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The newest technology for the CMCSS is the Clear Touch Board. There are multiple models of Clear Touch boards in classrooms.
This model is mostly found in high and middle schools with a few in elementary classrooms. It runs Android 11 and Windows 11.
This model is mostly found in elementary schools with a few in middle and high schools. It runs Android 15 and Windows 11.
The board has smart, multi-touch technology that allows for 20 points of simultaneous touch and 10 points of writing, making it the perfect tool to excite and engage students in their learning. Clear Touch Board users can search, edit, and create activities that will engage the learners with their masteryof the standards.
This page will provide directions, links, and suggestions for how to use the Clear Touch Board. If you do not find what you need, please reach out to the Instructional Technology Department through instructionaltechnology@cmcss.net .
Clear Touch: Basics
Clear Touch: Basics
Table of Contents (Click to Show)
Table of Contents (Click to Show)
Clear Touch : Board Basics
Clear Touch: Intermediate
Clear Touch: Advanced (Chorus Lesson Creation)
Clear Touch: Online Class Tools
Clear Touch: Basics (Android 11) - Slides with Directions
Clear Touch: Basics (Android 13) - Slides with Directions
Board Basics
Hardware
Cleaning
CMCSS Clear Touch Basic
Operating Systems
Android
Home Screen
Collage
Connect Wirelessly Via Collage
Connect Multiple Clear Touch Boards to Display Presentations
Additional Apps
Finder
Settings
Note
Visualizer
Palette
Android Overlay Toolbar
PC
External Devices
Clear Touch: Basics (Android 11) - Slides with Directions
Clear Touch: Basics (Android 11) - Slides with Directions
Clear Touch: Basics (Android 13) - Slides with Directions
Clear Touch: Basics (Android 13) - Slides with Directions
Board Basics
Board Basics
Hardware
Hardware
Care & Maintenance
Care & Maintenance
Software Updates
Software Updates
Both the PC side and the Android side will have occasional updates to install. Windows updates are automatic. Android updates are not, and must be started by the user.
Self-Paced Course for Credit
Self-Paced Course for Credit
Looking for a self-paced learning experience? We have an online option for Clear Touch: Basics available in PLAN.
Course # - 28137
Section # - 73807
Title - 2026-27 (PK-12) CLEAR TOUCH BOARD BASICS: AN INTRODUCTION (ONLINE, SELF-PACED)
More courses are in development and will be available soon.
Operating Systems
Operating Systems
Android
Android
Home Screen
Home Screen
Android Overlay Toolbar - This floating bar is visible from every input and contains tools like Chorus, the Input Switcher, and more.
Chorus - This is Clear Touch's basic whiteboard app.
Browser - This is a Chrome web browser app.
Clear Touch Store - This has vetted apps made for Clear Touch. The apps are free, but may require a subscription. Apps such as Zoom and Microsoft PowerPoint are examples.
Getting Started - This opens a webpage in the browser to Clear Touch's help documents.
Collage - Use this app to connect and wirelessly project laptops' and other devices' screens to the Clear Touch.
Collage
Collage
Connect Wirelessly Via Collage
Connect Wirelessly Via Collage
Collage - This app wirelessly shares your laptop’s screen to the Clear Touch board. It also allows you to control your laptop remotely using the Clear Touch’s screen.
Download - On your CMCSS laptop, go to https://www.getcleartouch.com/download/collage-for-windows/. Click the blue DOWNLOAD button. It will open a Google Drive page with 2 files in the center of the window. In top right hand side of window, there is a small download icon . Click it and another page will show a message stating that “Google Drive can’t scan this file for viruses.” Ignore this message. Click DOWNLOAD ANYWAY. Currently, the newest version is Collage for Windows 5.10.0.3876 .
Install - When the file has finished downloading, find it in your Downloads folder and double-click it. This will launch the install wizard program. You will need the “.exe” version. Click “Ok” or “Accept” through all of the screens in the install wizard. Installation Video - https://www.loom.com/share/55940d51dff0443bab5a83744cd2de79?sid=f36a52fd-fdcc-4a78-b156-334de8a55cc0
Use - Use the code from the top of the Clear Touch board to connect and mirror through the Collage software. See this video for instructions - https://www.canva.com/design/DAFpk4thr6g/Nr6-kiJlE_QekQcq9JUGSg/watch?utm_content=DAFpk4thr6g&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink .
Connect Multiple Clear Touch Boards to Display Presentations
Connect Multiple Clear Touch Boards to Display Presentations
The Clear Touch boards can not only be connected to your laptop wirelessly, but can also be connected to each other wirelessly. This uses a feature in Collage called Screen Groups.
One Clear Touch is made the Main Screen and other Clear Touch boards are made secondary screens. A laptop can be connected to the main screen wirelessly through the Collage app.
Additional Apps
Additional Apps
Finder
Finder
Stores all of the saved files on the Android si.de of the board
Settings
Settings
Settings for the Android side of the board; Includes WiFi network, Sound, and System Update options
Note
Note
2nd Whiteboard app; Includes tools, like Mindmaps, that can convert handwriting to text
Visualizer
Visualizer
App used with USB cameras on the Android side of the board; take photos or videos that are saved in Finder.
Palette
Palette
3rd Whiteboard app; Artistic whiteboard with a wide selection of digital pens/brushes; Thickness of the line is controlled by the speed of the movement; custom colors can be blended
Android Overlay Toolbars
Android Overlay Toolbars
The Android Overlay Toolbar is accessible from arrow buttons on the left and right of the screen. The look of the button changes from older Android versions to newer ones, but many of the tools are the same.
Look at the options available for the board you use.
Android 13 &Android 15 Overlay Toolbar
PC
PC
The Windows side of the Clear Touch board is not only the safest place to login your program and accounts, such as PowerSchool, Google, or Canva, but also has apps that give it similar tools to the Android side.
Chorus is the main program on the PC side of the board it contains groups of apps, such as...
Whiteboard
Lesson Activities
Zones
many more.
External Devices
External Devices
You can connect external devices via the USB. This includes your own document camera. Every document camera came with a special USB cable that will allow it to connect to a computer. Standard document cameras will only connect to the Clear Touch's USB ports that work with the Windows 11 PC. They won't be able to use the HDMI ports at all. KiHS has a different model. Their document camera is a chargeable wireless camera called the HoverCam Orbit. It can connect wirelessly, through USB, or through HDMI.
For directions on connecting your standard document camera to the built-in PC's USB ports, go to this page on our technology integration coach site: Document Camera .
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