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Learning the ActivInspire software was a daunting task. This software allows teachers to be so creative that it is hard to decide what to do with it. I had a lot of fun creating my flipchart for a Promethean board. While learning about the tool in class, I was excited to get started. Once that time came; however, I felt overwhelmed by the possibilities. Storyboarding, a process for planning the project, helped tremendously. I was still able to make tweaks as I worked, but having the whole project planned out on paper helped to guide my thinking.

There were several tools that we were able to try out in the ActivInspire software. I used magic revealers, magic ink, and containers, among others. We started learning about these tools in class, in a rather unique way. During our unit on digital images, we were also shown how these tools were to work in a presentation. I liked this idea, because it let us see the tool in action. I was definitely able to think about the tools that would work best with my mathematics topic.

While working on the flipchart, I was thankful to have the opportunity to download the software to my personal computer. This made things so much easier, especially since the timing of this project fell around spring break. It was also handy to be able to practice with the software on my own time. I learned how to work the tools better while at home because I could take as much time as I needed to get the skill mastered. Overall, this project was a very pleasant experience. I hope that I am fortunate enough to work in a school that uses this technology in the future.