Inserting resources

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.

First find the resource (ActivInspire Studio)

  1. 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:

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Use the slider to see all the resources in this subfolder.

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First find the resource (ActivInspire Primary)

  1. In the Main Toolbox, click on the Resource Browser   The Resource Browser opens like a film strip along the bottom edge of the ActivInspire window. In the example, you can see four resources. The one with the musical note icon includes a sound action.

  1. Click on Resource Locations The Shared Resources folder opens in a popup window This folder contains resources to share with your colleagues. The window also contains buttons to open other folders:

  • My Resources opens your personal resources folder.

  • Other Resource Folder displays some of your frequently used folders.

Here we briefly describe the parts of the Resource Browser in the picture above.

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Resources

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Forward and Backward buttons let you scroll through the resources.

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The Tool Pod contains the following tools:

Resource Locations

Rubberstamp On/Off

Toggle Transparency

  • Browse to locate another folder opens a Dialog 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.

  1. In the popup window, explore the categories in Shared Resources, until you find the one you are looking for and click on it. The pop-up window now shows the subfolders in that category.

  2. 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 film strip shows thumbnails of the resources in this folder.

  3. Use the Backward and Forward buttons on the film reel to see all the resources in this subfolder.

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Insert a resource into the flipchart

Here are several quick ways to insert a resource:

Once you have inserted a resource, you can manipulate it like other objects to suit your needs.

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Insert a resource into the Resource Library

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:

  1. Open the folder in the Resource Browser.

  2. 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:

  1. Select the resource in the Resource Browser.

  2. Select Rename Resource File from the Popup Menu. The 'Rename Resource File' Dialog Box opens.

  3. Enter a name and click on OK.

To create a new folder, then add the resource to it:

  1. In the Resource Browser, browse to and select the folder where you want to create a new folder.

  2. Click on the Resource Browser Folders Menu and select Create New Folder. The 'Create New Folder' Dialog Box opens.

  3. Enter a folder name and click on OK.

  4. In the Resource Browser, browse to the new folder, then drag and drop the resource as described above.