Promethean Board Training

Calibrating Cords – with or without document camera Two ways to calibrate Hover with pen Inspire icon

Checking Bulbs and Lights on Your Projector How to know your bulb is going out It will show a warning The display will get lighter PUT IN WORK ORDER IMMEDIATELY Flashing lights on projector Green is always good Red is a warning Means it’s overheated Safety setting won’t let it on You can clean out with compressed air

Toolbar Functions Main Menu – Basic functions, also on top row Switch Profile – 5 profile options that can be edited Edit Profile – Make profile fit your desires Desktop Annotate – Discuss later Desktop Tools – Discuss later Previous/Next Page – Move back and forth Express Poll – Where the Activotes work Colors – All options, right-click to change Size of Pen – 2 ways to change

Toolbar Functions Arrow – Point and click to manipulate Tools – Options you have, also up top Pen – Writing, any color Highlighter – Any color, gets darker on attempts Eraser – Change sizes also Fill – Change color of the whole screen Shape – Insert shapes at any color and size Connector – Insert different types of lines

Toolbar Functions Insert Media – Able to add videos or pictures you’ve saved Text – Insert text through keyboard Clear – Pick what to erase, certain items Reset Page – Clear the whole page Undo/Redo – Fixes last thing done Toolbox Options – Where does it go Roll Up – Makes toolbox smaller Pin/Hide – Keeps or hides toolbox until needed

Screen Size Full Screen – Hides everything Zoom options – Your choice of what you want

Desktop Tools Express Poll – Activotes from somewhere outside Inspire Recorder – Several options to video tape More Tools – Dice, calculator, sound recorder, clock, tickertape Camera – Several options to take a picture Keyboard – Screen keyboard Promethean Planet – Straight to their website Return to Flipcharts – Go back

Edit Profiles 5 Profile options Go through and change to wait you want or need Each one could be different and more can be made Experiment, if you mess up reset to default

Dual Users Have two students writing on the board at one time Top row – Tools – Dual Users May say you need to update Inspire if it doesn’t work first time Update at help tab Works pretty good, second pen will lag sometimes

Desktop Annotate Option is on toolbar, click it to go back and forth Will allow you to use anything on your computer with the Inspire toolbar Ability to write, draw, highlight, etc… on any websites, word documents, and computer programs

Saving Flipcharts Saves just like any word or pages document Allows you to reuse a flipchart the next day or year and can be used to reteach a lesson.

Sharing Flipcharts Why reinvent the wheel Someone in your building or grade level can share something they’ve done. These flipcharts can be added to Pivot or Dropbox and we can try to them also. I can help with this at collaboration meetings.

Promethean Planet Easy way to get there? Need to create account if you haven’t already Allows you to troubleshoot issues you have Borrow or add flipcharts You can download flipcharts by grade level or subject matter for FREE!

Activotes/Activexpressions Good idea but has some issues (batteries) Wireless ring in/answer system Some flipcharts at Promethean Planet have them built in Will help set them on individual request

Thank You Feel free to stay as long as you need to work on this with my help If you have no questions feel free to head out Can also this PowerPoint to whoever wants it for future use.