Promethean ActivEngage Mobile – Voting on iPads and other devices
Promethean have just released ActivEngage, which will be of interest to schools that have started to roll out iPads and other mobile solutions in the classroom. Or for schools that are looking at a...
View ArticleIntegrating Promethean ActivExpression With BrainPOP
If you are a BrainPop user, did you know that you can use the quizzes on their excellent website with your Promethean ActivExpression or ActiVote handsets? If you didn’t know that, and want to find...
View ArticleKew Gardens teams up with Promethean Planet
The Great Plant Hunt is an exciting project from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, funded and commissioned by the Wellcome Trust. The Great Plant Hunt aims to encourage school children aged 3–11 to...
View ArticleRecent Blogposts for Promethean Planet
In case you’ve missed them, here’s some of the recent blogposts I’ve written for Promethean Planet: Great Science Apps for Your iPad Healthy Living Resources for Science Teachers on Promethean Planet...
View ArticlePromethean announce their Projector Promise
For many schools, maintaining the projectors can often be an expensive business that’s not always considered when buying a whiteboard. To help with this, Promethean yesterday announced their new...
View ArticleEducation Fast Forward Debate #5 : 10th July
Education Fast Forward (EFF) brings together leading global experts from the world of education to discuss the topics that matter most. The forum addresses the key challenges facing governments,...
View ArticleInteractive Whiteboards #101 : A short primer
At this time of year I find myself running a lot of interactive whiteboard training sessions for schools and colleges on how to get started with their IWB and to get going with the basics. I always...
View ArticleActivTips – hints and tips videos for Promethean ActivInspire
If you are a Promethean user then you really should take a look at the ActivTips area of Promethean Planet. There you’ll find short video tutorials on how to complete a variety of functions in...
View ArticleIWB TeachMeet Roehampton : Links and Files
There was an excellent IWB TeachMeet last night at Roehampton Universty. I gave a short talk on lesson starter ideas for your IWB. You can see an (old) version of the presentation here. The Magic Paper...
View ArticleGetting Started with your Interactive Whiteboard : A quick guide
Here’s a quick guide to help you get started with your Interactive Whiteboard, whatever brand you happen to have. Keep it Simple Don’t try and overload yourself with all the hundreds of bells and...
View ArticleTeachMeet Essex – IWB starter files and links #tmessex
For those who attended TeachMeet Essex this evening (and those who didn’t but who are interested, here’s the links and files from the talk I gave. You can see an (old) version of the presentation here....
View ArticleAlgodoo – an interactive real world physics sandbox for your IWB and iPad
If you haven’t seen Algodoo before, it’s a brilliant 2D physics sandbox game. It used to be called Phun which was free, and then a while back they renamed it Algodoo and it became a paid-for piece of...
View ArticleSpace IWB Resources from NIA and Promethean Planet
America’s National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and Promethean Planet have joined forces to engage student’s interests in science and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. NIA is a...
View ArticlePromethean Announce ClassFlow : a Cloud-Based Teaching Platform
Promethean have announced ClassFlow, their new cloud-based teaching platform which will connect the classroom IWB to other devices such as iPads and laptops. According to the ClassFlow website:...
View ArticleNew to Interactive Whiteboards? Here’s some help and advice
Whether you’ve just returned to school to find Interactive Whiteboards have been installed over the Christmas break, or you have been using an IWB for years but never really got to grips with what it...
View ArticleBETT 2014 Roundup pt 2 : Promethean ClassFlow
At the BETT show Promethean officially released the Beta version of ClassFlow. Like SMART Amp this is a cloud-based classroom presentation and management tool that enables teachers to create lessons,...
View ArticlePromethean Announce ActivInspire v2.0 with ClassFlow
Promethean have just announced the release of ActivInspire version 2.0. This new version represents a key milestone in ActivInspire with the integration of the new ClassFlow functionality. I have yet...
View Article8 Apps to turn your iPad into an Interactive Whiteboard
While I am a big fan of the Interactive Whiteboard, they can often to lead to situations where the teacher is firmly stuck at the front of the class to “deliver” content to the students. Some schools...
View ArticlePromethean ClassFlow : Version 4 Released
ClassFlow is Promethean’s cloud-based whiteboard software and classroom management suite. ClassFlow can be used to connect classrooms by creating collaborative lessons which encourage the sharing of...
View ArticleHow to Switch Promethean Classflow from the US to the UK Version.
One thing that also happened with the release of version 4 of Promethean Classflow is the launch of the UK version of the service. The UK version of Classflow runs off a different server to the .com...
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