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Ask a Master allows you to contact a Mimio Master to pose a question, raise an issue, or explore a situation on any topic. Masters are practicing teachers, tech coordinators, and other educators who have completed a rigorous course of study on how to use interactive teaching and interactive technology products in the classroom. Their answers to your queries will add new ideas and methods to your teaching.
Question:
I'm looking for some content to use to plan my end of the year lessons. Does MimioConnect have anything available?
- Submitted By:
- Christine T.
- Date:
- May. 20, 2013
Answer:Schools out for Summer….well almost! Are you looking for resources to help plan those end of the year lesson plans? Let MimioConnect save you some time in search of the perfect content because we have it all right here in our amazing Summer Gallery Pack! From sandcastles to starfish, 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 Summer lesson planning needs are we have it covered. Click HERE to download this amazing resource!
- Mimio Master:
- Cameron.Nichols
Question:
Is there a way to insert a table?
- Submitted By:
- Terry T.
- Date:
- May. 9, 2013
Answer:You will be happy to know that you have a few different options when it comes to inserting a table into your MimioStudio Notebook lesson. I’m not sure which application the table you are trying to insert is formatted in but you can try to copy and paste it in by right clicking on the table, select COPY and then once you are in MimioStudio Notebook simply right click again and select PASTE. You could also do this by using the menu options at the top of MimioStudio Notebook. If the copy/paste option doesn’t work you can always use the screen clipping tool (which is on your toolbar) to clip the chart and add it to your lesson. In this case it would be easy for the students to use various tools to annotate the table. Another option is to simply keep the table in its native application and use Screen Annotation which would freeze the screen and allow for you or your students to annotate the table. When using this method a copy of your annotations is automatically saved in your Gallery for future reference.
- Mimio Master:
- Cameron.Nichols
Question:
Monday is Earth Day, and I don’t have time to prepare a lesson! Are there any activities on MimioConnect I can use right away for Earth Day?
- Submitted By:
- DNewman
- Date:
- May. 3, 2013
Answer:There are some great lessons on MimioConnect that can help you teach Earth Day concepts to your students. First, our featured Earth Day lesson series offers two levels of activities for your classroom. The K-6 lesson has activities that revolve around recycling, and conserving energy and water. The 7-12 lesson looks at the differences between renewable and nonrenewable resources.
If you are looking for an elementary lesson on Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – check out this interactive lesson
We celebrate Earth Day in the spring, and with these 4 mini lessons your students can learn about the life cycle of a butterfly, the water cycle, plants, and the weather
If you’re looking for some borders or frames to highlight your own Earth Day lesson, check out this gallery pack that includes many holiday borders.
Teachers’ Domain has many resources available on MimioConnect – including those that can be used in an Earth Day lesson.
Happy Earth Day!
- Mimio Master:
- mkalowe
Question:
How can I use Mimio QuickVote for my Powerpoints?
- Submitted By:
- Monika G.
- Date:
- May. 1, 2013
Answer:There is so much you can do with the amazing QuickVote! Remember you can use the QuickVote for on demand polling with any activity you are doing in your classroom. If you assign a class before polling you can also have results recorded in your Gradebook. Click HERE to watch a great video showing you all about the QuickVote feature! I would also recommend taking our wonderful FREE live QuickLearn sessions. You may find the MimioVote sessions particularly helpful. Click HERE to sign up!
- Mimio Master:
- Cameron.Nichols
Question: Does Mimio have any function to make video recordings?
- Submitted By:
- Mike S.
- Date:
- Apr. 29, 2013
Answer: Are you wondering how you can make a recording to add to your MimioStudio Notebook lesson? I would recommend using our wonderful Mimio Recorder which you can find under the APPLICATIONS button on your toolbar. As long as you have some sort of microphone you can record all actions taking place on your computer as well as the audio coming into your computer.
Click HERE to watch a great video showing you how to use the recorder!
To learn even more about how to use MimioRecorder in your classroom; sign up today for our MimioStudio Advanced Quicklearn Session
- Mimio Master:
- Cameron.Nichols
Question:
Earth Day is coming up. Are there any lessons on Earth Day I can use in my classroom?
- Submitted By:
- JWarnick
- Date:
- Apr. 8, 2013
Answer:Earth Day is April 22! If you are looking for some great activities/lessons for your class to celebrate the world we live in, look no further! You can download our new Earth Day Lessons here . This video highlights the features of our new Earth Day Classroom Lessons - leveled for both K-6, and 7-12.
- Mimio Master:
- mkalowe
Question:
How can you use MimioVote Questions with existing PowerPoint lessons?
- Submitted By:
- Lynn A.
- Date:
- Feb. 28, 2013
Answer:
What a great question! You can use the MimioStudio Vote Add-in function to create any type of MimioVote activity in Microsoft PowerPoint. MimioVote activities are created by adding question slides to a PowerPoint presentation. A Vote Add-in feature includes a variety of pre-formatted question slide templates to make creating activities in PowerPoint quick and easy. The Vote Add-in feature should have been added to PowerPoint when you installed the MimioStudio software. If you go into PowerPoint you should see an add-in button in the menu on the right. If you click this you should see vote objects over on the left that will allow you to enter vote questions into PowerPoint. You can’t open vote files in PowerPoint but you should be able to create vote questions based in here.
- Mimio Master:
- Cameron.Nichols
Question:
The light on my MimioTeach is an amber color and I can't get it to calibrate at all. Any suggestions?
- Submitted By:
- Andrea C.
- Date:
- Jan. 22, 2013
Answer: Looks like you need some help with pairing your MimioHub with your MimioTeach. Here are the steps you will need to follow in order to sync these two units (Make sure your MimioHub is connected to your computer)
1. Open Mimio Settings in the software. Go to Classroom Devices.
2. You will see the MimioHub listed. (if it’s not there, the MimioHub is not in a USB port)
3. Hold down the status light (button) for about 5-7 seconds. It will start flashing amber and you will see MimioTeach appear on your list of Classroom Devices. It will say “available.”
4.Select the device and click Connect.
5.The Status light on the MimioTeach will turn solid green.
- Mimio Master:
- Cameron.Nichols
Question:
How do I add a sound effect to an image in my lesson?
- Submitted By:
- Craig Bungo
- Date:
- Jan. 14, 2013
Answer:Are you tired of adding boring old still images to your MimioStudio Notebook Files? Enhance your lessons today by adding sound effects to images using our amazing action settings feature!
Watch this short video for a demonstration on how easy it is to link a sound file to an image within your lesson. Not only will it add a little excitement to your lesson but your students will be amazed at what happens when they click on the image.
Would you like to learn more about how you can use "action settings" in your lessons? If so, you might be interested in signing up for a live or on-demand Mimio Quicklearn training session!
- Mimio Master:
- Cameron.Nichols
Question:
Is there a limit to how many questions you can ask on a MimioVote test?
- Submitted By:
- Emily F.
- Date:
- Jan. 7, 2013
Answer:What a great question! You will be happy to know that there is no limit to the number of questions you can ask on any given test using the MimioVote Assessment System so feel free to ask away. The only issue you may run into, and this of course depends on your computer, is adding too many questions may slow things down a little bit when using the file. Just remember as part of our MimioStudio Software, your Gallery comes with wonderful Question Templates that are designed to use with the MimioVote Assessment System. However, you can still use the Question Template if you do not have the MimioVote. To do this, open your Gallery, go to and expand the Questions and Results folder, open up the Questions folder. Now choose the template you’d like, drag it out into MimioNotebook, resize as needed and add in your question and answer choices and you are ready to go! Left clicking once inside the template will open up the text fields where you can enter the question and answer choices. Click on the circle to the left of the correct answer choice and you will see a green check appear. You can change other settings by clicking on the icon in the lower right hand corner of the template. Once you finish, click outside of the template and it is ready to use. To reveal the correct answer simply click on the blue button at the bottom center of the Question Template. Please watch THIS wonderful video tutorial showing you how easy it is to add question templates to your lesson! Click HERE to sign up today for our amazing QuickLearn Training Sessions which are absolutely free.
- Mimio Master:
- Cameron.Nichols
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