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1. Another name for group 7 is Image Capri is a brand of cigarette tha 3 Chimney Sweeps employs peopl Choose The correct sentence ab Choose the correct sentence ab Choose the correct sentende ab Choose the correct sentence ab a Chrysler s Chief Executive Office Browse Use Questions The default view displays All Questions If you have organized your questions into Folders and Subfolders you may navigate through the Folder structure by using the down arrows to display the questions according to the categories you have setup 2 Click on the question s you require to select them then click on to the Use Questions button The question s will be added to your current project You can edit the question at this stage if required Add Question to Question Library In addition to outputting your question to a Flipchart and saving it within the Question Master Source File you can also add your question to the Question Library The Question Library is a utility that allows you to very quickly create a question paper from pre written questions To add a question to the library 1 Click on the question you wish to save so that it is highlighted 38 ACTIVote2 User Guide 2 Click on the Question menu option 3 From the menu choose Add to Library Question New Remove Duplicate Random Generation Add to Library Maintain Library You question will be added to the question
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3. Duplicate Random Generation Add to Library Maintain Library oo rt The Question Library will be displayed Boe Question Library Index All m Question Pn 7 Question A chis in the minimum drinking j ia Folder amp A Football stadium has 34 O00 seats Folder 7 A p rysical concrete product you lt a Folder amp A vertical column of elements in the Folder All group 1 elements are metals Lal Science ful af the follewareg are marketing s La Folder 10 another rame for group 7 is ed EE L Literacy Capri is a bramd of cgarene chat is L Bus Studies Chimrey Sweeps employs people 15 i E Mathematics Choose the correct sem ente about f Earth Sciente Choste the correct kenne Aki Choose the correct sertence about _ Choose the CorTEdl HEMA GME about Cheyslec s Chief Executive Officer is Croup 0 elements are al gases Group 1 ae 2 meals are che most Tr Group elements are all non retals Hydrogen is grey metal H Erin Fars urate iia A iudden H Good Invest was to perceive that c Hyeasir a haiedryer maeufaccurer jamia wants bo exchange 60 for 5 Marketing Is best defined as All questions added to the question library are placed in the main index it is up to you to create categories and organize your questions so that they are readily available by topic Creating Categories You need to create
4. 7 Answers to Question 1 Al A gt E D E F Back Mest 1 Question 1 will be ready for your input in the Questions text box Click on the hyphen and type in your first question 2 Now choose the Question Type Click on Question 1 to highlight it Click on the Question Type popup menu button and choose one of the following question types 27 ACTIVote2 User Guide Yes No True False Multiple Choice 2 v Multiple Choice 3 Multiple Choice 4 Multiple Choice 5 Multiple Choice 6 3 If you chose a Multiple Choice type question click on a hyphen and type in an answer for each choice in the Answers to Question box Example unsithed Set Questions Questions SV Answers Question Librar 1 Laon is che capital city of which c Answers to Question 1 Av 2 What is he caphal cloy of Frarce A Germany B Italy Set Tithe Page England H r Questions E Mew Question Flipchart Options a ze Question Type Multiple Chosce 3 Create Flipechart s s Correct Answer n a B M Timeout 10 et Layout Use this layout for all questions 7 Back Next Depending upon the Question type and Layout chosen you will need to type in the answer and if an image layout is chosen select suitable images that go with your questions See how to insert images in the topic about I mage Question
5. ACTIVote2 User Guide Save changes before closing The current User Database file contains unsaved changes If you do not save them now these changes will be bost Dont Save Cancel Save m Click Save to save the database and exit the program Click Don t Save to exit the program immediately and not update the database with any changes you may have made Click Cancel to return you to the database for further editing Graphical Output Demo Mode Graph Output Demo Mode is intended for training purposes so that you can practise using the software without having to use physical ACTIVote devices All AdHoc question graphs outputted from Demo Mode assume the correct answer to be answer C You can change the Correct Answer setting by selecting the corresponding letter above the graph Responses You can take a look at Who Answered What style graph each device is listed and you can see at a glance the number of people who submitted a response for each possible answer Device 1 You can view a pie chart showing the percentage of who got it right wrong or didn t know respond 58 ACTIVote2 User Guide Dont Know 0 0 You can also Paste this result into your current Flipchart page by clicking on the Paste button Anonymous Mode Graph Output AdHoc Question Once all responses have been accepted the results will be displayed in the form of a graph You can indicate the correct answ
6. Sort Questions in Library To sort your questions into alphabetical order click on Question gt Sort The Question file will be sorted in ascending alphabetical order Add to Library To add new questions directly to the library click on Question gt Add to Library The Add Question dialog will be displayed 42 ACTIVote2 User Guide Add Question Question Type Multiple Choice A firm oun Correct Answer n a ka i far Question a Cancel Use the Add Question dialog to Type in a new question Type in the possible answers Select the type of question for example change from a Multiple Choice 6 to a Multiple Choice 4 Select the correct answer setting Set a timeout in seconds Choose a question layout for example you may choose a long question short answer type or a short question with Image and short answer type layout Once you have added your new question click on the Add button to add your new question to the library Click on the Cancel button to exit the editor without adding your new question Remove Question from Question Library To remove redundant questions from the library 1 Highlight the question s you wish to remove 2 Click on Question gt Remove from Library You will be asked to confirm your action F 1 re you sure you want to delete these questions b The selected Questions will be deleted fram your Library and TEF fram any folder where they
7. If you elected to have a title page in your Question Flipchart then this page will be displayed now This is your cue to introduce your question paper and give any instructions you feel are necessary 5 Turn to the first question page and when ready click once on the ox ACTIVote tool button the top of the screen You will see the Timeout Bar appear at 6 If your Flipchart Page has more than one question turn to the each subsequent page and click the ACTIVote tool button 7 Once all questions have been completed the results can be collated This allows you to view statistical information about the which individual users got the questions correct etc For further information on charts see the Graphical Output topic About the Timeout Bar When ready to accept your audience response click on the ACTI Vote tool button to display the Timeout Bar Example AdHoc question using Demo devices PS 07 11 Click on the Pause button to temporarily pause the countdown The symbol on the button will change Click on this button once more to restart the countdown If you have not set a timeout period in the ACTI Vote Preferences the Timeout Bar will remain on the screen and will accept votes To stop the vote click on the ACTI Vote Tool button 24 ACTIVote2 User Guide If you have set a timeout period the Timeout Bar will start to shrink indicating the time remaining The Timeout Bar will remain on screen
8. details for the user 3 Add all users for your group then click on the Add button The user list will update to include the new users Manne Chirhon Bakery Chartonm Bobby Cao doer Andrew Dracoao Fila Frascati Mir Gentry Kirsty Giggs Ayer Gags Ayer Heilen Hapan Howard Marne Ioscelyne Nigel Jury Janet Karola Mena Erin H re k Koslowski George Lambert fot Law Dennis Wanjera Mahmood Kuss jikin Minchell Philip Meville Gary ko Heille Philip Fink Gaui Tau Your users will now need to be copied to appropriate groups 50 ACTIVote2 User Guide Description Field Depending upon how many users are added to the database you will undoubtedly come across a situation where you will add users to the database who have the same name The description field of the database allows you to type in some information that will uniquely identify which of the users are referenced You may choose to use class groups as a description or you may decide to input more personal descriptions such as the cheeky one However you decide to distinguish them it is important that you do so since all users are entered into a single list It only becomes crucial really if you have users of the same name within the same groups To help to identify individual users you can display this field on by clicking into the Descriptions checkbox Name Description Chariton Bobby Midfield Chariton Bobby Forward Cob
9. ACTIVprimary2 to view them Automatic page advance Check this option if you want the page to be turned automatically after receiving answers when using a Question Flipchart This would be a useful option if you require to give your audience a timed question paper Use this in association with the timeout setting of each question ACTI Vote User Database Displays the location of the User Database used by the ACTI Vote program Click on the Browse button to select another database 66 ACTIVote2 User Guide Second Display ACTI Vstudio only This option is only for use with dual monitor systems This requires a special dual monitor graphics card or an additional graphics card With this option set the user may drag the Results Graph window onto the second monitor where it will subsequently remain between ACTI Vote Sessions You would use this facility if you required results feedback but did not want the group to see results on the ACTIV board Question Flipcharts If you open a Flipchart that contains ACTI Vote questions then you will immediately be presented with the ACTI Vote Session window If the Flipchart also contains ACTI Vote results from a previous ACTI Vote Session you will see the warning message The current Flipchart contains results Click on the Delete All button if you want to remove the results and use the Question Flipchart with a new group You also have the option the leave the results in place if yo
10. ED 2 Choose Named Mode Your current users should be listed since you were asked at the beginning of this section to register users If your current users are not listed then refer to the section on Allocating Devices 3 Click the OK button 4 Turn to a new Flipchart Page Ask Your AdHoc question or write your AdHoc question on the current Flipchart Page using the Pen Tool 5 Click on the ACTIVote tool button You will see the Timeout Bar appear at the top of the screen AdHoc question using Named devices EJ B Kidd 21 ACTIVote2 User Guide Demo Mode using a Prepared Question You must have done the following before you can use this ACTI Vote mode 1 You must have created your Flipchart containing your questions You can use the Question Master program to do this 1 Open the Flipchart containing your questions You will be presented with the ACTI Vote Session program ACT Vote Session Session Dema specify The number ol assumed devices f Cancel Em 1 Choose Demo Mode 2 Click in the box and type in the number of assumed devices you require Click on the OK button 4 If you elected to have a title page in your Question Flipchart then this page will be displayed now This is your cue to introduce your question paper and give any instructions you feel are necessary 5 Turn to the first question page and when ready click once on the ACTI Vote tool button the top of the sc
11. Fieri Voie Fran and hoki fegir Gotan until ee gress light borne on With ACTA sal Weis jat dkk on Regler 2 Follow the procedure described sen gt ACTIVboard for you ACTI Vote Device LEN amp Shoa All Dapp Sovnd Handheld Devices ACT ard PAGT ACT slake Take the first ACTI Vote device vn mr and press the Register button FG ek 00000000862A Done Hold it down until you see the on res red LED flash briefly followed by i Remove a longer intermittent flash from the green LED You will see the Cann 1 ACTI Vote device has been wa I ACTMinasl Voting registered and allocated a enno Cart Device D ACT Tetin Prete nerece Parse v ACT Mina Firmware werden ACTIVote VR Devices ee Click on the Register button and the red and green lights will flash You will see the ACTI Vote VR device has been registered and allocated a Device ID 3 Repeat the above procedure for each device you wish to register ACTIVote2 User Guide 4 Once you have successfully GOD ACTIV board registered all devices click on LEN amp the Done button to continue S55 Tam iem At this stage you may exit the L_AGTIVbcard MSFN ACTIN late Register Devices program or en rT choose to assign a name to fy RO Dane i ie VEG OO LE each device if TEE tete Fest i Beret Charra Baard ID H ACTA naal weie anaana Tee ECT Tatard Prelenenene Pure y ALTE Fer abe a Tree Fieri Voice Fran 283 hoki Fegduier Gotan
12. button When you have inputted all your questions click on the Next button to move onto Step 3 29 ACTIVote2 User Guide Step 3 Flipchart Options Having input all of your questions you can now choose a style for your Question Flipchart and also the screen resolution that it will be created in Screen Resolution Question Master will automatically detect your current screen resolution and will have already selected this for you by default If you know that you will be presenting the Question Flipchart at a different resolution you may select from the following Size Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 If you are unsure leave this setting on the default chosen for you This is so the Flipchart page will be sized correctly for the computer you are currently using You can return to the Question Master at a later time and output this set of questions again in a different screen resolution provided you have saved your Question Master source file Font Size You can increase or decrease the relative sizes of the Question and Answer text size Click on the popup menu button and select a size use the up or down arrows to change the font size as you require The range is from 16 13 point size 37 34 point size Font Size 16 13 pts HK Font Size 37 34 pts HH Question Qu e St O n ke Answer Flipchart Style This option allows you to output your Question Flipchart in a variety of styles from ve
13. given your current project a filename you will be prompted with the Save Question Master File dialog F 4 Save changes before closing Erz Ear This Question Master source file contains unsaved changes If you do not save them now these changes will be bosi ut 5 Dont Save Cancel E Save 4 ACTIVote2 User Guide 5 Type in a suitable filename then Click Save to save your current question project Click Don t Save to abandon this Question Master source file Click Cancel to return to Question Master 6 The Choose Question Master File dialog will then be displayed 1 Choose Question Master file m Oo Shared Question Master B E Date Modified BE Ries Compu f f Heraanrk Panther Frame HE Desktop ih louise Anplicatians 5 omkhran 1002 2005 lt Dotumernts sk Movies P Music Pictures New Folder Cancel i 7 Locate your Question Master Source File it will have the extension qmf Click on it then click on the Open button Your Question Master Source File will open into Question Master where you can edit the file or output your Question Flipchart Exiting Question Master To exit from the Question Master program click on Question Master gt Quit Question Master or click on the Close button in the top left hand corner of the window If you have not saved you will be prompted to do so F 1 Save changes before closing
14. groups you will need to save the database 1 Click on File gt Save As 2 Enter an appropriate Filename 3 The database will be saved in the Application Folder for the program If you edit the database without saving then try to close the program down you will receive the following message on Click Save to save the database and exit the program Save changes before closing The current User Database file contains unsaved changes lf you do not save them now these changes will be bost Don t Save Cancel E Save Click Don t Save to exit the program immediately and not update the database with any changes you may have made Click Cancel to return to the database for further editing Importing User Details A facility exists that will allow you to import database information from other sources You must save the information from your other database file in the form of a comma de limited file The file must have the extension csv in order for it to be imported Most database programs have the facility to do this it is usually an export feature consult the documentation that accompanies your proprietary database for further information Basically the data will be saved as a simple text file and each row of data will usually be separated by a comma 35 ACTIVote2 User Guide Example Employee ID Last Name First Name Title Title of 1 Davolio Nancy Sales Representative Ms 2 Fuller Andrew
15. gt Folder Baker Susan E L Folder I feckham Darid k 2 Folder amp vir Giorge gt 2 Folder aicherstafle Margaret k Folder E Hacombe Rachel gt Folder 9 Blair George E MAN UTO Hush Ar hony Canharn L sch Carroll Deer Chan Lee Chanton Hobby Chariton Bobby Cooper Areca Dracup Sheila Frascati Mino CLentry Kirsty Gigga Evan Gigga Ryan Hemmingeon Stephen Howard Martyn kscehne Nigel i J _ Deseriptions User Description Initially this will only contain a list of users and a Man UTD Folder with three Subfolders This is provided for training purposes You will need to decide how you will categorize your groups of users this may be by class name or subject group etc or any classification that uniquely identifies them as the group of users you will use the ACTI Vote devices with 49 ACTIVote2 User Guide Add Users to Database 1 Click on User gt Add You will be presented with the Add User dialog Add Users Second Mame First Names Description i New User Cancel 2 Click on a hyphen and enter the appropriate information 3 Use the Description field to enter information that will uniquely identify individual users in the event of two or more users with the same name Add Users Second Mame First Marnes Descrip Maya eve LA Hew User Cancel Eaa 2 Click on the New User button to add another user then enter the
16. interactive online resource where you can post discussion topics and share information surrounding the use of ACTIV products with other users around the world It provides additional support from your peers and allows you to combine knowledge skills and inspiration so you get the most out of your ACTIV products The Forum is moderated by product experts who can offer guidance solutions and answer your product related questions We invite all new users to register and become members of our growing online community You are encouraged to join and visit the forum regularly for news about updates to the ACTIV range of products software and resources Visit the forum http www prometheanworld com common html vb forum index php Contacting Promethean Promethean address 8601 Dunwoody Place Suite 108 Atlanta GA 30350 Website www prometheanworld com Available from the website e Notification of related products or software releases e Free upgrades or revisions to keep you informed of the latest features e Access to the User Forum e Helpful resources and education material for you to download e Links to useful websites Technical Support http www prometheanworld com n america en html customer_care contact shtml 2 ACTIVote2 User Guide Telephone Numbers Switchboard 888 652 2848 Technical Support 678 762 1500 Fax Number 678 762 7700 Email For more information about Promethean products info us prometheanworl
17. of the AdHoc question The term AdHoc is used to represent on the spur of the moment questions For example you may think of a question while half way through a presentation At this point you could either ask the question to your audience or write it on a Flipchart Page The system has been designed to easily accommodate the asking of such AdHoc questions To use this feature open a new Flipchart Page then ask your audience a question and give possible answers either verbally or by manually writing the question and possible answers onto the new Flipchart Page using the ACTIVpen recommended 1 Click on Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Session If you are running ACTI Vprimary first click on the Teacher Tools Menu button so you can access Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Session You will be presented with the ACTI Vote Session program ACTIVote Session Session Anonymous B 6 Devices are currenti registered for mammaa mode Select the number af devices to be used In this session i If hers are nat enough deviner YHE may regialer more e SS 2 Choose Anonymous Mode 3 Select the number of devices to use i e one per user then click the OK button The ACTI Vote Session program will close 4 Ask Your AdHoc question or write your AdHoc question on the current Flipchart Page using the Pen Tool 5 Click on the ACTI Vote tool button You will see the Timeout Bar appear at the top of the screen AdHoc qu
18. output will be generated for each page containing a result When finished your default text reader will open and display the textual results This method writes a simple text file indicating the results of each of the questions that have taken place and are stored in the current Flipchart If you wish to save this file you must use the save routine of your default text editor Exporting ACTI Vote Results to Excel You can export the results in the current Flipchart to Excel Having conducted your ACTI Vote Session In ACTIVstudio click on Menu gt Flipchart gt Export gt ACTI Vote Results to Excel In ACTIVprimary2 click on Teacher Tools Menu button gt Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Export ACTI Vote Results to Excel An Excel worksheet will be generated that contains the overall results summary If you wish to save the Excel worksheet use the save routine of the Excel program 63 ACTIVote2 User Guide ACTI Vote Options The ACTIVote Preferences allow you to define options for setting up and voting with the ACTIVote system To access the ACTI Vote Preferences In ACTIVstudio click on Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Options In ACTIVprimary2 click on Teacher Tools Menu gt Preferences You will be presented with the Preferences dialog Adhoc Demo Mode Question You can set a default timeout that will be used Timeout when you ask an AdHoc question and also when you are using Demo Mode To change the default timeout type in a new
19. pt T This Question Master source file contains unsaved changes if i you do not save them now these cha nges will be bost Dont Save Cancel Save F le Click Save to save your Question Master source file If you have not previously saved your work you will be prompted to enter a suitable filename and click the Save button Click Don t Save to close down the program instantly and not save your source file Click Cancel to return you to the Question Master program 48 ACTIVote2 User Guide User Database This program is not available to users who are running the Network version of ACTIVstudio If you are a network user and need to edit the User Database please contact your designated ACTI Vstudio Network Administrator Usually your Network il Manager who has responsibility for maintaining the User Database The following information is provided for Stand Alone Users Only The User Database is a separate program that allows you to organize your users by adding them to the database and associating them with ACTI Vote groups To open the User Database click on Menu gt ACTI Vote gt User Database If you are running ACTI Vprimary2 first click on the Teacher Tools Menu button so you can access the Menu You will be presented with the User Database program F 7 aA users udb Name Folders Marne Allen Stephen J Folder Anderson Zak bk 2 Folder 2 Aopen FA G Folder 3 Aston John
20. until ee gress light borne on With ACTA sal Weis jat dkk on Regler Naming your ACTI Vote devices EE Device label Device ID Each device is automatically given a Bryce 1 000000000468 Device Label Al A2 A3 etc These Brycel H0000000001F names match the device name labels that you will have received with your devices It is possible to assign any name you wish to each device These names will be used later within the software especially in Anonymous mode and are an easy way for you to monitor which devices are registered It is NOT possible to have NO Device name Click into the Device Label field and type in a suitable name that would uniquely identify the device Using the stickers provided place a sticker with the device name onto the registered device Exiting the Device Registration program Click onto the Close button The Device Registration File will be recorded You will be returned to the ACTI Vstudio or ACTI Vprimary2 program ACTIVote2 User Guide Device Testing The Device Registration program also has a test facility This is useful at the beginning of the day to check that all devices are functioning correctly and have sufficient power levels To test your registered devices run the Device Registration program once more Click on Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Devices Click on the Test button ean me Devices ACT IWboard If you are running ACTI Vprimary first click on the T
21. user response This mode not only requires that devices are registered with the ACTIV board but that each user is allocated a specific device The following is a list of modes available e Ask an AdHoc question using Anonymous mode e Ask a prepared question using Anonymous Mode e Ask an AdHoc question using Named Mode e Ask a prepared question using Named mode e Ask an AdHoc question using Demo Mode for training use only e Ask a prepared question using Demo Mode for training use only ACTIVote2 User Guide Getting Help You can find more information about using ACTI Vote in the following resources User Guides on product CD You can find information about ACTIV products in the User Guides which can be accessed from the Product CD If Auto Play is enabled on your PC the main menu screen will automatically appear If this menu does not automatically appear choose Run from the Start menu In the Run dialog box type the drive letter that contains the CD and type Menu exe For example d Menu exe Click on the documentation icon to access the product user guides Help System ACTIVote includes complete documentation on all of the tools and features in this accessible help system The help opens in a new window The format is designed to allow easy navigation so you can view each topic using the contents list or find information about a specific topic by using the index or search options User Forums The User Forum is an
22. usually due to mis keying letters Ask the user to try once more taking care to follow the correct procedure and key in the correct letters POINT TO CONSIDER If someone enters a code by mistake that has already been allocated to a different User then two things will occur e the user who just submitted the code will not be successful and their User Name will remain red e the user who already entered that code successfully will no longer be associated with that device and their User Name will revert to red once more This is open to misuse of course in that a malicious user may purposely wipe out another users device allocation More probably it could happen if a user misreads his her code by mistake If this happens then both users must re enter their correct codes Once all users have successfully entered their codes you need to click on the Back button located at the lower right hand corner of the screen You will be returned to the initial view of the Device Allocation program Name Device Absent Aston john Available ULLI Best George Allocated A 3 Charlton Bobby Allocated A 4 Giggs Ryan Available FA Law Dennis Allocated A 1 The Device list will now show that in this example three people successfully registered their three letter code and a device is now allocated to each of those users This information will now be used by the program to display the User Name when that person takes part in an ACTIVote Named Mo
23. ACTIVote User Guide o promethean enrich enlighten inspire Mac version US Edition TP 1426 US Issue 3 All rights reserved All information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Any use of the contents of this User Manual other than for the purpose intended requires express written permission of Promethean Technologies Group Ltd All trademarks noted with the mark are the properties of their respective companies NOTE All utility and driver software provided to operate ACTIV products is the property of Promethean Use of this software is granted for the purpose of installation set up and operation of ACTIV products and the standard feature set outlined in this guide Promethean does not encourage or authorize any other use Additional application software is provided from time to time as a service to our customers This software is licensed to the end user by the supplier Use possession and upgrades are the responsibility of that supplier Registered owners of Promethean product should contact those suppliers directly for support Copyright Promethean Technologies Group Ltd 2005 ACTIVote2 User Guide Table of Contents ACTIVO Ned 1 CERME 0 engagieren er LER LEE a EEE Tee 2 User GU SA product ED ne entre irn 2 HEID EN AEA RAER ONAN 2 U Or FOTUS Ge NAER E AAEE EE ERE E nonsense 2 Contacting Promethean s ssssrsrrsrererrerrrrrrerrrrerrrrrrerrrrerrrrrrrrerrrrrrererrne 2 Pro
24. George Available Chariton Bobby Chariton Bobby Available Giggs Ryan Giggs Ryan Available E Law Dennis Law Dernis Available CS Ei Devices 5 Free O E Test i Allocate Devices i You will receive a warning dialog if you do not have enough devices registered for the group you select To add individual names to the list highlight the user you want to add then click on the Add button to add the user Example Removing Users Click on the Clear button to remove all users from the allocation list Remove Users individually by highlighting a Name and clicking on the Remove button You may use the Absent column to exclude a user who is unable to participate with the group This facility allows you to select whole groups from your User Database and selectively remove those that may be absent To declare someone absent click into the Absent column beside the User Name Allocate Devices Once a User Name list has been created you now need to allocate devices to each of the users in your list Click on the Allocate Devices button The screen will update to display the User Name list with a unique three letter code displayed at the side of each User 14 ACTIVote2 User Guide It is now up to each user to enter their associated code on their ACTI Vote device All users may submit this at the same time there is no need to do this one at a time You will also notice the follow
25. However you can also browse to locate an alternative source for your image Click on the popup menu button and select a different Folder Highlight the image you require and click the Open button you will see a thumbnail of your selected image appear Question Library Answers to Question 1 Germany Italy C England When you include images with your Question Master files you are loading the location reference only into Question Master not the image itself If the image is subsequently moved or deleted then the reference to the image will be lost You are advised to copy all images used in your question flipcharts into a known place in your Resource Library to prevent such an occurrence The Flipchart itself will still contain all images since copies of the images are embedded into the Flipchart 35 ACTIVote2 User Guide Layout 4 Long Question Image with optional label Answers This question type is the same as above except that you have much more space for a longer question and the images are displayed at the side of the question Text with Image Questions There are two text with image layouts you can apply within the Question Master program Layout 5 Short Question Medium Image Short Answer This question style is used where your question is to be supported by the use of an image This type of question requires you to input your question and choose the question type i e multipl
26. Vice President Sales Dr 3 Leverling Janet Sales Representative MS 4 Peacock Margaret Sales Representative Mrs 5 Buchanan Steven Sales Manager Mr 6 Suyama Michael Sales Representative Mr 7 King Robert Sales Representative Mr 8 Callahan Laura Inside Sales Coordinator MS 9 Dodsworth Anne Sales Representative MS In the case of this example csv file the first row contains the field names on the first row each field of information is separated by a comma The field names may or may not match the fixed ones in the User database it is not essential that they match since you are given the opportunity to map the User Database field name to your imported data Procedure 1 Create your csv text file from your proprietary database program Ensure that you save it with the filename extension csv If your database does not allow you to do this you may rename the file within Finder a file management utility of the Mac operating system Consult your Mac documentation for further details Also ensure that you use a comma as the separator if given a choice 2 Within the User database program click on File gt Import You will be presented with the Choose Comma Delimited File dialog Browse your system to locate the csv file you wish to import 4 Click on the csv file you require then click the Open button You will be presented with the Import Comma Delimited File dialog import Comma Delimited File I Ignore Ho
27. a ne eek erg 67 Hele ss Ra glacier en en EN PE 68 vi ACTIVote2 User Guide ACTI Vote Concept The purpose of ACTI Vote is to generate user response via the ACTIV board when called upon to do so by the presenter This provides you with instant feedback on user performance during your presentation Two types of ACTIVote device are available e Wireless handheld voting device An ergonomically designed ACTI Vote device held by the user which contains buttons used to register the device and respond to questions e ACTIVote VR device A virtual version of the handheld device which is accessed on the computer Instead of pressing buttons you click on the button image to register and respond to questions You can use a single device type or combine both types at the same time for generating user response Questions can be prepared using the Question Master software alternatively you may ask AdHoc questions Both of which can receive feedback Feedback can be displayed in various formats immediately on screen or may be exported to a spreadsheet for further analysis There are several modes available when using the ACTI Vote tool The simplest mode is the Demo Mode where you use simulated devices to practise using the program Anonymous Mode requires that physical devices are registered to the ACTIV board and then any registered device can be used by any user Named Mode is the most complex and offers the most features in terms of feedback on
28. alt Andrea Fur Cooter Aree race Sheila Frascati Mina Gentry Kirsty Giggs Ryan Kid he Gigga Ayan Faran Hu miin GR Howard Martyn osrehme Nigel ary Janet Kae Aay kli ar bed Law Dennis Fors Heulle Gay De hender Kelle Phil ke fender mi 7 Deleting Users from Database To delete users from the database 1 Highlight the user s you want to remove click on the User gt Remove A warning message Is displayed asking if you want to remove the highlighted users F 1 re you sure you want to delete the selected users d The selected users will be deleted from your Library and from any folder where they exist This cannot be undone Cancel 2 Click the Delete button to remove the users or the Cancel button to cancel the operation You can use the following key strokes in combination with mouse clicks to modify your selection For example holding down the Shift key whilst clicking on User Names will select a range of users in between the first selected user and the second selection You may also use the Cmd key to select a group of non adjacent users Each click on a user will add them to the selection Further clicks onto the selected users will remove them from the selection 51 ACTIVote2 User Guide Editing Existing User Details You may need to edit the database to reflect a change in one or more of your users for example a school pupil may have changed classes from class la to clas
29. are warned that one or more devices remained undetected and asks you If you would like to remove those devices from the list Click Remove to delete the undetected devices from the list Click Cancel to leave the undetected devices in the list Battery Low Warning When you test a device the software interrogates each device to ascertain the power level of the batteries powering the device If a device reports back that the batteries are low then the software will display a warning Device Label Device ID Battery A 1 00000000008 1 Az 000000000079 AS 0000000064 168 A 4 000000005F9A AS OOO000004C96 Ab 00000000007 8 Low If this occurs you are recommended to physically remove the device from use until such time as the batteries have been replaced In addition remove the registration information for that particular device by selecting the device name in the list and clicking on the Remove button User Device Allocation your users to the User Database so that you can allocate a user Before you can use ACTI Vote in Named Mode you must add to each ACTI Vote device The following procedure assumes that the All Users training folder created during installation is intact Start a Named Mode Session Click on Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Session Tools Menu button so you can access Menu gt ACTI Vote gt If you are running ACTI Vprimary first click on the Teacher 1 Devices You will be presented with the ACTI Vote Session p
30. as described below F 1 Connect to Server S rver Search Automatic Available ACTIVote VR Servers our Searching for available ACT Woe VA Servers found l Auto connect to this server Restart Search Quit Connect ACTIVote2 User Guide Select the Auto connect to this server checkbox if you want to automatically connect to the selected server next time you open ACTI Vote VR Switch off the auto connect using the ACTI Vote VR menu described later Click Restart Search to find any more servers that are available if they are not listed Click Quit if you want to exit from the dialog without making changes Select the server then click on Connect to use your ACTI Vote VR device on that server The ACTIVote VR image is displayed on screen and you are now ready to register your device F 731 ACTIYPTE ACTI Vote VR Menu To access the ACTI Vote VR menu click on the down arrow at the bottom of the image Change Displays the Connect to Server dialog again so you Server can find and connect to a different server Show Server Displays information relating to the server you are Info connected to Auto Allows you to connect to the current server Connect automatically when you open ACTIVote VR Window Size Allows you to choose the size of the device image from Small or large About Displays information relating to the version of ACTIVote VR ACTIVote VR you are running Qu
31. d com Send an email to Technical Support support us prometheanworld com ACTI Vote Mode Essential Steps The following list shows the necessary steps that must have been carried out before you can use each of the ACTI Vote modes AdHoc Question in Demo Mode 1 Choose Demo Mode from the Session program and choose number of devices to use 2 Turn to a new page in the Flipchart 3 Ask Question and click ACTI Vote tool button AdHoc Question in Anonymous Mode 1 Register all ACTIVote devices in Device Registration program this may have been done previously 2 Choose Anonymous Mode from the Session program and choose number of devices to use 3 Turn to a new page in the Flipchart 4 Ask Question and click ACTI Vote tool button AdHoc Question in Named Mode 1 Register all ACTIVote devices in Device Registration program this may have been done previously 2 Add users to User Database and create ACTI Vote User Groups this may have been done previously 3 Allocate ACTIVote devices in User Device Allocation program this may have been done previously 4 Choose Named Mode from the Session program and verify listed names match your current users Turn to a new page in the Flipchart Ask Question and click ACTI Vote tool button ACTIVote2 User Guide Prepared Question in Demo Mode 1 Choose Demo Mode from the Session program and choose number of devices to use Use Question Master to create a Question Flipchart th
32. de Session Battery Low Indicator If you notice whilst users are keying in their three letter codes that a User Name has been allocated successfully but in addition to the User Name cell turning green you also notice the Low Battery Warning indicator against a User Name This is informing you that the batteries in the ACTIVote device are nearly exhausted Allen Stephen BCB Anderson Zak DCD Aspden Jill DBC Carroll Deena FCF Chan Lee DCB Dracup Sheila FBC 16 ACTIVote2 User Guide The device will probably work satisfactorily for that particular session However we recommend that you change the batteries in the device before the next session See Device Maintenance for details of what to do if a registered ACTI Vote device requires new batteries It is important to follow the procedure outlined in this section to correctly re register the device Quitting the program Exit from the User Device Allocation program by clicking on the Close button You will be prompted with the following dialog F 1 r Sawe changes before closing The current Device Allocation file contains unsaved changes If you do not save them now these changes will be bosi Dont Save Cancel E Save 9 You are being asked if you would like to save the changes you have made Click Save to save the Device registration file and exit the program Click Don t Save to exit the program without saving any changes you have made Click Cancel to return
33. e Column Name Name Not Mapped second Name First Name Description DOB Sex 7 Click on the Second Name entry The list will close then click on the OK button The data when imported will be mapped to the Second Name field import Comma Delimited File Ignore Mot Mapped Second Name First Mame Description Mor Mapped 8 Repeat the procedure for each field of information you require to import Leave any un required fields in the Not Mapped state This information will then be ignored during the import process 9 Once you have mapped all appropriate fields you can import the data Click on the Import button When the User Database has finished importing the information the following message will be displayed 1 fel 10 Click the OK button The new User Names will be added to your Database You can now go through the process of selecting and copying the new users to appropriate ACTI Vote groups See Define ACTI Vote groups for more information Save your database before exiting see Saving User Database for more information Sorting Your User Database To sort your database records into alphabetical order Click on the User gt Sort The database file will be sorted in ascending alphabetical order Exiting User Database To exit the User Database click on the Close button in the top left hand corner If you have not saved any changes to the database you will be prompted to save a7
34. e choice yes no or true false If you choose a multiple choice question type you will need to type in your possible answers You also need to locate an appropriate image to support your question To locate an image click in the image field and then click on the Browse button Fanswers Question Library Answers to Question 2 WJ Castle E House C Palace D Town Hall Image Browse You will be presented with the Open I mage dialog 36 ACTIVote2 User Guide 1 Open image 4 fo Shared Images Nam Date Modified abbey Today castle Today house 08 02 2005 E Piles Com puter Network fe Panther Proms AG Desktop it louise oe Applications k Oorumernts Movies amp Music FP Pictures Mew Folder Cancel By default this will display the contents of your ImageLib ACTIVstudio or Shared Images ACTIVprimary2 Folder However you can also browse to locate an alternative source for your image Click on the popup menu button and select a different Folder Highlight the image you require and click the Open button you will see a thumbnail of your selected image appear Answers Question Library Answers to Question 2 Adv A Castle B House E Palace D Town Hall Image Browse When you include images with your Question Master fi
35. e step from creating and saving the Flipchart See Saving your Question Master source file for more information Quick Guide Step 1 Set Title Page You can elect to include a title page or not the default is that a title page will be included If you wish to include a title page click in the Title text box and then type in a suitable heading representing the topic of your Flipchart questions Click into the Description text box to provide a suitable description for your set of questions or to include instructions for the users undertaking your test 26 ACTIVote2 User Guide untitled ean Set Title Page ft Add Title Page Title Geography Test Description W anida page it na air nemiga Dy tick front the chackbes below and preteed 15 ial GUblerd Short test on the Capital cities of Europe i ser Title Page Set Questions Flipchart Options Next If you do not require a title page click onto the checkbox that is labelled Add Title Page to remove the Checkmark The text input boxes will be grayed out Click on the Next button to progress to Step 2 Step 2 Set Questions an untitled Set Questions Questions i Ser Title Page Set Questions r br f New Question Flipchart Options nn Question Type Multiple Choice 6 Create Flipchart Correct Answer n a ca Timeout 10 Sec Layout Use this layout f r all questions
36. eacher Tools Menu button so you can access Menu gt ACTI Vote gt te ACTIVslate Show All Displays Sound Network Startup Disk ACTIVboard ACTIV Frequency p Device Label Device ID Al 00000000008 I 1 Ad 0000000000749 AS O000000064168 A4 OONOOO0O5FIA AS 000000004C96 Channel 3 uf Board ID 2 ed ACTIVWboard Preference Pane v Battery Register Test kbo Remove All ACT ats WA Server Start ACT VWbhoard Firmware version ACTIWpod Firmware version All registered devices in the list will highlight and the message Testing registered vote device Press vote buttons will appear at the bottom of the screen We recommend that you take one device at a time Press one of the keypad letters in order to send a signal to the ACTIV board Once the signal is received the highlight for the device will turn off indicating a successful test If at the end of testing any devices are still highlighted then they have not successfully communicated with the ACTIV board Click on the Done button if all devices tested OK you will be returned to the Device Registration program You can now exit by clicking the Close button Undetected Devices If you have devices that failed the test then you will receive the following dialog 10 ACTIVote2 User Guide Do you want to remove undetected Al devices One or more devices remain undetected highlighted Do you want to remove them k You
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39. er to your AdHoc question by clicking on the appropriate answer button N A is the default until you select the Responses correct response Assuming answer B is correct selecting button B will now give a visual indication of how many participants gave the correct answer You can also take a look at Who Answered What style graph Each device is listed and you can see at a glance the number of people who submitted a response for each possible answer You can view a pie chart showing the percentage of who got it right wrong or didn t know respond Paste any graph onto your current Flipchart page by selecting the graph and clicking on the Paste button 59 ACTIVote2 User Guide Prepared Question Graphs output from Prepared questions will have the correct answer displayed provided that it was set during the creation of the Prepared question Named Mode Graph Output AdHoc Question Once all responses have been accepted the results will be displayed in the form of a graph You can indicate the correct answer to your AdHoc question by clicking on the appropriate answer button The graphical output is the same no matter what ACTIVote mode you are in However Named Mode allows you to see the registered names appearing in a list with an indication of how they voted This information is only available in the Who Answered What style graph You can view a pie chart showing the percentage of who got it right wrong or didn t kno
40. estion using Anonymous devices 20 ACTIVote2 User Guide Named Mode Using AdHoc Question You must have done the following before you can use this ACTI Vote mode 1 You must have Registered your ACTI Vote devices 2 You must add users to the User Database in order that you can choose them from the user group selection screen however a sample group is provided for training purposes 3 You must have Allocated ACTI Vote Devices You may use Named Mode along with the concept of the AdHoc question The term AdHoc is used to represent on the spur of the moment questions For example you may think of a question whilst half way through a presentation At this point you could either ask the question to your audience or write it on a Flipchart Page The system has been designed to easily accommodate the asking of such Adhoc questions If you require feedback on how individual users voted you will need to switch to Named mode 1 Click on Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Session If you are running ACTI Vprimary first click on the Teacher Tools Menu button so you can access Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Session You will be presented with the ACTI Vote Session program ACT Vate Session Session Mamed gB Devices are currench registered to the following ser Users Aston Jahn Best George Kidd Brian Sheringham Teddy Whi list does not match your turer dude nce re Ga lie oiii Re select Users ri
41. exist This cannot be undone Click on Remove to remove the question s from the library Click on Cancel to leave the selected question s in the library 43 ACTIVote2 User Guide Edit Question in Library To edit any question previously added to the library 1 Highlight the question you wish to edit 2 Click on Question gt Edit The Edit Question dialog will be displayed 7 Edit Question Question Type Multiple Choice 3 B f Timeout Correct Answer H 10 her Layout E3 Ch ss Ehe comed Genter abau Liver pes uestion Answer A ires in Lera B re is Lives peers L I irap in Liverpool i Fi Cancel From here you can e Re type or edit the possible questions e Re type or edit the possible answers e Alter the type of question for example change from a Multiple Choice 6 to a Multiple Choice 4 e Change the correct answer setting e Alter the timeout setting e Alter the question layout for example you may switch from a long question short answer type to a short question with Image and short answer type e Once you have edited the question to your liking click on the Record button to save your changes e Click on the Cancel button to exit the editor without saving any changes Save a Copy of the Question Library Since the Question Library automatically saves any editing or additions to the library there is another facility available that allows you to save a copy of you
42. ing instruction dialog 6 li Press and z am 2 Wait until both hold the N ae the red and green Register E error K lights turn on button U 3 Release the Register button and enter vour three letter user code by pressing each letter in turn You may close this window if it is in the way of the User Names otherwise leave it displayed for instructional purposes 1 Ask each user to press and hold down the orange Register button on their device until both red and green LED lights indicate on their device Remember that the devices use radio frequencies and do not need to be pointed towards the ACTIV board 2 Each User must now enter their three letter code which is displayed at the side of their name Sequence There is a feedback sequence that will occur via the LED lights located on the ACTIVote device User enters first letter Red light goes out Green is still on User enters second letter Red light comes on Green goes out User enters third letter Red light goes out Green light flashes then goes out At the end of this sequence the User Name will update in the software program and display in green to indicate that the device has been allocated successfully to the user Aston John BCB Best George DCD Charlton Bobby DBC Giggs Ryan FCF Law Dennis DCB 15 ACTIVote2 User Guide If the User Name remains red then the device has not been allocated correctly This is
43. ion indicates the answer they chose The color indicates if they got it right green or wrong red or didn t respond grey If the color in the box is blue it indicates that a correct answer was not set For example if N A was set as the answer View Response Times Select the Response Times checkbox to view how long it took each individual to answer each question The time is displayed in seconds Display the graph on any question page and click on the Response Times checkbox When the checkbox is selected the graph will display the response time in seconds for each individual to answer each question The response time will only be displayed on graphs which show 4 individual user feedback View ACTI Vote Results The results of each question asked are stored in the current Flipchart page Prepared Question Flipchart When using a prepared Question Flipchart the results will be stored on each question page and can be viewed immediately or you may go back to a question page and use the right click popup to view the ACTI Vote results AdHoc Question Flipchart When using AdHoc questions the results are also stored in the Flipchart page However they are not linked with any particular question as in the prepared method Subsequent questions asked on the same Flipchart page will overwrite previous results Therefore the best way to use the AdHoc system is to turn to a new Flipchart page for each question In addition you should
44. is may have been done previously Open Flipchart Turn to question page Ask Question and click ACTIVote tool button Prepared Question in Anonymous Mode 1 Register all ACTIVote devices in Device Registration program this may have been done previously Choose Anonymous Mode from the Session program and choose the number of devices to use Use Question Master to create a Question Flipchart this may have been done previously Open Flipchart Turn to question page Ask Question and click ACTI Vote tool button Prepared Question in Named Mode 1 Register all ACTIVote devices in Device Registration program this may have been done previously Add users to User Database and create User Groups this may have been done previously Allocate ACTI Vote devices in User Device Registration program this may have been done previously Choose Named Mode from the Session program and verify listed names match your current users Use Question Master to create a Question Flipchart this may have been done previously Open Flipchart Turn to question page Ask Question and click ACTI Vote tool button ACTIVote2 User Guide Registration About Registering ACTI Vote Devices Your ACTI Vote devices work by sending radio signals to and receiving them from your ACTIV board Therefore it is essential that before you can start using the ACTI Vote devices you must register their existence with the ACTIV board in the room that they will be u
45. it Exits from the ACTIVote VR application ACTIVote VR ACTIVote2 User Guide Register ACTI Vote Devices Before you can use ACTI Vote in Anonymous Mode or Named Mode you must register the ACTI Vote devices To register your ACTIVote devices you must run the Device Registration program Click on Menu gt ACTIVote gt Devices Tools Menu button so you can access Menu gt ACTI Vote gt If you are running ACTI Vprimary first click on the Teacher Devices You will see the Device Registration dialog oe A ACTi board CO TEY Show All Displays Sound Network Startup Disk ACT Whoard ACTIVete ACTIVslate Frequency Device Label Device ID Battery Register Channel 2 Board ID 7 ue ACT Mote WA Server Start ACT Vboard Preference Pane v ACTIVibaand Firmware version ACTIVpod Firmware version Initially there will be no devices registered and therefore the list will be empty Channels and Board ID not apply to the ACTI Vote VR devices as they do not require the H This information about setting the Channel and Board ID does Channel or Board ID to be set Because ACTI Vote uses radio signals it is possible for the system to receive data from other ACTI Vote systems in close proximity A typical scenario would be two adjacent rooms each containing an ACTIV board and ACTI Vote devices In this situation you would not want the ACTI Vote devices in the first room to interfere with the system in the seco
46. l also create a new Flipchart Page for the purposes of recording the AdHoc question results You would set this option if you would like to save or review the results of all of the AdHoc questions asked If this option is not set the results are pasted on the current Flipchart Page in which case subsequent responses will overwrite any existing results Question Master In addition to asking AdHoc questions it is also possible to pre prepare one or more questions and store them in a Flipchart for subsequent presentation To simplify the task of preparing Flipchart questions you can use the Question Master software Click on Menu gt ACTIVote gt Question Master If you are running ACTI Vprimary first click on the Teacher Tools Menu button so you can access Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Question Master You will be presented with the Question Master program 25 ACTIVote2 User Guide aan untitled Set Title Page faith Bade ii maA peered amawa Che IEE fors the charkbes Bl and Brad 15 141 lie Add Title Page Tithe Description ser Tithe Page Set QJuesmiors Flischart Options Create Flipchar i Next The Question Master program uses the following procedure to create a Question Flipchart Step 1 Set Title Page Step 2 Set Questions Step 3 Flipchart Options Step 4 Create Flipchart Once you have created your Flipchart you may wish to save the source file you have just been working on This is a separat
47. le that has the extension qns If you can t locate the file you require you may need to ask the user to save their Question Library file into a Shared Resource Folder The default qns file is used by all users This file should not be altered in any way 3 When you have selected a Question Library file to merge click on the Open button The questions in the chosen library file will be merged 4 If any questions match existing questions in your library you will be prompted to overwrite your existing question or not 45 ACTIVote2 User Guide Delete existing question On what type of Plate boundary do we find the Mid Arlantie Ridge ET i 3 r The Question Library inte which you are adding questions already contains the same Question The existing question will be deleted and replaced with the one you are adding To apply this action to all coinciding questions click Delete and Replace All Click Delete and Replace All to overwrite all of your existing questions with the new questions Click Skip to retain your existing question and stop that question from being merged Click Delete and Replace to overwrite the existing question listed in the dialog with the new question When all questions have been merged you will need to copy them to the appropriate categories Refer to Maintaining the Question Library for more information about how to organize your questions Exit Library When you have completed any mainte
48. les you are loading the location reference only into Question Master not the image itself If the image is subsequently moved or deleted then the reference to the i image will be lost You are advised to copy all il images used in your question flipcharts into a known place in your Resource Library to prevent such an occurrence The Flipchart itself will still contain all images since copies of the images are embedded into the Flipchart 37 ACTIVote2 User Guide Layout 6 Long Question Large Image Short Answer This question type is the same as above except that you have much more space for a longer question and a larger image the answers are displayed beneath the image Question Library Add Question from Library The Question Library is a utility that allows you to very quickly add questions to your project from pre written questions To add a question to your current Question Flipchart 1 Click on the Question Library Tab The Answers column will be replaced by the Question Library column Answers An Question Library Answers Question Library Answers to Question 2 oO w Folder All Questions Hi A Castle Subfolder Question List E House F A change in the minimum drinki A football stadium has 34 000 5 A physical concrete product yo i Palace wertical column of elements ir All group 1 elements are metals All of the following are marketin D Town Hall
49. library It will not at this stage be categorized You may wish to organize the question within the question library see Maintaining the Question Library for more information Deleting Questions From Your Source File To delete a question from your Question Master Source File 1 Click on the question s you want to delete 2 Click on the Question menu option 3 From the menu choose Remove Question Remove Duplicate Random Generation Add to Library Maintain Library You will be prompted with the following dialog F 1 2 4 Click the Delete All button to remove the selected question s Are you sure you want to delete all selected questions This cannot be undone 5 Click the Cancel button to leave the question in place Random Generation of Questions To add a random set of questions to your project 1 Click on the Question menu option 2 From the menu choose Random Generation 39 ACTIVote2 User Guide Question New Remove Duplicate Random Generation Add to Library Maintain Library 3 You will be presented with the Random Question dialog Random Question Please choose your question group Folder All Questions Subfolder Suhfolder 1 Question List A change in the minimam drinking age In the United Kingdo F football stadium has 4 000 seat At match 6 ol the s A physical concrete prod st you can couch l A se
50. llowing key strokes in combination with mouse clicks to modify your selection For example holding down the Shift key whilst clicking on answers will select a range of answers in between the first selected answer and the second selection You may also use the Cmd key to select non adjacent answer If you have previously selected which answer is the correct one and you alter the order the correct answer indicator will be automatically be updated with the answers new location 33 ACTIVote2 User Guide Question Types Text only Questions There are two text layouts you can apply within the Question Master program Layout 1 Layout 2 Image Questions There are two im Layout 3 Short Question Long Answers This question style is used where your answers may require more detail This type of question requires you to input your question and choose the question type i e multiple choice yes no or true false If you choose a multiple choice question type you will need to type in your possible answers Select the correct answer from the drop down list Long Question Short Answers This question style is used where your answers may require less detail This type of question requires you to input your question and choose the question type i e multiple choice yes no or true false If you chose a multiple choice question type you will need to type in your possible answers Select the correct answer from the drop do
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52. n selected 2 Select the User Names you want to add to the group until all are highlighted You can also use the Shift and Cmd keys to select multiple names 3 Click on the Add button and all of the highlighted users will be added to the selected Subfolder The database window will update as follows 53 ACTIVote2 User Guide ao users udb Mame Description Folders Name Description Allen Stephen T Class 14 Bickerstaffe Margaret Anderson Zak Art Biscambe Rache Zspden J History Blair George Aston John Forward D ceography Bush Anthony Saker Susan Chemistry Cankam Louise derckham Darid Hed hela french Carrall Deena vir George Pansard Enegltehi Cham Los Bickerstafte Margaret Ca RE aiscombe Rachel L Preysiics Hair George DE Becks Buch Ar hony L Mihi Canharn L sch k 2 Class Ib Carroll Deeru gt Class 2a Chan Lee e Class 2b Chanton Bobby klade la FE L Class Ja Charlkon Bobby Farsang W Class Jb Cooper Andres gt Class da Dracup Shella Hd Class db Frascati Ming gt Class r Gentry Kiruiy gt MAN UTO Gigga Evan hils ka Gigga Ryan Forward Hemmingeon Stephen Howard Marten krrehne Nigel id M lad Descriptions User Description am 4 Continue adding users to all Folders and Subfolders to create appropriate ACTI Vote groups Removing Users from a Group To
53. nance you can click on the Close button in the top left hand corner to exit the Question Library If you have made any changes to the Question Library you will be prompted with a Save dialog F 1 Save changes before closing Mia The current Question Library file contains unsaved changes if you do not save them now these changes will be bost Dont Save Cancel E Save a Click Save to update your file with the changes Click Cancel to return to the Question Library program Click Don t Save to exit the Question Library program and ignore any changes that you have made You will be taken back to the Question Master program Saving Your Question Master Source File Having generated your Question Flipchart you may at this stage exit the Question Master program You may choose to save the current question project for later use 1 Click on the File menu option 2 Choose Save Save S Save As Geography Test Source tel Where 3 Shared Question Master HH 46 ACTIVote2 User Guide Type in a suitable filename for your Question project then click on the Save button Your Question Master Source File will automatically be saved in your QMaster ACTIVstudio or Shared Question Master ACTIVprimary2 Folder To choose another location click on the popup menu button and select another location from the menu Saving your source file enables you to open this question set for further editing or outputting in differe
54. nd room and vice versa In order to prevent radio interference between systems the Device Registration program provides two settings Channel This allows you to set ACTI Vote devices to use one of three unique channels Board ID This allows you to set the ACTIV board to be defined with one of 99 unique ID numbers ACTIVote2 User Guide Therefore with systems in close proximity you should set the Channel and Board ID to different values in each room Continuing with our example you could set the following values Room 1 Channel 1 and Board ID 1 Room 2 Channel 2 and Board ID 2 Whilst potential interference problems are negligible when systems are over 20 meters apart it is good practice to always set different board IDs and channel numbers for ACTI Vote systems within the same building Register Devices Once you have chosen the appropriate channel and Board ID perform the following 1 Click the Register button The sen gt ACTIVboard registration button on the wi amp image of the ACTI Vote will add a highlight to indicate that the MoTVboard Tete ACTIValate program is now waiting for you msme ms to register the first device The ji top row of the list will highlight FL in red this indicates that the BaN ACTIV board is in registration mode and is searching for Tanne 1 signals from any ACTI Vote aa 1 ACTA vat device at T Feten Parle rire Paret y ACT vised Fre erh a Tree
55. nd submit further answers during the timeout period They can continue to submit answers for the duration of the timeout period When the timeout period has ended further answers will be ignored and the results will be displayed if Display Results has been selected This option will display User Names during Named Mode or device names during an Anonymous or Demo Mode The names will be displayed beneath the Timeout Bar and will light up when a response is received from the user The display allows you and the group to see who has answered and who has not by using color indicators Grey No response from user Yellow Valid Answer from user Black Out of range answer from user e g the user pressed 3 to a question with 2 answers Prepared question using Anonymous devices This option gives you the ability to allow your users further chances to answer the question set For example if you have a large audience say 50 people it is possible that not all users will answer in the allotted timeout period With this option checked you would in this case receive the following dialog One or more people failed to answer or answered out of range Do you want them to retry voting f Cancel Eey You may now decide to say Cancel and the valid results will be displayed users who have not given an answer and users who have given an out of range answer will not be included in the chart 65 ACTIVote2 User Guide A valid respo
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57. nse is one that is within the range offered as an option within the question e g if a question had four possible answers and the user answered 1 to 4 then the response is valid though the answer offered may of course not necessarily be the correct answer to the question If you decide to allow users to retry by clicking Retry then the following will occur All people who have answered within range i e yellow will not be allowed to retry Their user name or device name will be removed from the display All people who have either answered out of range or not yet answered will be allowed to submit further responses If you click Retry to the dialog above then the timeout bar will restart from the beginning users will then be able to submit further answers Note the missing numbers indicating valid responses already received If at the end of this second attempt there are still some users with out of range answers or have not answered then the dialog will re appear This will continue until either all users have submitted a valid response or you elect to say No whereupon the graph if set will be displayed Show Results You may elect to have the graph automatically display after all responses are received If you choose not to display the graph but then decide you would like to see it CTRL click on the Flipchart page and select View ACTI Vote Results or ACTI Vote gt Show ACTI Vote Results if you are using
58. nt styles or layouts Starting a New Question Master Source File To start a new Question Master project 1 Click on the File menu option 2 Click on New If you have previously been working on a question project and have not yet saved it you will be prompted to save Save changes before closing ae i This Question Master source file contains unsaved changes if you do not save them now these cha nges will be bet Don t Save Cancel E Save 3 Click Save to save your current question project If you have not yet given your current project a filename you will be prompted with the Save As dialog Type in a suitable filename then Click Save to save your current question project Click Don t Save to abandon this Question Master source file Click Cancel to return to Question Master All information in Question Master will now be reset with a blank project You may now start to compile your new question project Opening a Question Master Source File To open an existing source file 1 Click on the File menu option 2 Click on Open ACTIVstudio or Open From ACTIVprimary2 3 Locate the Source File you want to open For ACTI Vprimary2 users choose from your Personal or Shared Question Master Folder or from another location 4 If you have previously been working on a Question Flipchart and have not saved it you will be prompted to save changes Click Save to save your current question project If you have not yet
59. ote tool button Once all questions have been completed the results can be collated This allows you to view statistical information about the percentage of users who got the questions correct etc in Anonymous Mode For further information on charts see the Graphical Output topic Named Mode using a Prepared Question L You must have done the following before you can use this ACTI Vote mode 1 You must have Registered your ACTI Vote devices 2 You must add users to the User Database in order that you can choose them from the user group selection screen however a sample group is provided for training purposes 3 You must have Allocated ACTI Vote Devices 4 You must have created your Flipchart containing your questions You can use the Question Master program to do this Open the Flipchart containing your questions You will be presented with the ACTI Vote Session program 23 ACTIVote2 User Guide ACT Vote Session Session Named H Devices are currench registered to the Follaving ser h rs Aston Jahn Best George Kidd Brian Sheringham Teddy Wha list Goes nol match your turrari dude nite eau shel fee li ote Re select Users Cancel ran 2 Choose Named Mode Your current users should be listed since you were asked at the beginning of this section to register users If your current users are not listed then refer to the section on Allocating Devices Click the OK button
60. r library This allows you to share your question files with other users 1 Click on the File gt Save To You will be prompted with the Save As dialog box 44 ACTIVote2 User Guide Save As Save AS Geography Test Source tel Where J Shared Question Master HH Cancel Gave 2 Type in a suitable filename for your question library file The file will be saved with a qns extension will be able to see your saved question library file if they use If you save the file to a Shared Resource Folder other users the Merge command Merge Question Library This facility allows you to load a different question library file into your own 1 Click on Question gt Maintain Library Your Question Library file will open 2 Click on File gt Merge You will be presented with the Choose Question Library File dialog F 1 Choose Question Library File GJL farm _ Shared Question Master z Madifi E JRiley 5 Computer i 1025 gqn5 24 05 2004 mennork 1031 qns 17 06 2004 I I033 gms 24 05 2004 Panther Promet 1034 gns 17 06 2004 1 1036 qns 17 06 2004 BB Desktop 1049 qns 24 05 2004 R louise 2057 qn5 24 05 2004 z _ 3064 qns 24 05 2004 A Applications 4105 qn5 24 05 2004 de 9 Documents ie Monies questions qns 14 02 2005 fo Music 4 Pictures New Folder Cancel Other users may have saved their question libraries to a Shared Question Master Folder You can select any fi
61. r Guide ACTIVote Modes Demo Mode using AdHoc question You may use Demo Mode along with the concept of the AdHoc question The term AdHoc is used to represent on the spur of the moment questions For example you may think of a question while half way through a presentation At this point you could either ask the question to your audience or write it on a Flipchart page The system has been designed to easily accommodate the asking of such AdHoc questions 1 Click on Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Session Tools Menu button so you can access Menu gt ACTI Vote gt H If you are running ACTI Vprimary first click on the Teacher Session ACTIVE Session Session Dema Specify the number of assumed devices Choose Demo Mode Click in the box and type in the number of assumed devices you require 4 Click on the OK button To use this feature turn to a new Flipchart Page and either ask your audience a question and give possible answers verbally or write the question and possible answers onto a new Flipchart Page using the ACTIVpen When ready to accept your audience response click on the ACTI Vote tool button The Timeout Bar will appear AdHoc question using Demo devices 19 ACTIVote2 User Guide Anonymous Mode using AdHoc Question You must have done the following before you can use this ACTI Vote mode 1 You must have registered your ACTI Vote devices You may use Anonymous Mode along with the concept
62. reen You will see the Timeout Bar appear at 6 If your Flipchart Page has more than one question turn to the each subsequent page and click the ACTIVote tool button Anonymous Mode using a Prepared Question You must have done the following before you can use this ACTI Vote mode 1 You must have registered your ACTI Vote devices 2 You must have created your Flipchart containing your questions You can use the Question Master program to do this 1 Open the Flipchart containing your questions You will be presented with the ACTI Vote Session program 22 ACTIVote2 User Guide ACTIVote Session Session Anonymous 141 6 Devices are curenti registered far arme Mode Select the number af devices ey TO be used in Tis Session If there are not enough devices vos my regler mare Register Da Cancel oe Choose Anonymous Mode Select the number of devices to use i e one per user then click the OK button The ACTI Vote Session program will close If you elected to have a title page in your Question Flipchart then this page will be displayed now This is your cue to introduce your question paper and give any instructions you feel are necessary Turn to the first question page and when ready click once on the ACTIVote tool button the top of the screen You will see the Timeout Bar appear at If your Flipchart Page has more than one question turn to the each subsequent page and click the ACTI V
63. remove an individual user or multiple users from an ACTI Vote group you must display the ACTI Vote group in question 1 Click on the heading to select the appropriate Folder and Subfolder 2 Select the User Names you want to remove from the group 3 Click on the Remove button This action simply removes the names of users from ACTI Vote groups it does not delete the user from the database Copying Users Between Folders You may have setup an ACTI Vote group consisting of a selection of people who will form the basis of other ACTI Vote groups To add a selection of people to another group 1 Open the Folder and Sub Folder that contains the users 2 Select the group 3 Drag the names over a Subfolder heading to add them into the voting group The selected users will be copied to the chosen Folder 4 Repeat this procedure for each group you wish to Copy 54 ACTIVote2 User Guide Example Folders Name Descripason T L Class la Biscombe Rachel LA Ari Blair George L History Buih Arahony ceograghy Canharn Louise J Chemistry Caroll Berna French Chan Lee English a Biology L Maths L O Glass LG gt L Class Zu L Dass 2b gt A Class 3a F Liss 50 2 Lilia 4a Class 4b gt Class 4c gt 0 MAN UTD Saving User Database When you have added your users created ACTI Vote groups and associated your users with appropriate
64. rogram 11 ACTIVote2 User Guide ACTIVote Session When you do this for the first time Session Names A there will not be any ACTIVote devices allocated to Users You need to click following users onto the Re select Users button to associate your ACTI Vote groups with the ACTI Vote devices Users For purposes of training if a group already exists and is listed continue with the following procedure to learn how to if this list does not match your current associate users with ie Yau teal e iliI oriki a devices Re select Users Click on the Re Select Users button now You will see the Device Allocation screen A amp Device Allocation Folder Existing Allocation File Fy cd Select Group Sublolder f r ge mov El aar UserName Device Absens Available Available Awailable lab Available Era Devices At this stage you need to choose your user group from the main Folder and Subfolder Select the User Database The User Device Allocation program automatically opens the default User Database as specified in the ACTI Vote Preferences To open an alternative User Database click on the File gt Open then navigate to the required udb file Click on the filename to select it then click Open to open the User Database file or Cancel to use the User Database which Is currently open Select User Names If you are using the default database click on the popup menu b
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66. ry simple black on white to detailed texture rich backgrounds 30 ACTIVote2 User Guide There are six styles for you to choose from A change in the mini drinking age in thes Lin ici Kingdom passet k charge in which of be kicaing tor Baas Draw 1 boring mi 2 Barieig cornceti 4 boring se Z Produdi sires chaya In her mini Srinking mpa Im iha ri Firgpicte essen 5 hang n ahh al ihe ed caing te Base bruvery bart Eger gt bere ae nr kart Fr Air url ning oar S Bre aba i cbhanmp imha enman drinking mya in he Linnea Firspiere FRE harne n A hch ol rhe kleadng tor Haas Bra F 1 brist me Marian ardonmer 3 Brle rg conc Ming ii Produ dreg Style 1 The simplest is black text on a white background and is chosen by default Style 2 Has a blue black graduated background and uses Yellow text for the question and White text for the answers Style 3 Has a grey vertically striped background and uses Blue text for the question and Black Text for the answers Style 4 Has cream marbled effect background and uses Brown Text for the Question and Black text for the Answers Style 5 Has a denim material effect background and uses Yellow text for the question and White text for the answers Style 6 Has a yellow notepad background and uses Dark Purple text for the Question and Blue text for the answers 3l ACTIVote2 User Guide Yo
67. s 2a 1 Highlight the user or users you want to edit 2 Click on User gt Edit The Edit Users dialog will open displaying the details for the users you selected Edit Users S go Name Firs Names Deseripaion DOR Say iD Dratup Sheila z 7 amp 2 Frascati hiro ae Aaron Mena 13 h LF gt Cancel 0K 1 To make a change click in the field against the User Name and type in your alteration to the database record Repeat this until all editing has been completed 3 Click on the OK button to update the database with your changes Or click on the Cancel button to return to the User Database without saving your changes Changing your mind If you are not happy with the editing you have done it is possible to reset the database to how it was when you first opened it 1 Click on File gt Open 2 When asked to save changes click on Don t Save 3 Select the database file from the Choose ACTI Vote User Database File dialog then click on the Open button This action opens the database file once more and overwrites all changes you have made This function will work provided that you do not save the database before reopening Once you have saved changes your database file will be overwritten Define Groups The next stage is to define your ACTI Vote groups You will need to rename the Folder and Subfolder headings with suitable names reflecting your activity The following illustration shows grouping by clas
68. s and Text with image Questions topics 4 Choose the Correct Answer by clicking on the popup menu button and choose the corresponding letter for the correct answer This will be used by the output graph to indicate the correct answer Choose n a which is selected by default if you wish to manually choose the correct answer when providing feedback to your users or if the question does not have a correct answer 5 Specify a Timeout by selecting the checkbox then entering a time in seconds into the text box Each question can have the same or a different timeout value If you elect not to use the timeout feature then you will need to click on the ACTI Vote button to manually end the timeout period 6 Next Select a Layout Choose from the following layout types 28 ACTIVote2 User Guide Short Question Long Answers Long Question Short Answers Short Question Image with optional label Answers Long Question Image with optional label Answers Short Question Medium Image Short Answer Long Question Large Image Short Answer It is possible to alter the Layout of a question at any time without losing your answers 7 If you would like to use the same layout for all of your questions select the Use this layout for all questions checkbox This eliminates the need to manually select the layout you require each time Having finished inputting Question 1 you may now add new questions by clicking on the New Question
69. s and sub grouping by subject 1 Double click on the Folder 1 tab This will open up a text box where you may enter a classification or category Change Folder Mame j Mame Class la 2 Type in your chosen category name 52 ACTIVote2 User Guide 3 Click the Rename button to rename the group label Folders 2 Class la Folder 3 L Folder 3 J Folder 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 2 Folder 7 L Folder amp J Folder 9 MAN UTD T TY TE TT TV TTV 4 Click on the arrow for the renamed Folder to display the Subfolders for that Folder Double click on the Subfolder 1 heading and rename it to your choice Continue to rename the headings according to your preference When you have finished renaming the Folder and Subfolder headings it may look like the image below Folders 7 2 Chass la Art L History L Geography L Chemistry L French L English RE L Physics L Bialagy L Maths k 2 Class ib gt Class 2a e Class b b Class 3a gt L Class Jb Class a 2 Class 4b k Class r E MAN UTD Add Users to Groups In order to use Named Mode you must add the appropriate users to the ACTI Vote user groups that they belong to To add users to an ACTI Vote group 1 Click on the heading to select the appropriate Folder and Subfolder In the following example the Class 1a Folder and Geography Subfolders have bee
70. sed Once the devices are registered they can then be used by your audience for the purpose of answering questions Prior to registering your ACTI Vote devices it is essential that the ACTIV board is Switched on and attached to the computer as per the recommendations contained in the ACTIV board user manual You only need to register your devices once Once registered they are ready to use in any of the ACTI Vote modes It is not necessary to register your devices each time you change mode However it is necessary to re register devices if you change channels or if you have to replace the batteries in a device About ACTI Vote VR Devices Before you can register your ACTI Vote VR devices you must first locate and connect to a server that will communicate with the ACTIV board run ACTIVprimary2 ACTI Vstudio ACTIV board Preference Panel A computer that has the ACTI Vdriver installed and has already 4 or the ACTI Vote Device Allocation screen will act as a server Each server will have an individual ID number known as the IP Address In the Server Search option select Automatic to automatically find and display all available servers when you click on the ACTIVote VR icon or Manual to enter the IP address for a specific server If the IP address changes you will be disconnected from the server and the ACTIVote VR device will no longer react You can view the information about the server by selecting Show I nfo from the ACTI Vote VR menu
71. t Mapped Mot Mapped Mor Mapped A Mapped Mot Mapped Employee iD Lott Mame First Haine Tale Tithe al 1 Dawn Handy Sales F mare AAS i Fuller Andrew Vie Pr 4 Sales Dr 1 Leverling k nei gen Breas in 4 FRISotE Margarr bet K ee hrs Hue hisa Slawen Fakai kii iji f r amp Suvarra Michatl Salts R mative Mir F zing Robert Sales E Malie Kr z Callahan Laur neide dinator ial A Udsanrih Anne f yer r stive Ay Cancel import Notice that each field is separated and currently has the Not Mapped status Also note the first column entitled Ignore allows you to exclude records from the import You may need to exclude the first row from being imported if the first row of information is the field names from the original database 5 To exclude a row click once in the checkbox for the row you want to exclude You can also go through the list and exclude any users you do not require in the same way import Comma Delimited File Ignore Mor Mappe Mor Wa pacer Mor Mla pet Mor Mappeed Mor Mapeed Employee ID Last Man First Mame Tale Tale ol 56 ACTIVote2 User Guide Now You must map your csv file to match the data to the appropriate field name in the User Database 6 Right click onto the Not Mapped button above the column that contains the Last Name of the users in the imported file The Choose Column Name dialog appears Click on the popup menu button to reveal a list of available field names Choos
72. ter program When you exit Question Master you will be asked to save your Question Master Source File See Saving your Question Master Source File for more information Altering Question Order To alter the order of the questions in your question file 1 Click on the question you want to move 2 Click on either the Up Al Down row to move the question in the list of questions 32 ACTIVote2 User Guide Set Questions Questions 7 Al 3 Choose the correct sentence about 4 Choose the correct sentence about 5 The scale of a map is 1 4 000 000 You can move multiple questions at the same time if you select the questions you want to move and then click the up or down arrows Use the following key strokes in combination with mouse clicks to modify your selection For example holding down the Shift key whilst clicking on questions will select a range of questions in between the first selected question and the second selection You may also use the Cmd key to select non adjacent questions Altering Answer Order To alter the order of your answers L Highlight the answer you want to move 2 Click on either the Up BL Down VL row to move the answer in the list of answers Question Library Answers to Question 2 alv A 423 B 425 E 325 D 235 You can move multiple answers at the same time if you select the answers you want to move and then click the up or down arrows Use the fo
73. to the User Device allocation program Device Maintenance Changing batteries in a device that has been registered When you remove batteries from an ACTI Vote device it will lose the settings it stores within the device and the device will need to be registered with the system once more Before you replace the batteries it is recommended that you remove the existing registration details for this device from the Device Registration program How do I know which device entry needs to be removed To be absolutely sure you should use the Test routine Open the Device Registration program Open the Device Registration program Click on Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Devices Tools Menu button so you can access Menu gt ACTI Vote gt H If you are running ACTI Vprimary first click on the Teacher Devices You will be presented with the Device Registration program 17 ACTIVote2 User Guide een aeg Show All Displays Sound Network Startup Disk ACT board Frequency Device Label Device ID ACTi board ua ACT slate Battery Al 000000000081 Register A y o0000M00074 A 3 0000000064 18 Ad 000000005F9A A 5 000000004C096 Remove All Channel 4 Eu Board ID 2 H ACT VM ate VA Server Start ACTIVbaard Preference Pane v ACTVbaard Firmware version ACTIVpod Firmware version Click the Test button then press one of the keypad buttons on the device you suspect has low ba
74. topics by renaming main Folders and their associated Subfolders 1 Double click on the Folder 1 name this will open up a text box where you may enter a classification or category 41 ACTIVote2 User Guide Change Folder Name Name Geography Questions Cancel a 2 Click the OK button to rename the group label Folder 6 Folder 7 Folder amp Science Folder 10 Literacy 9 L Lu 11 pe Vee ii a iia Bus Studies Vee ie Mathematics I me nie Earth Science Y Y TY TY Y TY Y Y FF Y Geography Questions lige I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 3 Click on the grey arrowhead to display the Subfolders 4 Double click on the Subfolder 1 tab and type in a suitable name 5 Continue to rename the folders according to your preference Naming convention is entirely dependant upon the type of questions you generate You may for example be the Geography teacher and have your questions categorized by syllabus subject and by level or you may categorize your questions by suitability for various classes etc Adding Questions to Categories Having established your question categories you can now start to add your questions to the categories they belong to 1 Highlight the question s you wish to add 2 Select the Folder and Subfolder into which you want to add the questions 3 Click on the Add button to copy the highlighted questions to the selected Folder
75. ttery power Assuming the device communicates with the program it will turn off the red highlight for that particular device it will also report back that the battery level IS low Stop the test by clicking on the Done button You will receive a warning dialog F 1 Do you want to remove undetected devices One or more devices remain undetected ihighlightedi Do you want to remove them k Click Cancel to leave the undetected devices in the list Highlight the entry for that particular device which should be the only one reporting Battery Low then click on the Remove button This device will now be removed from the list of registered devices Replace Batteries Now that you have removed the registration entry for the device that reported a Low Battery you may now change the batteries When replacement of the batteries is necessary remove the anti tamper screw with the tool provided Carefully slide the carriage out of the main ACTI Vote body Remove the old batteries and replace with 3 new AAA alkaline cells Observe the battery icons on the carriage which indicate which way the batteries should be inserted Slide the carriage back into the main body and gently tighten the anti tamper screw To re register the device containing the new batteries click on the Register button in the Device Registration program For full information on registering devices see the Register ACTI Vote Devices section 18 ACTIVote2 Use
76. u may re apply styles at any time to your Question Flipchart without impacting on any of the set questions you may output your question paper in a variety of styles in order to select the one that works best for you will be output in the default screen resolution and the default i If you elect not to chose any options your Question Flipchart Style 1 Click on the Next button to move onto Step 4 Step 4 Create Flipchart Having entered your questions and possible answers using the layout and styles of your choice it is now time to output this as a Question Flipchart Clicking onto the Create Flipchart tab will open up the Create Flipchart dialog Create Flipchart Save As Geography Test la f l Where AS Shared Flipcharts GB Cancel Save ave By default this will save the Flipchart in your personal Named Folder ACTIVstudio or Shared Flipcharts Folder ACTIVprimary2 You may however elect to save the Flipchart in an alternative location by clicking on the popup menu button and selecting a different Folder Type in a suitable file name reflecting the type of questions you have used then click on the Save button At this stage you can leave the Question Master open and switch to your program to view your Question Flipchart Open the Question Flipchart like you would for a normal Flipchart Refer to the appropriate ACTI Vote mode to read about using a Prepared Question Flipchart Click on the Exit button to close Question Mas
77. u wish to review them You may also at this time choose the Mode you require if you intend to use the Question Flipchart with a user group 67 ACTIVote2 User Guide Update Thumbnails This information is relevant to ACTI Vstudio users only The Question Master software will have generated outline thumbnail images These images are used by the Page Selector to show previews of each page in a Flipchart These images are not a true thumbnail of the actual page The diagram to the left shows the thumbnails as generated by Question Master note the black blocks representing images It is however possible for the correct images to be generated To do this select Menu gt Flipchart gt Update Thumbnails 68 69 ACTIVote2 User Guide Promethean Technologies Group Limited 8601 Dunwoody Place Suite 108 Atlanta p ethe GA 30350 X P enrich enlighten inspire Tel 888 652 2848 Fax 678 762 7700 www prometheanworld com
78. until one of the following occur e The ACTIV board has accepted all responses from your audience e The timer has timed out having accepted all responses received within the set timeout period e t has received no responses whereupon the message No answers received will appear e All simulated responses have been received Demo Mode When all responses have been received click on the ACTIVote Tool button to display the results in the form of a graph See Demo Mode Graph Output Anonymous Mode Graph Output Named Mode Graph Output To view results stored in Flipchart Pages display the page then Cmd click on the page and choose View ACTI Vote Results ACTIVstudio or ACTI Vote gt Show ACTI Vote Results ACTIVprimary2 from the pop up menu The results from a question are automatically stored on the current Flipchart Page Before asking another AdHoc question it il is recommended that you turn to a new Flipchart Page to prevent overwriting the results You can set an option that will automatically turn to a new Flipchart Page by default if you wish 1 Click on Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Preferences ACTIVprimary2 or Options ACTIVstudio 2 Select the Automatic page advance checkbox When asking an AdHoc question from the Desktop you can select the Results to New Flipchart Page setting to paste the results of the current question on a new Flipchart Page Each subsequent question you ask and receive a response for wil
79. utton to display a list of Folders Click on the All Users Folder in the Folder list 12 ACTIVote2 User Guide e ean Device Allocation Folder Existing Allocation File Subfolder folder 1 u Folder 2 User Man Folder 3 il Name Folder Folder 5 Folder 6 Folder 7 Folder 8 Folder 9 MAN UTD This is a Folder containing lots of typical names that you can choose for your voting activities until you construct your own Alternatively if you have already constructed a Folder of names you can choose a different Folder by clicking on the Folder popup button and selecting a name from the Folder list il If you have selected an alternative Folder it may contain a list of names within a series of Subfolders In this case click on the Subfolder popup menu button to see a list of names contained in that Subfolder For example EA E 3 Defenders Sub Folder 4 Sub Folder 5 Sub Folder 6 Sub Folder 7 Sub Folder amp Sub Folder 9 Sub Folder 10 Select User Names for Registered Devices If the Folder list contains the same amount of names as devices registered click on the Select Group button All names in the Folder list will be added to User Name list Example 13 ACTIVote2 User Guide ear Device Allocation Folder MAN UTD Add Select Group Subfolder Forwards H Remove Clear User Name Marne Device Absent Aston John Aston John Available Best George Best
80. value Apply Apply the question timeout for prepared questions Timeout to prepared questions Results to This option is used for AdHoc questions when new voting from the Desktop Select this option if you Flipchart would like to save the results of the current page question on a new Flipchart page Each subsequent question will create a new Flipchart page for the purposes of storing the question results Clear this option to paste the results in the current Flipchart page in which case subsequent responses will overwrite any existing results Fullscreen This option is used when voting from the Desktop snapshot Allows you to capture the screen associated with ACTI Vstudio only the AdHoc question you are asking This willtake a full screen snapshot and place it on the current page if the setting Results to new Flipchart page is not selected If the option is selected then the snapshot will be taken after all of the answers are received and the resultant image will be placed on a new Flipchart page along with the results 64 Answers Take users first answer only Allow users to alter their answer Display names Fill in ACTIVote2 User Guide If selected your users will only be allowed to submit one response and further responses will be ignored When all devices have voted the timeout will stop immediately and if set the graph will be displayed If selected your users can answer change their mind a
81. w respond Paste any graph onto your current Flipchart page by selecting the graph and clicking on the Paste button Prepared Question Graphs output from Prepared questions will have the correct answer displayed provided that it was set during the creation of the Prepared question Generate Overall Scores Graph To generate the overall results from all questions asked 1 Display the graph on any question page If not already visible CTRL click on the Flipchart page and choose View ACTI Vote Results ACTIVstudio or ACTI Vote gt Show ACTI Vote Results ACTIVprimary2 2 Click on the Overall Scores radio button The overall results will be displayed as a graph This will show the number of correct answers against either the device name in Anonymous and Demo Mode or against the named individual in Named Mode 60 ACTIVote2 User Guide Total Questions 7 ser Score Total Questions 3 ser Score Ke Aston John Best George Cole Andy Kidd Brian Law Dennis Sheringham fedd The information provided here tells you how many questions each Anonymous or Named user got right Summary Graph Having generated an overall score you will also be able to see the summary graph Ci er EE 14 eb Clb EF 61 ACTIVote2 User Guide The information presented here is a detailed list of each device Anonymous or user Named and what they voted for in each question The number in the box underneath each quest
82. wn list age layouts you can use within the Question Master program Short Question Image with optional label Answers This question style is used where your answers require the use of images This type of question requires you to input your question and choose the question type i e multiple choice yes no or true false If you choose a multiple choice question type you will need to type in your possible answers You also need to locate appropriate images for each possible answer To locate an image click in the image field outlined in blue Question Library Answers to Question 1 Germany Italy C England You will be presented with the Open I mage dialog 34 ACTIVote2 User Guide 1 Open image lt gt om maps ay BE Riley s Computer z Name Date n th evurope_ivga png 28 10 2004 Pa Menac rk BUrope_xga png 28 10 2004 france ba preg 28 10 2004 E Panther Prometh D mauna 28 10 2004 france sga png 25 10 2004 AG Desktop germany svga png 28 10 2004 in jowise germany_xga png 25 10 7004 D germany pro g Applications ireland_svgapng 28 10 2004 E TONEN ri i en ireland_xga pr snaps ZH ireland png 26 10 2004 eg Movies tah svga png 28 10 2004 ia gi png 28 10 2004 6 MASK italy png 25 10 2004 Mew Folde i Cancel Open By default this will display the contents of your I mageLib ACTIVstudio or Shared Images ACTIVprimary2 Folder
83. write the question and possible answers on each Flipchart page then when the results are stored and later viewed they relate to the correct question If you ask your question rather than write it down it would be a good idea to at least write something on the Flipchart page that will remind you of the question you asked 62 ACTIVote2 User Guide Saving Your Results It is possible to save your Flipchart containing the results If you have a prepared Question Flipchart you will be asked to provide a filename This is so that you do not overwrite the original Question Flipchart If your Flipchart contains results from AdHoc questioning then you will also need to provide a filename for your Flipchart When you re open such a Flipchart you can view the results by turning to the question page then right click and choose View ACTI Vote results ACTIVstudio or ACTI Vote gt Show ACTI Vote Results from the popup menu Exporting Results Exporting Text Results You can export the ACTI Vote results in order to have hard copy for yourself or to provide feedback to your users This method outputs the results to a file indicating the results of each of the questions that have taken place and are stored in the current Flipchart In ACTIVstudio click on Menu gt Flipchart gt Export gt ACTI Vote Results to File In ACTIVprimary2 click on Teacher Tools Menu button gt Menu gt ACTI Vote gt Export ACTI Vote Results to File The

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