Where and what is the Lightboard?

• The Lightboard is located in Bancroft 307.
• It is a transparent white board that is made out of glass. Neon markers are used; so that when the lights on the board are turned on, your writing on it will glow. Faculty, staff, and students are capable of using this board for presentations and video and lecture recordings where you can provide annotations, or even draw diagrams or organizational charts to help explain a concept or idea. When you are recording via the camera, the image is flipped so that it appears just as you see it, on someone elses screen. You can even choose to make your self invisible to viewers by adjusting the lights so that they can only see your writing. You can also import images, documents, presentations, .pdfs, and more to annotate during your recording. Check out the images in the gallery above for a few examples.

What must I do to use it?

• Faculty/Staff

  • To use the Lightboard, complete two simple steps outlined below.

• • STEP ONE: Schedule an overview Session

    1. Please visit the CPE Calendar to sign up for a one-time required initial overview training session.
    2. After signing up, you should be taken to a web page displaying confirmation of your registration with an option to add it to your Outlook Calendar as an appointment. Please choose that.
    3. You should also receive an e-mail confirmation from the CPE with your time/date and location.
    4. Shortly after, please expect an e-mail from a WOOL team member with a link to a google form and confirmation of your scheduled time. 
       1. Google Form
    5. Please fill out this form so we can tailor your training and experience towards your specific needs. 

• • STEP TWO: After participating in an overview session, reserve the studio using Outlook.

1. 1. 1. Please access your Outlook calendar and create a new meeting with:
         1. Set subject line as Booking: [Participant First Last Name] 
         2. Set Lightboard Studio as both the meeting attendee and the meeting location.
      2. The meeting location may or may not be filled in automatically, depending on whether a Teams meeting is auto-populated in the invitation. If a Teams meeting is auto-populated, delete “Microsoft Teams Meeting” from the location field and replace it with Lightboard Studio.
      3. Fill in the requested date and time for the booking, then click Send.
      4. Your request will be sent to the Office of Online Learning for approval.
      5. You will receive a notification regarding whether your booking was approved or denied and the reason.
      6. Upon approval of your request, access to the studio will be granted by swiping your Winthrop ID Card. 

• Students

  • To use the Lightboard for an assignment, please e-mail blackboard@winthrop.edu to schedule an overview session and subsequent sessions.

What will I be learning in this overview session?

This session will provide training on how to record a video/lecture, best practices, and how to care for the Lightboard.