New flipcharts on US website resources

[LisaD]

Hi there,

I work in the US for Promethean and we are starting a major push to collect flipcharts on our website. If you are a US teacher (or even if you're not!) please feel free to join us and share your great lessons.

To access the "ACTIVresources", use this URL and click on ACTIVresources. Andy Ryff is our new resource manager and is managing this service in the US.


http://www.prometheanworld.com/n-america/en/html/training/training.shtml
Please take note of some recent posts of flipcharts I did (or was inspired to do by someone else!) Click on What's New!

Thanks,

Lisa

[LisaD]

We’ve had 63 flipcharts submitted to the US resource library since February 1st and almost half have been added to the library by our very own TLC’s (Teaching and Learning Consultants)!!! Thanks, guys!

In addition to the TLC submissions, we had a fantastic flipchart uploaded from a user named Gregory in Cleveland. His flipchart, “Multiple Meaning Words” is extremely well done, using some fantastic techniques and graphics. It’s gotten great reviews from the staff here!

“Very good use of interactivity (and actions to go to specific pages) and could also be used with voting as well. Very nice!”

To get to these resources, go to:

http://www.Prometheanworld.com/n-america/en/html/training/training.shtml

and click on Activresources.

Below are just some of the new lessons.

I encourage all US teachers to submit your great lessons!

Lisa


Multiple Meaning Words new (ACTIVprimary Flipchart)
Multiple Meaning Word Game
Keywords: reading
Submitted By: cgregory

Insect Parts - K-2 new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
This has basic insects and their parts. Also a matching section
Keywords: insect
Submitted By: MARCUSINFL

Plants new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
Plant flip for K students
Submitted By: MARCUSINFL

Teeth new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
Teeth flipchart for K students
Submitted By: MARCUSINFL

MusicTimeSignature new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
This flipchart is a simple introduction to time signature in musical notation.
Submitted By: cpope

Word Wizard new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
Create 3, 4, 5, and 6 letter words using 6 given letters.
Keywords: vocabulary, spelling
Submitted By: kbogner

Quadrilaterals new (ACTIVprimary Flipchart)
This flipchart introduces five special quadrilaterals and gives characteristics for each. Students can practice drawing quadrilaterals and independent practice is available on the last page. It was used with 3rd and 4th graders.
Keywords: geometry, quadrilaterals
Submitted By: nmiller

Kindergarten Math New (ACTIVprimary Flipchart)
Math meeting, easily changed for daily use.
Keywords: math, kindergarten
Submitted By: cgregory

Second Grade Math Meeting New (ACTIVprimary Flipchart)
Interactive math meeting for second grade. Easily changed for daily use.
Keywords: math, second grade
Submitted By: cgregory

Introduction to Matter new (ACTIVprimary Flipchart)
Introduction to Matter Grades 1-2
Keywords: Matter
Submitted By: Perry Schroeder

Possessive Perfection new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
This flipchart explains the rules for singular, plural and irregular possessives. Students are given an opportunity to identify and create correct possessive forms.
Keywords: possessive, singular possessive, plural possessive, irregular possessive, punctuation, apostrophe, Language Arts Grade 4, Language Arts Grade 5
Submitted By: kbooth

Diagraphs new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
Teachers will use this flipchart to teach/review Diagraphs.
Keywords: consonants, diagraphs
Submitted By: astanford

Story Elements-- Give Me 5 new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
This flipchart reviews the five main elements of a fiction story using the example of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Keywords: Story elements, plot, characters, setting, conflict, resolution, solution, Language Arts Grade 4, Language Arts Grade 5
Submitted By: kbooth

The Texas Revolution new (ACTIVprimary Flipchart)
This flipchart gives an overview of the Texas Revolution. Using a mind map and a time line, students are visually drawn in to the events leading up to Texas gaining independence from Mexico. Links to information about the cities where the major battles were fought and maps are also included. A page showing the six flags that flew over Texas is at the end of the flipchart.
Keywords: Texas History
Submitted By: nmiller

German intro to animals new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
Introduction to German animal names.
Keywords: german animals
Submitted By: dladle

Community new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
Teachers will use this flipchart to teach/review the names of places in the community in Spanish.
Keywords: community, spanish, nouns
Submitted By: astanford

Spanish Colors new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
Teachers will use this flipchart to introduce 10 colors in Spanish. The flipchart includes ACTIVote reviews, and sound.
Keywords: Spanish, colors
Submitted By: astanford

Area of Polygons new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
Use this short flipchart to help your high school or junior high students learn how to compute the area of a polygon using the number of sides and the number of triangles.
Keywords: Area, polygon, triangles
Submitted By: jgennaoui

Basic Geometry Vocabulary new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
Use this lesson to teach your high school students the basic vocabulary needed for geometry. Flipchart includes images and definitions for parallel & perpendicular lines, complementary & supplementary angles, and vertical & linear angels.
Keywords: Angles, parallel, perpendicular, complementary, supplementary, vertical, linear
Submitted By: jgennaoui

Building Blocks of Geometry new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
This flipchart will help your high school students understand the basic building blocks of geometry including obtuse, acute, right, scalene and isosceles triangles as well as trapezoids, kites, parallelograms, rhombus and squares.
Keywords: Triangles, acute, obtuse, right, scalene, isosceles, trapezoid, kite, parallelogram, rhombus, square.
Submitted By: jgennaoui

Linear Pair and Vertical Angle Discoveries new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
This extensive flipchart will help teachers show their high school students how to compute linear and vertical angle measures as well as discusses parallelograms and quadrilaterals.
Keywords: Linear pair, vertical angles, parallelograms, quadrilaterals
Submitted By: jgennaoui

Special Right Triangles new (ACTIVstudio ver 2 Flipchart)
Use this flipchart to help your high school students understand right triangles using the Pythagorean Theorem.
Keywords: Right triangles, Pythagorean Theorem, square root, angles
Submitted By: jgennaoui


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[Mike Dawson]

Good Job, Lisa and crew!

I still still waiting for other teachers of U.S. history to chime in. I think I am either the only one with an Activboard or the only one that makes lessons for it (besides you, of course). ;)

[LisaD]

Boy, have we got good news coming your way. We are working on some great new resources (including US history) I will post info on this in the next couple of weeks.

Keep submitting! I was doing some training with a group of high school social studies teachers on Friday and I think folks are making stuff like crazy. They just don't submit because 1)they don't have time (which I completedly understand), 2)they're not sure that their stuff is good enough or 3)they have stuff in their lessons that are copywrited and dont' want to get into trouble.

Do you think I'm right on those things?

Lisa

[Margaret Allen]

Hi Lisa,


I think you are completely right.....:D

I agree that it is a mind set about submitting stuff. We need to emphasise that any flp. that has been used to teach will be of use to the resources area. Nobody downloads a flipchart from the resource area and uses it "as it is" because of different interpretations/different teaching approaches/different objectives, BUT there will always be a page(s) that you can adapt/use as a starting place. This type of starting place can be a godsend when you are desperately trying to think of what you are going to do. It would be good if people could automatically submit when they have completed their lesson with a comment or two.... but just submit it - please!

I think as a profession we often think that what we offer can never be good enough. Well trust me the best resources up there are from the humblest of teachers. Share - it is such a good feeling when you hear you have helped a fellow colleague....+wave+ [clap]

[Mike Dawson]

I agree with you also. It took awhile to work up the nerve to submit one and I find myself going back to it to see the activity (and to see if it has been rated) but now I don't think it will be a problem.
I am looking forward to seeing the new resources! I guess I am not a very creative guy but I am having trouble coming up with fresh ideas when using ActivStudio in History. When I inservice my collegues in math, science, and language arts, it is so easy bacuase of all the resources included, and becuase those disiplines have set, linear rules that can be easily illustrated and demonstrated.

Boy, have we got good news coming your way. We are working on some great new resources (including US history) I will post info on this in the next couple of weeks.

Keep submitting! I was doing some training with a group of high school social studies teachers on Friday and I think folks are making stuff like crazy. They just don't submit because 1)they don't have time (which I completedly understand), 2)they're not sure that their stuff is good enough or 3)they have stuff in their lessons that are copywrited and dont' want to get into trouble.

Do you think I'm right on those things?

Lisa

[LisaD]

I've posted a few history lessons but not being a history teacher myself, it's hard for me to know how to go on this.

To find them in our resource library you can search for
Greece
Columbus
Thanksgiving

Would love any comments!

The Greece ones might be helpful in World History. When I submitted, I admit it was hard to categories as middle or high as some could work in middle and high (or at least pieces of them)

My Thanksgiving one got rated a "2" : (
...but if you want to see a "5" try searching for
"Martin" !) You will find a great one on Martin Luther King, Jr.

I also saw one posted on Lincoln's Gettysburg address that might be helpful.

Lisa