Create an ActivClassroom!

GJSMS has purchased 2 sets of ActivExpressions and will be purchasing 2 additional sets shortly; the Special Ed department will be purchasing a set for their department in the Spring. An interactive whiteboard is NOT required to use ActivInspire and ActivExpressions!
Professional development is required before the devices can be used with ActivInspire software; see the Professional Development opportunities at the bottom of this page. Teachers engaging in professional development may request installation of ActivInspire software on their classroom computers; contact Kelly Ray or Steve Barth.

PROCEDURES for Using ActivExpressions

RESERVE a set of ActivExpressions on the AV-Technology Reservations Sheet: SHARED drive > Tech Resources > Equipment Reservations
See Kelly or Donna in the Library Office to retrieve the ActivExpressions Kit you reserved (Kits are secured in locked cabinet in the AV room)
Use your class lists to assign students an ActivExpressions device number for your class, for the entire school year (#1-32). Have students write their assigned device number in the space provided on their Student Computer ID Card.
Ensure that all devices have been returned before dismissing each class.
Remember to return the ActivHub to the bag before returning the Kit to the Library Office.
Return the Kit promptly at the end of your reservation so that it's available for the next user.
Return the Kit directly to Donna or Kelly so that we can lock it up; if we're not around, leave it on the round table in the Library Office and send us both an email to let us know you dropped it off.

*Note: We have ActivInspire 1.6 installed on school computers. Version 1.4 does not have some of the functionality of Version 1.6.

Overview and Video
Startup Guide
Free Online Course: Learner Response System for ActivInspire 1.6 - Covers ActiVote, ActivExpression and ActivEngage.
How Learner Response Systems Support Assessments - This short guide shows you how to support your assessments with LRS Systems.
Classroom Assessment For Learner Response Systems - Great resources and templates in this section for use with your student response systems (or clickers as some like to call them!). View assessment in action with special Teacher Features, find out how to get free training for your Learner Response Systems (LRS), download resource packs and lessons with built-in assessment, and check out the latest from the Community.
So I Have Some ActivExpressions, Now What? (Promethean Planet Blog)
Join the PrometheanPlanet Online Community to connect with educators around the world who are using ActivInspire/ActivExpressions.
Learner Response System Group on Promethean Planet - So you have ActivExpressions, ActiVotes, and/or ActivEngage in the classroom? Now what? Then you have come to the right place. This group is for all teachers in all subjects K-12, to share their ideas and successes of using Learner Response Systems as well as other creative uses in the classroom. Includes a Community, Blog, Forum, Files, and Wiki, as well as an RSS Feed.
Link to download Flash Extension to use ActivExpressions with BrainPop

Option 1: Series of three after-school workshops facilitated by an OIT instructor @ GJSMS Library (held September 13/20/27, 2012)

Option 2: Free Online Courses offered on Promethean Planet

Introduction to ActivInspire covers the basic skills needed to create a simple, interactive flipchart. Take this one FIRST!
Then take Learner Response System for ActivInspire 1.6 which covers ActivExpressions.

Option 3: Inservice Course & Workshops offered by OIT

Interactive Whiteboard Technologies Inservice Course covers ActivInspire (1 MSDE credit).
OIT also offers two Workshops on ActivExpressions; the Interactive Whiteboard Technologies CPD Inservice Course is a required pre-requisite for these Workshops.
Check the CPD and Workshops Catalogs under Office of Instructional Technology for availability of the course/workshops.