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ñ 32 MB RAM Graphics Card
ñ CD-ROM drive
ñ 16-bit sound card
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. Running the application ........................................................................... p. 4
On an IBM compatible PC .......................................................................... p. 4
On a Mac OS .............................................................................................. p. 4
4. Navigation ................................................................................................. p. 5
5. Task types and how to complete them .................................................... p. 11
Clicking ...................................................................................................... p. 11
Clicking and dragging ................................................................................ p. 16
6. The toolbar ................................................................................................ p. 18
7. The toolbar at a glance ............................................................................. p. 18
8. Using the tools .......................................................................................... p. 19
PC Mode .................................................................................................... p. 19
Pencil .......................................................................................................... p. 19
Highlighter ................................................................................................. p. 19
Create Text Box .......................................................................................... p. 19
Select Pencil / Highlighter Thickness ........................................................... p. 20
Select Pencil / Highlighter Colour ................................................................ p. 20
Zoom .......................................................................................................... p. 20
Eraser and Eraser Thickness ........................................................................ p. 21
Hide Part of the Screen .............................................................................. p. 21
Isolate Part of the Screen ........................................................................... p. 22
Page Controls ............................................................................................. p. 22
Print ........................................................................................................... p. 22
Clear Notes ................................................................................................ p. 22
Undo / Redo ............................................................................................... p. 22
Save and Load Notes .................................................................................. p. 22
Saving Notes .......................................................................................... p. 23
Loading Notes ........................................................................................ p. 24
9. Using Note Exporter on an IBM compatible PC .......................................... p. 25
Exporting notes .......................................................................................... p. 26
Importing notes........................................................................................... p. 28
10. Using Note Exporter on a Mac OS .............................................................. p. 30
Exporting notes .......................................................................................... p. 31
Importing notes........................................................................................... p. 32
11. Troubleshooting ........................................................................................ p. 35
12. Contact support ........................................................................................ p. 35
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Welcome to Upstream Pre-Intermediate B1 Interactive Whiteboard (IWB)
software.This application is designed to follow the Upstream Pre-Intermediate
course and enhance your own and your learners’ experience in the language
classroom.
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Running the application
On an IBM compatible PC
The application should run automatically when you insert the CD into your CD drive. If it does not,
please follow these steps:
1. Go to START>MY COMPUTER.
2. Locate the icon of your CD drive. With the Upstream Pre-Intermediate B1 Interactive
Whiteboard disk inside your drive, right click the icon of your CD drive and choose EXPLORE.
3. In the new window that appears, double-click on UpsB1.exe.
On a Mac OS
When you insert the CD into your drive, an icon will appear on your desktop with the name
UpsBl (see Fig 1).
Fig 1
If you click it, the contents of the disk will appear in a browser window with the icons file names
in Fig 2.
Fig 2
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Navigation
By clicking this button you
can EXIT the application,
at any time.
Fig 3
Fig 4
Fig 5
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For example, Fig 6 shows the screen for Exercise 3, in Unit 1a.
Fig 6
While navigating, you will notice a few more buttons that are designed to help you do the tasks.
For instance:
Fig 7
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Fig 8 Fig 9
Clicking this button will show a screen Once you have gone through the Grammar
with the GRAMMAR REFERENCE as Reference, click this button to return to the
printed in the coursebook (see Fig 9). EXERCISE SCREEN.
Fig 10 Fig 11
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The WB ACTIVITIES section provides easy access to all the listening tasks of the Workbook. If you click
the WB ACTIVITIES section, first you will see the WB LISTENING ACTIVITIES MENU (see Fig 12). Click
the exercise you wish to enter.
Fig 12
In listening exercises (see Fig 13 & 15), there is a simple AUDIO PLAYER (see Fig 14). All its buttons are
activated by a click.
Fig 14
Fig 13
PLAY / GO TO THE A VOLUME CONTROL
PAUSE BEGINNING / that operates in the
END of the same way as the one
recording. in the video player.
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If you enter the SONGSHEETS section from the MAIN MENU, first you will see the SONGSHEETS
MENU (see Fig 16). Clicking any of the song titles or their picture will take you to that particular song
(see Fig 17).
Fig 16 Fig 17
Clicking on the PLAY button underneath the lyrics of the song activates the
AUDIO. You can click on the PAUSE button at anytime. As each line is sung, it is
highlighted in a different colour, to help students follow the correct line as they sing along.
When you enter the VIDEO section, you will be taken to the VIDEO MENU (see Fig 18). Click on
a number or title to watch the corresponding video. In this screen (see Fig 19), you will also find
the VIDEO PLAYER (see Fig 20).
Fig 18 Fig 19
Fig 21 Fig 22
On entering the GAMES section, you will first see the GAMES MENU (see Fig 23). Click on a number
to play the respective game (see Fig 24).
Fig 23 Fig 24
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Task types and how to complete them
The Upstream Pre-Intermediate B1 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 two basic computer actions – clicking and clicking and dragging.
Here is an overview of the types of tasks in this software and how to do them:
Clicking
In all multiple choice tasks, such as gap-filling, ticking, circling, matching and so on, apart from
the ability of the user to select the correct answer manually, there is the additional option of a
button (which will appear on the left or the right of the question) to select the correct answer
automatically (see Fig 25-26).
Fig 25 Fig 26
In some of the multiple choice tasks apart from the additional button on each question, there will
be a button at the end of the rubric which will reveal the correct answers to the whole task
automatically (see Fig 27).
Fig 27
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In some exercises, you click the SHOW KEY buttons to reveal the suggested answers (see Fig 28-30).
Fig 28 Fig 29
Fig 30
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Fig 31
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Fig 32 Fig 33
Sometimes, as in Exercise 4a of Unit 5a (see Fig 32), clicking on the correct answer will reveal
another SHOW KEY button. Clicking that SHOW KEY button reveals the reference in the text,
i.e. the justification for the correct answer (see Fig 33).
Fig 34 Fig 35
In some tasks, clicking the SHOW KEY button reveals a picture, (see Fig 34) or a text and a picture
(see Fig 35).
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Fig 36 Fig 37
In other multiple choice tasks clicking on the correct answer may change its colour (see Fig 36),
underline it, (see Fig 37) show a tick (see Fig 38) or circle it (see Fig 39) to indicate its accuracy.
Fig 38 Fig 39
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Clicking is also used in pronunciation
tasks. Click the HEADPHONES next to
each item to activate the audio. In the
task in Fig 40, you also click the syllable
that is stressed to underline it.
Fig 40
In all reading tasks, the texts will be revealed if you click the SHOW TEXT button (see Fig 41). By
clicking the button, you can hide the text and return to the task (see Fig 42).
Fig 41 Fig 42
In Explain the words in bold tasks, the definitions and examples of the words will be revealed if you
click on the bolded words in the text (see Fig 43-44).
Fig 43 Fig 44
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WEB LINKS have been collated so as to assist you in researching the various projects (see Fig 45).
By clicking on the link, it will take you to the corresponding website (see Fig 46), providing you
have internet access.
Fig 45 Fig 46
In some click and drag tasks there may be a button at the end of the rubric which will reveal the
correct answers to the whole task automatically (see Fig 47-48).
Fig 47 Fig 48
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Matching exercises may involve matching words (see Fig 49) phrases (see Fig 50), paragraphs
(see Fig 51-52) etc. Simply click the item and drag it to your chosen place. If the answer is
wrong, it will bounce back to its original position.
Fig 49 Fig 50
Fig 51 Fig 52
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The toolbar
At the bottom of every screen, you will find the Toolbar.
Fig 53 Fig 54
If for any reason you don’t want to see the toolbar during your lesson you can hide
it by clicking this arrow on the left-hand side. To make it reappear, you can click the remaining
arrow at the bottom on the right.
Fig 55
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Using the tools
PC MODE: After you have used a tool
click this to regain your normal
mouse pointer function. This way
you can once again click and click and
drag.
CREATE TEXT BOX: If you don’t want to use the pointer/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 (see Fig 58). Drag the grey bar
to MOVE the text
box.
Fig 59
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 COLOUR: Click to reveal the colour options panel and select
a colour for your pencil / highlighter (see Fig 56). This is a very useful tool if you like to use
colour-coding while teaching.
Fig 61
ZOOM: Once you have clicked this tool, another options panel appears (see Fig 61).
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For example, Fig 63 shows a zoomed in area of a screen.
Fig 63
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 65). This will give you the opportunity to explore tasks and texts further.
Fig 65
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ISOLATE PART OF THE SCREEN: When
you click and drag over an area of the
screen with this tool, the section you
have selected will be visible and
therefore focus students’ attention
directly on it. The rest of the screen fills
up with the colour of your choice (see
Fig 66).
Fig 66
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 any action you have just done.
SAVE and LOAD NOTES: These two tools are especially useful if you want to use
the same notes with another class on a different day. Please note that the
Upstream Pre-Intermediate B1 IWB notes and annotations can be accessed only
through this software; therefore, they will be saved in a file created by the
software and identified by the software alone.
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Saving notes
Fig 68
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Loading notes
Fig 71
Fig 72
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Using Note Exporter on an IBM compatible PC
As you save notes while using the Upstream Pre-Intermediate B1 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 the 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.
Fig 73
Fig 74
Fig 75
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Exporting notes
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 UpsB1IWB.
Fig 76
Fig 78
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Please note that, after saving your exported
notes on your computer, you may transfer
them to 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 on OK. You will see
the message shown in Fig 79 after a few
seconds.
Fig 79
Fig 80
You can rename the file if you wish. However, please DO NOT CHANGE THE FIRST FOUR
CHARACTERS (UB1_) 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.
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Importing notes
To import your exported notes onto a new computer that has the same software, run Note
Exporter as described in the previous section (see Exporting notes).
Fig 81
Fig 82
Fig 83
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The message in Fig 84 will appear. Click OK.
Fig 84
Fig 85
Fig 86
In order to view those imported notes, you may now load them using the LOAD NOTES function.
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Using Note Exporter on a MacOS
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Exporting notes
Fig 90
Fig 92
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Please note that, after saving your exported
notes on your computer, you may transfer
them on 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 93 after a few seconds.
Fig 93
The saved notes files have now been moved to the folder the user specified. You can rename the
file if you so wish. However, please DO NOT CHANGE THE FIRST FOUR CHARACTERS (UB1_) 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 into a new computer that has the same software, run Note Exporter
as described in the previous section (see Exporting notes).
Fig 94
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After a few minutes, you will be prompted to
enter the application file identifier (see Fig 96).
Please type
UpsB1
in the space provided. Again, please
remember that this is a set file name and that
it is case-sensitive. Then click OK.
Fig 96
Fig 97
Fig 98
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Click OK again. When you have successfully
imported the notes, the window in Fig 99 will
appear.
Fig 99
Again, in order to view those imported notes, you may now load them using the LOAD NOTES
function.
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Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
I’ve just written some notes and I Make sure you return to PC Mode
want to go back to using the main using the PC mode icon.
application, but it seems that I cannot
click on anything.
Note Exporter cannot find my files. ñ Make sure you have typed the
application file identifier correctly.
For Upstream Pre-Intermediate
B1 IWB, the file identifier is
UpsB1.
ñ 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 Upstream Pre-Intermediate B1 IWB, please contact
us at IWBsupport@expresspublishing.co.uk .
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USER’S
MANUAL