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Quick Start Guide Learner Response Systems
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QuickStartGuide Learner Response Systems

Quick Start Guide

Learn

er Re

spon

se

Systems

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Learner Response Systems QuickStartGuide

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Overview 2What’sincluded? 3Whatdoyouneed? 3Installationandsetup 4

Registration 9

Voting 13

Moreinfo 21Compliance 23

TP1788-EN Issue 1© 2010 Promethean Limited. All rights reserved.

This guide is distributed with the product. It may only be reproduced for use within the institution in 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 accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of information contained within the following pages.

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QuickStartGuide Learner Response Systems

ThisguideisfornewandcurrentusersofbothActiVoteandActivExpressiondeviceswho

wanttorunvotingsessionswithActivInspire.Ittakesyouthroughinstallationandsetup,

deviceregistration,votingsessionsandvotingresults.

VerticaltitlesindicatewhichinformationappliestoActivInspire,andwhichisspecificto

eitherActiVoteorActivExpressiondevices.

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Overview ThePrometheanfamilyofLearnerResponseSystem(LRS)devicesincludesinteractive

responsetoolsforbothjuniorandseniorclassrooms:

ActiVote

Simple,robustanddesignedforsmallerhands,ActiVotedevicesallowlearners

tosendasingleresponsetoaquestionbypressingabutton.

ActivExpression

Capableofsupportingcomplexanswers,ActivExpressiondevicesallow

learnerstoexpressthemselvesthroughwords,numbers,symbols,Likert

scalesandmore.

Self-PacedLearningfunctionalityencourageslearnerstoworkattheirown

paceandlevel.

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What ‘s included ?Alldevicesaresuppliedwithbatteriesinserted,readytouse.YourActiVoteorActivExpressionkit

includes:*

What do you need?TorunvotingsessionswithActiVoteorActivExpressiondevices,youneed:

ActivInspire ActivInspire1.3ProfessionalEditionorlater

Operating Systems WindowsXPSP2andabove(XP/Vista/7)

MacOSX10.4.11–10.6.1(Tiger/Leopard/SnowLeopard)

LinuxUbuntu8.04,8.10,9.04,9.10;Mandriva

PC Minimum Requirement Pentium4-1GHzprocessor(800MHzforVista),512MBofRAM,1024x768resolution,1.5GBoffreediskspace

Mac Minimum Requirement IntelProcessors(UniversalBinary),512MBofRAM,1024x768resolution,3.0GBoffreediskspace

ActiVotedevicesorActivExpressiondevices

CarryingCase(notavailablewithkitsof5devices)

ScrewdriverTorxT10,2.4GHzActivHub,ActivHubholder,1.8mUSBextensioncable

ActivInspire1.3ProfessionalEditionInternationalDVD

LearnerResponseSystemsQuickStartGuide

*Subjecttochangewithoutnotice

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QuickStartGuide Learner Response Systems

Installation and setupAc

tivEx

press

ion &

Acti

Vote

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 devicelanguage

See page 8

Register devicesSee

page 9

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Update or install ActivInspire

UpdateIfyouareusinganearlierversionofActivInspireProfessionalEdition,youneedtolaunchthe

softwareandupdateitfromtheActivInspireDashboard.

InstallToinstallActivInspireProfessionalEditionforthefirsttime,inserttheInstallationDiskintoyour

computer’sDVD-ROMdrive.Thenfollowtheinstructionsontheproduct’sDVDsleeve.

5

Get the latest version

Click to display options

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Your device

Change device batteriesUsetheTorxscrewdriverincludedinthekittounscrewthebackoftheActiVoteor

ActivExpressiondevice.Pullthebottompaneldownoutofthedevice.

ActivExpression Ac

tiVot

e

Indicators flash when data is

transmitted or received

Registration button

Press to register the device during a registration session

A-F buttons

press to vote8 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

Delete

On/OffPress and hold

to power device on/off

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Connect the ActivHub

TheActivHubenablesLRSdevices,yourcomputerandotherPrometheanproductsto

communicatewitheachother.Prometheandevices

areregisteredontheActivHub.TheActivHubmust

bepluggedinbeforeyoucanuseanydevices.

Usethe1.8mUSBextensioncable

ifnecessary.

IfyoutaketheActivHubtoanother

computeryoucanusethesameset

ofdeviceswithoutregisteringthemagain.

Insert into USB socket on your

computer

RaiseActivHubantenna

Flashing indicator lights

RedmeanstheActivHubhaspower.Greenmeansdataistransmittedorreceived.

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Firmware upgradeFirmwareisasmall,permanentprogramonPrometheandevicesthatcontrolsbasic

functionality.Togetthemostoutofyourdevices,checkperiodicallyforfirmwareupgrades

onPrometheanPlanet.Forinstructionsonhowtocheckwhichfirmwareversionyouare

using,andhowtoupgrade,gotoPrometheanPlanet,selecttheDownloadActivInspiretab,

selectyourlanguage,thenscrolldownandclickonLearnMore.

Ifyouhaveanyconcerns,orforself-helpsolutionsandfurthersupportcontactinformation,

pleasevisitthePrometheanKnowledgebaseat:

www.prometheankb.com

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Activ

Expr

ession

Power ondevice

Press Menu

Symbol

Press Setup

HotkeyPress aLanguage Hotkey

Select Language

Press toend

changes

Device language has changed

Change the device language

Press for more

Languages

Press to return to

Setup

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Registration Deviceregistrationistheprocessof

tellingtheActivHubwhichtypesofLRSdevicethereareintheclassroom,howmany

thereare,andtheirnames.

YouneedtoregisterLRSdevicesbefore

youbeginavotingsession.

YoustartregistrationfromtheVoting

BrowserinActivInspire.

ActivInspire

StartRegistration

Select the Voting

Browser

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Selectyour

ActivHub

Select ActivExpression devices Select ActiVote devices

InDeviceRegistrationmakesurethat

youselectyourActivHub,thenselect

eitherActivExpressionorActiVote

devicesbeforeyouclickRegister.

Click to register

Other ActivHubs may be displayed here

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ThereareseveraloptionsfornamingdevicesinActivInspire.

ThequickestwayistoletActivInspireallocatedefaultnamesduringregistration.

Alternatively,youcanletyourstudentsnametheirActivExpressiondevicesduring

registration.

YoucanrenamebothActiVoteandActivExpressiondeviceslater.

Whicheveroptionyouchoose,devicesmustbepoweredonand

within

transmission

rangeofthe

ActivHub.

ActiVote

Choose number of

devices

Click to proceed

Check to let students name

devices Choosenumber of

devices

Click to proceed

ActivExpressionAc

tivIns

pire

Specify naming options if required

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ActivInspiredisplaysa3-letterPINcode.Allstudentsmustenterthecorrect

PIN.

Activ

Inspir

e

Ifyouchosetoletstudents

nametheirActivExpression

device,theymustenterthe

namenow,usingthehotkeysand

keypad.

Choose numeric

characters

Press to correcterrors

Press to send name

Choose alphabeticcharacters

PIN to be entered by students

ActivExpressionActiVote

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AssoonasstudentsenterthecorrectPIN,DeviceRegistrationin

ActivInspireshowstheir

devicesas

registered.

Activ

Inspir

eActivExpression

ActiVote

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Device name

Click to end

registration

YoucanchecktheVoting

Browseratanytimetoseethe

listofdevicesregisteredonyour

ActivHub.

RemembertoplugintheActivHub

first.

Youcanregisteradditionaldevices

asnecessary.

Selectdevice type

Registereddevices

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VotingOnceyourstudentshaveregistered,theycanusetheirdevicestoanswerquestions.

Therearethreetypesofvotingsession.Thetableindicateswhichdevicetypesare

suitableforeachsession.

Session Device Type Description

ExpressPoll Learnersansweraquickoradhocquestion.YoucanholdanExpressPollatanytime,evenwhenthereisnoflipchartopen.

Formultiplechoicequestions,ActivExpressiondevicescansendmultipleresponsestoasinglequestion.ActiVotedevicescansendoneresponse.

PreparedQuestions Learnersanswerpreparedquestions.

Youcaninsertonequestionandanoptionalfollow-onquestionintoeachflipchartpage.Questionsappearontheflipchartpage.Alllearnersanswerthesamequestionatthesametime.

Self-PacedQuestions Preparedquestionsaresenttoeachlearners’deviceonequestionatatime.Eachlearnerworksthroughthequestionsetattheirownpace.

Eachtypeofvotingsessionisbrieflyillustratedinthefollowingsections.Thenwe

showyouhowthevotingresultscouldappearinActivInspire.

Formoreinformationaboutvotingsessions,andhowtopreparequestionpages,see

theActivInspire Webhelp.

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ExpressPoll

Move mouse pointer over Wonderwheel to display

options

UseExpressPolltoquicklyaskaquestionandcaptureyour

learners’responses.Forexample,toassessconfidenceatthestart

ofalesson,thentocheckforchangesinperceptionlater.

Select an option

Click ExpressPoll

Activ

Inspir

e

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ActivInspireClick toset timer

(Optional)

Type of question and number of possible responses

Click toClose

Click toStop Vote

FormoredetailedinformationaboutusingExpressPoll,seethetopicQuick questions

and ExpressPollintheActivInspire Webhelp.

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Prepared questions

Activ

Inspir

e UsetheQuestionWizardinActivInspiretoprepareyourownquestionpagesin

advance.FromtheMainMenuselectInsert > Question.

Choose a question type:

Multiple Choice

Sort In Order

Yes/NoTrue/False

Likert Scale

Text Entry

Number Entry Choose

from available options

Choose insertion

point

Choose question template

Customise it

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Navigate to a flipchart page that contains a prepared question

Click to Stop Vote

Click toset timer

(optional)

Click toStart Vote

Toaskapreparedquestioninclass:

ActivInspire

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Formoredetailedinformation,seethetopicPrepared

questions - Using the Question Wizardinthe

ActivInspire Webhelp.

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Self-Paced QuestionsAc

tivIns

pire ActivExpression

Unlikepreparedquestions,wherealllearnersrespondatthesametime,

Self-PacedQuestionSetsallowlearnerstoprogressattheirownpace.During

avotingsession,questionsarenotdisplayedontheflipchartpage.Instead,

learnersreceiveandreadeachquestionontheirActivExpressiondevices.

YoupreparequestionsetswiththeSelf-PacedQuestionWizardwhichtakes

youthroughcreating,editing

anddeletingquestions.

Youcan:

• Choosehowmany

questionstoincludein

aquestionset.

• Groupquestionsin

setsofupto9levelsof

difficulty.

• Choosehowmany

questionseachlearnermustanswercorrectlybeforetheycanprogressto

thenextlevel.

• Shuffllequestionstochangetheirorder,orrandomisequestions,sothat

eachlearnerreceivesallquestionsinadifferentorderfromtheothers.

• Auto-generatebasicnumeracyquestionswiththeQuestionGenerator.

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EachresponseisdisplayedinActivInspireassoonasithasbeensent,andyoucan

choosefromseveralreportformats.

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ActivExpressionAc

tivIns

pire

Formoredetailedinformationonthewizard,andonhowtocreateandusequestion

sets,seethetopicSelf-Paced Question SetsintheActivInspire Webhelp.

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Voting Results

Votingresultsaredisplayedinpop-upwindowsinActivInspire.

Youcan:

• Displayresultsindifferentformats

• Pasteresultsintoyourflipchart

• Identifycorrect

answers

• Accessresultslater

withtheResults

Browser

• Exportresultsfrom

ExpressPolland

PreparedQuestionsto

MicrosoftExcel*

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Activ

Inspir

e

*FromActivInspire1.4onwards,youcanalsoexportSelf-PacedQuestionSetresults.

Fordetails,seeExporting filesintheActivInspire Webhelp.

Formoredetailedinformationonvotingresultsandhowtodisplayandinterpretthem,

seethetopicsunderLearner Response SystemsintheActivInspire Webhelp.

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More info

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ActivInspire WebhelpFordetailedinformationaboutActivInspire,votingsessions,andhowtopreparequestionpages,

seetheActivInspireWebhelpprovidedwiththesoftware.

LaunchActivInspireandselectHelp > ContentsorpressF1(WindowsandLinux).

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ActivLearningTotakeadvantageofourFREEonlinetrainingcourses,goto:

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Technical SupportForonlinesupport,self-helpsolutionsandfurthersupportcontactinformation,pleasevisitthe

PrometheanKnowledgebaseat:

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Compliance Statements for the ActiVote, ActivExpression and ActivHub

United States of America These devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. These devices may not cause harmful interference. 2. These devices must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Promethean may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. For non-intentional radio parts, this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of 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. CanadaThese 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 devices must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Promethean may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Europe Declaration of Conformity Promethean hereby declare that the devices are in compliance with the essential requirements of the RTTE directive 1999/5/EC. Please contact Promethean for a copy of the Declaration of Conformity if required. Radio Interface The radio interface on these products is intended for use with other Promethean radio devices for operation in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) For more information concerning the correct disposal of these products, please contact your Promethean reseller.

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