Task Analysis:

I chose a procedural analysis because I thought that it would be the most useful in terms of recognizing the sequence of tasks that the

staff would perform to create an interactive ActivBoard presentation from files they already have. This is a huge timesaver for teachers

looking to create flipcharts to be used during lessons and centers.

Outline:

A. Locate programs on desktop or by using desktop search tool

1. Open ActivInspire

2. Open Adobe document (or other applicable file)

B. Create interactive flipchart using ActivInspire, Adobe (or other file), and Snipping Tool

1. Click ActivInspire

a. Three options on dashboard-

Exit for blank flipchart

Open an existing flipchart

Click Promethean Planet to download a flipchart

2. Exit dashboard

3. Save file

a. Click file and save

4. Use ActivInspire tools to create the background of your flipchart

a. Click “Line with Arrow” to draw lines for a t-chart

b. Click “T” to add text

5. Click Adobe to pull up your file

6. Open Snipping Tool

a. Click “New” and use cursor to crop an individual picture

b. Right click on the picture to copy it

7. Click ActivInspire

a. Right click to add picture to flipchart

8. Repeat steps 4, 5, and 6 until all pictures are in flipchart

C. Create another page with all of the correct answers so students can check their thinking

1. Click “View” and select page browser

2. Right click and copy the completed flipchart page in the page browser

3. Paste a duplicate page in the page browser

4. Move the items around to their correct places

Step Action on Screen Script

1 I will appear on screen and title of tutorial will appear. Hello wonderful teachers! Welcome to

this tutorial on how to use documents

you already have to create interactive

flipcharts.

2

Circle each area with mouse before opening programs. Also, show

how search tool works to open programs.

First, you will need to open two

programs: ActivInspire and a document

of your choice. I am opening a fiction

and nonfiction picture sort. You can do

this by clicking the icon on your desktop

or by using the search tool on your Start

menu.

3

Circle each area with mouse as it is being talked about.

Once you have ActivInspire and your

document opened, click on ActivInspire.

You will have three options here: Exit for

blank flipchart, open an existing

flipchart, or click Promethean Planet to

download a flipchart. For today’s

tutorial, we will assume you are starting a

new flipchart, so click the “x” on the

dashboard.

4

Because ActivInspire can close

unexpectedly, let’s go ahead and save

our work. Click “file” and save your

flipchart in a location of your choice.

5

Circle each area with mouse as it is being talked about.

Now let’s get started prepping our

page. Since my document is a picture

sort, I plan to create a t-chart so that my

students can sort the pictures into the

correct category. You may need to use

some different tools here depending on

what kind of activity you are creating. I

am going to make and label a t-chart

using the connector and text tools. I am

using the connector to create lines. If

you need to move them around, click

the cursor to place the lines where you

want them. Next, I am going to add text

with the text tool. You can modify your

font, size, and color by using the boxes

at the top of the page. After you have

placed text, you can move it around to

your choosing.

6

Mouse over zoom when talked about.

Our page is now ready for the pictures.

First, open up your document and scroll

to the pictures. You may need to zoom

in or out so it is all on one page. If you

are moving between several pages,

make sure you have the picture cued

up before you use the Snipping Tool.

7

Open Snipping Tool by typing into search on Start menu.

That leads me to our next task, which is

to use the Snipping Tool to crop out

pictures for your flipchart. You can open

this tool by using the search feature

found on your Start menu.

8

Since you already have your document

cued up, click “New” on Snipping tool to

crop out a single picture. Right click on

the picture to copy. Then click on

ActivInspire to paste it into the flipchart

by right-clicking again. You can move

the picture around and change the size

to your liking.

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If you didn’t catch how to do that, don’t

worry. I will show you a few more times.

First, make sure your document is cued

up. Next, use the Snipping Tool to crop

out a single picture. Then copy and

paste it into the flipchart.

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Here it is one last time. Cue the

document, snip the picture, and copy

and paste it into the flipchart.

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You would keep following these steps

until you have all of the pictures from

your document. For timing purposes, I

will show you a flipchart that I have

already finished.

The final part of this tutorial will show you

how to create an answer key for

students to check their thinking. What

you’re seeing now is the finished answer

page.

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The first step in creating an answer page

is to open the Page Browser. You can do

this by clicking “View” and selecting

“Browsers.” The Page Browser will then

pop up on the left side of your screen.

Hover slowly to show series of clicks.

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You will see your completed flipchart

page in the Page Browser. Right click

and choose copy. Then right click again

and choose paste. What you’re doing

here is creating a duplicate page that

you can edit to make an answer key.

Mouse over “copy” and “paste” slowly. Circle duplicate page with

mouse.

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Now you can move the pictures into

their correct place and change the text

on the duplicate page to make an

answer key.

Move pictures and change text.

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So, to recap, here’s what we did today:

we created an interactive flipchart with

an answer key using pictures from a

document. And we didn’t have to scan

it or get individual pictures from Google.

This is a major timesaver that I hope you

will find useful as you create and modify

flipcharts for your students. Thanks for

your time today!