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Quick Start Guide
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English 1
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Deutsch 45
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Português 89
Italiano 111
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Overview 2
What’sincluded? 3
Whatdoyouneed? 3
Installationandsetup 4
Registration 9
Voting 13
Moreinfo 21
Compliance 177
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Quick Start Guide
Learner Response Systems
ThisguideisfornewandcurrentusersofbothActiVoteandActivExpressiondeviceswho
wanttorunvotingsessionswithActivInspire.Ittakesyouthroughinstallationandsetup,
deviceregistration,votingsessionsandvotingresults.
VerticaltitlesindicatewhichinformationappliestoActivInspire,andwhichisspecicto
eitherActiVoteorActivExpressiondevices.
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Overview
ThePrometheanfamilyofLearnerResponseSystem(LRS)devicesincludesinteractive
responsetoolsforbothjuniorandseniorclassrooms:
ActiVote
Simple,robustanddesignedforsmallerhands,ActiVotedevicesallowlearners
tosendasingleresponsetoaquestionbypressingabutton.
ActivExpression
Capableofsupportingcomplexanswers,ActivExpressiondevicesallow
learnerstoexpressthemselvesthroughwords,numbers,symbols,Likert
scalesandmore.
Self-PacedLearningfunctionalityencourageslearnerstoworkattheirown
paceandlevel.
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What ‘s included ?
Alldevicesaresuppliedwithbatteriesinserted,readytouse.YourActiVoteorActivExpressionkit
includes:*
What do you need?
TorunvotingsessionswithActiVoteorActivExpressiondevices,youneed:
ActivInspire ActivInspireProfessionalEdition
Operating Systems WindowsXPSP2andabove(XP/Vista/7)
MacOSX10.4.11–10.6.1(Tiger/Leopard/Snow
Leopard)
LinuxUbuntu8.04,8.10,9.04,9.10;Mandriva
PC Minimum Requirement Pentium4-1GHzprocessor(800MHzforVista),
512MBofRAM,1024x768resolution,1.5GBof
freediskspace
Mac Minimum Requirement IntelProcessors(UniversalBinary),512MBof
RAM,1024x768resolution,3.0GBoffreedisk
space
ActiVotedevicesorActivExpressiondevices
CarryingCase(notavailablewithkitsof5devices)
ScrewdriverTorxT10,2.4GHzActivHub,ActivHubholder,1.8mUSBextensioncable
ActivInspireProfessionalEditionInternationalDVD
LearnerResponseSystemsQuickStartGuide
*Subjecttochangewithoutnotice
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Installation and setup
ActivExpression & ActiVote
Activ
Expression
4
Upgrade
firmware
See
page 7
No Yes
Firmware
upgrade
required? See
page 7
No Yes
Change device
language?
Install
ActivInspire or
update from the
Dashboard
Connect
ActivHub to
computer
Change device
language
See
page 8
Register devices
See
page 9
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Update or install ActivInspire
Update
IfyouareusinganearlierversionofActivInspireProfessionalEdition,youneedtolaunchthe
softwareandupdateitfromtheActivInspireDashboard.
Install
ToinstallActivInspireProfessionalEditionforthersttime,inserttheInstallationDiskintoyour
computer’sDVD-ROMdrive.Thenfollowtheinstructionsontheproduct’sDVDsleeve.
5
Get
the latest
version
Click to
display
options
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Your device
Change device batteries
UsetheTorxscrewdriverincludedinthekittounscrewthebackoftheActiVoteor
ActivExpressiondevice.Pullthebottompaneldownoutofthedevice.
ActivExpression
ActiVote
Indicators flash
when data is
transmitted or
received
Registration button
Press to register the device during a
registration session
A-F
buttons
press to vote
8 Hotkeys
Use to select
options on
screen
a/A/1 key
Toggle between
lower case, upper
case and number
input
Menu/symbol key
Use to register the
device, change its
language, diagnose
problems and to
access a range of
character symbols
Enter
Delete
On/Off
Press and hold
to power device
on/off
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Connect the ActivHub
TheActivHubenablesLRSdevices,yourcomputerandotherPrometheanproductsto
communicatewitheachother.Prometheandevices
areregisteredontheActivHub.TheActivHubmust
bepluggedinbeforeyoucanuseanydevices.
Usethe1.8mUSBextensioncable
ifnecessary.
IfyoutaketheActivHubtoanother
computeryoucanusethesameset
ofdeviceswithoutregisteringthemagain.
Insert into USB
socket on your
computer
Raise
ActivHub
antenna
Flashing indicator lights
RedmeanstheActivHubhaspower.
Greenmeansdataistransmittedor
received.
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Firmware upgrade
Firmwareisasmall,permanentprogramonPrometheandevicesthatcontrolsbasic
functionality.Togetthemostoutofyourdevices,checkperiodicallyforrmwareupgrades
onPrometheanPlanet.Forinstructionsonhowtocheckwhichrmwareversionyouare
using,andhowtoupgrade,gotoPrometheanPlanet,selecttheDownloadActivInspiretab,
selectyourlanguage,thenscrolldownandclickonLearnMore.
Ifyouhaveanyconcerns,orforself-helpsolutionsandfurthersupportcontactinformation,
pleasevisitthePrometheanKnowledgebaseat:
www.prometheankb.com
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ActivExpression
Power on
device
Press
Menu
Symbol
Press
Setup
Hotkey
Press a
Language
Hotkey
Select
Language
Press to
end
changes
Device language has changed
Change the device language
Press
for more
Languages
Press
to return to
Setup
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Registration
Deviceregistrationistheprocessof
tellingtheActivHubwhichtypesofLRSdevice
there
areintheclassroom,howmany
thereare,andtheirnames.
YouneedtoregisterLRSdevicesbefore
youbeginavotingsession.
YoustartregistrationfromtheVoting
BrowserinActivInspire.
ActivInspire
Start
Registration
Select the
Voting
Browser
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Select
your
ActivHub
Select ActivExpression devices Select ActiVote devices
InDeviceRegistrationmakesurethat
youselectyourActivHub,thenselect
eitherActivExpressionorActiVote
devicesbeforeyouclickRegister.
Click to
register
Other ActivHubs
may be displayed
here
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ThereareseveraloptionsfornamingdevicesinActivInspire.
ThequickestwayistoletActivInspireallocatedefaultnamesduringregistration.
Alternatively,youcanletyourstudentsnametheirActivExpressiondevicesduring
registration.
YoucanrenamebothActiVoteandActivExpressiondeviceslater.
Whicheveroptionyouchoose,devicesmustbepoweredonand
within
transmission
rangeofthe
ActivHub.
ActiVote
Choose
number of
devices
Click to
proceed
Check to let
students name
devices
Choose
number of
devices
Click to
proceed
ActivExpression
ActivInspire
Specify naming options if required
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ActivInspiredisplaysa3-letterPINcode.Allstudentsmustenterthecorrect
PIN.
ActivInspire
Ifyouchosetoletstudents
nametheirActivExpression
device,theymustenterthe
namenow,usingthehotkeysand
keypad.
Choose
numeric
characters
Press to
correct
errors
Press to
send
name
Choose
alphabetic
characters
PIN to be
entered by
students
ActivExpression
ActiVote
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AssoonasstudentsenterthecorrectPIN,DeviceRegistrationin
ActivInspireshowstheir
devicesas
registered.
ActivInspire
ActivExpression
ActiVote
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Device name
Click
to end
registration
YoucanchecktheVoting
Browseratanytimetoseethe
listofdevicesregisteredonyour
ActivHub.
RemembertoplugintheActivHub
rst.
Youcanregisteradditionaldevices
asnecessary.
Select
device type
Registered
devices
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Voting
Onceyourstudentshaveregistered,theycanusetheirdevicestoanswerquestions.
Therearethreetypesofvotingsession.Thetableindicateswhichdevicetypesare
suitableforeachsession.
Session Device Type Description
ExpressPoll Learnersansweraquickoradhoc
question.YoucanholdanExpressPollat
anytime,evenwhenthereisnoipchart
open.
Formultiplechoicequestions,
ActivExpressiondevicescansend
multipleresponsestoasinglequestion.
ActiVotedevicescansendoneresponse.
PreparedQuestions Learnersanswerpreparedquestions.
Youcaninsertonequestionandan
optionalfollow-onquestionintoeach
ipchartpage.Questionsappearonthe
ipchartpage.Alllearnersanswerthe
samequestionatthesametime.
Self-PacedQuestions
Preparedquestionsaresenttoeach
learners’deviceonequestionatatime.
Eachlearnerworksthroughthequestion
setattheirownpace.
Eachtypeofvotingsessionisbrieyillustratedinthefollowingsections.Thenwe
showyouhowthevotingresultscouldappearinActivInspire.
Formoreinformationaboutvotingsessions,andhowtopreparequestionpages,see
theActivInspire Webhelp.
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ExpressPoll
Move mouse pointer over
Wonderwheel to display
options
UseExpressPolltoquicklyaskaquestionandcaptureyour
learners’responses.Forexample,toassesscondenceatthestart
ofalesson,thentocheckforchangesinperceptionlater.
Select an
option
Click
ExpressPoll
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ActivInspire
Click to
set timer
(Optional)
Type of question and number of
possible responses
Click to
Close
Click to
Stop Vote
FormoredetailedinformationaboutusingExpressPoll,seethetopicQuick questions
and ExpressPollintheActivInspire Webhelp.
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Prepared questions
ActivInspire
UsetheQuestionWizardinActivInspiretoprepareyourownquestionpagesin
advance.FromtheMainMenuselectInsert > Question.
Choose a question type:
Multiple Choice
Sort In Order
Yes/No
True/False
Likert Scale
Text Entry
Number Entry
Choose
from
available
options
Choose
insertion
point
Choose
question
template
Customise
it
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Navigate to a flipchart
page that contains a
prepared question
Click to
Stop Vote
Click to
set timer
(optional)
Click to
Start Vote
Toaskapreparedquestioninclass:
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Formoredetailedinformation,seethetopicPrepared
questions - Using the Question Wizardinthe
ActivInspire Webhelp.
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Self-Paced Questions
ActivInspire
ActivExpression
Unlikepreparedquestions,wherealllearnersrespondatthesametime,Self-
PacedQuestionSetsallowlearnerstoprogressattheirownpace.During
avotingsession,questionsarenotdisplayedontheipchartpage.Instead,
learnersreceiveandreadeachquestionontheirActivExpressiondevices.
YoupreparequestionsetswiththeSelf-PacedQuestionWizardwhichtakes
youthroughcreating,editing
anddeletingquestions.
Youcan:
• Choosehowmany
questionstoincludein
aquestionset.
• Groupquestionsin
setsofupto9levelsof
difculty.
• Choosehowmany
questionseachlearnermustanswercorrectlybeforetheycanprogressto
thenextlevel.
• Shufequestionstochangetheirorder,orrandomisequestions,sothat
eachlearnerreceivesallquestionsinadifferentorderfromtheothers.
• Auto-generatebasicnumeracyquestionswiththeQuestionGenerator.
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