Comments on: ActivInspire for all IWB Users?

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:04:24 +0000

Wondering if this is a Page Turn Gesture? Might be able to turn that off in ActivInspire settings.

By: Peter Hill

Peter Hill — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:39:53 +0000

Has anyone come across the following. When using ActivInspire on Smart boards if the pen is moved quickly the page changes. Doesn’t always do this but is frustrating when it does.

By: SMARTboard: Notebook software in de prullenbak? « Bernard Blogt

SMARTboard: Notebook software in de prullenbak? « Bernard Blogt — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:02:45 +0000

[...] The Whiteboard Blog vraagt zich ook af wat de gebruikers nu moeten doen: The solution for users of these boards was either to struggle on with the software provided with your board or purchase a third party piece of software such as RM Easiteach. The third option was to use Smart Notebook or ActivSoftware in breach of the user licence – which is not something you should really be doing. [...]

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:20 +0000

cheers bernard. Got a english version of that website? Thing is, it’s the features I find useful… nothing really matches up to Smart or Active…. One day Powerpoint will realise this and add features to make it comparable, but not yet.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:19:50 +0000

@Danny PowerPoint combined with Pointofix ( http://www.pointofix.de/ ) (free) can be used on every iwb. Not with al the fancy features from Active or Notebook, but still usefull.

By: Louise

Louise — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:44:29 +0000

Thanks so much for this great post. As you pointed out ( and several of your readers verified) this is a bit problem in a lot of schools. As someone who is trying to encourage others to have a go at using the boards the software compatibility problem you described is often insurmountable for lots of teachers. This definitely shows a way forward. Fingers crossed no-one decides to change it!

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:46:09 +0000

Recently we have had some trouble in Australia with sourcing Promethean boards with a shift in Wholesale supplier. This meant the company we had always purchased the boards from could no longer get supply. This was/is very frustrating for them and they were concerned about loss of customers. Needless to say we were happy as well as the supplier when the ability top operate the software on alternative boards became available. Now we are able to purchase another excellent whiteboard for our school without the loss of the activinspire software. A great gain for us and our supplier. I would love to see them with access to the Promethean boards again.

By: ActivInspire Licensing

ActivInspire Licensing — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:28:43 +0000

[...] Licences I've heard that you can now buy licences for ActiveInspire full version – see ActivInspire for all IWB Users? | The Whiteboard Blog – has anybody done this or know how to get hold of [...]

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:24:51 +0000

Sounds like Smart are going to be doing the same too, with the release of Smart Notebook Express

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:46:17 +0000

Hi Danny,
I think, not 100% i think BECTA have had a hand in making the soft open to be used on other bits of kit. They didn’t like the fact that if you had a board you were tied to the soft that came with it. So i don’t think SMART (in the uk) will be able to stop this