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Importing questions from an XML or SQZ file

SMART Response software includes an import feature for converting questions from ExamView

format XML files or SMART Sync software SQZ files into question sets. SMART Response software

uses the tags in the XML and SQZ files to extract questions, answers and correct responses, and

then converts the information into assessment pages.

I

  I M P O R T A N T

You must have or create an ExamView formatted XML text file or a SMART Sync software SQZ

file before you can perform this procedure. Binary ExamView formatted files are not supported.

g

To import questions from an XML or SQZ file

1. Click the

SMART Response

icon

in the Windows notification area or Mac menu bar, and

then select

Open Notebook Software

.

A blank SMART Notebook page appears.

2. Select

Response > Import Question From > XML

.

The

Open

dialog box appears.

3. Browse to and select an XML or SQZ file, and then click

Open

.

A progress bar appears, followed by the title page for the new question set.

4. In the

Page Sorter

tab, select the thumbnail for the first question page.

5. Add a title page to the assessment, and then customize the page and description as desired.

6. Edit and customize the first question page as desired.

Check the question carefully, including the correct answer (see below), to verify that the

conversion process was successful.

7. Repeat step 6 for all questions in the set.

8. Click

Save

.

A

Save As

dialog box appears.

9. Browse to a folder, type a name for the file, and then click

Save

.

After you import the questions, see

Setting answers for imported questions

on page 60

C H A P T E R 3

Using SMART Response software

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Summary of Contents for SMART Response 2011

Page 1: ...SMART Response 2011 Interactive Response System User s Guide ...

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Page 3: ...for relevant warnings and maintenance instructions Safety information W W A R N I N G l Failure to follow the installation instructions that ship with the SMART product could result in personal injury or damage to the product l When using your SMART Response system with a SMART Board interactive whiteboard and projector do not stare into the beam of light created by the projector Instruct children...

Page 4: ...on the USB source computer must be compliant with CSA UL EN 60950 and bear the CE mark and CSA and or UL Mark s for CSA UL 60950 This is for operating safety and to avoid damage to the SMART product l If your SMART product requires replacement parts make sure the service technician uses replacement parts specified by SMART Technologies or parts with the same characteristics as the original Complia...

Page 5: ...arting SMART Response LE software the first time 20 Asking instant questions 22 Setting up Teacher Tools 23 Creating a class list 28 Editing a class list 35 Chapter 3 Using SMART Response software 39 About SMART Notebook software 40 Creating assessments 42 Adding questions to the assessment 45 Starting and connecting to a class 62 Connecting to the class 66 Disconnecting students from a class 71 U...

Page 6: ...Importing student responses 107 Other troubleshooting tips 109 Appendix A Hardware environmental compliance 111 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations WEEE directive 111 Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances RoHS directive 111 Batteries 111 Packaging 112 Covered electronic devices 112 China s Electronic Information Products regulations 112 U S Consumer Product Safety Improveme...

Page 7: ...he way they intended because they can verify and change their self paced responses directly Teachers can easily add creativity to questions by combining text with images to make questions more dynamic The SMART Response system comes with SMART Notebook collaborative learning software and offers 6 000 learning objects that you can add to quizzes The SMART Response system also increases one to one i...

Page 8: ...summative assessment prepare quizzes or exams in advance and ask spontaneous questions to gauge student comprehension at any point during a lesson Teacher Tools Access view and manage all assessment data in one location This powerful tool enables you to create class lists and manage tests and quizzes Question variety Teachers can ask different types of questions including true or false yes or no m...

Page 9: ...pond with complete anonymity Students can use SMART Response software without signing in or they can participate in an assessment using any clicker allowing you to gauge the group s understanding Integration with third party question bank SMART Response software is compatible with commonly used file formats so you can easily import questions from other applications including Microsoft Word and Pow...

Page 10: ...enter symbols as well as letters with diacritics In XE mode you can enter common math and science symbols You can also enter diacritics letters with special symbols or accents LCD screen The easy to read LCD screen has room to display several lines of text Students can see whether responses have been sent and they can review the status of their clicker s battery power and network connection Descri...

Page 11: ...mmended height for mounting the receiver 11 Extending the USB cable 13 Checking the receiver s status 14 Activating SMART Response software 15 Activating SMART Response CE software 16 Activating SMART Response VE software 16 Selecting how students answer questions 17 Multiple SMART Response devices mode limitations 19 Why don t I use Multiple SMART Response devices mode all the time 19 Starting SM...

Page 12: ...ng class lists for LE mode 30 Importing the class list 31 Importing a class list from a CSV file 32 Creating class lists for all modes except LE 32 Creating class lists for LE mode 32 CSV file formatting 33 Tips for formatting CSV files for importing class lists 33 Using SMART Sync Class List Server class lists 34 Editing a class list 35 Editing student information 35 Adding students to a class li...

Page 13: ...ge tests and quizzes You can track each student s progress over several assessments and you can even tag questions with key words to evaluate test results and student performance in greater detail Teacher Tools makes it easy for you to keep everything organized The easy to use management tool automatically files test results in the built in gradebook It also lets you manage your class lists and vi...

Page 14: ... includes Teacher Tools and menus that appear in the SMART Notebook software toolbar You can use the software for free for 30 days after which you must activate the software Environmental requirements Before installing or using your SMART Response interactive response system review the following environmental requirements and compliance statements Temperature SMART Response components can operate ...

Page 15: ...he limits for Class B performance as defined in EN55022 CISPR 22 Computer requirements Windows operating systems l Pentium 4 or later processor l 512 MB of RAM 1 GB recommended l Free hard disk space Software Space required SMART Notebook software 277 MB ___Gallery Essentials 549 MB ___Lesson Activity Toolkit 111 MB SMART Product Drivers 145 MB SMART Response assessment software 47 MB SMART Sync T...

Page 16: ...MB ___Lesson Activity Toolkit 70 MB SMART Product Drivers 203 MB SMART Response assessment software 65 MB SMART Sync Teacher software 25 MB Common platform 257 MB Total 1282 MB l Mac OS X 10 5 8 or later operating system software l Adobe Reader 8 0 or later l Safari application program 4 0 2 or later l Adobe Flash Player 10 or later N N OTE S o 1 MB 1024 bytes 1 GB 1024 bytes o SMART Response asse...

Page 17: ...A N T l Do not connect the receiver to your computer until after you install SMART Response software l For operating safety and to prevent damage to the receiver connect its USB connector only to a computer that has a USB compliant interface and that bears the USB logo In addition the USB source computer must be compliant with CSA UL EN 60950 and bear the CE mark and CSA and or UL mark s for CSA U...

Page 18: ...prevent product damage or personal injury route the USB cable where it will not be stepped on or tripped over g To connect the receiver 1 Position the receiver in an unobstructed location away from other wireless products such as 2 4 GHz routers and cordless telephones o For temporary installations place the receiver on top of your desk o For permanent installations mount the receiver on a wall or...

Page 19: ...SB extender cables USB extenders or hubs This graphic shows the SMART active USB extension cable Part No USB XT In some cases you can use up to four cables to extend the length to about 80 25 m which is the limit of the USB specification Passive USB extension cables aren t supported Alternatively USB extenders that use Cat 5 cabling can extend the range to approximately 325 100 m at a much higher ...

Page 20: ...pears showing a status message 3 If a Your SMART Response receiver is connected and working message appears the SMART Response receiver is connected and communicating with the SMART Response software The receiver name appears below the Devices button Click My Receiver to display the classroom name and the make model and hardware ID MAC address of the receiver OR If a Your SMART Response receiver i...

Page 21: ... you complete the following procedure to find your license code you can use the code to activate SMART Response assessment software on other computers as outlined in the License tab in the About SMART Response dialog box g To find the license code after the software is activated 1 Click the SMART Response icon in the Windows notification area or Mac menu bar and then select About SMART Response 2 ...

Page 22: ...ART Response icon in the Windows notification area or Mac menu bar and then select Check for Updates and Activation The SMART Product Update dialog box appears and displays the time remaining in your software s evaluation period N N OTE If your SMART Response software is already activated the Status Days Left column shows Activated beside SMART Response 2 Click Activate 3 Type your product key in ...

Page 23: ...ART Response LE clickers l SMART Response XE clickers l SMART Notebook SE software on student devices l SMART Response VE using Internet enabled devices l Multiple SMART Response devices optionally including SMART Response VE Each of these options has a corresponding mode in SMART Response software The first time you start SMART Response software it prompts you to select the operating mode Subsequ...

Page 24: ...s on the next page for more information g To open the SMART Response Setup Tool on a Windows computer 1 Close SMART Notebook software and Teacher Tools if they re running 2 Click the SMART Response icon in the Windows notification area or Mac menu bar and then select Setup Tool The SMART Response Setup Tool window opens g To open the SMART Response Setup Tool on a Mac computer 1 Close SMART Notebo...

Page 25: ...cept When you start SMART Response software your students can answer questions using the device s you selected in step 2 Multiple SMART Response devices mode limitations In addition to using any available SMART Response clickers students can use SMART Notebook SE software SMART Response CE or Internet enabled devices SMART Response VE while SMART Response is in Multiple SMART Response Devices mode...

Page 26: ...room name to the receiver which you can do by creating a teacher file or by starting an assessment in SMART Notebook software l pair the students clickers with the SMART Response receiver To use SMART Response LE in Sign in mode in addition to the above you must l assign clicker IDs to each student s clicker which you can do when you pair the clickers with the receiver l create a class with a clas...

Page 27: ...cker s Power button to turn off the clicker 7 Repeat steps 3 through 6 for the rest of your clickers You re now ready to start a class and ask questions in Anonymous mode See Asking instant questions on the next page to ask single questions or see Adding questions using the Insert Question wizard on page 47 to create assessments Assigning clicker IDs Before your students can connect and use their ...

Page 28: ...of an assessment When you use the Instant Questions feature you re unable to type a question or assign a correct answer You can ask an instant question verbally write or type it on an interactive whiteboard and add objects directly onto the SMART Notebook page N N OTE Ensure that you start your class and that all students are connected before you ask an instant question g To ask individual questio...

Page 29: ...o save the results click Save To add another question without clearing the results of the previous question don t click Clear and then repeat steps 2 to 6 Setting up Teacher Tools With Teacher Tools you can l check the status and performance of the receivers clickers and students l select Sign In mode or Anonymous mode of operation l manage class lists l start classes so that students can sign in ...

Page 30: ...lass information into Teacher Tools See Using SMART Sync Class List Server class lists on page 34 for more information Creating a SMART Teacher file If you want to save all of your class lists and assessment results you need to create a SMART Teacher file Your SMART Teacher file also enables your students to find and connect to your classes when they connect in Sign In mode If you need to you can ...

Page 31: ... file on the previous page You can use the following steps to change the information in your SMART Teacher file g To edit your SMART Teacher file 1 Start Teacher Tools See Starting Teacher Tools on page 23 Teacher Tools appears N N OTE You re unable to edit your classroom name if a class is running 2 Click Edit beside the Gradebook name The Edit Gradebook Information window appears 3 Edit the info...

Page 32: ...s on page 23 Teacher Tools appears 2 Select Edit Preferences Windows computers or Teacher Tools Preferences Mac computers from the menu bar The SMART Response Preferences dialog box appears 3 Click the Alerts tab 4 Select or clear the check boxes for the alerts you want to display or hide and then click OK Applying encryption methods You can set SMART Response CE software to use SSL or Diffie Hell...

Page 33: ...ificate and then browse to and select the certificate you want to import to use an existing certificate 5 Click OK Configuring service ports You can specify the ports SMART Response CE software uses for the file data channel and encrypted data channel or set the software to use random ports g To specify the service ports 1 Start Teacher Tools See Starting Teacher Tools on page 23 Teacher Tools app...

Page 34: ...u can import one from a Microsoft Excel or comma separated values CSV file N N OTE You don t need to create a class list if you re starting the class in Anonymous mode For more information see About Sign In and Anonymous modes on page 62 Creating a class list in Teacher Tools g To create a class list 1 Start Teacher Tools See Starting Teacher Tools on page 23 Teacher Tools appears 2 Click Add a Cl...

Page 35: ... type it 9 Repeat these steps for each student Importing a class list from Excel I I MP OR TA N T This feature is supported by SMART Response software for Windows operating systems only If you use Microsoft Excel to maintain class lists you can import an xls or xlsx file into Teacher Tools to create a SMART Response class list You might find it easier to copy the list of names in your current Exce...

Page 36: ...lists for classes that use LE clickers g To create a class list in an Excel spreadsheet 1 Open the Excel spreadsheet that contains your students names 2 Insert a blank row at the top of the spreadsheet if it doesn t already have one 3 Type ID Number in the first cell A1 4 Type Clicker ID in the first cell of the second column B1 5 Type First Name in the first cell of the third column C1 6 Type Las...

Page 37: ... the clickers 10 Save the spreadsheet Importing the class list g To import a class list from an Excel spreadsheet 1 Start Teacher Tools See Starting Teacher Tools on page 23 Teacher Tools appears 2 Click Add a Class in the Gradebook area on the left 3 Type a name for your class add any optional details to the Class Information boxes and then click Add After a short delay the new class s window app...

Page 38: ... a class list in CSV format After exporting your class list as a CSV file format your file in a text editor so that the first three values are ID Number First Name and Last Name as shown below E X A MP LE ID Number First Name Last Name 12345 John Doe 54321 Jane Doe 56789 Bob Jones 98765 Barb White For more information see CSV file formatting on the next page Creating class lists for LE mode Use th...

Page 39: ...7 Select Comma Separated Values CSV from the Import from list and then click Next 8 Browse to and select the CSV file containing the class list and then click Open After a short delay the names and IDs from your CSV file appear in the Students page You can now edit each student s properties as required CSV file formatting Tips for formatting CSV files for importing class lists The following is the...

Page 40: ...ces between them the software uses the last word as the last name and joins all of the first words to form the first name For example Michael John Smith is split with the last name as Smith and the first name as Michael John N N OTE If your spreadsheet or database software automatically inserts quotation marks around the comma separated values the software ignores them and the import works properl...

Page 41: ... student information if a class is running g To edit student information 1 Start Teacher Tools See Starting Teacher Tools on page 23 Teacher Tools appears 2 Select the class from the Gradebook area on the left 3 Click the Students tab The class list appears 4 Select the student whose information you want to edit The Properties tab appears below the class list 5 Type the changes into the Properties...

Page 42: ...ail address and tags are optional You can also type name and ID information directly in the table T TI P You can use tags to categorize the students in custom groupings that SMART Response software uses when you create student reports See Tagging students on the next page 7 Repeat steps 4 to 6 for each student Removing students from a class list N N OTE You re unable to remove students from a clas...

Page 43: ... with three bars one each for Senior Junior and Honors You can also create tag subcategories by separating the tags with a colon An example would be Gender Male and Gender Female In this case SMART Response software generates a single report section for Gender showing data grouped in Male and Female subcategories Changing a class s passing grade When you create a class list you define the passing ...

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Page 45: ...eys 51 Importing questions from a Word document 52 Example Word document question formats 53 Importing questions from an XML or SQZ file 54 Importing questions from a PDF file 55 PDF document formatting 56 Importing questions from ExamView HTML 57 Exporting ExamView tests 58 About ExamView HTML question importing 59 Setting answers for imported questions 60 Adding choices to a question 60 Tagging ...

Page 46: ...essment 82 Collecting question responses 86 Reviewing results after an assessment 86 Previewing results during an assessment 88 About SMART Notebook software Use SMART Notebook collaborative learning software to save notes written on a SMART interactive product or at your computer as a series of pages You can use SMART Notebook software to create a presentation full of colorful clip art graphics t...

Page 47: ... instant questions 1 Select Response Preferences from the SMART Notebook menu bar 2 If you want the Insert Question button to insert the question on a SMART Notebook page that already has notes or images on it select Insert on the current page when possible If you want to create a new page containing your question select Always insert on a new page If you want SMART Response software to ask you ea...

Page 48: ...alled You must have SMART Notebook software that includes SMART Response software g To create an assessment 1 Click the SMART Response icon in the Windows notification area or Mac menu bar and then select Open Notebook Software A blank SMART Notebook page appears 2 Click the Response tab T TI P On Windows computers you can clear the Auto hide option to keep the options visible while you work on yo...

Page 49: ...ions to the assessment on page 45 and Adding content pages to the assessment below g To save your assessment 1 Click Save A Save As dialog box appears 2 Browse to a folder type a file name and then click Save Adding content pages to the assessment You can add content pages anywhere in your assessment to introduce questions or provide background information g To add a content page 1 Create your ass...

Page 50: ...ou select this option you can also choose to show the correct answers with grades and show the class average After each question is answered The students can see how they answered each question and see their grades after they finish answering all questions If you select this option you can also choose to show the correct answers with grades and show class average Don t show students their grades T...

Page 51: ...hen you print the question results N N OTE S l Opinion questions don t have a correct answer and aren t worth points l If you include a question of a type that isn t supported in the SMART Response mode you re using the question appears with an Unsupported Question Type icon in the Page Sorter tab in SMART Notebook software Question type Description Students can answer with Std PE LE NBSE XE VE Mu...

Page 52: ...uestion You can also choose the Opinion option to allow any combination of answers Number fraction or decimal Students use the number buttons to answer questions with numeric answers using whole numbers fractions or decimals You can also choose the Opinion option to allow any answer Text answer Students type the answer to the question You can choose the Opinion option to allow any answer There is ...

Page 53: ...then click Next 6 For yes or no and true or false questions select the correct answer or the Opinion option For number fraction or expression questions type the correct answer or select the Opinion option For multiple choice or multiple answer questions select the number of answers type the answers in the text boxes click Next and then select the correct answers or the Opinion option For text answ...

Page 54: ...ing below for more information About intelligent expression grading When you create an expression question and correct answer intelligent expression grading accepts multiple representations of that answer expression as correct A student s answer is always graded correct if it l matches the question s correct answer exactly l has a different representation but is mathematically equivalent and uses ...

Page 55: ...wing table shows examples of how SMART Response software s intelligent expression grading compares expression answers to the question s correct expression answer C H A P T E R 3 Using SMART Response software 49 ...

Page 56: ...The following table shows examples of how student answers would be graded depending on which equivalency option you chose C H A P T E R 3 Using SMART Response software 50 ...

Page 57: ...sponse operating mode you are using See Selecting how students answer questions on page 17 g To create an answer key 1 Click Response Create Answer Key The Create Answer Key dialog box appears 2 Type a title in the Title box 3 Select an option from the Type drop down list 4 Select the thumbnail for the type of question you want The correct answer options available depend on the question type you s...

Page 58: ...o SMART Notebook assessment pages See Example Word document question formats on the next page for more information N N OTE SMART Response software is unable to provide the correct answers to imported questions g To import questions from a Word document 1 Click the SMART Response icon in the Windows notification area and then select Open Notebook Software A blank SMART Notebook page appears 2 Selec...

Page 59: ...as b suburban areas c rural areas 2 Can you fill a 10 L aquarium with five 2 L pitchers of water Yes No 3 True or false Half of all even whole numbers are divisible by 4 True False 4 Let x 3 Compute y from the equation below y 20 4x Answer ____________________________ 5 Which Native American group lived in the highlighted area on the map a Kwakiutl b Sioux c Iroquois N N OTE Ensure that you format...

Page 60: ...en select Open Notebook Software A blank SMART Notebook page appears 2 Select Response Import Question From XML The Open dialog box appears 3 Browse to and select an XML or SQZ file and then click Open A progress bar appears followed by the title page for the new question set 4 In the Page Sorter tab select the thumbnail for the first question page 5 Add a title page to the assessment and then cus...

Page 61: ...rom a PDF file 1 Click the SMART Response icon in the Mac menu bar and then select Open Notebook Software A blank SMART Notebook page appears 2 Select Response Import Question From PDF File The Open dialog box appears 3 Browse to and select the PDF file and then click Open A progress bar appears and closes when the conversion is complete 4 In the Page Sorter tab select the thumbnail of the title p...

Page 62: ...elfare and 25 to Social Security b less than 1 to welfare and 20 to Social Security c 20 to welfare and 1 to Social Security d less than 1 to welfare and less than 1 to Social Security N N OTE S l You can import only multiple choice questions l Remove headers and footers from your PDF file because the import utility will attempt to convert them into questions l Introduction background or source in...

Page 63: ...T Notebook page appears 2 Select Response Import Question From ExamView HTML The Open dialog box appears 3 Browse to and select the HTML file and then click Open A progress bar appears and closes when the conversion is complete 4 In the Page Sorter tab select the thumbnail for the title page 5 Optionally edit and customize the title page and description 6 In the Page Sorter tab select the thumbnai...

Page 64: ...dback and Show Reference options SMART Response converts any notes in the rational feedback and reference boxes to SMART Notebook notes 5 Type a file name for the HTML file and then click OK ExamView creates the HTML file and a _files folder containing all the image files used in the test g To export an HTML test document from ExamView 6 2 1 1 In ExamView Test Generator 6 2 1 select File Export to...

Page 65: ... uppercase letters Custom choice labels don t import Yes or no Yes or no Numeric response If the original answer is a decimal or fraction value it imports as a Numeric decimal fraction question If the original answer is a math expression it imports as an Opinion Numeric fraction expression question Short answer or text answer Text answer Only the first 20 characters of the answer import Matching C...

Page 66: ... can run the question set on this computer or copy the SMART Notebook file to any computer that has SMART Response software installed Adding choices to a question After you create a question you can add choices to it g To add a choice to a question 1 Click the Page Sorter tab 2 Select the thumbnail of the question page you want to add a choice to 3 Select Response Add Choice 4 Follow the on screen...

Page 67: ... create tag subcategories by separating the tags with a colon for example Science Basic and Science Advanced In this case SMART Response software generates a single report section for Science showing data grouped into Basic and Advanced subsections g To add or change tags in existing questions 1 Click the SMART Response icon in the Windows notification area or Mac menu bar and then select Open Not...

Page 68: ...before you turn to face the class l Tell your students not to touch the projector because it can become extremely hot during normal operation l Don t use a chair to increase a student s reach If your students can t reach the top of the interactive whiteboard lower it You may need to remount a wall mounted unit to a lower position If your interactive whiteboard is mounted on a floor stand lower it ...

Page 69: ...tal class grade Teachers can see export and print total scores for each question Teachers can see export and print total scores for each question Teachers can see export and print each student s grade for each question and for the whole assessment Teachers are unable to identify student names or individual grades Teachers can review results during the assessment in the Response tab for the class a...

Page 70: ...on see About Sign In and Anonymous modes on page 62 N N OTE Before you can start a class and have students connect in Sign In mode you must have a class list If you don t have a class list you can create or import one See Creating a class list on page 28 I I MP OR TA N T Before you can use SMART Response LE software in LE mode you must l assign clicker IDs to each student s clicker See Pairing stu...

Page 71: ...n 2 Start Teacher Tools See Starting Teacher Tools on page 23 Teacher Tools appears 3 Click the Devices button in the left column The Devices window appears with the message Your SMART Response receiver is connected and working The receiver name appears below the Devices button N N OTE If the Your SMART Response receiver is not connected message appears the SMART Response receiver isn t connected ...

Page 72: ...udents to follow this procedure 1 Press the clicker s Power button for one second A message appears asking if you want to join the last class the clicker was connected to or find a different class Students using LE clickers see a Hello message appears on their clicker s display 2 Press the Enter button to join the last class OR Press the Down button to select Find a class and then press Enter The ...

Page 73: ...udents are connected you can start asking questions Refer to Creating assessments on page 42 for information about using SMART Notebook software to ask questions and create assessments Connecting in Sign In mode You must start a class in Sign In mode before your students connect See Starting a class in Sign In mode on page 64 I I MP OR TA N T When students use PE clickers XE clickers or SMART Note...

Page 74: ... message appears g To connect XE clickers in Sign In mode After you start a class tell your students to follow this procedure 1 Press the clicker s Power button for one second A message appears asking if you want to join the last class the clicker was connected to or find a different class 2 Use the soft keys to join the last class OR Use the soft keys to find a class and then select the class A c...

Page 75: ...re to ask questions and create assessments Manually connecting to a class I I MP OR TA N T You can perform this procedure only if SMART Response software is in CE mode After you start a class students can connect to it automatically by following the steps in the SMART Notebook SE online Help system Students can also connect manually by entering your class s Internet Protocol IP address and port nu...

Page 76: ...sign in only in Sign In mode l In CE mode you can lock sign in in Sign In and Anonymous modes l You are unable to lock sign in in VE mode g To block students from signing in 1 Start Teacher Tools See Starting Teacher Tools on page 23 Teacher Tools appears 2 If a class isn t already started select a class in the Gradebook area and then click Start Class 3 Click Lock Sign In Students are unable to s...

Page 77: ... lights on the receiver turn off and the Ready light turns red l All SMART Notebook SE software connected students disconnect from the class and a message appears stating All students are signed out Disconnecting individual clickers using Teacher Tools N N OTE This option is available only if the students are connected to a class in Sign In mode g To disconnect individual clickers using Teacher To...

Page 78: ...ing PE or LE clickers Tell students to log off by pressing the Menu button selecting Sign out and then pressing the Enter button Students using XE clickers Tell students to log off by pressing the Sym button pressing the spacebar and then selecting Log Out They can then connect and sign in to the correct class without turning off their clickers Students using SMART Response CE software Tell studen...

Page 79: ... change their clicker settings About SMART Response PE clickers Changing SMART Response PE clicker settings Students can press the Menu button at any time to log off the session or to modify the clicker s settings These options are available in the menu Option Description Sign out Press to log off a class without turning off the clicker Language Not supported at this time C H A P T E R 3 Using SMA...

Page 80: ...nswering yes or no questions Students can answer yes or no questions using the following two buttons on their clickers N N OTE These are the same buttons students use to answer true or false questions Answering true or false questions Students can answer true or false questions using the following two buttons on their clickers N N OTE These are the same buttons students use to answer yes or no que...

Page 81: ...ltiple answer questions using the following buttons on their clickers E X A MP LE To answer A and C a student would press and then press Answering number fraction or decimal questions Students can enter numbers using the following buttons on their clickers C H A P T E R 3 Using SMART Response software 75 ...

Page 82: ... the decimal point g To enter a fraction 1 Enter the numerator 2 Press 3 Enter the denominator g To enter a mixed fraction 1 Enter the whole number 2 Press 3 Enter the numerator 4 Press 5 Enter the denominator g To change a number from positive to negative or vice versa Press C H A P T E R 3 Using SMART Response software 76 ...

Page 83: ...o respond iron a student would do the following 1 Press three times to enter i 2 Press three times to enter r 3 Press three times to enter o 4 Press two times to enter n I I MP OR TA N T Text answers are case sensitive If the only acceptable answer to a text answer question is Iron students must enter Iron and not iron or IRON To change to uppercase students press on their clickers C H A P T E R 3...

Page 84: ... a new character About SMART Response LE clickers The students use only the Power selection and answer buttons The other buttons are for Teacher mode Clicker Buttons Clicker button Description Power Press for one second to turn on the clicker Press for one to two seconds to turn off the clicker Selection Scroll through option lists C H A P T E R 3 Using SMART Response software 78 ...

Page 85: ...t any effect Press the Enter button to make your selections Press the Home button to return to the primary menu The following options are available in the Teacher mode menu Option Description Scan Pick Pair the clicker with your receiver during setup Show Rcv PID Display the current Pan ID Clicker ID Set the Clicker ID Contrast Lightens or darkens the clicker s LCD display Use the up and down arro...

Page 86: ...answer multiple choice multiple answer true false and yes no questions Letter and number keys Press to insert lowercase value Press while holding the Shift key to insert an uppercase value Press and hold a e i o u y c or n keys to select other character variations Symbol key Press and release to select green key functions Press and hold to display a menu where you can select symbols C H A P T E R ...

Page 87: ...s after pressing the Sym key to insert a subscript value in an expression Asking questions At any time during a class students using SMART Response PE or XE clickers can request the teacher s attention l Students using SMART Response PE clickers can press the Ask Question button l Students using SMART Response XE clickers can press the Sym button press the spacebar and then select Raise hand Teach...

Page 88: ... check that the receiver is connected and ready If you don t have a SMART Notebook assessment file you must create one See Creating an assessment on page 42 for more information g To open and set assessment options 1 Click the SMART Response icon in the Windows notification area or Mac menu bar and then select Open Notebook Software A blank SMART Notebook page appears 2 Select File Open 3 Select t...

Page 89: ...ption Description After you stop collecting responses Students can see how they answered and see their grades after you click Stop If you select this option you can also choose to show the correct answers with grades and show the class average After all questions are answered Students can see how they answered and see their grades after they finish answering all questions If you select this option...

Page 90: ...ts select Response End Review Mode when the students are done reviewing their results 7 Click Save to save the results g To start an assessment and ask questions in LE mode 1 Start a class now if you haven t already done so 2 Have your students connect to the class if they haven t already done so 3 Select Response Start Assessment The Response tab opens with the Progress button selected If you re ...

Page 91: ...ons in VE mode 1 Start a class if you haven t already done so 2 Select Response Start Assessment The Assessment Started dialog box appears displaying the URL and Assessment ID that the students need to connect to the assessment The Response tab opens with the Progress button selected 3 Tell your students to browse to response smarttech com and then enter their Student IDs and the Assessment ID The...

Page 92: ...a SMART Notebook file select File Save or Save As A Save As dialog box appears 4 Browse to a destination folder type a file name and then click Save Reviewing results after an assessment You can use SMART Response software to collect and display results instantly after you run an assessment You can use assessments as an interactive learning tool and as a way to give students continual feedback on ...

Page 93: ...ymous 1 Anonymous 2 and so on g To display instant results for each question 1 After all students answer the questions return to the assessment s title page 2 Click SMART Notebook software s Response tab if it isn t already open 3 Select Progress Stop this assessment The Progress button changes to Results A chart representing the class s performance appears 4 Click the Page Sorter tab and then sel...

Page 94: ...you start the assessment student names display as Anonymous 1 Anonymous 2 and so on Previewing results during an assessment You can use SMART Response software to display results instantly while you run an assessment You can use assessments as an interactive learning tool and a way to give students continual feedback on what they re learning I I MP OR TA N T You must have two or more students part...

Page 95: ...art changes as students answer the question and changes as students change their answers o Select the assessment s title page to preview a summary of the progress of all the assessment s questions You can use this chart to see how much of the assessment the class has completed C H A P T E R 3 Using SMART Response software 89 ...

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Page 97: ...es you quick access to test results making it easy to prepare reports and conduct evaluations Reports can be as simple or as detailed as you need You can create high level comparisons of class performance specific reports based on tagged characteristics such as demographics or curriculum standard and personalized reports on how individual students perform You can also create reports that show grad...

Page 98: ...r importing If you re using information from another program copy it to a new file and then format it as shown in CSV and XLS file formatting on the next page Importing a class results file You can import a class results file using Teacher Tools g To import a class results file 1 Start Teacher Tools See Starting Teacher Tools on page 23 Teacher Tools appears 2 In the Gradebook area select the clas...

Page 99: ...cores CSV and XLS file formatting E X A MP LE Comma separated values CSV file ID Number Marks 8781 33 8727 32 8534 18 2504 22 8759 29 8753 35 8815 25 8811 28 8716 26 E X A MP LE Excel spreadsheet XLS file A B 1 ID Number Marks 2 8781 33 3 8727 32 4 8534 18 5 2504 22 6 8759 29 7 8753 35 8 8815 25 9 8811 28 10 8716 26 C H A P T E R 4 Reviewing printing and exporting assessment results 93 ...

Page 100: ...ars with the Home tab selected 3 Click the Students tab After a short delay a table of results appears If you previously turned on Privacy mode the student IDs and average scores appear as gray shapes in the table 4 If Privacy mode is on click the Privacy On indicator The columns of the table of class results show the student names ID and average score for all the assessments each student has part...

Page 101: ...essment If the class average score is below the passing grade you defined when you created the class the score appears in red See Changing a class s passing grade on page 37 for information g To display detailed results for each assessment 1 Complete the previous procedure and then select the assessment s row The lower pane of the window displays the assessment s properties 2 Click the Performance...

Page 102: ...the Correct checkbox The student grades and the class average change Flagging results You can add a blue flag to a student s results as a visual reminder to follow up for any reason for example if a student requires remedial work You can also clear the blue flag from the student s results N N OTE If students are disconnected during an assessment a Disconnected Student icon appears beside their nam...

Page 103: ...cted classes at one time g To generate a student performance report 1 Start Teacher Tools See Starting Teacher Tools on page 23 Teacher Tools appears 2 In the Reports area click Student Performance The Student Performance Report window appears 3 In the Class drop down list select the class you want a report for OR Select All classes for a report on all classes 4 In the Student drop down list selec...

Page 104: ...23 Teacher Tools appears 2 In the Reports area click Class Performance The Class Performance Report window appears 3 In the Class drop down list select the class you want a report for OR Select All classes for a report on all classes 4 Define the Report Period if you want a report for a specific range of dates 5 In the Include drop down list select Selected assessment types or All assessment types...

Page 105: ...les Full page On one page print a full color image of a SMART Notebook question page You can include page numbers Questions Print several questions on a page If the question page doesn t have any objects or images only the text appears If there are objects on the question page a full color thumbnail of the question appears You can include page numbers Results N N OTE This option is available only ...

Page 106: ...viewing on a web browser or to a comma separated values CSV file that you can import into many spreadsheet and database applications See CSV and XLS file formatting on page 93 You can also export the results to a third party gradebook in one of the predefined formats or you can create a custom format N N OTE You can export results only after you stop the assessment If you clear the results after y...

Page 107: ...he customized format so that you don t have to customize the format each time you export the results 5 Click Next 6 Select the format you want to export the results in and then click Next The Save As dialog box appears 7 Browse to a folder type a name for the file and then click Save The results export and open in your computer s default file viewer g To export results from SMART Notebook software...

Page 108: ...owse to a folder type a name for the file and then click Save Either Excel or your default web browser opens showing the exported file C H A P T E R 4 Reviewing printing and exporting assessment results 102 ...

Page 109: ...r lights 106 Troubleshooting SMART Response CE connection issues 107 Importing student responses 107 Finalizing disconnected students results in Teacher Tools 108 Other troubleshooting tips 109 Preventing component damage C C A U TI ON l Do not use sharp or pointed objects such as ballpoint pens or pointers to press the clicker buttons l Do not use abrasive erasers or harsh chemicals to clean the ...

Page 110: ... protect the product Changing the clicker batteries Under normal operating conditions the clicker batteries can operate for up to 200 days When you replace them use fresh batteries of the same type and quality and change all of them at the same time C C A U TI ON l Do not install batteries with the polarity reversed l Do not attempt to recharge the batteries l Do not dispose of batteries in a fire...

Page 111: ...d screw Receiver indicator lights Receivers have the following indicator lights l Ready light l Transmit light l Receive light The Ready light is in the upper right corner of the receiver The Ready light indicates the operational state of the receiver module The Transmit and Receive lights flash green to indicate transmit and receive activity between the receiver and the clickers The following tab...

Page 112: ...ormal operation by resetting the receiver Reset the receiver completely by disconnecting and then reconnecting the USB cable Interpreting the receiver indicator lights If you experience a problem with your receiver you can use its indicator lights to troubleshoot it Ready light Transmit light Receive light Receiver state Red green yellow Green Green The receiver is starting up Lights flash in sequ...

Page 113: ...etwork cable is properly connected to the student s device If it s connected disconnect it and then reconnect it l Ensure that your own network cable is properly connected to your computer If it s connected disconnect it and then reconnect it l Use the Windows network connection repair utility See your operating system s Help system for more information l If your students can t see your class in S...

Page 114: ...eir names in the Assessments tab indicating that their marks aren t final If you import a disconnected student s responses or edit a disconnected student s mark the Disconnected Students icon disappears If you want to manually clear the icon and set the marks as final follow the instructions below g To set a disconnected student s mark as final 1 Start Teacher Tools See Starting Teacher Tools on p...

Page 115: ...n t Work smarttech com kb 115401 The receiver s Status LED flashes red when SMART Response software is in CE or VE mode This is normal When SMART Response software is in a mode that doesn t require a receiver the software doesn t start the hardware drivers Responses from students don t appear in SMART Notebook reports Wait at least 10 seconds after the last student responds before you stop a quest...

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Page 117: ...ire further information please contact your reseller or SMART Technologies for information on which recycling agency to contact Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances RoHS directive This product meets the requirements of the European Union s Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive 2002 95 EC Consequently this product also complies with other regulations that have arisen in ...

Page 118: ...tronic devices regulations China s Electronic Information Products regulations China regulates products that are classified as EIP Electronic Information Products SMART Technologies products fall under this classification and meet the requirements for China s EIP regulations U S Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act The United States has enacted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act which ...

Page 119: ...irective The European Union has enacted the EU REACH Directive which restricts the use of certain chemicals in products SMART Technologies is committed to complying with this initiative A P P E N D I X A Hardware environmental compliance 113 ...

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