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  • Page 1 Quick Guide...
  • 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 the NEO 1. For more information, contact Renaissance Learning, Inc., at the address above.
  • Page 3 You’ll find these items in the NEO 1 kit: • your NEO 1 • three AA batteries • a standard USB cable for connecting NEO 1 to your computer or printer • the NEO Manager installation CD • the NEO Documentation CD, which includes your manuals •...
  • Page 4 A R T S O F T H E NEO 1 ARTS OF THE The drawings below will help you identify parts of your NEO 1: The NEO 1 screen. The battery compartment cover. The keyboard. The top row includes keys that...
  • Page 5 ATTERIES Follow these steps to install the AA batteries: If you purchased the 1. On the back of the NEO 1, put your thumbs in the circles and slide the rechargeable battery compartment cover toward the left to remove it from the NEO 1.
  • Page 6 NEO 1. For more information, see the NEO User Manual on the Documentation CD or at www.renlearn.com/neo/downloads. NEO 1 shuts down automatically to save battery power if you don’t use it for a certain amount of time. The default time is 4 minutes, but you can change it by pressing option--T or by using the Idle Time System setting in NEO...
  • Page 7 If you choose Now, you will go to the Renaissance Online Plus page. If other useful information as well as notifications of you already have an account on the Renaissance Learning Web site, you software updates. can log in; if not, choose to create a new account. Once you are logged in,...
  • Page 8 If you choose Now, you will go to the Renaissance Online Plus page. If other useful information as you already have an account on the Renaissance Learning Web site, you well as notifications of can log in; if not, choose to create a new account. Once you are logged in, software updates.
  • Page 9 Start the NEO Manager software if it isn’t already running on the computer. 2. Using the cable that came with the NEO 1, connect the thin, flat connector to your computer, and connect the square end to your NEO 1 at 3.
  • Page 10 All NEO 1s come with these SmartApplets installed: • AlphaWord Plus—This is the program that opens when you first turn on the NEO 1. The writing that you do on NEO 1 in files 1–8 is done in AlphaWord Plus.
  • Page 11 If you want to delete all of the text from one of the files, press clear file. Then, press Y for yes when the NEO 1 asks if you’re sure you want to clear the See the label on the file.
  • Page 12 You must add each student who will be using KeyWords on the NEO 1. You can add up to eight students on each NEO. To avoid confusion on reports, don’t add the same student to more than one NEO 1 or NEO 2. Follow these steps to add students: 1.

  • Page 13: Start Here

    As you complete each task, you can choose another option within this lesson, or you can select another lesson. To go back to a previous screen (such as the lesson list or the list of names), press esc until you get to that screen. NEO 1 Quick Guide...
  • Page 14 2. Type your password and press enter.  3. On the Select Lesson or Option screen, press to move the cursor up next to Student reports, which is at the top of the list. Then, press enter. NEO 1 Quick Guide...
  • Page 15 AlphaWord Plus file in one of the eight file spaces on the NEO 1. Then, type the number of the file you want to send the report to. If a password is required for the file, enter the password (or the master password).
  • Page 16 AlphaWord Plus file in one of the eight file spaces on the NEO 1. Then, type the number of the file you want to send the report to. If a password is required for the file, enter the password (or the master password).
  • Page 17 NEO and an AlphaSmart 3000 running System 3 software, a Palm OS device, or a Dana.) Follow these steps to beam files from one NEO 1 to another or to a NEO 2: You can also beam files to your 1.

  • Page 18: About The Control Panel

    N S T A L L E D O N T H E About the Control Panel About the Control Panel The Control Panel lets you define settings for your NEO 1. To use the Control Panel, follow these steps: You can also change settings using NEO 1.
  • Page 19 Two-Button On When this is on, you must press enter and on/off Option together to turn NEO 1 on instead of just pressing on/off. This is used to prevent the NEO 1 from being turned on accidentally.  Set Screen Contrast Lets you make the screen lighter or darker.
  • Page 20 (You may want to wait to restart until after you’ve installed both programs.) 7. Click Finish (Windows) or Quit (Macintosh). 8. To start installing QuizDesigner, double-click QuizDesigner Setup.exe (Windows) or QuizDesigner Installer (Macintosh). 9. Click Next > (Windows) or Continue (Macintosh). NEO 1 Quick Guide...
  • Page 21 Quiz Options dialog box will open as well. On the Basic tab, enter a name for the quiz, the author’s name, a password for changes to the quiz, and any comments that may be helpful to you. NEO 1 Quick Guide...
  • Page 22 These options let you decide whether passwords will be needed, whether other SmartApplets will be blocked on the NEO 1 during the quiz, and whether students can export their answers to AlphaWord Plus or print them. For more information about...
  • Page 23 • Press -B to find unanswered questions. possible answers. • Press -F to finish the quiz, then press Y to confirm that the quiz is done. NEO 1 Quick Guide...
  • Page 24 When you have finished, click Done Grading. After grading the quizzes, you can click Reports to create reports that you can print or save, or you can click Export to export the results to a text file. NEO 1 Quick Guide...
  • Page 25 You can disable the calculator using the Control Panel settings on the NEO or the Settings tab in NEO Manager. This may be useful if you don’t want students to have the calculator available when they’re working calculations by hand. NEO 1 Quick Guide...
  • Page 26 NEO 1 Quick Guide...
  • Page 27 As a result, teachers using Renaissance Learning products accelerate learning, get more satisfaction from teaching, and help students achieve higher test scores on state and national tests.