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SMART Boards

Students using SMART Boards in the library.

SMART Boards are great for group work, presentation practice, working math or chemistry problems, etc. SMART Boards are available for student, faculty, and staff use at all library locations.

General Information

Q: What are SMART Boards?
A: We use the term "SMART Boards" to describe a small group (2 - ~6 people) workspace that has, at its center, a large touch-interactive display.

The library installed and configured 10 of these spaces in the Pace Library (2 on the first floor and 8 on the second floor) during the summer of 2012. A Student Technology Fee grant was approved and funded ($130,270.75) in the summer of 2019 to upgrade our existing projector-based SMART Boards to 86-inch 4K displays.

A single SMART Boards is also available at the Tech Campus Library on the Fort Walton Beach campus.

Q: Touch-interactive display?
A: Yup! Specifically, in the Pace Library, we're using SMART Technologies 7086 86" interactive displays. The wall-mounted display is connected to a Dell desktop PC housed in a secure enclosure (along with a battery backup system).

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Q: How do I turn this equipment on/off?
A: If the display is blank, look on the left side of the unit to find the power button. Help us conserve the display backlights by shutting down the screen when you are done!

Q: Where are the keyboards/mice/pens?
A: You can check these devices out by visiting the Public Services desk at each location. Note: before you head down, check which SMART Board you are using (they are numbered 1-10). The staff at the Public Services desk will ask for this information to ensure you get the keyboard and mouse linked to the machine you're using.

Q: Who can use the SMART boards in the library?
A: Anyone who is affiliated with UWF is entitled to use this equipment on a first-come, first-served basis. Users must log on to the computer with a valid Argonet user name and password (guest credentials will not work).

Q: What software is available to use on the SMART boards?
A: The wall-mounted computers that control the SMART boards have all the same software that is available on our other patron-use desktop and laptop machines.

Q: How can I draw on the screen using electronic ink?
A: There are two ways you can draw on screen - using your fingers or using the capacitive pens included with the kits.