ActivInspire Intro Training Manual
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1. Start then Control Panel and identifying ACTIVdriver from the list under Add Remove programs If there is no driver installed double click on my computer double click on Local Disk C Then double click on Bangs and Drivers folder Double click on ACTIVstudio and find the ACTIVdriver setup and follow the directions on the screen How do I reset my ACTIVboard Sometimes the ACTIVboard will require a reset if you are experiencing some of the technical issues outlined below This can be done by powering down the board for 30 seconds Power down the board by unplugging the power supply to the board at the wall and then re connect the board to the power outlet after 30 seconds Page 19 FAQ for the Activboard cont Why is there a red X through the AV icon in the system tray and when I hover over it says ACTIVcontrol device not found This means that your computer is not communicating with your ACTIVboard Follow the directions as for Why does my ACTIVboard display Hardware not detected The ACTIVboard is not interactive and the cursor doesn t follow the pen when I move it across the ACTIVboard what should do Follow the directions as for Why does my ACTIVboard display Hardware not detected Why does ACTIVboard show a blue screen with the words No signal This problem is due to the connection between your computer and your projector not the ACTIVboard itself Check with the pr2. Saved Flipchart Design Mode Page Scale Open Flipchart Activinepire Studia File Edt Yew Insert Toots Help Sample Flipchart Untitled Menubar Unsaved Flipchart Canbeusedto Current Page switch between flipcharts Full Screen Page 4 Aoeo uy Pin Toolbox Desktop Annotate e Ae H Desktop Tools Previous Page i Start Stop Flipchart Vote 7 Express Poll Colors Right Click to Change N g O et fren Pen 3 f ose e Shape Too r Insert Media E FJ text from File Tr 7 Clear a G Your Main Toolbox can be docked at the top bottom left right or float when selecting the Toolbox Options gg Tools Connector Q 4 j Page 5 Edit User Define Button l r To change the number of colors or size of toolbox click on the edit user define button gt Layout Edit Profiles SE Commands User defined buttons 0 Settings Dual toolbox Dock left yi 8 Colours Y V Pinned Browsers Dock left T Pinned M visible Menubar Dock top M V Visible Document tabs Dock top V Visible V Show flipchart bin Show fullscreen Adding Tools to the Main Toolbox Edit User Define Button cont g a2 eli While in edit user define me Ike button you can add tools to your Main tool box by going to Commands gt choose the command on the left and Z mee do rosea mee Next Page select Add gt then you can
3. click on the left your options change on the right If you click on Flipcharts you can create a new flipchart open a flipchart or import a Powerpoint Fipcharts Ay Aenotate over the Desktop M Show the dashboard window on startup By clicking on Configure you can register devices such as votes expressions or slates manage your profiles or check for updates Activ Dashboard EM Annotate over the Desktop BE ii Ny Check for Wodates rr Training and Support FP kaunch regt tine using the Primary kook and fem e Show the dishboad randia on startup Chose Page 3 Create a New Flipchart on 72in board prior to Aug 2009 There are two ways to create a new flipchart using a regular size board When docked to your docking station or at home go to the dashboard or file menu and choose File gt New Flipchart or File gt New gt Screen Size ac tivinepire Studia File Edt Yew Insert Toots Help Untied Untitled Orley 7 t Soneen Sine Pliochat THO H L024 x FES Fipchat q Eo tting R P FD 1182 x 864 Flipchart ew I 1280x 1024 Fipchart ahs A Custom Size Fipchatt PT Ons To save your flipchart go to File gt Save As gt choose the location you want to save SAN folder my documents sc etc mo gt type k ttivInspire Studio File Edt view Inest Toos Help Umtted Pa Hew Fipchart Chrlaeny F a file name gt click Save H neon The Flipchart Window Software name
4. gt nN snore wes move it up or down on your ie i G oessa Separator i Main toolbox gt select Done Se ee ae E Desitop Tools Separator Page 6 Navigating Your Flipchart and Creating New Pages e You can add unlimited pages to your Flipchart Forward and e Click the Next Page Button on the n Flipchart Toolbox A page will be added page E Pin Browser in Place Browser Menu e Allows you to insert duplicate and delete pages e Allows you to copy paste pages from flipchart to flipchart e Allows you to reorder your pages Page Organizer Changing Profiles ActivInspire allows you to switch between profiles Page 7 Pen fd e Fach mark that you make with the Pen tool creates a new annotation object on your flipchart page e You can change the width and color of your annotation object using the Pen Width selector and the Pen Color selector located on the Main Toolbox e When used on a blank flipchart page it is like writing on a regular whiteboard with the benefit of saving or printing e Students can use the pen tool to fill in the blank write answers or work problems Highlighter F4 The highlighter tool places translucent color over the items on your flipchart e Students can use the highlighter tool to point out important information to select answer choices or prove answers Eraser The eraser tool can erase annotations created with the pen or hi
5. menu l ares Snapshot Chrl Shift He Page 12 Desktop Tools gt Use this tool to have access to ActivInspire Tools with other applications Promethean Planet Return to Flipchart Express Poll Floating Keyboard Screen Recorder More Tools Annotate over the Desktop jj Annotate Over the Desktop allows you to write on other applications such as Microsoft Word Powerpoint or websites like Brain Pop or Thinkfinity Drag a Copy Creating Instant Manipulatives Right click on an object to select Drag a Copy or Ctrl Shift J Drag A Copy gives you unlimited manipulatives for your page Note the difference in the arrow when you hover your mouse over an object with Drag a Copy turned on Page 13 Focus Tools lt P s Gg SE the time Focus Student Attention jhe b X o 1 maert F Ctr Shit Pb Help P F3 Ctrl Shilt Ctrl H Cirl eE CirHF Dir Shit Ore Shivft 4H Focus Tools Presentation Mode e This mode is meant to be used all This mode is meant to be used as a brief on off button e Any interactive elements such as Interactive elements such as actions or links are active actions or links are inactive e Objects that you lock down are e Locked objects are movable locked e Action Objects are visible and editable Page 14 Inserting a Website To Insert a web link into a flipchart Fie Edit View Insert Tools Help 1 i Page a 7 Question TI
6. Ctrl O Ctrl P Ctrl S Ctrl T Ctrl U Ctrl V Ctrl W Ctrl X Ctrl Z Design Mode Express Poll Fi f1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 Fz Fa FalF10lF11F12 Si X Dual User Es 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 t Full Screen Siiqiwieiritiyjujijojp 1 g Desktop Tools Caparsidifig hii kis ae Spell Check Flipchart ee Pee Ll i i Dashboard Sel Ad Dell ANGHPUBPDS Promethean Planet Ctrl Shift A Desktop Annotate Ctrl Shift C Connectors Ctrl Shift G Grid Select All Ctrl Shift H Handwriting Recognition Browser Ctrl Shift K Area Snapshot Copy Ctrl Shift M Magic Ink Duplicate Ctrl Shift O Circular Spotlight Eraser Ctrl Shift P Print Fill Ctrl Shift R Revealer Highlighter Ctrl Shift S Shapes Profiles Ctrl Shift Z Page Zoom Media New Flipchart Open Pen e Save K Text touch Customize 7 A Paste Hearing p Close Flipchart Ne eee STG ae ell Cut Undo Vision Page 18 FAQ for the Activboard Why is the cursor not lining up with the tip of my ACTIVpen If the cursor is not lining up with the pen nib the board needs to be calibrated The calibration program can be started in the following ways 1 While not in ACTIVstudio Right click on the AV icon in the system tray bottom right of screen by the clock and click on calibrate Follow the on board instructions or If you are using an hover the pen over the flame in the top left corner The board will beep and the calibra
7. Se Paced Question Set g maa QrhM E w a From Scanner Camera eee Then type in the website OO and decide how you i e would like for it to be displayed on your page http www brainpop com Inserting a Video Click on was movie icon to et Sai Ey A Sythe Go to Insert then Media Navigate to folder where video 1s saved Notes Browser The Notes Browser allows you to E make notes about a page They SEE can be used for listing TEKS Areview of mythical aee aed purpose sharing where hidden during unit Follow objects or actions are answers directions on page directions for students or other teachers Use the format toolbar to O e change fonts size or color of text You will see this icon at the top of your window if there is a note on the page Page 15 Object Browser The Object Browser allows for easy viewing of object position on a flipchart page When an object is chosen an icon will appear in the browser next to the selected object his menu will offer editing options Here you also can drag to change the order or layer lock unlock and hide unhide objects Property Browser IRE Use the Property Browser to add advanced features such as having a focus tool only on one page or using containers restrictors or labels Identification Appearance Outline Fill Background Pasition Identification za Fage Container Tools Rotate Grid Riestrickor
8. Spring Branch ISD Activinspire Intro Training Manual Hardware What do I need to connect the ACTIV board to my computer The board must be plugged into an electrical outlet the flames in the top left corner will be lit when power is on USB cord connects from the back of the board to any USB port it must be plugged into the same port every time ORD be 347m o OD SB 3 46PM Connected Not connected Projector cord from the projector to the blue port on your computer Calibration N Formative Assessment There are several ways you can calibrate your board amp ACTIVote H the flame in th PE Teachers are expected to routinely use Sees over the flame In he upper tert corner Leamer Response Systems ACTIV a ACTIVexpressions or Clickers for formative assessment in their lessons LRS s provide information about student achievement graphic representations of assessment response and opportunities for academic conversations They allow teachers to see when to reteach and can be used with any website application or just ad hock smm Right click on the small board icon in the lower right corner of your Task Bar Choose Calibrate ACTIVexpressions A Flipchart is the workspace where you create and present your lessons Flipcharts consist of a title page objective page instruction pages checking for understanding pages and assessment pages Page 1 What is a flipchart cont e allow you to create your lesso
9. ape Tool to draw shapes in your flipchart Shapes can be used to Shape Fill to outline text to create bullets tt SER outline color to cover answers Jom SF Qn Ale BASS fae x ASX OOOPO OAD COIAD JC ULDODIAAS S Page 11 Resource Browser The Resource Browser give you access to over 15 000 resources You will find backgrounds images sounds templates activities grids and more My Resources Shared Resources Shared Resources H Activities and templates EC Backgrounds Search ieee Paper Pattern 5 Photegraph E Texture i Grids HE Lesson building kons H E Resource packs Beach as2 Cachus a Browse Choose the location of the resource Navigate to folders to view content Click the sign next to the folder name to Drag and drop or rubber stamp resource into your flipchart All folders that begin with Shared are resources pulling from ACTIVstudio All others are ActivInspire resources Camera Tool Capture any image displayed on your computer screen Cod la mal s Fia F i To access the camera tool go to Tools gt Camera gt Area e Snapshot Then Eerie ti EH Firari select the picture you sn want Camera Snapshot Clipboard My Resources rSh Sharad Resources Chile Shutt H Finally decide where you want to send your snapshot I Point to Point Snapshot H Freehand snapshot and make your selection aa from the Camera Snapshot
10. ed as the nib Bulbs If a bulb goes out contact 251Tech Filter Cleaning Over heating Don t blow tap AV 2 has 2 filters Resolution 1024x768 on all boards How can contact Technical Support Technical Support can be contacted in the following ways Telephone Mon to Fri 8am to 6pm Eastern at 1 888 652 2848 option 3 e mail support us prometheanworld com Website http www prometheanworld com n america en html customer_care contact shtml Page 20
11. efore making your changes Spell Checking Your Textbox if sctontrower Fin Edt Text You can spell check the text box by right clicking 2s es Extract Text Salish on the text box Select spell check text from the peers menu ou Four score and sevn years ago our farthers e ma Spell Checking Your Flipchart mere Tools Sound Recorder rH Shirt Screen Recorder You can also On screen Keyboard Che ra check the entire ws Cock Shee ie a flipchart by Tickertape Cirle Shift T Cteeshites going to Tools gt More tools gt she Spelicheck Flipchart Spellcheck WEA Teacher Lock Flipchart F7 LAJ Edit User Defined Buttons Page 10 Extract Text The extract feature is an easy way to quickly duplicate text There are two ways you can achieve this e During text edit Highlight the portion of text you want to duplicate and drag it away from the original text object A new text object is created which contains only the text that you highlighted e Text objects Right click on the text object you want to duplicate select Extract text from the popup menu A new text object is created which 1s a duplicated copy of the original text object Fill Tool e Change the color of the background on this page using the Fill Tool Flat areas of solid color in an image can also be changed using the Fill Tool e You can also use the FILL TOOL to change the color of a single word Shape Tool a PT Use the Sh
12. ghlighter tool Select Tool h The select tool is your default tool It is used for selecting moving resizing and manipulating objects on your flipchart To select one object simply click on it using the select tool When an object is selected you will see Marquee Handles around the object The dots resize the object To resize and keep it s aspect you must click and drag the dot in the bottom right corner with the diagonal line All other dots stretch the object Marquee Handles __ Translucency m Duplicate Rotate orward mh 4s M Da oy E a a aa A 5 Mel al Decrease Size Freely Move lt y Y YY a Object Edit Menu Group Backward Increase Size Page 8 Selecting Multiple Objects Holding down the CTRL key allows you to select multiple objects Es 14 24 3d 4 5d 6d 7d 8d ad od alad A t Siawielritiviujijoipitdy capa sja f g hjj j u ai TP z x c v b nim l gt etaj Alt Del AttGr PUp PDn To select more than one object while at your computer click on an object press your CTRL key on your keyboard and click on a second object Continue this process until you have selected all objects you want To select more than one object while standing at the board or at your computer click in a clear area and drag a selection box around the objects While dragging with your select tool the selection box will appear as a dotted line and shaded area How to Get Rid of Objects Use the Clear Too
13. l to clear specific types of items by clicking on Clear Too the Clear Tool and choosing the item type from the Drop Down menu You can also use this tool to clear the entire page or a selection Undo Redo The Undo and Redo Tools allow you to UNDO and REDO backwards and forwards through your actions but only Tool one step at a time There are unlimited Undo s Trash bin e You can drag items to the trash cat o e You can select the item with the Select e You can right click on an object and Tool and then click the trash bin to delete 4 eee fee choose delete If your trashcan is not showing go to main menu view flipchart bin Pag e Reset The Page Reset Tool reverts the current page back to its last saved state Page 9 The Text Tool T Select the Text Tool from the Main Toolbox and click on the flipchart page to create a textbox You must type something inside the textbox If you close it without typing the textbox disappears from your page la x ActivInspire Studio File Edt View Insert Tools Help Untitled Intro flipchart Revised 09 Desktop Flipchart E P _ Page 46 of 127 Best Fit ld When you are using the Text Tool the top of the flipchart will change to give you the text edit options Editing Text Once you have typed text if you want to make changes you must double click on text or select text and choose the text edit button from the marquee handles then select all b
14. ns in advance e save lessons and use from class to class unlimited number of pages To Open Activinspire e can contain different forms of media such as images sounds videos websites etc e save print export or share with others ActivInspire Locate the ActivInspire Icon on your desktop Double click the icon to launch ActivInspire Create a New Flipchart on a widescreen board 87in after Aug 2009 Activ Inspire Studio File Edt View inpet Tools Heip Umid There are two ways to create a new flipchart using F i uan the widescreen board When docked to your Fen e e e docking station go to the dashboard or file menu E open abe and choose open Recent File gt New Flipchart or File gt New gt Screen Size GY ose Fiche ohw B v Chl s j Save S Activinspire Studio TY P ew b screen Sze Fipchat Open who A 1024 x 768 Flipchart E Custom Page Sire Xj Opon Recent d v 1152 x 864 Flipchart Frame Size O Chose Flipchsrt Celew I 1200 x 1024 Fipchart cater T width i0 Height 768 L152 ey Save AS L250 10234 Pub sh Subak Flocherts to Promethean Planet inport Pret Crip DI Settings Q When at home or not docked to your docking station go to File gt New gt Custom Size Flipchart gt Frame Size Other gt Width 1280 Height 768 Dashboard The Dashboard is the first thing you see when you launch ActivInspire When you
15. ojector s user manual to determine why the connection between the projector and your computer is not working The two devices may not be connected correctly or the projector s input or your computer s output settings are not correct There is nothing on my monitor laptop but there is an image on the ACTIVboard what should do if want to see the image on both of them There may be a problem with your computer s settings Many PC computers have a function key with LCD CRT on it commonly the F5 or F8 keys You can typically press the FN key in combination with either of these keys to toggle between different modes to view the computer s image on the computer only projector only or both You may need to refer to your computer s help files or manual Why is the image displayed on the ACTIVboard not square It is likely your projector has a setting called keystone Refer to your projector manual to determine how to access this feature and to make the image become square on the ACTIVboard Somebody has written on the board with a dry erase marker how can I clean it We recommend standard dry erase board cleaners What should do if the nib for my ACTIVpen is lost or damaged The nibs can be replaced free of charge within the warranty period Please contact Technical Support and replacements will be sent out to you Please make sure they are inserted correctly with the flat end inserted into the pen and the tapered end us
16. s Miscellaneous Page Property View Object View To see this view you must be in the To see this view you must be in the Property Browser and click on an Property Browser and click on an empty place on your page object on your page Page 16 Flipchart Rubric Spring Branch ISD Flipchart Assignment Rubric As you create your flipcharts for your curriculum please use the rubric below to guide you The rubric is divided into three categories Ultimately the district s goal is that all teachers will be using flipchart curriculum IDEALLY There must be at least 5 pages title page objective page information page interactive page and assessment page You will earn 2 extra hours for completing this assignment You are automatically assigned to the flipchart class The assignment must be turned in on time to receive credit 3 months from the time you take the course Students use ACTIV reguiariy ani Te EIIE I hers ad ihe we ihe erei Every gage of the oomans niss to help aher iaia UES Ta The abede of the Stn are Mia m Objectives one of he formar None of ihe pages contain included n Te S527 Page 17 Activinspire Shortcuts Below is a list of quick shortcuts to get to useful places within Activinspire Using these shortcuts will allow you to get to what you need faster F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F11 F12 Ctrl A Ctrl B Ctrl C Ctrl D Ctrl E Ctrl F Ctrl H Ctrl J Ctrl M Ctrl N
17. tion program will start Follow the instructions on the board 2 While in ACTIVstudio software Go to File then to Main Menu Open the Dashboard Click on the configuration tab and choose calibrate Follow the instructions on the board Why does my ACTIVboard display Hardware not detected 1 Check the ACTIVboard is powered up and correctly connected to the PC laptop 2 Reset the board see How do reset my ACTIVboard 3 If the PC laptop was not available at the time of installation please make sure the ACTIVdriver is installed as well as the software and resources 4 Refer to the following instructions depending on your connection method calibrate icon Built in whole group student assessment ACTIVstudio supports ACTIVote wireless assessment handhelds With ACTIVstudio you can create questions using the wizard application called the Question Master Additionally any flipchart page can be easily converted into a question page Finally ACTIVstudio allows you to use questions over websites or posed verbally to track student responses USB connection The person installing your ACTIVboard should configure one port to use with the ACTIVboard and this port should be used each time How to check if the driver is installed Right click on the AV icon in the system tray bottom right of the screen by the clock and select configure If there is no light check the driver is installed if the light is flashing reset the board by clicking
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