The ActivInspire software works with ANY interactive whiteboard (SMART, Mimio, Wiimote Whiteboard, eBeam, etc.) and even for those of you who do not have an interactive whiteboard, use the software with just a computer and projector! The Promethean Planet website has thousands of lessons and resources that are free to access and can be used with ActivInspire to engage your students.
View of activity when teacher controls reveal answers.Įdit: Opens the Edit Activity menu to make changes to the current activity.What it is: ActivInspire is a new software from Promethean that is free! The free edition is a ‘personal’ license that can be used by anyone. Objective: Click to reveal and hide your objective for the activity.
Update Choices: Repopulate the Choice Pool with a different combination of items.
Navigating the ActivityView of activity when Reveal answers immediately is selected. Reset Answers: Places any moved items back in the Choice Pool. When you click on Finish, your activity will open in a new MimioStudio Notebook page. Click on the icon to the right of the objective for guidance. Review the final activity and fill in your objective. * Note: Items selected will be random but can be modified using the buttons or right-click menu. Select an item and choose include, exclude, or clear.Right-click on an item for the same menu options.Īdjust your Choice Pool by: Clicking on a current choice and selecting one of the buttons at the bottom Clicking on the button and selecting from the subsequent menu Right-clicking and choosing a category from the right-click menu Permanently include or exclude items for a particular activity. Retains the same number of each item but provides new items.ĭisplays the number of each item in the Choice Pool and acts as a button to add more in each category. The Choice Pool shows which items will be included in the activity. The Library has the various options based on the selected categories and the distractors for the topic. If you pick the same category twice, ActivityWizard will remove the previous instance of that selection.ĭetermine if you want the answers revealed immediately upon a response, or at your discretion. Use the drop-down menu to choose your topic.Ĭhoose the categories from the available drop-down menus. The number of topics varies, based on the subject. Once you choose your subject, grade level, and template type, you can then moveto Step 2: Select. You can select multiple grade levels if you desire. This ensures that only the information relevant to that topic is shown.Īs you can see, items are greyed out until you make subsequent decisions. Items in the Knowledge Base are tagged by grade level, subject, and specific facts about the item. Opening a New Activity Creating a New Activity Define
Review Ensure you are happy with your activity and include your objective. Refine Verify and adjust the Choice Pool from the library options as desired.Ĥ. Select Choose the topic and categories you want to teach, and when the answers should be revealed.ģ. Define Determine the parameters of your activity based on the subject, grade level, and the type of template.Ģ.
To create a new activity, there are four basic steps:ġ. Choose the New Activity button in the Menu BarĮither option will insert a New Activity on its own page. There are two easy ways to insert a new activity into your lesson.ġ. Build better activities in minutes Easiest and most intelligent activity builder available Automates the activity and lesson building process Calls out critical components for creating effective instruction Built-in knowledge engine Sequences activities from easier to more challenging as students skills increase