When ActivInspire was released last year there was much trumpeting over the use of the new Personal Edition. I wrote about what a good idea this was in my post “ActivInspire for All IWB Users?“. I’ve noticed recently, however, on the ActivInspire website, a section that mentions a change to the terms of the licence, [...]
If you are looking for training materials for Promethean ActivInspire then your most definitely do not want to miss Tim Cooper’s wiki. You can find it here: http://promethean.york.wikispaces.net/su10training. There are 13 flipcharts, each covering a different aspect of ActiveInspire, plus a transition flipchart for those moving across from older versions, an advanced flipchart and finally [...]
Here are a few ideas taken from some of the talks I have given this academic year for ideas on using your Interactive Whiteboard during lesson starters. They could also be used as plenary tasks. Some of the ideas you may have seen before in various places (such as the Canada, Germany talks), but I’m [...]
The 2010 Interactive Whiteboard Challenge is almost ready to go! This challenge involves participants creating videos and / or screencasts of some of the great things they are doing with their IWB to share with teachers and students across the globe. The aim is to complete as many challenges as you can in the 10 [...]
I’m quite chuffed to have been asked to produce a guest post for the Promethean Planet website. I’ve written about my favourite 10 science websites. To see the Blog Post go here. This updated blog is part of a big redesign of the Promethean Planet website and community area. If you are a Promethean user [...]
The Whiteboard Challenge – set up by Jess McCulloch is back, and better than ever Are you new to using an interactive whiteboard (IWB)? Have you used one for ages but want some other ideas? Are you using an IWB regularly but know you could use it better? Then you are invited to join The [...]
Promethean have released an update to their ActivInspire software. This is version 1.4. It doesn’t seem to be available from the Promethean Website yet, but for now you can upgrade within ActivInspire by clicking on Help and then Check for Updates. Version 1.4 includes the following tweaks and updates: Page turn effects Multi-page select Pen [...]
Here are two very useful websites to bookmark if you are looking for basic computer help on a variety of different topics. Chris Thomas has put together iPrimary : www.iprimary.co.uk which features video tutorials he has produced to support teachers who wish to develop their ICT skills, and extend the use of ICT within their [...]
03.22Red Fish!
My first blog post here – thank you to Danny for inviting me. I like to see children using Interactive Whiteboards (IWB). Not just coming up to the front to point at something or move it, I mean really ‘using’ them. Some of the best use of IWBs I have seen by children has been [...]
Just a quick post. You may not be aware that it’s now possible to use the power of Google to search only for Promethean flipcharts using this custom search engine: A similar feature exists for Smartboard users if you want to find Smart Notebook resources.