SMART kapp
This article will explain how to share SMART kapp whiteboard lecture notes with students in their classroom and as a link on Moodle. SMART kapp is a digital whiteboard that allows you to save and share notes as they unfold in the lecture room. You can:
- Create snapshots and share them
- Create a permanent link and add the link to a Moodle page
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SMART kapp digital whiteboard information
Teaching with SMART kapp
Install the SMART kapp application
- Open your devices app store e.g. Google play or the iOS app store
- Search for SMART kapp and install it
Connect/Pair your device to the whiteboard
- Open the SMART kapp application
- Scan the QR code on the whiteboard, align the code in the window of the application as directed.
- The devices will connect and you will see the information from the whiteboard on your device in real time
Take a snapshot of the whiteboard during a lesson
Click the camera icon on the whiteboard or your mobile device
Create a SMART kapp link
Providing a static link to students will allow the class to view the whiteboard contents on their mobile devices in real time. This link will stop working when the session has ended.
- Open the SMART kapp application
- Select the menu option in the top right corner, then select Settings
- Select sharing then static link
- Open the SMART kapp application
- Select the settings button
- Select Sharing then Static link
Exporting and sharing
The lecture notes will be saved on your SMART kapp mobile app. You can export these as a PDF and share these to Moodle for posterity. Use Moodle to share the live Static link following the instructions below.
- Login to Moodle and locate the course site
- Click On next to Editing is in the top right hand corner of the window
- Edit a Topic Name e.g. to Whiteboard link
- Click on Add an activity or resource. Select Label and then Add
- Enter the URL Static Link address in the label text
- Click Save and return to course
Opening a link in Moodle
- Your student will see your shared link in Moodle. This link will be available when the session is active.
- Students will see any snapshot created by the lecturer on the left hand side of the screen
- Select the thumbnail image to view the snapshot
Downloading notes
- Select the snapshot
- Select the download button
- Choose PDF or Image
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