1. Help, I have a Promethean Board, now what?

2. 9:00 – 10:30 Promethean Board Intro 10:30 -10:45 Break
Agenda
9:00 – 10:30 Promethean Board Intro
10:30 -10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:30 ActivInspire Quest for Knowledge
11:30 – 12:00 Promethean Planet Resource Exploration

3. Objectives: Investigate the interactive whiteboards
Use the basic icons
Create a work space
Enhance your presentation to engage students

4. Activeboard Made of Formica-like material Durable
May need some maintenance

5. Things to Remember

6. The ActivPen will “tune” itself to the board.
Pen nib

7. ActivPen Self powered (battery free) Wireless device Mouse
Left click action- tapping the pen nib
Right click action- hovering over the board and pressing the button on the side
Click and drag action- push the pen into the board
Double click action-tapping twice on the board

8. Calibrating
Hover over the icon at the top of the board until you hear a beep or light changes

9. The surface will prompt you to “click on surface to begin”
Tap the target to complete

10. Common Vocabulary
ActivInspire - the program used to create an atmosphere of inspiration and learning.
Dashboard – the location for several common, action buttons
Tabs – (across the top) used to locate more action buttons
Flipchart – a working space for activities
Promethean Planet – the world’s largest online teacher community

11. Desktop icon
Tabs
Dashboard

12. Menu
Tabs across the top have many different functions or actions

13. Tabs across the top have many different functions or actions

14. Tabs across the top have many different functions or actions

15. The toolbox has shortcuts to the same functions or actions as the tabs.

16. Are you in an elementary classroom?
Switch to a Primary look

18. Creating a Flipchart Launch ActivInspire Open a new flipchart
When you are ready to save, the title will show up at the top of the page.

19. Saving the Flipchart

20. Time for Tool Exploration
Highlighter tool
Undo
Redo
Delete/move object
Eraser
Resize
Rotate
Increase size
Shapes

21. Time for Tool Exploration
Text
Color
Font
Size
Symbol
Keyboard
Calculator

22. Time for Tool Exploration
Connector
Cleaner
Camera
Recorder
Page changer
Revealer
Spotlight
Desktop Annotate
Tickertape

23. Camera Tool

24. Importing Files

25. Insert New Page

26. Get Creative

27. Promethean Planet Resources

28. Y’all come back now, ya hear!