Promethean Launches ActivInspire Software Offering Intuitive Tools and Greater Ease of Use
Core Facts
• ActivInspire is First cross-platform software for interactive whiteboards, developed by teachers for teachers
• ActivInspire is an easy-to-use software package designed for use across multiple operating platforms (Windows, Mac and Linux) and a range of interactive whiteboards
• ActivInspire is created for use in classrooms worldwide, from primary and elementary through to secondary, high school and higher education
• The software development included a successful trial period and collaboration with specialist teacher user groups, who have given valuable feedback to ensure ActivInspire meets today's teaching and learning needs
• ActivInspire is an easy-to-use software package designed to be adaptable to a teacher’s experience, subject matter or teaching style
• ActivInspire is available in two versions; Personal and Professional; from
www.prometheanplanet.com/activinspire • The ActivInspire Personal Edition is available for all, including practitioners, students and parents, free of charge
• The Personal Edition features include browsers that can easily move between pages, actions and objects, quick lesson building using themed flipchart templates
• The Professional Edition contains a range of extended features including a shapes library and screen recorder, sound recorder and handwriting recognition
• Existing users of Promethean's products will be entitled to a free upgrade to the ActivInspire Professional edition at no extra cost for a single user licence
• A special promotional fee for the ActivInspire Professional version is £99 or US$99 outside of the UK, made on or before 30th June 2009 (excluding VAT and other taxes)
• Initially ActivInspire is available in the English language. Other language versions will be available in April 2009
Quotes
Jean-Yves Charlier, CEO, Promethean, says: "Interactive classroom tools such as ActivInspire present new ideas and opportunities for schools to help the long term transformation of the education system and meet new teaching demands. Since we previewed it in January the response has been tremendous, and as the software has been assessed on the needs of those who will ultimately use it – teachers – we are confident about its success. We hope it will help save teachers precious time and encourage them to develop lessons in new and intriguing ways."
Alice Keeler, maths teacher at Clovis High School, California USA: "The new software is like a breath of fresh air: it offers a whole range of new and exciting functionality that is all tailored to the way that I teach. At home I use a Mac but at school I use Windows so the fact that the software is cross-platform makes my planning a lot easier! I already use a range of Promethean products such as ActivExpression, so the fact that this software is fully integrated is a plus and I can easily go onto Promethean Planet to download flipcharts and share ideas."
Alison Reese, primary teacher at Frith Manor school, Barnet, London said: "Promethean ActivInspire is opening up new opportunities for my colleagues and pupils, building on the popularity and success we have seen from ActivPrimary. Our teachers have seen huge differences in pupil’s engagement since using the resource and love that they are more involved with what they are learning. As soon as the software reached our school, the teachers were excited to see the new tools it included."
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