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Question:

How can I download the Thanksgiving Gallery Pack? Is it possible to customize these for my students?

• Submitted By:

  jszemplak

• Date:

  Nov. 14, 2012

Answer:Are you trying to plan your Thanksgiving themed lessons to use with Mimio? Well look no further, we have the perfect Gallery Pack for you right here on mimioconnect.com! From pumpkins to turkeys, interactive lessons, and templates ready to use we have it all! Watch the video to find out what this free resource has to offer and don’t forget to download it today. Whatever your Thanksgiving lesson planning needs are we have it covered. Click HERE to download this amazing resource!

Mimio Master:

Cameron.Nichols   

Question:

Can my students use MimioStudio to complete a project?

• Submitted By:

  Joe Raso

• Date:

  Nov. 7, 2012

Answer:

Thank you for such an excellent question Joe! Over the years, I have worked with many teachers who have had students use MimioStudio Notebook software to create various projects. In some of the schools that I have been in, MimioStudio software has been installed in all of the computer labs to give students access to this amazing interactive software. Students can also download the trial version of MimioStudio to use at home by clicking here

The great thing about students using MimioStudio to create a project is that not only can they present information to other students, but they can also make their projects dynamic and interactive. Some of the student lessons that I have seen in the past involve students researching information about a topic, presenting that information in MimioStudio Notebook, and then creating some sort of interactive activity for other students to complete within the project. Students include activities such as Vote template questions, drag and drop activities, and a variety of uses of the Mimio pen and highlighter tool. Each student file can then be combined into a dynamic MimioStudio based jigsaw activity that can be used in the lab, at home, or at the board.

A sample lesson that features this type of student created activity would include the “Deciding Congress”lesson. In this lesson, students use MimioStudio in order to present research about state and local candidates in the recent election. While the election may be over, this lesson demonstrates how students can use MimioStudio to showcase their learning.

With Veterans Day this weekend, you may also want to examine the “Veterans Day”lesson.

This is a lesson that I created last year to teach my students about the importance of Veterans Day. In this lesson after some interactive instruction, students use MimioStudio software to create a “tribute page” to a Veteran they wish to thank for their service. These individual student pages are then combined by the teacher into one .ink file. The file serves as a digital “THANK YOU” for their service.

Mimio would like to thank all of our Veterans for their service!

Mimio Master:

Paul Gigliotti   

Question:This is my first time using Mimio to create a presentation for my students. I would like to put a link to a video to my lesson. I would also like an icon in the corner of each page to change to the next page or return to a previous one.

• Submitted By:

  Maria Palma

• Date:

  Oct. 29, 2012

Answer:This short video demonstrates how to insert hyperlinks in your MimioStudio Notebook lessons. This video will demonstrate how easy it is within MimioStudio software to create a hyperlink. Hyperlinks within MimiStudio can allow you to quickly access websites, files on your computer, attachments within your .ink file, and to other pages in your Mimio lesson.

To add a hyperlink to your lesson, simply do the following:

Use the "select" tool to choose the object or text in your lesson you would like to hyperlink.

Right click then click "hyperlink." You can also click "Insert" and then "Hyperlink"

Now use the "Insert Hyperlink" pop up window to assign the hyperlink. You can link to an outside website, a file on your computer, an attachment within your Notebook file, or another page within your lesson.

Mimio Master:

mkalowe   

Question:

I would like to program the button A on the stylus for the ' new pages'. May I know how can i do that?

• Submitted By:

  Amara2012

• Date:

  Oct. 18, 2012

Answer:

This is a great question - and something that's very easy to do. All you need to do is open a notebook page. Once opened, click on the Tools menu from the top menu bar, then Settings, and then Interactive. Over to the right you will see the boxes labeled "Action" and "Function." This is where you can choose your preferences for the buttons on your stylus. Don't forget to click on "apply." when done.

Mimio Master:

mkalowe