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Page 1 ACTIVOTE Training Manual (Activprimary)
Page 2 Promethean Technologies Group Limited. Please note that the content in this guide is protected under copyright law, even if it is not distributed with software that includes an end user licence agreement.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents An introduction to Activote Tutorial One - Registering your devices Tutorial Two - Ad hoc voting Tutorial Three - Pre-prepared questions 2-13 Tutorial Four - The user database 2-21 Tutorial Five - Named voting 2-31 Tutorial Six - Question master 2-39 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 5: An Introduction To Activote
This manual is designed to introduce you to Activote with Activprimary software. In six tutorials we aim to take you through some of the most important features of Activote. For this manual we assume you have a working knowledge of Activprimary.
Page 6 Voting handsets work with Promethean’s interactive whiteboards, known as Activboards. Activhub If you are not working at an Activboard, you can use Activote on any computer or interactive whiteboard using an Activhub. Activprimary Activprimary is a teaching software designed for use with younger children.
Page 7 2. Click on the Menu button. 3. Select Settings. The Activprimary Settings box will open. 4. Click on the button Reset All Settings. 5. Confirm that you want to do this. 6. Click on OK to close the Activprimary Settings box. ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 9: Tutorial One Registering Your Devices
Before voting devices can be used, the computer needs to know they exist. In this tutorial we will show how to use the device Registration program to register voting devices. We will also learn how to test the devices. 1. The device Registration program Open Activprimary. The Activote programs are listed in one submenu. To find this: 1. Click on the Teacher Tools Menu button. 2. Select the Menu button. 3. Click Activote. 4. Select Devices. This will open a Device Registration box, which is used to tell the computer that your devices exist.
Page 10 ‘Select the country in which you are to use Activote’. Choose United Kingdom, if it isn’t already selected. Note: If there is another Activote system operating within 20 metres of your board, make sure you don’t register devices at the same time.
Page 11 This could be because the device’s batteries are running low or your Activboard isn’t switched on. If you have an Activhub, make sure it is plugged in and the central button on the hub is lit. ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 12 When the device’s batteries are running low, a warning message may appear at this test stage. To change the batteries, a screwdriver is provided inside the pull- down section of your Activote box. ACTIVOTE Training Manual...
Page 13 Use the Device Registration box to register your devices. You only need to register a set of devices once on your computer. Number the backs of your devices to help keep track of which device is which in the Device Registration box. ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 15: Tutorial Two Ad Hoc Voting
Use the Pen tool to write What do you want to do today? on the top of the Flipchart page. Underneath the question, write the three answers: a) reading b) writing c) music ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 16 Now we will define this question’s settings: 1. In Design Mode, right-click on a blank area of the Flipchart. 2. Select Activote Question Settings from the menu. The settings window will open. From here you can set up the voting question.
Page 17 We do this using the Session box. 1. Click on the Activote icon in the Main toolbox. The Session box appears. This allows you to select different voting modes.
Page 18 5. When answers have been received from all the devices, click on Note: If you vote outside the set range (ie D, E, F), the box the Activote icon to end the vote. will turn black. After the vote, you will be asked if you want to accept the answers or to vote again.
Page 19 TUTORIAL TWO Ad hoc voting 5. Interpreting results The Activote Results box will then appear with the results from the vote. Various views of the results are available for you to explore. These are the main options: Answers a-f Shows a bar chart of the results.
Page 20 Note: Activprimary remembers the last display setting of the Activote Results box. Save the Flipchart to My Flipcharts, calling it Activote Flipchart 1. Close Activprimary. Summary Ad hoc voting is useful for getting quick feedback from your students. It can easily be integrated into the learning process, making it an ideal tool for formative assessment.
Page 21: Tutorial Three Pre-Prepared Questions
Recognition tool. Note: As the devices don’t have yes or no buttons, Activote designates a for yes and b for no. Should the three pigs build just one house between them? Using the Marquee Select tool, arrange the pieces of text as shown below.
Page 22 Pre-prepared questions 2. Setting up the pre-prepared question 1. In Design Mode, right-click on a blank area of the Flipchart. 2. Select Activote Question Settings to open the Activote Question Settings box. 3. Set the Question Page Type drop-down menu to Pre-prepared. 4. Then set the Question Type to Yes/No.
Page 23 The next three steps are a timed process, so read them through before giving them a try: 1. Press the Activote button. The timeout bar will appear at the top of the page waiting for answers from the Activote devices.
Page 24 Select ‘Take users’ first answer only’. 4. Saving voting results Save the Flipchart to My Flipcharts, calling it Activote Flipchart 2. Now that we have conducted a vote and the results have been collected, they are automatically stored and saved in the Flipchart.
Page 25 Reopen Activprimary. Open the Flipchart Activote Flipchart 2. As we have already used voting in this Flipchart, the Activote Session program opens up. Note: When opening a saved Activote Flipchart, you are given the chance to delete any previous voting results in this Session box when the Flipchart opens.
Page 26 TUTORIAL THREE Pre-prepared questions 1. In Design Mode, right-click on a blank area of the page. 2. Select Activote Results. 3. The Results box will then display. -8 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 27 If you open a saved voting Flipchart, the Session box will open first, asking you how you want to vote with the Flipchart. You are also given the chance to delete any previous voting results here. -9 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 29: Tutorial Four The User Database
Firstly, you need to put a list of your students’ names in the software using Activote’s user database. In this tutorial we will show you how to do this. 1. The user database The user database is a program where you can create and organise Activote users. You can then select a group to use with your set of devices. Open Activprimary. 1. Click on the Teacher Tools Menu button. 2. Select the Menu button 3. Open the Activote submenu.
Page 30 6. Type Class 1a into the Description field. 7. Then invent other details for this student to fill in the date of birth and gender fields. The student profile should look something like this: - ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 31 The student names will be added to the left-hand pane, which is a complete list of all students added to the user database. Note: Tick the Descriptions checkbox to display the descriptions you wrote. - ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 32 2. Click on the User menu from the top of the window. 3. Select Remove. 4. Confirm that you want to remove the profile. Note: Once a profile has been deleted, it cannot be retrieved. - ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 33 First we will rename a main folder: 1. Double-click on the tab named Folder 1. A small window will appear allowing you to rename the folder. 2. Name it Year 1. 3. Click OK. -5 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 34 Add all the students to Class 1a’s folder in this way. You can click and drag over the list of students to select a number of them at once. All eight students should be added to the Class 1a subfolder. -6 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 35 5. Select the database and open it. You will then return to the Activprimary Settings box. Click on File>Save. 6. Click OK to accept your new settings. Close the Activote User Database box. Close Activprimary. -7 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 36 Excel®. If you have an Excel® spreadsheet of students, save it as a CSV file and you will be able to import the file into Activote. We will take you through the process here. If you want, take the opportunity to import a list of students you have created.
Page 37 Note: If there are student names that you don’t want to import, click on the left- hand column named Ignore. The row you choose will not be imported with the rest of the data. -9 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 38 When you have finished, close the user database by clicking on the cross. Close Activprimary. Summary The user database helps you organise your students into voting groups so you can then allocate them to voting devices. -0 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 39: Tutorial Five Named Voting
We will explore the lower mode. It allows you to register the devices to students before the lesson begins. Use this mode with labelled voting devices. - ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 40 Note: If you cannot see eight rows or more, you may need this computer. to re-register some or all of your devices. - ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 41 Select button to remove the student. 3. To remove all students from the list, click on Clear Users. Click on Exit. Names have now been allocated to all eight devices. - ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 42 Select the Pen tool and handwrite these answers on your page. a) happy b) sad c) excited d) angry Enter Design Mode and right-click on a blank part of the page. Select Activote Question Settings. - ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 43 Then click on OK to exit Question Settings. 5. Conducting a question using named devices Now press the Activote button. The Activote Session program will open. Select Named Mode if it is not already selected. The names of the users that we have just registered will appear in a list.
Page 44 We can now conduct the vote. This is a timed process so read through the following three steps before you give them a try. 1. Click on the Activote button. A yellow bar will appear across the top of the page. The users’ names are listed in this strip.
Page 45 TUTORIAL FIVE Named voting When the Activote Results box appears, click on the Who Answered What radio box. Tick the Show Names box. This should display a chart showing how each student answered. Close the Results box. Save the Flipchart to My Flipcharts as Activstudio Flipchart 3.
Page 47: Tutorial Six Question Master
Tutorial Six Question master The Question Master is used to create sets of pre-prepared Activote questions. It is particularly useful for creating quick quizzes to check your students have understood a subject. In this tutorial we will take you through the steps of how to use the Question Master.
Page 48 To add questions from the Question Library: 1. Click on the Show Library button. The right-hand side of the screen will show several lists. 2. Click on the Folder drop-down box and select Grammar. -0 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 49 Click the Hide Library button. This will show three answers for the first question. Notice that the Question Type box has been set at Multiple Choice 3. We need to set the answer, so set the Correct Answer drop-down box to a. - ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 50 Click on the New Question button. This will create a new row beneath the first. The cursor will automatically be flashing in the text entry box. 1. Type in the question: What is a noun? - ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 51 7. Questions with images Click on the Show Library button. From the Folder drop-down box, select Grammar. In the Questions list find the question, ‘Identify the noun in this sentence. The lion roared loudly.’ - ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 52 Check the time out box and set timeout to 20. In the Layout pane, scroll down, locate the bottom right-hand layout and select it. Notice that a Browse button has appeared in the right-hand half of the Question Master box. - ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 53 Click on Next. Note: You can use your own images in these questions. Use the Browse button to find the image, wherever you have saved it on your machine or network. -5 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 54 Two arrows to the right-hand side of the window allow you to alter the size of the font. Click on the arrows now to see how the font sizes are changed. Set the font at around size 24/22 points. -6 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 55 This will make it easier to identify later. Question Master files can be retrieved by clicking File>Open from> Shared Question Master. Click Exit to close the Question Master program. -7 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 56 Navigate through your Flipchart. As the pages were generated automatically, you may need to refine the layout. Use the Marquee Select tool to do this. When you are happy with your Flipchart, resave it. -8 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 57 1. Click on the Activote icon. 2. Answer the question with each of the eight devices. 3. Click on the Activote icon to finish the vote. The Results window will open. Click on the Next Page button and vote on this page.
Page 58 1. Click on the Teacher Tools Menu button. 2. Select the Menu button. 3. Select Activote>Export Results to Excel®. 4. The ‘Save as’ box will appear allowing you to create the Excel® document. Save the results as Grammar QM1 to a location of your choice.
Page 59 When you have finished investigating the Excel® document, close Excel® then close Activprimary. Summary Use the Question Master to create a series of Activote questions. You can use the Question Library or create your own questions from scratch. You can also add images to your questions.
Page 61 Well done! You have finished the Activote manual. With this manual you created four Activote Flipcharts, showing you how to: Register you devices Perform an ad hoc vote Carry out a pre-prepared vote Use the user database do a named vote Use the Question Master -5 ACTIVOTE Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd...
Page 64 Monday - Friday 09.00 - 17.00 GMT +44 (0) 870 241 3194 support@prometheanworld.com www.prometheanworld.com ACTIVsTudIO 3 3-56 Training Manual © 2006 Promethean Technologies Group Ltd Promethean House, Lower Philips Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 5TH UK...

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