Instructional+Strategies+for+Using+Mimio+Interactive+Tools

Instructional Strategies for Using Mimio Interactive Tools...facilitated by Anne Craven, LSTC Burnette Elementary at Digital Learning Conference 6-14-11 This summary provided by Tammy Smith, Media Specialist Sugar Hill Elementary


 * Organize interactive lessons before adding the interactions
 * Remember to insert pages with "pauses" to give students time to process/discuss
 * Keep each screen simple
 * Simple interaction enhancement: clone object before lesson...when student moves it to correct spot the original stays in place. To clone, right click "clone", then right click "lock".
 * Add a hidden note of explanation to each screen to prick your memory or aide the person you share with
 * Provide immediate feedback of correct or incorrect by using disappearing and revealing graphics, adding sounds from the gallery, adding animations or actions
 * Sorting: if student puts wrong item in, it does not hide. You do this by layering ...right click "order"...front if wrong, back if right and it will disappear
 * Gallery...Tools&Templates...correct answer templates can include bell for correct and buzz for incorrect
 * Remember emphasis on content NOT bells and whistles
 * Using Graphics to engage students...should focus on the main idea, not just a cool graphic