Mimio Studio 5 “Hands-on”Checklist

Beginner

Pick up the mimio pen.

Double click on mimio Tools – be sure you are on the Draw tab

Note: You can use the Compress Window icon in the lower left corner of mimio tools to minimize at any time.

MIMIO MOUSE PRACTICE

Open NAL from your Start menu.

□Click on Instructional Technology icon

□This opens up the Instructional Technology homepage including Technology Resources for teachers.

□Click on the Unitedstreaming button.

□If you need to register for an Unitedstreaming account, do this now (see Appendix A).

□Click onUnited Streaming Website

Use the computer keyboard to type in your username and password.

Scroll down and in the lower left hand corner, under Curriculum Standards Search, choose your subject and grade level. Click Go

Click on “videos meeting this standard” for a Curriculum Standard of your choice.

Click on the video

Click on Video Segments tab on the right.

Watch the video (or one segment) by clicking on play.

If your video does not play thru the video projector, see Appendix B (or click on Fix for: Cannot see United Streaming via Video Projector?? on the Unitedstreaming info page in Tech Resources.)

Close out all Internet Explorer windows.

SPOTLIGHT PRACTICE

Open mimio Tools if necessary.

Click Web Browser in Mimio Tools or Internet Explorer icon .

(middle/high) Use the computer keyboard to type in

(elementary) Use the computer keyboard to type in

  • Science suggestions: in FIND IT FAST search for “mitosis”, “rock cycle”, “water cycle” or “periodic table” and then click on MEDIA to find an illustration.

Select and open

Click on (towards top of page)

The following map will appear: Note: Maximize window to see entire map.

Click on the Spotlight iconand complete the following:

Click on the blue icon next to the red in the upper right corner.

Select circle as the shape, medium as the size and 0% transparency.

Place the cursor on the edge of the circle until you see , then drag it inward to make it small enough to feature North America. (See example above).

Now, with the stylus pen move the circle around the web page to highlight each of the seven continents.(hint: click and drag in the gray area only)

Click on the red to close Spotlight.

Click on the red to close the Atlas window.

REVEAL PRACTICE

Do steps a-e only if you are starting at this point.

  1. Open mimio Tools if necessary.
  2. Click Web Browser in Mimio Tools or Internet Explorer icon .
  3. (middle/high) Use the computer keyboard to type in
  4. (elementary) Use the computer keyboard to type in
  5. Select and open

Click on

Scroll down and select Poor Richard’s Almanac, Quotations from

Click on the Reveal icon and complete the following:

Click on the blue icon next to the red in the upper right corner.

Select0% transparency.

With the stylus pen click on the Reveal screen and drag it down just below the first quotation (see below).

Continue in this manner, moving from quotation to quotation until you have read them all.

Click on the red to close Reveal.

  • Science ideas- reveal screen can be used for CBL lab write-ups.

SCREEN MARKUP PRACTICE

Do steps a-e only if you are starting at this point.

  1. Open mimio Tools if necessary.
  2. Click Web Browser in Mimio Tools or Internet Explorer icon .
  3. (middle/high) Use the computer keyboard to type in
  4. (elementary) Use the computer keyboard to type in
  5. Select and open

Click on (left side)

Click on

Click on

Click on note:

Click on

Center story on the screen so that you can see the entire textof the story. (Hint: press <F11> to increase viewable area.)

Click on Mimio Tools and drag it to the Top-left of screen.

Click on the ScreenMarkup icon in mimio Tools and complete the following: (hint: when you are in the screen markup mode, you are unable to use the mouse)

Under the Draw tab click on the Pencil tool.

Selectred line color,medium width and draw a circle around alter.

Select other colors and widths to draw circles around 4 other vocabulary words.

Next, click on the Highlighter tool.

Selectgreenline color, wide widthand highlight the worddebris.

Select other colors and widths to highlight 4 other vocabulary words.

Next, click on the eraser tool and erase the red circle around alter and the highlighted word debris.

Hint: Ctrl-Z will undo previous action

Click on the Mouse icon to exit the Screen Markup mode (note: all markups will disappear).

Use the mimio stylus pen to scroll down the website page to center the vocabulary word activity.

Click on the ScreenMarkup icon in mimio Tools and complete the following: (hint: when you are in the screen markup mode, you are unable to use the mouse)

Under the Draw tab click on the Pencil tool.

Write another word, or synonym, that would fit in the story in place of each of those words. Use different colors to write the vocabulary words.

Click on the Mouse icon to exit the Screen Markup mode (note: all markups will disappear).

Exit out of Internet Explorer.

Appendix A:

Unitedstreaming.com

Digital video-on-demand service. Streamed or downloaded from the Internet

Create your own teacher account in the New Users area by entering the pass code listed below for your school. Complete Lesson plans and teaching materials are viewable with a teacher login.

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Appendix B:

Fix for: Cannot see United Steaming via Video Projector??

  • Minimize any open windows on your desktop
  • Right click on an open area of your desktop
  • Click on Desktop/Properties
  • Click SETTINGS tab
  • Click ADVANCED
  • Click TROUBLESHOOT tab.
  • Adjust Harware Acceleration between NONE and 3rd digit to the right of NONE.
  • Click OK, OK.

Appendix C:

If the mimio is not calibrated, press the bottom button on the mimio bar and use the mimio Stylus Pen to press the center of each calibration X (there are 9 points in total).


mimio Studio 5.14 software upgrade

for mimio XI

  1. Turn on your video projector and doc camera and log into your computer.
  2. Unplug the dongle from the CPU.
  3. Double click on the Mimio Studio 5.14 software icon in NAL.
  4. When the upgrade has completed, you may see the following screen:
  1. Plug the dongle back into the CPU.
  2. Calibrate the mimio- the calibration screen will appear automatically as soon as the dongle is plugged back in if the mimio is on. If the mimio is not on when the dongle is plugged in, than the calibration screen will appear as soon as the mimio is turned on.Use the mimio Stylus Pen to press the center of each calibration X (there are 9 points in total).
  1. Once you have finished calibrating the mimio, a new screen may appear prompting you to continue to use mimio Studio. Click Continue to begin using your mimio.

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