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Quick Start Guide

Learner Response Systems

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Страница 1: ...Quick Start Guide LearnerResponseSystems QuickStartGuide Learner Response Systems ...

Страница 2: ...which the product is used For use outside of your institution no part of this guide may be reproduced transmitted stored in a retrieval system or translated into any other language without the prior permission of Promethean Limited Please note that the content in this guide is protected under copyright law Although every care has been taken in the compilation of this guide Promethean Limited accep...

Страница 3: ...ote or ActivExpression devices 2 Overview The Promethean family of Learner Response System LRS devices includes interactive response tools for both junior and senior classrooms ActiVote Simple robust and designed for smaller hands ActiVote devices allow learners to send a single response to a question by pressing a button ActivExpression Capable of supporting complex answers ActivExpression device...

Страница 4: ...Snow Leopard Linux Ubuntu 8 04 8 10 9 04 9 10 Mandriva PC Minimum Requirement Pentium 4 1 GHz processor 800MHz for Vista 512 MB of RAM 1024x768 resolution 1 5GB of free disk space Mac Minimum Requirement Intel Processors Universal Binary 512 MB of RAM 1024x768 resolution 3 0 GB of free disk space ActiVote devices or ActivExpression devices Carrying Case not available with kits of 5 devices Screwdr...

Страница 5: ...sion ActiVote Activ Expression 4 Upgrade firmware See page 7 No Yes Firmware upgrade required See page 7 No Yes Change device language Install ActivInspire or update from the Dashboard Connect ActivHub to computer Change device language See page 8 Register devices See page 9 ...

Страница 6: ...sional Edition you need to launch the software and update it from the ActivInspire Dashboard Install To install ActivInspire Professional Edition for the first time insert the Installation Disk into your computer s DVD ROM drive Then follow the instructions on the product s DVD sleeve 5 Get the latest version Click to display options ...

Страница 7: ...ote Indicators flash when data is transmitted or received Registration button Press to register the device during a registration session A F buttons press to vote 8 Hotkeys Use to select options on screen a A 1 key Toggle between lower case upper case and number input Menu symbol key Use to register the device change its language diagnose problems and to access a range of character symbols Enter D...

Страница 8: ...ub antenna Flashing indicator lights Red means the ActivHub has power Green means data is transmitted or received 7 Firmwareupgrade Firmware is a small permanent program on Promethean devices that controls basic functionality To get the most out of your devices check periodically for firmware upgrades on Promethean Planet For instructions on how to check which firmware version you are using and ho...

Страница 9: ...tems 8 ActivExpression Power on device Press Menu Symbol Press Setup Hotkey Press a Language Hotkey Select Language Press to end changes Device language has changed Changethedevicelanguage Press for more Languages Press to return to Setup ...

Страница 10: ...s before you begin a voting session You start registration from the Voting Browser in ActivInspire ActivInspire Start Registration Select the Voting Browser 9 Select your ActivHub Select ActivExpression devices Select ActiVote devices In Device Registration make sure that you select your ActivHub then select either ActivExpression or ActiVote devices before you click Register Click to register Oth...

Страница 11: ... students name their ActivExpression devices during registration You can rename both ActiVote and ActivExpression devices later Whichever option you choose devices must be powered on and within transmission range of the ActivHub ActiVote Choose number of devices Click to proceed Check to let students name devices Choose number of devices Click to proceed ActivExpression ActivInspire Specify naming...

Страница 12: ...nter the correct PIN ActivInspire If you chose to let students name their ActivExpression device they must enter the name now using the hotkeys and keypad Choose numeric characters Press to correct errors Press to send name Choose alphabetic characters PIN to be entered by students ActivExpression ActiVote ...

Страница 13: ...ir devices as registered ActivInspire ActivExpression ActiVote 12 Device name Click to end registration You can check the Voting Browser at any time to see the list of devices registered on your ActivHub Remember to plug in the ActivHub first You can register additional devices as necessary Select device type Registered devices ...

Страница 14: ...gle question ActiVote devices can send one response Prepared Questions Learners answer prepared questions You can insert one question and an optional follow on question into each flipchart page Questions appear on the flipchart page All learners answer the same question at the same time Self Paced Questions Prepared questions are sent to each learners device one question at a time Each learner wor...

Страница 15: ...er over Wonderwheel to display options Use ExpressPoll to quickly ask a question and capture your learners responses For example to assess confidence at the start of a lesson then to check for changes in perception later Select an option Click ExpressPoll ActivInspire 14 ...

Страница 16: ...ivInspire Click to set timer Optional Type of question and number of possible responses Click to Close Click to Stop Vote For more detailed information about using ExpressPoll see the topic Quick questions and ExpressPoll in the ActivInspire Webhelp ...

Страница 17: ...n ActivInspire to prepare your own question pages in advance From the Main Menu select Insert Question Choose a question type Multiple Choice Sort In Order Yes No True False Likert Scale Text Entry Number Entry Choose from available options Choose insertion point Choose question template Customise it ...

Страница 18: ... that contains a prepared question Click to Stop Vote Click to set timer optional Click to Start Vote To ask a prepared question in class ActivInspire 17 For more detailed information see the topic Prepared questions Using the Question Wizard in the ActivInspire Webhelp ...

Страница 19: ...ession devices You prepare question sets with the Self Paced Question Wizard which takes you through creating editing and deleting questions You can Choose how many questions to include in a question set Group questions in sets of up to 9 levels of difficulty Choose how many questions each learner must answer correctly before they can progress to the next level Shufflle questions to change their o...

Страница 20: ...ActivInspire as soon as it has been sent and you can choose from several report formats 19 ActivExpression ActivInspire For more detailed information on the wizard and on how to create and use question sets see the topic Self Paced Question Sets in the ActivInspire Webhelp ...

Страница 21: ...results later with the Results Browser Export results from ExpressPoll and Prepared Questions to Microsoft Excel 20 ActivInspire From ActivInspire 1 4 onwards you can also export Self Paced Question Set results For details see Exporting files in the ActivInspire Webhelp For more detailed information on voting results and how to display and interpret them see the topics under Learner Response Syste...

Страница 22: ...unity for interactive whiteboard users Download over 18 000 FREE lesson resources Download the latest ActivInspire software View ActivTips Teacher Features and access ActivLearning training materials Connect with over 500 000 teachers worldwide and share your ideas and advice Find out about the latest research into teaching and learning from educational experts around the world Access hundreds of ...

Страница 23: ...o take advantage of our FREE online training courses go to http learning prometheanplanet com TechnicalSupport For online support self help solutions and further support contact information please visit the Promethean Knowledgebase at www prometheankb com 22 ...

Страница 24: ...the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Canada These devices comply with RSS 210 of Industry Canada and are subject to the following two conditions 1 These devices may not cause harmful interference 2 These dev...

Страница 25: ...Quick Start Guide LearnerResponseSystems TP1788 EN Issue 1 2010 Promethean Limited All rights reserved ...

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