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Chapter 1 1 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 coming in from the audience.
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, an 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.
Chapter 1 Classes InterWrite PRS – Classes 3 The general makeup of the Class is defined in the Classes section. A Class is a group of people, an audience, who, during a Session, respond electronically to Questions that assess their knowledge of a subject, or poll their opinions.
4 InterWrite PRS – Classes Response Map Tab Chapter 1 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 button that represents their Response Choice for the Question.
Chapter 1 Lessons 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.
6 InterWrite PRS – Lessons PRS PowerPoint Add-in Chapter 1 Another powerful Lesson presentation 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.
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. • The Class definition establishes a Class Name and Class Type. IR Class Type · A Roster of students must be linked to the Class definition.
8 InterWrite PRS – Sessions Chapter 1 Self Paced Mode An option available when profiling a Session is Self Paced Mode. A Self Paced Session allows the instructor to configure a timed Session wherein 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.
Chapter 1 Gradebooks InterWrite PRS – Gradebooks Section 9 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. Gradebooks 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.
10 InterWrite PRS – Screen Elements Screen Elements Chapter 1 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.
Chapter 1 InterWrite PRS – PRS Menus 11 PRS Menus File Menu The File Menu provides the options to set system Preferences and to Exit the PRS application. Preferences Customer ID By default, in an IR environment, each IR Clicker is assigned a unique string of six numbers. This numeric string is the transmitter’s ID. Any IR Clicker can be used with any InterWrite PRS installation.
12 InterWrite PRS – PRS Menus Menu Chapter 1 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. Start Class This menu option displays the Start RF Class dialog, the same dialog displayed when PRS is started up (and an RF Receiver is installed).
Chapter 1 Scan for Receivers InterWrite PRS – PRS Menus 13 This RF Menu option will look for and attach to any RF Receivers on the system. Use this menu item only when an RF Receiver is attached to a USB port on the computer. Or, when the RF Receiver has been moved from one USB port to another after the PRS software has been started. Configuring Clickers Normal is the default Clicker Type. Normal Clickers require no configuration and can be used in any Open Class.
14 InterWrite PRS – PRS Menus Configuring Clickers for a Closed Class Chapter 1 The Student ID is attached to each transmission sent to the PRS software. In the Open Class paradigm, the student enters his Student ID, which is saved in the memory of his personal Clicker. In the Closed Class model, where Clickers are owned by the school and stay in the classroom, there are two ways to set up the Closed Clickers so each will have a unique ID to bundle with transmissions.
Chapter 1 InterWrite PRS – PRS Menus 15 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 connected 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.
16 InterWrite PRS – PRS Menus Key Input Chapter 1 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.
Chapter 1 InterWrite PRS – PRS Menus 17 Help Menu InterWrite PRS Help This menu option displays a Help file for the PRS software. Check for Updates This option 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.
18 InterWrite PRS – PRS Menus Basic Operating Instructions for IR Clickers Chapter 1
Chapter 1 InterWrite PRS – PRS Menus Responding to Different Question Types Using the IR Clicker 19
20 InterWrite PRS – PRS Menus Chapter 1 Self Paced Session Instructions This set of instructions describes how to respond to Questions during a Self Paced Session when using an IR Clicker. 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.
Chapter 1 InterWrite PRS – Manual Organization 21 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 RF Clicker, the Confidence Level Indicator should follow the Response. Confidence Level Indicators can only be used with True/False Question Types and single-choice Multiple Choice Question Types.
22 InterWrite PRS – Manual Organization Chapter 1 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 definition. Chapter Four Lessons Describes how to add branches to the Lesson Tree, define and organize Questions, import Questions into Lessons, and set up PowerPoint Lessons.
Chapter 2 23 PRS System Installation The InterWrite PRS system consists of the PRS software, the optional PRS Web Registration Application and PRS Blackboard Registration Application, and the PRS hardware. Setup, installation, and operation of the two PRS registration applications is detailed in Chapter Seven. The setup and installation of the InterWrite PRS software and hardware is covered here.
24 PRS System Installation – PRS Hardware PRS Hardware Chapter 2 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 transmission.
Chapter 2 Receiver Installation PRS System Installation – RF Receiver 25 The RF Receiver does not rely on line-of-sight transmission, so it does not have to be positioned at the front of the room. 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 Adaptors, a USB cable. 1 Plug the Power Supply into a wall or power strip outlet.
26 PRS System Installation – RF Clicker Clicker Setup and Operation Chapter 2 The RF Clicker ships with the batteries installed, so there is no real setup involved.
Chapter 2 PRS System Installation – RF Clicker 27 FUNCTION NAVIGATION KEYS Scroll Up Scroll Down Enter/Send Cycle/Backspace Menu Key Scroll Up and Scroll Down when in Setup Menu (watch for the symbol on the LCD display), or when in Homework Mode Scroll through the alphabet when in Alpha Mode Save input values, e.g.
28 PRS System Installation – Master RF Clicker Chapter 2 Master Clicker 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 configured 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 anywhere in the room. The following table summarizes the key assignments for an RF Clicker configured as a Master Clicker.
Chapter 2 IR Receiver Setup and Operation PRS System Installation – IR Receiver 29 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 of 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.
30 Chapter 2 PRS System Installation – IR Receiver 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.
Chapter 2 PRS System Installation – IR Clicker 31 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. Troubleshooting the IR Receiver 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.
32 PRS System Installation – IR Clicker Basic Operation Chapter 2 1 Press the ON/OFF button to power the IR Clicker on. 2 Locate the IR Receiver and point the Clicker toward it. 3 Make your Response Choice and press the corresponding alphanumeric 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.
Chapter 2 Master IR Clicker PRS System Installation – Master IR Clicker 33 The Master IR Clicker is a special version of the IR Clicker for use by instructors. It affords an instructor remote control capabilities, leaving him free to move around the room, while managing the Session presentation.
34 PRS System Installation – Flash Drive Chapter 2 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.
Chapter 3 35 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. Class Rosters are displayed in the right pane.
36 Classes – RF Class Chapter 3 In the PRS Overview in Chapter One, two types of PRS hardware systems were described: • Radio Frequency Receivers and Clickers that feature two-way transmissions • Infrared Receivers and Clickers that feature one-way transmissions Although the Class has the same function in both transmission environments—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 chapte
Chapter 3 Classes – New RF Class 37 A Class 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 Response.
38 Classes – RF Class Type Chapter 3 Class Type Section When the Clicker Type is set to RF, three subsections are displayed; System Type, Default Audience Type, and Receivers. System Type 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. • An Open Class System is one in which the RF Clickers are Studentowned.
Chapter 3 Classes – New RF Class Settings 39 Response Map Tab A limitation of the IR environment that does not exist in the RF environment is that there is no way to return receipt confirmation messages 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.
40 Classes – New RF Class Settings Chapter 3 You can establish, as part of the Class definition, the default settings for how you want the Results Chart window to display for this Class. The following table describes the options for each of the Chart window settings.
Chapter 3 The Class in the IR Environment Classes – IR Class 41 The Class identifies and names a group of students. The Class definition 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 Results Chart that will display when this Class participates in a Session.
42 Classes – IR Class Response Map Chapter 3 Before you can set up a Response Map, you must have a Class Roster linked to this new Class definition. Go to the Class Roster section at the end of this chapter. Return here when you are ready to continue with the Class definition. Response Map Tab The Class Response Map provides a way of mapping each student listed in the Class Roster to a permanent location in a Response Grid. It is a virtual seating chart.
Chapter 3 Classes – IR Class Response Map 43 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 Class Roster. Additional students can then be easily accommodated when they show up for a Session.
44 Classes – IR Class Response Map Chapter 3 Select either the Sequential or Random response option and click on the Next button. The Response Map Row/Column prompt displays. Use this option to describe how you want the individual Response Boxes arranged in the grid. Set the number of Rows and Columns you want in the Response Map. If necessary, add additional Rows or Columns to the Class definition to provide room for late registrants, or for Key Input Response simulations (Chapter One).
Chapter 3 Classes – IR Class Response Map 45 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. 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.
46 Classes – IR Class Settings Grid Settings Section Chapter 3 The options set in the Grid Settings section below the Response Map Function Buttons pertain to the Response Map defined here. Each setting is described in the table below.
Chapter 3 Classes – IR Class Settings 47 Default Settings Tab Default settings for the Response Grid Window and the Results 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. Response Grid Section The following table identifies each of the options in the Response Grid section and its possible settings for the Response Area window.
48 Classes – IR Class Settings Option Chapter 3 Settings Description and overwrite the initial Response in that Response Box. All overwritten Responses will have already been recorded, so no Response data are lost when a smaller Response Grid 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.
Chapter 3 Classes – IR Class Settings Option Settings 49 Description Automatically Yes/No Advance Question When this option is set to Yes, after the Timer has expired and the Results Chart has been closed, the next Question will automatically display. When set to No, you must manually advance to the next Question in the Session.
50 Classes – IR Class Settings Chart Section Chapter 3 Responses are graphed to provide immediate, visual feedback about the Response distribution for each Question during a Session, making the Results Chart an excellent tool for on-the-spot assessment. After a Question is run during a Session, the Results 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.
Chapter 3 Classes – Class Function Buttons 51 Select a Class definition in the Classes List Window. Click on the Edit Class Function Button. The Class definition window displays. Make your changes to any of the settings in the tabbed sections. Note that everything about the Class definition can be edited, except the Class Name. Select a Class definition in the Classes List Window. Click on the Delete Class Function Button. You will be prompted to verify you want to delete the Class.
52 Classes – Class Roster The Class Roster Chapter 3 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 Class Roster, there is no way to match Responses to students and subsequently to mark the results of a Session.
Chapter 3 Classes – Class Roster 53 Creating and Maintaining a Class Roster As described earlier, Class Rosters can be developed locally as part of the Class definition, or they can be developed outside PRS and imported into the Class definition. A Roster associated with a Class definition can be maintained using the Add Name and Delete Name Function Buttons. Rosters developed using third part CMS applications are usually maintained in the application and reimported into the Class definition.
54 Classes – Class Roster Function Buttons Chapter 3 Response to a Question, his name is removed from the list to verify transmission receipt. When the Question’s Countdown 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.
Chapter 3 Classes – Class Roster Function Buttons 55 When you click on the Remove Roster button, a prompt displays to remind you that the Class 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. Use the Add Name To Roster Function Button to create a Class Roster, or to add a name or names to the existing Roster.
56 Classes – Class Roster Function Buttons Chapter 3 Select the name you want to delete from the Class Roster and click on the Delete Name From Roster Function Button. A prompt will display to verify that you want to delete the selected name from the Class Roster. This option deletes the name from the Roster file identified in the field above the Roster List Window. If this Roster is used with any other Class definitions, the name just deleted will no longer appear in those Class Rosters.
Chapter 4 57 Lessons PRS Lessons Lessons is the section where you define and organize your questionnaires, which are called Lessons. Each Lesson is made up of a series of Questions. The Lessons 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.
58 Lessons – Lesson Tree List Window, Questions The Lesson Tree List Window Chapter 4 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), clicking on the New Lesson Function Button, and naming the Branch.
Chapter 4 The Question List Window Lessons – Question List Window 59 The Question Function Buttons become active when a Lesson is selected in the Lesson Tree. New Questions 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, indicated by the green Check Mark.
60 Lessons – New Lesson Chapter 4 The New Lesson Function Button is used to create Branches in the Lesson Tree and Lessons within 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.
Chapter 4 Lessons – New Lesson, Defaults Option Settings 61 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.
62 Lessons – New Lesson, Defaults Option Settings Chapter 4 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 to watch the Response Grid (IR environment) to make sure all their Responses have been properly transmitted and received.
Chapter 4 Lessons – Lesson Function Buttons 63 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 dialog 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.
64 Lessons – Export Lesson Chapter 4 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.
Chapter 4 Lessons – Export Lesson 65 Exporting the Lessons in a Branch of the Lesson Tree 1 Select the Branch of the Lesson Tree that contains the Lessons you want to export. 2 Click on the Export Lesson Function Button. The name of the Branch displays at the top of the Export Lesson dialog and the Export Sub-Lessons checkbox is selected. 3 Click on the OK button. The Choose Destination Directory and File Name dialog displays. PRS has created a folder in the Exports directory named for the Branch.
66 Lessons – New Question Chapter 4 A Lesson is made up of a series of Questions. When you have profiled the Lesson, 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 to the right describes each tool. The settings options can be found below the Toolbar. Some of these options were set as Defaults in the New Lesson dialog.
Chapter 4 Lessons – New Question Toolbar Tool 67 Tool Name Function Switch to Freehand Mode Use this tool to toggle between writing or drawing freehand and typing Questions and Responses. Undo Undo, or remove, the most recently typed character. Repeat Undo until all characters are removed. Redo Redo to replace most recently removed character. Repeat Redo to replace all removed characters. Cut Cut the selected item. Copy Make a copy of the selected item. Paste Paste the copied or cut item.
68 Lessons – Question Types Question Types Chapter 4 You can choose from among five Question Types: • Multiple Choice • Numeric • Answer Series • True/False • Short Answer The Question Editor interfaces changes to accommodate the different Question Types. Following are some notes about what those differences mean when you are profiling the different Question Types.
Chapter 4 Lessons – Question Types 69 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.
70 Lessons – Question Types Chapter 4 Answer Series Question Type The Answer Series Question expects Responses 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 put the events in order from earliest to most recent.
Chapter 4 Lessons – Question Types 71 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 key and an key, IR Clickers do not. That’s pane. RF Clickers have a 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 Response and the 2 key for a False Response.
72 Lessons – Question Types Chapter 4 Short Answer Question Type Short Answers can contain 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.
Chapter 4 Lessons – Question Function Buttons 73 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.
74 Lessons – Question Function Buttons Chapter 4 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. Click on the Unselect All Function Button to clear the checkboxes next to all the Questions.
Chapter 4 PowerPoint Lessons Lessons – PowerPoint Lessons 75 A Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show can be easily turned into a PRS Lesson. When InterWrite PRS is installed on your Windows computer, the PRS PowerPoint Add-in automatically creates a PRS Toolbar in PowerPoint that provides the functionality to turn any PowerPoint slide into a PRS Lesson Question. On the Mac, the PRS PowerPoint Add-in must be installed manually.
76 Lessons – PowerPoint Lessons Crafting a PowerPoint Slide as a PRS Question Chapter 4 Click on the New Question Function Button on the PRS Add-in Toolbar in PowerPoint when you want to turn the currently selected PowerPoint slide into a PRS Question slide. The following InterWrite PRS PowerPoint COM Add-in dialog displays. You will recognize some of the New Question Settings options.
Chapter 4 Running a PowerPoint Slide Show with PRS Question Slides Lessons – PowerPoint Lessons 77 When you run a PowerPoint Slide Show with PRS Question slides, InterWrite PRS is launched, if it isn’t already running, and the following PRS New Session dialog displays. Define the Session Profile here just as you would for any PRS Session (Chapter Five). In addition to the absence of the PRS Lesson selection option, there are differences in the last two settings on the dialog.
78 Lessons – PowerPoint Lessons Chapter 4 Depending on your Session settings, either the Countdown Timer will to autostart, or you will have to click on the Start Question button start the Countdown Timer. If you set up the Show Results Graph option to automatically display the Results Graph, it will pop up over the Response Area when the Countdown Timer runs down to zero.
Chapter 4 Installing the PRS PowerPoint Add-in on the Mac Lessons – Mac PowerPoint Add-in 79 The following steps describe how to install the PRS PowerPoint Addin on the Mac. 1 Open PowerPoint and select the PowerPoint Menu. 2 Select the Preferences... menu option. 3 Click on the View tab and uncheck the Project Gallery at startup option. Click on the OK button. 4 Select the Tools Menu. 5 Select the Add-ins... menu option. 6 Click on the Add... button.
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Appendix 117 Appendix PRS Hardware Specifications IR RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions: 2.4 x 4.7 x 1.6 inches (60 x 120 x 41 mm) Weight: 3.8 ounces (108 grams) Power: 8-15V DC (via signal cable) Reception Cone Angle: Approximately 90 degrees IR CLICKER TRANSMITTER SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions: 2.25 x 4.25 x 1 inch (56 x 107 x 25 mm) Weight (without batteries): 2 ounces (55 grams) Power: Two AAA (1.
118 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.
Appendix Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity 119 PRS 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.
120 Declaration of Conformity Appendix PRS 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.
Appendix Declaration of Conformity 121 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: Manufacturer’s Address: GTCO CalComp,Inc. 7125 Riverwood Drive Columbia,MD 21046 U.S.A.
122 Declaration of Conformity Appendix PRS RF Clicker Remote 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.
Appendix European Union Directives 123 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 EN55022.
124 Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Appendix Limited Warranty for InterWrite 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 and labor are warranted for one (1) year from the date of the first consumer purchase for the InterWrite PRS Receivers and Clickers.
Appendix Limited Warranty 125 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.
126 PRS Web Registration – The Admin Module GTCO CalComp, Inc. 8224 East Evans Road Scottsdale, AZ 85260 USA TEL: 800.856.0732 480.948.6540 FAX: 480.948.5508 GTCO CalComp, Inc. 7125 Riverwood Drive Columbia, MD 21046 USA TEL: 800.344.4723 410.381.6688 FAX: 410.290.9065 Appendix GTCO CalComp GmbH Kreiller Strasse 24 81673 Muenchen Germany TEL: +49 (0) 89 370012-0 FAX: +49 (0) 89 370012-12 www.gtcocalcomp.com Copyright© 2006 GTCO CalComp Inc. InterWrite is a trademark of GTCO CalComp Inc.
