Minimum System

Requirements

• Windows XP/Vista/7
Operating System
• Pentium®4 2,4GHz CPU
• 512 MB R
• 128 MB RAM graphics card
• QuickTime Player 6 or later
• DVD-ROM drive
• 16-bit sound card

• Mac OS X v10.5
• Power PC G4 @ 867 MHz CPU
• 512 MB RAM
• 128 MB RAM Graphics Card
• DVD-ROM drive
• 16-bit sound card

Virginia Evans – Jenny Dooley

 Table of Contents

1. What is an Interactive Whiteboard? .......................................................... p. 3

2. What equipment do I need to use the IWB software? ............................ p. 3
3. Internet Disclaimer .................................................................................... p. 3
4. Running the application ........................................................................... p. 4
On an IBM compatible PC .......................................................................... p. 4
On a Mac OS X ........................................................................................... p. 5
5. Navigation ................................................................................................. p. 6
Word List ................................................................................................... p. 9
Select functions .......................................................................................... p. 10
6. Task types and how to complete them .................................................... p. 24
Clicking ...................................................................................................... p. 24
Clicking and dragging ................................................................................ p. 28
Typing ........................................................................................................ p. 29
7. The toolbar ............................................................................................... p. 30
8. The toolbar at a glance ............................................................................ p. 30
9. Using the tools .......................................................................................... p. 31
PC Mode .................................................................................................... p. 31
Pencil ......................................................................................................... p. 31
Highlighter ................................................................................................. p. 31
Create Text Box .......................................................................................... p. 31
Select Pencil / Highlighter Thickness ........................................................... p. 32
Select Pencil / Highlighter colour ................................................................ p. 32
Zoom ......................................................................................................... p. 34
Eraser and Eraser Thickness ........................................................................ p. 35
Hide Part of the Screen .............................................................................. p. 35
Isolate Part of the Screen ........................................................................... p. 36
Page Controls ............................................................................................. p. 36
Print ........................................................................................................... p. 36
Clear Notes ................................................................................................ p. 36
Undo / Redo ............................................................................................... p. 36
Save and Load Notes .................................................................................. p. 36
Saving Notes .......................................................................................... p. 37
Loading Notes ....................................................................................... p. 37
Browser ...................................................................................................... p. 38
10. Using Note Exporter on an IBM compatible PC ......................................... p. 39
Exporting notes .......................................................................................... p. 40
Importing notes........................................................................................... p. 41
11. Using Note Exporter on a Mac OS X .......................................................... p. 43
Exporting notes .......................................................................................... p. 44
Importing notes........................................................................................... p. 45
12. Troubleshooting & Contact support ......................................................... p. 47

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 Welcome to On Screen 2 Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) software. This
application is designed to follow the On Screen 2 course and enhance your own
and your learners’ experience in the language classroom.

What is an Interactive Whiteboard?

An Interactive Whiteboard is a type of touch-sensitive board which has the power to transform
any classroom into a dynamic learning environment.
It allows teachers and students to participate interactively in activities projected onto the board
from a data projector which is connected to a computer.
Interactive whiteboards are very popular in schools and are considered a more lively and
interesting approach than conventional teaching. They provide ways to show students anything
which can be presented on a computer (educational software, videos, websites, etc). Research has
shown that teaching through interactive whiteboard software has numerous advantages:
• It can accommodate different learning styles
• It is suitable for both small and larger groups of students
• It helps increase students’ attention span
• It facilitates the assimilation of new information
• It dramatically increases real teaching time
• It reduces the time teachers need for preparation
• It eliminates the need for additional equipment (DVD player, CD player, etc)
All in all, it is a powerful teaching tool that will transform your lesson and your classroom!

What equipment do I need to use the IWB software?

• A computer (IBM compatible or Mac OS X)

• A projector
• An interactive whiteboard or a device that turns a plain whiteboard into an interactive whiteboard
• Speakers

Internet Disclaimer
This application contains an internal web browser. This allows users to access the Internet without
needing to close or minimise the application first. This can be especially useful when users wish to
collect information for a writing task, for instance. However, Express Publishing takes no
responsibility for the content accessed by users using this internal browser. It is entirely the
responsibility of the user to make their own decisions concerning the accuracy, currency, reliability
and correctness of information accessed within the browser.

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 Running the application

On an IBM compatible PC

The application should run automatically when you insert the disk into your drive. If it does not,
please follow these steps:

1 Go to START>MY COMPUTER.
2 Locate the icon of your CD/DVD drive. With the On Screen 2 Interactive Whiteboard disk
inside your drive, right click the icon of your drive and choose EXPLORE (see Fig 1).
3 In the new window that appears, double-click on OS2.exe (see Fig 2).

Fig 1

Fig 2

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 On a Mac OS X

When you insert the disk into the slot, an icon will appear on your desktop with the name OS2
(see Fig 3).

Fig 3

If you click it, the contents of the disk will appear in a browser window with the following icons
and file names (see Fig 4).

Fig 4

Click the file shown in Fig 5 to run the application.

Fig 5

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 Navigation
By clicking this button you
can EXIT the application,
at any time.

Once the application has run in your

system, the first screen you see is the
MAIN MENU (see Fig 6). By clicking any
of the titles or their numbers, you can
enter the corresponding section of the
course.
All sections that appear in the MAIN
MENU lead to SUBMENUS. For example,
if you wish to enter Unit 1, click 1 or Day
in, day out (see Fig 6).

Fig 6

Once in the UNIT MENU (see Fig 7) you

can enter the desired lesson of Unit 1 by
clicking the cover page, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e,
1f, 1g or 1 Clil.

If you click this button,

you can go back to the
MAIN MENU at any time.

Fig 7

In the LESSON MENU the active tasks

you can enter are indicated by orange
circles (see Fig 8). Click a task to enter.
This allows you the flexibility to skip
certain tasks or pick up from where you
left off in the previous lesson.

This button will take you to

the previous menu; in this
case, the UNIT 1 MENU.

Fig 8

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These two buttons will take you to These two buttons will take you to the
the PREVIOUS and NEXT tasks, respectively. PREVIOUS and NEXT PART of the task, respectively.

While navigating, you will notice a few more buttons that are designed to help you do the tasks.
For instance:

Fig 11 Fig 12

Clicking this button will give you the Clicking this button will allow
answer to the task (see Fig 12). When you to restart the task.
the answer is a suggested one, this is
indicated by a different button .

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Clicking this button will show a Once you have gone through the
Clicking this button will screen with the GRAMMAR Grammar Reference, click this button
activate the ILLUSTRATED REFERENCE related to the particular to return to the EXERCISE SCREEN.
PRESENTATION of unit and exercise (see Fig 14).
grammar for the particular
exercise (see Fig 15).

Click the HEADPHONES

to listen to grammar
examples.

Once you have

Click this button to remove gone through
or add the subtitles. This the ILLUSTRATED
way you can show or elicit PRESENTATION of
the phenomenon. grammar, click this
button to return
to the EXERCISE
SCREEN.
Fig 15

There are ample visual presentations of new words/phrases. These vocabulary exercises have an
button which allows you to practise learning the phrases/words in the exercise by making the
words on the screen disappear and appear (see Fig 16 & 17).

Fig 16 Click this button to HIDE the Fig 17 Clicking on the headphones
words/phrases (see Fig 17). Click will also make the words/
again to show them (see Fig 16). phrases appear.

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 Word List

Fig 18 Fig 19

Clicking this button will present the Click this button to return
WORD LIST for the unit (see Fig 19). to the EXERCISE SCREEN.

Scroll up or down using Clicking the HEADPHONES will

the SCROLL BUTTON. allow students to hear the word.

Fig 20 Fig 21

Clicking the Clicking

Clicking the Clicking the NUMBER
DEFINITIONS this button
WORDS button will makes the
button button makes the hide or show
part of speech and part of
shows/hides all the English speech and
the English the definitions of word
the words appear the definition
words. individually. of the word
or disappear.
appear or
disappear
individually.

Note: The words in the WORD LIST do not appear in alphabetical order but in the order they are
found in the text.

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 Select functions

By clicking the button, you have the opportunity to exploit the WORD LIST in multiple
ways to suit your class’ needs.

Fig 22 Fig 23

By clicking the button, followed by the button, all the words in the WORD LIST
will be unselected and will appear on the left of each word (see Fig 22). Clicking on specific
words, the teacher can easily create a new list of only the words he/she wishes the students to
study, according to his/her class’ needs. Click the button and only the chosen words will
appear on the screen. In the same way, the button will provide you with a list of all the
words of the exercise and will appear on the left of each word. Clicking the next to each
word will remove the word accordingly (see Fig 22). When you have finished with your selection,
click to present the word list you have selected to exploit in class. Remember that all these
buttons are only visible when in mode.

Note: Even after you exit the application the vocabulary words you had selected will still be in
place for your next lesson.

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 Fig 24 Fig 25

Click here to go to an extra activity

where students can see a suggested
answer to work on (see Fig 25).

Most units include video documentaries that

are also provided in the main menu, which
are thematically relevant to expose students to
authentic English language.

Fig 26
In most reading exercises there is a TEXT-
TO-SPEECH PLAYER (see Fig 27 & 28).
As each line is read, it is highlighted in blue
to make it easier for students to follow the
text (see Fig 27).
Click and drag the seek bar
indicator to LOCATE A
SPECIFIC POINT in the audio.
Fig 28

PLAY PAUSE STOP

Fig 27

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 In some exercises, where you are given a
specific time to complete them, a TIMER is
given (see Fig 29). Click START and the
countdown will begin (see Fig 30).

Clicking the STOP

button will stop the
countdown.

Fig 29

Clicking the START Clicking

button will start the the RESET
countdown. button will
reset you
timer.

Fig 30

Some exercises require the students to prepare a POWERPOINT presentation (see Fig 31). Click on
the button, then click and the presentation is visible on the screen (see Fig 32).

Fig 31 Fig 32

Click the
HEADPHONES Click this button to
to listen to the go on to the next
presentation. presentations.

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Games are also included within the modules. They can be seen on the SUBMENU of each
individual module, indicated by the logo (see Fig 33). The same logo appears next to the
exercise that contains the game (see Fig 34).

Fig 33 Fig 34

A further extension game A further extension game can

can be found in this unit. be found in this exercise.

The Game should be played after completion of the exercise and its content is related to the
specific lexical or grammar exercise and often those preceding it (see Fig 35 & 36).

Fig 35 Fig 36

Click this button to PLAY a further Click this

Click this button button to return
extension GAME (see Fig 36). to reset the game. to the EXERCISE
PAGE (see Fig 35).

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GAMES with crosswords have a KEYBOARD where you can type your answer as you would with
your PC’s keyboard (see Fig 37). To activate the keyboard, click on a flashing number and type in
your answer (see Fig 38). There are two ways of using the KEYBOARD function. One way is to click on
each letter by using your mouse. The second way is by using your PC’s keyboard to type in the answer.

If the answer is correct you can then solve the next word. If the answer is wrong a red cross is shown
where the error begins and the correct letter is given as a clue, then you can have another try.

Fig 37 Fig 38

Click
DELETE or When you finish
BACKSPACE on typing your answer
your PC’s click CHECK or ENTER
keyboard to on your PC’s keyboard.
delete an entry.

HANGMAN GAMES also have a keyboard

which you can use by clicking on the letters.
The PC’s keyboard can also be used to type in
the answer.

A red cross will appear when you

have exhausted your attempts and
the correct answer is given.

Fig 39

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The exercises in the PROGRESS CHECK, SKILLS, NOTIONS & FUNCTIONS, WRITING BANK,
FURTHER PREPOSITION PRACTICE and WORKBOOK sections are organised in a similar way. For
instance, if you click to enter the PROGRESS CHECK section from the MAIN MENU , first you
will see the PROGRESS CHECK SECTION MENU (see Fig 40). Clicking any of the depicted pages
will take you to that section (see Fig 41).

Fig 40 Fig 41

The purpose of SKILLS and is to provide students with extensive practice in all the exam
techniques, enabling them to prepare for the exam (see Fig 42). Here you will find the CHECK
YOUR PROGRESS. This allows students to evaluate their own progress and identify their strengths
and weaknesses (see Fig 43). Your selection will automatically be saved each time you change it
and will not be affected by you closing the application.

Fig 42 Fig 43

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 The purpose of the NOTIONS & FUNCTIONS
section is to revise and practise various
expressions used in spoken English. There is
also a bank with tables before the tasks for
easy reference (see Fig 44).

Fig 44

The purpose of the WRITING BANK section is to

give students a practical guide to the type of
writing tasks tested in the exam (see Fig 45).

Fig 45

The FURTHER PREPOSITION PRACTICE section

helps students revise and practise prepositional
phrases found in the units (see Fig 46).

Fig 46

The WORKBOOK section is organised in a

similar manner. Each section indicates which
module it corresponds to in the Student’s book
units (see Fig 47). In the WORKBOOK section,
you will also find GRAMMAR BANK and
VOCABULARY BANK (see Fig 47).

Fig 47

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If you enter the READER VIDEO from the MAIN MENU , it takes you to the animated presentation
of the READER (see Fig 48 & 49). In this screen, you will also find the VIDEO PLAYER (see Fig 49). The
READER contains similar tasks to those in each unit.

Fig 48 Fig 49

Click on a number or heading to enter an episode. Click this button to access a READER task.

There are also READER E-BOOKS for some of our readers. If you enter the READER E-BOOK
section from the MAIN MENU, first you will see the cover of the reader (see Fig 50).

Click the
top or
bottom
corner
to flip
the
page.

Fig 50 Fig 51

Click right or left

arrows to flip the page.

At any time you can pause

Click on the audio by clicking the
the text to page. Click again to
listen and continue the audio.
read the
story. Click on this button
to return to the
MAIN MENU.

Fig 52

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If you enter the VIDEOS section in the MAIN MENU , first you will see the VIDEOS MENU
(see Fig 53). Clicking any of the unit numbers will take you to the relevant video (see Fig 54). In
this screen, you will also find the VIDEO PLAYER.

Fig 53 Fig 54

Click this button to see the list

of exercises which are relevant
to the video (see Fig 55).

Fig 55 Fig 56

Open up the Click this button

exercises by clicking In order to go back to the list of
to go back to the exercises, click this button.
on these buttons video.
(see Fig 56).

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When you enter the DOCUMENTARIES section in the MAIN MENU , you will be taken to the
DOCUMENTARIES MENU (see Fig 57). Click on a unit number to go to the submenu where you
will have access to all the videos and exercises that are also present in the main units and
accessible through them (see Fig 58). The documentaries logos can also be seen in the UNITS
section and appear next to the exercise that contains them.

Fig 57 Fig 58
Click on
this button to enter
a video which is
also present in the Click on these
individual units. Click on buttons to go to the THINK
these buttons to enter exercises which help develop
the exercises related to cognitive skills and are based
the videos (see Fig 59). on the video (see Fig 60).

Fig 59 Fig 60

This button will take you back

to the submenu.

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The QUIZZES section is organised in a similar way. If you enter the QUIZZES section in the MAIN
MENU first you will see the QUIZZES MENU (see Fig 61). Clicking any of the unit numbers
,
will take you to the corresponding game (see Fig 62). Click on the screen to start the game and
follow the instructions (see Fig 63).

Fig 61 Fig 62

Fig 63 Fig 64

Questions are multiple choice, where

Click on a player to select him/her.
each team can select their chosen answer
by clicking on it.

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On entering the GAMES section in the MAIN MENU , you will first see the GAMES MENU
(see Fig 65). Click on a Board Game number to play the game for the respective unit (see Fig 66).

Fig 65 Fig 66

Click on the SPIN button to start the game.

If you do not know the answer and do not wish to attempt one then click on this icon to
reveal the answer (see Fig 67). The team’s turn, however, will not count in this case.

Select your chosen answer by clicking on it and

click on SPIN again for the next team’s turn.

Fig 67

On entering the GAMES section (see Fig 65), you will

see VOCABULARY REVISION games 1 and 2 which
are based on units 1-4 and 5-8 respectively. The
students are guided through the game by the
teacher, who uses his/her discretion as to whether
the team has satisfactorily answered the question by
clicking on or (see Fig 68).

Fig 68

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Apart from the WORD LIST that you will find in
the units, there is a GLOBAL WORD LIST that
you will find in the MAIN MENU (see Fig 6). The
WORD LIST has three tabs, STUDENT’S BOOK,
WORKBOOK and IRREGULAR VERBS. There are
FOUR ways to view the words in the STUDENT’S
and WORKBOOK tabs: by ALL, BY MODULE,
BY LETTER and by SEARCH (see Fig 69).

The by ALL button provides you with the

alphabetical listing of all the words.
Fig 69

By clicking on a word, the audio is heard. The

definition, part of speech and example are also
given.

Words to learn
In the WORD LIST tab (in either by All, BY Module, BY Letter or by Search), you can select any
word you wish to pay more attention to. By clicking the icon that appears on the left of each
word (see Fig 70), these words will be saved in the Words to learn tab giving you the ability to
create your own list of words and being able to recall the list at any time (see Fig 71). You may
unselect any words you no longer wish to keep in the Words to learn tab at any time.

Fig 70 Fig 71

The BY MODULE button

provides you with the Words in Skills

alphabetical listing of all

the words in each unit or
section (see Fig 72).
Words in Skills
Fig 72 Words in units 1-8

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The by SEARCH button allows you to search for a particular word/phrase. Simply type in the letters
your word/phrase begins with and a list of words/phrases with those letters will appear on your
screen (see Fig 73). The more letters you type in for your word/phrase, the shorter the list will become
(see Fig 74).

Fig 73 Fig 74

Included in the global WORD LIST is a list of IRREGULAR VERBS which you can click on to access
and then use to revise irregular verbs (see Fig 75).

Click on these Click to go back

headphones to to the main menu.
hear the words
individually.
Click on these
headphones to
hear the words
Click on this icon to said in sequence.
make the word disappear
or appear individually.

Fig 75

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 Task types and how to complete them

The On Screen 2 IWB is designed as a teaching aid to be used in conjunction with the coursebook
and for this reason the content is identical. However, in order to do the exercises, you will have to
carry out three basic computer actions – clicking, clicking and dragging and typing.
Here is an overview of the types of tasks in this software and how to do them:

Clicking

In all tasks with fixed answers, such as multiple choice, gap-filling, ticking, circling, matching etc,
apart from the ability of the user to select the correct answer manually by clicking the correct
choice itself, there is the additional option of a button which is present on the left or the right of
the question . This is called the SHOW KEY button and it reveals the correct answer
automatically on clicking (see Fig 76 & 77).

Fig 76 Fig 77

When a SHOW KEY button is in the form of a , this is to indicate that the corresponding answer
is a suggested one only and its purpose is to provide students with a model answer to help them
produce one themselves. Answers can be revealed globally or individually. Clicking the SHOW KEY
button in the rubric will reveal all the answers related to the task. Alternatively, click the individual
buttons within the exercise to reveal the answers individually. All the answers that the SHOW KEY
buttons reveal can disappear by clicking the button once more.

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In the main modules in tasks with , the words will be revealed if you click on
the button (see Fig 78 & 79). Note: Some boxes open and close in the same
way including those in the WRITING BANK section.

Fig 78 Fig 79

In Check these words, the audio, definition, example and picture of the word will be revealed if you
click on any word in the box. The respective word will also be highlighted in the text (see Fig 80).
To go back to the words, click on the button again.

Τhe word you click on will

also bold in the text.

Fig 80

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In most reading tasks or exercises based on the reading text, the texts will be revealed if you click the
SHOW TEXT button .A button may appear on answering a question which will show the
underlining in the text justifying the answer (see Fig 81 & 82).

Fig 81 Fig 82

Click on this button to make the text appear (see Fig 82). Click to hide the text again (see Fig 81).

In multiple choice tasks clicking directly on the correct answer may change its colour (see Fig 83)
underline it (see Fig 84) or circle it. In all tasks, if the option which is clicked is wrong, then the
correct answer will automatically appear.

Fig 83 Fig 84

Note: Some exercises give you additional help or information. There are in the form of a or a
button.

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 In Check these words tasks, the audio,
definition, example and picture of the word
will be releaved if you click on the bold words
in the text (see Fig 85).

Fig 85

In tasks where students are asked to guess what the correct answer is, simply click on your choice
(see Fig 86). At this stage, the answers are not provided. When you move to the next screen, the
selection from the previous screen carries over. Once you have listened to the text, click to
show which statements were guessed correctly and which were not (see Fig 87).

Fig 86 Fig 87

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 Clicking and dragging
To match any item (word, phrase, picture etc) to another, you simply click the item and drag it to
your chosen place (see Fig 88 & 89). If the answer is wrong, it will bounce back to its original position.
With the exception of listening exercises, these actions are accompanied by sound effects.
Note: Tap function: In all clicking and dragging exercises, you can click on the word/phrase/letter or
picture and then simply click on the gap of your chosen place and it automatically appears on your
chosen place.

Fig 88
Fig 89

In ’sliding’ exercises, click on the correct item

and slide it to its correct position (see Fig 90).

In some reading exercises and in all listening

exercises, there is a simple AUDIO PLAYER (see
Fig 91). All its buttons are activated by clicking or
clicking and dragging (see Fig 92).
Fig 90

You will also Click and Click and

notice an drag the drag this
AUDIOSCRIPTS SEEK BAR indicator
button in INDICATOR to the left
listening tasks. to locate a or right to
This will reveal specific adjust the
the audioscript point in the VOLUME
of an audio recording. of the
recording. Click recording.
again to hide the
audioscript. Use
this function to
help students
check their
answers after
completing the
Fig 91 PLAY PAUSE
exercise.
Solve an exercise by clicking and clicking and dragging Fig 92
while listening or typing in the correct answer.

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 Typing

You will come across vocabulary and grammar tasks where you are able to type in your answer
manually (see Fig 93). To type in your answer, click in your chosen field using your mouse and type
in your answer using your PC’s keyboard, adding punctuation where necessary. The button
will remain grey until you have reached the last unsolved field (see Fig 94). The button will activate
when you start to type in your last answer (see Fig 95).

Fig 93 Fig 94

When you have finished typing in your answers, click the button. This will reveal which
answers you have answered correctly, indicated with a green tick and which ones you have
not, indicated with a red cross . You can edit your answers at any time (see Fig 96).
Note: If any of your answers have been made to appear with the SHOW KEY button then the
CHECK button will not be activated.

Fig 95 Fig 96

Use lower case –

capitals should only be After clicking the
used where necessary. check button you will
be able to see which
answers you got wrong.

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 The toolbar
At the bottom of every screen, you will find the Toolbar (see Fig 99).

Fig 97 Fig 98

If for any reason you wish to hide the toolbar during your lesson, you can do so by
clicking this arrow on the left-hand side (see Fig 97). To make it reappear, you can click the
remaining arrow at the bottom on the right (see Fig 98).

The toolbar at a glance These green triangles indicate that there are
further options available for this tool.

Select pencil / Isolate part

highlighter Save notes
of the
colour screen
Create Zoom Browser
Pencil text box Print
Undo

Fig 99

Eraser and Redo

Highlighter eraser
Notes page
thickness
PC mode Select pencil / controls
highlighter Hide part of Load notes
thickness the screen Clear notes

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Using the tools
PC MODE: After you have used one
of the tools, click this to regain your
normal mouse or electronic pen
function. This way you can once again
click and click and drag.

PENCIL: Click to turn your mouse or

electronic pen into a pencil. Now you
can make your own notes on every
Fig 100
screen provided in this software – a
very useful tool if you want to write
students’ own answers during
prediction, warm-up or error correction
(see Fig 100). Make sure you select a
colour and thickness for your pencil
before writing anything (see SELECT
PENCIL / HIGHLIGHTER THICKNESS
and COLOUR).

HIGHLIGHTER: Click and drag on every

word, phrase or sentence you wish to
highlight in a text (see Fig 101). Again,
you have the option of selecting the
colour and thickness of your
highlighter first.
Fig 101

CREATE TEXT BOX: If you don’t want to use the electronic pen of your interactive
whiteboard, this is a useful alternative for making notes. Click and drag to create a text box
and type in your notes using the PC’s keyboard (see Fig 102).

Drag the grey

This is a sample
bar to MOVE
text box:
the text box.

Click and drag the

arrows to RESIZE
the text box.
This is the TEXT BOX
FORMATTING PANEL.

Fig 102

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 Once you have created a textbox, a formatting panel appears so you can customise your
text (see Fig 103).

This indicator shows This indicator shows that Increase font

that these colours are these colours are applicable size by 1 pt Click to underline
applicable to the text. to the background. with each click. your text.

Click a colour for Click to make

Click a colour for your text.
your background. your text bold.

Fig 103
Click to make your background Decrease font Click to Click to
transparent so you can see your notes size by 1 pt italicise bullet
superimposed on the screen. with each click. your text. your
text.

SELECT PENCIL/HIGHLIGHTER THICKNESS: Once

you have clicked this tool, another options panel
appears (see Fig 104). Click on any of the brush
strokes to select the thickness of your pencil or Fig 104
highlighter.

SELECT PENCIL/HIGHLIGHTER COLOUR: Click to reveal the colour options panel and select
a colour for your pencil / highlighter (see Fig 105). This is a very useful tool if you like to use
colour-coding while teaching.

Fig 105

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In many tasks you may wish to write in your own or students’ answers. Here are some ways to
do this using the aforementioned tools.

In this task you need to

select the correct option.

Fig 106

Choose the highlighter, select the

colour and the thickness and drag
the mouse or electronic pen over
your choice.

Fig 107

Alternatively, you can choose

the pencil, select the colour
and the thickness and drag the
mouse or electronic pen to
circle your choice.

Fig 108

In this task you need to

answer the questions.

Fig 109

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colour and the thickness and,
using the mouse or electronic
pen, ‘write’ your answer.

Fig 110

Alternatively, with the mouse,

choose the “T”, to create an
individual text box next to
each word, select the colour
and type in your answer.

Fig 111

You can also choose the

“T”, to give all of the
answers. Select the colour
and type in your answer.

Fig 112

ZOOM: Once you have clicked this tool, another options panel appears (see Fig 113).

Click and drag this Click this to exit

diagonally over the the zoom mode.
part of the screen you
want to zoom into.
Fig 113

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Once you have isolated the area that you want to zoom in on, let go of the mouse or remove the
electronic pen from the whiteboard (see Fig 114 & 115).

Fig 114 Fig 115

Click on the first icon to
drag over the chosen When you want to In the bottom right corner, there are four arrows
section you want to go back to normal pointing to the top, bottom, left and right. By
zoom in on (see Fig 115). screen function click clicking them you can navigate the screen.
the second icon.

ERASER and ERASER THICKNESS: When you click

this tool, another options panel appears so you can
select the thickness of your eraser (see Fig 116). Click
the circle of your choice to select the thickness of
your eraser and your mouse/pen turns into an eraser.
Fig 116
Drag it over the area you wish to erase. If you want
to erase a text box, simply click it once and the entire
textbox will be deleted.

HIDE PART OF THE SCREEN: When you click and drag over a selected area with this tool,
you can hide areas such as individual illustrations, paragraphs, words, phrases etc
(see Fig 117). This will give you the opportunity to explore tasks and texts further.

Fig 117

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click and drag over an area of the screen
with this tool, the section you have
selected will be visible and therefore
focus your attention directly on it. The
rest of the screen fills up with the colour
of your choice (see Fig 118).

Fig 118

PAGE CONTROLS: Clicking this tool will Click to

go to Click to
reveal another options panel so you can Current make a Click to
the next add a
organise your notes in different layers page page page
page
opaque
(see Fig 119). Each layer works as a
blank page you can write your notes
on. This page can be either transparent
and visible over the task screen, or
opaque and function like a
conventional page.
Click to Total Click to
go to the Click to
number make a
previous delete a
of pages page
page page
transparent

Fig 119

PRINT: Click this to print the screen you are working on, as it is – with notes. Please
note that the preferred printing mode for this feature is landscape.

CLEAR NOTES: Click this to erase all your notes on a particular screen.

UNDO / REDO: Click to undo or redo your last action.

SAVE and LOAD NOTES: These two tools are especially useful if you want to use the
same notes on a different day. Please note that the On Screen 2 IWB notes and
annotations can be accessed only through this software; therefore, they will be
saved in a file created and identified by the software alone.

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 Saving notes

First you need to make notes,

either using the pencil or the
text box tool, as in the
example in Fig 120.

Fig 120

Then click SAVE . A blue window appears

with the options SAVE and CANCEL. Type a name for
your notes in the field that appears above these two
options and click SAVE. It is best to name your notes
according to the unit, exercise, page number and
possibly the date you created them (see Fig 121). For
example, you could name a file U3_Ex1_27April. In
this way, you can locate them easily once you have
accumulated a long list of notes.
Fig 121

It is possible that your system will notify you that ‘Local’, i.e. this software, is trying to store a file
in your computer. Click ALLOW.
Now you have successfully saved your notes.
Loading notes

Fig 122 Fig 123

Clicking on the mouse will Click to make

return the function of the the notes
Click LOAD NOTES to load a page mouse or electronic pen. disappear again.
of notes you have saved. Another blue
window appears with the options LOAD Your saved notes will appear in the same
and CANCEL (see Fig 122). Click the file format as they were saved (see Fig 123).
name of your notes and then click LOAD.

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 BROWSER: Clicking this tool will open up a panel where you will be able to type in the web
address of your choice (see Fig 124 & 125). This will then take you to the corresponding
website, providing you have Internet access. You are able to bookmark websites which you
can then access at any time (see Fig 126 & 127).

Fig 124 Fig 125

Click here to exit
BROWSER.
When you click inside the Use your keyboard to type in the
Website or Description address or click on the letters
box the keyboard manually. Then, click Go or Enter.
appears (see Fig 125).

Fig 126 Fig 127

You can bookmark the web Bookmark list,

click here to access Click to exit
address by clicking . at any time. BROWSER.

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 Using Note Exporter on an IBM compatible PC
As you save notes while using the On Screen 2 IWB Software, you may wish to share them with
other teachers using this software. You may also wish to use them on a different computer for a
different class of the same level. In order to do either, you have to export your saved notes.
For this purpose, we have included the Note Exporter utility in this software. Please note that this
function is only available for systems that are using the same software and that for Note Exporter
to function correctly, you need to have saved at least one set of whiteboard notes.

To run Note Exporter go to My Computer.

Then, right-click on the OS2 icon on your disk
drive. A drop-down menu will appear
(see Fig 128). Click EXPLORE.

Fig 128

In the new window that appears, double-click

the Note Exporter icon (see Fig 129).

Fig 129

Note Exporter will now start. The new window

that appears will offer you two options
(see Fig 130).
Click EXPORT NOTES if you want to transfer
notes from this computer to another computer.
Click IMPORT NOTES if you want to transfer
notes to this computer from another computer.
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N.B.: Before exporting any notes, you will need to have created a folder in your computer into which
your notes will be exported. In this example, we have named this folder OS2.

When you click EXPORT NOTES the computer

will start searching your hard disk for any
interactive whiteboard notes that may exist
on it. You will see the message in Fig 131.

Fig 131

After a few minutes, you will be prompted to

enter the application file identifier
(see Fig 132). This is the file in which the
software saves all your notes. Please type
OS2
in the space provided. Please note that this
file name is case-sensitive, so it is important
that you type it in correctly. Now click OK. Fig 132

A window will appear that asks you to specify

the folder in your system where you wish to
export your notes. Select the drive and the
folder from the drop-down menu and click
OK (see Fig 133).

Fig 133

Please note that, after saving your exported

notes on your computer, you may transfer
them onto a CD or DVD, a floppy disk or a
USB memory stick.
Once you have specified where you want your
notes to be saved, click OK. You will see the
message shown in Fig 134 after a few seconds.
Fig 134

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The saved notes files have now been moved to
the folder that the user specified (see Fig 135).

Fig 135

You can rename the file if you wish. However, please DO NOT CHANGE THE FIRST FOUR
CHARACTERS (OS2_) OR THE EXTENSION, as this will make your notes untraceable by the application.
You can now store the file(s) you exported on any storage media, or send them by email. When
you want to use these files on another computer, use the IMPORT NOTES function.

Importing notes
To import your exported notes onto another computer that has the same software, run Note
Exporter as described in the previous section (see Exporting notes).

When you see the window shown in Fig 136,

click IMPORT NOTES.

Fig 136

The message in Fig 137 will appear:

Fig 137

After a few minutes, you will be prompted to

enter the application file identifier
(see Fig 138). Please type
OS2
in the space provided. Again, please remember
that this is a set file name and that it is case-
sensitive. Now click OK.
Fig 138

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 The message in Fig 139 will appear. Click OK.

Fig 139

The next window will ask you to specify the

folder in which you have saved the exported
notes (see Fig 140). Scroll down the menu and
select the folder. Then, click OK. In this
particular example, the user has saved their
exported notes on their computer in a folder
called OS2. However, you can import notes
from a CD, DVD, USB stick or any other
portable medium.

Fig 140

When you have successfully imported the

notes, the window in Fig 141 will appear.

Fig 141

In order to view the imported notes, you may now load them using the LOAD NOTES function.

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 Using Note Exporter on a Mac OS X

Note Exporter operates in a slightly different manner on a Mac Os X.

To run Note Exporter, insert the disk into your drive. The icon shown in Fig 142 will appear on
your desktop.

Fig 142

When you click it, the contents of the disk

appear in a browser window with the icons
and file names shown in Fig 143.

Fig 143

Click the file to run the application.

Note Exporter will now start. The new

window that appears will offer you two
options (see Fig 144).
Click EXPORT NOTES if you want to transfer
notes from this computer to another computer.
Click IMPORT NOTES if you want to transfer
notes to this computer from another computer.
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 Exporting notes

When you click EXPORT NOTES the computer

will start searching your hard disk for any
interactive whiteboard notes that may exist
on it. You will see the message in Fig 145.

Fig 145

After a few minutes, you will be prompted to

enter the application file identifier
(see Fig 146). This is the file in which the
software saves all your notes. Please type
OS2
in the space provided. Please note that this
file name is case-sensitive, so it is important
that you type it correctly. Now click OK.
Fig 146

A window will appear that asks you to specify

the folder in your system from which you
wish to export your notes (see Fig 147). Select
the drive and the folder from the drop-down
menu and click CHOOSE.

Fig 147

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Please note that, after saving your exported
notes on your computer, you may transfer
them onto a CD or DVD, a floppy disk or a
USB memory stick.
Once you have specified where you want your
notes to be saved, click OK. You will see the
message shown in Fig 148 after a few
seconds. Fig 148

The saved notes files have now been moved to the folder the user specified. You can rename the
file if you wish. However, please DO NOT CHANGE THE FIRST FOUR CHARACTERS (OS2_) OR
THE EXTENSION, as this will make your notes untraceable by the application.
You can now store the file(s) you exported on any storage media, or send them by email. When
you want to use these files on another computer, use the IMPORT NOTES function.

Importing notes

To import your exported notes onto another computer that has the same software, run Note
Exporter as described in the previous section (see Exporting notes).

When you see the window shown in Fig 149,

click IMPORT NOTES.

Fig 149

The message in Fig 150 will appear:

Fig 150

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 After a few minutes, you will be prompted
to enter the application file identifier
(see Fig 151). Please type
OS2
in the space provided. Again, please
remember that this is a set file name and
that it is case-sensitive. Then click OK.
Fig 151

The message in Fig 152 will appear. Click OK.

Fig 152

The next window will ask you to specify the

folder in which you have saved the exported
notes (see Fig 153). Scroll down the menu and
select the folder. Please note that you can
import notes from a CD, DVD, USB stick or
any other portable medium. Click CHOOSE.

Fig 153

When you have successfully imported the

notes, the window in Fig 154 will appear.

Fig 154

Again, in order to view the imported notes, you may now load them using the LOAD NOTES
function.

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Troubleshooting

Problem Solution

I insert the CD/DVD in my CD/DVD Your computer’s autorun feature is

drive but nothing happens. possibly disabled. Go to My Computer
and locate the icon of your CD/DVD
drive. With the On Screen 2
Interactive Whiteboard disk inside
your drive, right-click the icon of your
CD/DVD drive and choose EXPLORE.
In the new window that opens,
double-click on OS2.exe.

I’ve just written some notes and I Ensure that you are in ‘mouse’ mode,
want to go back to using the main by clicking on the ‘mouse’ icon on
application, but it seems that I cannot your toolbar .
click on anything.

Note Exporter cannot find my files. • Make sure you have typed the
application file identifier correctly.
For On Screen 2 IWB, the file
identifier is OS2.
• If the problem persists, avoid using
other applications while running
Note Exporter.

My pages do not print properly. Make sure your printer is set to print in
landscape mode for optimum results.

Contact support

In case you have any queries on the use of On Screen 2 IWB, please contact us at
[email protected].
FOR TROUBLESHOOTING ISSUES VISIT: www.expresspublishing.co.uk

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