Desktop Annotate in Activinspire

Here is how to use Desktop Annotate in Activinspire software.

Video

Open .rtf File on Chromebook

Many of our students take online classes through CCC which require the downloading and manipulation of documents that come in an .rtf format.  This stands for Rich Text File and is commonly used with Microsoft Office documents.  Since we don't have the Office Suite, we must create a workaround.  Below is the workaround, which brings the file into Google Docs and works great.

1.  Download the file.
2.  Open your Files app, which should have the recently downloaded file in the Downloads folder.
3.  Drag the file to your Google Drive.
4.  Open Google Drive and open the file from there.
5.  Choose open with Google Docs and you will be able to work with the document.


Below is are directions for another way to do this:

Screencastify

To make a video presentation on your Chromebook, you must first record the video using an app such as Clipchamp or Screencastify.  Here, you will see how to use Screencastify to record and upload a video.

1. Search Web Store for Screencastify and add it to your Chromebook.  Click add to Chrome and it will be added as an extension in the upper right corner of your browser.

2.  Click on Screencastify to begin recording a video.  It will open a prompt like the one below.

3.  You can record your desktop or you can use your built in camera.  If you are wishing to record yourself speaking (like for Speech Class), click on Cam.  Then just hit record webcam and stand in front of your Chromebook.  Make sure you click, show preview window if you wish to monitor the scene.
4.  The video is automatically stored in a folder on your Google Drive named Screencastify.  Now you can open Youtube, upload the video and edit or share with others.