ActivInspire

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=Shared Flipcharts:=

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 * The difference between working with flipchart pages, annotating and using desktop tools
 * Actions, reveals and containers
 * How to add more colors.
 * How to add resource packs - do resource packs I put in studio show up in inspire?
 * Navigating Promethean Planet
 * Converting/Importing files into flipcharts
 * Built-in help features
 * What to do if the Activpen does not respond when trying to recalibrate
 * Peripheral device setup - ActivExpressions, second pen, etc.
 * Examples of flipcharts that engage students beyond the typical quizzes, reveal tools and moving of objects to fit into containers.
 * How to utilize flipcharts to engage all students, not just one student at a time.
 * How to combine other electronic tools with the flipchart. For example, embedding items from the online textbooks into flipcharts.
 * How can Inspire help teachers differentiate?
 * Beyond knowing how to use the software (which I want to know, too!) what are the possibilities? What does exemplary use of Inspire look like? Is this different than exemplary use of an IWB in general or are they the same thing?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">When using graphs, charts, voting, etc., how do I save the information so we can return to it later? Also, is it possible to lay one screen over another and still see the text on both so we can compare graphs?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Do I have ActivInspire on my laptop correctly?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">How do I just work it? This stuff above is WAY more advanced than I am!!!