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Send fi les from the NEO to
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Write, edit, and manage
fi les in AlphaWord Plus
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Set up a Renaissance
Receiver for NEO 2 so
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MathFacts in a Flash
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  • Page 1 User Manual Learn how to: • Send fi les from the NEO to your computer or another NEO Manage the NEO SmartApplets • • Write, edit, and manage fi les in AlphaWord Plus • Set up a Renaissance Receiver for NEO 2 so...
  • Page 2 This publication is protected by US and international copyright laws. It is unlawful to duplicate or reproduce any copyrighted material without authorization from the copyright holder. This document may be reproduced only by staff members in schools that have purchased a NEO or SmartOption Mobile Lab. For more information, contact Renaissance Learning, Inc., at the address above.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    SmartApplets Included on Your NEO ........
  • Page 4 How NEO 2 Users Send Files Back to NEO Share ......
  • Page 5 Using the Typing Timer ..........58 Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files ......59 Retrieving Files from Connected NEOs.
  • Page 6 Installed SmartApplets ..........81 Managing the SmartApplets on Your NEO....... . 82 Changing the Startup SmartApplet .
  • Page 7 Using NEO 2 to Complete Accelerated Math Assignments ....95 Preparing to use NEO 2 with Accelerated Math RP ......95 Using NEO 2 with Accelerated Math RP .
  • Page 8 Setting KeyWords Options in NEO Manager ....... . . 129...
  • Page 9 Checking System Status on a NEO ........
  • Page 10 Update Text2Speech Device ......... . . 163 Other Settings You Can Change on the NEO ......164 Changing the Auto Repeat Setting .
  • Page 11 KeyWords Data............184 Getting Information about Your NEO(s) ....... . 184 Getting Information About the AlphaHub in Your SmartOption Mobile Lab .
  • Page 12 Do I need antivirus software for my NEO? ........202 What should I do if I spill something on my NEO? ......202 When I try to send NEO 2 files to supported programs such as Google Docs, I see a message that says Wireless File Transfer is not installed or disabled.
  • Page 13 How Your NEO Receives Power........
  • Page 14 Retrieving Writing Exercises from NEOs ....... . 230 Using NEO Manager to Retrieve Students’ Exercises ......230 Sending an Exercise Directly from NEO to Your Computer .

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    NEO integrates with your computer and prints directly to your printer, either wirelessly or with a cable connection. If you have a NEO 2 model, you can also use it as you would use a Renaissance Responder with a Renaissance Receiver, allowing you to get real-time input from students in your class.

  • Page 16: System Requirements

    System Requirements S y s t e m R e q u i r e m e n t s For the latest system requirements for computers used with NEO and NEO Manager, go to www.renlearn.com/requirements. G e t t i n g t o K n o w Y o u r N E O The NEO screen.

  • Page 17: Installing The Batteries

    “About NEO Batteries and Power Sources” on page 211. How t o Instal l AA Batteries 1. On the back of the NEO, put your thumbs in the circles on the battery compartment cover and slide the compartment cover toward the left to remove it from the NEO.

  • Page 18: How To Install And Charge A Rechargeable Battery Pack

    (see steps 5–7 below). Do not store the NEO without first charging the batteries. 1. On the back of the NEO, put your thumbs in the circles on the battery compartment cover ( on the next page) and slide the cover toward the left to remove it from the NEO.
  • Page 19 3. Insert the rechargeable battery pack in the NEO with the cable end screw that came with the toward the matching cable in the NEO. Then, gently pull that cable out NEO to secure the cover.
  • Page 20 For more You can use your NEO while it’s charging, but don’t disconnect it until the information, see page 212. light on the front turns green to show you that it is fully charged.

  • Page 21: Starting The Neo

    Your writing is saved as you type. If you turn off the NEO, or if it shuts itself off after it has been idle, you will still find your writing in that file when you start the NEO again.

  • Page 22: Smartapplets Included On Your Neo

    SmartApplet What to Use It For Responder Use this SmartApplet to use your NEO 2 as you would use a (NEO 2 only) Renaissance Responder. You or your students can use it with the 2Know! Toolbar, AccelTest software, and Accelerated Math RP.

  • Page 23: Connecting A Neo To Your Computer

    Follow these steps to connect the NEO to your computer: with your NEOs, connect them to the lab instead of 1. If this is the first time you have connected the NEO to your computer, connecting them directly to check the following: your computer.

  • Page 24: Sending Files From One Neo To Your Computer

    Press send again on the NEO. 8. Disconnect the cable from your computer and the NEO. 9. If you don’t want to keep the file on the NEO, press clear file to delete the text. NEO 1 and NEO 2...

  • Page 25: Printing Files From Your Neo

    3. Make sure NEO is turned on. 4. Open the NEO file that you want to print. (If you want to print a linked file instead of the main file, press ctrl-L to open the linked file. For more about linked files, see page 48.)

  • Page 26: How To Print Wirelessly Using Neo 2'S Rf Capability

    1. Make sure your NEO 2 is turned on. 2. Open the NEO file that you want to print. (If you want to print a linked file instead of the main file, press ctrl-L to open the linked file. For more about linked files, see page 48.)

  • Page 27: Getting Started With The Neo Manager Software

    About t he NEO Manager Soft ware When you install the NEO Manager software on your computer, it can help you manage a single NEO or up to 30 NEOs in a SmartOption Mobile Lab. With NEO Manager software, you can do the following:...

  • Page 28: On Macintosh Computers

    T A R T E D Getting Started with the NEO Manager Software 2. If you have a NEO Manager CD, insert it into your computer and view the contents. If you have downloaded a new version of the software, extract the files from the .zip file you downloaded.

  • Page 29: Starting The Neo Manager Software

    2. Open the AlphaSmart folder, then the AlphaSmart Manager 2 folder. 3. Double-click NEO Manager. If you have added NEO Manager to the dock, you can click the icon in the dock instead of following the steps above. About t he Tabs in NEO Manager NEO Manager has a tab for each type of task in the program: •...

  • Page 30: Monitoring The Connected Neos In Neo Manager

    178. Monit oring the Connected NEOs i n NEO Manag e r The bottom of the NEO Manager window shows you how many NEO 1 or NEO 2 laptops (NEO devices) are connected NEO 1 and NEO 2...
  • Page 31 Several NEOs connected through an AlphaHub in One NEO connected with a USB cable a SmartOption Mobile Lab You will see a circle for each connected NEO. The color of the circle shows the status of the connection: • Green circle: Your NEO is properly connected. An empty green circle indicates a NEO 1, and a green circle with a “2”...

  • Page 32: Setting Up The Renaissance Receiver And Using Neo 2'S Wireless

    You can also use NEO 2 with the following Renaissance Learning products: • 2Know! Toolbar: NEO 2 users can respond to questions on a NEO 2. See page 98. • AccelTest: Students can use NEO 2 to enter their answers to assignment questions and send their answers to the software.

  • Page 33: Naming The Renaissance Receiver (Wireless Network)

    E T T I N G T A R T E D Setting Up the Renaissance Receiver and Using NEO 2’s Wireless Capabilities 3. Plug the square end of the data cable into the back of the Receiver 4. Connect the flat USB connector on the data cable to a matching USB port...

  • Page 34: Setting The Renaissance Place Address

    Receiver name. Setting t he Renaissance Place Address If you will be using your NEO 2s with Accelerated Reader RP or MathFacts in a Flash RP, follow these steps to set the Renaissance Place Web address so that the NEO 2s can communicate with the programs.

  • Page 35: Installing And Using Neo Share

    NEO Share software is also included on your NEO Manager CD. Using NEO Share, you can easily send text or files to NEO 2 users and receive files back from them as you work with your group or classroom. NEO Share works on your computer desktop or with standard and interactive whiteboards or projectors.

  • Page 36: On Macintosh Computers

    3. Enter the administrator user name and password for the computer; then, click OK. 4. Read through the NEO Share license. (You can print it or save it using the buttons on the screen.) Click Continue. 5. Click Install in the NEO Share Installer. The software will be installed, and the folders for this program and the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility will open.

  • Page 37: About The Pickup Zone, Files For Pickup, And Files Received

    <form> at the beginning of that text and </form> after it. This text won’t way to give your class rubrics be in the main file when it is picked up on the NEO 2, but the user can open or additional information the linked file by pressing ctrl-L.
  • Page 38 2. Find the file and press or click its name. Then, press or click Open. 3. After you add the file, click On if you want your NEO 2 users to be able to pick up the file, or click Off if you don’t want them to see the file in the list yet.

  • Page 39: Monitoring The Files Received

    Depending on what you choose in the preferences (see page 28), this minimized and you list may show the file names chosen by your NEO users or anonymous file receive files, the names (File 1, File 2, etc). The files in this list are also saved in your default NEO Share bar turns orange directory in the Files Received folder;...

  • Page 40: Opening The Files Received

    2. Press cmd-O. 3. NEO 2 will ask if you want to keep the current file. If you want to keep it, press Y for yes, enter a name for the file, and press enter. If not, press N for no and press enter.

  • Page 41: How Neo 2 Users Send Files Back To Neo Share

    NEO Share and then copying from NEO Share. The text from the Pickup Zone or the file will appear in the NEO 2 file space that you had open. If there is a linked file, press ctrl-L to see it.

  • Page 42: Setting The Neo Share Preferences

    T A R T E D Installing and Using NEO Share 4. On the Open From screen, use the arrow keys to highlight NEO Share and press enter. 5. You may be asked to enter a name for the file. If so, type a name for the file that you are sending;...

  • Page 43: Closing The Program

    4. Check the Display anonymous filenames box if you want NEO Share to display the file names your NEO 2 users entered or anonymous file names (such as File 1, File 2, etc.). If you are using a projector or interactive whiteboard and your users can see the list of Files Received in NEO Share, you may want to use anonymous file names.

  • Page 44: Using Alpha Word Plus To Write On Neo

    When you first start NEO and it starts AlphaWord Plus, NEO opens file 1, which is empty. The next time you start the NEO, it opens the file you last worked on. The cursor is where you left it in that file.

  • Page 45: Moving The Cursor

    End of file Selecting Text When you select text on your NEO, the selection is highlighted in reverse: the selected text is light and the background is dark. To deselect text that you’ve selected, press esc or an arrow key. (Cutting, copying, and pasting also deselects the text.)

  • Page 46: Cutting, Copying, Pasting, And Deleting Text

    A b o u t t h e N E O C l i p b o a r d NEO has a built-in clipboard like computers do. Whenever you cut or copy text, it is placed in the clipboard. When you use the paste command, you paste the text from the clipboard into a file (either the same file or a new file).

  • Page 47: Creating New Files

    To start a new file in AlphaWord Plus, press the file keys until you find an empty file and begin typing. NEO saves each character as you type it, so if you press that file key again later, the text will still be there (unless you’ve removed it).

  • Page 48: Finding And Opening Files

    [file name] in [F#] number that you are If you want to keep using the using. file in the current file number, press esc. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 49: Formatting Text

    Formatting Text F o r m a t t i n g T e x t NEO lets you concentrate on the content of your text rather than its layout. Only the characters themselves (ASCII key codes) are transferred from NEO to the computer.

  • Page 50: Changing The Font Size On The Neo

    • Through the Control Panel SmartApplet (see the instructions below and on page 159). • Through NEO Manager. Note, however, that NEO Manager can only reset the font size to the System font (four lines onscreen). See page 167. Changing the Font Si ze on the NEO 1.

  • Page 51: Finding Text

    • Note that this type of search is not case-sensitive, but if you choose to find and replace (see page 38), you can make that search case- sensitive. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 52: Finding And Replacing Text In One File

    4. If the text string is found, the cursor appears at the beginning of the found text. If NEO can’t find the text you entered, you will see a brief message to tell you so. If you chose to search within all files, the NEO will open each of the files looking for instances of the word and go to the first one it finds.

  • Page 53: Finding Sections In A File

    Replace all specifies that you want to replace all occurrences within the file. 6. Press enter to begin the search. When the text is found, the NEO will show you the first occurrence with options listed to the right as in the example below.

  • Page 54: An Example Of How To Search For Sections In A File

    1. Open the file that you want to check. You can disable 2. Press spell check to check the whole file, or press ctrl-spell check to spell check. See check text that you have selected. page 42. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 55 The ability to add words to the user dictionary can be disabled by changing the spell check settings in the NEO • Press C to see the word in context. You can’t make changes to the Control Panel (see page 157) misspelled word while viewing it in context.

  • Page 56: Turning Off Spell Check

    NEO(s) using NEO Manager. See the next section. This is the most efficient method if you have more than one NEO because it updates multiple NEOs at the same time and it allows you to add several words at the same time.

  • Page 57: Sending A New User Dictionary To Neos Using Neo Manager

    Manager. See page 171. If you want to add or remove words in your NEO user dictionary, you can change the word list in the text file on your computer and resend it to your NEOs. Follow these steps to send a user dictionary to NEOs: 1.

  • Page 58: Using The Thesaurus Or The Spanish-English Word Lookup

    6. Next, some synonyms for the word will be listed. You can do any of the following: • If you see a word that you want to use, move the cursor next to it and press enter. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 59: Replacing The Thesaurus With The Spanish-English Word Lookup

    Note: You can’t have both the English thesaurus and the Spanish-English word lookup installed on a NEO. You must choose one. If you decide to replace the thesaurus on your NEO with the Spanish-English To find out how to word lookup, you can use NEO Manager to do this. Follow these steps:...
  • Page 60 7. Click Send. If you have set a send list password (see page 180), you must enter the password and click OK. NEO Manager will remove the thesaurus and install the word lookup. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 61: Using The Spanish-English Word Lookup

    Copy the word you chose to the clipboard so you can paste it elsewhere. • Do a new search for the word you selected. 6. Depending on what you chose, you will either return to your file or to the word lookup. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 62: Using Linked Files

    Plus. You create them on your computer by enclosing the text within <form> tags, and then send them to NEOs using NEO Manager (see page 49). On your NEO, you can press ctrl-L to switch between the file you can write in and the linked file.

  • Page 63: Sending A Linked File To Neos

    R I T E O N Using Linked Files Sending a Linked Fi le to NEOs 1. Start NEO Manager on your computer (see page 15) and connect your NEO (see page 9). 2. Click the AlphaWord Files to Send tab.
  • Page 64 7. Click Send. If you have set a send list password (see page 180), you must enter the password and click OK. The linked file and any other associated text will be sent to your NEO(s). NEO 1 and NEO 2...

  • Page 65: Viewing Linked Files On Neos

    3. To return to the main file, press ctrl-L again or press the file key. Ti ps for Using Linked Files • If you send a file from a NEO to your computer that has a linked file, the main file is sent first; then, the linked file is sent with the <form> tags.

  • Page 66: Sample Linked Files

    Using Linked Files Sample Linked Files Below is a sample of a complex linked file, shown as you’d create it on your computer and how it appears on a NEO. An example of a linked file you might create on your computer Story Starter The assignment is to write a story.

  • Page 67: Character, Word, Paragraph, And

    54. 3. Press M to see more statistics. You’ll need to scroll to view all the information. 4. Press esc to exit the screen and return to your file. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 68: File Size Limits

    • Default maximum size: 51,200 characters (about 25 pages) available is affected by the size of data You can change these limits using the NEO Manager software; see page 170 files for your other for more information. SmartApplets. For example,...

  • Page 69: Checking The Number Of Pages Written In Files 1-8

    Text can’t be recovered. Named, open file • Closes the file and leaves the file • Deletes the file and its name and space empty. You can reopen the leaves the file space empty. file later. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 70: Clearing A File

    Note: You can clear files only when your NEO is not connected to your clear file. computer. If your NEO is connected to your computer, pressing clear file has no effect.

  • Page 71: Deleting Files

    Deleting a file removes everything: its contents, its name (if it is a named file), and its linked file (if it has one). You can delete a single file, or you can delete all files on the NEO, including named files. You can’t recover data from a file that has been deleted.

  • Page 72: Recovering Files

    If you want to use a file that already has text in it, place the cursor where you want to start the Typing Timer. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 73: Using Neo Manager To View, Print, And Save Files

    U s i n g N E O M a n a g e r t o V i e w , P r i n t , a n d S a v e F i l e s Retrieving Files from Connected NEOs You can use the NEO Manager software to get the numbered files (1–8) from all connected NEOs. You can then view the files, print them, or save them as separate text files.
  • Page 74 L U S T O R I T E O N Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files 2. If you have one NEO connected, in the File Contents area, click the + (Windows) or (Macintosh) next to “NEO USB”...

  • Page 75: Viewing The Files

    L U S T O R I T E O N Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files If you sort by Device (by NEO), click the + or next to the NEO for which you want to view files .

  • Page 76: Printing Files

    O R D L U S T O R I T E O N Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files 2. Click View File to see the selected file. The file appears in its own window. You can save the file from here, or click Close to close the window and return to NEO Manager.
  • Page 77 Checked Items. Prints only the files you checked. • File #. Prints only that numbered file. 6. If you have more than one NEO connected, use the From drop-down list to choose which NEOs to print from • All devices. Prints the file(s) you chose from all connected NEOs.

  • Page 78: Saving Files

    NEO(s). Files are saved in their own folders as text files. Where Files Are Saved If you have connected just one NEO using the USB cable, all files will be saved in a folder named NEO USB.
  • Page 79 L U S T O R I T E O N Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files AlphaWord Plus files saved on a Macintosh If you’ve connected a SmartOption Mobile Lab, you will see a folder for each file number.

  • Page 80: How To Save The Files

    O R D L U S T O R I T E O N Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files Saved files on a Macintosh How to Save the Files 1. Check the files that you want to save in the File Contents list...

  • Page 81: Sending (Beaming) Files To Other Neos

    • File #. Saves only that numbered file. 5. If you have more than one NEO connected, click the From drop-down list and choose the NEO(s) to save files from. 6. Click Save (Windows) or Choose (Macintosh). The file(s) are saved as text files in the location you specified, either in the NEO USB folder or separate folders for each file number.

  • Page 82: Sending Files To Supported Web-Based Programs Using Neo 2

    S e n d i n g F i l e s t o S u p p o r t e d W e b - B a s e d P r o g r a m s U s i n g NEO 2 If you have a NEO 2 laptop and a Renaissance Receiver, you can also send your AlphaWord Plus files to supported programs such as Google Docs for NEO 2, and you can retrieve documents from those programs into one of your NEO 2 files.

  • Page 83: Sending Files From Neo 2 To Supported Programs

    3. Press cmd-send. you are sending to, the linked 4. NEO 2 will search for your network (Receiver) and do one of two things: file will be added to the end of the main document. <FORM>...

  • Page 84: Retrieving Files From Supported Programs And Copying Them To Neo 2

    2. On NEO 2, press one of the file keys to open the file space that you want to retrieve the file into. 3. Press cmd-O. 4. If the file that you opened on NEO 2 is not empty, NEO 2 will ask if you want to keep the current file. •...

  • Page 85: Using Neo Manager To Send Files, Rubrics, Or Lessons To Neo Files

    Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files 8. The next screen will list the files found in the supported program. Use the arrow keys to highlight the file that you want to copy to your NEO 2. Then, press enter.
  • Page 86 L U S T O R I T E O N Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files 4. In the File # area , type the text you want to transfer, or paste or drag the text from another program.

  • Page 87: Sending Rubrics Or Other Linked Files To Neos

    The text will be linked to the file For more about that you send it to on the NEO; it won’t be in the main file. linked files, see page 48.
  • Page 88 L U S T O R I T E O N Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files 5. Now, you can create a linked file, select a sample one, or open a file that contains the text that you want to make a linked file: •...
  • Page 89 O R D L U S T O R I T E O N Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files • To open a text file that you want to make a linked file, click Open and find and select the text file.

  • Page 90: Sending Write On! Lessons To Neos

    Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files Sending Write On! Lessons to NEOs NEO Manager can also send Write On! lessons to NEOs. Write On! lessons include writing lessons, literacy skills activities, and vocabulary strategies.
  • Page 91 O R D L U S T O R I T E O N Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files 5. Double-click one of the categories on the left to find the available lessons, or click the category and click Next. You may need to open a few You can make your different subcategories before you see a list of lessons.

  • Page 92: About File Passwords

    OK. A b o u t F i l e P a s s w o r d s If you enable password protection for your NEO(s), you can set a password There are three for each file.

  • Page 93: Enabling Password Protection While Working In A File

    About File Passwords Enabling Passwor d Protection While Wor king in a File You will need the NEO’s master password to enable password protection. You You can also enable can set that password using the System settings in NEO Manager (see or disable file page 153) or contact Technical Support to get the default master password.

  • Page 94: Resetting File Passwords

    Plus files on this NEO back to the default password (write or the default password you chose in NEO Manager). The steps below tell you how to reset all file passwords on the NEO. You can also reset them from the Control Panel (see page 158) or in NEO Manager (see page 170).

  • Page 95: Smart Applets

    W h a t A r e S m a r t A p p l e t s ? SmartApplets are the programs installed on your NEO. AlphaWord Plus—the program you use to write on the NEO—is just one of the available SmartApplets.

  • Page 96: Managing The Smartapplets On Your Neo

    • View SmartApplet information (see page 89). • Add SmartApplets to the list available in NEO Manager (see page 90). You can also perform some of these tasks on the NEO itself. For example, from the SmartApplets menu, you can change the SmartApplet that starts when you start the NEO, and you can disable SmartApplets (see page 84).

  • Page 97: Changing The Startup Smartapplet For One Or More Neos Using

    Startup SmartApplet and choose the SmartApplet that you want to start when the NEO(s) are turned on. When you do this, the box for the setting will automatically be checked. 5. Click the Send List tab and verify that your system setting change appears in the send list.

  • Page 98: Disabling And Re-Enabling Smartapplets

    To disable or re-enable SmartApplets, you can use the SmartApplet menu on a single NEO, or you can use the NEO Manager software to disable the SmartApplet on one or more NEOs. Di sabling or Re-Enabling a SmartApplet on a Single NEO 1.

  • Page 99: Installing Or Updating Smartapplets On Neos Using Neo Manager

    You can install new SmartApplets, update SmartApplets, or reinstall SmartApplets that you’ve removed. To do this, you install a SmartApplet on your computer, then select it and send it to your NEO(s) using NEO Manager. For more information about available SmartApplets, visit our Web site.
  • Page 100 MathFacts in a Flash) will not be installed on NEO 1 laptops. • NEO 1 laptops don’t have as much space as NEO 2 laptops. For mixed labs, the information shown in the Memory column is based on the space left on NEO 1 laptops, not NEO 2 laptops, since NEO 1 laptops have the smallest amount of space.

  • Page 101: Choosing Smartapplet Settings

    6. If you have a SmartOption Mobile Lab and you want to send the SmartApplets to some, but not all, of the NEOs, click Select Devices. Check the box for each NEO that you want to send the SmartApplets to, and click OK. (To send to all connected NEOs, skip this step.) 7.

  • Page 102: Deleting Smartapplets From Neos Using Neo Manager

    To remove SmartApplets from your NEOs, you select the SmartApplets you want to keep in NEO Manager. Then, you choose to delete all other SmartApplets as described in the steps below.

  • Page 103: Viewing Smartapplet Information In Neo Manager

    Follow these steps to get more information about the SmartApplets that are installed on your computer. 1. Start NEO Manager on your computer (see page 15) and connect your NEO (see page 9) or the SmartOption Mobile Lab. 2. In NEO Manager, click the SmartApplets tab.

  • Page 104: Adding Smartapplets To The List In Neo Manager

    A d d i n g S m a r t A p p l e t s t o t h e L i s t i n N E O M a n a g e r If you have installed a new or updated SmartApplet on your computer, and you don’t see it in the list of SmartApplets in NEO Manager, follow these steps to add it to that list: 1.

  • Page 105: 2Know! Toolbar

    AccelTest and Accelerated Math RP software. You can also use NEO 2 with the 2Know! Toolbar. Important: You can’t use NEO 2 with more than one program at a time. If you have both AccelTest and Accelerated Math RP, or if you have the 2Know! Toolbar and one of these programs, you should only have one of the three programs open at a time.

  • Page 106: Using Neo 2 In A Student-Paced Session In Acceltest

    Students can complete these assignments without needing the teacher to lead the session or send the questions one by one. The instructions below explain what teachers and students need to do in order to use NEO 2 during a student-paced session.
  • Page 107 P P L E T F O R Using NEO 2 to Complete AccelTest Assignments 7. NEO 2 will show you the first question in the assignment. Choose or type an answer for each question; then, press enter: You may see •...

  • Page 108: Using Neo 2 In A Teacher-Paced Session In Acceltest

    In AccelTest, teachers use teacher-paced sessions when they want to ask questions of the entire class and have the class answer the questions at the same time. The instructions below explain how to use NEO 2 during a teacher-paced session.

  • Page 109: Using Neo 2 To Complete Accelerated Math Assignments

    • Have Accelerated Math RP version 3.1 or higher installed and registered on your Renaissance Place server. • Install NEO Manager on the teacher’s computer (see page 13). This will also install or update the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility, which enables NEO 2 and the Renaissance Receiver to communicate with Accelerated Math RP.

  • Page 110: Using Neo 2 With Accelerated Math Rp

    6. If the NEO 2 tells you to wait until your assignment is retrieved, press enter again. 7. When the NEO 2 shows your name and form number, press Y for yes if this information is correct; then, press enter. (If not, press N for no and enter the form number again.)
  • Page 111 N for no and press enter to go back and go through the problems again.) 10. If NEO 2 asks you to wait while your assignment is saved, press enter If some students again. When the assignment is done, you will be asked to get your TOPS haven’t submitted...

  • Page 112: Using Neo 2 With The 2Know! Toolbar

    U s i n g N E O 2 w i t h t h e 2 K n o w ! T o o l b a r If you have your Renaissance Receiver connected and you’ve installed NEO Manager on your computer, you can also use NEO 2 with the 2Know! Toolbar. Participants can use NEO 2 to respond to questions. Teachers or session leaders can use it to control the toolbar program as they would use a teacher Responder.

  • Page 113: How Teachers Can Use Neo 2 To Control The 2Know! Toolbar Program

    8. In the 2Know! Toolbar program, click Close to go back to the toolbar. 9. NEO 2 will list your options. Press A to ask a question, B to show a graph, or C to minimize the Toolbar on your computer or maximize it again; then, press enter.

  • Page 114: A C C E L E R A T E D R E A D E R S M A R T A P P L E T O N N E O 2

    • Make sure the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet is installed on your NEO 2 laptop(s). If it isn’t, you can install it using NEO Manager (see page 85). If you would like to use Spanish quizzes, make sure that you have version 1.2 or higher of the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet installed.

  • Page 115: How Students Take Quizzes In The Accelerated Reader Smartapplet

    Accelerated Reader RP Student Information Report. • The quiz number. On NEO 2, students may only search for quizzes by quiz number. If students will be using NEO 2 laptops to take quizzes on a regular basis, consider including quiz numbers on your Accelerated Reader book labels.
  • Page 116 M A R T P P L E T O N How Students Take Quizzes in the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2 If you have chosen a Receiver before, the program may ask if you want to stay connected. Press Y for yes or N for no; then, press enter. (If you choose no, you’ll need to select another Receiver.)
  • Page 117 M A R T P P L E T O N How Students Take Quizzes in the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2 9. For Reading Practice and Other Reading Quizzes, the Find RP Quiz screen will appear next. Type the quiz number and press enter. (If you chose to take an Other Reading Quiz, and none are available for your class, the screen will notify you.
  • Page 118 • You have chosen a ~Second-Try and Review Words~ Quiz, but you don’t have review words. 13. NEO 2 will show you one question in the quiz. To answer each question, To stop a quiz, press ctrl-A or cmd-A. press the letter for the answer you want to choose; then, press enter to Then, ask the quiz go to the next question.
  • Page 119 M A R T P P L E T O N How Students Take Quizzes in the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2 14. After you enter your answer to the last question, you may be asked how you liked the book. Press the letter for the answer you want to choose;...
  • Page 120 M A R T P P L E T O N How Students Take Quizzes in the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2 18. After you finish a Reading Practice Quiz, the program may ask if you want to take the matching Vocabulary Practice Quiz. Press Y for yes if you want to take that quiz, or N for no if you don’t want to take it right now.

  • Page 121: M A T H F A C T S I N A F La S H S M A R T A P P L E T O N N E O 2

    MART PPLET ON NEO 2 includes a MathFacts in a Flash SmartApplet that students can use to practice or take tests right on the NEO 2. The Renaissance Receiver at the teacher’s computer enables the student’s NEO 2 work to be sent to MathFacts in a Flash RP.

  • Page 122: How Students Do Mathfacts In A Flash Work On Neo 2

    1. The teacher’s computer must be on, with the Receiver connected. (Teachers can use the computer for other things while students are working in MathFacts in a Flash.) 2. Turn the NEO 2 on by pressing on/off; then, press applets.  3. Press until the cursor is next to MathFacts in a Flash.
  • Page 123 • To stop a practice or test, press ctrl-A or cmd-A. If the NEO 2 asks for a monitor password, your teacher must enter the MathFacts in a Flash monitor password.
  • Page 124 M A R T P P L E T O N How Students Do MathFacts in a Flash Work on NEO 2 9. After you finish the practice or test, the screen will show you how you did. A TOPS Report may also be sent to the default printer for your teacher’s The MathFacts in a computer.

  • Page 125: Welcome To Keywords

    KeyWords also checks progress at each level with typing tests. You can then view progress reports on the NEO or by using the KeyWords program in Renaissance Place. The KeyWords design is based on research about how people learn to type: •...

  • Page 126: How The Keywords Smartapplet Works

    S t a r t i n g t h e K e y W o r d s S m a r t A p p l e t KeyWords comes installed on each NEO. To start KeyWords, follow these...

  • Page 127: Adding A Student

    Important: To avoid confusion in reports, add each student to just one you want to use KeyWords RP NEO. The student can only use KeyWords on a NEO where he or she has been for reports, you’ll need to add...

  • Page 128: Choosing Your Name And Starting Lessons

    - Student reports - Start Here!  A S K L Keys 4. Follow the instructions on the NEO screen to learn about the space bar and enter key, how to sit properly, and where to put your hands on the keyboard.

  • Page 129: Learning New Keys

    You can find visual aids that help you learn keyboarding on the NEO Manager CD, on the NEO 1 and NEO 2 Documentation CD, or in the KeyWords RP resources. See page 141.

  • Page 130: Building Accuracy And Speed

    The following example shows You must perform the activities as they are the practice passages for the ASKL keys. (On the NEO, you would typically presented. However, you can only see three of these passages listed at one time.) stop a lesson by pressing esc.

  • Page 131: Speed Builder

    If you met your goal, you will see a message like this: Way to go! Your typing rate was 20 words per minute. Your goal rate was 8 words per minute. You passed! (Press [SPACE BAR] to continue.) NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 132: Taking An Accuracy And Speed Test

    Each lesson has four different tests that you can take. You can retake a test anytime. Your record shows only your best results. When you choose this option, the NEO shows the goals you need to meet for accuracy and speed in order to pass the test.

  • Page 133: How Students Check Progress Using Reports

    Sending reports to AlphaWord Plus is also useful because if you are using several NEOs with NEO Manager, you can use that program to retrieve the files from multiple NEOs at the same time (see page 59). You can then view, save, or print the reports.
  • Page 134 NEO. Then, type the number of the file you want to send the report If file passwords are to. If the NEO warns you that the text that’s already in the file will be enabled for deleted, press Y for yes if you want to continue. The file that you sent AlphaWord Plus (see the report to may open.

  • Page 135: Teacher Options

    KeyWords or other SmartApplets, see page 169. The master password is required when you set teacher options. You can use NEO Manager to set the master password for your NEOs (see page 153). Follow these steps to change teacher options: 1.

  • Page 136: Creating A Group Progress Report

    153.) 3. Move the cursor down next to Create group progress report and press enter. 4. Select one of the options and press enter. (The options are described on the next page.) NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 137: Print

    Choose this option if you want to print the report directly. Then, press print. (NEO must be connected to a printer with a cable or be able to send the file to a printer using infrared beaming. NEO 2 laptops can also print using radio frequency technology.)

  • Page 138: Setting Speed And Accuracy Goals For Keywords Students

    WPM) and accuracy (error) goals for students who use KeyWords on each NEO. As your students’ typing improves, you may want to set a higher goal for words per minute and a lower goal for errors. Only teachers can set goals;...

  • Page 139: How To Set Goals Manually In The Teacher Options

    2. Type the master password and press enter. NEO Manager. With the NEO(s) connected, click 3. Move the cursor down next to Set custom WPM and error goals and the Settings tab in NEO press enter. Manager and click Keywords ...

  • Page 140: Resetting Goals To The Default

    If you choose to enforce this practice, in the teacher options, Correct Shift Key Settings tab in NEO Enforcement should be “On” (as it is when you first receive the NEO). If it is Manager, click KeyWords on the left, and choose Yes or No...

  • Page 141: Enforcing Use Of The Home Row

    4. The next screen will show you whether home row confirmation is on or off; then, it will ask if you want to turn it on (if it’s off) or off (if it’s on). If you want to change the setting, press Y for yes. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 142: Requiring One Or Two Spaces Between Sentences

    • It lets you set all KeyWords options from one screen at your computer. • If you have a SmartOption Mobile Lab with an AlphaHub, NEO Manager lets you manage KeyWords options for up to thirty NEOs at the same time.

  • Page 143: Setting Keywords Options In Neo Manager

    Setting KeyWords Options in NEO Manager The KeyWords settings that you can change in NEO Manager are the same ones that you can change on the NEO itself in the Teacher Options. However, changing the settings in NEO Manager is sometimes faster because you can make all setting changes in one window, and you can change settings for all NEOs that are connected to your computer.
  • Page 144 KeyWords. (See page 128.) Follow these steps to change KeyWords options in NEO Manager. 1. Start NEO Manager on your computer (see page 15) and connect your NEO (see page 9) or the SmartOption Mobile Lab. 2. Click the Settings tab in NEO Manager.
  • Page 145 M A R T P P L E T Using NEO Manager with KeyWords 5. Click the Send List tab and make sure that your changes are listed. 6. If you have multiple NEOs and you want to limit the changes to certain NEOs, click Select Devices.

  • Page 146: Retrieving Keywords Data And Generating Reports In Neo Manager

    P P L E T Using NEO Manager with KeyWords Retri evi ng KeyWor ds Dat a and Generating Reports in NEO Manager Follow the steps below to retrieve your students’ KeyWords data from NEOs and view, save, or print reports.
  • Page 147 O R D S M A R T P P L E T Using NEO Manager with KeyWords • The Student Progress Report includes information on each student’s latest lesson, including the goals, actual words per minute, actual errors, and whether the lesson has been passed.

  • Page 148: About Keywords Reports

    To create the master class report, open the LastLessonreport.xls Microsoft Excel file included on the NEO Manager CD; then, have your students create a Last Lesson Report and send their reports one at a time into the Excel file on your computer.
  • Page 149 AlphaWord Plus file. 3. Have a student connect his or her NEO to your computer using the USB cable. Then, ask the student to move the cursor next to Send directly to computer and press enter.

  • Page 150: About The Options For Generating Reports On The Neo

    • Print the report from the NEO directly to a printer, either by connecting the NEO to the printer with a USB cable or by using IR beaming to send the report wirelessly. (NEO 2 laptops can also send the report to the printer wirelessly;...

  • Page 151: Using Keywords Rp To View And Print Reports

    P P L E T Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports This is a quick way to see reports right on the NEO. However, because the NEO screen is not as wide as a computer screen or printer page, the report will wrap across several lines, making it hard to read onscreen.
  • Page 152 Place Software Manual. Follow these steps to synchronize KeyWords data with RP: 1. Start NEO Manager on your computer (see page 15) and connect your NEO (see page 9) or the SmartOption Mobile Lab. 2. Click the KeyWords tab in NEO Manager.
  • Page 153 NEOs. You can use the Sort by drop-down list to choose whether to sort by student or to list students under the device (NEO) they’ve used. 3. Click Synch with RP 4. Enter the Web address that you use to access Renaissance Place 5.
  • Page 154 11. After the progress dialog box disappears, the program will show you how many students had data successfully imported into Renaissance Place. Click Finish. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 155: Keywords Resources For Teachers

    Manager 2 : KeyWords Extras and double-click KeyWords SmartApplet Master. NEO Manager CD or Downloaded Files In the KeyWords Extras folder on the NEO Manager CD (and in the NEO Manager download files), you’ll find a file named KeyWords SmartApplet Master.pdf.

  • Page 156: Keywords Rp Resources Page

    • Finger Zones (in the Getting Started posters) • Home Row Keys (in the Getting Started posters) • Finger Placement for Lessons • Sustained Practice Activities (under Forms and Charts) • Certificate (Reports page only) NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 157: Resource Descriptions

    This is the same information kept by the NEO in the students’ records. Use these masters as supplemental materials to KeyWords lessons on NEOs: Sustained Practice These masters contain additional practice exercises for each lesson.

  • Page 158: Keyboarding Ergonomics

    KeyWords Integration QuickStart settings in NEO Manager, generate KeyWords reports Guide in NEO Manager, and synchronize KeyWords data with KeyWords RP so you can use KeyWords RP reports. Keyboarding: An This document summarizes keyboarding research and Essential Skill for the 21st outlines best methods for teaching this skill.

  • Page 159: Sample Lesson Plan For Getting Started

    • How to strike the enter key Preparation Prepare the following overhead transparencies from the masters (see page 141): • Posture and Wrist Placement • Key Strike • Finger Zones • Home Row Keys NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 160: Teaching The Lesson

    7. Review the basics of sitting properly, using correct wrist placement, striking the keys, and always returning to the home row keys. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 161: Lessons In Keywords

    5: GO 14 WPM look 10 errors took hook shook shag shot oast told gold sold fold soft aloft stool fool soot tooth toast toad goat float soak load ghost good hood stood flood NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 162 NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 163 8 errors puzzles Zeus gazes drizzle zero lazy jazz zesty 11: X. expert explode extra 18 WPM exit express relax 8 errors reflex exhale apex explore prefix duplex paradox exasperate NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 164 15: " ' ! " ' ! — — 14 WPM 8 errors 16: Numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 — — 14 WPM 6 errors NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 165: Frequently Asked Questions

    When students are learning the home row keys in the first lesson, they type as. Students are typing enough on the left side of the home row keys to ensure that their fingers are where they belong. Students are also using two fingers NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 166: What Is The Rationale For How The Practice Passages Are Sequenced

    The only way to replace a logged score is to get a higher word-per-minute score. Fewer errors do not constitute an improvement that causes the score to update; an improved words-per-minute score is required. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 167: The Master Password

    NEO M ASSWORDS ON S AND IN ANAGER Three types of passwords may be used on NEOs or in NEO Manager: These passwords are meant to protect • the master password against accidental or • individual file passwords mischievous data loss and to provide a minimum level •...

  • Page 168: File Passwords

    S e n d L i s t P a s s w o r d s In NEO Manager, you can require a password whenever anyone tries to use the software to send changes to NEOs (files, setting changes, or SmartApplet changes).

  • Page 169: Checking System Status On A Neo

    C h e c k i n g S y s t e m S t a t u s o n a N E O For a quick view of the current settings on a NEO, check the system status to see this information: •...

  • Page 170: Changing Settings Using The Neo Control Panel

    C h a n g i n g S e t t i n g s U s i n g t h e N E O C o n t r o l P a n e l How t o Change Setti ngs Usi ng the Control Panel Follow these steps to change settings for the NEO and its SmartApplets within the Control Panel. For more information, see “About the Settings in the Control Panel”...

  • Page 171: About The Settings In The Control Panel

    Spell Check Settings You need the master password to change Spell check has its own settings in the NEO Control Panel. When you select the spell check the spell check settings, you will be asked to enter the master password.

  • Page 172: Alphaword Plus Settings

    M A R T P P L E T S Changing Settings Using the NEO Control Panel AlphaWord Plus Settings AlphaWord Plus also has its own settings in the NEO Control Panel: Setting Name What It Does Other Ways to Change This •...

  • Page 173: Change Default Alphaword Font

    Two-Button On you carry the NEO in a bag or backpack, you can enable the two-button on Option is in the option to require you to press on/off and enter together to turn NEO on.

  • Page 174: Set Screen Contrast

    When you’ve finished, press esc. Keyboard Command Reference List Use this setting to see a list of keyboard commands you can use on the NEO. For a list of keyboard commands, see page 221. View Keyboard Layout...

  • Page 175: Change Keyboard Settings

    • Press option--K while working on keys ON/OFF keyboard commands because you cannot hold the NEO. Next, press 2 to change the multiple keys down at the same time. When sticky sticky keys setting from on to off or keys is on, users can press one key at a time to type off to on.
  • Page 176 H A N G I N G E T T I N G S F O R A N D M A R T P P L E T S Changing Settings Using the NEO Control Panel spell clear on/off file 1...

  • Page 177: Search For Networks (Neo 2 Only)

    NEO 2. Wireless Security (NEO 2 Only) Use this setting to enter the encryption key if it is required for NEO 2 to communicate with Renaissance Receivers. For more information, contact Renaissance Learning.

  • Page 178: Other Settings You Can Change On The Neo

    Control Panel, you can change it on individual NEOs for both USB cable transfers and IR transfers. Changing the transfer speed is necessary when your computer cannot accept text as fast as NEO can send it. Even on newer, faster computers, some programs are slow to accept text, and you must slow down your NEO transfer speed to transfer text into these programs.

  • Page 179: Beaming (Irda) Transfer Speed

    Beaming (IrDA) Transfer Speed 1. Make sure your NEO is not connected to your computer. (You can change the transfer speed only when the NEO is not connected.) 2. Press ctrl-option--S and type the number for one of these options: •...
  • Page 180 P P L E T S Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings 1. Start NEO Manager on your computer (see page 15) and connect your NEO (see page 9) or the SmartOption Mobile Lab. 2. In NEO Manager, click the Settings tab.

  • Page 181: About The System Settings

    SmartApplets.) You can change many of these same settings in the Control Panel on each NEO. See page 156 to change the settings and page 157 to find out more about the settings.
  • Page 182 What It Does Transfer Speed Sets the rate at which text is transferred to your computer when a NEO is connected to the computer with a USB cable. You may need to change the transfer speed if text is missing or jumbled when you send files. These settings are available: •...

  • Page 183: Changing Smartapplet Settings

    SmartOption Mobile Lab because SmartApplets that are only for NEO 2 (such as the Accelerated Reader and Responder SmartApplets) are not listed if NEO 1 laptops are connected as well as NEO 2 laptops. Disconnect the NEO 1 laptops if you want to change settings for NEO 2 SmartApplets.

  • Page 184: About The Smartapplet Settings Available In Neo Manager

    7. Click Send. If you have set a send list password (see page 180), you must enter the password and click OK. About t he SmartApplet Settings Available in NEO Manager AlphaWord Plus Settings AlphaWord Plus has its own settings that you can control through NEO Manager: Some of these settings can also be...

  • Page 185: Spell Check Settings

    Regardless of the Show Marks setting, when you send files to your computer, tabs and carriage returns transfer correctly to your computer. Spell Check Settings Spell Check also has its own settings that you can control through NEO Manager: Setting: What It Does: Disable this Prevents users from performing spell checks.

  • Page 186: Beamer Settings

    NEO’s clipboard. Send to Palm Device When a NEO beams a file to a Palm device (including as AlphaWord Dana laptops), this setting determines the format of the sent file. If this setting is on, the file will be sent as an AlphaWord file.

  • Page 187: Disable This Smartapplet Setting

    SmartApplet for connected NEOs so it cannot be used. (To find out how to disable SmartApplets right on the NEO, see page 84.) For example, you might disable Calculator if you want to prevent access to electronic calculations during a quiz or math assignment.

  • Page 188: Restoring Default Settings

    SmartApplet or all SmartApplets on the connected NEOs. To see what the default settings are, see page 175. 1. Start NEO Manager on your computer (see page 15) and connect your NEO (see page 9) or the SmartOption Mobile Lab.

  • Page 189: Table Of Default Settings

    8. Click Send. If you have set a send list password (see page 180), you must enter the password and click OK. Table of Default Settings These are the default settings for the NEO system and SmartApplets. Setting Name Default...
  • Page 190 E T T I N G S F O R A N D M A R T P P L E T S Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings Setting Name Default Accelerated Reader settings Disable this SmartApplet...
  • Page 191 E T T I N G S F O R A N D M A R T P P L E T S Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings Setting Name Default Spell Check settings Disable this SmartApplet...

  • Page 192: Using Send Lists

    NEO M SING ANAGER TO ANAGE Earlier in this manual, you have learned how to use NEO Manager to do the following: • Retrieve files from NEOs (see page 59). • Send files to NEOs (see page 71). • Change NEO system and SmartApplet settings (see page 165).

  • Page 193: Saving Send Lists

    4. Click Open. The name of the send list will be shown in the title of the window. 5. Click the Send List tab in NEO Manager to view the opened send list. Important: If the saved send list includes setting changes for a SmartApplet, and you are using or installing a newer version of the SmartApplet when you open the send list, the setting changes won’t be used.

  • Page 194: Closing A Saved Send List That Is Open

    Using Send Lists Closing a Saved Send List That Is Open If you want to close a send list in NEO Manager, click the File menu and choose Close Send List. Requir ing a Password for Changes Sent t o NEOs Normally, you don’t need to enter a password to send changes to NEOs.

  • Page 195: Setting Preferences For The Neo Manager Software

    A N A G E Setting Preferences for the NEO Manager Software Setting Preferences for the NEO Manager Software NEO Manager has its own set of preferences. Follow these steps to change them: 1. Windows computers: Click the Edit menu and choose Preferences.

  • Page 196: Resetting All Connected Neos

    Connection status display setting: If this is checked, the connection status at the bottom of the NEO Manager window will be open as soon as you start NEO Manager. If the box is not checked, you can still view the connection status by clicking the + (Windows) or (Macintosh) at the bottom of the window.

  • Page 197: Updating Your Neo Operating System Or Smartapplets Using

    Follow these steps to reset all connected NEOs: 1. If you are resetting one NEO, make sure it is connected to the computer (see page 9). If you’re updating several NEOs in a SmartOption Mobile Lab, make sure they are connected to the lab and the cart is connected to your computer.

  • Page 198: How To Update Neos While Preserving Alphaword Plus Files And Keywords Data

    Follow these steps to get more information about your connected NEO(s): To get SmartApplet information, you can 1. Click the File menu and choose Get NEO Info. A dialog box will open to also click the show you system information as well as information about each SmartApplets tab, choose SmartApplet on the NEO(s).

  • Page 199: Getting Information About The Alphahub In Your Smartoption

    S m a r t O p t i o n M o b i l e L a b To see your AlphaHub version, click the Setup menu and choose Get AlphaHub Version. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 200: Beaming Files To And From Neos

    EAMING ILES TO AND FROM Beamer is a SmartApplet that lets NEO send text wirelessly to and from another NEO. Beamer uses IrDA technology to transfer information in seconds, without the use of cables, cords, or networks. The Beamer SmartApplet is installed on your NEO when you receive it.

  • Page 201: Cancelling A Beam

    • Choose whether to permit the NEO to send. • Choose whether NEO warns you if receiving data will overwrite what’s on the clipboard. • Choose whether to send to Palm OS devices in AlphaWord or Memo Pad file format.

  • Page 202: Troubleshooting Beaming

    Warn if overwriting clipboard affects what happens when you are receiving a file beamed from another device and you already have something in your NEO clipboard. If this is set to “Yes,” NEO will ask if you want to overwrite the clipboard before receiving the file.

  • Page 203: I Received An Error When I Tried To Beam Or Receive A File

    I L E S T O A N D F R O M Troubleshooting Beaming For NEOs, you have to set up the NEO so that it’s ready to receive the beam by pressing a keyboard command or selecting an option as described earlier in this chapter.

  • Page 204: What Do I Do If The File I'm Receiving Is Too Big

    U s i n g A l p h a B e a m t o B e a m F ile s from NEO to Com puters What You Need to Beam Files from NEO to Your Computer NEO’s IR Port...

  • Page 205: Programs Required

    AlphaBeam from the NEO Manager CD or download it from www.renlearn.com/neo/downloads/. • Get Utility, which allows you to send files from NEO to a computer and from a computer to NEO. Using Get Utility is the only method that lets you transfer data from your computer using IR beaming.
  • Page 206 I L E S T O A N D F R O M Using AlphaBeam to Beam Files from NEO to Computers 10. If NEO is the only infrared device that you will use with your computer, leave Typical selected and click Next >.

  • Page 207: Installing Alphabeam On Macintosh Os 10 Computers

    Wireless Link to transfer images from a digital camera to your computer. You are now ready to start using AlphaBeam to receive files from your NEO. Installing AlphaBeam on Macintosh OS 10 Computers 1. Go to www.renlearn.com/neo/downloads/ in your Web browser, find the AlphaBeam download links, and click the link for OS 10.

  • Page 208: Using Alphabeam To Beam Files To Computers

    If your computer has a built-in IR transceiver, or if it has an IR pod attached, you can send files from your NEO to the computer without using cables. NEO can be up to three feet (one meter) away while transferring text to and from a computer or to a printer.
  • Page 209 (When you beam If your text isn’t text instead of sending it over a USB cable, NEO collects the whole file correct in your and sends it all at once instead of sending text one character at a time.

  • Page 210: Using The Neo Calculator

    NEO C SING THE ALCULATOR NEO includes a basic calculator that can perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, and scientific notation. How to Use Ca lc ula tor 1. Turn on your NEO and press applets. 2. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor next to Calculator. Then, press enter.

  • Page 211: Pasting Calculations Into Alphaword Plus (Paper Tape)

    P a s t i n g C a l c u l a t i o n s i n t o A l p h a W o r d P l u s ( P a p e r T a p e ) The NEO Calculator can record up to fourteen lines of calculations. Each new calculation is added to the bottom of the list, and when you reach the maximum number, older calculations are removed from the top of the list.

  • Page 212: Turning Off The Neo Calculator

    Calculator on a single NEO, follow the instructions below. If you want to turn off the Calculator for a group of NEOs using NEO Manager, see page 84. You can also turn off the Calculator on a NEO in the Control Panel (see page 84).

  • Page 213: Troubleshooting

    • Your rechargeable battery pack was fully discharged and needs charging. See page 4. When I turn on my NEO, I see something ot her t han the file that I expected. The startup SmartApplet determines which program starts when you turn the NEO on.

  • Page 214: When I Attach My Neo To My Computer, I Can't Send Any Data, And My Neo Screen Shows A File Instead Of The "Attached To

    R O U B L E S H O O T I N G NEO Troubleshooting When I attach my NEO to my computer, I can’t send any data, and my NEO scr een shows a file instead of the “Attached to…” message.

  • Page 215: My File (Or The End Of My File) Is Filled With Garbage Characters

    The caps lock key on your computer was probably on when you sent the text from NEO. Press caps lock on your computer keyboard to turn it off, and then resend the file. When I press a key, the wrong let ter appears on the screen.

  • Page 216: Do I Need Antivirus Software For My Neo

    1. Remove all power sources (batteries, USB cable, AC adapter, and the rechargeable battery pack). 2. Dry the NEO using a canned air dusting product or hair dryer (on air only or low heat setting). 3. When the NEO is dry, reconnect the power sources and try turning the NEO on.

  • Page 217: My Neo Is Showing An Error Message

    R O U B L E S H O O T I N G NEO Troubleshooting My NEO is showing an error message. First, try turning your NEO off and then on again. If the message is still there, refer to our Knowledge Base at http://support.renlearn.com/techkb/ or contact Technical Support.

  • Page 218: Neo Manager Software Troubleshooting

    Continue Anyway if a message appears about Windows XP certification. I have a NEO connected to a port on the AlphaHub, but when I check the connections, the indicator is bl ack inst ead of green.

  • Page 219: Neos

    SmartApplets that are for NEO 2 only (the Accelerated Reader, MathFacts in a Flash, and Responder SmartApplets) are only listed when NEO 2 laptops are the only ones connected. They are not listed if any NEO 1 laptops are connected with the NEO 2 laptops.

  • Page 220: Reinstalling Or Repairing Keys On The Neo Keyboard

    R e i n s t a l l i n g o r R e p a i r in g K e y s o n t h e N E O K e y b o a r d In the unlikely event that one of the NEO keys comes off the keyboard, you can probably reinstall it yourself by following the instructions on the next few pages.

  • Page 221: Reinstalling The Scissors Assembly

    R O U B L E S H O O T I N G Reinstalling or Repairing Keys on the NEO Keyboard If the prongs don’t appear to be damaged, and the key’s underlying scissors assembly is still flatly in place...
  • Page 222 R O U B L E S H O O T I N G Reinstalling or Repairing Keys on the NEO Keyboard 3. Now, slide the round piece underneath the square piece, and bring it up through the center of the square piece.

  • Page 223: Reinstalling The Spacebar

    R O U B L E S H O O T I N G Reinstalling or Repairing Keys on the NEO Keyboard Reinstalling t he Spacebar 1. Make sure the wire bar is snapped into the underside of the spacebar correctly.
  • Page 224 R O U B L E S H O O T I N G Reinstalling or Repairing Keys on the NEO Keyboard 3. Holding the spacebar above and slightly in front of its intended location, insert the wire “ears” into the square tabs on the keyboard as shown below.

  • Page 225: About Neo Batteries And Power Sources

    Refer to “Using the Optional Rechargeable Battery Pack” on page 212 for additional information. When your NEO is connected to your computer with a USB cable, it also receives power from the computer. However, NEO functions are limited when it is connected to a computer.

  • Page 226: Replacing Aa Batteries

    When the cable is disconnected or power is removed from the cable, NEO returns to the state it was in before connecting. For example, if it was off before connecting, it will turn off again when disconnected.

  • Page 227: About The Optional Rechargeable Batteries

    To charge the batteries, plug the AC adapter into a working electrical outlet and connect it to the power port on the left side of your NEO as described on page 11. Conditioning the Batteries To condition the batteries, follow these steps: 1.

  • Page 228: Storing And Recharging Neos

    NEO for longer than you intended), the batteries themselves may become damaged, which in turn can damage the NEO. Important: If you’re going to store your NEO for a month or longer, charge the batteries before you store it, and then charge them again after you take the NEO out of storage to compensate for the batteries’...

  • Page 229: Toxic Elements Statement

    Low Battery Message When your AA batteries or rechargeable batteries are getting low, a warning message appears on the NEO screen. The message appears about eight hours before your AA batteries are dead and about twenty minutes before your rechargeable batteries are dead. Be sure to replace your AA batteries or recharge your optional battery pack before the batteries are completely discharged.

  • Page 230: Tips On Caring For Batteries

    N E O ’ s B a c k u p L i t h i um B a t t e r y NEO contains a secondary backup battery that isn’t intended to be accessed by users. The lithium battery provides power to the memory and helps prevent data loss when the unit is turned off or when the batteries are dead or removed.

  • Page 231: Warranty

    During this period, if a defect occurs, Renaissance Learning, Inc., will, at its option, repair or replace your NEO at no charge to you, provided that it is returned during the warranty period to Renaissance Learning, Inc., or one of its authorized resellers.

  • Page 232: Storing Your Neo

    A I N T E N A N C E Maintenance Tips • Take care not to break the LCD screen. Don’t drop NEO or subject it to strong impact. Don’t place an AC adapter or other heavy object over the LCD screen.

  • Page 233: Return Procedures

    Important: If you’re a customer outside the United States or United Kingdom, and you purchased your NEO from a reseller, then you should contact that reseller for assistance with your NEO. Do not return the device to Renaissance Learning. If you bought your NEO directly from Renaissance Learning outside the United States or United Kingdom, contact the technical support resource listed for your region in the front of this manual.

  • Page 234: Fcc Statement

    M o r e P r o d u c t S a f e t y I n f o r m a t i o n Detailed product safety information related to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act can be found at www.renlearn.com/support or by contacting Renaissance Learning at the address at the beginning of this manual. NEO 1 and NEO 2...

  • Page 235: Keyboard Commands

    EYBOARD OMMANDS AND PECIAL HARACTERS This appendix provides lists of keyboard commands and shows you how to enter international and special characters using your NEO. Ke yboa rd Com mands Action Keyboard Command  Move one character left or right ...
  • Page 236 Copy selected text to clipboard ctrl-V Paste text from clipboard -V Have the selected text read by an optional ctrl-M NEO Text2Speech device Change settings for the NEO Text2Speech ctrl-J device Delete a character or selection to the left of backspace the cursor delete...
  • Page 237 NEO with Beamer Go to SmartApplets menu applets Set a startup SmartApplet from the ctrl-applets SmartApplets menu ctrl--L Disable a SmartApplet from the SmartApplets menu Display information about selected option-applets SmartApplet NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 238 -File 1 (File 2, File 3, and so on) by USB) ctrl--B Check battery status option--T Set idle time -H View help contents ctrl-h or Copy help contents ctrl-C View system hardware details ctrl-shift-option--I View system software details ctrl-shift-option--B NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 239: International And Special Characters

    I n t e r n a t i o n a l a n d S p e c i a l C h a r a c t e r s The following tables show the international and special characters that NEO supports and the keys to press to generate each character.
  • Page 240 Ù grave accent option-I shift-U Û circumflex accent option-U shift-U Ü umlaut accent option-E ú acute accent ù option-` grave accent option-I û circumflex accent option-U ü umlaut accent option-U ÿ umlaut accent NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 241 ^ (circumflex) ¨ (umlaut) option-U space option-N space ~ (tilde) (superscript dot) option-H ½ ctrl-option-2 ctrl-option-3 ¼ ctrl-option-4 option-/ ÷ option-shift-= ± ƒ option-F shift-4 ¢ option-4 £ option-3 option-shift-5 ¤ NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 242: Troubleshooting Special Characters

    Windows program: 1. On your computer, open the Notepad program. 2. On your NEO, send your text to Notepad. 3. In Notepad, select all the text, then press Ctrl-C to copy it to the Windows clipboard.

  • Page 243: Write O N ! Lessons For Neo

    3. Read the individual file information in the PDF supplement and decide which text file to work with. 4. Use NEO Manager to send the Write On! text file to file 1 on connected NEOs (see page 76). (If any supporting files are mentioned in the supplement, send the supporting file to file 2.) You can modify any of the...

  • Page 244: Retrieving Writing Exercises From Neos

    Using NEO Manager to Retrieve Students’ Exerci ses Use NEO Manager to retrieve exercises from either a single NEO or a group of NEOs. This is the quickest method if you need to retrieve multiple files from multiple NEOs. See page 59 to find out how to view, print, or save the student files.

  • Page 245: Printing Exercises Directly From Neos

    For NEO 2 wireless RF printing, make sure your Renaissance Receiver is connected to the computer and is on (see page 18). 2. Turn on the NEO and make sure you’re in the file that contains the exercise. 3. Press print on the NEO.
  • Page 246 B_BRTHDY.txt I_FEEL.txt C_CELEB.txt J_FIELD.txt D_COLUMB.txt K_MYTH.txt E_ANIMAL.txt L_SET.txt F_AUTH1.txt M_ACROSS.txt G_AUTH2.txt N_SING.txt H_CHANT.txt \Spring B_BRTHDY.txt G_CREAT.txt C_CELEBR.txt H_FLING.txt D_EASTER.txt I_STORY.txt E_PET.txt J_PAT.txt F_PLACE.txt \Winter B_BRTHDY.txt G_CHANT.txt C_CELEBR.txt H_FLOWER.txt D_HOLIDY.txt I_MOUSE.txt E_MISTLE.txt J_PICT.txt F_RECIPE.txt NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 247 M_ACROST.txt \The Me Activities I B_ENDING.txt H_LETTER.txt C_PATTRN.txt I_POEM.txt D_FAMILY.txt J_DREAMS.txt E_IUSED.txt K_FEELNG.txt F_CHANGE.txt L_THREE.txt G_FAVORT.txt \Writing Skills \Paragraphs to Essays Level 1 B_TOPIC.txt G_MIX.txt C_SUMMRY.txt H_ORDER.txt D_SENSE.txt I_SPICY.txt E_SUBJCT.txt J_TIRED.txt F_EXAMPL.txt K_MAKE.txt NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 248 Witch, and the D_Character.txt Wardrobe (Unabridged) \Vocabulary Closed Word Sort.txt Concept Circles.txt Strategies Sentence Chains.txt \Writing \Poetry and \Chants to Limericks Lessons Building Word B_CHANTS.txt F_TRANS.txt Power C_ACROST.txt G_IMAGIN.txt D_LIMRCK.txt H_SIM1.txt E_DAILY.txt I_SIM2.txt NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 249 \The Process of \Character Sketch I Writing B_DES1.txt H_DIADES.txt C_DES2.txt I_SETDIA.txt D_SET1.txt J_INTERC.txt E_SET2.txt K_ACTION.txt F_SETDES.txt L_NARRAT.txt G_DIA.txt \Finding a Writing Style I B_VIEW1.txt H_LIT1.txt C_VIEW2.txt I_LIT2.txt D_DESC.txt J_AUDENC.txt E_SPICE.txt K_RIGHT.txt F_TRIM1.txt L_TIGHT.txt G_TRIM2.txt NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 250 K_NARRAT.txt F_SENSE.txt L_PERS.txt G_TIME.txt \Sentence Combining with a Moral B_WARMUP.txt H_BEE.txt C_FOX.txt I_MEDICN.txt D_SLEEK.txt J_HAIR.txt E_SWALLO.txt K_FLATTR.txt F_PLEASE.txt L_EXPAND.txt G_BRAIN.txt M_REFER.txt \Sentence Writing Level II B_NEWS.txt F_ADJECT.txt C_FRAG.txt G_COLOR.txt D_SEPAR.txt H_MORE.txt E_COMBIN.txt I_OVER.txt NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 251 \Animal Farm B_Vocabulary.txt C_Inference.txt Activities D_Character.txt \Flowers for B_Vocabulary.txt C_Compare.txt Algernon D_Character.txt \Lord of the B_Vocabulary.txt C_Setting.txt Flies D_Character.txt \The Hobbit B_Vocabulary.txt C_Setting.txt D_Character.txt \Vocabulary Concept of Definition.txt Four-Part Definition.txt Strategies Vocabulary Self Selection.txt NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 252 G_DIADES.txt C_DESC2.txt H_INTERA.txt D_SET.txt I_ACTION.txt E_SETDES.txt J_NARRAT.txt F_DIA.txt \Character Sketch III B_STRNGE.txt F_TIME.txt C_WALLET.txt G_SPEECH.txt D_FIGUR.txt H_REACT.txt E_PUNCHY.txt \Finding a Writing Style B_VIEW1.txt H_DTAIL2.txt C_VIEW2.txt I_FIG1.txt D_VIEW3.txt J_FIG2.txt E_DESC.txt K_AUD1.txt F_HIDDEN.txt L_AUD2.txt G_DTAIL1.txt NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 253: Write On! Lesson Categories And Teaching Supplements

    For more detailed information about each writing exercise, refer to the Teacher’s Supplement PDF files in one of these locations: • On the NEO Manager CD in the Write On Text Files folder. • On your computer (once you’ve installed NEO Manager. Check the location...

  • Page 254: Elementary School Exercises

    Building exercises is critical thinking, expressed through class or small-group discussion and/or individual writing. While activities include the writing of anecdote, personal experience, letter, and verse, the emphasis is always on ideas, not form. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 255 Modeling and paragraph starters are used to help students. Files are arranged so students begin working with main ideas; however, files may be used in any order for reinforcement of skills already taught. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...

  • Page 256: Middle School Exercises

    They can reach for the richness of precise words to take the place of a generalization or cliché, to define the exact feeling of a thing to be described, or to replace a stereotypical or sexist reference. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 257 NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 258 Learning to write better sentences is what sentence combining is all about. Writing with a word processor (such as a NEO) is a natural fit with this editing approach to learning; word processing features allow students to manipulate sentences freely, making any changes they want to easily.

  • Page 259: High School Exercises

    Polishing These files address basic mechanics, grammar, usage, Prose and stylistic issues that will guide students as they polish their prose. Jack London’s story “To Build a Fire” provides models and examples. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 260 Learning to write a variety of sentence types is what sentence combining is all about, and writing with a word processor (such as a NEO) is a natural fit with this editing approach to learning. Word processing features allow students to manipulate sentences freely and to see all the changes they make as they make them.
  • Page 261 Editing Guideline sheets are provided so students can carry their essays through first draft, peer review, and final proofreading. Publishing a booklet of moral dilemma essays makes a good conclusion to this activity. NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 262 About NEO 2 setting, 163 devices, 188 AC adapter specifications, 212 AlphaWord Plus SmartApplet, 8, 30 Accelerated Math RP and NEO 2, 95 beaming files to another NEO, 67, 186 Accelerated Reader SmartApplet, 100 changing passwords for specific files, 158...
  • Page 263 NEO to NEO, 67, 186 changing idle time before shutdown, 165, 167 text to a computer, 194 Automatic startup, 211 Black circle in NEO Manager connection status, 17 Blank screens, 199 NEO 1 and NEO 2 User Manual...
  • Page 264 157 international or special, 221, 225 Copying files to NEO 2, 70 missing, 200 Copying NEO 2 files to supported programs, 69 Charging rechargeable batteries, 4 Copying text from linked files, 51 Checking battery charge (status), 160, 215...
  • Page 265 AlphaWord Plus, 55, 57 Disabling the Calculator, 198 enabling password protection, 158 Displaying battery status, 160 finding in AlphaWord Plus, 34 Dragging and dropping text into NEO Manager, 205 getting from supported Web-based DVORAK keyboard layout, 161 programs, 70 length, 53...
  • Page 266 202 sending to NEOs using NEO Manager Wireless File Transfer, 202 software, 71 Green circle in NEO Manager connection status, 17 sending to supported Web-based programs, 69 Green light on NEO, 2 size, 170 Group Progress Report in KeyWords, 122...
  • Page 267 206 resetting goals, 126, 173 KeyWords SmartApplet, 111 resources for teachers, 141 about, 111 retrieving data and generating reports in NEO accuracy activities, 116 Manager, 132 accuracy and speed builders, 115, 116 sample lesson plan, 145 accuracy and speed test, 115, 118...
  • Page 268 Minimum size for AlphaWord Plus files, default, 54 Length of a file, 53 Missing characters, 200 Lesson plan for KeyWords, 145 Monitoring connected NEOs in the NEO Manager Lessons in KeyWords, 147 software, 16 starting, 114 Moving the cursor in AlphaWord Plus, 31...
  • Page 269 N D E X KeyWords settings in, 129, 172 linked files, 73 Opening files from NEOs with NEO Manager, 59 managing NEOs with, 178 Opening files in AlphaWord Plus, 34 managing SmartApplets, 82 Opening saved send lists, 179 monitoring connecting NEOs, 16...
  • Page 270 Reset system font setting, 167 Recovering files in AlphaWord Plus, 58 Resetting all file passwords, 80, 158 Red circle in NEO Manager connection status, 17 Resetting goals in KeyWords, 126, 173 Reinstalling keys, 206, 207, 209 Resetting NEOs using NEO Manager, 182...
  • Page 271 Sending linked files to NEOs using NEO Rubrics, 48 Manager, 49, 73 in NEO Manager, 73 Sending rubrics to NEOs using NEO Manager, 73 sending to NEOs using NEO Manager, 73 Sending text to a computer, 194 tips, 73 Sending Write On! lessong to NEOs using NEO...
  • Page 272 Show marks setting for AlphaWord Plus, 158, 159, Speech enabled setting, 168 Speed builder activities in KeyWords, 117 Shutting down NEO automatically (idle time), 167 Speed of text transfer, 164, 165 Size limits for AlphaWord Plus files, 54 Spell check...
  • Page 273 IrDA beaming, 165 System font, 35, 167 for USB cable connections, 164 System requirements, 2 setting, 168 System settings for NEO in NEO Manager, 167 Transferring KeyWords reports to AlphaWord System status for NEO, checking, 155 Plus, 136 Troubleshooting, 199...
  • Page 274 PDF files, 239 deleting, 157, 171 Writing on NEO, 7, 30 sending new to NEO, 43 Yellow circle in NEO Manager connection status, 17 Verifying the Renaissance Place address, 19, 202 Yellow light on NEO, 2 Very large font, 36, 167...
  • Page 275 2911 Peach Street, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 (800) 338-4204 Email: answers@renlearn.com Web: www.renlearn.com NEOMAN...

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