Cowan Road Elementary Mimio Core Skills 1 November 21, 2013

Hi Cowan Elementary Staff,
I enjoyed our sessions on Thursday! I am so glad that you are enthusiastic about this new solution.  This post contains some notes about the Mimio software and hardware. 

If you have any questions before my next visit, feel free to call me or email me. I have also reserved the lab (2nd Floor at Central Office) on Mondays from 3:15p to 4:30p. These will be informal, drop-in sessions. We can go over core skills OR advanced skills. If you want help with files that you have already created to make them more interactive for your students, just bring those with you on Mondays to the lab. 

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!
April


Tips worth knowing:
MOVING YOUR TOOLS AND CHANGING THE VIEW OF YOUR NOTEBOOK PAGE

You may want to place the Tool Bar to the bottom so that students can reach it easily.

>View

>Standard Tool Bar

>Choose placement

You may want to move where your thumbnails appear.

>View

>Tab View

>Choose placement

When you open a created file, you may want the students to focus on the content, not the tool bars.

>View

>Full screen

You may want your Studio Tools in a different place on your screen.
>Click the gray area at the top of the tools and drag the tools where you want them.


To collapse or expand the Studio Tools
>Double click the paintbrush at the top of the Studio Tools to collapse OR expand

If you close your Studio Tools accidentally, you can reopen them by following one of the 4 steps below:

1

>Tools

>Mimo Studio Tools

2

>Clicking the Tools icon in the status bar at the bottom of Notebook

3

>Right clicking on the Mimio Studio icon in the system tray

>Choose tools
4
>Hover at your board and click the top button on the stylus

***Tools covered on November 21, 2013 (Below is a link for a guide to the Tools)
1. Zoom
2. Pen/Brush
3. Shapes / Lines
4. Selector
5. Text
6. Highlighter
7. Eraser
8. Sizer / Color pallette

***To put your Promethean files into Mimio:
>Open your Promethean file
>Click file
>Save AS
>At the bottom of that window, use the pull down menu to choose .flipchart as the extension
>Open your Mimio Studio Notebook
>Click Insert
>Click file
>Choose your Promethean file and it will import into Mimio

 
Don't forget to go to mimioconnect.com. Create an account to have access to 1,000's of downloadable lessons! You can search by grade level or subject. 

Please click here for the reference guide for the Studio Tools. 

Please click here for the reference guide for the MimioTeach Bar.

Kennedy Rd Middle School Mimio Core Skills 2 November 20, 2013

Hi Kennedy Staff,
This post contains videos and notes for the Mimio training on November 20. Some of the narrators in the videos below refer to an older version of Mimio Studio, but the process is the same. If you need help with Mimio Studio before my next visit, please contact me via phone or email. I have also reserved the lab (2nd Floor- Central Office) on 12-10-13, 1-7-14, and 1-21-14, from 4:15p to 5:30p. These are meant to be very informal, drop in, work sessions. We can cover core skills or advanced skills. You can also bring files that you are working and and want help making them more interactive for your students. Have a great Thanksgiving!
April


Inserting files- You can use files that you have already created in Mimio Studio Notebook.

Click here to see a brief video of the 3 methods of inserting your files.

"Screen Clipping"- This is how you can capture ANY image and bring it into Mimio Studio. You can even use the free-form tool to capture JUST the image without the background.

"Screen Annotation" - You can use the Mimio tools to annotate over Word, PDF's, or sites from the Internet. 

"File Attachment" - You can attach files right into your notebook file. They become a part of the Notebook file. You don't have to insert it, you can just open it and annotate right on top of it!

Moreland Rd. Elementary Mimio Core Skills 2 November 19, 2013

Hi Moreland Staff,
This post contains videos and notes for the Mimio training on November 19. If you need help before my next visit, please contact me or come to the lab (at Central Office) on Mondays for the drop-in sessions, from 3:15p to 4:30p. 

Inserting files- You can use files that you have already created in Mimio Studio Notebook.

Click here to see a brief video of the 3 methods of inserting your files.

"Screen Clipping"- This is how you can capture ANY image and bring it into Mimio Studio. You can even use the free-form tool to capture JUST the image without the background.

"Screen Annotation" - You can use the Mimio tools to annotate over Word, PDF's, or sites from the Internet. 

"File Attachment" - You can attach files right into your notebook file. They become a part of the Notebook file. You don't have to insert it, you can just open it and annotate right on top of it!

Kennedy Mimio Core Skills Training 1 - November 13, 2013

Hi Kennedy Staff,
I enjoyed our sessions on Wednesday! I am so glad that you are enthusiastic about this new solution. Here are some notes about the Mimio software and hardware. Contact me if you have any questions and I will see you next week!

Tips worth knowing:
MOVING YOUR TOOLS AND CHANGING THE VIEW OF YOUR NOTEBOOK PAGE

You may want to place the Tool Bar to the bottom so that students can reach it easily.

>View

>Standard Tool Bar

>Choose placement

You may want to move where your thumbnails appear.

>View

>Tab View

>Choose placement

When you open a created file, you may want the students to focus on the content, not the tool bars.

>View

>Full screen

You may want your Studio Tools in a different place on your screen.
>Click the gray area at the top of the tools and drag the tools where you want them.


To collapse or expand the Studio Tools
>Double click the paintbrush at the top of the Studio Tools to collapse OR expand

If you close your Studio Tools accidentally, you can reopen them by following one of the 4 steps below:

1

>Tools

>Mimo Studio Tools

2

>Clicking the Tools icon in the status bar at the bottom of Notebook

3

>Right clicking on the Mimio Studio icon in the system tray

>Choose tools
4
>Hover at your board and click the top button on the stylus

 
Don't forget to go to mimioconnect.com. Create an account to have access to 1,000's of downloadable lessons! You can search by grade level or subject. 

Please click here for the reference guide for the Studio Tools. 

Please click here for the reference guide for the MimioTeach Bar.

Moreland Road Elementary - Mimio Core Skills 1 - 11-12-13

Hi Moreland Staff,
I enjoyed our sessions on Tuesday! I am so glad that you are enthusiastic about this new solution. Here are some notes about the Mimio software and hardware. Contact me if you have any questions and I will see you next week!

Tips worth knowing:
MOVING YOUR TOOLS AND CHANGING THE VIEW OF YOUR NOTEBOOK PAGE

You may want to place the Tool Bar to the bottom so that students can reach it easily.

>View

>Standard Tool Bar

>Choose placement

You may want to move where your thumbnails appear.

>View

>Tab View

>Choose placement

When you open a created file, you may want the students to focus on the content, not the tool bars.

>View

>Full screen

You may want your Studio Tools in a different place on your screen.
>Click the gray area at the top of the tools and drag the tools where you want them.


To collapse or expand the Studio Tools
>Double click the paintbrush at the top of the Studio Tools to collapse OR expand

If you close your Studio Tools accidentally, you can reopen them by following one of the 4 steps below:

1

>Tools

>Mimo Studio Tools

2

>Clicking the Tools icon in the status bar at the bottom of Notebook

3

>Right clicking on the Mimio Studio icon in the system tray

>Choose tools
4
>Hover at your board and click the top button on the stylus

 

Don't forget to go to mimioconnect.com. Create an account to have access to 1,000's of downloadable lessons! You can search by grade level or subject. 

Please click here for the reference guide for the Studio Tools. 

Please click here for the reference guide for the MimioTeach Bar.