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1. You can sort the Sessions in the List Window by clicking on the Table Header Button of the column of data by which you want the table to be indexed A Sort Indicator Arrow will appear in that Table Header Click on the Table Header Button again to toggle between ascending and descending sort order InterWrite PRS Sessions iof x File RF Connection View Help M e Sessions cnn ai ia m A Ti D New Session Rename Session Resume Session Review Session Delete Session Mark Session Export Session Create Report Session A ate Date kode 5 03 20 2006 Biology 101 BioLib104MA 2006 03 20 14 29 58 Mixed B 0320 2006_1 Biology 101 BioLibl04 2006 03 20 14 57 43 Homework FA 03 20 2006_2 Biology 101 BioLibl04 2006 03 22 14 42 58 Mixed BA 03 22 2006 Biology 101 BioLibl04 2006 03 22 10 17 08 Homework A o 01 2005 Anthropology Exam 1 Anthropology 2006 01 17 14 41 05 Multiple Choice B o6 14 2005_1 Anthropology Exam 1 Anthropology 2006 02 21 08 24 32 Self Paced B 06 14 2005 _2 Anthropology Exam 1 Anthropology 2006 01 17 14 41 01 Self Paced B 07 27 2005 Biology 101 Anthropology 2006 01 17 14 41 01 Multiple Choice B o7 27 2005_1 Anthropology Exam 1 Anthropology 2006 01 17 14 41 01 Multiple Choice B 07 27 2005_10 Anthropology Exam 1 Anthropology 2006 01 17 14 41 01 Multiple Choice B o7 27 2005_11 Biology 101 General Biology 2006 01 17 14 41 01 Multiple Choice E a at 07 27 2005 12 Biology 101 General Bioloay 2006 01 17 14 41 01 ee Cho
2. TAB Issue the Tab command ESC Issue the ESCape command PREVQ Go back to the Previous Question used only during a PRS Lesson Session NEXTQ Advance to the Next Question used only during a PRS Lesson Session ENTER Issue the Enter command This command is used for processing the OK and default buttons on dialogs CHART Show or hide the Response Chart Chapter 2 PRS System Installation Replacing RF Clicker Batteries 31 Replacing RF Clicker Batteries The first time you see the Low Back of RF Clicker Battery message when you turn on your RF Clicker you have about 15 Battery Life remain ing Replace the batteries as soon as possible Screw Thumb Battery Grip Cover 1 On the back of the RF Clicker remove the Screw holding the Battery Cover in place 2 Remove the Battery Cover by pushing down on the Thumb Grip and sliding it toward the bottom of the Clicker 3 Remove the old batteries and discard them following the proper disposal procedures 4 Insert three AAA batteries positioning them properly to ensure the correct polarity 5 Slide the Battery Cover back into place and replace the Screw 32 PRS System Installation IR Receiver Chapter 2 IR Receiver Setup and Operation Hardware Connections for One IR Receiver The IR Receiver must be positioned at the front of the room where it can capture the line of sight signals from the IR Clickers A glass window on the front o
3. Note that you can opt to use the question default settings from the imported file or you can unselect this option at the top of the Informa tion tab and apply the PRS Question Defaults which are set on the Question Defaults tab to the imported Questions Chapter 4 Lessons Lesson Function Buttons 71 When you choose to import a Question Set into a PRS Lesson the PRS directory will display in the left pane Browse to the directory where the files of the File Type you chose are stored When you have reached the destination directory the files in the folders in that directory will display in the pane on the right side of the window in Windows and on the left side of the window on the Mac with a heading that indicates the type of files expected from that source When you are assured you have chosen the directory that contains the Question Set you want to import into this Lesson click on the Select Windows or Choose Mac button Click on the OK button to save the imported Question Set as a PRS Lesson When the imported Lesson is selected in the Lesson Tree the Questions will display in the Question List Window You can use the Question Editor to edit copy delete and add new Questions to the imported set Imported Questions can also be moved selected and unselected Lessons are exported to a PRS Open Specification XML format and stored by default in the PRS Exports directory 1 Select the Lesson you want to Export Lesson x ex
4. Running a PowerPoint Slide Show with PRS Question Slides Lessons PowerPoint Lessons 87 In Chapter Five Sessions you will learn there are some differences be tween running a Session in an IR environment New Session dialog for IR below on the left and an RF environment New Session dialog for RF on the right In an RF environment the Class must be started before the Session can begin and the Display Mode is usually set to No Grid because transmission status messages are displayed on the RF Clicker s LCD screen The same differences are in play here When you run a PowerPoint Slide Show with PRS Question slides InterWrite PRS is launched if it isn t already running and in the RF environment if the Class hasn t been started the Start RF Class dialog will display Then the following PRS New Session dialog displays The options already addressed in the Start RF Class dialog will be grayed out Name fos 15 2006 Name bs 15 2006 Audience Type known nd Audience Type Self Paced No Class Anthropology Autostart Questions No Advanced Algebra Self Paced Class Englis104L Englis2 04h Dd hd Autostart Questions No wd Display Mode Response Grid Display Mode No Grid b Automatically Show Chart Yes Show if Correct On Clickers No i Automatically Advance Slide No Automatically Show Chart fyes v Ask Questions Only Once No Automatically Advance Slid
5. interwrite PRS The InterWrite PRS User s Guide ask Questions encourage Participation receive Feedback see Results D interwrite PRS We at GTCO CalComp are proud of our InterWrite family of prod ucts We strive to continue to bring you the best the technology has to offer We urge you to visit our Web site where we will post the latest information regarding any updates and changes we have made that would impact the instructions in the InterWrite PRS User s Guide www gtcocalcomp com Support InterWnte PRS Downloads Support InterWnte PRS Documentation Library G TCO CalComp ERIPHERALS Table of Contents Chapter 1 InterWrite PRS Overview Classes Roster Response Map Tab Loaner Clickers Response Window and Chart Window Default Settings Tab Lessons Questions PRS PowerPoint Add in Sessions Self Paced Mode Insert Question Homework Mode No Lesson Gradebooks Screen Elements PRS Menus File Menu Preferences Exit RF Menu Start Class End Class Joined List Configure Clickers Enable Master Clicker RF Information Configuring RF Clickers Configuring RF Clickers for a Closed Class Configuring a Closed RF Clicker KR KRW WW EB e iO OO o ON OO UI UI A PrRErRrPrRrPRrPRP PRP RP RP HP A UR WWWONNNNNPFP KY KF FF OO iv Table of Contents Connection Menu Port Check Key Input View Menu Help Menu InterWrite PRS Help Check For Updates Clicker Operation Instructions Example Files About
6. Fa Delete Lesson Import Lesson The Font Settings you choose here including color will be applied to all the Questions in the Lesson Nevertheless you can change any of the font settings on a character by character basis in the Question Editor as you compose the individual Questions for the Lesson Select the Lesson you want to edit in the Lesson Tree and click on the Edit Lesson Function Button to display the Lesson profile dialog You can change the Lesson Name and any of the Default settings Click on the OK button to save your changes In the Lesson Tree select the Lesson you want to copy A prompt with the Lesson Tree will display Select the Branch to which you want to copy the selected Lesson and click on the OK button The Lesson will display in the Lesson Tree Branch as Copy of and the name of the Lesson you copied Select the Lesson you want to delete from the Lesson Tree Click on the Delete Lesson Function Button You will be prompted to verify you want to delete the Lesson As described earlier Lessons are made up of Question Sets These Question Sets can be imported into a PRS Lesson from a variety of sources shown in the screen shot below Import Lesson X M Use question defaults from file if available Bedford Freeman Worth QTI XML Images png gif jpq Learning Pathways Proprietary XML Pearson Proprietary XAAL PRS XML Open Specification Wiley WileyAAL File Type
7. chapter is devoted to each of the four tabbed Sections of the PRS soft ware with detailed descriptions of each section s functions and proce dures Chapter One InterWrite PRS Overview This chapter introduces the InterWrite PRS system identifies the primary screen elements describes the options of each Menu on the PRS Menubar and outlines the organi zation of this manual Chapter Two PRS System Installation Both of the PRS hardware systems feature Receivers and Transmitters or Clickers Both are easy to install and operate The Clickers are handheld battery powered devices AAA batteries are easily installed in the back of each type IR Receivers are connected to each other if more than one is being used to a power supply and to the serial port on the computer The IR Receiver setup is completed when the COM port is selected on the Connection Menu Each RF Receiver is connected to a USB Port which is automatically detected by the PRS software Chapter Three Classes Describes how to set up a Class profile and the Roster Chapter Four Lessons Describes how to add branches to the Lesson Tree define and organize Questions import Questions into Lessons and set up and run PowerPoint Lessons Chapter Five Sessions Describes how to set up and run a Session how to insert impromptu unplanned Questions during a Session how to rename resume review mark and export a Session and how to create a Session Report Chapter Six Grade
8. dialog displays This is where Choices you will set the Timer and ee i D indicate your preference for the Response Area display size co unless you selected the No Grid Display Mode Remember that when presenting a Self Paced Session the Timer defines the length of the whole Session rather than the amount of time allotted to each Ques tion This dialog will display when you are presenting a PRS Lesson in the Self Paced Session Chapter 5 Sessions New Session Self Paced Mode 99 When the No Lesson Lesson Type is selected this dialog will display If all the Questions in the Lesson being presented during this Self mmm Paced Session are of the same PERE Question Type select that Choices Question Type from the drop down menu This will ensure that the Response Chart for each Question will display the Response distribution to best effect If there is a mix of Question Types in the Lesson choose the Short Answer Question Type Set the Timer and indicate your preference for the Response Area display size Indicate the total number of Questions in the non PRS Lesson being presented Timer 100 Sessions New Session Display Mode Chapter 5 Display Mode The Display Mode setting gives you the opportunity to indicate whether you want the Response Grid or the Attendee List to display in the Response Area during the Session or whether you want the Response Area to display at all The primary reason for displa
9. 2 Hardware Connections for Multiple IR Receivers Making the Connection PRS System Installation IR Receiver 33 computer does not have any available serial COM ports We recommend the KEYSPAN USB Serial Adapter 5 Plug the Power Supply into an AC wall outlet or power strip Ensure all connections are secure Complete all connections before plugging in the Power Supply IR Receivers IR Sensor 6 O Computer LED Light RS232 COM Port OUT IN OUT IN JL Stereo Cables When more than one IR Receiver is required for coverage plug one end of the 12 meter Stereo Cable into the OUTput jack on the second unit and the other into the INput jack on the first unit the third into the second and so on down the chain The last IR Receiver in series does not have to be terminated One Power Supply will serve up to four units in the chain Please contact GTCO CalComp if you require a special con figuration Contact information is in the Appendix The PRS software needs to be informed where to pick up data collected by the IR Receiver It needs to be told which COM port the Receiver is connected to 1 Open the PRS application 2 From the Connection Menu select the COM port the IR Receiver is connected to The Mac lists either the device or an identifying serial number that each port is connected to making it fairly easy to find the correct connection for the IR Receiver Windows
10. 20 E mathsl101 23456 Taylor Leslie F 0 0 92 0 D idies 34567 Warren Ryan E 50 46 92 46 0 T 45678 Mathis Sasha E 50 46 92 0 46 Quizzes 222333444 Jones Betty F 21 7 20 92 20 D E Writing 101 SUSANLIBERTY Liberty Suson F RF Class Not Started When you want to add a Marked Session to a Gradebook select the Gradebook in the List Window and click on the Add Marks Function Button A list of the Marked Sessions for both PRS Lesson and No Lesson Sessions for that Class will display Select the Marked Session s you want to add to the Gradebook The scores for the Marked Session are auto matically entered into a new column in the Gradebook Marked Sessions can also be added to a Gradebook directly from the Mark Session dialog 110 Gradebooks New Gradebook Chapter 6 Click on the New Gradebook Function Button to create a new Gradebook and associate it with a Class When the New Gradebook dialog opens the Name of the Gradebook is already filled in with the first Class Name in the Class Name drop down list New Gradebook x Appearance Letter Grades Advanced Algebra Advanced Algebra v Information Tab 1 From the drop down list select the name of the Class with which this Gradebook is to be associated That name will now appear in the Class Name field 2 Change the name of the Gradebook if desired or just click on the OK button to accept this default Gradebook name Chap
11. 5V Alkaline Batteries Signal Infrared Effective Distance 21 yards 20 meters minimum Replace the batteries when the LED Light becomes dim Appendix RF Receiver and RF Clicker Hardware Specifications xiii RF RECEIVER HUB SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions 4 25 x 3 25 x 875 inches 108 x 83 x 23 mm Weight 3 ounces 85 grams Power 200 mAmps Signal 2 46 GHz ISM Band Effective Distance gt 50 Meters RF CLICKER REMOTE SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions 6 0 x 2 56 x 0 7 inch 152 x 65 x 18 mm Weight with battenes 4 ounces 138 grams Power Three AAA 1 5V Batteries Signal 2 46 GHz ISM Band Effective Distance gt 50 Meters Replace the batteries when the Low Battery message displays on the LCD screen indicating about 15 Battery Life remaining xiv Regulatory Statements Appendix These devices comply with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 These devices may not cause harmful interference and 2 These devices must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation This equip
12. Info Log Help Click on the PRS tool on the Add in Toolbar to display the About PRS Add in dialog In addition to providing version information about the PRS PowerPoint Add in this dialog is where you can disable the PRS Session while you are viewing the PowerPoint Slide Show By default the Enable PRS Session option is checked so that when you run this PRS PowerPoint Slide Show PRS will automatically launch and the New Session dialog will display If you want to run the PRS PowerPoint Slide Show so you can review the PRS Question Slides without launching PRS clear the Enable PRS Session checkbox 90 Lessons Mac PowerPoint Add in Chapter 4 Installing the PRS The following steps describe how to install the PRS PowerPoint Add in on PowerPoint Add in the Mac on the Mac 1 Open PowerPoint and select the PowerPoint Menu Select the Preferences menu option Click on the View tab and uncheck the Project Gallery at startup option Click on the OK button Select the Tools Menu Select the Add ins menu option Click on the Add button Navigate to the folder in which PRS is installed By default PRS is installed in the InterWrite PRS folder Select the PRS AddlIn ppa file and click on the Open button The PRS Add in file will be listed in the Add in List Click on the OK button 9 Restart PowerPoint By default the PRS Add in Toolbar displays along the left side of the PowerPoint window You can move it by g
13. Installation PRS Hardware Chapter 2 PRS Hardware The PRS hardware Receivers and Transmitters Clickers is available in two transmission types IR Infrared and RF Radio Frequency The IR Receivers and IR Clickers support a one way line of sight transmission from Clickers to Receivers and on to the PRS software The RF Receiver Hubs and RF Clicker Remotes support two way radio frequency transmis sion Responses are transmitted from RF Clickers to RF Receivers to the PRS software and status messages are returned via the Receiver to the individual Clickers Both PRS hardware systems are used to send capture and decode signals that are ultimately relayed to the PRS software on the computer where they are interpreted as Question Responses Each Response has a code attached to it that identifies the Clicker it came from The software establishes the connection between that unique transmitted code and the student s identity providing the basis for recording Responses and attributing them to the student In the IR system the unique code is the Clicker ID It is matched in the Class Roster to the Student ID and student name In the RF system the Student ID is the unique code transmitted with each Response As the Student ID is the unique identifier of students in the Class a Roster does not have to be in place in order to have the Responses attributed correctly and recorded The Clickers are small battery operated handheld devices IR
14. Manual Organization Chapter 2 PRS System Installation PRS Software Windows Installation Mac Installation PRS Hardware RF Receiver Installation LED Light Phases RF Clicker Setup and Operation Clicker Key Quick Reference Basic Operation Master RF Clicker Master RF Clicker Command Key Assignments Replacing RF Clicker Batteries IR Receiver Setup and Operation Hardware Connections for One IR Receiver Hardware Connections for Multiple IR Receivers Making the Connection Troubleshooting the IR Receiver Connection 16 16 18 18 19 19 19 19 23 23 23 25 25 25 25 26 27 27 28 28 29 30 30 31 32 32 33 33 34 IR Clicker Setup and Operation Basic Operation LED Light Confidence Level Clicker Operation Instructions Master IR Clicker Command Key Assignments Using a Flash Drive with PRS Chapter 3 Classes The Class in the RF Environment New Class Function Button Class Info Section Class Type Section System Type Default Audience Type Receivers Response Map Tab Default Settings Tab Starting an RF Class The Class in the IR Environment New Class Function Button Class Info Section Class Type Section Response Map Tab Create Response Map Function Import Response Map Function Remove Response Map Function Grid Settings Section Default Settings Tab Response Grid Section Chart Section Edit Class Function Button Delete Class Function Button Create Report Function Button Table of Contents vV vi Tabl
15. NSe ap W It 20 the new registrations Cycle Response Map Number of Boxes Cycle Response Map Delay in seconds 48 Classes IR Class Response Map Chapter 3 Create Response Map Function If the size of your Class is likely to fluctuate from one Session to the next add more Rows and or Columns to the Response Map than indicated by the size of the Roster Additional students can then be easily accommodated when they show up for a Session If you haven t set up enough Response Boxes in the Response Grid and the Response Map hasn t been set to cycle in the Grid Settings section when the Response Grid is full additional Responses will be ignored Click on the Create Response Map button below the Response Map List Window to display the Create Response Map Choose Type dialog You have three options Use Roster Random via Responses or Type fuse Roster zj Sequential via Responses The Use Roster option allows you to create a Response A Map directly from the Roster associated Onet caca with this Class profile The order of assign ment in the Response Map is based on the order in which the students are listed in the Roster When you select this option and click on the Next button the Response Map List Window is populated with information extracted from the Roster the Rows and Columns fields are automatically calculated based on the size of the Roster and the ResponseMap directory displays Name the new Response Map
16. Option Include Required Middle Name Iw E Nickname Iw C Net ID I lia Save The Options section allows you to indicate which options are Included in your student registration profiles and which of those included options are required Options that are required must be included Included options that are not checked as Required will display as Optional on the Registration Form Click on the Save button to save your Options settings Chapter 7 PRS Web Registration App The Admin Module 135 Log The Admin Module Log keeps a detailed record of every Registration Action on the PRS Registration Web site The Log can be downloaded or deleted GD PRS WNelullalciercteteln Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Log About Log Date Time Class ID Action Student ID Clicker ID Last Name First Name 2006 01 12 14 21 44 English Add 101 999966 Ant A 2005 11 15 15 43 25 TEST Add l1Az2B3C Hex Test 2005 12 23 14 09 08 English Add 67895432 696666666 Johnson Bill 2005 11 25 22 33 55 Dummys Add 12545675 Lee Jeremy 2005 11 30 04 05 03 123 Add 1234BC Lee Bob 2005 12 19 15 59 00 125 Add FO9Cis Mayhew Clay 2005 11 16 16 28 31 TEST Add 1235456 Melcher Debra 2005 12 30 09 11 40 English Add 15704600 15 7046 Melcher Debra 2006 01 12 14 22 25 Physics Add 48044352234 111111 Melcher Debra 2006 01 12 14 27 08 English Add 4504432234 222222 Melcher Debra 2006 01 12 14 27 54 English Delete 48044352234 222222 Melcher Debra 2005 12 16 16 10 42 PRSwebREG Ad
17. Registration 131 Table of Contents Deleting a Student Registration Downloading a Class Roster Importing a Class Roster Roster Options Log About PRS Blackboard Registration Application Installation and Setup Making the PRS Tab The Admin Options Module PRS Transaction Log About PRS Student Registration Unregistering a PRS Clicker Control Panel Exporting a Class Roster Appendix PRS Hardware Specifications Regulatory Statements Declarations of Conformity PRS IR Receiver Declaration of Conformity PRS IR Clicker Declaration of Conformity PRS High Speed IR Receiver Declaration of Conformity PRS High Speed IR Clicker Declaration of Conformity PRS RF Receiver Hub Declaration of Conformity PRS RF Clicker Remote Declaration of Conformity European Contact European Union Emission Directive European Union WEEE Directive Limited Warranty 132 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 141 141 142 143 144 xi xi XIV XV XV XVI iX This page left blank intentionally InterWrite PRS Overview InterWrite PRS is the most important comprehensive assessment tool you will ever use Its use as an electronic audience response testing and polling system is unrivalled but the real appeal of PRS lies in its ability to provide an instructor with instant feedback about each student s understanding of the lesson or lecture The InterWrite Personal Response System PRS easily tracks and records each individual response
18. Session in an IR Environment 98 The Self Paced Session in an RF Environment 99 Setting the Timer 99 Display Mode 100 The Session Dialog 101 Response Chart 104 Histogram Chart 106 Setting Up the Histogram 106 Rename Session Function Button 107 Resume Session Function Button 107 Review Session Function Button 107 Delete Session Function Button 107 Mark Session Function Button 107 Export Session Function Button 108 Create Report Function Button 108 vill Table of Contents Chapter 6 Gradebooks 109 New Gradebook Function Button 110 Info Tab 110 Appearance Tab 111 Letter Grades Tab 112 Edit Gradebook Function Button 113 Delete Gradebook Function Button 113 Export Gradebook Function Button 113 Create Report Function Button 114 Add Mark Function Button 115 Delete Mark Function Button 117 Update Names From Roster Function Button 117 Chapter 7 PRS Registration Applications 119 PRS Web Registration Application Overview 119 PRS Blackboard Registration Application Overview 120 PRS Web Registration Application Installation and Setup 121 Required Software 122 Installation Instructions 122 The Registration Module 124 Profile Registration Form 124 The Clicker ID Registration Form 125 The Admin Module 126 Manage Classes 126 Defining a New Class 126 Modifying a Class Profile Definition 127 Deleting a Class Profile Definition 128 Clearing Checkmarks 128 Manage Rosters 129 Defining a New Student Registration 130 Modifying a Student
19. Session to be run in Self Paced Mode System Type Closed You are also reminded about the Class Type System Type and Class ID settings established in the Class profile Class IDs 2468 covel Click on the OK button to start the Class Click on the Cancel button to continue in PRS without starting a Class You can skip the next section on The Class in the IR Environment and go to the Rosters section on page 57 46 Classes New IR Class Settings Chapter 3 The Class in the IR Environment Class Info Section Class Type Section The Class identifies and names a group of students The Class profile addresses three different aspects of the PRS Class 1 Class Name and Type 2 the Response Map which assigns each student a fixed position in the Response Grid and 3 default settings for the Response Grid and Re sponse Chart that will display when this Class participates in a Session In the IR environment the Roster is an important part of the Class profile When a Response is sent from an IR Clicker to the IR Receiver the Clicker ID is attached to the Response The Roster described at the end of this chapter links the Clicker ID to the student s name and Student ID ensuring that the transmitted Response will be credited to that student Click on the New Class Function Button to display the following dialog where you can set up your IR Class New Class x Information Response Map Default Settings Cidss
20. Seven Rosters derived from the PRS Web Registration Application Chapter Seven and Rosters used with other Class profiles can be imported into a new or existing Class profile In the RF environment the Roster is used primarily to link the transmitted Student ID with the student s name 4 InterWrite PRS Classes Chapter 1 Response Map Tab Loaner Clickers Response Window and Chart Window Default Settings Tab During a typical PRS Session in an IR environment a Lesson is presented to the students in the Class A Question and its Response options are displayed at the top of the Session dialog and a Response Grid or Attendee List is displayed at the bottom in the Response Area Students point their IR Clickers toward an IR Receiver and press the number letter key that represents their Response Choice for the Question The LED on the Clicker flashes while it is sending the signal to the Receiver To acknowledge receipt of the Response transmission the student s name or Clicker ID teacher s choice displays on the top line ina Response Box in the Response Grid When the Attendee List is used to verify transmission receipt in the Response Area the student s name is deleted from the Attendee List to indicate a successful transmission When a Class is quite large the Response Grid will be quite large too making it more difficult for each student to track his Response verification in the Response Grid A Response Map created a
21. SunRocket Internet COURSES gt ENGLISH 101 gt CONTROL PANEL ENG101 English 101 Anthony Simuel Instructor Course Information Assignments List Modify Users Enroll User Course Documents External Links Create User Remove Users from the Course Batch Create Users for Course Manage Groups Announcements Send E mail Assessme Course Calendar Collaboration Test Manager Gradebook Staff Information Digital Drop Box Survey Manager Gradebook Views Tasks Pool Manager Course Statistics Discussion Boards Senter Course Options Support Manage Course Menu Import Course Cartridge Manual Manage Tools Import Package Contact System Administrator Settings Export Course Recycle Course Archive Course Course Copy Resources A csv file will be created in the config directory of the PRS Blackboard Registration Application The Download option will know where to find the csv file so it is immaterial that you know where this directory is located 5 Again under the Course Tools header click on the Download PRS Roster link A list of all the csv files available for download is displayed as shown in the example below My Institution Courses Services 5 Systemi Admin COURSES gt ENGLISH 101 gt PRS DOWNLOAD ROSTER ass ENGLISH 101 FACULTY Baginning English csy ENGLISH 101 FACULTY _2 1 csv Download EMGLISH 101 TOQEKMEE Beginning English tsy ENGLISH 101
22. The registration files created by PRS and the PRS Web Registration Application are stored separately Online registrations are maintained in a database on the PRS Registration Application Web site Rosters created in PRS using the Add Names function and downloaded Rosters are stored in the PRS Roster directory on the computer Any changes made locally are reflected only in the Roster files stored in that directory If you want to keep individual Rosters synchronized you should make all changes at one location and download or import to the other location Roster Display Mode During a Session student identification from the Roster can be displayed in one of two ways in the Response Area below each Question and its Response Choices The identification can be displayed in a Response Grid or as an Attendee List The No Grid option is typically chosen for RF Sessions Chapter 3 Roster Function Buttons Classes Roster Function Buttons 59 A Response Grid is made up of individual Response Boxes that are arranged in a grid of rows and columns When a student transmits a Response to a Question confirmation of a received signal in the form of the student s Clicker ID Student ID or name this identification selection is made in the Default Settings tabbed section of the New Class profile is displayed in a Response Box in the Response Grid When a Response Map has been set up as part of the New Class profile each student will have an assi
23. and labor are warranted for one 1 year from the date of the first consumer purchase for the InterWrite PRS Receivers and Clickers This warranty applies to the original consumer purchaser only This warranty does not apply to any product purchased outside the United States or Canada For warranty information outside the United States or Canada contact your local dealer or distributor Warranty is valid only if original consumer s purchase or lease date is less than or equal to six months from the original GTCO CalComp sale date This information will be captured by the system serial number and confirmed by the reseller s purchase order Conditions Except as specified below this warranty covers all defects in material or workmanship in the products The following are not covered by the warranty 1 Any product on which the serial number has been defaced modified or removed if applicable 2 Damage deterioration or malfunction resulting from a Accident misuse abuse neglect fire water lightening or other acts of nature unauthorized product modification for any purpose or failure to follow instructions supplied with the product b Repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by GTCO CalComp c Any damage in shipment of the product claims must be presented to the carrier d Any other cause which does not relate to a manufacturing defect 3 Any product not sold or leased to a consumer within six months of G
24. and save it The name and path to the newly created Response Map is displayed in the Re sponse Map field above the Response Map List Window Add more Rows and Columns if you either expect more students or plan to run test Sessions and use Key Input Chapter One PRS Menus Connection Menu to simulate Response transmissions Sequential and Random Response Maps Both the Sequential via Responses option and the Random via Responses option require the registration of the IR Clickers Sequential registration allows you to register students in the Response Map in a specific order while Random registration assigns the next position in the Response Map to the next signal received The end result of the three types of Response Map creation is the same each student occupies a specific assigned position on the Response Map Chapter 3 Classes IR Class Response Map 49 Select either the Sequential or Random response option and click on the Next Number of Rows zeg button The Response Map Row Column Number of Columns 10 prompt displays Use this option to de scribe how you want the individual Re Net cance sponse Boxes arranged in the grid Set the number of Rows and Columns you want in the Response Map If neces sary add additional Rows or Columns to the Class profile to provide room for late registrants or for Key Input Response simulations Chapter One Click on the Next button The following screen shot
25. as Normal the default configuration or as loaner can join any Open Class while Clickers configured as Closed or Closed Loaner will find only the Closed Class with which they have been linked by the Class ID and will automatically join it The Audience Type setting determines whether a student s identification will be recorded and saved with his Responses This is a default setting that can be changed when the RF Class is started Known The Student ID that identifies each student is recorded with the student s transmitted Responses This Audience Type setting is necessary when you expect to grade or mark Sessions for this Class Anonymous The Anonymous Audience Type is used when identification of the students is not required and their Responses are not recorded and marked This setting is typically used when the Class is being polled or surveyed or during review Sessions Chapter 3 Receivers Response Map Tab Classes New RF Class Settings 43 Class ID This is the ID that the RF Clickers in the Closed Class will be linked or bound to and which will uniquely identify the RF Receiver with the Closed Class being profiled here The Class ID must be four charac ters long choose from O through 9 and A through F to represent the Hex number that will identify the Closed Class When you click on the Set Class ID button a dialog will display with a note reminding you that the Class ID must be unique and should not be used by any oth
26. as the F Drive on my desktop computer where have two CD ROM drives Make sure that on each system where you are using PRS the PRS Default Data Directory is pointing to the correct drive letter for the Flash Drive If it s not PRS will build a new default data directory on the local drive and it won t see the PRS directory on the Flash Drive Another option is to use the Flash Drive only to move PRS files from one system to another Save everything locally and use the Flash Drive as a transfer medium 38 This page is left blank intentionally Chapter 2 Classes Classes is the section of PRS where each meeting or Class is defined and profiled The primary function of the Classes section is to establish an association between the Class profile and the Roster of students in that Class The Class profiles are listed in the left pane of the Classes Window Rosters are displayed in the right pane InterWrite PRS Classes loj x File RF Connection View Help fiii Classes Fa sans re Sessions I gt i i f New Class Edit Class Delete Class Create Report 2 Import Merge Roster ii Remove Roster i JAad Nome To Roster E Delete Name From Roster Line Number Clicker ID Last Name First Name Middle The following screen shot shows the Classes Window after some Classes have been profiled A Class is selected in the left pane and its associated Roster is displayed in the Roster List Window in the right p
27. be imported from the computer into the Roster currently displayed on the Manage Rosters page Imported Rosters can be appended to the existing Roster or can replace the existing Roster GD PRS Welullalciecteleln Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Lag About Manage Rosters Please do not use the Back button to navigate this section Use the drop down list to select the Class of interest or the Navigation links at the top of the page Select Class English 101 Rober AM 345 GO Class English 101 Clicker ID Last Name First Name Student ID Middle Name Nickname Net ID eter SSA eS SRT A Se PSS RE ELSES AS Sasa fees a SSA LS SDS ee e T e D 157046 BRAINS Brian z z0 C 157046 Cat Charlie T 30 C 235918 Johnson Bill bfoos4se2 Billy Add Delete Delete All Modify Download Roster Import Class Roster Keep in mind that the Rosters managed on your Web site are stored in a database on your Web site Rosters defined and managed on the com puter are stored in the PRS Rosters directory on the computer To keep the Rosters synchronized it s a good idea to manage them in one loca tion either on the computer or the Web site and import them to the other site For example you can maintain and edit your Rosters on your Web site When you make changes to a Roster download the modified Roster to the PRS Rosters directory on the computer and re import it into the appropriate Class profile 13
28. description of the problem 5 If GTCO CalComp determines that the unit is not defective within the terms of the warranty the consumer shall pay the cost of all freight charges as well as any repair charges Technical Support Web based Technical Support is available free of charge at www gtcocalcomp com where current driver releases as well as comprehensive technical support troubleshooting Technical Bulletins and FAQs can be found Telephone Technical Support is available by contacting our Service amp Support Department at 410 312 9221 EST or 480 443 2214 MST You can also fax your request to 410 290 9065 EST or 480 948 5508 MST Our toll free numbers in the U S are 800 344 4723 for our East Coast customers and 800 856 0732 for our West Coast customers Disclaimer of Unstated Warranties The warranty printed above is the only warranty applicable to this purchase ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED Assuming the warranty above stated is otherwise applicable it is expressly understood and agreed that GTCO CalComp s sole liability whether in contract tort under any warranty in negligence or otherwise shall be for the repair or replacement of the defective parts and under no circumstances shall GTCO CalComp be liable for special indirect or consequential damages The price sta
29. from a source other than PRS or PowerPoint PRS is used simply to manage the Session and record the Responses This No Lesson Session option is described in Chapter Five Sessions 64 Lessons PRS Lessons PRS Lessons Chapter 4 Lessons is the section of PRS where you will define and organize your questionnaires which are called Lessons Each Lesson is made up of a series of Questions The Lessons Section main screen shown below is divided into two panes The Lessons are organized in the Lesson Tree in the left pane Questions for the selected Lesson are displayed in the right pane in the Questions List Window Note that each pane has its own set of Function Buttons InterWrite PRS Lessons _ O x File RF Connection View Help FP ssion Classes Lessons Fa F i i New Lesson Edit Lesson Copy Lesson Delete Lesson Import Lesson Export Lesson Create Report New Session Copy Question C Unselect All A Edit Question 2 Delete Question El Move Up Lessons f7 New Question E Lessons El Move Down Select All Selected Lesson Tree List Window Question List Window InterWrite PRS Lessons Piel E File RF Connection View Help ssion 6Sradebooks fa Pai re re Pal al New Lesson Edit Lesson Copy Lesson Delete Lesson Import Lesson Export Lesson Create Report New Session Lessons ial New Question Ff Edit Question 2 Delete Question 2 Copy Ques
30. gather record and evaluate response data The PRS hardware communicates the response data to the PRS software Two different PRS hardware systems are available to satisfy the operating and budgetary requirements of any organization The IR infrared system features IR Clickers and IR Receivers that use a patented proprietary transmission protocol in a one way transmission network to send data from Clicker to Receiver The IR Clicker transmitter is a small handheld battery powered device with num bered and lettered response buttons a power switch an LED power transmis sion indicator light and an infrared transmitter The IR Receiver is connected to the computer and has a red LED power indicator light and an infrared receiver The IR Receiver decodes the transmitted data which are then relayed to the PRS software on the computer The PRS software provides the functionality necessary to establish an environment in which that transmitted data can be electronically converted quickly and easily into useful response information 2 PRS Overview Chapter 1 The RF radio frequency hardware system features RF Clickers and RF Receivers that use a two way transmission protocol to send data back and forth between the RF Clickers RF Receiver and the PRS software The RF Clicker remote is a battery operated device that features an LCD display and a keypad that includes numeric lettered and math symbol Input Keys and a set of Navigation Keys The RF Cl
31. is displayed below Blackboard Learning System Release 6 Mozilla Firefox a File Edit View Go Bookmarks Tools Help Q i X gt X amp x A B http 192 168 1 2 8000 webapps portal frameset jsp tab_id _11_1 x Go e gt Getting Started Q Latest Headlines Blackboard Server GTCO Mail _ Struttin with Struts _ How to use Filename E NetBeans API Index Launching into Java How to use Filename te SunRocket Internet Scottsdey GTCO Fo ie i UNIVERSITY G amp EE q Home Help Logout My Institution Courses Community System Admin Options Log About View Transaction Log Date Time PRS Transmitter ID Action Student ID Last Name First Name 2005 05 05 18 14 29 555888789 ADD 10161959 Simuel Anthony 2005 05 05 18 27 58 053442724 ADD 17246350 Berry Mark 2005 05 05 18 28 35 500005000 ADD 17246350 Berry Mark 2005 05 05 18 29 23 DELETE 17246350 Berry Mark 2005 05 05 18 30 05 123456789 ADD 17246350 Berry Mark 2005 05 05 18 31 46 244971410 ADD 14179442 Guerrero Manuel 2005 05 05 18 32 15 444454444 ADD 14179442 Guerrero Manuel 2005 05 05 18 32 24 789444554 ADD 14179442 Guerrero Manuel 2005 05 05 18 32 32 045078045 ADD 14179442 Guerrero Manuel 2005 05 05 18 32 43 858585858 ADD 14179442 Guerrero Manuel 2005 05 05 18 32 58 DELETE 14179442 Guerrero Manuel 2005 05 05 18 33 50 DELETE 14179442 Guerrero Manuel 2005 05 06 10 07 53 DELETE 10161959 Simuel Anthony 2005 05 06 13 32 26 DELETE 10161959 S
32. only 34 60 characters max Valid characters are alphanumeric and 8 0_ 3 Chapter 7 Modifying a Class Profile PRS Web Registration App The Admin Module 127 The Modify option can be used to edit everything in a Class profile except the Class ID In addition you can use the Modify option to close a Class to further registrations By default the Status of a New Class profile is Open for registration When you close it the Class will no longer display in the list of Classes available to the students in the Registration Module 1 Click on the checkbox next to the Class profile you want to edit 2 Click on the Modify button GD PRS Welullalciecteteln Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Log About Manage Classes Modify Class Class ID Physics Class Description Physics 101 Required Class Section Optional Instructor Bob Optional Location Optional Time Optionall2 Days Optional Status Cancel 13 60 characters max Yalid characters are alphanumeric only 2 60 characters max Valid characters are alphanumeric and 4 O_ 3 Make your changes Click on the Modify button to save the changes Or click on the Cancel button to return to the Manage Classes page without saving any changes 128 PRS Web Registration App The Admin Module Chapter 7 Deleting a 1 Click on the checkbox next to each Class you want to delete Class Profile 2 Click on th
33. options on the RF Menu described in the Menu section of this chapter illustrate this point An RF Type Class is started and ended RF Clickers scan for a specific Class and join it The Roster does not have to be in place when an RF Class is started A Roster based on transmitted Student IDs can be derived from Session results The R lype Class must be associated with a Roster which can be associated with a Response Map Students are identified in PRS and most Course Management Systems by their Student IDs In an RF environment the Student ID is saved in the RF Clicker s memory and is sent with each Response transmitted from the Clicker ensuring that the Response is associated in PRS records with the Student ID and thereby with the student In an IR environment there is no way to enter a Student ID into the IR Clicker s memory so the IR Clicker ID which is transmitted with each Response is used to establish the link to the Student ID This can be accomplished only through the use of a Roster The Roster identifies the students in the Class and establishes the link between their names Student IDs and Clicker IDs A Roster can be created locally in PRS as part of the Class profile The student s name Student ID Clicker ID and other information are entered into a student profile form and each profile form is added to the Roster Or an existing Roster can be imported into the Class profile Rosters derived from Blackboard Chapter
34. or if you want to test the connection select aCOM port in the Connection Menu click on the Port Check menu option verify the IR Receiver is powered on and send a signal from a powered on IR Clicker to the IR Receiver If the IR Receiver is con nected to the COM port you selected in the Connection Menu a Clicker Identified message will appear in the black Port Check window If the Port Check window remains blank select another COM port in the Connection Menu and repeat the transmission check process xi Please Read Port Check determines whether the signal from a transmitter is received To use Turn on the PRS transmitter and press a button to send a signal towards the PRS Receiver If no response is seen in the window below the signal is not getting in Possible reasons include bad receiver faulty connections or no access to the serial port The message Failed Customer ID check indicates there is a mismatch between the transmitter s customer ID and the setting in preferences Select File Preferences to specify the correct customer ID and retry Transmitter Identified followed by data indicates proper behavior Close Chapter 1 InterWrite PRS PRS Menus 17 Transmitter Test As indicated in the white message box on the Port Check window the Port Check feature verifies that a signal from an IR Clicker is received by the IR Receiver Not only can you use Port Check to verify the IR Re ceiver
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36. pressing any key on their pow ered on Clickers The Clicker IDs are checked against the Roster The students whose Clicker IDs were not received are put on the Absen tee List and their names are removed from that Session s Attendee List The names of students who are late to the Session will not appear on the Attendee List but their Responses to all the Questions they responded to during the Session will be duly recorded The late students just won t have that visual Response receipt confirmation You can toggle between Display Modes by selecting the Show Attendee List instead of Grid option from the Preferences Menu on the Session dialog Toolbar Chapter 5 Sessions Session Dialog 101 The Session Session Dialog Toolbar Dialog InterWrite PRS New Session 04 03 2006_1 Question Name Which statement is true Question Type Multiple Choice Mend session p 1 2 6 gt 00 30 20 E Em AM li 2 Show Question Which statement is true EE Show Question On Top lates Show Question On Left X Question Box and A 2 Show Attendee List instead of Grid ates E Automatically Show Chart X 3 Show Instructor Window Hide Timer Response Choices Response Area Preferences Menu The following table describes each of the tools on the Session dialog Toolbar from left to right Tool Tool Name Function End Session Click on this tool button to end the current Session and retu
37. put the events in order from earliest to most recent When you are setting up an Answer Series Question Type enter the Question and the Answers as you normally would Then enter the letters or numbers in the correct order in the Answer field This answer should be a character string with no spaces e g DBCA or 4361725 Students with RF Clickers can enter the letters or numbers in the order they deem correct and send the string in one transmission while students with IR Clickers will send the ordered Responses as individual key presses one after the other waiting between key presses only long enough for the Clicker LED to stop flashing 80 Lessons Question Types Chapter 4 True False Question Type Enter the statement in the Q window pane and indicate whether it is true or false by clicking on the radio button in the appropriate Response pane RF Clickers have a key and an key IR Clickers do not That s why there is a 1 and a 2 next to the T and F respectively IR Clickers can respond to True False Questions by pressing the 1 key for a True Re sponse and the 2 key for a False Response Chapter 4 Short Answer Question Type Lessons Question Types 81 New Question 7 Short Answer moat My pum x xx Aad KA Technical F Regular gt 26 T state x fi oices Type Letters Y Chances fs Points fo h Left Show Choices Hide wa Orient Choices ows v Short Answers can c
38. the Setup Instructions in the Instructions window for the Clicker Type you chose 3 Turn on all the Clickers or just one Clicker if you are configuring a Master Clicker as instructed and press the Quick Jump number in the angle brackets lt gt on each Clicker 4 The Configuration Class name is a displayed on each Clicker LCD Press the Enter Send key to join each Clicker to the Configuration Class Each Clicker LCD display will confirm the Clicker Type assignment and the Join ID automatically assigned to it You can Close the dialog or select a new Clicker Type and configure additional Clickers 14 InterWrite PRS PRS Menus Chapter 1 Configuring RF Clickers for a Closed Class The primary characteristic of an RF Clicker that is configured as a Closed Clicker is that it is bound to a unique instructor assigned Class ID inextricably linking it to any Closed Class that uses that Class ID Closed Clickers which include Closed Loaner Clickers and Closed Master Clickers will automatically find and join the Closed Class based on the link to the Class ID Clickers that are not bound to the Class ID will not find nor can they join the Closed Class What is the practical application of Closed Classes and Closed Clickers An instructor or the school buys an RF Class Pack which consists of an RF Re ceiver the PRS software and x number of RF Clickers The Clickers are kept in the classroom and are distr
39. the Class has been started While it is preferable that all the students have joined the Class before the Session is begun it s not a requirement Students can join the Class at any time although their Responses cannot be recorded until they do join The Class setting then is already established for the Session profile in the RF environment In addition Audience Type and the Self Paced setting were defined when the Class was started The other major difference between running a Session when RF hardware is being used and running one with IR hardware is that IR Sessions must display the Response Area The one way transmission of the IR system precludes the receipt of transmission status messages on the IR Clicker A Display Mode setting of either Response Grid or Attendee List provides the means of verifying successful IR transmissions RF Clickers display transmission status messages on their LCD screens making the use of a Response Area unnecessary This is not to say that the Response Area cannot be configured for display during an RF Session The use of the Response Area during an RF Session can be helpful to verify that every one has responded to the Question so the instructor can stop the Timer and display the Response Chart Chapter 5 Hew Session Sessions New Session 93 A new Session is started by clicking on the New Session Function Button The New Session dialog will display The two screen shots below illustrate
40. the PRS Tab 138 PRS Blackboard Registration App Making the PRS Tab Chapter 7 Making the PRS Tab Now that the PRS Blackboard Registration Application has been success fully installed in Blackboard you can make a PRS Tab Having a PRS Tab is not necessary to the successful implementation of the PRS Blackboard Registration Application It is included here to make the whole business of students registering their PRS Clickers as simple and straightforward as possible If you are trying to limit the number of Tabs in your Blackboard installation and already have one perhaps a Student Tab that would work ignore these instructions Go ahead and link the PRS Blackboard Registration Application to the existing Tab 1 Click on the System Admin tab 2 Under the Portal System header select the Manage Tabs option 3 Click on the Module Tab link 4 In the Title field enter PRS In the System Availability field select Yes In the Available to Specific Portal Roles select Fveryone 5 Click on the Submit button The message The tab has been successfully updated will appear You can now renumber or reorder the Tab if you choose 6 Click on the OK button 7 Click on the Modify button on the PRS line 8 Click on the Default Content link and scroll down until you see My Courses Click on both the Include checkbox and the Require checkbox 9 Click on both the Include and the Require checkboxes on the PRS Registration Line The
41. the difference between the New Session dialog for an IR Session on the left and the New Session dialog for an RF Session on the right Name fos 15 2006 Name fos 15 2006 Audience Type known Be Audience Type nown Self Paced No v Self Paced Class Englis104L A Class Englis104L Enalis204M gt Englis204M C No Lesson f PRS Lesson No Lesson PRS Lesson zie Anthropology Exam 1 Hie Basic 1 Hi Biology 101 Hie Biology 101 fd Biology Midterm cS Biology Midterm Hie English Grammar aii tHE Finals x E Finals Autostart Questions No v Autostart Questions No 7 Display Aode Response Grid Me Display Mode No Grid x Automatically Show Chart Yes b Show if Correct On Clickers No z Collect H k T Automatically Advance Question No x aaa Automatically Show Chart Yes he Automatically Advance Question No ha Eaj In a typical Session the first Question in the Lesson will display Each student responds to the Question during the time allotted on the Timer set in the Lesson profile by pressing the key s on his Clicker that represent his Response Choice When the Timer has expired a chart the Response Chart of the Response distribution displays The Response Chart shows how many or what percentage of students selected each of the Response Choices When the Response Chart is closed the next Question will disp
42. the way they are configured and presented Here are some things you should know about Self Paced Sessions e Any Lesson can be presented in a Self Paced Session e The Questions are not displayed in the Session dialog During a Self Paced RF Session generally only the Session dialog Toolbar is displayed You will need to make the Questions and Response Choices available either as a printed handout or projected somewhere in the classroom Note that Lesson Reports Chapter Four provide a number of ways of accessing and printing Questions and Response Choices for just this purpose The Self Paced option is set Yes No when the Class is started When students join the Class the RF Clickers will display the TST field on the LCD screen This is the initial field for a Self Paced Mode Session in an RF environment The students should be given a handout with the Questions and Response Choices or they should be displayed some where in the classroom A Lesson presented as during a Self Paced Session can contain up to 99 Questions If you use a Test Number it should be included on the handout or projected display The following keys are used during an RF Self Paced Session The key displays the first Response field gt The key sends each Response The keys are used to move from Question to Question When you configure a New New Session Sait Eien aaa Session as a Self Paced Session for both IR and RF an additional dices
43. to create a Report Click on the Create Report Function Button A dialog listing Report format choices will display Select the Report type you want to generate from this Gradebook and click on the OK button New Report x Grades by StudentID Grades by Name Grades by Name Individual Page Type Cancel You will have a choice of formatting and displaying your Report in a PDF file or the PRS Print Preview window The Report window has Menus and a Toolbar which feature options for saving printing navigating through and zooming the pages of the Report The Navigation Arrows are active only when a multi page Report has been created Chapter 6 Gradebooks Add Mark Function Button 115 To add a Marked Session to a Gradebook select the Gradebook in the Gradebooks List Window The Roster of the Class associated with the selected Gradebook and any previously added Marked Sessions are displayed in the Gradebook Contents List Window Click on the Add Mark Function Button above the Contents List Window to display the following dialog Add Mark A 03 15 2006 BioLibl igi ni The Marked Sessions that used a PRS Lesson for the Session are dis played on the first tab You can select one or more of these Sessions and click on the OK button to add it them to the Gradebook 116 Gradebooks Add Mark Chapter 6 Select the Non PRS tab if the Marked Session was a No Lesson type Add Mark PRS 12345 Hanson Ro
44. when you are ready to start the Class and run a Session For purposes of this discussion it will be assumed that the Class is profiled on the computer to which the RF Receiver is connected When PRS is started up after at least one RF Type Class has been pro filed it goes into what can be thought of as Classroom Mode A Start RF Class dialog which lists all defined RF Type Classes displays first When you select the RF Class you want to start and click OK the RF Receiver begins broadcasting the selected Class Powered on RF Clickers will find the Class either through Autoscan or Quick Jump and join it Each time a Clicker joins the Class the Joined counter on the Status Bar of the PRS window is incremented When everyone has joined the Class you are ready to begin a Session Chapter 3 Mew Class Class Info Section Classes New RF Class 41 A Roster does not have to be in place in order to run a Session Each RF Clicker has been registered to the student s Student ID The RF Clicker will autoscan for Classes but will not allow the student to join a Class until a Student ID has been entered and saved The Student ID is transmitted with every Response providing a way of identifying the student and attributing his Responses When the Class is ended a Roster listing the Clicker IDs and Student IDs of all the students who participated in the Session will appear in the Roster List Window of the Classes section The Roster w
45. 0 PRS Web Registration App The Admin Module Chapter 7 Defining a New 1 Select the Class from the drop down list to which you want to add Student the student profile Click on the GO button to display the selected Registration Class Roster 2 Click on the Add button at the bottom of the Manage Rosters page to add the student profile to the Roster 3 Fill in the student profile and click on the Add button to save it Or click on the Cancel button to return to the Manage Rosters page without adding the student profile to the Roster GD PRS Penale Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Log About Manage Rosters 4dd Student Class English 101 Clicker Type IR infrared bd Clicker 1D Required Last Name Required First Name Required Student ID Required Middle Name Optional Nickname Optional Net ID __ Optional Add Cancel 13 IR Clicker ID can be found on the white label on the back of your PRS Clicker 13 RF Clicker ID can be found by doing the following Power on your Clicker Press the Menu Key twice to stop the scan and display the Setup Menu Scroll to Diagnostics and press the green Enter Key Scroll to Radio ID amp whe 2 9 characters max Valid characters are A F and 0 9 3 60 characters max Valid characters are alphanumeric and 8 0_ 3 Chapter 7 Modifying a Student Registration PRS Web Registration App The Adm
46. 1 d Send E mail No Announcements amp User Directory No Tasks E Address Book No Calendar Items E Personal Information Courses in which you are enrolled fa MTH260 Math 260 No Announcements PRS Registration GDPRS Clicker Registration Click On Registration Option Register Clicker Unregister Clicker Administrator Options Admin Options 3 From the side menu click on the Control Panel link My Institution Courses Community 5 RS System Admin COURSES gt ENGLISH 101 gt ANNOUNCEMENTS Course Information FR viewronay VIEWLAST7 DAYS VIEW LAST 30 DAYS VIEW ALL Staff Information Assignments oh No announcements found Communication Discussion Board External Links Tools E Course Map 3 Quick Unenroll Blackboard Leaming System Release Copyright 1997 Fecessibility int Chapter 7 PRS Blackboard Registration App Control Panel 145 4 Under the Course Tools header click on the Export PRS Roster link Blackboard Learning System Release 6 Mozilla Firefox zy File Edit View Go Bookmarks Tools Help eo KE ia z X 3 x A D http 192 168 1 2 8000 webapps portal frameset jsp tab courses amp url bin common course pl course_id _2_1 x Go e gt Getting Started Q Latest Headlines Blackboard Server GTCO Mail _ Struttin with Struts How to use Filename E NetBeans API Index Launching into Java How to use Filename x
47. A tiny screw holds the battery cover in place on the back of the unit IR Clickers are shipped either with the screw in place or taped inside the lid of the Clicker box If the screw is in place remove it now 2 Remove the battery cover by pushing down on the thumb grip and sliding it in the direction of the arrow 3 Insert two AAA batteries positioning them properly to ensure the correct polarity 4 Slide the battery cover back on and reinsert the screw to hold it in place Chapter 2 Basic Operation LED Light Confidence Level Clicker Operation Instructions PRS System Installation IR Clicker 35 1 Press the ON OFF button to power the IR Clicker on Locate the IR Receiver and point the Clicker toward it Make your Response Choice and press the corresponding alohanumeric Response Key 4 Watch the Response Grid or Attendee List for verification of the receipt of your transmission The LED Light will flash while the Response transmission to the IR Receiver is in progress The IR Clicker s power will automatically shut off after 15 minutes of inactivity The LED Light illuminates to indicate the following Red High Confidence Level Transmission Green Medium Confidence Level Transmission Orange Low Confidence Level Transmission Flashing Response Transmission in Progress Replace the batteries when the LED Light becomes dim You might want students to qualify their Responses to a Question by indicati
48. B equipment were derived for typical industrial environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication devices European Union WEEE Directive The manufacture of this equipment required the extraction and use of natural resources It may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment e n order to avoid the dissemination of the hazardous substances into the environment and to diminish the pressure on our natural resources we encourage you to return this product to the appropriate take back system facility These facilities reuse or recycle most of the materials in this equipment in aresponsible way e The crossed out wheeled bin symbol below invites you to use these take back systems e If you need more information about the collection reuse and recycling systems in your area please contact your local or regional waste authority e Further information about the responsible end of life management of this and other GTCO CalComp products is available on our Web site at www gtcocalcomp com T x xxii Limited Warranty Appendix Limited Warranty Limited Warranty for InterWnte PRS Receivers and Clickers GTCO CalComp Corporation warrants these products to be free from defects in material and workmanship under the following terms Complete and return the enclosed warranty registration card to ensure that your products are covered by this warranty Coverage Parts
49. C Directive 89 336 EEC and amendment 92 31 EEC Emissions Testing EN 55022 2003 Class B EN 61000 3 2 Harmonics Class A EN 61000 3 3 Flicker Immunity Testing EN 55024 2003 including EN 61000 4 2 ESD EN 61000 4 3 Radiated Immunity EN 61000 4 4 EFT B EN 61000 4 5 Surges EN 61000 4 6 Conducted Immunity EN 61000 4 11 Voltage Dips Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC Scottsdale Arizona U S A 1 1 2006 Dana Doubrava Location Date Engineering Mgr xviii Declaration of Conformity Appendix Supplementary Information PRS High Speed IR Clicker Transmitter Declaration of Conformity The CE mark on this device indicates compliance under the EMC 89 336 EEC Directive Declaration of conformity according to ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer s Name GTCO CalComp Inc Manufacturer s Address 7125 Riverwood Drive Columbia MD 21046 U S A declares that the product Product Name InterWrite PRS High Speed IR Clicker Transmitter Model Numbers TX 03A Product Options All conforms to the following product specifications EMC EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and amendment 92 31 EEC Emissions Testing EN 55022 2003 Class B Immunity Testing EN 55024 2003 including EN 61000 4 2 ESD EN 61000 4 3 Radiated Immunity Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low V
50. COM port connection you can also use it to test an IR Clicker Verify the IR Clicker does not need new batteries Under normal operat ing conditions the LED indicator light on a powered on IR Clicker is bright green Change the batteries when the LED indicator light is dim Select the Port Check option and send a transmission by pointing the tapered end of the powered on IR Clicker toward one of the IR Receivers in the room and pressing a numbered button If nothing shows up in the Port Check window there is a problem with the IR Clicker Try resetting it Straighten a paper clip and stick the end of the paper clip into the hole on the back of the IR Clicker The hole is located to the right side near the battery pack Push until you feel a slight click Power on the IR Clicker and rerun the Transmitter Test 18 InterWrite PRS PRS Menus Chapter 1 Key Input View Menu If you are learning how to use the InterWrite PRS system and or you want to simulate a Session you can set up PRS to accept input from the computer keyboard that simulates Clicker input signals When you want to test a Lesson you can run a test Session without having a PRS Receiver connected to your computer 1 Select the Key Input feature on the Connection Menu 2 When you are using a Response Map make sure the Response Grid Class profile has enough Response Boxes in addition to those assigned to the students in the Roster to accommodate the number of simulation
51. Class Name a Display on RF Clicker 10 Characters Limit Course Instructor Section Location RF udents must select and join RF Class every time Typically used when clickers are owned by IR and RF dents Closed C Clickers automatically join RF Class Typically used when clickers are owned by the school Note Requires clickers to be configured as closed Default Audience Type Known O Anonymous C Glass Libs Set Class HS The Class Name is derived from the first six characters entered in the Course Instructor field and the first four characters entered in the Section Location field It cannot be changed or edited 1 Select the IR Clicker Type from the drop down list The rest of the options in this section will disappear when the IR Clicker Type is selected as they are relevant only in an RF environment 2 Click on the OK button to save the new IR Class profile Chapter 3 Response Map Tab Classes New IR Class Settings 47 Before you can set up a Response Map you must have a Roster linked to this new Class profile Go to the Roster section on page 57 at the end of this chapter Return here when you are ready to continue with the Class profile The Class Response Map provides a way of mapping each student listed in the Roster to a permanent location in a Response Grid It is a virtual seating chart The Response Grid is displayed in the Response Area below the Ques tion and Response Choices
52. Class and the Roster List Window is empty only the Import Roster option is available Once there is a Roster in the Roster List Window the Merge Roster option becomes available Importing a Roster When you click on the Import Roster Function Button the PRS Roster directory is displayed Select a Roster from this directory or browse to another location to find the Roster you want to import for this Class profile If a Roster is already in the Roster List Window before the directory is displayed you will be asked whether you want to overwrite the current Roster or merge a Roster into the current Roster 60 Classes Roster Function Buttons Chapter 3 Merging a Roster Imported and Merged Rosters can come from a variety of sources They can be created in PRS for another Class created in Excel downloaded from the PRS Web Registration Application Chapter Seven or created in and down loaded from a Course Management System such as Blackboard Chapter Seven WebAssist or Web CT It is important to note that any Roster that is imported or merged into a Class profile must be in a csv file format and have a specific file structure If you want to create a Roster from an existing MS Excel spreadsheet for example here are a few tricks to make the process go smoothly As indicated above PRS can read only those Rosters stored in a csv format and it expects a specific structure in that csv file It is recommended that you use one of the e
53. Clickers have a keypad that consists of four rows of lettered and numbered keys and a Power button The RF Clickers have an expanded keypad that includes Input Keys and Navigation Keys A two line LCD screen displays Responses as they are entered and the returned status messages The Receivers receive and decode data transmitted to them from the Clickers The IR Receiver sends the decoded data via a serial connection to the computer The RF Receiver uses a USB connection In both cases the decoded data are analyzed and recorded by the PRS software If you are installing a Mixed PRS System that uses both IR and RF PRS hardware don t mix up the Power Supply cables The Power Supply for IR is slightly different than the one for RF and they cannot be used interchangeably Chapter 2 RF Receiver Installation LED Light Phases PRS System Installation RF Receiver 27 The RF Receiver does not rely on line of sight transmission making it very portable Just be aware that the RF Receiver works best when it is not sitting on a metal surface such as your computer box The PRS RF Receiver ships with a 9V Power Supply Power Supply Plug Adapters and a USB cable 1 Plug the Power Supply into a wall or power strip outlet 2 Plug the other end of the Power Supply into the RF Receiver 3 Plug the square USB B connector into the RF Receiver 4 Plug the flat USB A connector into an available USB port on your computer or USB hub The RF Rece
54. Ds RF and Clicker IDs will be recorded Use this Audience Type for Sessions that will be subsequently graded or marked Anonymous No ID tag will be recorded with the Responses Use this Audience Type for review polling or survey Sessions where respondent identity is not required Identification will be shown on the Response Grid so students will be able to verify receipt of their signal but the IDs will not be recorded in the Session file For RF the default setting for Audience Type is set in the Class profile When the Class is started the default setting can be changed in the Start RF Class dialog A Self Paced Session is a timed Session during which students answer Questions in any order they choose and at their own pace See the following Self Paced Session box for more details For RF the setting for Self Paced is set in the Start RF Class dialog The Class option lists the names of the Classes defined in the Classes Section Select the name of the Class that this Session will be associated with The Roster for the selected Class will be used In an RF environment a Session cannot be started until the Class is started The Class that was started will be selected in this dialog but will be grayed out so it cannot be changed Chapter 5 Sessions New Session Profile Settings 95 Option Settings Lesson Type No Lesson PRS Lesson Autostart Questions Display Mode Attendee List Response Grid No Grid De
55. Lessons Question Types Chapter 4 Numeric Question Type New Question x oad i Eux x x Aad ka Technical F Regular z 26 slate x Type Numeric b Timer 00 30 ai choices fi y choices Type Lerte rs v chances fs hd Points fo 7 Answers ha Name Ques Location Lett Y show Choices Hide hd Orient Choices Pows E Numeric Questions are fairly straightforward enter the numeric ques tion in the Q window pane and enter the correct Response in the Answer field Numeric Responses can contain up to 12 characters 11 numeric charac ters and the decimal point plus the minus sign RF Clickers have both a Decimal Point key and a Minus Sign key However IR Clickers do not IR Clickers must go through a fairly complicated series of key presses when transmitting numeric Responses Instructions for transmitting Responses to Numeric Multiple Correct Multiple Choice True False Answer Series and Short Answer Question Types when using IR Clickers can be found on the Help Menu You can display the instructions for IR Clicker users or create a handout for each IR Clicker Chapter 4 Lessons Question Types 79 Answer Series Sa hee eee ed les sibs alee H Question Type OO o o The Answer Series Question Type expects a Response in which the Answers are arranged in a predetermined order For example each Response might be a specific historical event and the Question would instruct the student to
56. Location field It cannot be changed or edited 42 Classes RF Class Type Class Type Section System Type Default Audience Type Chapter 3 When the Clicker Type is set to RF three subsections are displayed System Type Default Audience Type and Receivers System Type describes your preference for the kind of environment in which your Class will be run You have the choice of an Open Class System or a Closed Class System e An Open Class System is one in which the RF Clickers are typically Studentowned and remain in the student s possession The RF Clickers that stay with the students are used by them to join any Open RF Class in any classroom where PRS is running e A Closed Class System is one in which the RF Clickers are School owned These Clickers stay in the classroom and are configured so they will find only the Class to which they have been bound When this System Type is selected the Set Class ID button is activated in the Receivers section on this dialog The Class ID designated when the RF Clickers were configured Chapter One RF Menus is assigned to the RF Receiver The classroom RF Clickers were configured as Closed or Closed Loaners and linked or bound to this Class ID which will now become part of the Closed Class profile Configure Clickers is an RF Menu option and is described in Chapter One PRS Menus The basic difference between an Open Class and a Closed Class is that any RF Clicker configured
57. PRS Menus 13 A Closed Master Clicker is a Master Clicker used to send commands to a Session that is run in a Closed Class Before a Master Clicker or a Closed Master Clicker can be used to send com mands to a Session it must be enabled Power on the Master Clicker and join the Class then select this option from the RF Menu In the dialog that displays click on the Enable Master Clicker checkbox and enter the Master Clicker ID in the text box You can find this Clicker ID by pressing the key to display the Setup Menu and scrolling to the Diagnostics option Press to display the Diagnostics and scroll if necessary to the Radio ID setting This is the Clicker ID you will enter on the Master Clicker Setup dialog Click on this RF Menu option to learn more about using PRS with RF hardware It is a link to the GTCO CalComp Web site Normal is the default Clicker Type Normal Clickers require no configuration and can be used in any Open Class The Normal option appears on the Clicker Type menu so that you can reset a Clicker that has been configured previously as a Loaner Master Closed Closed Loaner or Closed Master back to Normal The following outlines the basic process for configuring RF Clickers If you are configuring Closed Clickers refer to the next section 1 Select the Clicker Type from the drop down menu Glcker Type Normal Reset to Default Qosed Aass Information 2 Click on the Setup button to display
58. Panel allows the Instructor to export the Class Roster for use in a PRS Class profile The PRS Web Registration Application will be presented first with instruc tions for installing and setting up the application followed by detailed explanations about both the Admin Module and the Registration Module The PRS Blackboard Registration Application is described after that Information about installing and setting up the application and how to configure the PRS Tab is followed by detailed information about the various modules of the PRS Blackboard Registration Application eof Setting up a separate PRS Tab is optional but recommended Chapter 7 PRS Web Registration Application Installation and Setup PRS Web Registration App Installation and Setup 121 Setting up an InterWrite PRS Web Registration Web site is not a trivial process and should be undertaken only by someone who has the necessary clearances and Web administration experience GTCO CalComp Technical Support extends only to the Web Registration application after it has been successfully installed The maintenance of the Web server and the PRS Registration Web site is the responsibility of the department or group that presided over its installation and setup Use the PRS Web Registration Application on the InterWrite PRS CD to install and set up My PRS Registration Web site The installation instruc tions are detailed below This release contains the following directori
59. R Clickers that can be assigned unique IDs which are associated with the Customer ID of her InterWrite PRS system and which cannot be used with any other InterWrite PRS system That unique Customer ID is entered here in this field If the Customer ID gets changed click on the Set to Default button to return the Customer ID to its original assignment Data Directory This Preference shows the current location of the PRS Data folders the Exports Gradebook Lessons Reports ResponseMap Roster Session and Settings folders Click on the Browse button if you want to change the location of these Data folders Enable Logging By default the PRS log files are active and general informa tion is posted to them while PRS is running Clear the checkbox if you want to disable the PRS log files Log Directory This Preference setting shows the current location of the PRS log files Click on the Browse button if you want to change the location of these log files System Font By default the display font used throughout the PRS system in Windows is Comic Sans MS The default font on the Mac is Arial Click on the Down Arrow to display a list of the fonts installed on the com puter Font Preview When you select a font from the drop down list an example of the font selection is displayed here Click on the Set to Default button next to the System Font field to return to the default system font when PRS is restarted Use this File Menu option to ex
60. RF Clicker the Confi dence Level Indicator should follow the Response Confidence Level Indica tors can only be used with True False Question Types and single choice Multiple Choice Question Types By default when a Confidence Level is not indicated all Responses are assigned a Medium Level of Confidence The instructor should indicate at the beginning of a Session or before a Question is presented that he wants a Confidence Level attached to the Response s Click on this menu option to view examples of a Class Roster and a Response Map among others in the native csv format This links to the GTCO Cal Comp Web site where the examples are found The About Help Menu option displays an information window with the PRS version number system information and contact information for GTCO CalComp Chapter 1 Manual Organization InterWrite PRS Manual Organization 23 This InterWrite PRS User s Guide covers all aspects of the PRS system including the installation set up and troubleshooting of the hardware A chapter is devoted to the installation and set up of the InterWrite PRS Web Registration Application a Web based application that makes it possible for students to register online for those classes using the PRS system and the PRS Blackboard Registration Application which makes the export and import of information between PRS and Blackboard possible The primary focus of this User s Guide though is the PRS software A
61. S Overview in Chapter One two types of PRS hardware systems were described e Radio Frequency Receivers and Clickers that feature two way transmissions e Infrared Receivers and Clickers that feature one way transmissions Although the Class has the same function in both transmission environ ments identifying and naming a group of students its implementation in each environment is different enough that it will be discussed in two separate sections of this chapter The first section describes the operation of the Class in the RF environ ment The second section covers the implementation of the Class in the IR environment The Roster is described in the last section of this chapter When PRS detects an RF Receiver connected to the computer it goes into RF Mode Upon startup of a new installation of PRS you will be reminded that you have not defined any RF Type Classes and as a result have no Classes to start The remedy is to either set an existing Class to the RF Type or to define a New Class What this suggests from the beginning is that in the RF environment the Class is central to the pro cess of presenting a PRS Session You will start the Class students will join it and when the Session is finished you will end the Class You do not have to have an RF Receiver connected to your computer in order to define an RF Type Class You can define the Class on one computer and transfer it to the computer connected to the RF Receiver
62. TCO CalComp s original sale date 4 Consumable parts e g batteries GTCO CalComp will pay all labor and material expenses for covered items but will not pay for the following 1 Removal or installation charges 2 Costs for initial technical adjustments set up including adjustments of user controls 3 Certain shipping charges Payment of shipping charges is discussed in the next section of this warranty 4 Packaging costs Customers should keep their boxes Warranty Service Procedures 1 To obtain service on your GTCO CalComp product call the Service amp Support Department at 410 312 9221 EST or 480 443 2214 MST to obtain a Return Material Authorization Number RMA and shipping instructions 2 Ship the product to GTCO CalComp with the RMA marked clearly on the outside of the box GTCO CalComp reserves the right to refuse the shipment if not properly marked 3 Although the consumer must pay any shipping charges to ship the product to GTCO CalComp for warranty service GTCO CalComp will pay the return shipping charges for ground shipment Other shipping options are available at an additional fee Appendix Limited Warranty xxiii 4 Whenever warranty service is required the original dated sales invoice or a copy must be presented as proof of warranty coverage and should be included in shipment of the product In addition please include your name address telephone number fax number email address and a
63. TOERNEE _2 1 csy Downioad English 101toeknee 2 1icsy 6 Click on the Download button of the Roster file you want to download Make any changes you want to the location of the download directory and the filename in the displayed dialog and click on the OK button 146 Chapter 7 This page left blank intentionally Appendix PRS Hardware Specifications IR Receiver IR RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS and Dimensions 2 4x 4 7 x 1 6 inches 60 x 120 x 41 mm IR Clicker Weight 3 8 ounces 108 grams Power 8 15V DC viasignal cable Reception Cone Angle Approximately 90 degrees IR CLICKER TRANSMITTER SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions 2 25 x 4 25 x 1 inch 56x 107x25 mm Weight without batteries 2 ounces 55 grams Power Two AAA 1 5V Alkaline Batteries Signal Infrared Effective Distance 21 yards 20 meters minimum Replace the batteries when the LED Light becomes dim xii Hardware Specifications Appendix High Speed IR HIGH SPEED IR RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS Receiver Dimensions 3 3 x 3 5 x 1 7 inches and 83 20 x 88 90 x 43 18 mm High Speed IR Weight 4 7 ounces 133 grams Clicker Power 9V DC Wall Mount or 5V via USB cable Reception Cone Angle Approximately 90 degrees HIGH SPEED IR CLICKER TRANSMITTER SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions 2 25 x 4 25 x 1 inch 56x 107x25 mm Weight without batteries 2 ounces 55 grams Power Two AAA 1
64. Technical Support extends only to the PRS Blackboard Registration Application after it has been successfully installed and integrated into Blackboard The installation described below should be performed by the Blackboard Admin or someone familiar with the Blackboard installation at your site 1 Open Blackboard and login as the Blackboard System Admin 2 Click on the System Admin tab 3 Select the Manage System Extensions option and click on Install Fxtension 4 Click on the Browse button next to the Select Installation Package field and navigate to the BDPRS zip file By default the file is located in Program Files InterWrite PRS 5 Select the file and click on the Open button 6 Click on the Submit button Wait for the message System extension successfully installed You will need to enable the system extension 7 Click on the OK button When the list of Installed System Extensions is displayed PRS Registra tion should now be on it 8 Click on the drop down menu that is labelled Inactive and choose Available This will bring you to a screen informing you that the PRS Registration module is asking for certain security settings and is it OK to install 9 Click on the OK button The message The extension has successfully been made available to users will appear 10 Click on the OK button The PRS Blackboard Registration Application PRS Plug In is successfully installed See the next page for instructions about making
65. Timer When signals are transmitted from Clickers to the Receiver the Receiver processes the first signal it receives and ignores the others coming in at exactly the same time Signals from Clickers are not queued by the Receiver Even so each transmitted signal is processed very quickly so signals that are sent within nanoseconds of each other are usually processed without having to be resent especially 68 Lessons New Lesson Default Settings Chapter 4 Option Settings Description with smaller classroom size groups But with groups of several hundred serial processing can be an issue Just be sure to set enough time on the Timer so that every student has a reasonable chance of getting their Responses to each Question processed If as you are presenting the Session you see that the default Timer value is not giving all the students enough time to respond you can change the setting for the Timer at the beginning of each Question Or you can set the default Timer to a higher value Then during the Session click on the Stop Question tool on the Session dialog Toolbar to stop the Timer when you have verified that everyone has responded to the Question Choices 2 10 Select the number of Response Choices you want to have as the default value for the Multiple Choice Questions in the Lesson Rows Response Choices can be displayed either in rows Columns or in columns The settings for this option should be considered in co
66. a large number of students in the Response audience you can set the Response Map to Cycle Map if map Mode When set to Yes each block of Response size is greater Boxes defined next will display for the amount of than 50 time Delay set below before cycling through to the next block in sequence Cycling when set continues throughout the Session You should always cycle the Response Map when the defined number of Response Boxes is very large The Response Boxes in the Response Area could beso small they would be difficult to see and read Students would not be able to verify receipt of their Response under such extreme circumstances Cycle Set the number of Response Boxes that will Response display during each Response Map Cycle Map Number of Boxes Cycle This sets the amount of time in seconds the Response current block of Response Boxes set above will Map Delay display before cycling to the next block in seconds 52 Classes IR Class Default Settings Chapter 3 Default Settings Tab Response Grid Section Default settings for the Response Grid Window and the Response Chart Window are established on this tab These windows are displayed during a Session Some of the settings established here can be changed on the New Session dialog before the Session is begun New Class x Information Response Map Default Settings Number of Response Boxes Display Response in Box Response Box Color Top Line
67. ane A feature of the List Window is that you can click on one of the labelled column Table Header Buttons to sort or index the entries in the List Window based on that key A green Sort Indicator Arrow will appear on the Table Header Button Click repeatedly on the Table Header Button to toggle between ascending and descending order InterWrite PRS Classes ioj x File RF Connection View Help fiii Classes lR Lessons imm Sessions fii New Class Edit Class Delete Class Create Report Classes Import ikerge Roster EX Remove Roster i2 Add Name To Roster 3 Delete Name From Roster Basic Basic Begining nitin Line Number Clicker ID Last Name First Name Middle Net ID 1 F4EE2F Jones Betty 2 37EE6C 37EE6C SUSANLIB 3 48FAIC Morgan Peter 4 67CA9D Walters Andrew 5 20FD4F Anderson holly E 8 9 12DA8C Smith Steve 65AAZE Marshall Mary F6981B F6981B F69E5B F69E5B 258 10 37E74 37E74E 2B2 11 F RAEN F RAEN l l NNR General Biology ABCD Linguistics mathsl101 Another feature to note is the Show Student ID Function Button By default the Student IDs stored in the designated Roster are not shown to ensure this personal information is not on display unless you deliberately choose to show it The button is a toggle 40 Classes RF Class Chapter 3 The Class in the RF Environment In the PR
68. any of the List Windows is the ability to click on a column Table Header Button to sort the data in the List Window by the contents of that column For example in the Classes Roster List Window shown above a click on the Last Name Table Header Button will order the entries in the Roster List Window alphabetically in ascending order based on the students last names A green Sort Indicator Arrow will display on the Table Header Button used to index the contents of the table Click on the Table Header Button with the Sort Indicator Arrow to toggle between ascending and descending sort order Chapter 1 PRS Menus File Menu Preferences Exit InterWrite PRS PRS Menus 11 The File Menu provides the options to set system Preferences and to Exit the PRS application Customer ID_By default in an IR environment each IR Clicker is assigned a unique string of six numbers This numeric string is the Clicker s ID Any IR Clicker can be used with any InterWrite PRS installation Programmable IR Clickers are different in that they can be programmed with unique IDs that will be accepted and recognized by only one InterWrite PRS system the InterWrite PRS system whose Customer ID matches the one used to program the IR Clickers So for example if an elementary school teacher wants to have an IR Clicker for each child in her class that is numbered in a way that s easy for the children to identify and remember she can purchase Program mable I
69. ark Session dialog shown on the next page Select the Session you want to mark in the Sessions List Window Click on the Mark Session Function Button 108 Sessions The Rest of the Session Function Buttons Chapter 5 a Export Session Create Report Mark Session 07 27 2005_17 csv Class General Biology F Close A Add Mark to Gradebook P Statisties Correct Answer Multiplier 2 v Wrong Answer Multiplier fo v Double click to change value Correct Responses Mark Data Session Data Clicker ID Student ID es 24 z stion 1 4 10 Ghost Casper 742627008 10 10 Hagrid Jeff 467539945 0 10 Lewis Wilson 574970085 10 10 Jones Sandra 165738445 0 10 N N 742627008 467539945 574970085 165738445 747864696 356889955 455774356 657467890 234552323 Poston Larry 747864696 0 Bates Tony 356889955 0 10 in Sar 0 0 455774356 West Jerry 657467890 Liberty Susan 234552323 10 if 10 5 Hlalolalolaj jo s 3 miro pro Biro elo iro oo i 15 a S u NH a mire Bla a Noha The Session file results are displayed in the left pane of the Mark Session window Note the Correct Answers between the Session pane on the left and the Mark Data pane on the right It shows the Correct Answer for each Question in the Lesson and the Points value assigned to the Ques tion If necessary you can
70. books Describes how to set up a Gradebook add Marked Sessions export Gradebooks and create Reports based on Grade book data 24 InterWrite PRS Manual Organization Chapter 1 Chapter Seven PRS Registration Applications Describes how to install and set up the Web based PRS Registration Application followed by the instruc tion for installing the PRS Blackboard Registration Application and setting up the PRS Tab in Blackboard Both applications are included on the InterWrite PRS CD The optional PRS Web Registration Application is used to register PRS Clickers over the Internet The application includes an Administrative section that supports the organization and maintenance of the Internet registration process The PRS Blackboard Registration Application is used to establish a connection between the student s IR Clicker and his Blackboard Student ID so Roster information can be exported from Blackboard for use in a Class profile and Marked PRS Sessions can be exported from PRS Gradebooks for use in Blackboard Appendix Regulatory and Warranty Statements InterWrite PRS Software Windows Installation Mac Installation PRS System Installation The InterWrite PRS system consists of the PRS software the optional PRS Web Registration Application and PRS Blackboard Registration Applica tion and the PRS hardware Setup installation and operation of the two PRS registration applications is detailed in Chapter Seven The set
71. books are stored in a format that makes them readily accessible for export to third party Course Management Systems CMS such as Blackboard WebAssign and WebCT A PRS Blackboard Registration Application Chapter Seven has been developed that links the Clicker ID of the registering student s IR Clicker to his Blackboard Student ID Rosters set up in Blackboard can be imported into PRS Class profiles and exported PRS Gradebooks can be imported into Blackboard In an RF environment where student Responses are linked directly to the Student ID the transfer of data is even easier InterWrite PRS is a powerful interactive tool particularly in the classroom Not only does it free teachers from the more tedious aspects of teaching grading tests maintaining grade books but it provides instantaneous assessment and feedback Every teacher knows each class has its own dynamic no two classes are the same The PRS system can be used to present and review content in a way that keeps the students in each class engaged and to immediately evaluate their level of compre hension giving the teacher the flexibility and functionality to react accordingly 10 InterWrite PRS Screen Elements Chapter 1 Screen Elements The main screen of each of the four PRS Sections has the following elements in common the Menubar the Section Tabs the Function Buttons the Table Header Buttons and the List Window InterWrite PRS Classes B x Menubar Sec
72. checkbox selections ensure that the title My Courses will display in the PRS tab and that it cannot be removed by Blackboard users 10 Click on the Submit button The message The page has successfully been customized will appear 11 Click on the OK button until you are back at the Administrative Links page This completes the PRS Blackboard Registration Application installation The first time the PRS Tab is used after installation it will take a little extra time to compile Chapter 7 PRS Blackboard Registration App The Admin Options Module 139 The Admin The Admin Options Module is where you will set up your Student Registration Form Options Module 1 Login as Blackboard System Admin and click on the PRS Tab in Blackboard The following screen will display amp Announcements B Calendar Tasks Courses you are teaching View Grades fa ENG101 English 101 bd Send E mail No Announcements amp User Directory No Tasks E Address Book No Calendar Items E Personal Information Courses in which you are enrolled fa MTH260 Math 260 No Announcements PRS Registration GDPRS Clicker Registration Click On Registration Option Register Clicker Unregister Clicker Administrator Options Admin Options 140 PRS Blackboard Registration App Admin Module Options Chapter 7 2 Inthe PRS Registration window click on the Admin Options link to display the following screen System Admin D Options L
73. ck Jump number in the angle brackets lt gt on each Clicker 6 The Configuration Class name is displayed on each Clicker LCD Press the Enter Send key to join each Clicker to the Configuration Class 7 Each Clicker configured as Closed will display an ID prompt Enter the Student ID belonging to the student who will be using it on each Clicker Each Clicker LCD display will confirm the Clicker Type assignment and the Join ID automatically assigned to it You can Close the dialog or select a new Clicker Type and configure additional Clickers 16 InterWrite PRS PRS Menus Chapter 1 Connection Menu Port Check The Connection Menu is used to e specify the COM Port to which the Receiver is connected e simulate Clicker input from the computer keyboard e test for both the COM Port connection and for the receipt of a signal from a Clicker The Port Check menu option is used primarily to detect IR Receivers The USB connected RF Receiver is automatically assigned to a COM Port and the assignment is noted on the Connection Menu As part of the installation of the IR Receiver Chapter Two the COM port to which the IR Receiver is connected must be communicated to the InterWrite PRS software The number of COM ports displayed on the Connection Menu will vary with the number of COM Ports on the computer Select from the list the COM port to which the IR Receiver is connected If you don t know which COM port it is
74. coming in from the audience The instant feedback for the instructor and the students is in the form of a chart of the response distribution that can be displayed after each question is answered The questions used to assess the students understanding of the material being presented can be prepared in advance or composed on the fly This flexibility is the hallmark of the PRS system and what makes it such a powerful assess ment tool Whether used to survey review or test the PRS system meets the challenge with an impressive collection of features that engages students and encourages their participation Teachers can spend more time teaching and less time marking tests and maintaining grade books Response data are electroni cally gathered scored and recorded in grade books A variety of report formats extend the considerable array of class and individual student assess ment tools available to the instructor In addition PRS supports industry standard XML formats providing seamless integration with electronic textbook courseware grading applications and Course Management Systems The versatility of PRS is evident in its widespread application Teachers at all education levels can use it to assess and test their students Marketing research ers political analysts and pollsters in all fields can use PRS to survey and electronically record preferences opinions and votes The PRS system can be used in any situation where there is a need to
75. cted above will chart the Numeric Questions results when the Response Chart is displayed Chapter 3 Classes New RF Class Settings 45 Option Settings Description Show Correct Yes No When this option is set to Yes the number of the correct Response percentage of Correct and Incorrect Responses and number of Invalid Out of Range Responses is displayed above the chart In addition the correct answer is displayed as bright blue in the chart legend and the color of the correct Response s chart bar or pie section is combined with bright blue Chart Values Percent Percent The results are charted based on the by Number percentage of Responses for each Response Choice Number The results are charted based on the number of Responses for each Response Choice Starting an RF In the RF environment the RF Type Class must be started before a Class Session can be presented to the Class When PRS is started up on a computer to which an RF Receiver is attached the Start RF Class dialog displays This dialog can also be accessed by selecting the Start Class option from the RF Menu Start RF Class x RF Class A list of all profiled RF Type Classes is displayed in the RF Class List Window The default Audience Type defined in the Class profile is displayed That default setting can be changed here for O this Class Session only You can indi E S za cate whether or not you want this Class Class Type RF
76. d the information you chose to identify the student is deleted from the list Be mindful of privacy issues if you choose to display the Student ID If the Questions for a Session are going to be presented orally written on the board or displayed on an overhead projector for example set this option to No Chapter 3 Chart Section Classes IR Class Default Settings 55 Responses are graphed to provide immediate visual feedback about the Response distribution for each Question during a Session making the Response Chart an excellent tool for on the spot assessment After a Question is run during a Session the Response Chart is displayed either automatically or manually by clicking on the Show Chart button on the Session dialog Toolbar These default settings can be changed from one Session to the next The following table describes the Response Chart settings options Option Settings Description Chart Type Bar Vertical Do you want the bar chart to display along the Bar Horizontal horizontal or vertical axis or would you prefer a Pie pie chart of the results Show The Histogram is the default chart for Numeric Histogram for Responses If you set this option to No the Chart Numeric Type you selected above will chart the Numeric Questions results when the Response Chart is displayed Show Correct When this option is set to Yes the number of the Answer correct Response percentage of Correct and Incorrect Respon
77. d S7CSAB Meyerowitz Jordan 2005 11 26 22 35 29 125 Add ABCDEF R E 2005 11 21 20 34 49 TEST Add 134B3C Roberson Jeremy 2005 11 21 20 57 38 TEST Add ABC123 Roberson J 2005 12 23 13 37 11 123 Add 555 123654 Roberson Jeremy 2006 01 12 15 30 41 Physics Add 526112345 666666 Roberson Jeremy 2005 12 23 14 08 33 English Add 1235456 AEDSFB Robert John 2005 12 20 09 42 01 123 Add Fe 8FO Spence Blake 2005 11 24 23 06 44 TEST Add ABCDEF a Y 2005 11 24 23 26 27 123 Add FEFER a b 2005 11 24 23 26 46 123 Add DODD a g 2005 12 19 17 17 59 123 Add FRAG mELCHER dEBRA 2005 12 19 16 24 44 123 Add FOoBBSS mayhew clay 2005 11 24 22 02 06 TEST Add 123546 r j Delete Download 136 PRS Web Registration App The Admin Module Chapter 7 About The About section provides contact information for GTCO CalComp GD PRS Welullalciecteleln Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Log About About Interwrite PRS 1 04 0009 For more information about Interwrite PRS contact GTCO CalComp http Awww gtcocalcomp com contact htm or visit the Interwrite PRS Web site http www gtcocalcomp cam interwriteors Atm Chapter 7 PRS Blackboard Registration Application Installation and Setup PRS Blackboard Registration App Installation 137 Installing and setting up the PRS Blackboard Registra tion Application should be done by the Blackboard Admin or someone familiar with the management and administration of the Blackboard Web site GTCO CalComp
78. double click on an entry in both the Answer and Points columns and change their values You can change the Multipliers for correct and incorrect answers at the top of the Mark Session dialog If you do change any of these values the marks will be automatically recalculated The results of the Session calculation are displayed in the Mark Data pane of the window These results will be saved in the Session file and the Session will be identified as marked by a green check mark in the Sessions List Window Click on the Add Mark to Gradebooks Function Button if you want to add the marks to an existing Gradebook Click on the Statistics Function Button to display the Statistics for the Session When you have finished marking the Session click on the Close button to return to the Sessions Section main screen Select the Session you want to export in the Sessions List Window Click on the Export Session Function Button to export the selected Session to one of the formats listed in the dialog The XML format is a fairly universal storage format for this type of data and is used by a variety of third party grading applications and Course Management Systems Data stored in the CSV format is used specifically with the Data Directory software When you choose the format for your exported Session the PRS Export directory will be displayed as the default storage location for your exported Session Select the Session for which you want to create a Report Clic
79. during a Session In a PRS PowerPoint Lesson Session the Response Grid can be sized and moved to any location over the Question Slide When a Response Map is not defined Responses are posted to the Response Grid in the order received An individual s Response will rarely show up in the same place in the Response Grid from one Question to the next Large groups of students will find it difficult to track and verify their Response transmissions if a Response Map is not in place When a student has been assigned a perma nent position in the Response Grid by means of a Response Map he has only one place to look to verify that his Response has been transmitted received and recorded Select the Class profile you just defined and click on the Edit Class Func tion Button Click on the Response Map tab A Response Map can be imported or created Created Response Maps can be derived either by using the Roster to populate the Map or by having students register for the Response Map by pressing a key on their IR Clickers when requested to do so A Response Map can be updated when respondents not currently included Se 2 eeu in the Response Map D o attend a Session Their responses will show up at the end of the Response Grid assuming there are additional empty Response Boxes in the grid You will be prompted to save the Bottom Line of Response Box Shows None R M h Cycle Response Map if map size is greater than 50 io Es po
80. e No Ask Questions Only Once No bd Cancel Define the Session Profile here just as you would for any PRS Session Chapter Five The last two settings on the dialog are unique to the PRS PowerPoint Session You can choose to Automatically Advance the Slide In a regular Session it is the Question that is automatically advanced In addition you can choose to Ask Questions Only Once During the Slide Show you may have reason to go back a slide or two If a PRS Slide is among the slides you go back through and you don t want to re ask the Question leave this setting at the default Yes On the other hand you may have set up your presentation in such a way that PRS Slides further on in the Slide Show might reveal something that will hint at the correct answer in an earlier slide You may want to go back and re ask that Question to see how many students picked up on the correct answer In that case you would set this option to No 88 Lessons PowerPoint Lessons Chapter 4 As you go through the Slide Show when a PRS Question Slide is encoun tered identified by the PRS logo the Response Area will display across the lower portion of the Slide IR or just the Session Toolbar will display RF You can size and move the Response Area or Toolbar to an optimal placement over the PRS Question Slide PRS remembers the size and position for each Question Slide in the Slide Show What is ontogeny 1 A gifted child 2 A hyd
81. e Delete button The following prompt will display GD PRS Welullalciecteln Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Log About Manage Classes You are about to delete the following classfes Class ID Class Description Class Section Instructor Location Time Days English English 101 Robert RM 345 Physics Physics 101 Bob 4AM SPM M F k Cancel 3 Click on the OK button to delete the listed Classes Or click on the Cancel button to return to the Manage Classes page without deleting any Classes Clearing The Clear All button clears the checkmarks from the checkboxes in the Checkmarks far left column of the Manage Classes main screen QD PRS Pelaa ea Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Log About Manage Classes Class IDClass DescriptionClass SectionInstructorLocation Time Days Status M English English 101 Robert RM 345 Open for registration M Physics Physics 101 Bob 44M SPMM F Open for registration Delete Modify ClearAll Chapter 7 Manage Rosters PRS Web Registration App The Admin Module 129 The Class Rosters displayed on this page are generated from the registra tions filled out in the Registration Module Names can be added to the Roster deleted from the Roster and individual student profiles can be edited or modified The Class Roster currently displayed on the Manage Roster page can be downloaded to the InterWrite PRS application for use in a Class profile Rosters can
82. e To Roster Function Button to create a Roster or to add a name or names to the existing Roster You can also use this function to edit any of the student profiles in the Roster Click on the Add Name To Roster Function Button to display the dialog shown here Add Names to Roster x Clicker ID Last Mame First Mame MI Student ID Mickname Met ID Clicker Type RF X Clicker ID Last Mame First Mame Student IB Nickname Clicker Type 62 Classes Roster Function Buttons Chapter 3 Enter the student s profile information into the appropriate fields being sure to include his or her Student ID and for IR the IR Clicker ID Click on the Add button to save the profile to the PRS database in the PRS Roster directory The Add Names To Roster dialog is persistent allowing you to edit and add as many profiles as needed to the Roster Each profile will be displayed in the List Window as it is added to the Roster Click on the OK button when you have finished editing and adding student pro files They will display in the Roster List Window in the Classes section 5 ere ome F om Poeten Select the name you want to delete from the Roster and click on the Delete Name From Roster Function Button A prompt will Editing On The Fly display to verify that you want to delete the selected name from the Roster This option deletes the name from the Roster file identified in the field above the Roster List Window If thi
83. e of Contents The Roster Roster Function Buttons Import Merge Roster Importing a Roster Merging a Roster Remove Roster Function Button Add Name To Roster Function Button Delete Name From Roster Function Button Editing on the Fly Chapter 4 Lessons PRS Lessons The Lesson Tree List Window Questions The Question List Window New Lesson Function Button Edit Lesson Function Button Copy Lesson Function Button Delete Lesson Function Button Import Lesson Function Button Export Lesson Function Button Create Report Function Button New Session Function Button New Question Function Button Question Editor Tools Question Types Multiple Choice Question Type Numeric Question Type Answer Series Question Type True False Question Type Short Answer Question Type Survey Question Type Edit Question Function Button Delete Question Function Button 57 59 59 39 60 61 61 62 62 63 64 65 65 66 67 70 70 70 70 FA 72 72 73 75 76 76 78 79 80 81 82 83 83 Table of Contents vii Copy Question Function Button 83 Move Up Function Button 83 Move Down Function Button 83 Select All Function Button 83 Unselect All Function Button 83 PowerPoint Lessons 84 Crafting a PowerPoint Slide as a PRS Question 86 Running a PowerPoint Slide Show with PRS Question Slides 87 About PRS Add in 88 Installing the PRS PowerPoint Add in on the Mac 90 Chapter 5 Sessions 91 New Session Function Button 93 Self Paced Mode 98 The Self Paced
84. e parentheses it tracks the total number of Questions that have been answered Preferences Menu Tool Tool Name Function Show and hide the Session Question E Show Question Show the Question and Response Choices above the Response Area Show Attendee Toggle between showing the Response Grid or the Listinstead of Attendee List in the Response Area Grid Automatically This Preferences Menu option is checked when the Show Chart Response Chart is set to show automatically after the Question has been polled Show Instructor The Instructor Window a sample of which is shown here Window enables the instructor to view the Responses to each Question both individually and as a summary This feature is intended for use with a dual monitor presentation station but can be used effectively even with a single monitor The window is made up of three panes the Response Grid the Response Chart and a table with the details of each Response by student Open the window before beginning the Session and drag it to the private monitor if you are using a dual monitor system or position the window and the Session dialog so you can click back and forth between the two As the z Responses are received aE you will see the informa tion in the Instructor Window accumulate Keep in mind that if you are not using a dual monitor system with the private monitor the audience will see the Instructor Window too nn Hide Timer Toggle between
85. ed Response are displayed on the RF Clicker s LCD screen One more important feature of the basic that is non Self Paced PRS Session is the ability to insert new impromptu Questions and existing Questions from other Lessons during the Session For example based on class discussions between Questions or on a high percentage of incorrect Re sponses to a Question an instructor may decide to approach the material from a different perspective or try to isolate or clarify the source of the students confusion by adding one or more ad hoc Questions or existing Questions to the Session The value of this feature in terms of instant assessment is immeasurable An instructor can be immediately and effectively responsive when he perceives a weakness in the students understanding of the material The introduction of the RF hardware to the PRS product made another feature possible Homework Mode Students are given a Homework Assignment that is done offsite out of the classroom Homework Mode is an RF Clicker Setup Menu option Each Response is saved in the RF Clicker s memory as students work through the assignment Then back in the classroom after the Class is started and the students have joined the Class the instructor collects the Homework Assignment in a new Session Students send the Homework Assignment another Setup Menu Homework Mode option and the homework Responses are saved in the Session file Students can save up to thr
86. ed to the list of Questions in the List Window Use the two directional Move Function Buttons described below to position the copied Question where you want it in the Lesson E Move Up Select a Question in the Question List Window and click on the Move Up Function Button to move the Question up one position in the list of Questions If the selected Question is at the top of the Question List this function will not be available Ej E ain Select a Question in the Question List Window and click on the Move Down Function Button to move the Question down one position in the list of Questions If the selected Question is at the bottom of the Question List this function will not be available elena Click on the Select All Function Button to select all the Questions in the List Window Each Question will have a green checkmark in the checkbox to the left of the Question to indicate it is selected All selected Questions are included when this Lesson is presented during a Session O Unselect All Click on the Unselect All Function Button to clear the checkboxes next to all the Questions You can then click on individual checkboxes to select a subset of the Questions for presentation during a Session 84 Lessons PowerPoint Lessons Chapter 4 PowerPoint Lessons A Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show can be easily turned into a PRS Lesson When InterWrite PRS is installed on your computer the PRS PowerPoint Add in creates a PRS Toolbar i
87. ee Homework Assignments to their RF Clickers at a time That means they can respond to and save Homework Assignments from three different Classes or three Homework Assignments from the same Class before the assignments have to be collected in a Session Students are instructed to give each assignment a unique name so they will know which assignment to send when the Homework is collected during a Class Session When you are setting up a Homework Assignment be aware that you must limit the number of Questions to 30 Chapter 1 No Lesson Gradebooks InterWrite PRS Gradebooks 9 While the purpose of this manual is to describe the features of PRS it is important to note that one can easily use the assessment and testing functionality of PRS s audience response system without using its Lesson capabilities No Lesson is an option on the New Session dialog When you select this option only the Response Area is displayed for IR and only the Session Toolbar is displayed for RF The Questions and Re sponse Choices used for the Session are not displayed with the PRS Session screen components The Questions and Response Choices have to be delivered to the students through another medium during the No Lesson Session The Gradebooks Section is the section where electronic Gradebooks are defined The results of marked Sessions are recorded and added to the Gradebooks A variety of Reports can be created based on the data in the Gradebooks Grade
88. eived how many times they attempted to answer the Question and their names Show Chart Use this tool to toggle between showing the Confidence Legend Level Legend below the Response Chart and hiding it Save the current Response Chart as a PNG graphics file r Print this Response Chart Values Menu The Values Menu is available only on Response Charts for All Values Multiple Correct Multiple Choice Numeric and Answer Top 5 Values Series Questions Bin Values All Values Select this option when you want to see all the Response Choices or Response Choice sets that were transmitted This option is available for Multiple Correct Multiple Choice Numeric and Answer Series Questions Top 5 Values Show the top 5 most frequent Responses to the Question This option is available for Multiple Correct Multiple Choice Numeric and Answer Series Questions Bin Values Select this option when you want to show the frequency of each individual correct Response Choice in a bin in the Response Chart This option is available only for Multiple Correct Multiple Choice Question Types 106 Sessions Histogram Chart Chapter 5 Histogram Chart Setting Up the Histogram i Close Chart 6 6 ie ih i E A e w A amp fii Setup Histogrom A Q Correct Answer 1 Correct 60 Incorrect 40 lnvalid 0 The Histogram Chart is a specialized Response Chart that displays only when a Numeric Question has been asked during t
89. entation tool is the PRS PowerPoint Add in When InterWrite PRS is installed on your Windows computer a PRS Toolbar is automatically added to your Microsoft PowerPoint software On the Mac the PRS PowerPoint Add in has to be manually installed but once installed the Add in works the same on both systems The PRS Toolbar becomes part of the PowerPoint application It is used to make any slide in a PowerPoint presentation into a PRS Question Slide When a PowerPoint Slide Show with one or more PRS Question Slides is run PRS is launched if it isn t already running When the PRS PowerPoint Slide Show is begun a New Session dialog is displayed During the course of the Slide Show presentation in an IR environment every time a PRS Question Slide appears a Response Grid or Attendee List displays to verify that the students Responses to the Question on the Slide have been received and recorded In an RF environment the Start RF Class dialog is displayed the RF Class is selected and started and the students join the Class before the PRS PowerPoint Slide Show is started When the PRS PowerPoint Slide Show is begun a New Session dialog is displayed It is not necessary to display a Response Grid in RF The recorded Responses from a PRS PowerPoint Session are saved in a standard PRS Session file The file is listed in the Sessions List Window making PowerPoint Session results accessible to the Session functions described next A similar p
90. er PRS users within 500 feet of your location If you were to share a Class ID with another classroom within that radius the Clickers in that other classroom could join your Closed Class The RF Clickers that will be used in this Closed Class were configured as either Closed Clickers or Closed Loaner Clickers Chapter One PRS Menus and are already bound to the Class ID entered here This com pletes the process of binding the RF Clickers to this Class profile and the RF Receiver in the Closed environment A limitation of the IR environment that does not exist in the RF environ ment is that there is no way to return confirmation messages regarding transmissions to the IR Clickers In that environment user identification is displayed in a Response Box to confirm that a Response from that user was received during a Session The Response Boxes are arranged in rows and columns on the screen making up the Response Grid The Response Map acts as a virtual seating chart providing a fixed location in the Response Grid for each student s Response Box enabling him to easily locate his receipt confirmation The Response Grid and Response Map are not necessary in the RF environment as messages confirming Re sponse receipt are returned directly to the individual RF Clickers and displayed on their LCD screens You can ignore the Response Map Tab when you are defining a Class for RF 44 Classes New RF Class Settings Chapter3 Defaul
91. ere in the room The following table summarizes the key assign ments for an RF Clicker configured as a Master Clicker CLICKER KEY FUNCTION DISPLAY STARTQ Start the Question Timer Resume the Question Timer PAUSEQ Pause the Question Timer STOPQ Stop the Question Timer 15SEC_ Add 15 seconds to the Timer 15 SEC Subtract 15 seconds from the Timer INSERTQ Insert an impromptu Question This can be done only when presenting a PRS Lesson GRID Show or hide the Response Grid PAGEUP Page Up used during a PowerPoint Session to go to the next slide Can also be used with any application that recognizes this command F5 F5 Function Key used to start a PowerPoint Slide Show Can be used with any application that recognizes this command PAGEDWN Page Down used during a PowerPoint Session to go to the previous slide Can also be used with any application that recognizes this command NEWSESS Start a new Session This applies only to PRS Lesson Sessions ENDQ S End Session or End Question This is the equivalent of clicking on the End Session button to end a PRS Session or the End Question button to end aPRS PowerPoint Question Slide SPACE Enter the Space character at the cursor position LIST Show or hide the RF Clicker Joined List INSTRUCT Show or hide the Instructor Window
92. es and files MyPRSWeb site Install Directory on the InterWrite PRS CD home html iwprs gif PRSWebReadMe htm admin dir orsAdmin pl configuration dir conf txt optconf csv data dir course csv log csv lib dir prsCGI pom orsClassRoster om prsCourse pm orsOptionalConf om prsVERSION pm porsWUI pm prsLog pm registration dir orsRegister pl orsRosterReg pl These directories and files will be referenced as part of the installation and setup process 122 PRS Web Registration App Installation and Setup Chapter 7 Required Software Installation Instructions The PRS Web Registration Application requires the following packages to be pre installed on the Web site 1 2 A Web Server with CGI support enabled PERL 5 6 1 or above http www activeperl com Products ActivePerl Install PERL and test using the PERL installation tools included with the download Copy the MyPRSWeb site directory and its contents from the InterWrite PRS CD to a location accessible by your Web Server Configure the Web Server to use the MyPRSWeb site directory as Virtual Directory For details please refer to your Web Server documentation Configure the Web Server to allow the execution of CGI script For details please refer to your Web Server documentation Set the following Directory Access Execute Permissions o MyPRSWeb site Read permissions o admin Password Protected with Read and Execute Script permission
93. ey 2 is associated with the Question Number Indicator on the Results Chart Toolbar if the Results Chart is open or on the Session Dialog Toolbar H 2 Move to the next Question When autoadvance is not enabled and increase the Question Number by one Chapter 2 Using a Flash Drive with PRS PRS System Installation Flash Drive 37 L 2 Move to the previous Question and decrease the Question Number by one Key 3 is associated with the Results Chart H 3 Open the Results Chart L 3 Close the Results Chart Each of these Commands is associated with a specific Function Button If the associated Function Button on the Session screen is disabled the remote Command will have no effect Be aware that if your signal is received by multiple IR Receivers the result would be the same as if you had transmitted the same Command multiple times For example if you send L 0 and it hits two Receivers it will issue both the Pause and Stop Commands Instructors will often set up Classes Lessons and Gradebooks on a USB Flash Drive connected to their office computers They can then easily access everything they ve worked on when they connect the Flash Drive to the classroom computer This works fine as long as the Preferences Set Default Data Directory option on the File Menu Chapter One points to the correct drive letter on each computer My Flash Drive shows up as the E Drive on my laptop computer where have one CD ROM drive and
94. f the IR Receiver unit above the red LED Light contains an IR Sensor reception cone which has a Reception Angle of approximately 90 degrees The size and seating arrangement of the room will predict where at the front of the room the IR Receiver should be located Be sure to test transmission reception from everywhere in the room One IR Receiver can receive and process data from up to 50 Clickers Larger rooms with more seating may require more than one IR Receiver Multiple Receivers are daisy chained together Receivers in the corners of the room should point diagonally to the opposite corner at the rear of the room to take advantage of the entire Reception Angle of the IR Sensor The primary IR Receiver ships with one stereo cable 6 meters a 3 way RS232 Serial cable and a Power Supply Each additional IR Receiver ships with a 12 meter stereo cable used to attach it to the next Receiver in sequence One Power Supply can serve up to four IR Receivers IR Receiver IR Sensor Computer LED Light RS232 COM Port OUT IN Stereo Cable 1 Plug one end of the Stereo Cable into the OUT jack of the IR Receiver 2 Plug the other end of the Stereo Cable into the connector on the 3 Way Cable 3 Plug the Power Supply connector into the receptor on the 3 Way Cable 4 Plug the serial end of the 3 Way Cable into an RS232 serial COM port on the computer or into a serial to USB adapter if your Chapter
95. ft blank intentionally PRS Web Registration Application Overview PRS Registration Applications Two Registration Applications have been developed for InterWrite PRS The first application the PRS Web Registration Application enables instructors to set up a Web site where students can register their PRS Clickers online for the Classes that are using the PRS system The second application the PRS Blackboard Registration Application provides a bridge between PRS and the Blackboard Course Management System so that information regarding Class Rosters and grades can be easily ex changed The PRS Web Registration Application is part of the InterWrite PRS system Use this application to set up a PRS Registration Web site The Registration Module is where students can register their PRS Clickers as part of a student registration profile for Classes that are going to be using the PRS system The Admin Module provides management capabilities of both the Rosters resulting from the registration process and the Class profiles set up in this Admin module The online registration process is quite simple After the PRS Registration Web site has been set up the instructor profiles his Classes in the Admin module When the students receive or purchase their PRS Clickers they simply logon to the PRS Registration Web site and register for the Class or Classes they are taking The online Registration Form requests the same student profile information a
96. gistration Module Chapter 7 The On the homepage for the Registration Module make sure you have i separate links for each Registration Section with sufficient description so Registration students will know which Registration process to choose if you use both Module Profile aterwrie Registration PRS Registration Form Registration Form Please fill out the following form and click on the Submit button to add or drop a registration Select Class English 101 Robert Rh 345 Registration Action Add New registration gt Clicker Type IR infrared 7 Clicker ID 44 Requiregt Last Name Required First Name Reqguiredt Student ID Required Middle Name Optional Nickname Optional Net ID Optional 14 IR Clicker ID can be found on the white label on the back of your PRS Clicker 13 RF Clicker ID can be found by doing the following Power on your Clicker Press the Menu Key twice to stop the scan and display the Setup Menu Scroll to Diagnostics and press the green Enter Key Scroll to Radio ID Buh H 24 9 characters max Valid characters are A F and 0 9 34 60 characters max Valid characters are alphanumeric and 4 0_ 3 Instructions for filling out the Full Profile Registration Form are as follows 1 Select the Class you are registering for from the drop down list 2 Select Add or Drop from the list of Registration Actions 3 Se
97. gistration Web site can be downloaded for use in PRS Class profiles Conversely Class Rosters developed in PRS can be uploaded and im ported into the Admin module on the PRS Registration Web site Blackboard is one of a number of Web based Course Management Systems CMS Others include WebCT and WebAssign CMS applica tions are used to manage distance or distributed learning programs With the introduction of the PRS Blackboard Registration Application a connec tion can be established between InterWrite PRS and Blackboard so that Class Rosters developed in Blackboard can be exported and used in PRS and the exported results of PRS Sessions can be imported into Black board and used without manipulation This is possible because the PRS Blackboard Registration Application links the PRS Clicker ID to the Blackboard Student ID ensuring that both PRS and Blackboard can easily exchange information about each registered student Once the PRS Blackboard Registration Application is set up and the Instructor has configured the Registration Form students simply register their PRS Clickers in Blackboard The Modules of the PRS Blackboard Registration Application give the Blackboard Admin or Instructor the functionality and flexibility necessary to tailor the flow of information between PRS and Blackboard The Admin Options Module allows the Blackboard Admin to indicate the fields that will display on the Student Registration Form The Course Control
98. gned Response Box a permanent location in the Response Grid where that confirmation of transmission and receipt of his or her Responses will always appear The Attendee List the list of everyone from the Roster who is in atten dance during the Session is the other Display Mode option for the Response Area below each Question and the Response Choices As each student transmits his Response to a Question his identification is re moved from the Attendee List to verify transmission receipt When the Question s Timer has expired the remaining names in the Attendee List are of those students who did not respond to the Question Both Display Modes are useful in helping the instructor monitor Class participation during a Session An option to toggle between the two Roster Display Modes is available from the Preferences menu on the Session dialog Toolbar and can be used at any time during the Session to view either the Response Grid or the Attendee List The Function Buttons above the Roster List Window in the Classes Section represent the options available for creating and maintaining Rosters Import Roster Rosters can come from a variety of sources including third party Course Management Systems and other Class profiles HEI Tmport therge Posten The Import Merge Roster option provides a choice between importing a Roster or merging a Roster with the one already displayed in the Roster List Window When you have profiled a New
99. he New Lesson Function Button is used to create Branches in the Lesson Tree and the Lessons organized and stored in those Lesson Tree Branches To create a Branch click on the location in the Lesson Tree where you want the new Branch to appear and click on the New Lesson Function Button Give the Branch a Name and click on the OK button To create a new Lesson click on the Branch in the Lesson Tree where you want to store the new Lesson and click on the New Lesson Function Button In either case the following screen will display Name Defaults Timer foo OOO Ques Location left fh Choices l4 Show Choices shw O Orient Choices Rows Font Style Reglar Font Face Arial Font Color Bleck O Font Size 36 bad Points fi Chances 3 v Give the Lesson a Name The Name identifies the Lesson in the Lesson Tree The default settings for the presentation of the Questions in this Lesson during a Session are set up in the Defaults section of the New Lesson dialog Although the defaults set here apply to all the Questions in the Lesson you can change any of the default settings in the New Ques tion dialog for an individual Question The following table describes each Default option and lists its possible settings Option Settings Description 00 30 90 00 The Timer is set for the amount of time you want to give students to answer each Question Be aware of the anticipated size of the Class when you set the
100. he Session and is the default display chart for Responses to Numeric Questions The Histogram tool on the Response Chart Toolbar is active only when a Numeric Question is being charted Two additional tools appear on the Response Chart Toolbar for Histogram Charts the Zoom In ey and Zoom Out e tools You can use these tools to zoom the histogram in and out to better view the Response data The default Histogram displays the Responses results in bins By default 100 bins are set up to display the Response distribution between the minimum and maximum Response values An invalid out of range Response can really skew the histogram so we give you the opportunity to change the Minimum and Maximum values and the number of Bins Click on the Setup Histogram il Setup Histogram tool to display the following dialog Experiment with the settings to show the Minimuma LO Response data to best advantage Maximum 3 0 Bins 100 ceo You can switch to other chart types by clicking on the respective chart tools on the Toolbar Chapter 5 Rename Session Resume Session za Review Session z Delete Session Mark Session Sessions The Rest of the Session Function Buttons 107 Select the Session you want to rename and click on the Resume Session Function Button Type the new name in the dialog box and click on the OK button In the Sessions List Window select the Session you want to continue
101. hen the symbol appears on the second line of the LCD display in the right corner it means you can click on the key to cycle through the possible settings for the Setup Menu option gt When you see this symbol on the LCD display press the key to display an input field or a submenu First time users and students using Loaner Clickers will be prompted to enter an ID This is the Student ID It will be saved in the memory of Student owned Clickers but stored only temporarily in Loaners 1 Slide the Power Switch up to turn the RF Clicker on After the initial screen displays where a battery icon indicates the relative level of battery life remaining the RF Clicker begins autoscanning for a Class to join 2a Press the Quick Jump number displayed in angle Brackets lt gt on the PRS Status Bar to quickly find your Class Scroll if necessary to your Class and press to join OR 2b When autoscanning has completed scroll or if necessary to your Class and press to join 30 PRS System Installation Master RF Clicker Master RF Clicker Master RF Clicker Command Key Assignments Chapter 2 The Master RF Clicker is a special configuration of the RF Clicker that is set using the Configuring Clickers option on the RF Menu An RF Clicker config ured as a Master or Closed Master Clicker enables the instructor to send commands to the PRS software during a Session and control the presentation from anywh
102. here you will enter an Answer when an answer is called for or where you can select Any or None as the Answer The Any selection is often used for a survey Question You also have the option of selecting the Survey Question Type None is often selected for a throwaway Question with no correct answer that can be used to take attendance The difference between the two is that the Responses to a None Question are not included in Session Reports that calculate Response totals You will note that as you change the Question Type described in the next section some of the settings options will be grayed out because they are not relevant to the Question Type being profiled 74 Lessons Question Editor Chapter 4 When the New Question dialog is opened the focus is positioned in the Q Question Box As you type the Question you will see that what you type is mirrored in the Name field The contents of the Name field will display in the Question List Window You can add Instructor s Notes to any Question you compose or edit Click on the tool to display the Notes pane Instructor Notes will not display when the Lesson is run during a Session When you have entered your Response Choices in their respective boxes and your Instructor Notes click on the Add button at the bottom of the dialog to add each Question and its Response Choices to the Lesson Click on the Close button when you have finished composing all your Questions and are ready to retu
103. his as a PRS Session and a New Session dialog displays allowing you to configure the Session and indicate whether you want to display a Response Grid or Attendee List in the Response Area when a PRS Question Slide is encountered Typically in an RF environment an RF Class is started and the students join the Class before the PRS PowerPoint Slide Show is started But if the PowerPoint Slide Show is started first you will be prompted to start the Chapter 4 Lessons PowerPoint Lessons 85 Class so the students can join it In either case after the Class is started and the PRS PowerPoint Slide Show is begun a New Session dialog is displayed It is not necessary to display either the Response Grid or Attendee List in RF although you can choose to display the Response Area if you want to make sure everyone has responded to the PRS Question before you continue At the end of the PRS PowerPoint Session Responses are recorded in a standard PRS Session file PowerPoint based Sessions are displayed in the Sessions List Window as a PowerPoint Lesson You can then mark them as you would any other Session 86 Lessons PowerPoint Lessons Chapter 4 Crafting a 1 Select the PowerPoint slide you want to make into a PRS Question slide PowerPoint 2 Click on the New Question Function Button on the PRS Add in Toolbar Slide as a in PowerPoint PRS Question The following InterWrite PRS PowerPoint COM Add in dialog displays 3 Select your Questi
104. ibuted to the students for use during a PRS Session When the instructor starts the Closed Class the Closed RF Clickers will automatically find and join the Class From that point on there is no difference in the way the Closed Clickers function in the Session Like all Clickers both IR and RF they are used to electronically transmit Responses to Questions Basically the Closed Class model allows the instructor to maintain control of the PRS equip ment relieves students of the responsibility of having to remember to bring their Clickers to class and makes it easy to find and join the Closed Class Once the decision is made to configure the RF Clickers as Closed the next issue to be addressed is whether the Clickers should be configured as Closed Clickers or as Closed Loaner Clickers If the classroom Clickers will always be used by the same students configure them as Closed Clickers input an ID that will uniquely identify each student and label the Clickers in a way that will make it easy for each student to recognize the Clicker that contains his ID Remember it is the Student ID that is transmitted with a Response and which ultimately provides the means of identifying the student in the Class Roster and accurately attributing his Responses to him If the classroom Clickers are going to be used by different groups of students throughout the day it is recommended that the Clickers be configured as Closed Loaner Clickers Any Clicker config
105. ice e hammma 92 Sessions Session Overview Chapter 5 A Session is the period of time during which the Questions in a Lesson are presented to a Class for their Responses The basic Session provides an opportunity to review and evaluate students comprehension of the information presented to them First the Session is profiled and then the Questions are presented In a typical Session scenario timed Questions are shown projected on a whiteboard or screen one after the other When the Timer expires or the Question is stopped a Response Chart showing the distribution of the Responses the correct Response and other Response statistics is dis played A second type of Session which we call Se f Paced is geared more toward testing The Self Paced Session itself is timed and students answer the Questions at their own pace and in any order Typically handouts of the Questions are distributed before the Session is begun Session results are recorded and stored in a Session file The Session files are displayed in the Sessions List Window By default the Sessions are ordered by date from earliest to most recent Session results can then be marked and the marks can be stored in Gradebooks While the basic process of the Session is the same in both the IR and RF environments there are some differences worth noting In the RF environment you cannot begin a New Session until
106. icker s LCD display makes it possible for the student to see and edit Responses before they are sent and to receive in return status messages about each data transmission The USB RF Receiver hub is connected to the computer It sends transmitted data to the PRS software on the computer and status messages from the PRS software back to the RF Clickers The interactive two way transmission of the RF environment affects how PRS is used in the classroom Some additional features are available features that cannot be supported in an IR environment while other PRS features necessary for IR are not required in an RF environment Where differences exist the basic functionality will be described and those features that pertain to RF only will be identified by this RF icon which is included in the PRS logo on RF product labels ay interwrite The InterWrite PRS electronic data collection process is divided into four sections Each section addresses a different aspect of the PRS audience response system from setup to assessment and evaluation of recorded response data Classes is the section that gives a name to the group of participants who will be referred to as students throughout the rest of this manual that is meeting for a specific purpose This is the setup phase of the PRS system In the vernacular of this section of PRS Classes are profiled and typically associated with a Roster of students The Lessons section is where Question
107. id is defined This is the opposite of what happens when a Response Map is defined In that case if the Response Grid defined by the Response Map is smaller than the audience only the Responses that are displayed in a Response Box are recorded All others are lost Display Do you want to display each student s Response Response in to each Question during a Response Session Box Your setting here will depend in part on whether or not you plan to identify students during the Response Session Known or Anonymous Audience Type New Session and whether or not you want each student s Response to be published especially ifhis name is displayed If this is asurvey you may want to show Responses and names If it s a test you probably won t want to show Responses Response Box Unique to last This option is grayed out when a Response Map is digit of ID set up as part of the Class profile The Response Clear Box colors are already set to indicate the number of tries by each respondent Blue has not yet responded Yellow out of range response try again Rose one in range Response transmission Teal second in range Response transmission Red Last Chance Response further attempts to respond will be ignored Unique to last digit of ID Each digit O through 9 is assigned a color e g O orange 1 pink 2 blue etc When responding to a Question each IR Clicker s Response will display in the color assigned to the las
108. ill be associated with the Class and the name of the Class will be used to name the Roster You can double click on the Last Name and First Name fields to enter student names in those fields or merge a Roster with the information If a Roster is already in place students whose Student IDs had not been associ ated previously with the Class will be added to the Roster Click on the New Class Function Button to display the following dialog where you can set up your RF Class New Class x Information Response Aap Default Settings Class Name l Display on RF Clicker 10 Characters Limit Course Instructor Section Location Qicker Type RF x System Type Open Students must select and join RF Class every time Typically used when clickers are owned by students Closed C Clickers automatically join RF Class Typically used when clickers are owned by the school Note Requires clickers to be configured as closed Default Audience Type Known O Anonymous C Receivers Gass LD l Set Class DD In the RF environment the Class Name is the name that the RF Receiver broadcasts and the name that displays on the RF Clicker s LCD screen unless you have configured multi user Closed Clickers described in Chapter One when it is scanning for Classes to join The Class Name is derived from the first six characters entered in the Course Instructor field and the first four characters entered in the Section
109. imuel Anthony 2005 05 06 13 57 50 696794919 ADD 10161959 Simuel Anthony 2005 05 06 13 59 31 DELETE 10161959 Simuel Anthony 2005 05 06 13 59 46 777777888 ADD 10161959 Simuel Anthony 2005 05 06 14 00 52 758944444 ADD Markey Kerry 2005 05 06 14 01 29 000222589 ADD Markey Kerry 2005 05 06 14 01 43 909010109 ADD z Markey Kerry 2005 05 06 14 02 15 787808080 DELETE Markey Kerry 2005 05 06 14 03 54 858885888 ADD 17246350 Berry Mark 2005 05 06 14 04 11 149787 ADD 17246350 Berry Mark 2005 05 06 14 05 00 149781 ADD Markey Kerry 2005 05 06 14 18 07 DELETE 10161959 Simuel Anthony 40 Log Entries Displaying Log Entries 1 25 1 25 26 40 Next Done About PRS The About link in the Admin Module brings up contact information for GTCO CalComp as shown below My Institution Cours Services System Admin D Option Log About View Registration File About InterWrite PRS For more information about InterWrite PRS contact GTCO Calcomp Ince http www gtcocalcomp com contact htm or visit the InterWrite PRS website http www gtcocalcomp com intenwriteprs htm 2006 GTCO Calcomp Inc 142 PRS Blackboard Registration App Student Registration Student Registration Chapter 7 Students should be instructed to register their Clicker ID in Blackboard by following these easy steps 1 Login to Blackboard and select the PRS Tab or the tab to which you assigned this option The course in which you are currently enrolled wil
110. in Module 131 The Modify option on the Manage Rosters page is used to edit student profiles in the Class Roster 1 Click on the checkbox next to the student profile you want to edit 2 Click on the Modify button The Class in which this student is currently registered is displayed at the top of the profile GD PRS Fiene Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Log About Manage Rosters Modify Registration Entry Class English 101 Clicker Type F infrared h Clicker 10 0 fasas ooo Required 2 Last Name Johnson Required First Name fil ts Required Student ID ezeas o Required 2 Middle Name Optional Nickname Bim Optional Net ID Gators Modify Cancel 13 IR Clicker ID can be found on the white label on the back of your PRS Clicker 13 RF Clicker ID can be found by doing the following 1 Power on your Clicker 2 Press the Menu Key twice to stop the scan and display the Setup Menu 3 Scroll ta Diagnostics and press the green Enter Key 4 Scroll to Radio ID 23 9 characters max Valid characters are A F and 0 9 3 60 characters max Valid characters are alphanumeric and 4 0_ 3 Make your changes When you have made your changes click on the Modify button to save them Or click on the Cancel button to return to the Manage Rosters page without saving the changes 132 PRS Web Registration App The Admin Module Chapter 7 Deleting a 1 Click on
111. indicates compliance under the EMC 89 336 EEC Directive Declaration of conformity according to ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer s Name GTCO CalComp Iinc Manufacturer s Address 7125 Riverwood Drive Columbia MD 21046 U S A declares that the product Product Name InterWrite PRS RF Clicker Remote Model Numbers R1 Product Options All conforms to the following product specifications EMC EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and amendment 92 31 EEC Emissions Testing EN 55022 2003 Class B Immunity Testing EN 55024 2003 including EN 61000 4 2 ESD EN 61000 4 3 Radiated Immunity Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC Scottsdale Arizona U S A 1 1 2006 Dana Doubrava Location Date Engineering Mgr European Contact GTCO CalComp GmbH European Headquarters Kreiller Strasse 24 81673 Muenchen Germany Tel 49 0 89 37001 2 0 Fax 49 0 89 370012 12 Appendix European Union Directives xxi European Union Emission Directive This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council Directive 89 366 ECC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22 European Standard EN 55022 The limits for Class
112. ion The following are important points to keep in mind when merging Rosters e The Merge Roster must have the correct file structure Rosters from other Classes and Rosters imported from Blackboard Chapter Seven or the PRS Web Registration Application will have the correct file structure For Rosters from other sources use the technique described above to get the Merge Roster into a usable format and structure e The Merge Roster could contain some profiles for students who have participated in a Session for the Class and some for students who haven t The merge operation will merge the additional registration information Chapter 3 Classes Roster Function Buttons 61 into the existing profiles and will append the new profiles to the end of the existing Roster e The new profiles will probably not have the student s Clicker ID This information may have to be added manually to those profiles e The merge operation will not delete the profiles of students who are dropping the Class These will have to be removed using the Delete Name From Roster function xl Demaves Paster When you click on the Remove Roster button a prompt displays to remind you that the Roster you are removing will no longer be associated with this particular Class but the actual Roster csv file is not deleted It will continue to be available to import into this Class or any other Class you define i Add lame lec beater Use the Add Nam
113. ion links to the GTCO CalComp Web site where it checks for the current version of the InterWrite PRS software If there is a newer version of the software you will be given the option to download it You should check for updates periodically to make sure you have the latest and greatest version of the PRS software RF Clickers and IR Clickers are used to electronically transmit a student s Response to a Question presented during a Session The basic operation of the RF Clicker and IR Clicker may not be intuitive to the first time user We ve included Basic Operating Instructions for both the RF Clicker and IR Clicker on this menu In addition although the IR Clickers have a limited selection of keys when compared to the RF Clickers they can respond to most Question Types The Response process is not as straightforward as it is with the RF Clicker so an instruction set has been included on this menu for responding to various Question Types using the IR Clicker Basic RF Instructions The first instruction set describes the basic operation of an RF Clicker Basic RF Operation Instructions x D 1 Slide the Power Switch up to turn the RF Clicker on Note that the initial screen displays the current battery level in the lower right corner of the LCD display Your Clicker will then begin to automatically scan for a Class to join 2a Press the Quick Jump number displayed on the screen to quickly find your Class Use the Scroll keys to scroll t
114. ion window click on the Unregister Clicker link My Institution Courses Community Services System Admin MD unRegister My Clicker For All Classes View Modify Information User Name toeknee Clicker ID Valid characters are 0 9 A F The Clicker ID can be found by doing the following 1 Power on your Clicker 2 Press the Menu Key twice to stop the scan and display the Setup Menu 3 Scroll to Diagnostics and press the green Enter Key 4 Scroll ta Radio ID Clicker Type Infrared IR Radio Frequency RF O Student ID 10161959 Send Registration Information Click Submit to finish Click Cancel to abort this process Cancel Submit Valid characters excluding Clicker ID are aA zZ 0 9 and 5 _ c 2006 GTCO Calcomp Inc 3 Enter your Clicker ID in the field 4 Click on the Submit button A confirmation screen will display with the Clicker ID your name and the operation completed 144 PRS Blackboard Registration App Control Panel Chapter 7 Control Pa nel To export a Class Roster for use in a PRS Class profile do the following Exporting a 1 Login as a faculty member and click on the PRS Tab Class Roster 2 In the My Courses window click on the link for the class whose Roster you want to export My Institution Courses Community Services System Admin PRS amp Announcements B Calendar Tasks Courses you are teaching View Grades fa ENG101 English 10
115. ions Section to initiate the Session In addition a variety of Reports can be created from PRS Lessons This Lesson Reporting function gives an instructor an easy way to access and list the Questions and Response Choices in a Lesson The importance of this feature becomes apparent when a Lesson is presented in a Self Paced Mode Session or as a Homework Assignment for RF The Questions and Response Choices are not displayed during this type of Session so the Report function provides the instructor with a convenient way of making them available to the students A Lesson s Questions can be composed in PRS These Questions are stored in a native PRS XML format to support industry standards making them available for export and import Question Defaults are set as part of the Lesson profile These default settings influence the presentation of the Questions during a Session Many textbook publishers provide electronic Question Sets with their textbooks Most use the QTI XML storage format for their Question Sets which is supported by PRS so they can be easily imported directly into a PRS Lesson PRS s powerful Question Editor can then be used to modify any Question in the imported Question Set to add additional Questions to the Question Set to copy Questions into other Lessons and to select a subset of the Questions for presentation during a Session 6 InterWrite PRS Lessons Chapter 1 PRS PowerPoint Add in Another powerful Lesson pres
116. ions in a Short Answer Response Press three times to enter a space in a Short Answer Response E Minus Sign Enter to indicate a negative number O Multiple Choice Enter your Response Choice s to a Multiple 00 Alpha Character Choice Question Keys Switch to Alpha Mode True False Enter Response to True False Questions Response Keys Switch to Alpha Mode 0O Confidence Level Low Confidence and High Confidence Indicators Enter a Confidence Level after a single choice Multiple Choice Response or after a True False Response Chapter 2 NAVIGATION KEYS LCD DISPLAY SYMBOLS Basic Operation PRS System Installation RF Clicker 29 FUNCTION a Q Scroll Up Scroll Up and Scroll Down when in Setup Menu Scroll Down watch for the symbol on the LCD display or when in Homework Mode Scroll through the alphabet when in Alpha Mode Enter Send Save input values e g Student ID Send Responses Cycle Backspace Cycle through setting options when 4is displayed in the lower right corner of the LCD display or go up a menu level when is in the upper left corner Backspace to clear a character in an input field Menu Key Display Setup Menu Stop Autoscan FUNCTION This symbol indicates you can press the or key to scroll up or down through the Setup Menu options lt When this symbol appears in the upper left corner of the LCD screen press the key to go up a level in the Setup Menu W
117. ir source are imported into a PRS Lesson they become PRS Questions You can set Question Defaults for the Questions in the imported Lesson and you can use the PRS Question Editor to edit manage and delete them as you would the Questions in any of the homegrown PRS Lessons You can also add new Questions to an imported Question Set 66 Lessons Question List Window Chapter 4 The Question List Window The Question Function Buttons located above the Question List Window become active when a Lesson is selected in the Lesson Tree New Ques tions can be created for the Lesson and existing Questions can be edited copied and deleted Questions can also be rearranged in the Question List Window by moving them up or down By default all the Questions in the Lesson are Selected as indicated by the green Check Mark This means that when the Lesson is presented in a Session all the Questions in the Lesson will be displayed during the Session If you wanted to present a subset of a Lesson s Questions during a Session simply clear the Selected checkbox of each Question you want to exclude from the Session by clicking on it The Unse ected Questions will be left out of the Session but will remain stored in the Lesson The Unse lected Questions will not appear again in any Session that uses that Lesson until the checkboxes of those Questions have been re selected Chapter 4 Lessons New Lesson Function Button 67 Mew Lesson T
118. is de conformit la r glementation d Industrie Canada Cet appareil num rique de classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada Appendix Declaration Declaration of Conformity xv PRS IR Receiver Declaration of Conformity of Conform ity The CE mark on this device indicates compliance under the EMC 89 336 Supplementary Information EEC Directive Declaration of conformity according to ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer s Name GTCO CalComp Inc Manufacturer s Address 7125 Riverwood Drive Columbia MD 21046 U S A declares that the product Product Name InterWrite PRS IR Receiver Model Numbers RX 02 Product Options All conforms to the following product specifications EMC EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and amendment 92 31 EEC Emissions Testing EN 55022 1998 Class B EN 61000 3 2 Harmonics Class A EN 61000 3 3 Flicker Immunity Testing EN 55024 1998 including EN 61000 4 2 ESD EN 61000 4 3 Radiated Immunity EN 61000 4 4 EFT B EN 61000 4 5 Surges EN 61000 4 6 Conducted Immunity EN 61000 4 11 Voltage Dips Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC Scottsdale Arizona U S A 4 30 2004 Dana Doubrava Location Date Engineering Mgr xvi Declaration of Conformity Appendix Supplementary Information PRS IR Clicker Transmitter Declaration of Conformity The CE mark on th
119. is device indicates compliance under the EMC 89 336 EEC Directive Declaration of conformity according to ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer s Name GTCO CalComp Inc Manufacturer s Address 7125 Riverwood Drive Columbia MD 21046 U S A declares that the product Product Name InterWrite PRS IR Clicker Transmitter Model Numbers TX 01A TX 02A Product Options All conforms to the following product specifications EMC EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and amendment 92 31 EEC Emissions Testing EN 55022 1998 Class B Immunity Testing EN 55024 1998 including EN 61000 4 2 ESD EN 61000 4 3 Radiated Immunity Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC Scottsdale Arizona U S A 4 30 2004 Dana Doubrava Location Date Engineering Mgr Appendix Supplementary Information Declaration of Conformity xvii PRS High Speed IR Receiver Declaration of Conformity The CE mark on this device indicates compliance under the EMC 89 336 EEC Directive Declaration of conformity according to ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer s Name GTCO CalComp Inc Manufacturer s Address 7125 Riverwood Drive Columbia MD 21046 U S A declares that the product Product Name InterWrite PRS High Speed IR Receiver Model Numbers RX 03 Product Options All conforms to the following product specifications EMC EM
120. issues Student IDs do not have to be displayed in the Roster List Window and by default are not displayed The Show Student ID button is a toggle that will display and hide the Student ID column in the Roster table Creating and Maintaining a Roster As described earlier a Roster can be developed locally as part of the Class profile it can be generated on the fly for an RF Class or it can be created outside PRS and imported into the Class profile A Roster that is created on the fly during a Session for an RF Class will be saved using the Class Name Rosters associated with a Class profile can be maintained using the Add Name to Roster and Delete Name From Roster Function Buttons Rosters developed using third party CMS applications are usually maintained in those applications and reimported or merged into the Class profile A somewhat unique situation exists when a Roster is developed using the Web based PRS Registration Application described in Chapter Seven The Web based PRS Registration Application can be set up so that students required to buy a PRS Clicker for one or more classes can register online for those classes The resulting Roster in addition to being managed online in the Admin portion of the PRS Registration application can be downloaded to the PRS Roster directory for import into a Class profile Conversely a Roster maintained locally in PRS for a Class profile can be imported into the PRS Web Registration Application
121. it and close the PRS application 12 InterWrite PRS PRS Menus Chapter 1 RF Menu Start Class End Class Joined List Configure Clickers The RF Menu provides a one stop shop for the settings that are specific to the RF environment Many of the options described here will make much more sense when you have read Chapter Three Classes and understand them in the context of the Class Type and the Class System Types Open and Closed This menu option displays the Start RF Class dialog described in Chapter Three Classes The Class in the RF Environment This dialog is also displayed when PRS is started up and an RF Receiver is installed on the computer This menu option is selected when you want to end the RF Class Clickers are no longer joined and if or when the Class is re started the Clickers must rejoin the Class This menu option displays the complete list of RF Clickers that joined the RF Class When you end the Class this list is deleted By default an RF Clicker is set to Normal and does not require any additional configuration A Normal Clicker stays with the student regardless of whether it is owned by the student or the school and can be used in any Class whose Class System Type is designated as Open A Loaner Clicker is an RF Clicker that can be loaned to a student during a Class when his Clicker has malfunctioned or he has forgotten it An RF Clicker config ured as a Loaner Clicker will require the student borr
122. iver is automatically assigned to a COM Port and that infor mation is communicated to the PRS software so there is no need to set the COM Port on the Connection Menu In a Windows installation The unsigned RF Receiver driver is already installed on your computer Nevertheless Windows may need some coaxing before it will recognize the new hardware Be persistent and do not let Windows worry you about the driver being unsigned This will not in any way affect the operation of the RF Receiver or PRS The RF Receiver green LED light has three phases e Fast Flash No USB connection e Slow Flash Scanning for a free channel or one with less noise Solid On Working 28 PRS System Installation RF Clicker Chapter 2 RF Clicker The RF Clicker ships with the batteries installed so there is no real setup Setup and involved Operation Input Keys Multiple Choice 2 Line Option Keys g 4 LCD interwrite Numeric Keypad Display Navigation Keys Minus Sign 2 Ba Ae Power 4 00 G Oe True False Switch Response Keys Clicker Key Quick Reference INPUT KEYS Decimal Scroll Up Enter Menu Key Point Scroll Send Cycle Down Backspace FUNCTION Q00 Numeric Keypad Enter numeric values e g Student ID and 299 numeric Responses Enter Response Choices for numbered Multiple Choice Questions D Decimal Point Enter a decimal point in a Numeric Response Press twice to enter a forward slash in simple fract
123. k on the Create Report Function Button and select the type of Report you want to create for this Session from the list of Report formats When you have made your selection you will then have the option of displaying the Report as a PDF file or displaying it in the PRS Print Preview window Gradebooks The Gradebooks Section provides a way of accumulating and totaling Marked Sessions for a Class The process is quite simple Create a New Gradebook name it associate it with a Class indicate your preferences for the Gradebook s appearance and assign values to the letter grades The Roster for the associated Class will be listed in the newly created Grade book Close the Gradebook to save it in the Gradebooks List Window The contents of the Gradebook will display in the right pane of the Gradebooks Section The Function Buttons above the right pane perform actions on the selected Gradebook InterWrite PRS Gradebooks 5 x File RF Connection View Help P sees E E E Pal New Gradebook Edit Gradebook Delete Gradebook Export Gradebook Create Report 6radebooks 6radebooks EA Add Akark Delete Mark Eii Update from Roster E Delete Name Anthropology Quiz Quiz RioLibiodaa Student ID Name Letter Percent Points Possible 03 15 2006 03 15 2006 E Biology 101 Possible 46 Possible 46 258 F69E5B 92 20 0 El Linguistics 12345 Hanson Ray F 21 7 20 92 0
124. l be listed in the My Courses window Below that is the PRS Clicker Registration window 2 Click on the Register Clicker link System Admin Register My Clicker For All Classes View Modify Information User Name toeknee Clicker ID Valid characters are 0 9 A F The Clicker ID can be found by doing the following 1 Power on your Clicker 2 Press the Menu Key twice to stop the scan and display the Setup Menu 3 Scroll to Diagnostics and press the green Enter Key 4 Scroll to Radio ID Clicker Type infrared IR Radio Frequency RF Student ID 10161959 Send Registration Information Click Submit to finish Click Cancel to abort this process Cancel Submit Valid characters excluding Clicker ID are aA zZ 0 9 and 5 _ c 2006 GTCO Calcomp Inc 3 Enter the Clicker ID in the required field The IR Clicker ID is found on the back of the Clicker The RF Clicker ID is called the Radio ID and is found in the Setup Menu Diagnostics Submenu Select the correct Clicker Type radio button 5 Verify the accuracy of the information you have provided and click on the Submit button A PRS Registration Confirmation screen will display with the Clicker ID your name and the operation completed Chapter 7 PRS Blackboard Registration App Student Registration 143 Unregistera PRS 1 Login to Blackboard and select the PRS Tab Clicker 2 In the PRS Clicker Registrat
125. lay and the Timer begins again This presentation scenario is usually used more often in testing situations If you are reviewing class material or running a marketing research survey you may not want the Questions to autostart and you may not want to automatically advance to the next Question When the Response Chart displays you might want to encourage discussion about the Response Results in order to determine how well the students have understood the material When you close the Response Chart you might want to rerun the Question You can begin to see with these examples how the settings on the New Session dialog give you the flexibility to run a variety of Sessions using the same Lesson 94 Sessions New Session Profile Settings The following table lists each and their possible settings an selections Option Settings Audience Known Type Anonymous 7 ER Chapter 5 of the options in the New Session profile d describes the ramifications of option Description By default the Name of the Session is the current date If more than one Session is presented on the same day the Sessions are numbered e g July 07 2004 July 07 2004_1 July 07 2004_2 etc You can give the Session any name you choose if you don t want to use the current date The setting for this option determines whether student identification will be recorded and saved with the Response Results Known All Responses and their associated Student I
126. lect RF or IR from the list of Clicker Types 4 Fill in the Required fields The Net ID is typically your email address Fill in any Optional information you want to include Chapter 7 The Clicker ID Registration Form PRS Web Registration App The Registration Module 125 5 Click on the Submit button to save the registration profile A summary prompt will display to verify receipt of your Registration Form 6 Fill out a Registration Form for each Class you are taking that is using the InterWrite PRS Audience Response System D PRS EEHen Please fill out the following form and click on the Submit button to add a registration Select Class English 101 Robert Rh 345 Select Name BRAINS Brian Clicker Type IR infrared h Clicker ID 81 Required Student ID Required Submit 13 IR Clicker ID can be found on the white label on the back of your PRS Clicker 1 RF Clicker ID can be found by doing the following Power on your Clicker Press the Menu Key twice to stop the scan and display the Setup Menu Scroll ta Diagnostics and press the green Enter Key Scroll to Radio ID Buh 2 9 characters max Valid characters are A F and 0 9 33 60 characters max Yalid characters are alphanumeric andm 8 0 34 Select the name of the Class you are registering for from the drop down list of Classes 2 Select your name from the list of students 3 Selec
127. ment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee the interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encour aged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced Radio TV technician for help Each device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules and with RSS 210 of Industry Canada Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 The device may not cause harmful interference and 2 The device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The radiated output power is far below the FCC Radio Frequency exposure limits Nevertheless each of the devices should be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized Canada Industry Canada Class B emission compliance statement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Av
128. n PowerPoint that provides the functionality to turn any PowerPoint slide into a PRS Lesson Question Microsoft PowerPoint BiologyTest 2 File Edit Wiew Insert Format Tools Slide Show RoboPDF Window Help DeHeaSY seacio o a WO i D PRS f New Question Bf Edit Question F Delete Question es On a Windows computer the PRS PowerPoint Add in is automatically installed when PRS is installed On the Mac the PRS PowerPoint Add in must be installed manually The instructions for installing the PRS Power Point Add in on the Mac can be found on the last page of this chapter Once installed the PRS PowerPoint Add in works the same on both Windows and the Mac The PRS PowerPoint Add in must be registered on the system on which it is installed The registration of the PRS Add in must be done by a user with Administrator privileges Because the installation of the PRS software must be performed by a user logged in with Administrator privileges the registration of the PRS PowerPoint Add in is automatic as part of the software installation In addition the registration of the Add in applies to all future log ins of this user However all other users who login to that system must register using the Register PowerPoint Add in option from the Start Programs InterWrite PRS menu The PRS Add in works with PowerPoint 2000 or newer In an IR environment when a PowerPoint Slide Show with PRS Question Slides is run PRS views t
129. n begin to transmit your Mext Chance Response to the Question True False Questions Press 1 for True or Z for False Multiple Correct Multiple Choice Questions Press the numbered lettered keys in sequence waiting between transmissions only long enough tor the LED to stop blinking Answer Series Questions Press the numbered lettered keys in sequence waiting between transmissions only long enough tor the LED to stop blinking Short Answer Questions Responses are limited to the use of the 0 through 9 keys 22 InterWrite PRS PRS Menus Chapter 1 Example Files About Confidence Level A Confidence Level designation allows a student to qualify his Response to a Question By attaching a High Confidence Level indicator to a Response a student is saying that he is very sure about the correctness of his Response When a student attaches a Low Confidence Level indicator to his Response he is basically saying his answer is a guess and he has little confidence in its correctness IR Clickers have an H key and an L key in the bottom row of keys Pressing the H key followed by a Response key attaches a High Confidence indicator to the Response Pressing the L key plus a Response key attaches a Low Confidence indicator to the Response RF Clickers do not have H and L keys The key is used to indicate Low Confidence and the key is used to indicate High Confidence When a Confidence Level is attached to a Response from an
130. nction to print out the Questions and Response Choices is an easy way to make them available to the students You will be able to choose between creating a PDF file of the Report format you select or viewing the Report in a PRS Print Preview window Chapter 4 Lessons New Question Function Button Question Editor 73 a New Question A Lesson is made up of a series of Questions When you have profiled the Lesson select it in the Lesson Tree and click on the New Question Function Button to display the Question Editor shown below The editing tools you can use when creating a Question are arranged in the Toolbar The table on page 75 describes each tool New Question 7 Multiple Choice oa s BAX x x Aad E Technical T Regular gt 36 slate x Type multiple Choice Timer 00 30 kd Choices j ad Choices Type Letters Me chances 3 iv Points fo hd Multiple Choice Name sz Ques Location Left lumeric The Question settings options can be found below the Toolbar Some of these options were set as Defaults in the New Lesson dialog You can change the default settings for the Question you are currently profiling The changes you make to the default Question settings are persistent for subsequent Questions of the same Question Type until you change them again There are two additional settings in the Question Editor Choices Type where you can choose between ettered or numbered Question Choices and Answer w
131. ng the level of confidence they have in the correctness of their answers The IR Clickers have an H Ay key and an L W key in the bottom row of keys These keys can be used in combination with the Response keys to attach a Confidence Level to a Response The H key indicates the student has a high level of confidence in the accuracy of his Response The L key signifies the student is basically guessing at the correct answer and has a low level of confidence in the accuracy of his Response By default when a Confidence Level is not indicated all Responses are assigned a Medium Level of Confidence You should indicate at the beginning of a Session or before a Question is presented that you want a Confidence Level attached to the Responses When a Confidence Level is requested students should be told to press the H or L key first then press a Response Key The Confidence Level setting will revert to the default value of Medium after 15 seconds have passed without a transmission or after the IR Clicker is powered Off and On Even with the limited key selection of the IR Clickers they are capable of sending a variety of different Responses depending on the type of Question being asked Clicker Operation Instruction sets can be accessed from the Help Menu Chapter One PRS Menus Display the relevant instruction set prior to the beginning of the Session 36 PRS System Installation Master IR Clicker Chapter 2 Master IR Clicker Command Ke
132. njunction with the Question Location setting below Typically when you set the Question Location to Left the Response Choices are aligned in Rows to the right of the Question When Question Location is set to Top the Choices orientation probably depends more on the type of Response Choices columns often being more suitable for graphic Responses Font Face All System Choose a font from among the fonts installed on Fonts the computer Generally speaking you should avoid using decorative fonts which might be difficult to read or using a number of different fonts on the same Question screen which might be distracting 10 36 points Choose a font size that will project well Chances 1 10 000 You can set a limit on the number of tries or Chances astudent can have to answer a Ques tion During a Session when a student is transmit ting Responses the Last Chance Response the upper limit of whatever value the Chance option is set to will display as red in the Response Box and is the Response that will be recorded Additional Responses will be ignored An invalid out of range Option Question Location Lessons New Lesson Default Settings 69 Settings Description Response will not count against the number of Chances a student has to answer the Question The instructor should inform the students how many chances they have to select the right Response during the allotted time for each Question and remind them
133. nloaded to the computer it is available for import into any Class profile Chapter 7 Importing a Roster PRS Web Registration App The Admin Module 133 The Import Class Roster option provides the facility to import a Roster from your computer to the Manage Rosters page 1 Select the Class from the drop down list that you want to import the Roster into 2 Click on the GO button to display the Class 3 Click on the Import Class Roster button The following page displays Administration Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Log About Manage Rosters Import Class Roster Class General Biology 101 Import Mode Apenc Select Class Roster File Browse Cance Indicate whether you want to Append or Replace the existing Roster 5 Browse to the location of the Roster on the computer and click on the Import button Click on the Cancel button to cancel the operation The imported Roster will be appended to or replace the existing Roster for the selected Class making it available to be managed in the PRS Web Registration Admin Module 134 PRS Web Registration App The Admin Module Chapter 7 Roster Options M PRS LOAGA Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Log About Options Select the options to include in the registration form and select the options that are required Please note that an option must be Included in order to be identified as Required Available
134. nse Chapter 4 Lessons The Rest of the Question Function Buttons 83 Edit Question In the Lesson Tree select the Lesson that contains the Question you want to edit The Lesson s Questions will display in the Question List Window in the right pane Select the Question you want to edit Click on the Edit Question Function Button to display the Question Editor You can change any Question setting add or change Instructor s Notes and use the Question Editor s tools to edit or change the Question and the Responses Click on the Previous and Next buttons to move to other Questions in the Question Set you want to edit Click on the Update button at the bottom of the dialog when you have made your edits and are ready to return to the Lessons main screen In the Lesson Tree select the Lesson that contains the Question s you want to delete The Questions for the selected Lesson will display in the Question List Window Select the Question you want to delete or using the Shift key select a block of Questions you want to delete Click on the Delete Question Function Button You will be prompted to verify you want to delete the Question s Copy Question Use the Copy Question Function Button to copy a Question from one Lesson to another Select the Question in the List Window Click on the Copy Question Function Button In the pop up Lesson Tree dialog select the Lesson you want to copy the Question to The copied Question will be append
135. o your Class and press the Enter Send key to join OR 2b Scroll up or down if necessary to your Class and press the Enter Send key to join the Class You are now ready to participate in a PRS Session 20 InterWrite PRS PRS Menus Chapter 1 Basic Operating Instructions for IR Clickers Basic IR Operating Instructions Q Chapter 1 InterWrite PRS PRS Menus 21 Responding to Different Question Types Using the IR Clicker Transmitting Responses using IR Numeric Responses IP Numeric Responses cannot contain negative numbers or decimal points 1 Press the first digit of your Response and watch for a pound sign to display in your assigned Response Box in the Response Grid 2 If necessary wait until the IR Clicker LED stops blinking then press the next digit of the Numeric Response Another amp will display 3 Repeat the process for each digit in the Mumeric Response up to a system limit of 11 digits If a twelfth digit iz sent the system assumes you want to change your answer and the twelfth digit sent becomes the first digit of your modified Response This assumes that the Chances setting tor the Numeric Question has been set to more than one Chance If the Numeric Response contains less than 11 digits and you want to end your Response and start over you should press the H key then the 0 zero key to terminate the Response The word Entered will appear in your Response Box You can the
136. of Response Box Displays Attendee List Shows Display Question 50 7 No Unique to last digit of ID clicker 10 H clicker 10o H Yes v Chart Type Show Histogram for Numeric Questions Show Correct Answer Chart Values By Bar Vertical Yes Yes Percent The following table identifies each of the options in the Response Grid section and its possible settings for the Response Area window Option Settings Description Number of 20 2000 The setting you choose here is based on the Response Boxes number of students in the Class It will be grayed out when a Response Map has been set up for the Class The number of Response Boxes is determined by the size of the Class and is divided into a display of the Rows and Columns that will fit in the Response Area If you want all Responses to be displayed at the same time set the number of Response Boxes equal to or higher than the number of students participating in the Session Each Response will be recorded and displayed in a Response Box If the number of Response Boxes is smaller than the number of students the last Responses received will display at the beginning of the Response Grid Chapter 3 Classes IR Class Default Settings 53 Option Settings Description and overwrite the initial Response in that Re sponse Box All overwritten Responses will have already been recorded so no Response data are lost when a smaller Response Gr
137. og About View Registration File Options 1 Select the options to include in the registration form and select the options that are required Please note that an option must be Included in order to be identified as Required Available Option Include Required Last Name Fj g First Name Nick Name Middle Initial Student ID Net ID Group ID Update Options Click Submit to finish Click Cancel to abort this process Cancel Submit Select the Available Options you want the students to include when they register in Blackboard for classes that will be using the PRS system Students will be required to indicate the Clicker ID when they register The options you select here constitute the information you want students to include in addition to the Clicker ID There is a distinction between an Included Option and a Required Option An Included Option will appear on the registration form but the student will not be required to supply the requested information Note that an option must be included in order to be selected as required 3 When you have completed your selection of Available Options click on the Submit button Chapter 7 PRS Blackboard Registration App Admin Module Log amp About 141 PRS Transaction A log is kept of all operations that involve the PRS Plug In Module It can Log be useful when troubleshooting a problem You can access the PRS log from the Admin Module A sample log
138. olbar Chapter 3 The Roster Classes The Roster 57 The Roster identifies the people in the class meeting or polling group The purpose of the Roster in the IR environment is to link a student s name and Student ID to his or her Clicker ID ensuring the student s Responses are attributed to him or her The IR Clicker ID is sent with each Response transmission during a Session Without a Roster there is no way of matching Responses to students and subsequently marking the results of a Session In the RF environment a Roster does not have to be in place in order to run a Session for the Class The Student ID saved in the student owned RF Clicker s memory or temporarily stored in the Loaner RF Clicker s memory before the student joins the Class is transmitted with each Response ensuring attribution and identification So a Roster based on Student IDs can actually be generated during a Class Session Student names can be added to the Roster after the fact And speaking of Loaner Clickers we recommend keeping a few Loaner Clickers on hand in case a Clicker malfunctions or a student has forgotten to bring his Each IR Loaner Clicker should be profiled in the Roster When a student uses an R Loaner Clicker during a Session edit the Roster before starting the Session Insert the student s Student ID into the Loaner s profile This will ensure that the student s Responses are correctly recorded and credited to him Af
139. oltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC Scottsdale Arizona U S A 1 1 2006 Dana Doubrava Location Date Engineering Mgr Appendix Supplementary Information Declaration of Conformity xix PRS RF Receiver Hub Declaration of Conformity The CE mark on this device indicates compliance under the EMC 89 336 EEC Directive Declaration of conformity according to ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer s Name GTCO CalComp Inc Manufacturer s Address 7125 Riverwood Drive Columbia MD 21046 U S A declares that the product Product Name InterWrite PRS RF Receiver Hub Model Numbers H1 Product Options All conforms to the following product specifications EMC EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and amendment 92 31 EEC Emissions Testing EN 55022 2003 Class B EN 61000 3 2 Harmonics EN 61000 3 3 Flicker Immunity Testing EN 55024 2003 including EN 61000 4 2 ESD EN 61000 4 3 Radiated Immunity EN 61000 4 4 EFT B EN 61000 4 5 Surges EN 61000 4 6 Conducted Immunity EN 61000 4 11 Voltage Dips Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC Scottsdale Arizona U S A 1 1 2006 Dana Doubrava Location Date Engineering Mgr xx Declaration of Conformity Appendix Supplementary Information European Contact PRS RF Clicker Remote Declaration of Conformity The CE mark on this device
140. on settings for this slide The settings you choose here will be saved with the PowerPoint slide and the InterWrite PRS logo will display on the slide to identify it as a PRS PowerPoint Question Slide The logo can be moved to any location on the Question slide InterWrite PRS PowerPoint COM Add in m Edit Question Properties Button Phat is Latin fo Question Choices std Number of Type True False Type Letters Choices eres Short Answer Numeric Survey Paints Oa Correct Response paar 1 2 3 4 4 ny 0 o Nu om a wh oOo won none wh wry ooo Number of Timer 00 30 Chances 3 00 30 th So gt BOm als 4A We 33 T dk Times New Roman EF Edit Question F Delete Question ny ary history of phyl ary history of an organism ary history of phyllo dough an of phyllo dough 1y se The presence of the mo PRS logo on the PowerPoint slide indicates this is a PRS Question Animation effects cannot be used on PowerPoint PRS Question Slides The Edit Question Function Button on the PRS PowerPoint Toolbar is used to edit the Question Properties for the current PRS Question slide Any changes to be made to the contents of the slide itself are done in Power Point The Delete Question Function Button removes the PRS logo from the page When the logo is removed the slide is no longer a PRS Question slide Chapter 4
141. on the other hand just lists the available ports on the system It s up to you to determine which 34 PRS System Installation IR Clicker Chapter 2 Troubleshooting the IR Receiver Connection IR Clicker Setup and Operation port the IR Receiver is connected to If you re not sure refer to the Port Check section in Chapter One for information on testing the COM ports for the connection If the IR Receiver is not being recognized on any of the COM Ports first check all connections to make sure they are secure From the Connection Menu select a COM Port and run a Port Check as documented in Chapter One PRS Menus Repeat for each COM Port If the IR Receiver still fails to show up leave it connected and restart the computer In most cases the IR Receiver will now show up as connected to the COM Port The software for some serial devices will take over a COM Port and fail to release it when the device is disconnected If the IR Receiver is attached to one of these COM Ports Windows won t recognize it because the Port has been commandeered by another application We ve seen this behavior when a Palm Pilot for example had been connected to the COM Port to which the IR Receiver is currently connected ha Signal Direction LED Light Response Keys Low Confidence Key On Off Power High Confidence Key IR Clickers require little in the way of setup It s simply a matter of installing two batteries as follows 1
142. ontain up to 11 alphanumeric characters You will enter the correct Response in the Answer field Students with RF Clickers will enter all the characters in the Short Answer Response and then press to send the answer Alpha characters A through F and T are entered by pressing the respective keys For other alpha characters students should be instructed to press one of the alpha keys to go into Alpha Mode and use the and keys to scroll to the letter they want to enter A space can be added to a Short Answer by pressing the Decimal Point key three times Students with IR Clickers must press each character in the Short Answer Response and wait between key presses until the LED on the Clicker stops flashing indicating it is ready to transmit another key press In addition Short Answer Responses coming from IR Clickers are limited to the numbers O through 9 and the letters A through 82 Lessons Question Types Chapter 4 New Question 7 Survey Survey oo mB Rox x x HAAG Technica F fs Slate Q ues tion Typ e Type survey bi Timer 00 30 ba Choices ja w Choices Type letters chances fs bd Points fo h Name Ques Location left v Show Choices Show Orient Choices Rows v This Question Type is used when you want to take a survey The differ ence between this Question Type and the Multiple Choice Question Type is that this Question Type does not require you to indicate a correct Respo
143. or resume polling Click on the Resume Session Function Button You will be prompted when a Question was previously polled When you have finished click on the End Session Function Button to return to the Sessions Section main screen Select the Session in the Sessions List Window whose results you want to review and click on the Review Session Function Button A modified Session dialog will display with the Question and Response Choices in the top pane of the window and the Response Chart in the bottom pane for your review You can choose to Mark the Session during your review by clicking on the Mark Session Function Button Click on the End Review button to return to the Sessions Section main screen Select the Session or Sessions you want to delete and click on the Delete Session Function Button You will be prompted to verify you want to delete the selected Session s The results of every Session are saved in a Session file If you want to accumulate the individual results of a Session in a Gradebook you have to mark the Session Session results are marked by assigning values to correct Responses answers and to incorrect Responses answers and optionally assigning a weight or point value to Responses The individual scores for the Roster associated with the Lesson presented during the Session being marked are automatically calculated when you click on the Mark Session Function Button The marks are displayed in the Mark Data table in the M
144. owing it to input his Student ID before he joins the Class ensuring that his Responses will be attributed to him during that Class Loaner Clickers can be configured for both Open and Closed Classes A Closed Clicker is an RF Clicker that is linked to the Class ID assigned to a Closed Class System Type Closed Clickers are automatically assigned a unique Join ID to identify each one in the Closed Class Whereas Normal Clickers stay with the student and can be used in any Open Class Closed Clickers are usually the property of the school and remain in the classroom where they are used to join only the Closed Class for which they have been configured Learn more about Closed Clickers and how to configure them in the Configuring RF Clickers section that follows A Master Clicker is a special RF Clicker that can be used by an instructor to send commands to a Session to remotely control the Session presentation from any where in the room The Master Clicker Commands are described in Chapter Two PRS System Installation The Closed Loaner Clicker setting is used to set up a Loaner Clicker for use in a Closed Class Any student can use a Closed Loaner Clicker because as is character istic of any RF Clicker designated as a Loaner the Clicker prompts the person using it to enter his Student ID before he joins the Class in this case the Closed Class Chapter 1 Enable Master Clicker RF Information Configuring RF Clickers InterWrite PRS
145. port from the Lesson Tree Lesson Anthropology Exam 1 2 Click on the Export Lesson Function Button The name of the Lesson displays at the top of the Export Lesson dialog 3 Click on the OK button A Choose Destination Directory and File Name dialog displays PRS has created a folder in the Exports directory named for the Lesson 4 Name the file that will contain the exported Lesson and click on the Select button A prompt verifying the path to the exported Lesson will display The XML file containing the exported Lesson and using the filename you provided here will be created in the named Exports subdirectory 72 Lessons Lesson Function Buttons Chapter 4 5 n im Mew Session Create Report You can start a Session directly from the Lessons Section Select the Lesson you want to use during the Session and click on the New Session Function Button Fill in the remaining Session options Chapter Five in the New Session dialog that displays Select the Lesson for which you want to create a Report and click on the Create Report Function Button Choose the type of Report you want to create for this Lesson The Text Only option means that graphics in the Question or in any of the Response Choices will not be included in the Report This function is often used when an instructor is running a Self Paced Session Chapter Five The Questions and Response Choices do not display during this type of Session so using this fu
146. rabbing the spot next to the Close button and dragging it to the top of the window where the other Toolbars are located Click and drag the Resize button to change the PRS Toolbar s orientation On the Mac there may be some lag time between when a Question Slide is accessed and when PRS is displayed Remember patience is a virtue Sessions The Sessions Section is where you profile and start up a presentation of a Lesson to a Class Click on the New Session Function Button to begin a new Session When ended a Session is listed in the Sessions List Window and can be renamed resumed reviewed deleted marked exported or a Report of Session results can be created A resumed Session allows you to continue a Lesson presentation re asking Questions that had already been responded to and or asking Questions that were not presented during the previous run of the Session When you review a Session it allows you to check the Re sponses to the Questions and the Response Results for each Question When you mark a Session you grade or score it A Session can be exported for use with third party Grading and Course Management Systems CMS Reports about a Session can be created in a variety of formats InterWrite PRS Sessions oO x File RF Connection View Help Classes Lessons re Sessions A m A Ti 5 Pal New Session Rename Session Resume Session Review Session Delete Session Mark Session Export Session Create Report Session
147. rn to the Lessons Section main screen The Questions will be displayed in the Question List Window Chapter 4 Lessons Question Editor Tools 75 Tool Tool Name Function KD Undo Undo or remove the most recently typed character Repeat Undo until all characters are removed Redo Redo to replace the most recently removed character Repeat Redo to replace all removed characters By Make a copy of the selected item Epe Paste the copied or cut item Pr Insert Image Use this tool to add a graphic to the Question and or to any of the Responses Insert Horizontal Insert a horizontal line at the cursor location Rule Insert Subscript Display the text box in which you will type the subscript text It will be half the font size 2 Insert Superscript Display the text box in which you will type the super script text It will be half the font size Subscript Super Turn off the subscript or superscript font option and script Off return to the default font size 4 Indent 4 Spaces Issue an HTML formatting command to insert a with Linebreak linebreak and indent four spaces Indent 4 Spaces Issue an HTML formatting command to indent four spaces H Insert Linebreak Issue an HTML formatting command to insert a linebreak Show Hide Notes This tool toggles the Instructor Notes on and off The default setting is Hide Notes Instructor Notes will not display during a Session regardless of whether or not they are displayed here La
148. rn to the Sessions Section main screen The Session will be displayed in the Sessions List Window D Start the Timer for the Question Go to Previous Display the previous Question ea Question Shows the number of the current Question being dis Indicator played and the total number of Questions in the Lesson Display the next Question Question 102 Sessions Session Dialog Chapter 5 Tool Tool Name Function Decrease Timer Reduce the amount of time on the Timer by 15 seconds by 00 15 00 30 Timer The value for the Timer shown in the box between the Decrease Timer and Increase Timer arrows is set in the Lesson profile and describes how long students will have to answer a Question during a Session When set for a Self Paced Session or a No Lesson Lesson Type the Timer shows how long the entire Session will be amp Increase Timer Increase the amount of time on the Timer by 15 seconds t by 00 15 33 Number The Unique Response Counter box displays the total of Unique number of students that responded to the Question Responses E Show Hide Toggle between showing and hiding the Response Area Response Area where the Response Grid or Attendee List are displayed Ae Show Prefer Show the additional Session tools on the Preferences ences Menu Menu See Preferences Menu table following ri Show Chart Click on this tool to show the Response Chart for this Question It will be activa
149. rocess is available to InterWrite users who have both InterWrite and PRS installed on their systems Multiple Question Slide like pages can be created in InterWrite and tagged as PRS Question Slides and run in a PRS Session In addition single PRS Question Slides can be inserted on the fly into any InterWrite presentation Chapter 1 Sessions InterWrite PRS Sessions 7 A Lesson is presented during a Session to the students in a Class for their Responses A Session can be started from the Sessions Section or from the Lessons Section Below is a summary of the process leading up to and including the Session e The Class profile establishes a Class Name and Class Type IR Class Type A Roster of students must be linked to the Class profile A Response Map should be set up to indicate where each student s Responses will appear in the Response Grid Default Settings can be established for the Response Grid window and the Chart window RF Class Type A Roster can be linked to the Class profile but it s not required Default Settings can be defined for the Chart window e The Lesson contains the Questions that will be presented to the Class during the Session e At the beginning of the Session the New Session dialog is displayed The Audience Type is selected Self Paced Mode can be enabled The Class participating in the Session is selected A Lesson is chosen for presentation to the selected Class Pre
150. rogen engine 3 One s offspring 4 The development of an individual organism a gt gt a D gt gt gt f a gt gt gt gt gt gt 2 Depending on your Session settings either the Timer will autostart or you will have to click on the Start Question tool to start the Timer If you have turned on the Show Chart option the Response Chart will automatically pop up over the Response Area or Toolbar when the Timer has expired While the PRS PowerPoint Session is running the PowerPoint slide is switched into Annotation Mode so you can write notes on the slide This also prevents you from accidentally advancing to the next slide while the Session is running Chapter 4 Lessons PowerPoint Lessons 89 About PRS Add in Microsoft PowerPoint BiologyTest 2 File Edit View Insert Format Tools Slide Show BoboPDF Window Help DekSS6e s4aecs o o 4h PRE f Mew Question Bf Edit Question F Delete Question vi About PRSAddIn PRSAdd in aw Version 4 00 0040 Thi COM Add in allows you to establish ary PowerPoint Slide as a PAS Question During the PowerPoint Slide Show presentation it launches a PAS Session using the GTCO CalComp Personal Response System PAS I Enable PRS Session P Start Westone Manual IF this option is selected you will have to click on the PRS icon on 4 slide to start the PAS question System
151. s o configuration Read and Write permissions o data Read and Write permissions o lib Read permissions o registration Read and Execute Script permissions Edit the conf txt file in the configuration directory Follow the numbered instructions in the conf txt file to set the paths There are six lines that need to be edited Edit the prsRegister p file located in the registration directory using a text editor Follow the instructions in the file for setting the path There are two lines that need to be edited Look For HHEHHHHHHHHHHHHEEHHHHHHHHAHHHEHHHH HH Set Path HEHEHE HEHEHA EAA Chapter 7 PRS Web Registration App Installation and Setup 123 8 Edit the prsAdmin p file located in the admin directory using a text editor Follow the instructions in the file to set the paths There are two lines that need to be edited Look For HPHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Set Path PARAR RR HRR HEHHAHHEHEE HAE AE 9 Edit your Web site to add a URL link to the home html file in the MyPRSWeb site directory You can add a URL link directly to the Admin module and or Registration pages if you prefer Please refer to the code in the home html file for reference If preferred replace our iwprs gif logo which appears in the top left corner of every Web page with one of your own You will need to update the JogoURL line in the conf txt file with the appropriate refer ence 124 PRS Web Registration App The Re
152. s Roster is used with any other Class profiles the name just deleted will no longer appear in those Rosters You can directly edit an item in a Roster List Window by double clicking on it and making the change in the Edit dialog that displays Lessons This chapter describes the Lessons Section of the PRS application The Lesson is a storage container for a collection of Questions A Lesson is presented to a Class during a Session The set of Questions in a Lesson can be defined in PRS or imported into PRS from another source The process of defining Lessons and organizing them in the Lesson Tree and defining Questions using the PRS Question Editor is the primary focus of this chapter However it is important to reiterate that PRS is not limited to the use of PRS created Lessons We are aware that many instructors use Microsoft s Power Point presentation application to develop their lessons and we ve designed a PRS PowerPoint Add in that allows the instructor to turn any PowerPoint Slide into a PRS Question The PRS Session is run as part of the PowerPoint Slide Show and Responses transmitted during a PRS PowerPoint Slide Show Session are recorded in a standard PRS Session file Information about using PRS with PowerPoint can be found in this chapter starting on page 84 The PRS Lesson and PowerPoint Slide Show do not even figure in the third type of PRS Session In this Session scenario the Questions presented during the Session come
153. s are defined or imported The Questions are organized and stored in Lessons Sessions is the section where the Questions in a Lesson are presented to the students in a Class for their Responses The Gradebooks section is where the results of a Session which have been scored or marked for each student in the Class are recorded and totaled in a Class Gradebook Chapter 1 Classes Roster InterWrite PRS Classes 3 The general makeup of the Class is identified in the Classes Section A Class is a group of people an audience who during a Session respond electroni cally to Questions that assess their knowledge of a subject or poll their opinions Each Class profile consists of e Information about the Class a Name that uniquely identifies it and a Type that describes the hardware environment in which it will take place e a Roster of participants students that will be associated with the Class e a Response Map which is used to assign each student a specific location in a virtual seating chart the Response Grid and e Default Settings for the two windows that can be displayed during a Session The Response Grid window is where response transmissions from IR Clickers are acknowledged The Chart window is where response distribution is graphed The primary function of the Classes section is to uniquely name a Class and type it When PRS is used in an RF environment the RF Type Class is the focal point of operation The
154. s part of the Class profile provides the means of assigning or mapping each student to a permanent position in the Response Grid The students as well as the instructor can easily verify that their Responses were received and recorded In an RF environment there is no need to display a Response Grid Status messages regarding transmissions are displayed on the LCD screen on the RF Clicker so students can confirm their Responses have been received and recorded without having to monitor a Response Grid at the front of the room However an instructor may find it helpful to display a Response Grid so he will know when everyone has responded to a Question Capturing and recording student Responses during a Session is what PRS is all about and is the key to its successful use If a student has forgotten his Clicker or it is malfunctioning he won t be able to participate in the Session Therefore we recommend keeping a few Loaner units on hand to be pressed into service when needed The process of registering Loaner IR Clickers for a Class is described in Chapter Three Classes Class Roster Loaner RF Clickers can be configured by selecting the Configure Clickers option from the RF Menu described later in this chapter A Response Chart is displayed after the Question s Timer has expired or the Question is stopped It charts the Response distribution among the possible Response Choices It s a useful tool in an academic environment because i
155. s show a portion of each screen that displays for a Sequential Response Map The yellow Assignment Block moves from one Response Box to the next in order across the Response Map When a signal is sent from an IR Clicker its Clicker ID is registered to the Response Box with the Assign ment Block in it If a Clicker ID is not assigned to the Response Box you want it to be in click on the Pause button InterWrite PRS Create Response Map Sequential West EE B2 Create Response Map 11 Available 12 Av ee 21 Available 22 Av Clear End 50 Classes IR Class Response Map Chapter 3 Import Response Map Function Remove Response Map Function Use the green arrow buttons to reposition the yellow Assignment Block Click on the Clear button to remove the Clicker ID currently in the Response Box with the Assignment Block Click on the Resume button to activate the Assignment Block and register the correct Clicker ID to that Response Box InterWrite PRS Create Response Map Sequential t i TT Create Response Map S E Resume Clear Erg 21 Available 22 Av Click on the End button when all Response Box assignments have been made You will be prompted to name and save the Response Map in the ResponseMap directory Random Response Maps provide assigned locations but they are in no particular order of assignment The Response Map grid displays but there is no yellow Assignment Block Simpl
156. s that required for a Roster built as part of a Class profile As a result Rosters developed online can be down loaded to the computer running the PRS software and imported into the Class profile Rosters developed as part of a Class profile on the PRS computer can be imported into a Class profile on the PRS Registration Web site The installation and setup instructions describe how to set up a PRS Registration Web site and the links to the two modules the Registration Module and the Administration Module The Registration Module has two sections one for new registrations and the other for the registration of a student s Clicker ID into an existing registration profile The second registration type is used when the instructor has a Roster that includes all the information about the students in the Class except for their Clicker IDs and the Clicker type i e RF or IR As you recall from Chapter Three Classes the primary purpose of the Roster in the IR environment is to associate a student s name and Student ID with his Clicker ID so that transmissions from that particular Clicker are attributed to the student All the student has to provide for this type of registration is the Clicker ID 120 PRS Registration Applications Overview Chapter 7 PRS Blackboard Registration Application Overview Instructors use the Admin module to profile the Classes and manage the Class Rosters on the Web site The Rosters developed on the PRS Re
157. s you intend to use When there is no Response Map in place the grid will roll over Click on the New Session Function Button in the Sessions Section Start the Question 5 To send a simulated Response to the Question type a letter which identifies a unique ID there are twenty six unique IDs one for each letter of the alphabet Then type the number of your test Response Choice 5 Use the SHIFT and CTRL keys in combination with the letter key to indicate a High Confidence Level or Low Confidence Level see the following Clicker Operation Instructions section respectively For example the Key Input SHIFT b 1 would be interpreted by the Key Input Response Simulation option as Respondent b has high confidence that the first Response Choice is the correct one As you enter these alohanumeric combinations from the computer keyboard each will register as a Response in a Response Box in the Response Grid displayed below the Question and Response Choices The View Menu lists all four of the PRS Sections and indicates with a diamond which section is currently being displayed in the PRS Window You can move to another section by selecting it from the View Menu or by clicking on its Section Tab in the PRS Window Chapter 1 Help Menu InterWrite PRS Help Check for Updates Clicker Operation Instructions InterWrite PRS PRS Menus 19 This menu option displays a Help file for the PRS software This opt
158. scription No Lesson Select this option if you are going to be delivering the Questions and Response Choices through some means other than a PRS designed Lesson or a PowerPoint based Lesson When you choose this Lesson Type only the Response Area with the Response Grid or Attendee List Display Mode setting below will display for an IR Session Only the Session Toolbar will display for an RF Session if you choose the No Grid setting for Display Mode With this Lesson Type PRS is used just to manage the Session and record the results PRS Lesson Select the PRS Lesson you want to use for this Session from the Lesson Tree in the List Window Note that the OK button will not be activated until you select a Lesson Type When you set Autostart Questions to Yes as soon as you have accepted the Session Profile by clicking on the OK button the first Question in the Lesson displays and the Timer starts counting down If you set this option to No the Timer won t start up until you click on the Start Question D tool on the Session dialog Toolbar This setting determines which of the Response Displays will appear in the Response Area during the Session When you run a PRS Lesson Session the Response Area appears below each Question and its Response Choices When you run a No Lesson Session the Response Area appears below the Session dialog Toolbar When you choose No Grid the response Area does not display You can toggle between
159. sentation options are set and default settings are reviewed In an RF environment the same New Session dialog displays but several options are grayed out because their settings have already been established It is not necessary to designate a Class as the RF Class has already been started and the students have joined it The default Audience Type is designated as part of the Class profile The Audience Type and the Self Paced Mode settings are addressed when the RF Class is started An additional option is added to the New Session dialog for an RF Class Session the Collect Homework checkbox This option is described in Chapter Five Sessions e The results of each Session are saved in a Session file which is listed in the Sessions List Window Sessions can be renamed resumed reviewed marked and exported Reports on a number of different aspects of a Session can be created 8 InterWrite PRS Sessions Chapter 1 Self Paced Mode Insert Question Homework Mode An option available when profiling a Session or starting an RF Class is Self Paced Mode A Self Paced Session allows the instructor to configure a timed Session during which students can answer Questions in any order and at their own pace during the designated time frame Any Lesson can be chosen for presentation during a Self Paced Session Other Session settings that are not relevant to a Self Paced Session are grayed out Mes sages regarding the status of each transmitt
160. ses and number of Out of Range Responses is displayed above the chart The correct answer is displayed as bright blue in the chart legend and the color of the correct Response s chart bar or pie section is combined with bright blue Chart Values Percent Percent The results are charted based on the by Number percentage of Responses for each Response Choice Number The results are charted based on the number of Responses for each Response Choice 56 Classes Class Function Buttons Chapter 3 Ei Edit Class Delete Class Create Report Select a Class profile in the Classes List Window Click on the Edit Class Function Button The Class profile window displays Make your changes to any of the settings in the tabbed sections Note that everything about the Class profile can be edited except the Class Name Select a Class profile in the Classes List Window Click on the Delete Class Function Button You will be prompted to verify you want to delete the Class A Class cannot be deleted if it s the only Class in the List Window Select a Class profile in the Classes List Window Click on the Create Report Function Button The Report listing the complete Roster can be displayed as a PDF file or it can be created and displayed in a PRS Print Preview window The Print Preview window features a number of Export options on the File Menu navigation tools on the Navigation Menu and Toolbar and zoom tools on the Zoom Menu and To
161. settings are necessary in a Branch definition Typically the Branch is named for the Class e g Biology Subbranches can specify types of Lessons i e Review Quizzes Midterms Finals or Lesson categories e g the Digestive System the Nervous System the Circula tory System etc Lessons are then defined by clicking on a Branch in the Lesson Tree and clicking on the New Lesson Function Button The Lesson Function Buttons are activated when you click on a Branch in the Lesson Tree In the context of the PRS system a Lesson is a questionnaire and consists of a series of Questions The Lesson is merely a storage container for the Questions and their default presentation settings The presentation settings describe how the Questions are to be presented to the audience during a Session Questions can be composed and stored in the selected Lesson in PRS by clicking on the New Question Function Button In addition Questions in a variety of different formats can be imported as a Lesson As described in Chapter One many textbook publishers provide electronic Question Sets with their textbooks The PRS software has the capability of import ing the Question Sets from Wiley WileyML format Pearson proprietary XML format Learning Pathways proprietary format Bedford Freeman Worth QTI XML format and native PRS XML Open Specification format as well as Questions in png gif and jog image formats Once these Question Sets whatever the
162. showing and hiding the Timer on the Session dialog Toolbar g a i dS ad od STE 2 S S F FS S S S gt 104 Sessions Response Chart Chapter 5 Response Chart The Response Chart can be set up to display automatically New Class profile Default Settings tab or to display only when the Show Chart tool on the Session dialog Toolbar is clicked The Response Chart shows the distribution of the Responses to the Question whose number is identified in the Question Indicator box Typically the Response Chart shows the correct answer the percentage or number of correct Re sponses and the percentage or number of incorrect Responses both in the color of the bar and in the chart legend and above the chart The number or percentage of Out of Range Responses is also reported The tools on the Toolbar at the top of the Response Chart window are used to determine what is displayed in the chart InterWrite PRS Response Chart x M Close Chart in 2 6 in Sji Fil e E os fk amp aa Correct Answer 3 Correct 20 Incorrect 80 Invalid 0 75 Mark 25 4 Invalid The following table describes the tools and fields on the Toolbar and the impact of their settings Tool Tool Name Function Fc Close Chart Click on this tool button to close the Response Chart and l return to the Session dialog in Previous Chart Move to the previous Response Char
163. showing the Response Area and hiding it by clicking on the Show Hide Response Area E tool on the Session dialog Toolbar Select Attendee List if you want to build an Absentee List at the beginning of the Session You can toggle between the first two Display Modes by selecting the Show Attendee List instead of Grid option from the Preferences Menu on the Session dialog Toolbar See the following Display Mode box for more details 96 Sessions New Session Profile Settings Chapter 5 Option Settings Description Show If RF only When this option is enabled Yes the Correct on message Correct or Incorrect will appear on the Clickers student s RF Clicker LCD display after his Re sponse has been processed This option will work with all Question Types except Multiple Correct Multiple Choice Questions Collect RF only Click on the checkbox if you want to Homework collect the students Homework Assignments in a Session file Automatically Yes No When this option is set to Yes as soon as a Show Chart Question s Timer expires the Response Chart window displays When set to No the Response Chart can be displayed only by clicking on the Show Chart tool on the Session dialog Toolbar When this option is set to No the Automatically Advance Question option below should be set to No too The Automatically Show Chart option is initially set in the Class profile Default Settings tab in the Classes Section You can o
164. t This tool is not available when you are viewing the first Response Chart 3 5 Question Shows the number of the Question whose Responses are s Counter being graphed here and the total number of Questions in the Lesson Ta Next Chart Move to the next Response Chart This tool is not available if there is no Chart after this one Horizontal Display the Response Results in a horizontal chart Chart fi Vertical Chart Display the Response Results in a vertical chart Chapter 5 Sessions Response Chart 105 Tool Tool Name Function Display the Response Results in a pie chart Histogram Display the Response Results in a Histogram This is the Chart default chart type for a Numeric Question and is available only for charting Responses to Numeric Questions See next page for additional information about the Histogram Number Chart Show Response Results based on total number of Responses Percent Chart Show each Response as a percentage of the total number of Responses Show Hide Toggle between showing and hiding the Response Answer statistics above the Response Chart Show Re Click on the Show Response Details tool to display the list sponse Details of students that responded to the current Question The Response Details List displays the students Clicker ID the identification information chosen to display in their assigned Response Box their Response Choice the time on the Timer their Responses were rec
165. t makes it possible for an instructor to immediately assess the students level of comprehension of the material being covered The Default Settings for both the Response window with its display of the Question the Response Choices and the Response Grid or the Attendee List and the Chart window with its display of response distribution are part of a Class profile Some of the default settings established here can be changed on the fly at the beginning of a Session Chapter 1 Lessons Questions InterWrite PRS Lessons 5 The Lessons Section is the staging area for your questionnaires Lessons are made up of sets of Questions The Lessons containing the Question Sets are organized in the Lesson Tree The Lesson Tree is structured much like a file directory making it very easy and intuitive to plan prepare and organize large numbers of Lessons in advance A Lesson is presented during a Session At the beginning of each new Session the Lesson is associated with a Class The Questions in the Lesson or a selected subset of the Questions are presented to the Class during the Session The electronic Responses of each student in the Class are recorded and saved in a Session file The Responses in the Session file can be graded marked and added to a Gradebook A Lesson can be copied renamed imported and exported A new Session for a selected Lesson can be started directly from the Lessons Section eliminating the need to go to the Sess
166. t Settings Default settings for the Response Grid Window and the Response Chart Tab Window are established on this tab These windows are displayed during a Session New Class x Information Response Map Default Settings Number of Response Boxes 50 z Display Response in Box No had Response Box Color Unique to last digit of ID x Top Line of Response Box Displays Clicker Ib 7 Attendee List Shows Clicker Ib 7 Display Question Yes ai Chart Type Bar Vertical Show Histogram for Numeric Questions Yes Show Correct Answer Yes Chart Values By Percent As indicated earlier the Response Grid is not used for an RF Class so you can ignore these settings However after each Question is presented during a Session you will most likely want to display the Response Chart to show the distribution of the Responses You can establish as part of the Class profile the default settings for how you want the Response Chart window to display for this Class The table below describes the options for each of the Chart window settings Option Settings Description Chart Type Bar Vertical Choose a default chart type The histogram is the Bar Horizontal default setting for all Numeric Question Types The Pie Chart Type setting can be changed when the Response Chart is displayed Show The Histogram is the default chart for Numeric Histogram for Responses If you set this option to No the Chart Numeric Type you sele
167. t digit of its ID This makes it easier for a respondent to find his Response in the Response Grid especially if there is no Response Map in the Class profile Clear All students display the same Response colors Green an in range Response transmis sion Yellow an out of range Response transmis sion Red the Last Chance in range Response further attempts to respond will be ignored Option Top Line of Response Box Displays Attendee List Shows Display Question 54 Classes IR Class Default Settings Settings Clicker ID Last 4 digits Clicker ID Last 2 digits Clicker ID Last Name First Name Nickname First Name Last Initial Last Name First Initial Student ID Clicker ID Last 4 digits Clicker ID Last 2 digits Clicker ID Last Name First Name Nickname First Name Last Initial Last Name First Initial Student ID Chapter 3 Description When Response Grid is chosen as the Display Mode for the Session the selection from this list determines the student identification that will display on the top line of the Response Box to confirm the receipt of the student s Response Be mindful of privacy issues if you choose to display the Student ID When Attendee List is chosen as the Display Mode for the Session the selection from this list determines the student identification that will display in the Attendee List in the Response Area When the student s Response is receive
168. t your Clicker type from the list of Clicker Types 4 Enter your Clicker ID 5 Enter your Student ID 6 Click on the Submit button to save the registration form A summary prompt will display to verify receipt of your Clicker Registra tion Form 126 PRS Web Registration App The Admin Module Chapter 7 The Admin Module Manage Classes Defining a New Class The Admin module provides the means of setting up and managing Class Profiles and Class Rosters The module homepage opens to the Manage Classes section GD PRS Yehia ea Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Log About Manage Classes Class IDClass DescriptionClass SectionInstructorLocation Time Days Status English English 101 Robert RM 345 Open for registration Physics Physics 101 Bob 44M SPMM F Open for registration Add Delete Modify ClearAll 1 Click on the Add button at the bottom of the Manage Classes page to display the New Class profile Fill in the profile 3 Click on the Add button to save it GD PRS Welullalciecteteln Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Log About Manage Classes 4dd New Class Class ID fo Required Class Description Required Class Section fo Optional Instructor fo Optional Location 0 Optionall Time PO Optional Days fo Optional Add 14 15 characters max Valid characters are alphanumeric only 24 60 characters max Valid characters are alphanumeric
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170. ted when the Timer has expired a Decrease Grid Decrease the size of the font in the Response Grid display Font Size Increase Grid Increase the size of the font in the Response Grid display Font Size Insert New Click on this tool button to insert an impromptu Question Question at this point in the Session Write or type your Question and the Response Choices and start the Timer The total number of Questions in the Session will be incremented by one Inserted Questions and their Response Results are saved with the Session file and can be reviewed or resumed but inserted impromptu Questions are not saved in the Lesson on which the Session was based Insert an Click on this tool button to insert an existing Question Existing into the Session A dialog will display showing the Lesson Question Tree in the left pane Select the Lesson that contains the Question you want to insert The Questions are displayed in the right pane When you have selected the Question you want to insert click on the OK button The total number of Questions in the Session will be incremented by one Inserted Questions and their Response Results are saved with the Session file and can be reviewed or resumed but they are not saved in the Lesson Chapter 5 Sessions Session Dialog 103 When a Session has been designated Self Paced an additional counter is displayed on the Session Toolbar It keeps track of the total number of students Responders and in th
171. ter 6 Appearance Tab Gradebooks New Gradebook 111 New Gradebook Information Appearance By default all the options in the Mark Total Columns section are se lected All these Totals Columns will appear in the Gradebook next to the Roster If you want to exclude any of these Totals Columns from your Gradebook simply click on the checkbox next to the Totals Column to be excluded to clear it A color can be assigned to each letter grade providing visual cues when you are reviewing the results of the Marked sessions in the Gradebook In the Mark Colors section make your color selections from each grade s drop down list 112 Gradebooks New Gradebook Chapter 6 New Gradebook Letter Grades Tab The following percentages are assigned to the letter grades A B C D E F 90 and above 80 to 90 70 to 80 60 to 70 50 to 60 anything lower than 50 You can change any of these percentages for this Gradebook In addition you can activate the Scale for the letter grades if you use plus minus letter grades in your Class Simply click on the Scale checkbox and set the percentage values for your plus and minus letter grades Chapter 6 Edit Gradebook ES Delete Gradebook Export Gradebook Gradebooks Gradebook Function Buttons 113 Click on the name of the Gradebook you want to edit You can change the name of the Gradebook and any of the Appearance or Le
172. ter the Session remove the student s Student ID from the Loaner profile The RF Clicker is configured as a Loaner This is typically done before the Class convenes Use the Configure Clickers option from the RF Menu see Chapter One PRS Menus to set up your RF Loaner Clickers The student using the RF Loaner Clicker will not be able to join the Class until he has entered his Student ID A Roster can be created by adding names here in the PRS application or a Roster can be imported A Roster can also be merged with an existing Roster Rosters can be imported into as well as disassociated or re moved from the Class When a Roster is established as part of a Class profile it becomes associated with that Class When a Roster is removed it is disassociated from the Class profile However the Roster file itself is not deleted and remains available to be associated with other Class profiles 58 Classes The Roster Chapter 3 The Add Name to Roster Function Button is used to build the Roster locally in the PRS application and or to add names to an existing associated Roster A Name can be deleted from the Roster by selecting the name in the Roster List Window and clicking on the Delete Name From Roster Function Button The Student ID is an essential piece of information when it comes to identifying a student and correctly attributing the student s Responses It must be included in the Roster Nevertheless in consideration of privacy
173. the checkbox next to each student profile you want to Student delete Registration 2 Click on the Delete button The following prompt will display GD PRS Welullalcircileln Home Manage Classes Manage Rosters Options Log About Manage Rosters You are about to delete the following registration entries Clicker ID LastName FirstName Student ID Middle Name WNickname wet ID 157046 Cat Charlie Cc 30 235918 Johnson Bill 67895432 Billy k Cancel 3 Click on the OK button to delete the listed student registration profiles Or click on the Cancel button to return to the Manage Rosters page without deleting any profiles Click on the Delete All button to delete every student profile in the displayed Roster Downloading a The Download Roster option makes it possible to download the entire Roster Roster currently displayed on the Manage Rosters page to the PRS Rosters directory on your computer The downloaded Roster is then available for import into any PRS Class profile 1 Select the Class whose Roster you want to download from the drop down list Click on the GO button to display the Roster for that Class Click on the Download Roster button If it isn t already selected on the File Download dialog that displays click on the Save file radio button Then click OK 5 Specify the destination for the downloaded Roster By default Class Rosters are saved in the PRS Rosters directory Once a Roster has been dow
174. tion EJ Lessons E Move Down E Move Up Select All C Unselect All f Basic 1 Selected Number Name Time Type H Biology 101 M 1 Which statement is true 00 30 Multiple Choice EHE Biology Midterm M 2 What is the descending order o 00 30 Multiple Choice Hed English Grammar M 3 Define homo sapiens 00 30 Multiple Choice eHe Finals M 4 Which statement is true Multiple Choice 2 lesson 1 IV 5 Which statement is true Multiple Choice He Midterms Mo i6 1 2 3 4 5 254 Numeric tHe Quizzes The screen shot above shows a typical display of the Lessons and the Questions in the selected Lesson New Lessons and Imported Lessons can be added as Branches to the Lesson Tree Existing Lessons can be edited copied deleted and exported A variety of Reports can be created from the Lessons in the Lesson Tree A New Session can be started up for the selected Lesson from this section Chapter 4 The Lesson Tree List Window Questions Lessons Lesson Tree List Window Questions 65 The Lesson Tree is structured like a file directory providing a way of arranging and organizing your Lessons Branches are created in the Lesson Tree and individual Lessons are categorized and stored in the Branches A Branch is defined by clicking on a position in the Lesson Tree initially the Lessons Branch is the only Branch in the Lesson Tree clicking on the New Lesson Function Button and naming the Branch No other New Lesson
175. tion Tabs New Class Edit Class Delete Class Create Report Da Fun ction Buttons Classes Import Merge Roster ii Remove Roster i Add Name To Roster El Delete Name From Roster m Advanced Algebra Anthrapoleay TARZET EEEE Table Header asdfbal234 1 r Jones FJ B U tt ons Basie Basic Beginning Writing BioLibl04M E Closed1234 List Window closedelas Englis104L Englis204M Sort Indicator Arrow The menus on the PRS Menubar provide options for e setting Preferences on the File Menu e starting and ending Classes and configuring RF Clickers on the RF Menu e establishing the communication link between the IR Receiver and the PRS software on the Connection Menu e offering another way of moving from section to section using the View Menu and e providing additional information about using the PRS system on the Help Menu The Menus on the PRS Menubar are described in detail in the next section The Section Tabs provide a way of moving from one section to another Each of the four PRS sections has a set of Function Buttons that allow you to create edit and delete the components of that section with additional special ized functions specific to the section Each section has a List Window where the work product of that section is displayed in a table Class Rosters Questions Sessions Gradebooks etc A feature of m
176. to watch the Re sponse Grid IR environment to make sure all their Responses have been properly transmitted and received Questions can be located at the Top of the display screen or on the Left As indicated earlier Question Location is usually set with consideration to the orientation of the Response Choices Show Choices Show You can choose to Show or Hide the Response Hide Choices for each Question Font Style Font Color O through 1000 Regular Bold Italic Underline Bold Italic Bold Under line Italic Under line Bold Italic Underline Black Red Green Blue Yellow Orange Brown Purple Dark Gray Lt Brown Lt Green Slate Cyan Dk Blue Magenta Regular is usually the best choice for the default Font Style As you are composing individual Questions and Response Choices you can use the different Font Styles to emphasize specific characters words or phrases When choosing different Font Styles as well as mixing Font Faces apply the principle of less is more Set a default color for the Questions and Re sponses in the Lesson You can use color changes in addition to or instead of Font Style changes to add emphasis and to make your Lesson more visually appealing and engaging You can assign a point value also called a weight to each Question in the Lesson Set the default Question Point Value here 70 Lessons Lesson Function Buttons Chapter 4 Edit Lesson z Copy Lesson
177. tter Grades settings but you cannot change the Class or the associated Roster Select the Gradebook you want to delete and click on the Delete Grade book Function Button You will be prompted to verify you want to delete the selected Gradebook PRS Gradebooks can be exported for use with third party Course Man agement Systems CMS The PRS Blackboard Registration Application Chapter Seven makes the exchange of information between PRS and Blackboard easier than ever Select the Gradebook you want to export Click on the Export Grade book Function Button The following dialog will display Select the CMS application you want to Select Export Format export to and click on the OK button Blackboard Learning System The Export Gradebook function creates a WebAssign ope eR csv file specific to the CMS application aii ile you chose By default the PRS Export directory will display Carcel The Gradebooks are synched based on the Student ID Both PRS and the CMS application key on the Student ID field to match records However WebCT offers an additional option for synching If the Student ID in PRS is different from the Student ID in WebCT the Net ID field in each PRS student profile can be populated with the corresponding User ID from WebCT to provide an export bridge between the two applications 114 Gradebooks Gradebook Function Buttons Chapter 6 Create Report Select the Gradebook for which you want
178. uestion List Window identifying the Question You can edit this field if you prefer a different way of naming the Question Chapter 4 Lessons Question Types 77 Typically Multiple Choice Questions provide a set number of Response Choices two to five for lettered Choices and two to ten for numbered Choices from which one Choice is selected as the correct one When you are profiling a traditional single correct Multiple Choice Question you will click on the checkbox of the correct Response When you do the bar along the left side of the correct Question Choice will display as blue Multiple Correct Multiple Choice Questions are also an option Simply click on the checkboxes of the correct Choices Each selected Choice will display the blue bar Some things worth noting about Multiple Correct Multiple Choice Questions e All of the correct Choices must be included in the student s Response in order for the answer to be considered correct e The correct Choices can be arranged and sent in any order For example if A C and E had been designated as the multiple correct answer to the Question the Responses ACE AEC CEA CAE EAC and FCA would all be considered correct Students using RF Clickers should press the Input Keys that represent their Choices and then press the G key Students using IR Clickers should press each key in their Response waiting between each key press only long enough for the LED to stop flashing 78
179. unch the Windows Character Map select a font and either drag drop or copy paste the character into the text The PRS Question Editor is an HTML Hypertext Markup Language editor It has somewhat different formatting requirements than astandard text editor The special ized HTML Editing Tools described above provide the formatting commands you need when composing your Questions and Responses 76 Lessons Question Types Chapter 4 Question Types Multiple Choice Question Type You can choose from among five Question Types e Multiple Choice e Numeric e Answer Series e True False Short Answer Survey The Question Editor interface changes to accommodate the different Question Types Following are some notes about what those differences mean when you are profiling the different Question Types New Question 7 Multiple Choice oa ds i Bax x x dad KA Technical T Regular 26 state x Type Multiple Choice w Timer 00 30 b Choices j hd Choices Type Letters chances f id Points fo hd First review your default settings to make sure they apply to the way you want to profile and present this Question Then decide whether you want the Choices to be lettered or numbered you can provide more Choices if you choose numbered When you begin entering your question in the window pane labelled Q you will see that what you are entering is reflected in the Name field This Name will appear in the Q
180. up and installation of the InterWrite PRS software and hardware is covered here in place when you install the hardware a Install the PRS software first so the appropriate drivers are The PRS software for the Mac and Windows is included on the InterWrite PRS CD PRS is compatible with Windows 2000 and XP only The InterWrite PRS application software must be installed on Windows by an Administrator 1 Log in as Administrator Insert the PRS CD into the CD drive on your PC The installer will autorun If it doesn t click on the Start button on the Windows Task Bar and select Run from the menu Type X setup exe X represents the CD drive letter Select the Install InterWrite PRS Software menu option Follow the onscreen instructions for the software installation For the Mac installation Tiger 10 4 and Panther 10 3 are automatically supported To run InterWrite PRS on Jaguar 10 2 you must first download the free version of Java 1 4 2 available for 10 2 6 and above PRS is compatible with Mac OS X 10 3 and above The InterWrite PRS application software must be installed on the Mac by an Admin 1 Insert the PRS CD into the CD ROM drive on your Mac An InterWrite PRS icon will appear on your desktop 2 Double click on the InterWrite PRS icon on the desktop to display the CD s contents Double click on the Install InterWrite PRS icon 3 Follow the onscreen instructions for the software installation 26 PRS System
181. up the Closed Class profiles Chapter Three Classes for each of the Geography classes that will be using the Closed Closed Loaner Clickers give each of those Closed Classes a unique name for example Geo101 Geo102 Geo103 etc but use the same Class ID for each of the Closed Class profiles Each of these Geography classes will have its own Roster so in second period for example you will start the Geol 02 Class and the students will see Geography as the Class being found If the Clickers were configured as Closed Loaners each student will be prompted to enter his Student ID If the students have assigned Clickers which have assigned Student IDs everything is done for them In either case the Student IDs are registered in the Roster for this Class providing the link to the students profiles in the Roster 1 Select a Closed Clicker Type from the drop down menu Glckor Type 2 Click on the Set Class Name button Qosed Gass Information peal et Class Name and enter the Class Name you want cau _Set Cass nme A ass 1b et Class to appear on the Clicker LCD ii a display 3 Click on the Set Class ID button and Instructions enter a unique 4 digit Hex value 4 Click on the Setup button to display the Setup Instructions in the Instructions window for the Clicker Type you chose aa 5 Turn on all the Clickers or just one Clicker if you are configuring a Closed Master Clicker as instructed and press the Qui
182. ured as a Loaner whether as a regular Loaner or as a Closed Loaner will automatically prompt for the Student ID before it can join the Class guaranteeing Response attribution for each student who uses the Clicker The last thing to consider when configuring multi user Closed Clickers is naming the Class and assigning the Class ID The Class ID is a 4 digit Hex value that will be used to bind the Closed Clickers to the Closed Class The 10 character Class Name identifies the Closed Class that is linked to the Class ID and is the name that will appear on the Clicker LCD display when it is scanning to find the Class For the scenario where the Closed Clickers will always be used by the same students the process is fairly straightforward This Class Name will always repre sent the profiled Closed Class and its Class Roster But what about the multi user scenario Each group of students using the Clickers throughout the day represents InterWrite PRS PRS Menus 15 Chapter 1 Configuring a Closed RF Clicker a different Class with a different Roster How can multiple classes be bound to one Class ID When you are configuring the Closed Clickers or Closed Loaner Clickers for use in a classroom that will host more than one group of students use a fairly generic Class Name for example Geography This is the name that will appear on the Clicker s LCD when it finds the Closed Class to which it is bound by the Class ID Then when you are setting
183. verride that default setting here The override pertains only to this Session Automatically Yes No When this option is set to Yes as soon as the Advance Timer runs out and if the Automatically Show Question Chart option is set to No the next Question in the Lesson is automatically displayed When the Automatically Show Chart option is set to Yes as soon as the Response Chart is closed the next Question in the Lesson is automatically displayed When this option is set to No you must click on the Next Question arrow button on the right of the Question Indicator e 3 5 to display the next Question Chapter 5 Sessions New Session Profile Settings 97 If all three of these Auto settings Autostart Questions Automatically Show Chart and Automatically Advance Question are set to Yes the Timer starts when the Question displays the Response Chart displays when the Timer expires and after the Response Chart is closed the next Question in the Lesson is automatically displayed and the Timer is started again Click on the OK button to accept your settings and begin the Session 98 Sessions New Session Self Paced Mode Chapter 5 Self Paced Mode The Self Paced Mode option allows the instructor to run a timed The Self Paced RF Session Setting the Timer Session during which students respond to the Questions in a Lesson in any order and at their own pace Self Paced Sessions differ from standard Sessions in
184. xample files accessed on the GICO CalComp Web site from the Help Menu or create a dummy Roster file Use the Add Names Function Button to add one name real or phony and include any other information you want in your Roster file from the choices available in the Add Names dialog Name and save the file When you open it in Excel you will have the proper file structure into which you can copy and paste roster information from your existing spreadsheet The csv file format does not accept embedded commas in names which is why student names are broken down into separate First Name Middle Initial and Last Name fields When you save the file you will be asked whether you want to save the formatting Click on the Yes button When you exit Excel you will be prompted again to save the file You do not have to save it again unless you want to save it in the Excel x s format The Merge Roster option is available only when there is an existing Roster in the Roster List Window This option is often used when the instructor is given a list of the students who have added or dropped the Class It is also used when the existing Roster for an RF Class contains only the Student ID and Clicker ID In the latter case the instructor will want to link the students names with their Student IDs Student names can be added manually but if the Class is quite large a manual process could be tedious Merging a Roster with the existing Roster is a more reasonable opt
185. y Assignments The Master IR Clicker is a special version of the IR Clicker for use by instruc tors It affords an instructor remote control capabilities leaving him free to move around the room while managing the Session presentation The H and L Modifier Keys which on aregular IR Clicker are used to attach a Confi dence Level to a Response are used on the Master IR Clicker in combination with the Command Keys to send commands to the PRS software instead of Responses The keys numbered O through 3 have special Command assignments on the Master IR Clicker Each special Command Key has a letter above it The letters stand for Start Stop 0 Time 1 Question 2 and Graph 3 The H Modifier Key is used to indicate increases while the L Modifier Key is used to indicate decreases So when the H and 1 Keys are pressed the Command to increase the Timer by 30 seconds is sent to the PRS software y Signal Direction o LED Light OG On Off Power Increase Key Neck Cord Ring Key 0 is associated with Start Pause Resume and Stop H 0 Start or Resume the Timer depending on which option is available L 0 Pause if available Stop if the Resume option is available The effect is to require two successive entries of L 0 for a complete stop Key 1 is associated with Time H 1 Increase the allotted time on the Timer by 30 seconds L 1 Decrease the allotted time on the Timer by 30 seconds K
186. y 0o 222333444 Jones Bette 0 O SUSAMLIBERTY Liberty Susan 0 4hays Mathis Sasha 23456 Taylor Leslie Oo O 34567 Warren Ryan 0 S 1 Give the Mark a Name 2 Indicate the Total Number of Points that could be scored in this Session 3 Enter a keyword or phrase in the Find field if you want to find and display specific records from the Session 4 Use the Paste Row and Remove Row buttons to add Session records to and delete Session records from the List Window 5 Click on the OK button to include this Marked Session in your Gradebook Chapter 6 Gradebooks The Rest of the Gradebook Function Buttons 117 eere arh Click on the Table Header button of the Marked Session you want to delete from the Gradebook to select it The selected Mark will be blue and the Delete Mark Function Button will be activated Click on it to delete the Marked Session you selected You will be prompted to verify you want to delete the mark from the Gradebook Update from Roster When you have updated the Roster for this Gradebook s Class click on the Update from Roster Function Button to automatically update the Gradebook E ETE The Update from Roster Function Button does not delete the names from the Gradebook that were deleted from the Roster Use the Delete Name Function Button here to remove names from the Gradebook Select the names in the Gradebook and click on the Delete Name Function Button to remove it 118 Chapter 6 This page le
187. y have each student press a button on his or her IR Clicker one after the other The student s Clicker ID will display in the Response Box to which the student is now assigned When the Response Map Random Registration process is finished you will be prompted to name and save the Response Map in the ResponseMap directory Click on the Import Response Map button to import an existing Re sponse Map The ResponseMap directory where the Response Maps are stored by default displays Select the Response Map you want to import or browse to another location where you have stored Response Maps and import one from there A prompt displays when you click on the Remove Response Map button to remind you that the Response Map you are removing is just disassoci ated from this Class profile The Response Map file is not deleted and remains available to be used with this or any other Class profile Chapter 3 Classes IR Class Grid Settings 51 Grid Settings The options set in the Grid Settings section below the Response Map Section Function Buttons pertain to the Response Map defined here Each setting is described in the table below Option Settings Description Bottom Line None If this Class profile has an associated Response of Response Clicker ID Map you can choose what if anything will Box Shows Last 4 digits display on the bottom line of each Response Box Clicker ID in the Response Grid Last 2 digits Clicker ID Cycle If you have
188. ying the Response Area is to provide visual confirmation for both the students and the instructor that their Responses were received and recorded The Response Grid is made up of individual Response Boxes ar ranged in rows and columns to form a grid When a student transmits a Response to a Question his Clicker ID or his name this setting is part of the New Class profile Default Settings tab is displayed in a Response Box and the color of the Response Box changes confirm ing the receipt of his Response If a Response Map has been set up as part of the Class definition each student will have an assigned Response Box a permanent location in the Response Grid where that confirmation of his Responses to the Questions will always appear When the Attendee List Display Mode is chosen one of the fields from the Roster profiles set in the New Class profile Default Settings tab is displayed in a list As each Response is received the student s identification is removed from the list When the Timer has expired the instructor is left with a list of those students who did not resoond to the Question It s possible that some of the students identified in the remaining list are not actually in attendance To account for that possibility at the beginning of the Session the instructor is given the option of creating an Absentee List when Attendee List is chosen as the Display Mode The students would be instructed to send a transmission by

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