You can add your own resources, use those provided with ActivInspire, or use resource packs that have been imported into the Resource Library. Use resources as the building blocks for your lessons.
Here we show you how to find a resource and add it to a flipchart. Then we show you how to add a resource to the Resource Library. Finally, we also show you how to add your own resources to the Resource Library.
Click on the Resource
Browser The Shared Resources folder opens in the Browser. This folder
contains resources to share with your colleagues. The Browser also contains
buttons to open other folders:
My Resources opens your personal resources folder.
Other Resource Folder
displays some of your frequently used folders.
Browse to locate another folder
opens a dialogue box to allow you to look for files
elsewhere on your computer, or to create another
folder.
Search Resources on Promethean Planet
opens the Resources page of Promethean Planet in your web browser.
In the Browser, explore the categories in Shared Resources until you find the one you are looking for, and click on it. The top half of the Browser now shows the subfolders in that category.
Browse to and click on the folder that contains the type of resource you want to insert, for example, maths > tangrams in the Shared Annotations folder. The bottom half of the Browser shows thumbnails of the resources in this folder.
Use the slider to see all the resources in this subfolder.
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Here we briefly describe the parts of the Resource Browser in the picture above. |
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The Tool Pod contains the following tools: | |
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Resource Locations | |
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Here are several quick ways to insert a resource:
Click on the thumbnail of the resource in the Browser and drag and drop it onto the flipchart page.
Right-click on the thumbnail and select Insert Resource into Flipchart from the Popup Menu.
Click on the Popup Menu and select Insert Resource into Flipchart.
Once you have inserted a resource, you can manipulate it like other objects to suit your needs.
You can also add your own resources to the Resource Library from a flipchart page. For example, if you want to file and reuse some images, action objects or containers.
To add a resource to an existing folder in the Resource Library:
Open the folder in the Resource Browser.
Click and drag the object into the folder in which you want to insert it, then release it. The newly-added resource now appears in the items section of the Browser. It has the default name of 'ResourceN' where 'Resource' identifies the type of resource, for example, Image, and 'N' is a number.
To rename the resource:
Select the resource in the Resource Browser.
Select Rename Resource File from the Popup Menu. The 'Rename Resource File' Dialog Box opens.
Enter a name and click on OK.
To create a new folder, then add the resource to it:
In the Resource Browser, browse to and select the folder where you want to create a new folder.
Click on the Resource Browser Folders Menu and select Create New Folder. The 'Create New Folder' Dialog Box opens.
Enter a folder name and click on OK.
In the Resource Browser, browse to the new folder, then drag and drop the resource as described above.