Promethean Board Updates - February 2023

Promethean has made some updates to the two boards that we use at Vernon ISD. In case you are not sure which board you have you can tell just by looking at the front panel on your board.

ActivPanel Titanium
Watch a short video on the 
updates here.

ActivPanel 9 (newer version)
Watch a short video on the updates
here.

⭐Here are my favorite things about the updates!

• New Spinner & Timer Features: The videos show you the new features for the spinner and timer. They are fun to play with, go check them out!
• The remote as a clicker: Yep, you read that right, the remote can now click through your slides! This update is for both of our boards. I knew this feature was coming, but I was not sure when it would arrive. When you have a Google Slides presentation open, you can use the arrows on the remote to move through the slides. Some of you have been asking about this so I wanted to make sure you knew since it is NOT in the videos!
• Annotate Tool updates: If you have tried to use the Annotate tool on any of the boards since the update you will notice some changes as mentioned in the videos. One of the cool things on this update is that there is now a screenshot tool built in. You can take a screenshot and save it to the board or our Google Drive if it is connected.
• Chromium Update (ActivPanel Titanium): This is a change that I have been WAITING to see on the Titanium models. When I got my new ActivPanel 9, I noticed that the Chromium option was more like a desktop which is much easier to use. Originally, the Titanium model Chromium was more like an app that you would find on your phone or tablet and it was less than ideal. However, with this latest update, the Titanium models now have the desktop version of Chromium! Go check it out!
• Login update (ActivPanel 9 ONLY): Here is another update that I've been oh-so-impatiently waiting for (and sorry, but it's only for the ActivPanel 9 boards). Now, when you sign in to your account on the ActivPanel 9 and login to the Chromium just once, it will remember you from now on when you are logged in! It was getting tedious to be typing that in every single time!

❓Are you trying to figure out why I'm so excited about these updates? Well, email me at chantilly.sweet@visdtx.org or call my extension at 2251 and we can set up a time for me to come to your room and show you more!

Not sure if your board updated? The easiest way to check is to open the Annotate tool. If the toolbar is now horizontal then it's updated, if not then it has not updated. Send an email to chantilly.sweet@gmail.com and let me know and I will update it.

💻Finally, I have updated the Promethean help pages found on our IT Tech Site. You can view the updated Promethean page here.