Promethean+Training

On Wednesday, September 15, Christopher Besso provided training on using the Promethean Boards. Below are some of the notes I took:


 * Useful Tips**
 * Using the tip of the pen is the same as right click. Just hover over the text, object, etc. and the menus will appear
 * Cleaning the boards should be done with a damp cloth and plasma screen cleaner
 * Check weekly for updates
 * To move the toolbox menu to another side of the page, click EDIT>Profiles>Layout (make sure you are in AUTHORING)
 * To change the icon size of your toolbox, click EDIT>Profiles>Layout (make sure you are in AUTHORING)
 * To change the number of colors available to you on your toolbox, click EDIT>Profiles>Layout (make sure you are in AUTHORING)
 * To add tools to your main toolbox, click EDIT>Profiles>Commands (make sure you are in AUTHORING). Select what you want to add (left hand side) and use the right hand side box to move your items up and down.

To use the Primary look, click on Configure and select: Launch next time using the Primary look and feel. To return to Studio look, you would follow the same steps and select: Launch next time using the Studio look and feel.
 * Primary Look vs Studio Look**

"Pinned" Yellow icon - the menus are fixed to that spot "UnPinned" White icon- the menus will slide to the left or right and hide. To have them slide back, "hover" the pen near the menu and it will slide back. **Toolbox Basics**
 * Pushpins**
 * 1) **Erasing** - The pink eraser will only work with annotations which are the PEN and the HIGHLIGHTER.
 * 2) **Cleaner Tool** (Spray Bottle) is good for clearing a page, background, object or annotations.
 * 3) **Trash Can** - you can use the pointer tool (Arrow) to click on the object and then click on the trash can.



**Fill Tool** (Paint Bucket) - just remember that whatever you want to fill has to be __completely closed__ or it will also fill your background.

**Shape Tool** (Circle on top of a square) -- Things to remember:
 * The thickness and border of the shape is controlled by your **toolbox**
 * The inside of the shape color is controlled by the **shape tool menu**
 * Touch arrows at bottom of shape tool box to bring up more shapes
 * Once an object is on your page, you can click on the arrow icon to move the objects around the page.
 * To get the menu for that object to appear, hover over the object until the marquis handle appears and then tap the object. Useful tips: there is a duplicate button and the last button is the edit shape points.

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 * Magic Ink** - acts like a pen that can draw a 'see through' annotation on the top layer, letting you punch holes through the objects on the top layer. I couldn't remember all the steps so here is an explanation from ActivInspire:

**Using Magic Ink **
Here we introduce Magic Ink and show you how to use it. You can use Magic Ink to make any 'top layer' object (or part of an object) invisible. Th ink of Magic Ink as a pen that can draw a 'see through' annotation on the top layer. Magic Ink allows you to punch holes through the objects on the top layer, so that you can see the objects on the layers beneath.

**Example 1**
Add an image from the Resource Library. The image will be on the middle layer of the page. Then select the Pen Tool and set the width to wide, color over the image until it is completely obscured. This pen annotation will be on the top layer. Finally use Magic Ink to remove the pen annotation to reveal the image beneath. Add two photographs of the same landscape scene, one taken in winter, one in summer. Place the winter photo on the top layer so that it is positioned exactly over the summer photo. Then use Magic Ink to gradually erase the winter image to reveal the summer image beneath. ||
 * ==**Example 2** ==

**Why does Magic Ink only work on some items?**
The annotations you create with Magic Ink are themselves objects. So you can use MagicInk to conceal objects you want to reveal later.

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 * Layers and stacking are important when using Magic Ink :
 *  Magic Ink works only on the top layer.
 * On the top layer, Magic Ink only works on items lower in the stacking order.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">Any item placed on the top layer can, therefore, be made invisible with Magic Ink.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 15pt;">**Change the size of the Magic Ink nib**
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">In the Main Toolbox: > >
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">Click on one of the preset widths, or
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">Use the Pen width slider to choose any size between 1 and 100 pixels.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 15pt;">**See through an annotation**
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">To see through an annotation: > >
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">From the Tools Menu, select Magic Ink.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">Click and drag the cursor over the annotation you want to see through.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 15pt;">**Find a Magic Ink annotation**
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">To find out if a flipchart contains any items created with Magic Ink : > >
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">Open the Object Browser and look for objects with the Magic Ink icon, like the one indicated in the example on the right.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">When you click on the item in the Object Browser, it is selected on the flipchart page:

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 40px; margin-top: 6pt;">Now you can move the Magic Ink annotation, delete it, or change it in some other way.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">You can delete Magic Ink annotations like any other objects: > > ||
 * ==<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 15pt;">**Delete Magic Ink ** ==
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">Select the Magic Ink annotation on the flipchart page, or in the Object Browser and pressDelete, or
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;">Drag and drop the annotation into the Trashcan.

From the Resource Browser, you can find:
 * Resource Browse**r [[image:resource.jpg]]
 * Objects Browser - shows layers: top/middle/bottom
 * Page Browser - organize or view your pages in a flipchart
 * Resource Library - Things to remember:
 * Single Head - is MY resources
 * Triple Head - __always use Triple Head__ which is shared resources or Promethean branded items (items you download from Promethean Planet)
 * There are over 300 Resource Packs that you can download and use. Some of the ones Chris showed were Halloween and Graphic Organizers. Once you have downloaded Resource packs, go to File>Import>Resource Packs and find the one you just downloaded. If you have trouble, ask Karin for help.

Here are some additional resources you may find useful:


 * Promethean Planet** - Promethean's website for locating Flipcharts, Lesson Plans, Resources, and Professional Development. You will need to create a username and password.

iLearn Technology - which has Promethean Quick Tips.