AirLiner Activities
Tip #1: Hold the tethered pen like you would a normal pen. It should be comfortable in your hand.
Tip #2: Place your hand against the AirLiner when you write. You do not have to hover your hand against it. Your hand will not affect the AirLiner, only the pen will determine where you write, move the cursor, etc.
Tip #3: Remember the space of the AirLiner represents the space of your computer screen/SMART Board.
Tip #4: Look at the board, not at the AirLiner when you write or select an item.
Tip #5: Trust your handwriting. If you write a word using the AirLiner, it will show up. Don’t stop and start writing.
The biggest thing is practice. The first time one uses an AirLiner, it can seem very strange, but it’s a very quick learning process. We have added a new file to our Educator Resource Center called AirLiner practice. This provides six activities to practice using the AirLiner alone or with other AirLiner users (multiple slates can be connected at the same time). Click here to view the download. Don’t forget to sign-in so you can download from the ERC.
Let us know what you think. We also suggest checking out the rest of the tutorials in the ERC. Is there something you would like to see there? Please feel free to post in the Comments section.
On a final note, hurray for opening day baseball. Although, is it really an opening day if the Mets are already a half game up on the Braves and the Yankees have one fewer loss than the Red Sox? Maybe not, but no one around New York seems to be complaining (except the lone Braves fan in the training department).
March 31st, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Go Padres!
April 1st, 2008 at 6:46 pm
One thing I find useful with the Airliner is to remember that it is just like a mouse. People get frustrated at first because they look at the Airliner and cant see anything – I try to remind them that when they use a mouse they dont look at their hand and mousepad, they look at the screen and can follow the cursor based on their hand movements…. the Airliner works in the exact same way… some quick practice and you’ll ‘get it’
April 2nd, 2008 at 5:37 pm
These are great! Thank you. I used them with my class today and it worked perfectly! The students really enjoyed using the file(s)from your ERC.
April 4th, 2008 at 5:30 am
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