tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419944618309730546.post3044350671614329025..comments2023-04-05T12:56:51.004+00:00Comments on Nicholas Hughes: Activ Primary Or Smart? Which IWB to choose....Nic Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13537722164761317048noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419944618309730546.post-62109167029121496282008-03-31T21:36:00.000+00:002008-03-31T21:36:00.000+00:00I did say as far as i'm aware. But you are right t...I did say as far as i'm aware. But you are right that it can only be used on a Smartboard (youcan pay to use it on a activ primary board) - but what thier licence does allow is anyone within the school - including pupils - can download the software at home and use it.<BR/><BR/>That isn't true with Activ Primary.Nic Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13537722164761317048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419944618309730546.post-16192581869584876452008-03-31T19:15:00.000+00:002008-03-31T19:15:00.000+00:00I'd just check your comment about SMART being "fre...I'd just check your comment about SMART being "free"... <BR/><BR/>The lawyers would disagree - the SMART license clearly says it can only be used if it is connected to a Smartboard.<BR/><BR/>I have found that www.prometheanplanet.com is looking good and teh forum very friendly - and going by the number of flipcharts you can download for free there seems to be a much stronger community of Promethean users.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419944618309730546.post-30994274822137632042007-12-08T14:54:00.000+00:002007-12-08T14:54:00.000+00:00I'm a Smartboy every time. My first board was a Pr...I'm a Smartboy every time. My first board was a Promethean and as such got fairly used to it. I thought Activ Primary was a real backward step - not very intuitive to use. Just watch kids using a Smartboard and Notebook and you'll be convinced. Only other issue is which voting system - really don't like Senteo, which is Smart's offering. Activ Vote is a little better, but best of all is Turning Point which is by far the most intuitive to use. Only issue with it is that it integrates with PowerPoint and Excel, and not Open Office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419944618309730546.post-37993247038328290862007-11-08T15:04:00.000+00:002007-11-08T15:04:00.000+00:00I'd agree with most of that, but...the SMART ruler...I'd agree with most of that, but...<BR/><BR/>the SMART ruler and protractor tools can't be used to draw straight lines like the Avtiv Primary can and you can add action buttons to your Activ Primary Pages to allow you to quickly turn on and off the tools.<BR/><BR/>The SMART gallery is a great resource and well worth searching through.Nic Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13537722164761317048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419944618309730546.post-17958543444765004992007-11-08T09:43:00.000+00:002007-11-08T09:43:00.000+00:00I have also used both boards and SMART gets my vot...I have also used both boards and SMART gets my vote. At first I thought all those cool Promethean tools, like the compas, dice, protractor werent in Notebook but then after some searching I found that they are, they are so hidden in the gallery but they are there, and whats better is that you can have more than one instance of them on the page and it will save it when you next open.<BR/><BR/>For example I wanted to use the dice and I could drag different colours and as many as I wanted on the page then save the file and my dice would be saved too, in Promethean i would have to open the dice every time i wanted to use the file.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com