Originals
Use Originals to access a library of ready-made course materials, games, backgrounds, and lessons to download for immediate use. Most resources in Originals are designed for interactive learning.
Launching Originals
To launch the โ feature, perform the following:
- Click the Magic Box on the main toolbar.
- On the menu, locate and click the feature icon.
Note that the menu has two tabs:- The Home tab displays all tools by category.
- The All Features tab displays all tools as a list.
- A new โ window should open.
Content types
The Originals section from the Magic Box provides two types:
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Original Content
Ready-made lessons that you can instantly apply to your canvas. These can be:- Full lessons that make use of myViewBoard features.
- Interactive games that you can use with your touchscreen.
- Experimental AR lessons.
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Resources
Refers to static images and animated gifs that you can use in preparing your lessons.
You can also use the Embedded browser to access content offered by Originals.
Original Content
Resources
Originals backgrounds
myViewBoard also has an Originals option from the Background menu.
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Background
High-resolution images that can be applied as full-page background for your lessons.
To apply a background image:
- Browse the selection of images.
- Click on an image.
- Specify how myViewBoard should insert the image:
- Which pages should have the background:
- Applied to only this page
- Applied to all pages
- How to apply the background to the pages:
- Applied as a normal background that cannot be edited
- An image that has been resized to fill up the full screen
- Which pages should have the background:
Backgrounds
Apply backgrounds
Misc information
Note the following information:
- Access to Originals requires signing in to your myViewBoard account.
- myViewBoard only displays the content available with your subscription plan.
Video walkthrough
For a more detailed walkthrough, see the video below. Click on the timestamps to jump to a section.
00:53 Search by subject or grade level
01:09 Preview and explore Originals before using them
01:17 Import into your current tab or open in a new one
01:39 Customize lessons for your class needs