Magic Box



Your powerful toolbox to make lessons more engaging

Magic Box

Your powerful toolbox to make lessons more engaging

XY Graph

The XY Graph can be found in Magic Box's tools menu and is available in the Windows version of myViewBoard Whiteboard only. Use the XY Graph to plot lines on the horizontal and vertical axes of digital graph paper.

This tool can be used on the canvas in Present and Prepare modes.

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TOOL AVAILABILITY

This tool is only available in the Windows version of myViewBoard Whiteboard.

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USE WHILE IN DESKTOP MODE

This tool can be used while navigating in desktop mode in the Windows version of Whiteboard.

Add a graph to the canvas

  1. On the main toolbar, press I-main-tool-bar-magic-box.svg.
  2. In the Magic Box window, select I-magic-box-tools.svg.
  3. Double press MB Tools Icon XY Graph.PNG (or press and drag the icon onto the canvas).
  4. The graph will appear on the canvas.

Actions available

Use the XY Graph to plot values on the x and y (horizontal and vertical) axes. The following options are available:

  • Press and drag  to move the XY Graph around the canvas.
  • Toggle between the following options:
    •  Create straight lines.
    •  Draw freehand lines.
    •  Erase lines (one press per line to erase).
  • Press  to access a transparency slider.
  • Press  to toggle the grid display.
  • Press  to toggle between hiding/showing axis numbers.
  • Press  to close the graph.

Preview of the graph on the canvas.

User creates straight lines in different colors, and then freehand draws a line.

User toggles graph grid lines, extends the graph's X-axis, and then changes the units of the x-axis and y-axis.

Lesson idea

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DEMONSTRATE GRAPHING POINTS

Graph points on a coordinate plane to illustrate how to read and use the X-Y axis.

User runs an activity where students should plot coordinate points on the XY Graph.

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