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  • Page 1 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide Systems Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    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.

  • Page 3: Overview

    Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide This guide is for new and current users of both ActiVote and ActivExpression devices who want to run voting sessions with ActivInspire. It takes you through installation and setup, device registration, voting sessions and voting results. Vertical titles indicate which information applies to ActivInspire, and which is specific to either ActiVote or ActivExpression devices. 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 devices allow learners to express themselves through words, numbers, symbols, Likert scales and more. Self-Paced Learning functionality encourages learners to work at their own pace and level.

  • Page 4: What's Included

    Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide What ‘s included ? All devices are supplied with batteries inserted, ready to use. Your ActiVote or ActivExpression kit includes: * ActiVote devices or ActivExpression devices Carrying Case (not available with kits of 5 devices) Screwdriver Torx T10, 2.4GHz ActivHub, ActivHub holder, 1.8m USB extension cable ActivInspire 1.3 Professional Edition International DVD Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide * Subject to change without notice What do you need? To run voting sessions with ActiVote or ActivExpression devices, you need: ActivInspire ActivInspire 1.3 Professional Edition or later Operating Systems Windows XP SP2 and above (XP/Vista/7) Mac OSX 10.4.11 – 10.6.1 (Tiger/Leopard/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...

  • Page 5: Installation And Setup

    Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide Installation and setup Activ Firmware Connect Install upgrade ActivInspire or ActivHub to required? See computer update from the page 7 Dashboard Upgrade firmware Change device language? page 7 Register devices page 9 Change device language page 8...
  • Page 6 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide Update or install ActivInspire Update If you are using an earlier version of ActivInspire Professional Edition, you need to launch the software and update it from the ActivInspire Dashboard. Click to display options the latest version 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.
  • Page 7 Delete a/A/1 key Menu/symbol key Toggle between Use to register the lower case, upper device, change its Enter case and number language, diagnose input problems and to access a range of character symbols Change device batteries Use the Torx screwdriver included in the kit to unscrew the back of the ActiVote or ActivExpression device. Pull the bottom panel down out of the device.
  • Page 8 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide Connect the ActivHub The ActivHub enables LRS devices, your computer and other Promethean products to communicate with each other. Promethean devices Raise ActivHub antenna are registered on the ActivHub. The ActivHub must be plugged in before you can use any devices. Use the 1.8m USB extension cable Insert into USB if necessary. socket on your computer If you take the ActivHub to another computer you can use the same set Flashing indicator lights of devices without registering them again. Red means the ActivHub has power. Green means data is transmitted or received. Firmware upgrade 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 how to upgrade, go to Promethean Planet, select the Download ActivInspire tab, select your language, then scroll down and click on Learn More. If you have any concerns, or for self-help solutions and further support contact information, please visit the Promethean Knowledgebase at: www.prometheankb.com...
  • Page 9 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide Change the device language Press Menu Symbol Power on device Press Setup Hotkey Press a Language Hotkey Select Language Press for more Languages Device language has changed Press to changes Press to return to Setup...

  • Page 10: Registration

    Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide Registration Device registration is the process of telling the ActivHub which types of LRS device there are in the classroom, how many there are, and their names. Select the You need to register LRS devices before Voting Browser you begin a voting session. You start registration from the Voting Browser in ActivInspire. In Device Registration make sure that you select your ActivHub, then select either ActivExpression or ActiVote Start devices before you click Register. Registration Select your ActivHub Other ActivHubs may be displayed here Click to register Select ActivExpression devices Select ActiVote devices...
  • Page 11 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide There are several options for naming devices in ActivInspire. The quickest way is to let ActivInspire allocate default names during registration. Alternatively, you can let your 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 Choose number of transmission devices range of the ActivHub. Click to proceed Check to let students name Choose devices number of devices Specify naming options if required Click to proceed...
  • Page 12 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide ActivInspire displays a 3-letter PIN code. All students must enter the correct PIN. PIN to be entered by students If you chose to let students name their ActivExpression device, they must enter the name now, using the hotkeys and Choose numeric keypad. characters Press to Choose send alphabetic name characters Press to correct errors...
  • Page 13 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide As soon as students enter the correct PIN, Device Registration in ActivInspire shows their Device name devices as registered. Click to end Select registration device type 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. Registered You can register additional devices devices as necessary.

  • Page 14: Voting

    Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide Voting Once your students have registered, they can use their devices to answer questions. There are three types of voting session. The table indicates which device types are suitable for each session. Session Device Type Description ExpressPoll Learners answer a quick or ad hoc question. You can hold an ExpressPoll at any time, even when there is no flipchart open. For multiple choice questions, ActivExpression devices can send multiple responses to a single 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 works through the question set at their own pace. Each type of voting session is briefly illustrated in the following sections. Then we show you how the voting results could appear in ActivInspire. For more information about voting sessions, and how to prepare question pages, see the ActivInspire Webhelp.
  • Page 15 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide ExpressPoll 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. Click Move mouse pointer over ExpressPoll Wonderwheel to display options Select an option...
  • Page 16 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide Type of question and number of possible responses Click to set timer (Optional) Click to Stop Vote Click to Close For more detailed information about using ExpressPoll, see the topic Quick questions and ExpressPoll in the ActivInspire Webhelp.
  • Page 17 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide Prepared questions Use the Question Wizard in 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 Choose from insertion available point options Choose question template Customise...
  • Page 18 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide To ask a prepared question in class: Navigate to a flipchart page that contains a prepared question Click to Start Vote Click to set timer (optional) Click to Stop Vote For more detailed information, see the topic Prepared questions - Using the Question Wizard in the ActivInspire Webhelp.
  • Page 19 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide Self-Paced Questions Unlike prepared questions, where all learners respond at the same time, Self-Paced Question Sets allow learners to progress at their own pace. During a voting session, questions are not displayed on the flipchart page. Instead, learners receive and read each question on their ActivExpression 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 order, or randomise questions, so that each learner receives all questions in a different order from the others. • Auto-generate basic numeracy questions with the Question Generator.
  • Page 20 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide Each response is displayed in ActivInspire as soon as it has been sent, and you can choose from several report formats. 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.
  • Page 21 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide Voting Results Voting results are displayed in pop-up windows in ActivInspire. You can: • Display results in different formats • Paste results into your flipchart • Identify correct answers • Access results later with the Results Browser • Export results from ExpressPoll and Prepared Questions to Microsoft Excel * * 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 Systems in the ActivInspire Webhelp.

  • Page 22: More Info

    Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide More info ActivInspire Webhelp For detailed information about ActivInspire, voting sessions, and how to prepare question pages, see the ActivInspire Webhelp provided with the software. Launch ActivInspire and select Help > Contents or press F1 (Windows and Linux). Promethean Planet Promethean Planet is the fastest growing online community 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 publisher created resources in the Planet Store from Publishers such as National Geographic, Dorling Kindersley and Scholastic. Join now for FREE! www.PrometheanPlanet.com...
  • Page 23 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide ActivLearning To take advantage of our FREE online training courses, go to: http://learning.prometheanplanet.com Technical Support For online support, self-help solutions and further support contact information, please visit the Promethean Knowledgebase at: www.prometheankb.com...

  • Page 24: Compliance

    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,...
  • Page 25 Learner Response Systems Quick Start Guide TP1788-EN Issue 1 © 2010 Promethean Limited. All rights reserved.

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