SelectMenu > E nd Passthe Chalk.
5. SelectMenu > Stop Broadcasting.
WritingO vera Broadcast
Duringa broadcast, you can write overy ourdesktop and the digital ink is displayed on
thedesktops of everyone receivingy ourbroadcast. This is a good way to direct your
students’attention and make helpfulnotes for them.
lIf you’reworking on a SMART Board interactive whiteboard,you can write notes
usinga pen tray pen. Youc anc hangethe appearanceof the digital ink using the
optionsin Floating Tools.
lIf you’reworking at your desktop, you can write notes using the My Desktop
toolbar.You can changethe digital ink’s width, colorand transparencyin SMART
Sync’s preferences.
To writeover a broadcast
using ani nteractive
whiteboard
1. Broadcastyour desktop or a student’s desktop(see Broadcasting YourD esktop
onpage 32or Broadcasting a Student’s Desktop on page33).
2. Pick up a pentray pen and write on the interactivew hiteboard.
3. Putthe pen tray pen back in its slot whenyou’re finished.
Whenyou next make contact wit h the interactivew hiteboard,your notes
disappear.
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