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QuickStartGuide Learner Response Systems
Quick Start Guide
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Learner Response Systems QuickStartGuide
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Overview 2What’sincluded? 3Whatdoyouneed? 3Installationandsetup 4
Registration 9
Voting 13
Moreinfo 21Compliance 23
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QuickStartGuide Learner Response Systems
ThisguideisfornewandcurrentusersofbothActiVoteandActivExpressiondeviceswho
wanttorunvotingsessionswithActivInspire.Ittakesyouthroughinstallationandsetup,
deviceregistration,votingsessionsandvotingresults.
VerticaltitlesindicatewhichinformationappliestoActivInspire,andwhichisspecificto
eitherActiVoteorActivExpressiondevices.
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Overview ThePrometheanfamilyofLearnerResponseSystem(LRS)devicesincludesinteractive
responsetoolsforbothjuniorandseniorclassrooms:
ActiVote
Simple,robustanddesignedforsmallerhands,ActiVotedevicesallowlearners
tosendasingleresponsetoaquestionbypressingabutton.
ActivExpression
Capableofsupportingcomplexanswers,ActivExpressiondevicesallow
learnerstoexpressthemselvesthroughwords,numbers,symbols,Likert
scalesandmore.
Self-PacedLearningfunctionalityencourageslearnerstoworkattheirown
paceandlevel.
Learner Response Systems QuickStartGuide
What ‘s included ?Alldevicesaresuppliedwithbatteriesinserted,readytouse.YourActiVoteorActivExpressionkit
includes:*
What do you need?TorunvotingsessionswithActiVoteorActivExpressiondevices,youneed:
ActivInspire ActivInspire1.3ProfessionalEditionorlater
Operating Systems WindowsXPSP2andabove(XP/Vista/7)
MacOSX10.4.11–10.6.1(Tiger/Leopard/SnowLeopard)
LinuxUbuntu8.04,8.10,9.04,9.10;Mandriva
PC Minimum Requirement Pentium4-1GHzprocessor(800MHzforVista),512MBofRAM,1024x768resolution,1.5GBoffreediskspace
Mac Minimum Requirement IntelProcessors(UniversalBinary),512MBofRAM,1024x768resolution,3.0GBoffreediskspace
ActiVotedevicesorActivExpressiondevices
CarryingCase(notavailablewithkitsof5devices)
ScrewdriverTorxT10,2.4GHzActivHub,ActivHubholder,1.8mUSBextensioncable
ActivInspire1.3ProfessionalEditionInternationalDVD
LearnerResponseSystemsQuickStartGuide
*Subjecttochangewithoutnotice
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QuickStartGuide Learner Response Systems
Installation and setupAc
tivEx
press
ion &
Acti
Vote
Activ Expression
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Upgrade firmware
See page 7
No Yes
Firmware upgrade
required? See page 7
No Yes
Change device language?
Install ActivInspire or
update from the Dashboard
Connect ActivHub to
computer
Change devicelanguage
See page 8
Register devicesSee
page 9
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Update or install ActivInspire
UpdateIfyouareusinganearlierversionofActivInspireProfessionalEdition,youneedtolaunchthe
softwareandupdateitfromtheActivInspireDashboard.
InstallToinstallActivInspireProfessionalEditionforthefirsttime,inserttheInstallationDiskintoyour
computer’sDVD-ROMdrive.Thenfollowtheinstructionsontheproduct’sDVDsleeve.
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Get the latest version
Click to display options
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Your device
Change device batteriesUsetheTorxscrewdriverincludedinthekittounscrewthebackoftheActiVoteor
ActivExpressiondevice.Pullthebottompaneldownoutofthedevice.
ActivExpression Ac
tiVot
e
Indicators flash when data is
transmitted or received
Registration button
Press to register the device during a registration session
A-F buttons
press to vote8 Hotkeys
Use to select options on
screen
a/A/1 key
Toggle between lower case, upper case and number input
Menu/symbol key
Use to register the device, change its language, diagnose problems and to access a range of character symbols
Enter
Delete
On/OffPress and hold
to power device on/off
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Connect the ActivHub
TheActivHubenablesLRSdevices,yourcomputerandotherPrometheanproductsto
communicatewitheachother.Prometheandevices
areregisteredontheActivHub.TheActivHubmust
bepluggedinbeforeyoucanuseanydevices.
Usethe1.8mUSBextensioncable
ifnecessary.
IfyoutaketheActivHubtoanother
computeryoucanusethesameset
ofdeviceswithoutregisteringthemagain.
Insert into USB socket on your
computer
RaiseActivHubantenna
Flashing indicator lights
RedmeanstheActivHubhaspower.Greenmeansdataistransmittedorreceived.
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Firmware upgradeFirmwareisasmall,permanentprogramonPrometheandevicesthatcontrolsbasic
functionality.Togetthemostoutofyourdevices,checkperiodicallyforfirmwareupgrades
onPrometheanPlanet.Forinstructionsonhowtocheckwhichfirmwareversionyouare
using,andhowtoupgrade,gotoPrometheanPlanet,selecttheDownloadActivInspiretab,
selectyourlanguage,thenscrolldownandclickonLearnMore.
Ifyouhaveanyconcerns,orforself-helpsolutionsandfurthersupportcontactinformation,
pleasevisitthePrometheanKnowledgebaseat:
www.prometheankb.com
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Activ
Expr
ession
Power ondevice
Press Menu
Symbol
Press Setup
HotkeyPress aLanguage Hotkey
Select Language
Press toend
changes
Device language has changed
Change the device language
Press for more
Languages
Press to return to
Setup
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Registration Deviceregistrationistheprocessof
tellingtheActivHubwhichtypesofLRSdevicethereareintheclassroom,howmany
thereare,andtheirnames.
YouneedtoregisterLRSdevicesbefore
youbeginavotingsession.
YoustartregistrationfromtheVoting
BrowserinActivInspire.
ActivInspire
StartRegistration
Select the Voting
Browser
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Selectyour
ActivHub
Select ActivExpression devices Select ActiVote devices
InDeviceRegistrationmakesurethat
youselectyourActivHub,thenselect
eitherActivExpressionorActiVote
devicesbeforeyouclickRegister.
Click to register
Other ActivHubs may be displayed here
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ThereareseveraloptionsfornamingdevicesinActivInspire.
ThequickestwayistoletActivInspireallocatedefaultnamesduringregistration.
Alternatively,youcanletyourstudentsnametheirActivExpressiondevicesduring
registration.
YoucanrenamebothActiVoteandActivExpressiondeviceslater.
Whicheveroptionyouchoose,devicesmustbepoweredonand
within
transmission
rangeofthe
ActivHub.
ActiVote
Choose number of
devices
Click to proceed
Check to let students name
devices Choosenumber of
devices
Click to proceed
ActivExpressionAc
tivIns
pire
Specify naming options if required
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ActivInspiredisplaysa3-letterPINcode.Allstudentsmustenterthecorrect
PIN.
Activ
Inspir
e
Ifyouchosetoletstudents
nametheirActivExpression
device,theymustenterthe
namenow,usingthehotkeysand
keypad.
Choose numeric
characters
Press to correcterrors
Press to send name
Choose alphabeticcharacters
PIN to be entered by students
ActivExpressionActiVote
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AssoonasstudentsenterthecorrectPIN,DeviceRegistrationin
ActivInspireshowstheir
devicesas
registered.
Activ
Inspir
eActivExpression
ActiVote
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Device name
Click to end
registration
YoucanchecktheVoting
Browseratanytimetoseethe
listofdevicesregisteredonyour
ActivHub.
RemembertoplugintheActivHub
first.
Youcanregisteradditionaldevices
asnecessary.
Selectdevice type
Registereddevices
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VotingOnceyourstudentshaveregistered,theycanusetheirdevicestoanswerquestions.
Therearethreetypesofvotingsession.Thetableindicateswhichdevicetypesare
suitableforeachsession.
Session Device Type Description
ExpressPoll Learnersansweraquickoradhocquestion.YoucanholdanExpressPollatanytime,evenwhenthereisnoflipchartopen.
Formultiplechoicequestions,ActivExpressiondevicescansendmultipleresponsestoasinglequestion.ActiVotedevicescansendoneresponse.
PreparedQuestions Learnersanswerpreparedquestions.
Youcaninsertonequestionandanoptionalfollow-onquestionintoeachflipchartpage.Questionsappearontheflipchartpage.Alllearnersanswerthesamequestionatthesametime.
Self-PacedQuestions Preparedquestionsaresenttoeachlearners’deviceonequestionatatime.Eachlearnerworksthroughthequestionsetattheirownpace.
Eachtypeofvotingsessionisbrieflyillustratedinthefollowingsections.Thenwe
showyouhowthevotingresultscouldappearinActivInspire.
Formoreinformationaboutvotingsessions,andhowtopreparequestionpages,see
theActivInspire Webhelp.
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ExpressPoll
Move mouse pointer over Wonderwheel to display
options
UseExpressPolltoquicklyaskaquestionandcaptureyour
learners’responses.Forexample,toassessconfidenceatthestart
ofalesson,thentocheckforchangesinperceptionlater.
Select an option
Click ExpressPoll
Activ
Inspir
e
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ActivInspireClick toset timer
(Optional)
Type of question and number of possible responses
Click toClose
Click toStop Vote
FormoredetailedinformationaboutusingExpressPoll,seethetopicQuick questions
and ExpressPollintheActivInspire Webhelp.
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Prepared questions
Activ
Inspir
e UsetheQuestionWizardinActivInspiretoprepareyourownquestionpagesin
advance.FromtheMainMenuselectInsert > Question.
Choose a question type:
Multiple Choice
Sort In Order
Yes/NoTrue/False
Likert Scale
Text Entry
Number Entry Choose
from available options
Choose insertion
point
Choose question template
Customise it
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Navigate to a flipchart page that contains a prepared question
Click to Stop Vote
Click toset timer
(optional)
Click toStart Vote
Toaskapreparedquestioninclass:
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Formoredetailedinformation,seethetopicPrepared
questions - Using the Question Wizardinthe
ActivInspire Webhelp.
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Self-Paced QuestionsAc
tivIns
pire ActivExpression
Unlikepreparedquestions,wherealllearnersrespondatthesametime,
Self-PacedQuestionSetsallowlearnerstoprogressattheirownpace.During
avotingsession,questionsarenotdisplayedontheflipchartpage.Instead,
learnersreceiveandreadeachquestionontheirActivExpressiondevices.
YoupreparequestionsetswiththeSelf-PacedQuestionWizardwhichtakes
youthroughcreating,editing
anddeletingquestions.
Youcan:
• Choosehowmany
questionstoincludein
aquestionset.
• Groupquestionsin
setsofupto9levelsof
difficulty.
• Choosehowmany
questionseachlearnermustanswercorrectlybeforetheycanprogressto
thenextlevel.
• Shuffllequestionstochangetheirorder,orrandomisequestions,sothat
eachlearnerreceivesallquestionsinadifferentorderfromtheothers.
• Auto-generatebasicnumeracyquestionswiththeQuestionGenerator.
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EachresponseisdisplayedinActivInspireassoonasithasbeensent,andyoucan
choosefromseveralreportformats.
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ActivExpressionAc
tivIns
pire
Formoredetailedinformationonthewizard,andonhowtocreateandusequestion
sets,seethetopicSelf-Paced Question SetsintheActivInspire Webhelp.
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Voting Results
Votingresultsaredisplayedinpop-upwindowsinActivInspire.
Youcan:
• Displayresultsindifferentformats
• Pasteresultsintoyourflipchart
• Identifycorrect
answers
• Accessresultslater
withtheResults
Browser
• Exportresultsfrom
ExpressPolland
PreparedQuestionsto
MicrosoftExcel*
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Activ
Inspir
e
*FromActivInspire1.4onwards,youcanalsoexportSelf-PacedQuestionSetresults.
Fordetails,seeExporting filesintheActivInspire Webhelp.
Formoredetailedinformationonvotingresultsandhowtodisplayandinterpretthem,
seethetopicsunderLearner Response SystemsintheActivInspire Webhelp.
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More info
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ActivInspire WebhelpFordetailedinformationaboutActivInspire,votingsessions,andhowtopreparequestionpages,
seetheActivInspireWebhelpprovidedwiththesoftware.
LaunchActivInspireandselectHelp > ContentsorpressF1(WindowsandLinux).
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Compliance Statements for the ActiVote, ActivExpression and ActivHub
United States of America These devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. These devices may not cause harmful interference. 2. These devices must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Promethean may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. For non-intentional radio parts, this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. CanadaThese devices comply with RSS-210 of Industry Canada and are subject to the following two conditions: 1. These devices may not cause harmful interference. 2. These devices must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Promethean may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Europe Declaration of Conformity Promethean hereby declare that the devices are in compliance with the essential requirements of the RTTE directive 1999/5/EC. Please contact Promethean for a copy of the Declaration of Conformity if required. Radio Interface The radio interface on these products is intended for use with other Promethean radio devices for operation in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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