Touch+Screen+Resources

You have a touch screen. Great! Now what? Here are a few tips:

Your finger becomes the mouse and selection device on the touch screen. Here are a few things you might want to know:
 * Controls**


 * < **On computer with a mouse:** ||< **On a touch screen:** ||
 * < Left mouse click ||< Double tap ||
 * < Right mouse click ||< Touch object and hold finger there. A menu will open. ||
 * < Keyboard ||< Touch a text box and it will pop up ||
 * < Scroll up/down ||< Drag finger up or down ||
 * < Highlight a word with a double click. ||< Double-tap on a word. ||
 * < Highlight a line or section with three clicks. ||< Triple tap on a word in the line/section. ||

Some ideas for using the touch screen in a classroom:

1. Create a Symbaloo for activities or units. Have students touch the screen to go to pre-defined links.

2. Use a free, or paid, resources from those found at the Promethean Planet (ActivInspire) Resources web page. Find classroom resources, videos, and flip charts. Don't have ActivInspire? You can watch a short introduction video and/or download a free version of ActivInspire here. If you have a touch screen monitor in your Angleton ISD classroom, you should have the paid version of ActivInspire installed already.

3. Use free, or paid, resources from those found at the Smart Notebook Exchange web page. Open or download Smart Notebook Express if you don't have it available on your classroom PC. If you are using a Smart Podium, you should already have the paid version of Smart Notebook installed.

4. 100 Math SmartBoard Lessons K - 5: Links to math activities that can be used in the classroom on any interactive display, many that are for any interactive display, not just for Smart Notebook devices.

5. SmartBoard ideas on Pinterest.

6. ActivInspire ideas on Pinterest.

7. 65 Free Interactive White Board Resources: These activities are across many subjects and many can be used on Promethean Boards, Smart Podiums, Smart Boards, and Touchscreen monitors.

8. Create a Touchcast, and interactive video in which you can insert pictures, videos, articles, and other items that participants can touch and view while a video is playing. Currently a free download for tablets and PCs.