Storyphones have arrived at Manzana
Manzana is pleased to announce that we now stock the innovative StoryPhones system.
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News
See Xorro-Q at Learning at Schools 2012
The revamped Learning@schools conference is only a month and a half away and we’d love to see you there – mostly, so that we can show you the all new Xorro Q class room response solution that uses any web-enabled device.
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Manzana featured in Schools News profile on Mahinawa specialist school
A recent School news article has highlighted the involvement of Manzana with the brand new Mahinawa specialist school.
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Using the Resource Finder
Use Workbooks Resource Finder to instantly locate safe, copyright-checked image and video resources on the internet, and deploy these to your activity (or save them for later).
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Fourth quarter survey shows continual improvement in all areas of Manzana’s customer service
Manzana has conducted its final quarterly survey for 2011 and the results have been good.
Special offer: All-in-one lectern
For the month of December Manzana is offering free-shipping on all all-in-one lecterns purchased.
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The Interactive Gecko gets stuck on ULearn
Fancy ULearn with a sticky twist of gecko about it?
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Manzana Tips and Tricks #7: Everday Calendar
Ways to start your IWB day part 1: Everyday Calendar Page Watch the video Download the Workbook file An easy way to start a lesson is by using a calendar page. This page can be re-used every day and uses the following techniques: infinite clone, cut and paste and drag and drop. Open an empty page.
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Manzana Tips and Tricks #6 Sentence Maker
This month’s tips and ticks section takes a look at an easy way to create basic sentence exercises. Click here to watch the video. Basic sentence exercise: Using an empty page (ideally in 2Touch Workbook, Notebook, or PowerPoint) create a rectangle that will be used as the sentence making space. Create individual words using
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Change at the top
At the end of 2010 Manzana was hit with the news that managing director, Karen Rolleston, would be leaving Manzana to pursue an alternative career path. As a result, Pablo Garcia has taken over the reins as director for Manzana for the beginning of 2011. Pablo had previously held the position up until Karen’s arrival in
Manzana’s Windows 7 series: Using the hand writing input panel
If you’re currently using Windows 7 then take a look at the tablet pc input panel. Made for a tablet pc, the tablet pc input panel is ideal for use with interactive whiteboards (especially 2Touch). It provides you with the ability to use your handwriting (on the screen/board), convert it to text and then place
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Manzana Tips and Tricks #5: Pull tabs and Question tabs
To watch the video follow the link below: Pull tabs/Question tabs video Techniques used in creating pull and question tabs Ordering Grouping Hide and reveal Use of images, lines and text Pull tabs are a way of hiding an object or question from the students. The idea is to hide the object/question behind either another related
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Manzana’s tips and tricks #4: Basic Layering
Layering is an effective and easy to use IWB software feature. To view the video on the ‘basics of layering’ click here. Layering provides you with the ability to create a number of different activities: Hide and Reveal – Layering provides you with the ability to hide answers or items behind another object on your page.
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Using IWBs in an English classroom
The use of interactive whiteboards in the teaching of secondary school English begins with the very basic use of text and breaking it. Punctuation and Grammar There are a variety of ways in which you can use an IWB to enhance the teaching of grammar. Taking sentences, eliminating punctuation from them, and then asking your
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Getting to know Workbook
This months Workbook helper looks at the all new Workbook Math tools: ruler, protractor and compass. Click on the link below to view the video: 2Touch Workbook math tools For other 2Touch Workbook helpers click below: Using the pen function Using screen annotate If you haven’t got the latest version then head tohttp://www.manzana.co.nz/html/buzz_newsDisplay.php?sector=educ&id=5941
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2Touch Workbook Upgrade
The latest 2Touch Workbook upgrade introduces a number of new features as well as enhancements to old favourites Latest features: Full screen/presentation mode Protractor tool Ruler tool Compass tool Enhanced collapse and expand features for connector tool To download the latest copy of 2Touch Workbook click on the link below. 2Touch Workbook upgrade Xorro Workbook
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Tips and Tricks for March – Primary
Using the Freeze button on your projector Most projectors come with a freeze button. What the freeze button does is takes the current image on the projector and freezes on it – so you can use your computer without changing what the projector is showing. This is ideal if you want to leave a certain
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Using your interactive whiteboard
Annotation To see the video on how to use screen annotation click here. Virtually all interactive whiteboard software comes with an annotation feature; 2Touch’s can be found within Workbook under the tools toolbar along the top of the page. The basics behind screen annotation are simple, it lets you draw over the top of any program
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2Touch granted a license to collaborate
2Touch Technologies is celebrating the news that they’ve been given a innovation grant from TechNZ and enterprise North Shore to further explore collaboration on mutli-touch surface.
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Kiwi made 2Touch celebrates a multi-user technology break through.
As the year draws to a close 2Touch celebrates both the year that was and the year that will be..
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