“I know that video is here somewhere….tick…tick…tick…Well, I’ll try to find it and show it to you tomorrow…(sigh)”   Not being able to find resources when needed is disappointing to students and teachers alike.  When resources are not readily available, valuable teaching time is wasted, students become distracted, and often disruptive behavior ensues.  With the ActivSoftware, every video, sound clip, flash game, and map can be easily opened with a single click. 

Have flipchart, can travel.  Often, my lessons are prepared at home and carried to work on a flash drive. I prefer to embed the resources I intend to use into the flipchart I am creating.  I do not want to change a file location or change computers and have some of my resources unable to open. By embedding the file, I have access to my resource from within the lesson as does anyone with whom I share my flipchart.  The same steps used previously to make a video play can be utilized to cause any embedded file to launch.

Day 13:  Using Actions to Launch Embedded Files

Step 1:  Select an Object from the Resource Library

Step 2:  Right Click on the Object to display a sidebar menu

Step 3:  Choose Properties

Step 4:  Choose Actions

Step 5:  Choose File

Step 6:  From drop down menu, select “Play Embedded File”

Step 7:  Select “SET” and then use the browser to select the desired file