Helpful Promethean Links
Below you will find a number helpful links to sites on the web. These links will save you time in accessing a variety of resources and services.
Getting Started
- Promethean Planet
Promethean's free, online resource center providing educators from around the globe the ability to share new and innovative lessons, and to access an abundance of learning resources for immediate use with the Activboard teaching solution. - Promethean User's Guide
Whether installing the Activboard or launching Activstudio for the first time, our user guides will get you moving in the right direction. - Promethean Main Website
This is Promethean's main portal to Promethean World.
Development
- Promethean Learning - Foundation Skills
Promethean Learning is a comprehensive professional development program that helps teachers build capacity, obtain certificates for CEUs, and participate in mentored courses. - Teacher Feature
Promethean has assembled a wide variety of videos for you to explore to see how expert teachers from around the country are developing lessons and engaging students in their Activclassrooms. - Flipchart Fundamentals
Flipchart Fundamentals is a list of steps to help you create great flipchart lessons for your students. Regardless of grade level or curriculum area, these suggestions should provide you with the right tools to make your flipcharts powerful, engaging and pleasing to the eye. - Activinspire & Activstudio
ActivInspire is Promethean's lesson creation software. It is easy to use yet has many tools to grow into. It is available for FREE to download and use on any brand of interactive whiteboard. With ActivInspire or Activstudio, you can download and use the flipchart lessons and resource packs available on Promethean Planet. So, if you've never been able to use these before because you worked with a different whiteboard software package, here's your chance to choose from and use more than 12,000 pieces of ready-made content! - Activtips
Promethean Planet's "Activtips" section features short video tutorials on various techniques users frequently employ when using the Activstudio and Activprimary software applications. - Lessons & Resources
Search thousands of teacher developed lessons created by Promethean Planet users all over the world. You can also download Promethean developed resource packs, including images, backgrounds, action objects and more. Also, here you will find weblinks to outstanding lesson ideas, supplementary curriculum and interactive activities.
Support & Troubleshooting
- Frequently Asked Troubleshooting Questions
Check here for answers to our most frequently asked support questions. Step by step solutions provided by Hopkins School District. - Promethean Forums
The Forum serves as a message board for posting inquiries and collaborating among international educators.The forum is always a great place to start if you're in need of non-technical advice about the software and its functions. There's always someone willing to offer assistance and lend a helping hand! - Website Support
If you have an inquiry about your Planet experience or If you need technical support for hardware or software, you'll find a separate option to contact our tech support team. - Sanyo Projector Support & Repair
Access this site for Sanyo projector support and repair or call 1-888-337-1215. Hours are M-F 9:30am to 7:00pm Central Time. - Promethean Technical Support and Support Knowledgebase
Access this site to search the Promethean Support Knowledgebase of documented issues or call 1-888-652-2848. Hours: 7:00am to 5:00pm
Other Resources
- Teaching and Learning Consultants
Teaching and Learning Consultants (TLC's) provide a variety of services to Activclassroom teachers throughout the country. Having spent time in the classroom as educators, Promethean TLC's are extremely well versed in the areas of curriculum development and technology integration. - Atomic Learning
Atomic Learning provides free on-line basic level tutorials on how to use Promethean’s lesson development software Plus a number of fee based tutorials. Search - "Activstudio".
Other on-line Resources
- iTunes - Search "Promethean Activ"
- YouTube - Search "Promethean whiteboard"
- TeacherTube YouTube for teachers