Poll Everywhere into Flipcharts

Integrating Poll Everywhere into your Flipcharts

It seems that everyone is jumping on the bandwagon--embedding HTML into Flipcharts.  The great thing about this is you need never understand the code, just copy and paste.  The newest use is with Poll Everywhere.

Steps are easy:

1.   Make sure you have the latest version of ActivInspire. 

2.   After creating a poll, copy the embed code from Poll Everywhere.  This can be   found under the ‘Share and Publish’ menu……Live Chart Widget.

3.   In Inspire open the Insert menu, go to ‘Link’ and select ‘Embedded HTML’.

4.   Success!  The embedded poll will receive and display live votes as long as you have an internet connections.

For further information on Poll Everywhere check out their blog.

http://blog.polleverywhere.com/good-news-for-promethean-activboard-and-activ

Website of the Week:

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/topics

For a little summer learning try this website.  It gives you tutorials on so many topics. Not only do you get step-by-step slide shows, but there are interactives, and videos on many of the topics.  Here is an example of a lesson on iPads.  Check it out!

The Results Browser in ActivInspire

The Results Browser in ActivInspire

Many teachers use their ActivExpressions in class and think they have to record the results at that time.  However, to access the class results at a later date all you have to do is click on your voting browser, scroll down to the results browser, then click on it to retrieve your results. If you set up your classes in the database ahead of time the results of each class will be retained in your Flipchart for future reference. 

Family Time Apps:  Spring has sprung and so have iphone apps!

Angry Bunny’s Easter Egg-splosion!  This naughty Easter bunny has stolen Santa’s sleigh. Your goal is to help the angry bunny drop off rotten eggs for the bad girls and boys, and chocolate eggs for the good ones.

Easter Egg Coloring Book!  Do your children love to color? Are you sick of carrying around crayons and coloring books? Look no further than the free Easter Egg Coloring Book app.

doodle jump: HOP The Movie  This free game offers hours of Easter fun for the whole family. Some levels are very hard, so partner with your children and make it a team effort.

Candy Egg Create   Love to decorate eggs but hate the mess? Check out the Candy Egg Create app for 99 cents and decorate virtual eggs.

 

Tip of the Week: 

For those schools that have Safari Montage….Did you know that it supports whiteboard integration?  Click on the logo to enable freezing a video and annotating over the image.

Websites of the Week:  On-line Scientific and Graphing Calculators

Desmos

Microsoft  

Encalc

Web 2.0

 

 

To Embed or Not Embed

Another Reason to Update ActivInspire

If you haven't already updated ActivInspire to the latest version, you will want to now. Besides the Equation Editor (Insert - Equation) and the ability to create self-paced assessments with your ActivExpressions, you can now embed Animoto videos, Google maps, flash programs, and more just as you are able to in blogs and websites. Before the latest update, we could only insert downloaded videos into a flipchart or link directly to them. And some of those great flash tools, like the Fruit Picker random name generator from ClassTools.net were only available from a link. There will be some embed codes that won't work well in Inspire, but those that do will add a bit of pizzazz to any flipchart.

Here's all you need to do:
1. First make sure you have the latest version of ActivInspire. The easiest way to check is to go to the Help menu at the top, then drop down to "Check for Updates". Install if necessary.
2. Go to your URL and copy the code you want to embed.
3. In ActivInspire, embed the html by going to Insert - Link - Embed HTML.
4. Once the video, map or other object appears on your page, you can re-size it just as you would any other object.

Click here to download a very short sample flipchart with examples, tips and information on where to find the embed code for Google maps, ClassTools, Animoto, and PhotoPeach. Then check out these 12 Ideas on How to Use Promethean's Embed Option.

What can you embed in a flipchart to enhance your curriculum?

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Website of the Week: The Big Deal Book


Check out this valuable resource for schools and classrooms. You will find resources for 21st Century skills, "worth the surf" websites, information on grants, lesson plans, inexpensive materials, and more. You can sign up for their newsletter or visit the archive page to see past issues.

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Tip of the Week: Save Time with Auto-Correct


If there are long words or phrases that you find yourself typing over and over, you can save time by creating shortcuts for those words in Word. Then, when you type the shortcut, the long word or phrase will automatically be inserted in its place. This feature is found by going to File - Options - Proofing (on the left) - AutoCorrect Options (on the right). Once the shortcuts have been created in Word, they will work in other Office applications. Click the thumbnail for detailed directions and save yourself some time!