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1. Software A 0 1 2 Software B Feature Comparison Compare items by rating their features Getting Ready Enter the title of your comparison near the top of the screen Steps Step 1 Enter Options The options are the items you will compare Type the first option in the first blue field then tab to enter each new option in a separate field You may enter 2 to 6 options Click the OK button when done Step 2 Enter Comparison Features The comparison features are the dimensions on which you will compare your options For example if your options are different types of cars the comparison features may be mileage comfort appearance and cost Type in the first option in the first yellow field then tab to enter each new comparison feature in a separate field DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 19 You may enter 1 to 4 comparison features Keep your comparison features short to fit the space provided Click the OK button when done Step 3 Enter Feature Weights Feature weights are the importance of each feature Click on a small gray number 1 to 5 at the bottom of the field to represent the importance of the feature 1 means the feature is not very important and 5 means the feature is very important in the outcome of your decision If all features are equally important click on 1 for each feature In Feature Comparison keyboard number entry is disabled Click the OK but2. DecisionTools User s Manual DecisionTools 2009 Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 DecisionTools User s Manual Table of Contents General EE 3 Overview of DeCISIONTOOIS be KEN KKK ENKEN RENE RENE KEREN K ENK 5 Polling Guestions Multiple 00000 6 Mue OE TE 9 Agree or Disagree zazi 12 GIN 15 Comparing Feature COMpAarison sekteekktueuSSNREEkEEENEESKKUSNNEEKEEEKEENKEKKKNESNESEEEkENEN 18 PIUS MINUS anc i ae 20 Cost Benefit siisssscssssesssisntvtnintsnanasassnnssaetanedaxesnuwanintscutsinibnunsannnundived 22 Either Or Comparison seesketteNKSSEEEEEEREKEKEESEEERAEEEREERKEEEEEERREESEEEEESKEH 24 Selecting oll E E rrr ra 26 CONSENSUS ssibisssariianininananai ananin kana ni anaana aaa anaa aahi a di hanihani 28 Yea OF NAY sciiciisdessnsssteiinsnteiinaisdatineintacinakntitininlainnidadeuaintnabuuinnn 30 Ordering Prioritize EE 32 Rank eea eaaa eea aan e eeaeee a Ee eee ESEESE 34 DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 Decision OAE Monday November 17 2008 Feature Comparison Multiple Choice Plus Minus oe ad Yea or Nay Prioritize ron 4 12 G Help amp Tips General Notes These instructions are also included in the Help section of DecisionTools software This is your print friendly version Navigation Main Menu Screen Click the button next to the tool you wish to display and use Return to Main
3. Then press the Clear button to clear out the previous proposal and results You are now ready to enter the next proposal A Word About Yea or Nay and the Constitution The U S Constitution calls for yea or nay votes on issues when a demand for it is supported by one fifth of the Members present Yea or nay votes are also required when overriding a presidential veto Congress can override a presidential veto and enact the bill into law by having a two thirds majority vote in the House of Representatives and Senate DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 32 Ordering o Cer Pri oritizing Wieler S i See ee ee ee e Lab ae ee ee ee 8 Highest Priority Items j OO OO EC Al Invest in children and education CO EK el Thwart global warming CC 8 Expand health care End the war Prioritize Prioritize items ona list Steps Step 1 Brainstorm a List Brainstorm a list of items to prioritize For ekample the list may be national priorities above Or in the class the items may be Class Rules for students to prioritize in order of importance As a staff the list may be ideas to include ina mission statement Enter the items on the list up to 15 items without regard to priority Step 2 Prioritize the List Individuals or small groups offer suggestions to prioritize the list For example We think Student Safety should be our number one priority or Cooperatio
4. e Consensus Reach consensus as a group by allowing individuals or smaller groups to weigh in on their preferences Yea or Nay Display a proposal for the group have them respond Yea or Nay then display the results Ordering Prioritize Prioritize items on a list e Rank Rank order items by summarizing individual or small group ranks DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 Polling Guestions 6 e eeeeeeeee e eeeeeeeee Multiple Choice POPP oP e eeeeeeeee Results e eeeeeeeee What is the definition of e garrulous A disposed to warfare or hard line policies 8 3 B excessively talkative especially about 50 trivial matters 48 Lg ridiculous silly wacky nutty D 28 varied in appearance or color marked with patches or spots of different color 5 1 4 Multiple Choice Ask the class a multiple choice question and display the results Getting Ready Highlight the large question field and type in a multiple choice question Next highlight the answer field for answer A and type in answer option A Press tab to access the next fields to enter answers B C and D Steps Step 1 Display Question and Answers Display and read the question and possible answers to the class Step 2 Think and Write Time Provide think time for students then have them each write down their own answer DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www
5. Display and read the statement to the class Step 2 Think and Write Time Provide think time for students then have them each write down their own answer Step 3 Take Sides Have the Agree students go to one side of the class and Disagree students to the other side of the class Have students take turns in pairs stating their stance on the issue DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 13 Step 4 Enter Counts As students interact count and enter how many students are on the Agree side of the issue by highlighting the field then typing the number Repeat for Disagree Step 5 Display Results Click the OK button to visually display the results of the class poll Step 6 Optional Interaction Have students pair with students with different beliefs and take turns sharing their stance To Get Back To The Statement Screen from the Results Screen Click the Back button To Enter A New Statement Click the Back button to get back to the Statement Screen Then press the Clear button to clear out the previous statement and results You are now ready to enter the next statement To Import Multiple Statements Click the Import button to toggle to the Import mode You will be taken to an Import screen Type in your statements or copy and paste your statements from a text document using two returns between each statement see Agree or Disagree Import Format below Click the OK button when done This wi
6. KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 Step 3 Share Answers Have partners take turns sharing their answers or in small teams have each student in turn share his her answer Give students the option of changing their answers Step 4 Poll the Class Ask the class How many think the answer is A Have students stand up or put a hand up Count then enter the number of students in A s number field by highlighting the field then typing the number Repeat for each possible answer Step 5 Display Results Click the OK button to visually display the results of the class poll To Get Back To The Guestion Screen from the Results Screen Click the Back button To Enter A New Guestion Click the Back button to get back to the Question Screen Then press the Clear button to clear out the previous question and results You are now ready to enter the next question To Import Multiple Questions Click the Import button to toggle to the Import mode You will be taken to an Import screen Type in your questions or copy and paste your questions from a text document using the proper format see Multiple Choice Import Format below Click the OK button when done This will take you back to the Question Screen with your first question showing In the upper left corner you will see two Arrow buttons and a number e g 1 of 10 indicating which question you are on and how many questions you imported To find the question you want to use you may flip throug
7. Results PROPOSAL Homeowners in the community have the right to build a 2nd story evenifit blocks a neighbors view YEA NAY 36 64 Yea 12 Nay 21 Total 33 Yea or Nay Display a proposal for the group have them respond Yea or Nay then display the results Getting Ready Highlight the large proposal field and type in a proposal Steps Step 1 Display Proposal Display and read the proposal to the class Step 2 Think and Write Time Provide think time for students then have them each write down their own answer Step 3 Sharing Opinions Allow a few Yea and Nay students to speak in favor of their position for a predetermined time limit attempting to persuade others to their point of view Step 4 Think and Write Time Provide think time for students then have them write down their final vote Yea or Nay DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 31 Step 5 Poll the Class Ask the class How many Yea s do we have Have students stand up or put a hand up Count and then enter the number of students in the Yea number field by highlighting the field then typing the number Repeat for Nay Step 6 Display Results Click the OK button to visually display the results of the class poll To Get Back To The Proposal Screen from the Results Screen Click the Back button To Enter A New Proposal Click the Back button to get back to the Proposal Screen
8. a new comparison To Delete One Item Click the red Delete button next to the item To Import Multiple Items Click the Import button to be taken to an Import screen Type your cost items in the Cost Items column and your Benefit items in the Minus Items column Or you may copy and paste your items from a text document See Cost Benefit Import Format below for how to format the text for import Click the OK button when done This will take you back to the Cost Benefit screen with all your text imported Cost Benefit Import Format Enter your cost items in the Cost Items column and your benefit Items in the Benefits Items column You may enter up to 15 items per column Use one return between each item Here s what two cost and benefit items should look like Cost Items Benefit Items Set up costs Time savings Annual subscription Cancel old subscription DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 24 e eeeeeeeee Se e e e e e e e e Either Or e e e e ees e eeeeeeeee Comparison Best U S President Ce Abraham Lincol Preference select one George Washington By How Much select one 49 4 Small Medium Difference Difference en Large Difference 10f3 Either Or Comparison Compare 3 or more options by comparing each option head to head with each other option Getting Ready Enter the title of your Either Or
9. displayed in the results DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 EA Step 4 Display Results After entering all items and all scores click the OK button The plus items are sorted from highest 5 to lowest score 0 in the Plus bor The minus items are similarly sorted in the Minus box The results box shows the Total Plus score Total Minus score and the Overall Total If the Overall Total is positive the box is green indicating the positives outweigh the negatives if the total is negative the box is red indicating the negatives outweigh the positives if the total is 0 the box is blue indicating the positives and negatives are equally balanced To Get Back To The Comparison Screen Click the Back button You may make modifications if desired To Do a New Plus Minus Comparison Click the Back button on the Results Screen You will be taken back to the Comparison Screen Click the Clear button to clear out the previous comparison You are now ready to do a new comparison To Delete One Item Click the red Delete button next to the item To Import Multiple Items Click the Import button to be taken to an Import screen Type in your plus items in the Plus Items column your Minus items in the Minus Items column Or you may copy and paste your items from a text document See Plus Minus Import Format below for how to format the text for import Click the OK button when done This will take you
10. K button on the Import Screen You will be taken to the Question Screen Use the arrow buttons in the upper left corner to flip through your questions If you see a problem you may click the Import button and correct your questions DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 e eeeeeeeee e eeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee True or False Results QUESTION A rhombus is a quadrilateral with all sides equal in length TRUE FALSE 72 28 E roue False 23 False 9 Total 32 True or False Ask the class a true or false question and display the results Getting Ready Highlight the large question field and type in a true or false question Steps Step 1 Display Question Display and read the question to the class Step 2 Think and Write Time Provide think time for students then have them each write down their own answer Step 3 Share Answers Have partners take turns sharing their answers or in small teams have each student in turn share his her answer Give students the option of changing their answers DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 10 Step 4 Poll the Class Ask the class How many think the answer is True Have students stand up or put a hand up Count and then enter the number of students in the True number field by highlighting the field then typing the number Repeat for False Ste
11. Menu Click the Home button in upper right hand corner of any tool to return to the main menu Computer Times and Sounds Clocks The clock and date on the main menu is based on your computer s time Verify that your computer time is set correctly e Volume To disable or adjust volume use your computer s sound settings Scale DecisionTools Scale To scale the DecisionTools window click and drag the bottom right scale handle Full Screen To view DecisionTools as a full screen select View gt Full Screen Shortcut keys for PC Control F for Mac Command F e Exit Full Screen To exit Full Screen press the ESC key or repeat the full screen shortcut keys again DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 Number Entry You may enter numbers by typing them in with your keyboard or by using the Up and Down Arrow buttons when available to increment a number up or down one Saving 8 Importing DecisionTools is designed to be used on the fly and thus does not save entered data However you may import questions and statements from a text document to quickly poll the class or audience on multiple questions See the import instructions for each tool for instructions and proper text formatting To Change Text Size In selected tools you may change the size of your questions statements and proposals by clicking on one of the five A icons corresponding to the desired size X S
12. ainstorm all the benefits and then enter them in the Benefits box Step 3 Assign Dollar Value Give each item a dollar value from 0 to 999 do not use the symbol The number can stand for either dollars thousands of dollars or millions of dollars For example if you choose for the numbers to stand for thousands of dollars a 6 represents 6 000 The dollar values can be actual or estimated amounts Note Any item without a dollar value will not be displayed in the results DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 23 Step 4 Display Results After entering all items and all dollar values click the OK button The costs are sorted from highest 999 to lowest 0 in the Cost box The benefits are similarly sorted in the benefits box The results box shows the Total Cost Total Benefit and Overall Total If the Overall Total is positive the box is green indicating the benefits outweigh the costs if the Overall Total is negative the box is red indicating the costs outweigh the benefits if the Overall Total is 0 the box is blue indicating the costs and benefits are equally balanced To Get Back To The Comparison Screen Click the Back button You may make modifications if desired To Do a New Cost Benefit Comparison Click the Back button on the Results Screen You will be taken back to the Comparison Screen Click the Clear button to clear out the previous comparison You are now ready to do
13. back to the Plus Minus screen with all your text imported Plus Minus Import Format Enter your plus items in the Plus Items column and your minus items in the Minus Items column You may enter up to 15 items per column Use one return between each item Here s what two plus and minus items should look like Plus Items Minus Items Increase productivity Initial cost Easy to use Requires training DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 22 eeeeeeeeee e eeeeeeeee Cost Benefit Results Purchase New Building Cost Benefit Disadvantages Advantages Total Cost 1522 Improvements Cancel lease 96 Total Benefit f Downpayment 400 Close storage facility 36 174 Annual payment 384 Appreciation 32 Association fees 72 Tax benefit Property tax increase 38 Additional maintenance 14 Insurance increase 9 Closing costs 5 oon e Om Sta HM a Cost Benefit Compare the dollar costs to the benefits of one idea or item to determine if the costs outweigh the benefits or vice versa Getting Ready Enter the title of your cost benefit session Steps Step 1 Brainstorm Costs As a group brainstorm all the associated costs of an idea Type in the first cost on line 1 in the Cost box Tab to enter each cost on its own line up to 15 costs Step 2 Brainstorm Benefits As a group br
14. corner to exit the Import mode and return to the default Single Question mode DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 11 True or False Import Format Use two returns between each guestion Type in the first guestion Press Enter or Return twice Type in the second guestion Press Enter or Return twice Repeat for each new guestion Here s what two guestions should look like Plant cells and animal cells are identical True or false India has the world s largest population True or false To verify proper import format click the OK button on the Import Screen You will be taken to the Question Screen Use the arrow buttons in the upper left corner to flip through your questions If you see a problem you may click the Import button and correct your questions DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 12 as oo oa Ce e e e ee e eeeeeeeee esults e eeeeeeeee QUESTION The state should approve the proposition to authorize up to 45 million in bonds for improving school instruction AGREE DISAGREE 86 14 E Agree EI Disagree Agree 25 Disagree 4 Total 29 Agree or Disagree Pose an agree or disagree statement to the class have them respond and display the results Getting Ready Highlight the large statement field and type in a statement with which students may agree or disagree Steps Step 1 Display Statement
15. dividuals or small groups write down the items in the same sequence as displayed on DecisionTools so when they read their ranks for the leader to enter they can quickly read down the list For example the ranking should sound like 4 5 3 1 2 not we ranked Tigers 4 then we ranked Lions 5 DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 35 Individual Rankings Use individual rankings when you have a small group Each individual independently ranks the items Small Group Rankings Use small group rankings when you have a large group Break the larger group into small groups of 2 to 4 people The small group must reach consensus on their ranking Step 3 Enter Ranks A leader enters the individual or group rankings Each individual or group representative takes a turn reading aloud his her ranking to a leader who enters the ranks The leader enters the ranks as they are read off and tabs to enter each new rank After each individual or small group ranking is entered the leader clicks the Add button Under the button a number indicates how many times the items were ranked The Total boxes show a running total with the highest rank receiving the highest score Step 4 Display Results Click the Add button after entering the last ranking and then click the OK button The items are shown from highest to lowest rank Each item shows its Total Average Rank and Percent its score out of all i
16. ere are more statements you will see a Next arrow button under the Back button Click the Next arrow button to access the next statement To Return to the Import Screen Click the Import button in the upper right corner To Return to the Single Statement Mode from Import Mode Click on the One button in the upper right corner to exit the Import mode and return to the default Single Statement mode DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 17 Survey Import Format Use two returns between each statement Type in the first statement Press Enter or Return twice Type in the second statement Press Enter or Return twice Repeat for each new statement Here s what two statements should look like The Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms so any arms are acceptable Funds spent on our space program should be directed toward solving hunger and homelessness problems instead To verify proper import format click the OK button on the Import Screen You will be taken to the Statement Screen Use the arrow buttons in the upper left corner to flip through your statements If you see a problem you may click the Import button and correct your statements DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 18 Comparing em e e eem Feature Comparison e eeeeeeeee Results e eeeeeeeee Software Comparison 6 EI Prices 0 Ease 0 Tech Support E Features
17. ew information Step 4 Poll the Class Ask the class How many vote for Option 1 Have students stand up or puta hand up Count then enter the number of students in Votes field by highlighting the field then typing the number Repeat for each voting option Step 5 Display Results Click the OK button to visually display the results of the vote The options are sorted from most to least number of votes and percents and totals are shown Tab to access each field To Get Back To The Voting Screen Click the Back button You may make modifications if desired To Do a New Vote Click the Back button on the Results Screen You will be taken back to the Voting Screen Click the Clear button to clear out the previous vote You are now ready to do a new vote To Import Voting Options Click the Import button to be taken to an Import screen Type in your voting options or copy and paste your options from a text document You may enter up to 6 options Use one return after each option Click the OK to import your voting options DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 28 ffe e e e ees c on 5 en su 5 See e oci e eeeeeeeee esults e eeeeeeeee First Second Liked Score Options Choice Choice Least e oo 9 H David Copperfield 8 C fe Cateh 22 olo o GAL ofo o 25 The Grapes of Wrath j A Farewell to Arms j Consensus Reach consensus as a group by all
18. gain To Import Items to Prioritize Click the Import button to be taken to an Import screen Type in your priority items or copy and paste your items from a text document You may enter up to 15 items Use one return after each item Click the OK to import your priority items DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 34 a eeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee e eeeeeeeee R it e eeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee esus f What do we value most Ne Health Family Security E 6 23 2 Love 29 7 Wealth 22 3 World Peace 8 Wisdom 28 14 4 Excitement 9 Helping Others 25 Ranking 13 5 Inner Harmony 1 24 11 11 2 75 5 Rank Rank order items by summarizing individual or small group ranks Getting Ready Enter the title of your ranking near the top of the screen Steps Step 1 Enter Items to Rank Highlight the first item field and enter the first item then tab to enter each new item You may enter 2 to 10 items For example if you are assigning ranks to the best Suggestion Box suggestion then each suggestion is listed as an item to rank Another example is students ranking group research topics Each topic is listed on its own line Step 2 Determine Ranks Each item is given a rank For example if there are 5 items the top item gets a 5 the next gets a 4 the next gets a 3 and so on The ranks can be done either by individuals or by small groups It is important that the in
19. h your imported questions by clicking the Arrow buttons After polling the class and entering the results click the OK button to display the results When there are more questions you will see a Next arrow button under the Back button Click the Next arrow button to access the next question To Return to the Import Screen Click the Import button in the upper right corner To Return to the Single Question Mode from Import Mode Click on the One button in the upper right corner to exit the Import mode and return to the default Single Question mode DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 Multiple Choice Import Format Follow this format exactly 1 Type in the guestion Press Enter or Return 2 Type in answer A Press Enter or Return 3 Type in answer B Press Enter or Return 4 Type in answer C Press Enter or Return 5 Type in answer D Press Enter or Return 6 Press Enter or Return twice Repeat for each new guestion Here s what two guestions should look like Abraham Lincoln Was the first president Issued the Emancipation Proclamation Signed the Constitution Served one term Two trains leave different stations at different times One is traveling at 50 mph and the other is traveling at 40 mph The stations are 1 350 miles apart How long does it take for them to meet 5 hours 10 hours 15 hours Not enough information To verify proper import format click the O
20. ll take you back to the Statement Screen with your first statement showing In the upper left corner you will see two Arrow buttons and a number e g 1 of 10 indicating which statement you are on and how many statements you imported To find the statement you want to use you may flip through your imported statements by clicking the Arrow buttons After polling the class and entering the results click the OK button to display the results When there are more statements you will see a Next arrow button under the Back button Click the Next arrow button to access the next statement To Return to the Import Screen Click the Import button in the upper right corner To Return to the Single Statement Mode from Import Mode Click on the One button in the upper right corner to exit the Import mode and return to the default Single Statement mode Agree or Disagree Import Format Use two returns between each statement Type in the first statement Press Enter or Return twice Type in the second statement Press Enter or Return twice Repeat for each new statement DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 14 Here s what two statements should look like Cloning humans should be legal Agree or disagree Our school should have mandatory student uniforms Agree or disagree To verify proper import format click the OK button on the Import Screen You will be taken to the Statement Screen Use the a
21. mall Small Medium Large X Large Medium is the default size A To Scroll in Import Mode In Import Mode click the Up or Down arrow buttons to scroll up or down through your text Cleared and Saved Data The data in all tools is cleared when you exit that tool Import data is saved in the import screen until you quit DecisionTools DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 Overview of DecisionTools Polling Questions Multiple Choice Ask the class a multiple choice question and display the results True or False Ask the class a true or false question and display the results Agree or Disagree Pose an agree or disagree statement to the class have them respond and display the results Survey Pose a statement to the class on which they have differing opinions from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree Have them respond and display the results Comparing Feature Comparison Compare items by rating their features Plus Minus Compare the positives to the negatives of one idea or item to determine if there are more positive or negative attributes e Cost Benefit Compare the dollar costs to the benefits of one idea or item to determine if the costs outweigh the benefits or vice versa Either Or Comparison Compare 3 or more options by comparing each option head to head with each other option Selecting e Vote Vote on different options
22. n is more important than No Name Calling If there is consensus among the group items are moved up the list higher priority or down on the list lower priority DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 33 Two Ways to Move Items 1 Use Arrows To move an item up 1 line on the list click the Up arrow button next to the item To move it down 1 line click the Down arrow button 2 Click to Replace To move an item anywhere on the list click on the number to the left of the item The item is stored in memory see Memory at the bottom of the screen Next click on any number on the list to place the item on that line If there is an item already on that line that item will be placed in memory and can be placed anywhere on the list To Check Items Off The List You may turn each item on or off by clicking the On or Off button to the right of the item You may wish to turn an item off when the item is complete so you can focus on the next highest priority item on the list Or you may wish to turn the item off when you have consensus on its location on the list so you can focus on the other items to prioritize You can toggle all items on and off by using the All On or All Off button in the bottom right of the screen To Delete Items Click the red Delete button with an X next to the line to delete 1 item To Create a New Priority List Click the Clear button to clear all prior items and to start a
23. nOnline com 1 800 933 2667 20 eeeeeeeeee e eeeeeeeee R it e eeeeeeeee e eeeeeeeee esults e eeeeeeeee Book Review Plus Minus We Advantages Disadvantages Plus Minus Likeable characters Poor ending 5 Total Minus i Good storyline Too long 3 f Uplifting theme Weak antagonist 3 Funny Predictable in parts 2 Great writing Strong imagery Very entertaining Excellent foreshadowing Believable oon ow fk t NA 0 gt OO Oo Plus Minus Compare the positives to the negatives of one idea or item to determine if there are more positive or negative attributes Getting Ready Enter the title of your plus minus session near the top of the screen Step 1 Brainstorm Positives As a group brainstorm all the advantages For example if you are comparing the positives and negatives of starting an after school tutoring program the first positive may be Improved achievement Type in the first advantage on line 1 in the Plus box Tab to enter each advantage on its own line up to 15 advantages Step 2 Brainstorm Negatives As a group brainstorm and all the negatives and enter them in the Minus box Step 3 Score Items Give each item a score from 0 to 5 with 0 having the least impact on your decision and 5 the most For the plus items a 5 is the greatest advantage For the negative items a 5 is the greatest disadvantage Note Any item without a score will not be
24. option receives a final score The item receives points when it is selected as follows e Small Difference 1 point e Medium Difference 2 points e Large Difference 3 points To Do a New Either Or Comparison Click the New button on the Results Screen DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 26 Selecting S eeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee S ng e eeeeeeeee e eeeeeeeee esults eeeeeeeeee Class President e 0 25 50 75 100 EE o 12 Votes 25 mie 9 Votes 19 Vote Vote on different options Getting Ready Enter the title of your voting session near the top of the screen Steps Step 1 Enter Options Highlight the first option field and enter the first voting option then tab to enter each new option You may enter 2 to 6 options For example if you are voting for Class President then the student candidates are the voting options If you are voting on restaurants to cater your staff holiday party then the restaurants are the voting options DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 27 Step 2 Think and Write Time Provide think time for students then have them each write down their preference Step 3 Share Votes Have partners take turns sharing their vote and rationale or in small teams have each student in turn share his her vote and rationale Give students the option of changing their vote in light of n
25. owing individuals or smaller groups to weigh in on their preferences Steps Step 1 Enter Options Highlight the first option field and type in the first option Tab to access and enter the other consensus options You may enter 3 to 6 options For example if the class is selecting the next book to read then the options may be book titles above Or if the staff is trying to reach consensus on professional development they want to receive then the options may be 1 cooperative learning 2 brain friendly instruction 3 classroom discipline Another example is a team trying to reach consensus on a team name or logo The different ideas are entered as options DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 29 Step 2 Select Preferences Individuals or small groups select their 1 First Choice Top pick 2 Second Choice Second pick 3 Like Least Don t want Individual Rankings Use individual rankings when you have a small group Each individual independently rates and enters his her preferences or informs the leader to enter his her preferences The individual or leader then presses the Enter button Small Group Rankings Use small group rankings when you have a large group Break the larger group into small groups of 2 to 4 people The small group must reach consensus on their decisions A representative from the group enters the group decisions or informs the leader to enter
26. p 5 Display Results Click the OK button to visually display the results of the class poll To Get Back To The Question Screen from the Results Screen Click the Back button To Enter A New Question Click the Back button to get back to the Question Screen Then press the Clear button to clear out the previous question and results You are now ready to enter the next question To Import Multiple Questions Click the Import button to toggle to the Import mode You will be taken to an Import screen Type in your questions or copy and paste your questions from a text document using two returns between each question see True or False Import Format below Click the OK button when done This will take you back to the Question Screen with your first question showing In the upper left corner you will see two Arrow buttons and a number e g 1 of 10 indicating which question you are on and how many questions you imported To find the question you want to use you may flip through your imported questions by clicking the Arrow buttons After polling the class and entering the results click the OK button to display the results When there are more questions you will see a Next arrow button under the Back button Click the Next arrow button to access the next question To Return to the Import Screen Click the Import button in the upper right corner To Return to the Single Question Mode from Import Mode Click on the One button in the upper right
27. rrow buttons in the upper left corner to flip through your statements If you see a problem you may click the Import button and correct your statements DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 15 Ls AI lt gt Agree to Disagree Ratio 51 49 E 1 Strongly Disagree 17 I 2 Disagree 25 js Neither 14 WA Agree 22 Eis strongly Agree 22 Survey Pose a statement to the class on which they have differing opinions from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree Have them respond and display the results Getting Ready Highlight the large statement field and type in a statement with which students may have differing opinions Steps Step 1 Display Statement Display and read the statement to the class Step 2 Think and Write Time Provide think time for students then have them each write down their own answer Step 3 Line Up Have students line up in proportion to their agreement or disagreement with the statement with the Strongly Agree students on one side of the line and the Strongly Disagree students on the other side DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 16 Step 4 Enter Counts Ask the class How many Strongly Agree Have students raise a hand up Count and then enter the number of students in the Strongly Agree number field by highlighting the field then typing the number Repeat for all fields S
28. session near the top of the screen Steps Step 1 Enter Options Highlight the first option field and type in the first option Tab to access and enter the other comparison options You may enter 3 to 6 options For example if you are picking a class pet or a school mascot then the options might be 1 Fish 2 Iguana 3 Hamster Click the OK button when done DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 25 Step 2 State Preferences Two options will be displayed You must select which one you prefer If you are making a group decision you may have students stand up to vote on which of the two options they prefer The most votes wins the head to head decision Next determine how much more you prefer the selected option over the non selected option Small Difference Medium Difference or Large Difference If you have students vote the size of the difference can be the difference in the number of votes For example if only a few more students wanted an Iguana than a Hamster you would select Small Difference However if it was a landslide you would select Large Difference Each option is paired up with every other option Repeat the process for each head to head comparison There is a small number e g 1 of 3 at the bottom right of the screen that tracks your progress Step 3 Display Results When done you will see the results of your decision making How Scores Are Calculated Each
29. tems scored To Do a New Rank Click the Clear button at any time to start again From the Results Screen click the New button DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667
30. tep 5 Display Results Click the OK button to visually display the results of the class poll Step 6 Interaction with Similar Opinions Have students pair up with someone next to them and take turns sharing their stance Step 7 Interaction with Different Opinions Fold the line so Strongly Agree and Strongly Disagree students are facing each other They pair up to take turns sharing their stance To Get Back To The Statement Screen from the Results Screen Click the Back button To Enter A New Statement Click the Back button to get back to the Statement Screen Then press the Clear button to clear out the previous statement and results You are now ready to enter the next statement To Import Multiple Statements Click the Import button to toggle to the Import mode You will be taken to an Import screen Type in your statements or copy and paste your statements from a text document using two returns between each statement see Survey Import Format below Click the OK button when done This will take you back to the Statement Screen with your first statement showing In the upper left corner you will see two Arrow buttons and a number e g 1 of 10 indicating which statement you are on and how many statements you imported To find the statement you want to use you may flip through your imported statements by clicking the Arrow buttons After polling the class and entering the results click the OK button to display the results When th
31. the group preferences The group rep or the leader then presses the Enter button Step 3 Display Results Click the Enter button after entering the last preferences and then click the Results button Each item is scored A white arrow will blink pointing to the option with the highest score If two or more options have the same score the word Tie will blink Each option shows how many times it was selected as the First Choice Second Choice and Liked Least How Scores Are Calculated Each option receives a final score The item receives points when it is selected as follows First Choice 10 points Second Choice 5 points e Like Least Minus 10 points A Word About Consensus The goal with reaching consensus is seeking common ground It may not be everyone s top pick but the selected option is something that most people are comfortable with An item that was selected as Liked Least may still come out on top if enough people were in favor of it However you may have a rule that states that if any item is selected as Liked Least then that option is not available and you go with the next highest score as long as it has no Liked Least ratings To Seek Consensus Again From the Results Screen click the New button Click the Clear button at any time to start again DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 9 Yea or Nay
32. ton after giving each feature a weight Step 4 Score Options Score each option on each feature Start with the first feature for the first option light yellow field Click on the small gray number 1 to 5 at the bottom of the field 1 is the lowest score possible and 5 is the highest score For example if you were rating an SUV on gas mileage it would likely get a 1 If you were rating a historical figure on impact Lincoln would earn a 5 Step 5 Display Results After scoring each option on each feature click the OK button A white arrow will blink pointing to the option with the highest score If two or more options have the same score the word Tie will blink The graphs show the feature ratings for each option How Scores Are Calculated Each option receives a final score The score is the sum of each feature score multiplied by the feature weight To Modify a Feature Comparison Click the Back button and you may make any modifications desired When done click the OK button to display the results To Do a New Feature Comparison Click the Back button on the Results Screen You will be taken back to the Comparison Screen Click the Clear button to clear out the previous comparison You are now ready to do a new Comparison If you would like to do the comparison step by step Click the Main Menu button in the upper right hand corner and then click Feature Comparison on the Main Menu DecisionTools Kagan Publishing www Kaga
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