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Promethean ActivOffice

Promethean ActivOffice is a software plug-in that incorporates the collaborative, interactive features of Promethean’s ActivInspire into PowerPoint® slide shows to create engaging presentations. Promethean ActivOffice integrates seamlessly with Promethean’s Learner Response Systems to encourage ongoing assessment of audience comprehension.

Create Engaging, Interactive Presentations

Promethean ActivOffice blends the award-winning collaborative features of ActivInspire with the trusted functionality of Microsoft® PowerPoint® to bring presentations to life. Promethean ActivOffice tools are embedded into the Microsoft Office menu to provide a wide range of interactive functionality, from basic slide annotations to advanced opportunities for assessment with Promethean’s Learner Response Systems.

Reduce presentation preparation time by updating existing presentations with interactive content that will captivate audiences and transform attendees from passive listeners to engaged participants. Edit and save slide annotations and notes to distribute to all attendees, maximizing productivity. Easily integrate questions within new and existing slides to conduct real-time assessments with Promethean Learner Response Systems.

With Promethean ActivOffice’s integrated, interactive tools and resources, you have all the tools you need to evolve PowerPoint slides into personalized, collaborative presentations.

Why Promethean ActivOffice?

Simplify presentation creation and delivery—Easily enhance existing PowerPoint® presentations with interactive content designed to captivate audiences.

Engaging—Enhance presentations by adding interactive, visual components that encourage participation and collaboration.

Integrate assessment—Add questions integrated with Promethean Learner Response Systems to gauge audience comprehension and adjust your instructional approach throughout sessions.

Elevate efficiency—Digitally capture ideas and share ad-hoc collaboration and brainstorming results effectively.

User-friendly interface—Experience the interactive functionality of ActivInspire combined with assessment and the PowerPoint features you know and love.

Streamline instructional management—Fully integrates with ActivProgress, allowing you to instantly gauge attendee comprehension, identify performance trends and proactively address potential challenges before they become ongoing issues.

Features

  • Presentation Toolbar —Customizable, intuitive toolbar facilitates interactive, engaging presentations.
  • Assessment—Integrates seamlessly with Promethean Learner Response System devices to enable real-time assessment of audience comprehension.
  • Results importing and exporting—Import and display audience responses in PowerPoint; export and send responses using integrated Microsoft Office tools.
  • Question Manager—Quickly create or import a variety of question types into presentations.
  • Annotation—Create notes directly in slides, edit and save for future distribution without interrupting the presentation.
  • Slide Show Toolbox—Includes pen, highlighter, revealer, spotlight, persistent annotations and Express Poll.

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Works with

ActiVote, ActivExpression2, ActivEngage and all ActivBoard models; also works with third-party interactive displays.Note: Does not require an interactive display to function.

Operating Systems
  • Windows XP SP2 32-bit
  • Windows Vista SP1 32-bit
  • Windows 7 32-bit
  • Windows 7 64-bit
  • Microsoft Windows x86 & x64 Operating Systems
  • Note: Does not work on Microsoft Office 64 bit; Microsoft Office 2007 and above is required.

View Spec Sheet for complete details.

Do I need to install ActivInspire to run Promethean ActivOffice?

Promethean ActivOffice is a standalone plug-in for PowerPoint and does not require users to have ActivInspire installed.

Can I use Promethean ActivOffice simultaneously with ActivInspire?

Promethean ActivOffice cannot be used in conjunction with ActivInspire. You must close one program prior to opening the other program.

Can I use existing PowerPoint® slides with Promethean ActivOffice?

Yes, previously created slides will be saved in the new PowerPoint (.pptx) format.

Can I input previously created question sets?

Yes, the Question Master allows users to import their own question sets and run them in self-paced mode.

Can I run a self-paced test using Promethean ActivOffice?

Yes, using Promethean’s new Question Manager you can easily create and manage question sets and run self-paced tests.

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