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Write on the Board 1. Set up ActivBoard/Projector. 2. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 3. Calibrate the board: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions. 4. The display now changes to a blank flipchart page. You can switch from design mode to presentation mode if you want a cleaner-looking page with fewer tools on it. To do this, select the Main Menu
icon from the Main
Toolbox. If there is a checkmark next to Design Mode, highlight the text and click on it to remove the checkmark. No checkmark means the software is in presentation mode.
5. Select the Pen Tool
.
6. Select the color you want from the color palette of the pen stroke by sliding the width selector. 7. Begin writing!
, and modify the width
Use a Graphic Organizer Template 1. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 2. Open a blank flipchart. This can be done by selecting new flipchart from the Dashboard, or clicking on the hide/show flipcharts button on the Main Toolbox. 3. Open the Resource Library. It can be opened by clicking on the stack of
books icon in the flipchart tool strip 4. The Resource Library will open. Make sure both sides are open, as shown, by clicking on the little arrows in the black box:
5. To access the collections that came with the software, click on the Shared
Resource Library icon
in the black header box.
6. The icons directly under the black header on the left side represent the different “collections” of objects, images, backgrounds, and more. Roll your cursor over each icon and a pop-up label will describe each collection. 7. Page templates, blank graphic organizers, and learning tools can be found in: a. Shared Collections – Lesson Building Tools – Page Templates b. Shared Collections – Secondary – Tables Charts c. Shared Backgrounds – Graphic Organizers d. Shared Flipchart Pages – Flipchart Builder (TONS can be found here!) e. Shared Flipchart Pages – Graphic Organizers f. Shared Flipchart Pages – Lesson Building Templates 8. To place the chart on the page, simply drag the thumbnail of the template onto the flipchart page. 9. Some templates have text that can be edited. To edit the text and type in your own heading(s), click on the text. The object edit toolbox will appear. 10. Click on the
text edit icon in the object edit toolbox.
11. The Text Edit Toolbox will appear.
12. Delete the old text and type in your new text. To edit the text you’ve typed, click on the ALL button in the Text Edit Toolbox which will highlight your typed text and changes can be made. 13. Close the Text Edit Toolbox. 14. Select the pen tool template.
and begin writing (or students begin writing) on the
Hide Vocabulary Words or Questions Behind an Image to Pull Out One at a Time 1. Put a background on the flipchart page if desired. 2. Select the Text Tool from the Main Toolbox. 3. Click your cursor on the flipchart page. A blinking cursor and the text edit
toolbox
will appear. 4. Change the font settings in the text edit toolbox, if desired, and begin typing a vocabulary word or question. It’s best to stay with font sizes around 12 or 14 for words so they are small enough to “hide” behind your image. 5. When done typing the first word/question, click somewhere else on the page. Another textbox will appear, type in the next word/question. It doesn’t matter where you click on the page because text boxes can be maneuvered after they are typed. 6. Continue doing this until all of the words/questions are typed. Because you clicked on the page each time you typed a word, a new text object was created and each word can be moved around the page individually. If you type and hit the ENTER key each time you type a word, all words will stay in ONE text box, and cannot be moved individually. . 7. Open the Resource Library 8. Select an image and drag the thumbnail to a blank area of the current flipchart page (try not to cover any text yet. You will need to lock the image before you put text under it). 9. If the image needs to be bigger or smaller, click on the image once and
handles will appear. The bottom-right handle will resize the image without distorting it. To move the image, grab the handle on the top and drag the image. 10. Position the image where you want it on the page.
11. Right-click your mouse or push the barrel button on the ActivPen to bring up the editing menu. Select EDIT – LOCK. Now the image will not scoot around in presentation mode when you or the students are “pulling out” the typed words or questions. 12. Drag each text box over to the image. They should disappear behind the image since the text boxes were created BEFORE the image was placed on the page.
Display and Interact with a Web Page 1. Set up ActivBoard/projector. 2. Open the ActivStudio software. 3. Calibrate the board: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions.
4. Close the dashboard. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Make sure the marquee select tool is selected. Open Internet Explorer from the desktop. Locate and display your Web page. You can “roll up” the main toolbox if it is interfering with the view of your Web page. Just click on the arrows at the top of the main toolbox to roll it
up and/or roll it in. 9. Now you or your students can stand at the board and use the ActivPen as you would a mouse to navigate and interact with a Web page. ***Remember to check out our Backflip page for LOTS of great interactive or multimedia sites. Go to http://www.backflip.com/members/CFFButler and select the curriculum area folder you need.****
Complete a Group Crossword Puzzle, Word Search, or Worksheet The document should already be saved to your wireless network folder or a flash drive. If it is on a textbook CD, open the document and select the SAVE option to save it to your flash drive in advance. 1. Set up ActivBoard/Projector (only if you are creating the page on the board, and not from your laptop.) 2. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 3. Calibrate the board if you will be working at the board instead of your laptop: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions. 4. Open a blank (new) flipchart page by clicking on the hide/show flipchart icon located under the main menu icon on the main toolbox. Minimize the flipchart page so you can see your computer desktop, but keep the main toolbox visible. 5. Open the document containing the puzzle, word search or activity. Make sure the part of the document you will be using is fully displayed.
If it isn’t, there are VIEW options in both Word and Adobe (.pdf document) to change how much of the document is displayed. 6. Select the camera tool from the ActivStudio main toolbox. A drop-down menu will appear when you click on it. Select area. 7. A blue outline box with handles will appear on your document page. Stretch the box to fit around the puzzle or area of your document you want to capture and display on a flipchart page. If you are planning to display a
crossword puzzle or word search, you may want to outline the puzzle area only so that it is a larger display on the ActivBoard and has more “writing area” in the crossword boxes.
8. You will also see the camera toolbox on your page. Click on the first camera image icon in the toolbox to send a “snapshot” of your document to the current (minimized) flipchart page. 9. Maximize the blank flipchart page. You should see the image somewhere on the page. It usually places the image near the upper-left corner. 10. Use the “handles” around the image to resize it for better visibility. If the handles are not visible, click ONCE on the image and they will appear. The bottom-right handle will enlarge or reduce the size of the image without distorting it. 11. Once you have the puzzle/worksheet area placed where you want it, rightclick your mouse (or click on the barrel button on the ActivPen if you are at the board) and select EDIT – LAYER – LOCK ON BACKGROUND to permanently lock it to the flipchart page background, or select EDIT – LOCK to lock it without making it the background. If you select the EDIT-LOCK option, it will still move when you are in the DESIGN MODE. 12. Save the flipchart to your flash drive by clicking on the main menu icon and selecting FLIPCHART – SAVE TO – OTHER LOCATION. TO COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY WITH STUDENTS: 1. Set up ActivBoard/Projector. 2. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 3. Calibrate the board: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions. 4. Close the dashboard, but leave the main toolbox open and visible.
5. Open the saved flipchart containing the puzzle/worksheet. Go to the main
menu icon
and select FLIPCHART – OPEN FROM – OTHER
LOCATION. 6. Change the ActivStudio mode to PRESENTATION MODE. To do this, select
the Main Menu icon from the Main Toolbox. If there is a checkmark next to Design Mode, highlight the text and click on it to remove the checkmark. No checkmark means the software is in presentation mode. 7. Select the pen tool and begin writing (or students begin writing) on the puzzle/worksheet. You can change the “ink” color and width of the pen stroke by selecting a different color from the color palette, and sliding the
pen width indicator.
Create and Display an Interactive Timeline If you plan to use images in your interactive timeline, you should locate and save the images first to your flash drive for later use. 1. Set up ActivBoard/Projector (only if you are creating the page on the board, and not from your laptop.) 2. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 3. Calibrate the board if you will be working at the board instead of your laptop: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions. 4. Open a blank (new) flipchart page by clicking on the hide/show flipchart icon located under the main menu icon on the main toolbox. 5. Open the Resource Library. It can be opened by clicking on the stack of
books icon in the flipchart tool strip. 6. The Resource Library will open. Make sure both sides are open, as shown, by clicking on the little arrows in the black box:
7. To access the collections that came with the software, click on the Shared
Resource Library icon
in the black header box.
8. The icons directly under the black header on the left side represent the different “collections” of objects, images, backgrounds, and more. Roll your cursor over each icon and a pop-up label will describe each collection. Select
Shared Flipchart Pages
from the thumbnails. 9. The right side of the Resource Library is the Resource Tree. Select FLIPCHART BUILDER – MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AND LAYOUTS. The thumbnails will appear on the left side. The “interactive timeline” should be
the third thumbnail. 10. Drag the timeline thumbnail to the flipchart page. 11. Close the Resource Library. 12. The timeline template has marking points that can be dragged to certain
points on the timeline.
13. Text boxes can be typed and moved to each “point” on the timeline. You can also add images along the timeline. 14. To add an image from your flash drive, open the resource library, and click Thumbnails of the images on the “…..” in the black header box. will appear in the left column. Drag the thumbnail to the flipchart page. Here are several variations for the timeline: 1. Have the students drag images to a marker point and text (ex. A timeline for artistic movements could show images of different painting styles; a timeline for literary movements could require students to move images of authors to certain points. 2. Have students label events with a date OR dates with an event (using the pen tool). 3. Type up “events”, and have the students drag them in correct order to the timeline.
Right on Top! Answers 1. Set up ActivBoard/Projector (only if you are creating the page on the board, and not from your laptop.) 2. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 3. Calibrate the board if you will be working at the board instead of your laptop: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions. 4. Open a blank (new) flipchart page by clicking on the hide/show flipchart icon located under the main menu icon on the main toolbox. from the Main Toolbox. 5. Select the Text Tool 6. Click your cursor on the flipchart page. A blinking cursor and the text edit
toolbox
will appear. 7. Change the font settings in the text edit toolbox, if desired, and begin typing an answer. 8. When done typing the first answer, click somewhere else on the page. Another textbox will appear, type in the next answer. It doesn’t matter where you click on the page because text boxes can be maneuvered after they are typed. 9. Continue doing this until all of the answers are typed. Some answers should be correct and some should be incorrect. 10. Because you clicked on the page each time you typed a word, a new text object was created and each answer can be moved around the page individually. 11. Close the text edit toolbox when you are finished typing answers.
12. Open the Resource Library and select the shared images icon. Choose an image to suit the theme of your lesson. I used a blackboard.
13. Because the correct answers should go ON TOP of the image, right-click on each correct answer and select EDIT – LAYER – TOP. Do this for each correct answer. 14. The incorrect answers will go behind your image and not be visible. To do this, right-click on each incorrect answer and select EDIT – LAYER – BOTTOM. These answers will go behind the image when they are dragged over, and will NOT be visible. TO COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY WITH STUDENTS: 1. Set up ActivBoard/Projector. 2. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 3. Calibrate the board: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions. 4. Close the dashboard, but leave the main toolbox open and visible. 5. Open the saved flipchart containing the page. Go to the main menu icon and select FLIPCHART – OPEN FROM – OTHER LOCATION.
8. Change the ActivStudio mode to PRESENTATION MODE. To do this, select
the Main Menu icon from the Main Toolbox. If there is a checkmark next to Design Mode, highlight the text and click on it to remove the checkmark. No checkmark means the software is in presentation mode. You can discuss/debate each answer, then take a vote on who thinks it’s correct/incorrect. Either you or a student can drag the “answer” over to the image to see if it remains (correct) or disappears (incorrect).
Use the Eraser to Rub and Reveal Answers 1. Follow the text entering steps #1 through #8 in “Right on Top!” Answers to create your own questions and answers, or use a part of a document from a textbook CD or your saved files following the steps #4 through #11 in “Complete a Group Crossword Puzzle, Word Search, or Worksheet” to use an existing document. 2. Select the pen tool from the main toolbox. 3. Select a color from the color palette and widen the pen stroke by sliding the
pen width indicator.
4. Use the pen to cover any words or answers you don’t want the students to see. 5. When sharing with students, switch to presentation mode, and use the
eraser tool
to erase the pen mark and uncover the answers.
icon from the Main
Toolbox. If there is a checkmark next to Design Mode, highlight the text and click on it to remove the checkmark. No checkmark means the software is in presentation mode.
5. Select the Pen Tool
.
6. Select the color you want from the color palette of the pen stroke by sliding the width selector. 7. Begin writing!
, and modify the width
Use a Graphic Organizer Template 1. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 2. Open a blank flipchart. This can be done by selecting new flipchart from the Dashboard, or clicking on the hide/show flipcharts button on the Main Toolbox. 3. Open the Resource Library. It can be opened by clicking on the stack of
books icon in the flipchart tool strip 4. The Resource Library will open. Make sure both sides are open, as shown, by clicking on the little arrows in the black box:
5. To access the collections that came with the software, click on the Shared
Resource Library icon
in the black header box.
6. The icons directly under the black header on the left side represent the different “collections” of objects, images, backgrounds, and more. Roll your cursor over each icon and a pop-up label will describe each collection. 7. Page templates, blank graphic organizers, and learning tools can be found in: a. Shared Collections – Lesson Building Tools – Page Templates b. Shared Collections – Secondary – Tables Charts c. Shared Backgrounds – Graphic Organizers d. Shared Flipchart Pages – Flipchart Builder (TONS can be found here!) e. Shared Flipchart Pages – Graphic Organizers f. Shared Flipchart Pages – Lesson Building Templates 8. To place the chart on the page, simply drag the thumbnail of the template onto the flipchart page. 9. Some templates have text that can be edited. To edit the text and type in your own heading(s), click on the text. The object edit toolbox will appear. 10. Click on the
text edit icon in the object edit toolbox.
11. The Text Edit Toolbox will appear.
12. Delete the old text and type in your new text. To edit the text you’ve typed, click on the ALL button in the Text Edit Toolbox which will highlight your typed text and changes can be made. 13. Close the Text Edit Toolbox. 14. Select the pen tool template.
and begin writing (or students begin writing) on the
Hide Vocabulary Words or Questions Behind an Image to Pull Out One at a Time 1. Put a background on the flipchart page if desired. 2. Select the Text Tool from the Main Toolbox. 3. Click your cursor on the flipchart page. A blinking cursor and the text edit
toolbox
will appear. 4. Change the font settings in the text edit toolbox, if desired, and begin typing a vocabulary word or question. It’s best to stay with font sizes around 12 or 14 for words so they are small enough to “hide” behind your image. 5. When done typing the first word/question, click somewhere else on the page. Another textbox will appear, type in the next word/question. It doesn’t matter where you click on the page because text boxes can be maneuvered after they are typed. 6. Continue doing this until all of the words/questions are typed. Because you clicked on the page each time you typed a word, a new text object was created and each word can be moved around the page individually. If you type and hit the ENTER key each time you type a word, all words will stay in ONE text box, and cannot be moved individually. . 7. Open the Resource Library 8. Select an image and drag the thumbnail to a blank area of the current flipchart page (try not to cover any text yet. You will need to lock the image before you put text under it). 9. If the image needs to be bigger or smaller, click on the image once and
handles will appear. The bottom-right handle will resize the image without distorting it. To move the image, grab the handle on the top and drag the image. 10. Position the image where you want it on the page.
11. Right-click your mouse or push the barrel button on the ActivPen to bring up the editing menu. Select EDIT – LOCK. Now the image will not scoot around in presentation mode when you or the students are “pulling out” the typed words or questions. 12. Drag each text box over to the image. They should disappear behind the image since the text boxes were created BEFORE the image was placed on the page.
Display and Interact with a Web Page 1. Set up ActivBoard/projector. 2. Open the ActivStudio software. 3. Calibrate the board: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions.
4. Close the dashboard. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Make sure the marquee select tool is selected. Open Internet Explorer from the desktop. Locate and display your Web page. You can “roll up” the main toolbox if it is interfering with the view of your Web page. Just click on the arrows at the top of the main toolbox to roll it
up and/or roll it in. 9. Now you or your students can stand at the board and use the ActivPen as you would a mouse to navigate and interact with a Web page. ***Remember to check out our Backflip page for LOTS of great interactive or multimedia sites. Go to http://www.backflip.com/members/CFFButler and select the curriculum area folder you need.****
Complete a Group Crossword Puzzle, Word Search, or Worksheet The document should already be saved to your wireless network folder or a flash drive. If it is on a textbook CD, open the document and select the SAVE option to save it to your flash drive in advance. 1. Set up ActivBoard/Projector (only if you are creating the page on the board, and not from your laptop.) 2. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 3. Calibrate the board if you will be working at the board instead of your laptop: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions. 4. Open a blank (new) flipchart page by clicking on the hide/show flipchart icon located under the main menu icon on the main toolbox. Minimize the flipchart page so you can see your computer desktop, but keep the main toolbox visible. 5. Open the document containing the puzzle, word search or activity. Make sure the part of the document you will be using is fully displayed.
If it isn’t, there are VIEW options in both Word and Adobe (.pdf document) to change how much of the document is displayed. 6. Select the camera tool from the ActivStudio main toolbox. A drop-down menu will appear when you click on it. Select area. 7. A blue outline box with handles will appear on your document page. Stretch the box to fit around the puzzle or area of your document you want to capture and display on a flipchart page. If you are planning to display a
crossword puzzle or word search, you may want to outline the puzzle area only so that it is a larger display on the ActivBoard and has more “writing area” in the crossword boxes.
8. You will also see the camera toolbox on your page. Click on the first camera image icon in the toolbox to send a “snapshot” of your document to the current (minimized) flipchart page. 9. Maximize the blank flipchart page. You should see the image somewhere on the page. It usually places the image near the upper-left corner. 10. Use the “handles” around the image to resize it for better visibility. If the handles are not visible, click ONCE on the image and they will appear. The bottom-right handle will enlarge or reduce the size of the image without distorting it. 11. Once you have the puzzle/worksheet area placed where you want it, rightclick your mouse (or click on the barrel button on the ActivPen if you are at the board) and select EDIT – LAYER – LOCK ON BACKGROUND to permanently lock it to the flipchart page background, or select EDIT – LOCK to lock it without making it the background. If you select the EDIT-LOCK option, it will still move when you are in the DESIGN MODE. 12. Save the flipchart to your flash drive by clicking on the main menu icon and selecting FLIPCHART – SAVE TO – OTHER LOCATION. TO COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY WITH STUDENTS: 1. Set up ActivBoard/Projector. 2. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 3. Calibrate the board: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions. 4. Close the dashboard, but leave the main toolbox open and visible.
5. Open the saved flipchart containing the puzzle/worksheet. Go to the main
menu icon
and select FLIPCHART – OPEN FROM – OTHER
LOCATION. 6. Change the ActivStudio mode to PRESENTATION MODE. To do this, select
the Main Menu icon from the Main Toolbox. If there is a checkmark next to Design Mode, highlight the text and click on it to remove the checkmark. No checkmark means the software is in presentation mode. 7. Select the pen tool and begin writing (or students begin writing) on the puzzle/worksheet. You can change the “ink” color and width of the pen stroke by selecting a different color from the color palette, and sliding the
pen width indicator.
Create and Display an Interactive Timeline If you plan to use images in your interactive timeline, you should locate and save the images first to your flash drive for later use. 1. Set up ActivBoard/Projector (only if you are creating the page on the board, and not from your laptop.) 2. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 3. Calibrate the board if you will be working at the board instead of your laptop: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions. 4. Open a blank (new) flipchart page by clicking on the hide/show flipchart icon located under the main menu icon on the main toolbox. 5. Open the Resource Library. It can be opened by clicking on the stack of
books icon in the flipchart tool strip. 6. The Resource Library will open. Make sure both sides are open, as shown, by clicking on the little arrows in the black box:
7. To access the collections that came with the software, click on the Shared
Resource Library icon
in the black header box.
8. The icons directly under the black header on the left side represent the different “collections” of objects, images, backgrounds, and more. Roll your cursor over each icon and a pop-up label will describe each collection. Select
Shared Flipchart Pages
from the thumbnails. 9. The right side of the Resource Library is the Resource Tree. Select FLIPCHART BUILDER – MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AND LAYOUTS. The thumbnails will appear on the left side. The “interactive timeline” should be
the third thumbnail. 10. Drag the timeline thumbnail to the flipchart page. 11. Close the Resource Library. 12. The timeline template has marking points that can be dragged to certain
points on the timeline.
13. Text boxes can be typed and moved to each “point” on the timeline. You can also add images along the timeline. 14. To add an image from your flash drive, open the resource library, and click Thumbnails of the images on the “…..” in the black header box. will appear in the left column. Drag the thumbnail to the flipchart page. Here are several variations for the timeline: 1. Have the students drag images to a marker point and text (ex. A timeline for artistic movements could show images of different painting styles; a timeline for literary movements could require students to move images of authors to certain points. 2. Have students label events with a date OR dates with an event (using the pen tool). 3. Type up “events”, and have the students drag them in correct order to the timeline.
Right on Top! Answers 1. Set up ActivBoard/Projector (only if you are creating the page on the board, and not from your laptop.) 2. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 3. Calibrate the board if you will be working at the board instead of your laptop: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions. 4. Open a blank (new) flipchart page by clicking on the hide/show flipchart icon located under the main menu icon on the main toolbox. from the Main Toolbox. 5. Select the Text Tool 6. Click your cursor on the flipchart page. A blinking cursor and the text edit
toolbox
will appear. 7. Change the font settings in the text edit toolbox, if desired, and begin typing an answer. 8. When done typing the first answer, click somewhere else on the page. Another textbox will appear, type in the next answer. It doesn’t matter where you click on the page because text boxes can be maneuvered after they are typed. 9. Continue doing this until all of the answers are typed. Some answers should be correct and some should be incorrect. 10. Because you clicked on the page each time you typed a word, a new text object was created and each answer can be moved around the page individually. 11. Close the text edit toolbox when you are finished typing answers.
12. Open the Resource Library and select the shared images icon. Choose an image to suit the theme of your lesson. I used a blackboard.
13. Because the correct answers should go ON TOP of the image, right-click on each correct answer and select EDIT – LAYER – TOP. Do this for each correct answer. 14. The incorrect answers will go behind your image and not be visible. To do this, right-click on each incorrect answer and select EDIT – LAYER – BOTTOM. These answers will go behind the image when they are dragged over, and will NOT be visible. TO COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY WITH STUDENTS: 1. Set up ActivBoard/Projector. 2. Open the ActivStudio software from the desktop icon. 3. Calibrate the board: From the board, hover your ActivPen over the circled flame emblem in the upper-left corner of the board. You DO NOT have to touch the pen to the button. The button color will become “orangish” and the board display will change to white with written instructions. Follow the instructions. 4. Close the dashboard, but leave the main toolbox open and visible. 5. Open the saved flipchart containing the page. Go to the main menu icon and select FLIPCHART – OPEN FROM – OTHER LOCATION.
8. Change the ActivStudio mode to PRESENTATION MODE. To do this, select
the Main Menu icon from the Main Toolbox. If there is a checkmark next to Design Mode, highlight the text and click on it to remove the checkmark. No checkmark means the software is in presentation mode. You can discuss/debate each answer, then take a vote on who thinks it’s correct/incorrect. Either you or a student can drag the “answer” over to the image to see if it remains (correct) or disappears (incorrect).
Use the Eraser to Rub and Reveal Answers 1. Follow the text entering steps #1 through #8 in “Right on Top!” Answers to create your own questions and answers, or use a part of a document from a textbook CD or your saved files following the steps #4 through #11 in “Complete a Group Crossword Puzzle, Word Search, or Worksheet” to use an existing document. 2. Select the pen tool from the main toolbox. 3. Select a color from the color palette and widen the pen stroke by sliding the
pen width indicator.
4. Use the pen to cover any words or answers you don’t want the students to see. 5. When sharing with students, switch to presentation mode, and use the
eraser tool
to erase the pen mark and uncover the answers.
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