Training and Development
A Guide to the Interactive Whiteboard Using
ActivInspire
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Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................ 5 Where are the Interactive Whiteboards located? .................................................... 5 Interactive Whiteboards .......................................................................................... 5 How do I book a room with an Interactive Whiteboard? .......................................... 6 I am in a room with an Interactive Whiteboard how do I get in the cabinet? ........... 6 Who do I contact if I have problems with the IWB equipment? ............................... 6 I have never used an Interactive Whiteboard before what should I do?.................. 6 Who is who again?.................................................................................................. 6 Getting Started ........................................................................................................... 7 What is ActivInspire? .............................................................................................. 8 The Activboard ........................................................................................................ 8 The Activpen ........................................................................................................... 8 Launching ActivInspire ............................................................................................ 8 Flipcharts .............................................................................................................. 10 Toolbox ................................................................................................................. 10 Tools ..................................................................................................................... 11 Manipulating Objects ................................................................................................ 12 Selecting Objects .................................................................................................. 12 The eraser tool ...................................................................................................... 12 Creating Colourful Pages ......................................................................................... 13 Presentation Mode and Design Mode ................................................................... 13 Applying backgrounds........................................................................................... 14 Adding lines .......................................................................................................... 14 Shapes .................................................................................................................. 15 Trashcan ............................................................................................................... 15 Using text .............................................................................................................. 16 Text tool ................................................................................................................ 16 3|Page
Menus ................................................................................................................... 17 On Screen Keyboard ............................................................................................ 17 Enlarging the Floating Keyboard ........................................................................... 18 Saving ................................................................................................................... 18
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Introduction Where are the Interactive Whiteboards located? There are 50+ Interactive Whiteboards distributed throughout the college. Each are set up with a DVD /VHS player, a sound system and access to the internet and college network. Interactive Whiteboards E101
E106
E107
E110A
E110B
E125
E128(IT Centre)
E205
E216A(SDRC) E315
E316
E319
E409
E411
E415
E416
B002
B003
B108A
B108B
B202
B205
B211
B303
B304
B305
B306
B308B
B309
B401A
B403A
B405A
B408
B409
W303B
W302
W305
L102
L205
L212
L212A
L307
L310
L318
T116
T108
T126
T203
T204
T204
T208
T212
T224
T230
T231
T329
BE109
BE118
BE204
BE217
BE302
Palmbourne Palmbourne Unit 2
Unit 2
Sports Hall Classroom (SH02) Rooms over at the Chetwynd centre with IWB’s are CH12A, CH12B, CH13, CH14, CH15, CH16, CH17 and CH18B Projectors mounted on the wall (not interactive) E102
E128 (IT Centre)
E128 (IT Centre)
B209A
B209B
Brickwork
T210
Palmbourne Unit 5
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How do I book a room with an Interactive Whiteboard? Contact Nikki Berry on ext. 3115 (or via email) specifying your name, course/subject, day and time you wish to book a room. This will then be checked EBS4 (timetable system) to check availability. I am in a room with an Interactive Whiteboard how do I get in the cabinet? Keys to cabinets are held by Faculty Secretaries and also in Main Reception where you will need to sign for and return promptly. Who do I contact if I have problems with the IWB equipment? Within the cabinet, you will find a troubleshooting checklist and a Quick User Guide. Please read this as in most cases you will be able to resolve the problem yourself. Should your problem not be resolved through following instructions on the checklist please contact: The IT Helpdesk on ext. 3121 I have never used an Interactive Whiteboard before what should I do? You have a number of options: • • • •
You can attend a group training session indicated on the Staff Development programme, which is published each term. You can book a 1:1 training session with Sarah Clay ext 3210 or Cheryl Howells ext 3233 You can collect a training manual from the SDRC (E216a) and work through on your own. You can access the Promethean online tutorial http://prometheanlearning.com/uk and registering yourself by creating a new account (top left of the screen). Access to the Foundations Skills materials is FREE!
Who is who again? Booking:
Nikki Berry on ext. 3115
Keys:
Main Reception or Faculty Secretaries
Support:
The IT Helpdesk on ext. 3121
Training:
Cheryl Howells on ext 3233 for 1:1s or book a Staff
Development Training Session.
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Getting Started Turn on the projector using the remote control you will see the projector light turn green. You can also turn on the amplifier using the on/off button. Ensure you have set the amplifier to select the correct channel. To select the CD channel you will be able to hear sound from the computer. Select the AUX channel to hear the sound from the video/DVD player. Below are some helpful images to get started.
On/Off
Volume
Channel
Button
Control
Selector
On/Off
Video/DVD
Button
selector
On/Off Button
Infra Red
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What is ActivInspire? ActivInspire is a user-friendly tool to help teachers create excellent interactive lessons. You can install ActivInspire on the computer you use for preparing lessons as well as the computer you use in the class.
The Activboard 1. Switch on the Activboard before starting your computer. The power indicator light, in the top-left hand corner of your board, should be illuminated when the Activboard is switched on. 2. Calibrating the board by right clicking using the mouse on the Activboard logo. Select the calibrate option and follow the instructions using the pen and the board. You can find the calibration tool by clicking on the Activboard icon on the bottom right-hand of your screen. The Activpen Tips for using the Activpen: Moving the cursor – Hold the nib lightly on the Activboard; don’t push the nib into, move the pen around and the cursor will follow your pen. Left-click – Tap the pen nib firmly but quickly on the Activboard. Right-click – Hover over the Activboard, less than a quarter of an inch away and click the orange button on the pen. Click and drag – click on the object you want to move, hold the pen nib down on the board and then move the pen, the object will then move. Double- click – two firm quick taps on the board will work.
Launching ActivInspire When you have logged on, you will see the ActivInspire icon on your desktop. Double click on the ActivInspire icon with the Activpen.
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If you cannot see the Icon on your desktop, press the start button on the tool bar, go to Programs and then find ActivSoftware, then select ActivInspire then ActivInspire.
When you launch ActivInspire you will see the dashboard appear on your screen.
Note: if you uncheck this box, the dashboard will no longer appear when you open the software
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Flipcharts Click on OK on any messages which show up before the dashboard appears. The dashboard will allow you to open any flipcharts you recently saved or you can choose to open a New Flipchart.
Toolbox The toolbox will appear on the right-hand side of your screen. If you hover over the tools they will tell you what they are. To use a tool double click on the one you wish to use. Edit User Defined Buttons Main Menu Desktop Annotate
Switch Profile
Previous Page
Desktop Tools Next Page
Starts/Stops Activote Colours
Express Poll
Pen Size Tools
Select
Highlighter
Pen
Fill
Eraser Connectors
Shapes
Customise
Insert Media from file Text
Clear Undo
Reset Page
Redo
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Question
Delete
Tools Select tool allows you to select items and click and drag items. Pen tool allows you to write freehand on the page.
Shapes Tool allows you to insert shapes into the flipchart.
Highlighter tool allows you to highlight something.
Resource Browser opens a bank of images, shapes, backgrounds etc.
Eraser tool erases selection however beware that this creates a layer over the file increasing its size.
Colours the colours installed in the toolbox which you may wish to use.
Text tool allows you to type on the page.
Size adjuster increases/decreases the size of thickness of your pen/highlighter. Flipchart Type opens the flipchart in design mode or at the board mode
Spray tool allows you to clear items. Undo/Redo goes forward/back on what you’ve done.
Desktop Tools allows you to Annotate over the desktop.
Tools open a menu of other tools you may wish to use.
Main Menu opens a drop down menu of options such as save, open. Roll up/out hides the flipchart to the right or upwards.
Reset Page - resets the entire page. Delete allows you to delete items on a flipchart page.
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Fill tool allows you to fill a page or object with colour
Manipulating Objects Selecting Objects Using these icons will allow you to move through the pages of your flipchart. When you write something on your flipchart with the pen, you need to select the marquee tool; 1. Click on a blank area at the top left of the object. 2. Press the pen nib on the board and move the pen to the bottom right of the object. 3. Release the pen from the board and a box should surround the object. 4. You can now move, resize and drag the object. NOTE: to click and drag, you must click the object you want to move, press the pen nib on the board, and then move the pen. The object you have clicked will move with the pen. The eraser tool When using the eraser tool you can erase an area of the object. Beware of the eraser size as you can increase/decrease this. It is also important to note that if you make a mistake you can use the undo/redo buttons.
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Creating Colourful Pages Presentation Mode and Design Mode You will be automatically use presentation mode, which is useful when using the Activboard in front of the class. We can however enter the design mode for when we are creating flipcharts.
Presentation Mode
Design Mode
To put your flipchart into design mode, click the switch profile button and select Authoring. You will notice the view of your screen will change. There are more tools which have appeared at the top of the page, these are handier for when working at the computer.
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Applying backgrounds 1. Using the resource browser, double click to open the resources. 2. Click on the shared backgrounds. 3. Double click on the background you want. NOTE: You can follow these steps to add shared images/grids/shapes/lines.
Adding
lines
To draw a graph on the flipchart, first select some gridlines from the resource library. 1. Select the shape recognition tool from the top toolbar in Authoring view. 2. You can draw a line with the Activpen and it will automatically draw a straight line. 3. You can do this with both vertical and horizontal lines as well as shapes.
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Shapes You can add shapes to your page using the shapes tool. 1. Firstly click on the shapes tool and you will see the shapes appear on the right hand side. 2. Select the shape and the Colour that you want 3. Click and drag the shape to the size that you want. 4. Remember if you make a mistake use the undo/redo tools.
Trashcan If there is something that you don’t want on your flipchart, you can throw it away. 1. A trashcan should be present on the screen. 2. Using the marquee tool select the object you want to delete and drag in to the trashcan. 3. The rubbish will appear when you’ve done this correctly. Alternatively 4. Click on the item to select it and click on the trashcan.
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Using text Text tool You can use the text tool anywhere on a flipchart 1. Select the text tool from the toolbar 2. Click where you want to start typing. 3. You will notice and editing box appears on the top tool bar. 4. Use the editing box as you would normally.
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Menus There are lots of tools available on ActivInspire which you may not see on the toolbox; 1. To view these click the Tools option on the main menu in authoring mode. 2. Select More Tools. 3. Select items such as Tickertape/On-Screen Keyboard/Clock.
On Screen Keyboard If you are wanting to type whilst using the Activpen you can select the floating keyboard. 1. Once selected the keyboard, select the text tool 2. Click where you want to type 3. Use your pen to select the letters and numbers. 4. The keyboard works exactly as a normal keyboard would. 5. Edit the font using the editor menu. 6. To close the keyboard, click on the X.
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Enlarging the Floating Keyboard If you want to enlarge the floating keyboard, you need to right-click on the keyboard where you are given four sizes; adult small, adult large, child small or child large. Select one of these to change the size of the keyboard.
Saving To save a flipchart, click on the main menu, select File and select save/save as, this will allow you to choose where to save the flipchart. Please ensure you save it to a place where you will be able to find it again.
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