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User Manual Learn how to: s 3END lLES FROM THE .%/ TO YOUR COMPUTER OR ANOTHER .%/ s -ANAGE THE .%/ 3MART!PPLETS s 7RITE EDIT AND MANAGE lLES IN !LPHA7ORD 0LUS s 3ET UP A 2ENAISSANCE 2ECEIVER FOR .
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Contact Information United States United Kingdom Renaissance Learning PO Box 8036 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8036 Technical questions or problems: Tel: 0870 120 0718 Email: neosupport@renlearn.co.uk Technical questions or problems: Telephone: (800) 338-4204 Email: support@renlearn.com Web Site: www.renlearn.com/support Latest support information: Website: www.renlearn.co.uk/ renaissance-zone Purchase NEO products, general information, or sales questions: Online store: www.renlearn.
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C ONTENTS Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 NEO 1 and NEO 2 in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Types of Tips in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Getting to Know Your NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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..... C ONTEN TS U s i n g A l p h a W o r d P l u s t o W r i t e o n N E O . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Starting AlphaWord Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Typing and Editing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Moving the Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Selecting Text . . . . . . . . . . .
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..... C O N T E N TS File Size Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 About the File Size Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Checking the Size and the Number of Pages Available for One File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Checking the Number of Pages Written in Files 1–8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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..... C ONTEN TS Managing the SmartApplets on Your NEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Changing the Startup SmartApplet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Changing the Startup SmartApplet on the NEO Itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Changing the Startup SmartApplet for One or More NEOs Using NEO Manager . . . . 77 Disabling and Re-Enabling SmartApplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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..... C O N T E N TS A c c e l e r a t e d R e a d e r S m a r t A p p l e t o n N E O 2 . . . . . . . . 94 Preparing to Use NEO 2 with Accelerated Reader RP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 How Students Take Quizzes in the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2 . 95 Things to Check Before Students Start Quizzing on NEO 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Steps for Taking a Quiz on NEO 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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..... C ONTEN TS Manually Adding Students in NEO Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Adding Students to NEO 2s from NEO Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Adding a Student on a NEO 1 or a NEO 2 in Offline Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Choosing Your Name, Starting Lessons, and Taking the Pre-Test . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Learning New Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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..... C O N T E N TS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Synching KeyWords Data with KeyWords RP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 KeyWords Resources for Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Materials for Handouts and Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 NEO Manager Start Menu or Program Folder . . . . . . . . .
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..... C ONTEN TS About the Settings in the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Spell Check Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 AlphaWord Plus Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Change Default AlphaWord Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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..... C O N T E N TS Opening a Saved Send List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Closing a Saved Send List That Is Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Requiring a Password for Changes Sent to NEOs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Clearing (Removing) a Send List Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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..... C ONTEN TS Programs Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Installing AlphaBeam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Installing AlphaBeam on Windows Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Installing AlphaBeam on Macintosh OS 10 Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210 Using AlphaBeam to Beam Files to Computers . . . . . .
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..... C O N T E N TS When I use the Responder, Accelerated Reader, MathFacts in a Flash RP, or MathFacts in a Flash (offline) SmartApplets on NEO 2, I don’t seem to be connected to the right Receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 NEO Manager Software Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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..... C ONTEN TS W a r r a n t y a n d M a i n t e n a n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Maintenance Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Storing Your NEO . . .
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G ETTING S TARTED Welcome to NEO, the perfect writing tool. With NEO, you can comfortably write, edit, and store text quickly and conveniently, no matter what your location. NEO’s light weight and long battery life make it an easy choice to use at school, the library, in meetings, or out in the field. NEO integrates with your computer and prints directly to your printer, either wirelessly or with a cable connection.
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..... G ETTI NG S TA RT E D System Requirements System Requirements For the latest system requirements for computers used with NEO and NEO Manager, go to www.renlearn.com/requirements. Getting to Know Your NEO C A D B E F A The NEO screen. B The keyboard. The top row includes keys that are unique to NEO, including on/off, the eight file keys, print, spell check, find, clear file, home, end, applets, and send.
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Installing the Batteries ..... G E T T I N G S TAR TE D Installing the Batteries Your NEO came with either three AA batteries or a rechargeable battery pack. (You can order the rechargeable battery pack after you receive the NEO if you prefer it to standard batteries.) You need to install the batteries or battery pack before you can use the NEO. For more information about batteries and how to get the longest battery life, see “About NEO Batteries and Power Sources” on page 229.
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..... G ETTI NG S TA RT E D Installing the Batteries 3. Insert three AA batteries into the compartment. Make sure the + end of each battery points toward the black and red cables. 4. Put the battery compartment cover back on and slide it back in place. You can insert the small Phillips screw in the hole provided to make sure the cover stays shut.
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Installing the Batteries A After you install the rechargeable battery pack the first time, you may use the small screw that came with the NEO to secure the cover. If you do this, you’ll need to remove the screw the next time you install rechargeable batteries. ..... G E T T I N G S TAR TE D A 2. The first time you open the compartment, remove the small plastic bag that contains a Phillips screw. You can use this screw to hold the battery compartment cover shut. 3.
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..... G ETTI NG S TA RT E D Installing the Batteries 5. Connect the AC adapter cord to your NEO at the connector shown B, and plug the cord into a working electrical outlet. The batteries will automatically start charging. B Rechargeable batteries should be conditioned so they hold a full charge. For more information, see page 230. 6. The first time you charge the battery pack, let it charge for 16 hours. Whenever you recharge the battery pack, let it charge for 4–8 hours.
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Starting the NEO ..... G E T T I N G S TAR TE D Starting the NEO To start your NEO after you install the batteries, press on/off A. You can use the Two-Button On setting to require you to press both on/off and enter to start the NEO. This helps prevent the NEO from being turned on accidentally. See page 177 to turn this setting on using the NEO Control Panel, or go to page 186 to find out how to change it for NEOs using the system settings in the NEO Manager software.
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..... G ETTI NG S TA RT E D SmartApplets Included on Your NEO SmartApplets Included on Your NEO AlphaWord Plus isn’t the only SmartApplet installed on your NEO. Each NEO also comes with several other SmartApplets (programs) installed. The table below describes these SmartApplets; note that some are for NEO 2 only because they require its wireless capabilities. SmartApplet 8 Purpose Responder (NEO 2 only) Use this SmartApplet to use your NEO 2 as you would use a Renaissance Responder.
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..... G E T T I N G S TAR TE D Connecting a NEO to Your Computer Connecting a NEO to Your Computer You should connect your NEO to your computer when you want to If you have a SmartOption Mobile Lab, and you want to use NEO Manager to work with your NEOs, connect them to the lab instead of connecting them directly to your computer. See the instructions that came with your lab. • Send a file to a program in your computer (see page 10). • Manage your NEO using the NEO Manager software (see page 13).
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..... G ETTI NG S TA RT E D Sending Files from One NEO to Your Computer Sending Files from One NEO to Your Computer If you have a SmartOption Mobile Lab, there are two ways to send files from multiple NEOs to your computer: • You can retrieve and open files from NEOs using the NEO Manager software. See page 52. • If you use NEO Share, students can press cmd-send to send files back to you. See the instructions you received for NEO Share.
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..... G E T T I N G S TAR TE D Printing Files from Your NEO Printing Files from Your NEO For more about printers’ compatibility with NEO, go to http://support.renlearn.com/ techkb/techkb/6833262e.asp. You can print a NEO file from your computer after sending it (see page 10) or retrieving it using NEO Manager (see page 52). You can also print directly from your NEO.
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..... G ETTI NG S TA RT E D Printing Files from Your NEO 3. Point your NEO’s IR port A toward the printer’s IR transceiver. A 4. Press print on the NEO to print the open file. How t o Print Wirelessly Using NEO 2’s RF Capability To print wirelessly with NEO 2, you must have a Renaissance Receiver connected to your computer. (See page 18 to set up the Receiver.) The NEO 2 file will print to your computer’s default printer. 1. Make sure your NEO 2 is turned on. 2.
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..... G E T T I N G S TAR TE D Getting Started with the NEO Manager Software Getting Started with the NEO Manager Software About t he NEO Manager Soft ware When you install the NEO Manager software on your computer, it can help you manage a single NEO or up to 30 NEOs in a SmartOption Mobile Lab. With NEO Manager software, you can do the following: NEO Manager Tasks Where to Find Instructions Send files to your NEOs.
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..... G ETTI NG S TA RT E D Getting Started with the NEO Manager Software 2. If you have a NEO Manager CD, insert it into your computer and view the contents. If you have downloaded a new version of the software, extract the files from the .zip file you downloaded. View the extracted files. 3. Double-click the setup.exe file. On Windows 7, you may be asked whether you want to allow the program to make changes to your computer. Click Yes to continue. 4. If your computer does not have Microsoft .
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..... G E T T I N G S TAR TE D Getting Started with the NEO Manager Software 4. Enter the administrator user name and password for the computer. Then, click OK. 5. Read the license agreement. (You can use the buttons to print or save it.) Then, click Continue. 6. Click Agree when the program asks if you want to agree to the license agreement. 7. Click Install to start the installation. 8. Click OK when a message tells you that it may automatically restart your computer after installation. 9.
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..... G ETTI NG S TA RT E D Getting Started with the NEO Manager Software About t he Tabs in NEO Manager NEO Manager has a tab for each type of task in the program: • Get/Print AlphaWord Files: Use this tab to get the AlphaWord Plus files that are in files 1–8 on each connected NEO. You can then view, print, or save the files. For more information, see page 52.
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..... G E T T I N G S TAR TE D Getting Started with the NEO Manager Software Monit oring the Connected NEOs in NEO Manager The bottom of the NEO Manager window shows you how many NEO 1 or NEO 2s (NEO devices) are connected A. B A Click B (Windows) or (Macintosh) to see the status of all connected NEOs. You might need to wait a few moments before you see the connection information.
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..... G ETTI NG S TA RT E D Setting Up the Renaissance Receiver and Using NEO 2’s Wireless Capabilities You will see a circle for each connected NEO. The color of the circle shows the status of the connection: In the NEO Manager preferences, you can choose to always open the connection status when you start NEO Manager. See page 198. • Green circle: Your NEO is properly connected. An empty green circle indicates a NEO 1, and a green circle with a “2” indicates a NEO 2.
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..... G E T T I N G S TAR TE D Setting Up the Renaissance Receiver and Using NEO 2’s Wireless Capabilities • Set up the Renaissance Place settings if you want to use NEO 2 with Accelerated Reader or MathFacts in a Flash. • Install the Renaissance Responder client as described in the Accelerated Math Software Manual if you want to use NEO 2 with Accelerated Math RP. Connect ing the Renaissance Receiver to Your Computer 1. Make sure you have installed NEO Manager before connecting the Renaissance Receiver.
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..... G ETTI NG S TA RT E D Setting Up the Renaissance Receiver and Using NEO 2’s Wireless Capabilities Naming the Renaissance Receiver (Wireless Network) The Renaissance Wireless Server Utility is automatically installed with NEO Manager. Make sure you have installed NEO Manager before you follow these steps. It is important to set a unique name for the computer/Receiver combination (network) so that students know they’re connecting to the correct Receiver.
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..... G E T T I N G S TAR TE D Setting Up the Renaissance Receiver and Using NEO 2’s Wireless Capabilities Setting t he Renaissance Place Address If you will be using your NEO 2s with Accelerated Reader RP or MathFacts in a Flash RP, follow these steps to set the Renaissance Place Web address so that the NEO 2s can communicate with the programs. 1.
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..... G ETTI NG S TA RT E D Installing and Using NEO Share Installing and Using NEO Share NEO Share software is also included. NEO Share is a quick and easy way to send text or files to NEO 2 users and receive files back from them as you work with your group or class. Using NEO Share, you can: • Copy or drag text from another source into NEO Share and immediately send it to NEO 2s, including text from Web sites and documents that you have access to.
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U SING A LPHA W ORD P LUS TO W RITE ON NEO Since AlphaWord Plus is the SmartApplet that you use to write on the NEO, it is the one that you will probably use the most. Writing on NEO is easy— simply type the text, and it is automatically saved in the file that you have open. This chapter provides more information about the many features of the AlphaWord Plus SmartApplet. Starting AlphaWord Plus When you first receive your NEO, it starts AlphaWord Plus automatically whenever you turn it on.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Typing and Editing Text Moving the Cursor Press these keys... ...
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About the NEO Clipboard ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Cutting, Copying, Pasting, and Deleting Text To cut, copy, or paste text, you must first select it (see the previous table).
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Creating New Files Creating New Files To start a new file in AlphaWord Plus, press the file keys until you find an empty file and begin typing. NEO saves each character as you type it, so if you press that file key again later, the text will still be there (unless you’ve removed it). If you want to create a new file in a file space that already has text, follow these steps: 1. Press the file key for the file number you want to work in. 2. Press ctrl-N. 3.
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..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Finding and Opening Files Finding and Opening Files To open a file that you know is in one of the eight active files, press the appropriate file key. If you don’t know where the file is, you can find the file by its first line or name. Follow these steps: It’s a good idea to choose an empty file space or one that contains a named file before you open another file. If you have text in the file and you haven’t named it, you will be given the chance to name it. 1.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Formatting Text Formatting Text NEO lets you concentrate on the content of your text rather than its layout. Only the characters themselves (ASCII key codes) are transferred from NEO to the computer. You can set the file margins, fonts, and other style attributes after you send a file to your computer (see page 10). You can, however, change the size of the screen font on your NEO. See “Changing Font Size” on page 28 for details.
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Changing Font Size Font Name Lines Per Screen Extra Large 2 Very Large 3 Large 4 (Proportional) Medium 5 Small 6 ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Example You can set the font size in one of three ways: • By using a keyboard command as described below. • Through the Control Panel SmartApplet (see the instructions below and on page 177). • Through NEO Manager. Note, however, that NEO Manager can only reset the font size to the System font (four lines onscreen). See page 185.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Finding Text 2. Scroll to select the font size you want to use, then press enter. (The current size has “+” next to it.) If you changed the font size with the keyboard command, you will go back to the file where you were working. If you used Control Panel, you will return to the list of settings; to see the new font size, press applets, then select AlphaWord Plus.
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..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Finding Text 3. Do one of the following: • To search within the current file, press enter. • To search within all files, press option-enter. (You can’t search all files if password protection is enabled on your NEO; see page 72.) • To exit the Find screen without searching, press esc. 4. If the text string is found, the cursor appears at the beginning of the found text. If NEO can’t find the text you entered, you will see a brief message to tell you so.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Finding Text • Replace all specifies that you want to replace all occurrences within the file. 6. Press enter to begin the search. When the text is found, the NEO will show you the first occurrence with options listed to the right as in the example below. 7. Do one of the following: • Type R to replace the found text with the replacement text. • Type S to skip that occurrence of the found text and leave it as is.
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Finding Text ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO An Example of How to Search for Sections in a File In the example below, the user typed two blank lines between sections of the document about bears. For this document, when you are looking for a section, you would press a-S to see a list of sections and press 2 to change the number of blank lines between sections to two. You would then see a list like the one shown.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Checking Spelling Checking Spelling How t o Check Spelling in a File Follow these steps to check spelling in an AlphaWord Plus file. You can disable spell check. See page 35. 1. Open the file that you want to check. 2. Press spell check to check the whole file, or press ctrl-spell check to check text that you have selected. 3. Spell check begins checking each word in your file.
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..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Checking Spelling Turning Off Spell Check At times, you may want to turn off the spell check feature. For example, if students use NEO for spelling assignments, you may not want them to be able to spell check their work. There are three ways to turn off spell check or turn it back on: You can set the master password using the System settings in NEO Manager. See page 171. • You can press option-a-spell check on a NEO and enter the master password.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Checking Spelling Sending a New User Dictionary to NEOs Using NEO Manager Instead of adding words one by one as you do spell checks on your NEOs, you can create a text file on your computer that contains all the words you want to be in the user dictionary on your NEOs. Then, you can use NEO Manager to send that file to your NEOs to replace the user dictionary. You can separate words in a text file with spaces, commas, tabs, or returns.
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..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Using the Thesaurus or the Spanish-English Word Lookup Using the Thesaurus or the Spanish-English Word Lookup Using the Thesaurus Keeping writing lively and interesting can be a challenge, but a thesaurus can help. AlphaWord Plus includes a thesaurus that you can use to replace a word with a synonym or antonym. To use the thesaurus, follow these steps: 1. In your file, move your cursor so it is either just before or inside the word you want to look up.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using the Thesaurus or the Spanish-English Word Lookup • If you want to look up more words like one in the list, move the cursor next to a word and press L. • If you want to see antonyms (words with the opposite meaning), press A. • If you want to go back and choose a different category, press C. • If you want to leave the thesaurus without doing anything, press esc. 7.
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Using the Thesaurus or the Spanish-English Word Lookup ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO 4. Click Thesaurus Spanish in the Install List A, then click Add =>. A 5. Click the Send List and verify that “Thesaurus Spanish to English” appears in the SmartApplets section of the list. 6. If you have a SmartOption Mobile Lab and you want to send the changes to some, but not all, of the NEOs, click Select Devices, check the devices that you want to send the change to, and then click OK.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using the Thesaurus or the Spanish-English Word Lookup Using the Spani sh-Eng li sh Word Lookup Once you’ve installed the word lookup, follow the steps below to type a Spanish word and find its English equivalent. 1. In AlphaWord Plus, press ctrl-T to open the word lookup (labeled Thesaurus). 2. Type the Spanish word you want to look up and press enter. 3. Use the arrow keys to select the category of words you want to look up and press enter. 4.
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Using Linked Files ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Using Linked Files Each AlphaWord Plus file can have a linked file, that is, a file connected to the main file. A linked file is a place to store information related to a file. For example, you could create a linked file with an outline of what you plan to write, a checklist of tasks, vocabulary words, or rubric information for an assignment. Teachers can use them to include guidelines for writing assignments. A linked file is read-only.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using Linked Files Sending a Linked Fi le to NEOs 1. Start NEO Manager on your computer (see page 15) and connect your NEO (see page 9). 2. Click the AlphaWord Files to Send tab. 3. In the file list on the left, click the file number that you want to send to on the NEO(s) A.
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Using Linked Files Tag ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Description Begin no break text (use this to keep the text that follows on a single line, if possible). End of no break text.
Insert a hard return. 5. Click the Send List tab to verify that the linked file and any other text appears as you want it C. C 6.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using Linked Files Vi ewing Linked Files on NEOs 1. On your NEO, press the file number key for the file that has a linked file. 2. Press ctrl-L to open the linked file. If the linked file has check boxes, you can check them by pressing the spacebar or X, and you can clear them by pressing the spacebar or backspace. Move forward through check boxes by pressing tab. Move backward by pressing shift-tab.
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Using Linked Files ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Sample Linked Files Below is a sample of a complex linked file, shown as you’d create it on your computer and how it appears on a NEO. An example of a linked file you might create on your computer Editable text that appears in the main file Text and check boxes that appear in the linked file Story Starter The assignment is to write a story. Every story has four parts: a setting, characters, a plot, and a solution.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Character, Word, Paragraph, and Page Counts Character, Word, Paragraph, and Page Counts Follow these steps to find out how many characters, words, paragraphs, and pages are in your current file: 1. Open the file. 2. Press ctrl-W. You will see a screen like the one below, displaying statistics for the file. The percentage and the black bar at the bottom show you how much more you can enter before reaching the file size limit (see page 47).
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File Size Limits ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO File Size Limits About the File Size Limits AlphaWord Plus has minimum and maximum file size limits: • Default minimum size: 512 characters (about a quarter of a page) The amount of space available is affected by the size of data files for your other SmartApplets. For example, if you have the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet, which needs to reserve space for quizzes, you will have less space available for AlphaWord Plus files.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Clearing and Deleting Files Checking the Number of Pages Writt en in Files 1–8 If you want to see the number of pages you’ve written for all files on your NEO, follow these steps: 1. Press shift-a-i. The screen that opens shows you the number of pages you’ve written in each file. The current file is marked with *. 2. Press any key to exit the screen.
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..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Clearing and Deleting Files File Type Pressing Clear File Does This: Deleting the File Does This: Named file that isn’t open When you view a list of files using ctrl-F and move the cursor next to a file, pressing clear file does this: • Clears all text from the file, leaving it empty. Text can be recovered. • Keeps the file name, leaving an empty, named file.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Clearing and Deleting Files Follow these steps to clear files 1–8 at the same time: 1. Press shift-ctrl-option-a-clear file. 2. Press Y to clear all the files if you want to continue. (If not, press N to return to the last active file.) 3. If you have named files with linked files in files 1–8, for each file, AlphaWord Plus will ask whether you want to keep the linked file.
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Recovering Files ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Recovering Files If you clear a file, and you haven’t deleted the file or entered new text in the file space, you may be able to recover text you’ve cleared by following these steps: 1. Make sure you’re in the file number that the file you want to recover was open in. The screen appears blank. 2. Press option-a-R. 3. The file should reappear onscreen.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files 2. Press a-find. You will see this message: 3. Start typing. The elapsed time will appear as you type. 4. Press caps lock to stop. The elapsed time and words per minute will be shown. 5. If you want to start the timer again, press enter. If you want to exit the timer, press esc.
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Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO 2. If you have one NEO connected, in the File Contents area, click the + (Windows) or (Macintosh) next to “NEO USB” A. A message appears briefly to tell you that NEO Manager is retrieving the file(s). A If you have more than one NEO connected, use the Sort by drop-down list B to choose whether to sort by File Number or Device (NEO).
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files If you sort by Device (by NEO), click the + or next to the NEO for which you want to view files D. The NEO numbers match the cable numbers in your cart. D Vi ewing the Fi les 1. Click the displayed file text to select the file you want to view A.
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Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO 2. Click View File B to see the selected file. The file appears in its own window. You can save the file from here, or click Close to close the window and return to NEO Manager. Printing Fi les 1. Check the files that you want to print in the File Contents list A. If you print a file that has a linked file attached, the linked file prints on a separate page. A B 2. Click Print Files B.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files 3. For Macintosh computers only, make sure NEO Manager C is selected in the third drop-down list. This ensures that the dialog box displays the NEO Manager print options shown below. C 4. Choose a printer to send the files to D. Windows Macintosh E F D G H D E F G H 5. Use the Print drop-down list to choose the files you want to print E: 56 • All Files. Prints all eight files from your NEO.
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..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files 6. If you have more than one NEO connected, use the From drop-down list to choose which NEOs to print from F: • All devices. Prints the file(s) you chose from all connected NEOs. • NEO #. Prints the files from the NEO connected at this numbered cable in the SmartOption Mobile Lab. • NEO USB. Prints from the NEO connected via a USB cable. (This is the only option available if only one NEO is connected.) 7.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files AlphaWord Plus files saved on a Macintosh If you’ve connected a SmartOption Mobile Lab, you will see a folder for each file number. Within that folder, you will see that file number for each connected NEO. Saved files on a Windows computer When working with multiple NEOs, consider numbering them 1–30 and assigning students a specific number to use throughout the session.
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Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Saved files on a Macintosh How to Save the Files 1. Check the files that you want to save in the File Contents list A.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using NEO Manager to View, Print, and Save Files 2. Click Save Files B. A dialog box opens. C D D 3. On Windows computers, click Browse C and go to the location where you want to save the files. On Macintosh computers, navigate to the location where you want to save the files. 4. Click the Save drop-down list D and choose one of these options: • All Files. Saves all eight files from your NEO(s). • Checked Items.
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Sending (Beaming) Files to Other NEOs ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Sending (Beaming) Files to Other NEOs You can also use the Send and Receive options in the Beamer SmartApplet itself, but it is faster to send files from within AlphaWord Plus. For more information about beaming and the Beamer SmartApplet, see page 203. If there is text in the clipboard of the NEO that’s receiving a file, NEO will ask if you want to overwrite the clipboard with the file you’re receiving.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Sending Files to Supported Web-Based Programs Using NEO 2 Sending Files to Supported Web-Based Programs Using NEO 2 If you have a NEO 2 and a Renaissance Receiver, you can also send your AlphaWord Plus files to supported programs such as Google Docs for NEO 2, and you can retrieve documents from those programs into one of your NEO 2 files. Note: Wireless File Transfer must be installed on your NEO 2.
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..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Sending Files to Supported Web-Based Programs Using NEO 2 By saving files as a new document, students can keep multiple drafts of their work in the supported program. This can be helpful if you require your students to show multiple revisions of their writing. 7. If you already have files in the supported program, you will see two options. Use the arrow keys to highlight the option you prefer and press enter.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files 7. NEO 2 will connect to the program through your computer. If the program requires you to log in, you will be asked to enter the email address and password. Enter the email address and press enter. Then enter your password and press enter again. 8. The next screen will list the files found in the supported program. Use the arrow keys to highlight the file that you want to copy to your NEO 2.
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..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files If your computer is connected to a group of NEOs in a SmartOption Mobile Lab, you can send the files to all connected NEOs or just specific NEOs that you select. Follow these steps to send a file to NEOs: 1. Start NEO Manager on your computer (see page 15) and connect your NEO (see page 9) or the SmartOption Mobile Lab. 2. In NEO Manager, click the AlphaWord Files to Send tab.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files You can send multiple files simultaneously. To do this, repeat steps 3–4 until you’re ready to send; then, review the Send List tab to make sure all the files appear before clicking Send. 5. Click the Send List tab C and verify that the text you want to send appears in the list. C D 6.
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..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files 3. Check the number of each file where you want to send the rubric A. (Note that if there is existing text in that file on the NEOs, that text will be removed.) Tips for using rubrics: Encourage students to use their prewriting to type a rough draft before presenting them with a rubric. This encourages students to use keyboarding skills to actually revise instead of looking for typos.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files • The sample linked files are also available in NEO To select a sample linked file, use the drop-down list F. When you select one of these files, the text will appear in the window G, and you can change it as needed. Then, click OK. The text will be shown in the File # area of the AlphaWord Files to Send tab. Share.
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..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files You can transfer multiple rubrics simultaneously. To do this, repeat steps 3–5 until you’re ready to send; then, review the Send List tab to make sure all the files appear before clicking Send. 6. Click the Send List tab and verify that the text you want to send appears in the list. 7.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files 3. Check the number of the file where you want to send the lesson A. (Note that any existing text in that file on the NEOs will be overwritten.) A B 4. Click WriteOn Lessons B at the bottom of the window. If the file you have chosen already has text, an alert will appear to remind you that the text will be replaced; click Yes to continue. You can make your own Write On! lessons.
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..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Using NEO Manager to Send Files, Rubrics, or Lessons to NEO Files 6. Click the lesson you want to select D and view the text in the Preview area E. You can continue to click the lesson files until you find the one you want to use; then, click Insert F. The lesson text will be shown in the File # area of the AlphaWord Files to Send tab. E D F You can transfer multiple lessons simultaneously.
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O About File Passwords 9. If you are using a SmartOption Mobile Lab and you want to send the lesson to some, but not all, of the NEOs, click Select Devices. Check the NEOs that you want to send the lesson to, then click OK. (To send to all connected NEOs, skip this step.) 10. Click Send. If you have set a send list password (see page 197), you must enter the password and click OK.
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About File Passwords ..... USING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON NEO Changing a File’s Passwor d While Working in the File You can also change each file’s password in the Control Panel; see page 176. In NEO Manager, you can set the same password for all files (see page 188), but you can’t set a unique password for each file. When you first enable password protection for AlphaWord Plus files, all files have the same default password: write (unless you’ve changed the default in NEO Manager—see page 188).
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..... U SING ALPHAWORD P LUS TO WRITE ON N E O Using a NEO Text2Speech Device to Read AlphaWord Plus Files Aloud Using a NEO Text2Speech Device to Read AlphaWord Plus Files Aloud If you have an optional NEO Text2Speech device from Renaissance Learning, the device can read aloud the text you write in AlphaWord Plus. To turn the device on or off or to change options such as the speed or volume, press ctrl-J. For more information, refer to the NEO Text2Speech User Manual, which you received with the device.
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S MART A PPLETS What Are SmartApplets? SmartApplets are the programs installed on your NEO. AlphaWord Plus—the program you use to write on the NEO—is just one of the available SmartApplets.
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..... S M A RTA P P L E TS Managing the SmartApplets on Your NEO An additional SmartApplet, Co:Writer, is available from Don Johnston, Inc. If you purchase this SmartApplet and it was not already installed when you received your NEOs, be sure to follow the installation instructions provided by Don Johnston, Inc. Managing the SmartApplets on Your NEO The easiest way to manage SmartApplets is to use NEO Manager.
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..... S M AR TA P PL E TS Changing the Startup SmartApplet 3. Press ctrl-applets. An asterisk designating the startup SmartApplet appears in the menu. Repeat the steps to turn the setting off. Changing the Startup SmartApplet for One or More NEOs Using NEO Manager 1. Start NEO Manager on your computer (see page 15) and connect your NEO (see page 9) or the SmartOption Mobile Lab. 2. In NEO Manager, click the Settings tab. 3. Click System in the settings list on the left A. 4.
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..... S M A RTA P P L E TS Disabling and Re-Enabling SmartApplets Check the numbers to which you want to send the change, then click OK. (To send to all connected NEOs, skip this step.) 7. Click Send. If you have set a send list password (see page 197), you must enter that password and click OK. Disabling and Re-Enabling SmartApplets You can disable a SmartApplet on NEOs. When you do this, the SmartApplets can’t be used, but they are still installed on your NEOs, and you can enable them again later.
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..... S M AR TA P PL E TS Installing or Updating SmartApplets on NEOs Using NEO Manager 3. On the left, click the SmartApplet that you want to disable or enable on your NEO(s) A. B A 4. On the right, after the Disable this SmartApplet setting, click Yes B. The box will be checked. (To enable the SmartApplet again, click No.) 5. Click the Send List tab and verify that your setting change is in the list. 6.
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..... S M A RTA P P L E TS Installing or Updating SmartApplets on NEOs Using NEO Manager If you have a mixed SmartOption Mobile Lab with both NEO 1s and NEO 2s, please keep in mind the following: • SmartApplets that are only for NEO 2 (Responder, Accelerated Reader, and MathFacts in a Flash) will not be installed on NEO 1s. • NEO 1s don’t have as much space as NEO 2s.
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..... S M AR TA P PL E TS Choosing SmartApplet Settings As you add SmartApplets to the Install List, check the Memory column C to make sure there is enough memory available on the NEOs to install the SmartApplets you want. The darker color shows the space used on the NEO, and the lighter color shows what is needed by the SmartApplet(s) you want to install. If you don’t have enough memory to install the SmartApplets you want, you could delete some SmartApplets from NEOs as described on page 82. 6.
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..... S M A RTA P P L E TS Deleting SmartApplets from NEOs Using NEO Manager Deleting SmartApplets from NEOs Using NEO Manager Normally, it is better to disable SmartApplets (see page 78) instead of removing them so that you don’t need to take the time to install the SmartApplets again later. (Installing some SmartApplets on several NEOs can take some time.) However, you might want to remove SmartApplets to free up memory or because you’re beginning a new session or activity in a class.
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..... S M AR TA P PL E TS Viewing SmartApplet Information in NEO Manager Be careful not to delete nonSmartApplet items that you want to keep. The SmartApplet list includes the fonts included on your NEO, spell check, the Thesaurus, Text2Speech Updater for NEO Text2Speech devices, and Wireless File Transfer (NEO 2 only) for sending files to and from services such as Google Docs. 4.
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..... S M A RTA P P L E TS Adding SmartApplets to the List in NEO Manager Adding SmartApplets to the List in NEO Manager Installi ng SmartAppl ets on Your Computer 1. If NEO Manager is open on your computer, close the program. 2. Connect your NEO (see page 9) or the SmartOption Mobile Lab. 3. Next, follow the instructions for your type of computer: Windows computers: a. If you download the SmartApplet from the Web site, you receive a .zip file. Extract the files from this .zip file.
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R ESPONDER S MART A PPLET FOR NEO 2 NEO 2 includes a Responder SmartApplet that lets you use your NEO 2 like a classroom response system or “clicker.” Students can use NEO 2 to complete assignments for AccelTest and Accelerated Math RP software. You can also use NEO 2 with the 2Know! Toolbar. Important: You can’t use NEO 2 with more than one program at a time.
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..... R ESPONDER S MARTAPPLET FOR N E O 2 Using NEO 2 to Complete AccelTest Assignments Using NEO 2 in a Student -Paced Session in AccelTest Student-paced sessions allow students to work on anything that has been assigned to them in the AccelTest class Gradebook except for Homework. Students can complete these assignments without needing the teacher to lead the session or send the questions one by one.
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..... RESPONDER SMARTA PPLET FOR NEO 2 Using NEO 2 to Complete AccelTest Assignments You may see “Sending” when you enter the answer to each question. 7. NEO 2 will show you the first question in the assignment. Choose or type an answer for each question; then, press enter: • For multiple-choice questions, press the letter next to the answer you want to choose. • For true-false questions, press T for true or F for false. • For yes/no questions, press Y for yes or N for no.
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..... R ESPONDER S MARTAPPLET FOR N E O 2 Using NEO 2 to Complete AccelTest Assignments SmartApplets list. If you want to work on another assignment, press enter to choose the Responder SmartApplet again and repeat these steps. • If you are not ready, press N for no and press enter. You will go back to question one, and you can go through each question again to check your answers.
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..... RESPONDER SMARTA PPLET FOR NEO 2 Using NEO 2 to Complete Accelerated Math Assignments For some types of teacher-paced sessions, you’ll see the question on the NEO 2 screen. For others, you will only see your answer choices (not the possible answers). 6. When the teacher tells you to do so, press enter. Then, choose an answer for the first question: • For multiple-choice questions, press the letter next to the answer you want to choose and press enter.
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..... R ESPONDER S MARTAPPLET FOR N E O 2 Using NEO 2 to Complete Accelerated Math Assignments • Install the Renaissance Responder client program on the teacher’s computer (see the Accelerated Math Software Manual on the Renaissance Place Manuals page). • Students can complete assisted-response practices with NEO 2. If you want them to be able to complete assisted-response exercises and tests with NEO 2 as well, check the setting of the Scoring preference for each class.
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..... RESPONDER SMARTA PPLET FOR NEO 2 Using NEO 2 to Complete Accelerated Math Assignments You can answer the questions in order or use these commands to go back or to go to a specific question: To do this... ...press these keys: Scroll through a question. Press K and L. Go forward or back one question. Press a-?. Arrows ( ) will appear to the right of the question number. As long as you see those arrows, you can press K to go back one question or L to go forward one question.
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..... R ESPONDER S MARTAPPLET FOR N E O 2 Using NEO 2 with the 2Know! Toolbar Using NEO 2 with the 2Know! Toolbar If you have your Renaissance Receiver connected and you’ve installed NEO Manager on your computer, you can also use NEO 2 with the 2Know! Toolbar. Participants can use NEO 2 to respond to questions. Teachers or session leaders can use it to control the toolbar program as they would use a teacher Responder.
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Using NEO 2 with the 2Know! Toolbar ..... RESPONDER SMARTA PPLET FOR NEO 2 How Teachers Can Use NEO 2 to Control the 2Know! Tool bar Program Teachers can use NEO 2 to control the 2Know! Toolbar program. The steps are similar to those you would use on a Responder: 1. In the 2Know! Toolbar program, click the Options button and choose Teacher Responder from the menu. 2. Click Assign in the Teacher Responder dialog box. The program will show you a PIN. Leave this dialog box open. 3.
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A CCELERATED R EADER S MART A PPLET ON NEO 2 NEO 2 includes an Accelerated Reader SmartApplet that students can use to take Accelerated Reader RP Reading Practice Quizzes, Vocabulary Practice Quizzes, and Other Reading Quizzes right on the NEO 2. The Renaissance Receiver at the teacher’s computer enables NEO 2 quiz data to be sent to Accelerated Reader RP.
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..... A CCELERATED R EADER SMARTAPPLET ON N E O 2 How Students Take Quizzes in the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2 How Students Take Quizzes in the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2 Things to Check Befor e St udents Start Quizzing on NEO 2 • Make sure you’ve done all the tasks listed in the previous section. The same Accelerated Reader preferences apply to students no matter where they take quizzes—on NEO 2 or at a computer—so you only need to set the preferences once.
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..... A CCELERATED R EADER SMARTA PPLET ON N E O 2 How Students Take Quizzes in the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2 If you have chosen a Receiver before, the program may ask if you want to stay connected. Press Y for yes or N for no; then, press enter. (If you choose no, you’ll need to select another Receiver.) 5. When the program asks for your user name and password, type your user name and press enter or L or tab. Then, type your password and press enter. 6.
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..... A CCELERATED R EADER SMARTAPPLET ON N E O 2 How Students Take Quizzes in the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2 9. For Reading Practice and Other Reading Quizzes, the Find RP Quiz screen will appear next. Type the quiz number and press enter. (If you chose to take an Other Reading Quiz, and none are available for your class, the screen will notify you. Press enter.
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..... A CCELERATED R EADER SMARTA PPLET ON N E O 2 How Students Take Quizzes in the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2 12. The quiz title will be shown. You cannot substitute the NEO 2 master password for the monitor password. You must use the monitor password set in the Accelerated Reader RP preferences. If the monitor password is not required, press Y for yes to confirm that you want to take the quiz; then, press enter.
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..... A CCELERATED R EADER SMARTAPPLET ON N E O 2 How Students Take Quizzes in the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2 14. After you enter your answer to the last question, you may be asked how you liked the book. Press the letter for the answer you want to choose; then, press enter. 15. If the screen asks for the monitor password, ask the teacher or quiz monitor to enter the password and press enter. 16. The RP Score Summary will show you how you did on the quiz.
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..... A CCELERATED R EADER SMARTA PPLET ON N E O 2 How Students Take Quizzes in the Accelerated Reader SmartApplet on NEO 2 18. After you finish a Reading Practice Quiz, the program may ask if you want to take the matching Vocabulary Practice Quiz. Press Y for yes if you want to take that quiz, or N for no if you don’t want to take it right now. Then, press enter. 19. The program will ask if you want to take a different quiz.
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M ATH F ACTS IN A F LASH RP S MART A PPLET ON NEO 2 NEO 2 includes a MathFacts in a Flash RP SmartApplet that students can use to practice or take tests right on the NEO 2. The Renaissance Receiver at the teacher’s computer enables the student’s NEO 2 work to be sent to MathFacts in a Flash RP. This SmartApplet is for school work; students work on practices and tests just as they would when they log in to Renaissance Place on a computer at school.
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..... M A T HF A CTS IN A F L A S H R P S M A RTA P P L E T O N N E O 2 How Students Do MathFacts in a Flash RP School Work on NEO 2 How Students Do MathFacts in a Flash RP School Work on NEO 2 Things to Check Befor e St udents Start Using the MathFacts in a Flash RP SmartApplet on NEO 2 • Make sure you’ve done the tasks listed in the previous section. • Make sure students know the name you gave the Renaissance Receiver (see page 20).
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How Students Do MathFacts in a Flash RP School Work on NEO 2 If the NEO says that the student is already logged in, the student may have turned off the NEO without finishing MathFacts in a Flash work. Press applets to leave the MathFacts in a Flash RP SmartApplet. Then, go back to step 3 to start again. ..... M A T H F AC TS IN A F LASH R P S M A RT A P P L E T ON N E O 2 5. When the program asks for your user name and password, type your user name and press enter or L.
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..... M A T HF A CTS IN A F L A S H R P S M A RTA P P L E T O N N E O 2 How Students Do MathFacts in a Flash RP School Work on NEO 2 Tips for Practices and Tests: • During practices, if you enter an incorrect answer, the program will put an X over it and a box around the correct answer. Then, it will give you the chance to choose the correct answer again. • During tests, you can press esc or back space to go back one question.
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M ATH F ACTS IN A F LASH ( OFFLINE ) S MART A PPLET The MathFacts in a Flash (offline) SmartApplet for NEO 2 makes it easy for students to practice math facts on their own when they are not doing work for school. This section explains how to use the SmartApplet. If your NEO 2s do not have the SmartApplet installed, you can download it from www.renlearn.com/neo/downloads/ and install it on your NEOs (see page 79).
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..... M A T HF A CTS IN A F L A S H ( O F F L I N E ) S MA RT A P P L E T Opening the SmartApplet Opening the SmartApplet 1. With the NEO 2 on, press the applets key. 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight MathFacts in a Flash (offline); then, press enter. Practicing MathFacts in a Flash Levels Students follow these steps to practice a MathFacts in a Flash level in the MathFacts in a Flash (offline) SmartApplet. Practices include 20–40 problems. 1. Open the MathFacts in a Flash (offline) SmartApplet. 2.
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Taking Tests If you have tested on this level and the test is still in the history, the practice will include any problems you missed on the test plus questions deemed challenging for the level. ..... M ATHF ACTS IN A F LASH ( OFFLINE) S MARTA PPLET 6. For each problem, press the arrow key for the answer that you want to choose; then, press enter. For example, to choose the answer “10” in the problem shown below, you would press L on the NEO 2 because that is the arrow shown below “10” on the screen.
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..... M A T HF A CTS IN A F L A S H ( O F F L I N E ) S MA RT A P P L E T Taking Tests Levels that you have already worked on are marked with *. Clearing the history clears the asterisks. The history is automatically cleared when you send it to Renaissance Place (see page 111). You can also choose to clear the history when you print it (see page 110) or select the Clear option in the History menu (see page 113). 4. Next, use the arrow keys to highlight the level you want to take a test for.
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Viewing the History ..... M ATHF ACTS IN A F LASH ( OFFLINE) S MARTA PPLET Viewing the History Students can view the history for one level or for all the work they’ve done in the MathFacts in a Flash (offline) SmartApplet. Vi ewing the History f or One Level Students follow these steps to see a detailed history for one level. 1. Open the MathFacts in a Flash (offline) SmartApplet (see page 106). 2. Leave Practice/Test highlighted and press enter. 3.
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..... M A T HF A CTS IN A F L A S H ( O F F L I N E ) S MA RT A P P L E T Printing the History Viewing the History f or All Pract ices and Test s Students follow these steps to view the history of their practices and tests in the MathFacts in a Flash (offline) SmartApplet. 1. Open the MathFacts in a Flash (offline) SmartApplet (see page 106). 2. Use the arrow keys to highlight History; then, press enter. 3. Leave View highlighted and press enter. 4.
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..... M ATHF ACTS IN A F LASH ( OFFLINE) S MARTA PPLET Sending the History to Renaissance Place 3. Use the arrow keys to highlight Print; then, press enter. To find out how to name the Renaissance Receiver (network), see page 20. 4. The first time you print the history (or send it to Renaissance Place), your NEO 2 will search for the networks that are within range. (Networks are Renaissance Receivers connected to computers.) Then, it will show you a list.
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..... M A T HF A CTS IN A F L A S H ( O F F L I N E ) S MA RT A P P L E T Sending the History to Renaissance Place In MathFacts in a Flash RP, you can see the practice data in the Class Progress and Student Record Reports if you choose to include the practice summary. 1. In Renaissance Place, the teacher should print the MathFacts in a Flash Student Information Report to get the PIN for each student. Then, give students their PINs.
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Clearing the History ..... M ATHF ACTS IN A F LASH ( OFFLINE) S MARTA PPLET Clearing the History If students are sharing NEO 2s, clear the history after each session. Students follow these steps to clear (delete) the MathFacts in a Flash practice and test history. Note: The history can also be cleared after you print it, and it is automatically cleared whenever you send it to Renaissance Place. 1. Open the MathFacts (offline) SmartApplet (see page 106). 2.
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K EY W ORDS S MART A PPLET Welcome to KeyWords The KeyWords SmartApplet develops basic keyboarding skills using fun and interesting lessons. KeyWords uses a language-based system that entertains as it trains. It provides cumulative lessons that teach accuracy and speed a few keys at a time, and it offers encouragement with positive feedback and helpful hints. KeyWords also checks progress at each level with typing tests.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET How the KeyWords SmartApplet Works How the KeyWords SmartApplet Works If you plan to use the KeyWords RP reports (within Renaissance Place), there are a few setup tasks you will need to perform, and you will need to make sure your KeyWords students are in Renaissance Place as well. See the KeyWords User Manual in Renaissance Place. 1. Teachers add students, or learners add themselves as students. Teachers may also set pre-test levels for students (see page 139). 2.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Adding Students to NEO 2s Using NEO Manager NEO 2 NEO 1 Select your name or choose to add name: - Teacher options - Add a student Adding Students to NEO 2s Using NEO Manager Note: If you are using NEO 1, or if you have chosen to use KeyWords in offline mode on NEO 2 (see page 140), to add students, follow the instructions in “Adding a Student on a NEO 1 or a NEO 2 in Offline Mode” on page 122.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Adding Students to NEO 2s Using NEO Manager 2. Click the KeyWords tab A. A B 3. Click Add B. 4. Click the Import from Renaissance Place option. Then, click Next >. 5. Enter the address that you use to go to Renaissance Place in your Web browser C. C D 6. Enter the user name and password that you use to log in to Renaissance Place D. Click Next >.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Adding Students to NEO 2s Using NEO Manager 7. If there is more than one school in Renaissance Place, click your school; then, click Next >. 8. Check the boxes next to the classes that you want to import students from; then, click Next >.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Adding Students to NEO 2s Using NEO Manager 9. On the next panel, all students are checked. All checked students will be imported. If there are any students that you do not want to import, remove the check mark next to those students. Then, click Next >. 10. Read the summary. Then, click Import to import the students. 11. Click Done after the students have been imported. 12. The students will be listed on the KeyWords tab.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Adding Students to NEO 2s Using NEO Manager 2. Click the KeyWords tab A. A B 3. Click Add B. 4. Click the option Manually enter student names. Then, click Next >. The first name and last name can each be up to 35 characters long. The user name can have from 2 to 50 characters. The password can have from 2 to 20 characters. 5. Enter each student’s first name, last name, and the user name and password that you want the student to use to log in to KeyWords. Then, click Add.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Adding Students to NEO 2s Using NEO Manager Addi ng Students to NEO 2s from NEO Manager To add students on NEO 2s, or to have students add themselves, follow these steps. Note: Whether you are adding the students or they are adding themselves, the Student Information Report in NEO Manager gives you a helpful list of students’ user names and passwords. See page 149. 1. After starting KeyWords, press the ↓ key until Add a student is highlighted; then, press enter.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Adding a Student on a NEO 1 or a NEO 2 in Offline Mode Use the Student Information Report in NEO Manager to get students’ user names and passwords. See page 149. 4. You will see a “Checking Settings” message, then “Adding new student.” After this, you will return to the KeyWords starting screen, and the student who was added will be listed. Teachers may want to set students’ pre-test levels before they begin working in KeyWords.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Choosing Your Name, Starting Lessons, and Taking the Pre-Test If you make a mistake, press back space to erase and correct the error. If the error is on a different line, use the arrow keys to go to the error so you can correct it. 2. Enter the student’s first name, press enter, and enter the student’s last name. Then, press enter. 3. Enter a password for the student (2–6 characters), press enter, and type the password again. Then, press enter. 4.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Choosing Your Name, Starting Lessons, and Taking the Pre-Test 1. After starting KeyWords, press the ↓ key to move down to your name in the list. Then, press enter. 2. If you are using NEO 1, go to step 3. On NEO 2, you might be asked to choose a network, or you might be asked if you want to stay connected to a specific Receiver name. Networks are Renaissance Receivers connected to teacher computers. The teacher should tell you which Receiver to use.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Choosing Your Name, Starting Lessons, and Taking the Pre-Test 6. After you complete the pre-test, you will return to the lesson list. Notice that there is an asterisk (*) next to the pre-test that you’ve completed. The * will appear next to each lesson as you complete it. The + will appear next to each lesson that you have started, but not finished. 7. To start the first lesson, select Start Here! and press enter.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Learning New Keys Learning New Keys When you choose the Learn new keys option within a lesson, KeyWords asks you to type the keys you’re learning and to type combinations of the keys in different sequences. If you type the wrong key, KeyWords will make corrections, but if you continue to type the wrong keys, KeyWords will give you a hint and show you the keyboard layout with the key highlighted to help you find it. You must press the correct key to go on.
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Building Accuracy and Speed ..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Accuracy During the accuracy portion of this activity, KeyWords will ask you to type each of the words and then give you the words in different sequences. The accuracy builder helps you practice your newly learned keystrokes with whole words and phrases. It emphasizes precision, not momentum. KeyWords presents passages of small words or letter patterns to type.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Building Accuracy and Speed Speed Builder After you pass the accuracy activity, KeyWords gives you a speed builder activity. You cannot go straight to the speed builder activity; it always starts automatically after you pass the accuracy activity. Even if you’ve completed the accuracy activity before, you must go through it again before you can work on the speed builder. KeyWords shows you your goal before the activity, and afterwards, it shows you whether you met the goal.
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Taking an Accuracy and Speed Test ..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Taking an Accuracy and Speed Test The third option in each lesson, Take accuracy and speed test, lets you test your progress. Each lesson has four different tests that you can take. You can retake a test anytime. Your record shows only your best results. When you choose this option, the NEO shows the goals you need to meet for accuracy and speed in order to pass the test.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Completing the Post-Test Completing the Post-Test The teacher can set the difficulty level of the pre-test and post-test; see page 139. After the student has completed all levels, he or she takes a post-test by following these steps: 1. After selecting your name and entering your password, use the arrow keys to select Post-Test; then, press enter. 2. The first two screens tell you how the test will work and then tell you to place your fingers on the Home row.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET How Students Check Progress Using Reports When a student or teacher selects a report, he or she can do one of the following: • Choose to print it. • Send it directly to the computer that has the Receiver attached. • Send it to an AlphaWord Plus file on the NEO. If you choose to send it to an AlphaWord Plus file, the report may wrap across several lines, so it might be difficult to read.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET How Students Check Progress Using Reports 6. Follow the instructions for your NEO model: NEO 2 The report will appear on the screen. Press one of the following keys: • Esc lets you leave the report screen. • Print prints the report wirelessly. NEO 2 will look for the Renaissance Receivers in range, and it may ask you to choose a Receiver from a list. The report will be sent to the default printer for the computer that is connected to the Renaissance Receiver.
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• If file passwords are enabled for AlphaWord Plus (see page 72), you must enter the password for the file you’ve chosen before the KeyWords report can be saved there. You can substitute the master password for the file password. ..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET How Students Send Their Data to the Teacher (to NEO Manager) Using NEO 2 Transfer to AlphaWord file: Choose this option if you want to send the report to an AlphaWord Plus file in one of the eight file spaces on the NEO.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Teacher Options If you have chosen a Receiver before, the program may ask if you want to stay connected. Press Y for yes or N for no; then, press enter. (If you choose no, you’ll need to select another Receiver.) 3. Type the password and press enter. 4. On the Select a Lesson or Option screen, press ↑ to move up to Send KeyWords data to teacher at the top of the list. Then, press enter. 5. If you want to send your data, leave Y selected and press enter.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Deleting Students Follow these steps to change teacher options: 1. In KeyWords, use the arrow keys to move to Teacher options and press enter. 2. Type the master password and press enter. The teacher options will be listed. Deleting Students Within the teacher options, you can choose to delete one or more KeyWords students from the NEO. This does not delete students from KeyWords RP or from NEO Manager. (To delete students from NEO Manager, see page 151.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Creating a Group Progress Report Creating a Group Progress Report Students can view Progress Reports and Last Lesson Reports. See page 130. Reports are also available in KeyWords in Renaissance Place; see page 155. One of the teacher options allows you to create a group progress report.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Creating a Group Progress Report • If file passwords are enabled for AlphaWord Plus (see page 72), you must enter the password for the file you’ve chosen before the KeyWords report can be saved there. You can substitute the master password for the file password. Transfer to an AlphaWord file: Choose this option if you want to send the report to an AlphaWord Plus file in one of the eight open files on the NEO. Then, type the number of the file you want to send the report to.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Sending All KeyWords Student Data from NEO 2 to NEO Manager Sending All KeyWords Student Data from NEO 2 to NEO Manager When you use KeyWords Wireless on NEO 2 in online mode (see page 140), data for each student’s KeyWords work is sent to NEO Manager after each Accuracy and Speed test. Students can also send their KeyWords data to NEO Manager at any time (see page 133). At times, you may need to send all KeyWords data from a specific NEO 2 to NEO Manager.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Requiring Students to Complete KeyWords Lessons in Order Requiring Students to Complete KeyWords Lessons in Order You can also change this setting in NEO Manager. With the NEO(s) connected, click the Settings tab in NEO Manager, click KeyWords or KeyWords Wireless on the left, and choose Yes or No after Require Sequential Lessons. Then, send the change to your NEOs. If you want your students to complete the KeyWords lessons in the order listed, follow these steps: 1.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Setting KeyWords to Offline Mode on NEO 2 Follow these steps to set the level for the KeyWords students using this NEO: In NEO Manager, you can change the pretest/post-test level for all existing students (but not new ones you will add later). With the NEO(s) connected, click the Settings tab in NEO Manager, click KeyWords or KeyWords Wireless on the left, and use the drop-down list to choose a level after PreTest/Post-Test level. Then, send the change to your NEOs.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Setting Speed and Accuracy Goals for KeyWords Students Setting Speed and Accuracy Goals for KeyWords Students In the Teacher Options, you can also set new speed (words per minute or WPM) and accuracy (error) goals for students who use KeyWords on each NEO. As your students’ typing improves, you may want to set a higher goal for words per minute and a lower goal for errors. Only teachers can set goals; students can’t set their own goals.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Setting Speed and Accuracy Goals for KeyWords Students Accuracy/Error Goal (Maximum) Words per Minute (WPM) Goal (Minimum) MV Keys 8 22 NB Keys 8 22 " ' ! Keys 8 14 Number Keys 6 14 Post-Test NA NA Lesson If you have set goals in the teacher options and you want to go back to the default automatic goals that are shown in the table, see the instructions on page 143 to reset goals to the default.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Setting Speed and Accuracy Goals for KeyWords Students 5. To change the maximum number of errors allowed, follow the instructions for your model: • For NEO 1: To increase the number of allowable errors, press the K key. To decrease it, press the L key. Then, press the space bar. Use the arrow keys to change the Allowable errors:8 (Press [SPACE BAR] to continue.) • For NEO 2: The screen shows the current maximum number of errors allowed goal.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Choosing Whether to Enforce Use of the Correct Shift Key C h o o s i n g W h e t h e r t o E n f or c e U s e o f t h e C o r r e c t Shift Key You can also change this setting in NEO Manager. With the NEO(s) connected, click the Settings tab in NEO Manager, click KeyWords or KeyWords Wireless on the left, and choose Yes or No after Turn Require correct shift key OFF or ON. Then, send the change to your NEOs.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Enforcing Use of the Home Row Enforcing Use of the Home Row You can also change this setting in NEO Manager. With the NEO(s) connected, click the Settings tab in NEO Manager, click KeyWords or KeyWords Wireless on the left, and choose Yes or No after Turn Home Row Confirmation ON or OFF. Then, send the change to your NEOs.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Using NEO Manager with KeyWords 3. Select Set one/two spaces between sentences and press enter. 4. On NEO 1, use the K or L keys to change the number of spaces between sentences. You can specify either 1 or 2. After making the change, press the space bar. On NEO 2, the screen will show the current setting and ask if you want to change it. Press Y for yes or N for no. Then, press enter.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Using NEO Manager with KeyWords The following table describes the KeyWords settings you can change and where to find the same settings on the NEO itself. Setting What It Does Where to Find on the NEO Disable this SmartApplet Turns off access to KeyWords so it can’t be used on the NEO(s). KeyWords is still installed, but if anyone tries to select it in the list of SmartApplets, the user is notified that it is disabled.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Using NEO Manager with KeyWords Setting What It Does Where to Find on the NEO Reset WPM/error goals to default Resets goals to the ones used by default in KeyWords (see page 141). Click Yes or No. You can reset goals in the teacher options in KeyWords. (See page 143.) Turn require correct shift key OFF Determines whether KeyWords checks to make sure that students use the shift key opposite the letter they are typing to make that letter uppercase.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Using NEO Manager with KeyWords To restore all KeyWords settings to the defaults, click Restore Defaults at the bottom of the window. 4. Make changes as needed to the settings listed on the right. (Make sure the box is checked for each setting you’re changing. As you change settings, notice that the KeyWords or KeyWords Wireless box is automatically checked on the left.) 5. Click the Send List tab and make sure that your changes are listed. 6.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Using NEO Manager with KeyWords 2. Click the KeyWords tab in NEO Manager. NEO Manager will retrieve students’ KeyWords data from all connected NEOs. You can click the Device column heading A to sort students by the device they are using instead of by name. A B 3. Check the boxes next to the students or devices (NEOs) you want to include in reports and click Reports B. (If you don’t check any students, the program will assume you want to include all students listed.) 4.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Using NEO Manager with KeyWords 5. If you chose the Student Information Report, you will be asked to enter the master password. (For more about that password, see page 171.) After entering the password, click OK. 6. The report will open in a new window. To save the report, click Save, type a name for the report and choose a location for the file, and click Save. To print the report, click Print, choose your printer, and click OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh).
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Using NEO Manager with KeyWords 2. Click the KeyWords tab A. A C B 3. Check the box B in front of the student(s) that you want to delete from NEO Manager. You can select more than one. 4. Click Delete C. 5. A message will remind you that this will remove the students and their data and that this cannot be undone. If you want to continue, click Yes; the student name will be deleted from the list.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET About KeyWords Reports 4. In the message that appears, if you want to continue, click Yes. (If not, click No.) If you click Yes, the KeyWords students will be removed from the KeyWords tab in NEO Manager and from all connected NEOs.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET About KeyWords Reports Creating a Master Class Report By following the steps below, you can create a master class report that includes the Last Lesson Reports from each of your students. When you send a Last Lesson Report to a program on your computer instead of printing it or sending it to AlphaWord Plus, the column headers aren’t included so that you can easily create a master classroom report. To create the master class report, open the LastLessonreport.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports After a moment, the student will be asked to press send. This will send the student’s data into the first row below the column headings. When the data has been sent, have the student disconnect the NEO. Click in the first cell in the next row. Repeat step 3 for each student. 4. Add any other information you want in the report, such as your name or the classroom, and then save or print the file for your records.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports • Make sure you have your Renaissance Place user name and password. (In NEO Manager, different Renaissance Place users can synchronize KeyWords data from the same computer as long as they log in to the computer using different passwords or accounts.) To find manuals in Renaissance Place, click Manuals in the upper-right corner of any page. Then, click the manual you want to open.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports 4. Enter the Web address that you use to access Renaissance Place C. C D E 5. Enter the user name and password that you use to log in to Renaissance Place D. 6. If you have synchronized with RP before, you can choose to automatically synch students that have already been matched, or you can use the full wizard to change previous matches of KeyWords with RP E. Click an option. 7. Click Next >. 8.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports The first time you synchronize, or any time you use the full wizard, NEO Manager performs a basic name match (auto-matching) between the list of Renaissance Place students and the KeyWords students on the NEOs. 10. Match the KeyWords students with the Renaissance Place students as described below. H F I G J F Click a KeyWords student name that you want to match to a Renaissance Place student.
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KeyWords Resources for Teachers ..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET KeyWords Resources for Teachers The resources that are available for KeyWords can help teachers learn how to use KeyWords to teach their students touch-typing.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET KeyWords Resources for Teachers Name of Handout Keyboarding Cards Description of Master Use the cards in this document to provide additional “game-like” activities for reinforcement, introducing finger zones, or to provide additional practice.
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET KeyWords Resources for Teachers • Take periodic rest breaks. Follow these guidelines to properly adjust equipment and posture: • The keyboard should be just below elbow height so the elbows are bent at a 90° angle. • The chair should adjust so you can make it fit each student properly. • Forearms and thighs should be parallel to the floor when the student is seated at the computer. • Feet should be flat on the floor or placed on a tilted footrest.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET KeyWords Resources for Teachers Teaching the Lesson Explain to students that there are several basic practices that promote successful keyboarding. These practices include sitting with the proper posture, holding the wrists properly, striking the keys correctly, and returning the fingers to the home row keys. The following steps guide you through the lesson. 1. Use the Posture and Wrist Placement overhead transparency to show the correct typing posture and wrist placement.
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Lessons in KeyWords ..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Lessons in KeyWords The following tables list the lessons provided in KeyWords. Each table shows the keys introduced in the lesson, the words and word patterns learned, and the passing criteria for testing (based on the default goals—see page 141).
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Lessons in KeyWords Lesson Keys Introduced 8: QU QU rug our pour shout soup just judge suds quiet quote quart squirt said sputter hug hour flour loud gush flush fudge three quake quail equip spirit heartful jug four out house hush trust pure quit quilt quarter quip dollar stutter ug out ush udge ou ouse ust qu 16 WPM 8 errors 9: WY WY day away stay whole flowers plow owls laws hurry slowly try play joyful where pillow washed hoot you story way playful why flow yellow yaks write furry followed
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..... K EYWORDS S MARTAPPLET Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions Why can’t I use the backspace key when using KeyWords? Backspace is disabled because keyboarding research shows that students need to learn the patterns of keystrokes uninterrupted by immediate corrections. Disabling backspace benefits students because they can concentrate on speed, not on correcting errors.
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..... K EYWORDS SMARTA PPLET Frequently Asked Questions that are next to each other to press two keys that are next to each other in a left-to-right motion; this is a kinesthetic pattern. The action results in a word, as, which is also part of many other words, like fast; so as is also a linguistic pattern. Learning the kinesthetic pattern generates a linguistic pattern. On the right side of the home row keys, there are no short words to teach.
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P ASSWORDS ON NEO S AND IN NEO M ANAGER These passwords are meant to protect against accidental or mischievous data loss and to provide a minimum level of data privacy. They can’t prevent concerted, malicious efforts to destroy data.
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..... PASSWORDS ON NEOS AND IN NEO MANAGER File Passwords 4. Check the Master Password box B. (You might need to scroll down to see this setting.) 5. Enter the master password that you want to use on connected NEOs C. Note: When you change this setting, notice that NEO Manager automatically checks the System box on the left A. If you remove the check mark from this box, changes you make to settings won’t be sent to your NEO. 6.
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C HANGING S ETTINGS FOR NEO AND S MART A PPLETS This chapter describes the settings you can change for your NEOs. You can change many of these settings in the Control Panel on each NEO. You can also use the NEO Manager software to change the same settings on all connected NEOs.
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..... C HA NGI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P P L E TS Changing Settings Using the NEO Control Panel Changing Settings Using the NEO Control Panel How t o Change Setti ngs Usi ng the Control Panel Follow these steps to change settings for the NEO and its SmartApplets within the Control Panel. For more information, see “About the Settings in the Control Panel” on page 175. 1. Press applets, scroll the list to select Control Panel, then press enter. 2.
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..... C H AN GI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P PL E TS Changing Settings Using the NEO Control Panel About t he Setti ngs in the Control Panel The following settings are available in the NEO Control Panel. You need the master password to change the spell check settings. Use the System settings in NEO Manager to set this password; see page 171. Spell Check Settings Spell check has its own settings in the NEO Control Panel.
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..... C HA NGI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P P L E TS Changing Settings Using the NEO Control Panel AlphaWord Plus Settings AlphaWord Plus also has its own settings in the NEO Control Panel: Setting Name What It Does Turn show marks in files ON/OFF When you turn show marks on, in AlphaWord Plus you will see for each carriage return (enter), and you’ll see for each tab that you type in your file.
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Changing Settings Using the NEO Control Panel ..... C H AN GI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P PL E TS When the Show Marks setting is on for AlphaWord Plus, tabs appear as right arrows and carriage returns appear as return arrows as shown below. FUNDRAISING EFFORTS as of April 15th JanJ FebJ MarJ Apr 105J 77J 83J 42 Regardless of the Show Marks setting, when you send files to your computer, tabs and carriage returns transfer correctly to your computer.
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..... C HA NGI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P P L E TS Changing Settings Using the NEO Control Panel Set Screen Contrast Use this setting to set the screen contrast. After you select this setting, you can press K to darken the screen or L to lighten it. When you’ve finished, press esc. Keyboard Command Reference List Use this setting to see a list of keyboard commands you can use on the NEO. For a list of keyboard commands, see page 239.
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Changing Settings Using the NEO Control Panel ..... C H AN GI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P PL E TS Change Keyboard Settings There are several keyboard settings in NEO: Setting Name Change keyboard layout What It Does Other Ways to Change This This sets the keyboard layout you are using. Press the number key that represents the layout you want to use. Then, press esc. • QWERTY: the standard layout used on computer keyboards.
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..... C HA NGI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P P L E TS Changing Settings Using the NEO Control Panel on/off file 1 ~ ` file 2 @ 2 ! 1 alt option control { [ : ; < , > .
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..... C H AN GI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P PL E TS Changing Settings Using the NEO Control Panel on/off file 1 ~ ` tab caps lock file 2 { [ } ] file 4 Q alt option U D G file 8 M Y C X " ' file 7 F B K _ - file 6 file 5 P ? / : ; shift control file 3 L J R T V spell check print $ 4 S H W end @ 2 > . A I home # 3 O E N clear file find % 5 < , ) 0 esc delete + = ( 9 | \ enter & 7 * 8 send back space ! 1 ^ 6 Z applets shift cmd
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..... C HA NGI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P P L E TS Other Settings You Can Change on the NEO Other Settings You Can Change on the NEO You can also change some NEO settings that aren’t in the control panel, such as auto repeat, transfer speed, and idle time. See the instructions below. Changing the Auto Repeat Setti ng The Auto Repeat setting is not in the Control Panel, but it is related to the keyboard settings in the Control Panel.
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..... C H AN GI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P PL E TS Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings • 4: Fastest. This setting provides the quickest transfers. However, some word processing programs may lose data when files are transferred using this speed, so you might want to experiment to see which speed works best for you. Beaming (IrDA) Transfer Speed 1. Make sure your NEO is not connected to your computer. (You can change the transfer speed only when the NEO is not connected.) 2.
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..... C HA NGI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P P L E TS Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings 1. Start NEO Manager on your computer (see page 15) and connect your NEO (see page 9) or the SmartOption Mobile Lab. 2. In NEO Manager, click the Settings tab. 3. Click System in the Settings List A. A B 4. Check the settings you want to change B. (You might need to scroll down to view all the settings.) Then, make changes to the settings as needed.
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..... C H AN GI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P PL E TS Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings About t he System Sett ings The table below lists the System settings you can change in NEO Manager. (It does not include the settings for specific SmartApplets.) You can change many of these same settings in the Control Panel on each NEO. See page 174 to change the settings and page 175 to find out more about the settings.
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..... 186 C HA NGI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P P L E TS Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings Setting What It Does Transfer Speed Sets the rate at which text is transferred to your computer when a NEO is connected to the computer with a USB cable. You may need to change the transfer speed if text is missing or jumbled when you send files. These settings are available: • Very Slow: This is the slowest speed.
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..... C H AN GI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P PL E TS Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings Changing SmartApplet Settings Like the System settings, the settings for each SmartApplet can be changed either in the NEO Control Panel or in NEO Manager. Some settings are different in the two locations. The number of settings for each SmartApplet varies. AlphaWord Plus, for example, has several settings; some other SmartApplets have only one.
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..... C HA NGI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P P L E TS Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings remove the check mark from this box, changes you make to those settings won’t be sent to your NEO. 5. Click the Send List tab and verify that the settings you want to transfer appear in the Send List. 6. If you have a SmartOption Mobile Lab and you want to send the changes to some, but not all, of the NEOs, click Select Devices.
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..... C H AN GI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P PL E TS Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings Setting: What It Does: Show Marks Sets whether to display arrows where there are tabs and carriage returns. See the example below. Delete All AlphaWord Plus Files Deletes all AlphaWord Plus files on connected NEOs, including files 1–8 and named files that aren’t in files 1–8.
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..... C HA NGI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P P L E TS Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings Beamer Settings Beamer has these settings in NEO Manager: Setting What It Does Disable this SmartApplet Prevents users from using the Beamer SmartApplet. Permit Send Determines whether users are allowed to beam files to another NEO.
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..... C H AN GI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P PL E TS Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings Restor ing Defaul t Settings How to Restore the Default SmartApplet and System Settings By following the steps below, you can restore the default settings for one SmartApplet or all SmartApplets on the connected NEOs. To see what the default settings are, see page 192. 1. Start NEO Manager on your computer (see page 15) and connect your NEO (see page 9) or the SmartOption Mobile Lab. 2.
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..... C HA NGI NG S ETTI NGS F OR N E O AN D S M AR TA P P L E TS Using the NEO Manager Software to Change Settings 7. If you have a SmartOption Mobile Lab and you want to send the changes to some, but not all, of the NEOs, click Select Devices. Check the NEOs that you want to send the changes to; then, click OK. (To send to all connected NEOs, skip this step.) 8. Click Send. If you have set a send list password (see page 197), you must enter the password and click OK.
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U SING NEO M ANAGER TO M ANAGE NEO S Earlier in this manual, you have learned how to use NEO Manager to do the following: • Retrieve files from NEOs (see page 52). • Send files to NEOs (see page 64). • Change NEO system and SmartApplet settings (see page 183). The sections below describe other ways that you can use NEO Manager to manage your NEOs, simplify tasks, or send updates to NEOs.
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..... U SING NE O MANAGER TO MANAGE N E OS Using Send Lists Saving Send Lists 1. In NEO, make the file, setting, or SmartApplet changes that you want to send to NEOs. 2. Click the Send List tab and verify that the changes you want to make are in the list. On Macintosh computers, you may need to click the arrow next to the Save As field to see the full dialog box that allows you to choose the location. 3.
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..... U SING NEO MANAGER TO M ANAGE NEO S Using Send Lists Closing a Saved Send List That Is Open If you want to close a send list in NEO Manager, click the File menu and choose Close Send List. Requir ing a Password for Changes Sent t o NEOs Normally, you don’t need to enter a password to send changes to NEOs. However, you can set a send list password so that no one can send changes to your NEOs in NEO Manager without entering the password first.
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..... U SING NE O MANAGER TO MANAGE N E OS Setting Preferences for the NEO Manager Software Setting Preferences for the NEO Manager Software NEO Manager has its own set of preferences. Follow these steps to change them: 1. Windows computers: Click the Edit menu and choose Preferences. Macintosh computers: Click the NEO Manager menu and choose Preferences. 2.
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Resetting All Connected NEOs ..... U SING NEO MANAGER TO M ANAGE NEO S 5. Under the other options D, check the boxes for any of the settings you’d like to enable: • Use 8.3 naming convention: If this box is checked, when you save files, NEO Manager will limit your file names to eight characters before the dot and three after it (as in homework.txt). (The three characters after the dot identify the file type, such as “txt” for text files.
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..... U SING NE O MANAGER TO MANAGE N E OS Updating Your NEO Operating System or SmartApplets Using NEO Manager • MathFacts in a Flash RP (NEO 2 only) • MathFacts in a Flash (offline) (NEO 2 only) • KeyWords • Control Panel If you want to reset KeyWords students only (delete them from NEO Manager and connected NEOs), see page 152. • Beamer • AlphaQuiz (standard on NEO 1 only) • Calculator The spell check, thesaurus, and font sizes are included with the standard SmartApplets.
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..... U SING NEO MANAGER TO M ANAGE NEO S Updating Your NEO Operating System or SmartApplets Using NEO Manager Important: This procedure removes all AlphaWord Plus files and student work in KeyWords and AlphaQuiz, and it restores all default settings. The procedure also removes any SmartApplets that aren’t in the standard set. The NEO operating system and SmartApplets will be updated to the versions you have available in NEO Manager.
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..... U SING NE O MANAGER TO MANAGE N E OS Getting Information about Your NEO(s) Getting Information about Your NEO(s) To get SmartApplet information, you can also click the SmartApplets tab, choose the File menu, and choose Get SmartApplet Info. See page 83. Follow these steps to get more information about your connected NEO(s): 1. Click the File menu and choose Get NEO Info. A dialog box will open to show you system information as well as information about each SmartApplet on the NEO(s).
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B EAMING F ILES TO AND FROM NEO S Beamer is a SmartApplet that lets NEO send text wirelessly to and from another NEO. Beamer uses IrDA technology to transfer information in seconds, without the use of cables, cords, or networks. The Beamer SmartApplet is installed on your NEO when you receive it.
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..... B EAMING F ILES TO AND FROM N E OS Cancelling a Beam Cancelling a Beam At any time, from any device, you can press esc to cancel either beaming or receiving a file. Changing Beamer Settings The Beamer settings allow you to customize how the program works. You can change these settings: • Choose whether to permit the NEO to send. • Choose whether NEO warns you if receiving data will overwrite what’s on the clipboard. • Choose whether to send to Palm OS devices in AlphaWord or Memo Pad file format.
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Troubleshooting Beaming ..... BEAMING FILES TO AND FROM N E O S There are four Beamer settings: The master password can be set using NEO Manager. See page 171, • Permit Send determines whether this NEO is allowed to beam to other devices. You can choose “Yes” or “No.” If you choose “No,” the Send option is not available on the Beamer screen. This setting is useful if you don’t want students to beam files to each other.
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..... B EAMING F ILES TO AND FROM N E OS Troubleshooting Beaming For NEOs, you have to set up the NEO so that it’s ready to receive the beam by pressing a keyboard command or selecting an option as described earlier in this chapter. I received an error when I tried to beam or receive a file. You might receive an error if the transfer process was interrupted. There are a few reasons why this might happen.
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..... BEAMING FILES TO AND FROM N E O S Using AlphaBeam to Beam Files from NEO to Computers What do I do i f t he f ile I’m recei ving i s too bi g? The device receiving the beam will accept as much data as it can and truncate the file at the point where it can’t receive any more. To work around this, the person beaming the file should break up the file into separate files and beam them separately. My friend beamed an Al phaWord Plus file to me, but Beamer didn’t let me choose a file to put it in.
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..... B EAMING F ILES TO AND FROM N E OS Using AlphaBeam to Beam Files from NEO to Computers Programs Required You must have one of the following programs: • AlphaBeam, which allows you to send files from NEO to a computer. You can install AlphaBeam from the NEO Manager CD or download it from www.renlearn.com/neo/downloads/. • Get Utility, which allows you to send files from NEO to a computer and from a computer to NEO.
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..... BEAMING FILES TO AND FROM N E O S Using AlphaBeam to Beam Files from NEO to Computers 10. If NEO is the only infrared device that you will use with your computer, leave Typical selected and click Next >. If you are using other infrared devices with your computer, click Custom and click Next >. Then, click Next > again. 11. The final panel will ask if you want to restart. Click Yes or No. You must restart the computer before you can use AlphaBeam. After clicking one of the options, click Finish. 12.
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..... B EAMING F ILES TO AND FROM N E OS Using AlphaBeam to Beam Files from NEO to Computers j. Click the Image Transfer tab and remove the check mark next to Use Wireless Link to transfer images from a digital camera to your computer. You are now ready to start using AlphaBeam to receive files from your NEO. Installing AlphaBeam on Macintosh OS 10 Computers 1. Go to www.renlearn.com/neo/downloads/ in your Web browser, find the AlphaBeam download links, and click the link for OS 10. 2.
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..... BEAMING FILES TO AND FROM N E O S Using AlphaBeam to Beam Files from NEO to Computers Using AlphaBeam to Beam Files to Computers If your computer has a built-in IR transceiver, or if it has an IR pod attached, you can send files from your NEO to the computer without using cables. NEO can be up to three feet (one meter) away while transferring text to and from a computer or to a printer.
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..... B EAMING F ILES TO AND FROM N E OS Using AlphaBeam to Beam Files from NEO to Computers If your text isn’t correct in your computer file, the problem may be that your computer program needs a slower transfer speed. See page 183 to change the transfer speed for beamed file transfers. 5. Press send on NEO. AlphaBeam shows that it’s retrieving text, and when it’s ready, all text from the file appears in your open file.
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U SING THE NEO C ALCULATOR NEO includes a basic calculator that can perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, and scientific notation. How to Use Calculator 1. Turn on your NEO and press applets. 2. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor next to Calculator. Then, press enter. Note: The first time you use the Calculator SmartApplet, a help screen may appear. Press esc to exit from it. You can press a-H to view it again when you want to see it. 3.
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..... U SING THE N E O CALCULATOR Pasting Calculations into AlphaWord Plus (Paper Tape) 4. Press = or enter to calculate the result. If you begin the next formula with an operator (such as + or *), the Calculator uses the result from your previous calculation as the first number in the next formula. (This doesn’t apply to the e operator.) 5. Press esc when you’ve finished. The next time you use the Calculator, your previous calculations appear. Press clear file to remove them.
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Turning Off the NEO Calculator ..... USING THE NEO C ALCULATOR Turning Off the NEO Calculator There may be times when you don’t want the Calculator SmartApplet to be available, such as when students who have NEOs are doing math work. If you want to turn off the Calculator on a single NEO, follow the instructions below. If you want to turn off the Calculator for a group of NEOs using NEO Manager, see page 78. You can also turn off the Calculator on a NEO in the Control Panel (see page 78).
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T ROUBLESHOOTING This chapter can help you troubleshoot some problems you may encounter with your NEO or your NEO Manager software. If you’re having a problem that you don’t see described here, visit our Web site or contact Technical Support. NEO Troubleshooting Nothing appears on the NEO screen when I turn it on. If the screen is blank except for a flashing cursor in the upper-left corner, then you’re simply in an empty file. Start typing and characters should appear on your screen.
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..... TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G NEO Troubleshooting When I attach my NEO to my computer, I can’t send any data, and my NEO scr een shows a file instead of the “Attached to…” message. Check these three things: • Examine the cable connections—one may be loose. • Plug your USB cable into a different USB port on your computer. • Close the NEO Manager software if it is running on your computer. You can’t send text to a program on your computer when NEO Manager is running.
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..... TROUBLESHOOTING NEO Troubleshooting My fi le (or the end of my fi le) is filled with garbage characters. There are three ways you can deal with this situation: • If you have no useful text in the file, just press clear file to remove the entire file. • If you have some data you would like to save, place the cursor where the garbage characters start, press shift-end to select the garbage characters, then press delete.
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..... TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G NEO Troubleshooting Do I need ant ivirus software for my NEO? Antivirus software isn’t needed for your NEO. What should I do if I spil l something on my NEO? If you’ve spilled water, follow these steps: 1. Remove all power sources (batteries, USB cable, AC adapter, and the rechargeable battery pack). 2. Dry the NEO using a canned air dusting product or hair dryer (on air only or low heat setting). 3.
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..... TROUBLESHOOTING NEO Troubleshooting My NEO is showing an error message. First, try turning your NEO off and then on again. If the message is still there, refer to our Knowledge Base at http://support.renlearn.com/techkb/ or contact Technical Support. The light on my Renaissance Receiver is amber , and my NEO 2s can’t connect. Follow these steps to try to solve the problem: 1.
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..... TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G NEO Manager Software Troubleshooting NEO Manager Software Troubleshooting When I click t he plus sign (or arrow) to check connections, NEO Manager doesn’t show that any devices are cur rently connected. • If you’re using a SmartOption Mobile Lab, make sure the power switch on the back or side of the AlphaHub in the cart is turned on. A green light on the front of the AlphaHub indicates that the power is on.
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..... TROUBLESHOOTING NEO Manager Software Troubleshooting I have a SmartApplet installed on my computer, but I can’t install it on the NEOs. In NEO Manager, all installed SmartApplets should appear in the list on the SmartApplets tab. If one doesn’t, try these steps: 1. Find the SmartApplet file on your computer and check the file extension. SmartApplets that are compatible with NEO Manager have the extension .OSK3App. 2.
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..... TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G Reinstalling or Repairing Keys on the NEO Keyboard Reinstalling or Repairing Keys on the NEO Keyboard In the unlikely event that one of the NEO keys comes off the keyboard, you can probably reinstall it yourself by following the instructions on the next few pages. Read through all the instructions before reinstalling the keys. If the spacebar has come off, see “Reinstalling the Spacebar” on page 226.
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..... TROUBLESHOOTING Reinstalling or Repairing Keys on the NEO Keyboard If the prongs don’t appear to be damaged, and the key’s underlying scissors assembly is still in place on your keyboard as shown to the right, gently lift the bottom of the scissors assembly and fit the bar or two tabs at the top of the assembly into the top of the key cap as shown. Gently flip the key down. Do not press the key down yet. 3.
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..... TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G Reinstalling or Repairing Keys on the NEO Keyboard Reinstalling t he Scissors Assembly 1. If one or both of the white scissors assembly pieces are still attached to the key cap, separate them from the key cap. 2. Now, place the two scissors pieces in front of you, so that the square piece is on your left and the round piece is on your right as shown. (There are two types of round assemblies, both of which are shown. You may have either type.
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..... TROUBLESHOOTING Reinstalling or Repairing Keys on the NEO Keyboard 4. Take the two joined pieces and place the assembly into the keypad. Look at the space where the scissors piece fits. For most keys, the left side has two little “slider” bars. The right side has a narrow vertical channel. For arrow keys, the top side has the two little “slider” bars, and the bottom has a narrow vertical channel. 5.
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..... TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G Reinstalling or Repairing Keys on the NEO Keyboard 2. Flip the solid end of the wire down as shown. 3. Gently fit the bar or two tabs at the top of each scissors assembly into the top of the space bar key cap as shown. 4. Gently flip the key down.
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..... TROUBLESHOOTING Reinstalling or Repairing Keys on the NEO Keyboard 5. Before you press down on the key to click it into place, please note that if you press too hard, you may break the underlying scissors assemblies. If this happens, you need to contact Technical Support for repair. Now, press down gently on the key, one side at a time, until you hear it click into place.
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A BOUT NEO B ATTERIES AND P OWER S OURCES This chapter includes technical information about batteries for your NEO, including the following: • Power sources for the NEO • When the NEO turns on automatically • Alkaline batteries • Rechargeable batteries • The low battery indicator • Tips on caring for batteries and storing your NEO How Your NEO Receives Power Your NEO receives power in one of two ways: • Through three AA batteries (alkaline provide the longest battery life—up to 700 hours or more) • Through
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..... A BOUT NEO B ATTERIES AND P OWER SOURCES Replacing AA Batteries NEO remains on until the cable is disconnected or the AlphaHub or computer is turned off. When the cable is disconnected or power is removed from the cable, NEO returns to the state it was in before connecting. For example, if it was off before connecting, it will turn off again when disconnected. When connected to a computer or AlphaHub, NEO uses the power available from the computer even if no batteries are installed.
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Using the Optional Rechargeable Battery Pack ..... A BOUT NEO B ATTERIES AND P OWER S OURCES • Output: DC 7.5V 500 MA – (Negative) + (Positive) You should always use the AC adapter supplied with the battery pack; don’t use other types. About t he Optional Rechargeable Batteries NEO’s rechargeable battery packs use Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) cells. NiMH cells can be charged about 500 times. Fully charged batteries can power the NEO for 60–150 hours (or even much longer), depending on use.
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..... A BOUT NEO B ATTERIES AND P OWER SOURCES Using the Optional Rechargeable Battery Pack NEO’s indicator light A turns green when the device is fully charged. A Storing and Recharging NEOs Rechargeable batteries that aren’t used over time lose their charge and need to be fully charged again before being used.
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Low Battery Message ..... A BOUT NEO B ATTERIES AND P OWER S OURCES Toxic Elements Statement Each rechargeable battery cell is a sealed container enclosing a nickel electrode and a potassium hydroxide electrolyte. The electrolyte is caustic. Avoid contact with skin or eyes. If exposed accidentally, flush eyes with water immediately. Warning! Do not incinerate or mutilate the battery, as this may cause it to burst or release toxic materials. Do not short circuit, as this may cause burns.
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..... A BOUT NEO B ATTERIES AND P OWER SOURCES Tips on Caring for Batteries Tips on Caring for Batteries • To avoid battery leakage in AA batteries, change the batteries as soon as they become weak. • Do not drop, puncture, disassemble, mutilate, or incinerate the batteries. • Do not leave batteries in hot locations. NEO’s Backup Lithium Battery NEO contains a secondary backup battery that isn’t intended to be accessed by users.
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W ARRANTY AND M AINTENANCE Warranty Renaissance Learning, Inc., warrants the NEO keyboard and display to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of original purchase. For rechargeable devices, Renaissance Learning, Inc., warrants the rechargeable battery to be free from defects for 90 days from the date of original purchase. During this period, if a defect occurs, Renaissance Learning, Inc.
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..... WARRANTY AND M AINTENANCE Maintenance Tips • Take care not to break the LCD screen. Don’t drop NEO or subject it to strong impact. Don’t place an AC adapter or other heavy object over the LCD screen. • Clean the screen only with a soft, dry cloth. Don’t use solvents. • Keep your NEO away from extreme heat. Don’t leave it on the dashboard of a car, in the trunk of a car, or near a heater. • Don’t leave your NEO in a place that is extremely dusty or damp. • Don’t use frayed or damaged cables.
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..... WARRANTY AND M AINTENANCE Return Procedures Return Procedures Important: If you’re a customer outside the United States or United Kingdom, and you purchased your NEO from a reseller, then you should contact that reseller for assistance with your NEO. Do not return the device to Renaissance Learning. If you bought your NEO directly from Renaissance Learning outside the United States or United Kingdom, contact the technical support resource listed for your region in the front of this manual.
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..... WARRANTY AND M AINTENANCE FCC Statement FCC Statement Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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K EYBOARD C OMMANDS AND S PECIAL C HARACTERS This appendix provides lists of keyboard commands and shows you how to enter international and special characters using your NEO.
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Keyboard Commands Action File statistics (number of words, characters, paragraphs, and spaces in a file) Number of characters in all files Number of pages in all files Word count (characters, words, paragraphs, pages) System details Clipboard contents Clipboard status (characters) ctrl-option-a-I shift-ctrl-a-I shift-a-I ctrl-W option-a-V ctrl-option-a-C ctrl-shift-option-a-C option-a-C Print files print or a-P Typing Timer a-find Create new file ctrl-N Open file ctrl-O a-O Save and name a file
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International and Special Characters ..... K EYBOARD C OMMANDS AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS International and Special Characters The following tables show the international and special characters that NEO supports and the keys to press to generate each character. Keyboard combinations separated by hyphens (ctrl-option-2, for example) should be pressed in the order given and held down until the last key is pressed.
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International and Special Characters . Character Keystroke(s) ™ option-2 ® option-R © option-G ø option-O Ø option-shift-O ° option-shift-8 ∞ (infinity) option-5 § option-6 ¶ option-7 ¿ option-shift-/ ¡ option-1 » option-shift-\ « option-\ ´ (acute accent) option-E, space ` (grave accent) option-`, space ^ (circumflex) option-I, space ¨ (umlaut) option-U, space ~ (tilde) option-N, space (superscript dot) option-H ½ ctrl-option-2 .....
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..... K EYBOARD COMMANDS AND SPECIAL C HARACTERS International and Special Characters Character Keystroke(s) ¥ option-Y € option-shift-2 ß (beta or German Sharp S) option-S Σ (sigma) option-W π (pi) option-P µ (mu) option-M Ω (omega) option-Z Tr oubleshooting Special Charact ers International characters are supported by both Macintosh and Windows computers.
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W RITE O N ! L ESSONS FOR NEO You can also Write On! lessons to NEO 2s using NEO Share. For more information, see the NEO Share User Manual. Write On! for NEO provides hundreds of writing exercises, literacy skills activities, and vocabulary strategies that teachers can use to help students develop their writing skills. You can easily send these exercises to students’ NEOs using NEO Manager (see page 69).
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..... WRITE ON! LESSONS FOR NEO Retrieving Writing Exercises from NEOs 3. Read the individual file information in the PDF supplement and decide which text file to work with. 4. Use NEO Manager to send the Write On! text file to file 1 on connected NEOs (see page 69). (If any supporting files are mentioned in the supplement, send the supporting file to file 2.) You can modify any of the text exercises if you’d like once you select them using NEO Manager. 5. Have students complete the work in the file.
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..... WRITE O N! L ESSONS FOR N E O Road Map of Write On! Lesson Files 4. Connect NEO to your computer using a USB cable (see page 9). 5. On your computer, make sure the cursor is blinking in the file that you want to send the exercise to. If not, click in the file to make it active; this ensures the student’s exercise will be sent there. 6. On NEO, press send. The NEO displays a progress bar and a percentage of how much text has been transferred. 7.
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..... WRITE ON! LESSONS FOR NEO Road Map of Write On! Lesson Files The following tables show how the files are organized on your computer and how you will find them organized when you select them in NEO Manager. Elementary School Files \1_Elementary School \Literacy Skills Activities \Class Clown B_Vocabulary.txt C_Character.txt D_Compare.txt \Fudge-aMania B_Vocabulary.txt C_Setting.txt D_Plot.txt \Marvin Redpost B_Vocabulary.txt C_Character.txt D_Tone.txt \The Boxcar Children B_Vocabulary.
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Road Map of Write On! Lesson Files ..... WRITE O N! L ESSONS FOR N E O Elementary School Files (Continued) \1_Elementary School (Continued) \Writing Lessons (Continued) \The Process of Writing \Character Building B_TEASE1.txt B_TEASE2.txt C_ACTION.txt C_FEEL.txt D_SINC1.txt D_SINC2.txt E_TRUST1.txt E_TRUST2.txt F_ATTIT1.txt F_ATTIT2.txt G_HONST1.txt G_HONST2.txt G_HONST3.txt H_CHANG1.txt H_CHANG2.txt \Poetry for Young Poets B_SNDCHT.txt C_EATCHT.txt D_ACTCHT.txt E_NAME.txt F_PATRN1.txt G_PATRN2.
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..... WRITE ON! LESSONS FOR NEO Road Map of Write On! Lesson Files Elementary School Files (Continued) \1_Elementary School (Continued) \Writing Lessons (Continued) \Writing Skills (Continued) \Sentence Writing Level 1 B_FAVOR.txt C_ADJECT.txt D_ADVERB.txt E_FRAG.txt F_NEWS.txt G_MORE.txt H_COLOR.txt I_NAME.txt J_PARAGR.txt \Sentences to Paragraphs Level 1 B_SIMPLE.txt C_ALPHA.txt D_SENSE.txt E_LOVE.txt F_SUBJ.txt G_SUMM.txt H_MIX.txt I_DETAIL.txt J_TIME.txt K_TOWN.txt L_FIND.txt M_TITLE.
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Road Map of Write On! Lesson Files ..... WRITE O N! L ESSONS FOR N E O Middle School Files (Continued) \2_Middle School (Continued) \Writing Lessons (Continued) \Poetry and Building Word Power (Continued) \Someone Won B_EIGHT.txt C_ONE.txt D_BASES.txt E_INN.txt \The Me Activities II B_NAME.txt C_MEET.txt D_FAMILY.txt E_CHANGE.txt F_ENDING.txt G_FEEL1.txt H_FEEL2.txt I_MEMORY.txt J_KEY.txt K_JOURNL.txt L_TIME.txt \The Power of Words B_BELIEV.txt C_WAYS.txt D_REPLAC.txt E_SEXIST.txt F_SLANT.
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..... WRITE ON! LESSONS FOR NEO Road Map of Write On! Lesson Files Middle School Files (Continued) \2_Middle School (Continued) \Writing Lessons (Continued) \The Process of Writing (Continued) \Moral Dilemmas I B_ACNE1.txt C_ACNE2.txt D_CHAR1.txt E_CHAR2.txt F_DOG1.txt G_DOG2.txt H_DRUG1.txt I_DRUG2.txt J_JEAL1.txt K_JEAL2.txt L_NERD1.txt M_NERD2.txt N_PARTY1.txt O_PARTY2.txt P_PROF1.txt Q_PROF2.txt R_STER1.txt S_STER2.txt \Observe and Describe B_COLOR.txt C_SENSE1.txt D_SENSE2.txt E_CLUSTR.txt \Wri
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Road Map of Write On! Lesson Files ..... WRITE O N! L ESSONS FOR N E O Middle School Files (Continued) \2_Middle School (Continued) \Writing Lessons (Continued) \Writing Skills (Continued) \You Are the Editor I B_WARMUP.txt C_CLENUP.txt D_SPACES.txt E_RETRN1.txt F_UNITY.txt G_MIXED.txt H_FIXUP.txt I_LETTER.txt J_RETRN2.txt K_RECIPE.txt L_COMBIN.txt \You Are the Editor II B_WARMUP.txt C_RUNON.txt D_REPLCE.txt E_DEADWD.txt F_PARGRP.txt G_MISSNG.txt H_MISPLC.txt I_TIRED.txt J_TRICKY.txt K_FIND.
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..... WRITE ON! LESSONS FOR NEO Road Map of Write On! Lesson Files High School Files (Continued) \3_High School (Continued) \Writing Lessons (Continued) \1 Writing Skills (Continued) \Polishing Prose B_CAPS.txt C_HOMOPH.txt D_DANGLE.txt E_FRAG.txt F_COMMA.txt G_ACTIVE.txt H_SENT.txt I_SHOW.txt J_COMBIN.txt K_SPECIF.txt \Sentence Combine with American Classics B_WARMUP.txt C_HAWTH.txt D_FLOWER.txt E_POE.txt F_MELVIL.txt G_THREAU.txt \2 The Process of Writing H_SIMPLE.txt I_LADIES.txt J_WEBSTR.
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..... WRITE O N! L ESSONS FOR N E O Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements High School Files (Continued) \3_High School (Continued) \Writing Lessons (Continued) \3 Lifelong Skills (Continued) \Job Storming B_PREPAR.txt C_STUDY1.txt D_HIRE.txt E_GIRLS.txt F_BOYS.txt G_FORM.txt H_INTERV.txt I_APPLIC.txt J_YOURS.txt K_SMARTS.txt \Moral Dilemmas II B_OPIN1.txt C_OPIN2.txt D_PRES1.txt E_PRES2.txt F_REV1.txt G_REV2.txt H_ROLLS1.txt I_ROLLS2.txt J_STDNT1.txt K_STDNT2.txt L_TEST1.txt M_TEST2.
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..... WRITE ON! LESSONS FOR NEO Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements Elementary School Exercises This table gives you an overview of the categories and themes available at the elementary school level. For detailed information about each writing exercise, consult the ElementarySchoolSupplement.pdf teaching supplement file. 1_Elementary School Seasons The Process of Writing 258 Fall The Fall folder contains calendar-related activities with a fall theme.
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..... WRITE O N! L ESSONS FOR N E O Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements 1_Elementary School (Continued) The Process of Writing (Continued) Writing Skills NEO User Manual Poetry for Young Poets Through a step-by-step scope and sequence for developing poetry writing skills, students learn and practice basic poetry forms, including the chant, transformation, recipe, simile, and metaphor. Ideal for individual and cooperative writing activities.
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..... WRITE ON! LESSONS FOR NEO Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements Middle School Exercises This table gives you an overview of the categories and themes available at the middle school level. For detailed information about each writing exercise, consult the MiddleSchoolSupplements.pdf teaching supplement file.
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..... WRITE O N! L ESSONS FOR N E O Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements 2_Middle School (Continued) NEO User Manual Poetry and Word Building (Continued) Where the Sidewalk Bends By reading and writing poems on themes that have been developed by some of their favorite poets, students gain greater control over poetic language, rhythm and imagery.
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..... WRITE ON! LESSONS FOR NEO Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements 2_Middle School (Continued) 262 The Process of Writing (Continued) Observe and Describe Students develop descriptive skills through observing and describing, drawing on experience, noticing details, selecting details, using the five senses, and describing objects and events. The process of description is one of the most effective ways for students to learn observation, style, and tone.
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..... WRITE O N! L ESSONS FOR N E O Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements 2_Middle School (Continued) Writing Skills (Continued) You Are the Editor I Using text that is sometimes informative and sometimes whimsical, students practice some important keyboard and command functions of word processing software.
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..... WRITE ON! LESSONS FOR NEO Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements 3_High School (Continued) 1 Writing Skills (Continued) Sentence Combining with American Classics Students read passages from several American writers of the mid-nineteenth century to focus on the passages’ sentence styles.
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..... WRITE O N! L ESSONS FOR N E O Write On! Lesson Categories and Teaching Supplements 3_High School (Continued) 3 Lifelong Skills (Continued) NEO User Manual Job Storming Job Storming gives teenagers, particularly those about to seek that scary but exciting first job, a chance to anticipate problems and opportunities before approaching the work place.
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opening files, 27 opening linked files, 44 page counts, 46 paragraph counts, 46 passwords for files, 72 passwords for files, changing, 73 passwords for files, resetting, 73 reading text aloud, 74 recovering files, 51 replacing text, 31 resetting passwords for files, 176 retrieving files from supported Web-based programs (NEO 2 only), 63 saving files, 26 searching for files, 27 searching for text, 30 sections, 32 selecting text, 24 sending files to another NEO, 61, 203 sending files to supported programs (NE
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Creating new files in AlphaWord Plus, 26 Cursor missing, 216 moving in AlphaWord Plus, 24 Cutting and pasting text in AlphaWord Plus, 25 D Default goals in KeyWords, 141 Default settings, 191, 192 Delete user dictionary setting, 175 Deleting all AlphaWord Plus files, 189 Deleting files in AlphaWord Plus, 48, 50 Deleting KeyWords students from NEO Manager, 151 Deleting SmartApplets from NEOs, 82 Deleting students in KeyWords, 135 Deleting text in AlphaWord Plus, 25 Deleting user dictionary, 175, 189 Differe
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Invalid password message in Beamer SmartApplet, 206 IR beaming from NEO to a computer, 211 requirements, 207 IR pod, 207 IR transfer speed setting, 186 IrDA transceiver, 207 K Key strike handout for KeyWords, 161 Keyboard, 2 alternate layouts, 179, 180 auto repeat, 182 commands, 178, 239 settings, 179 slow keys setting, 179 sticky keys setting, 179 Keyboard commands on NEO, 178, 239 Keyboard layout setting, 179, 180, 185 Keyboarding cards, 162 Keyboarding ergonomics, 162 Keys learning in KeyWords, 125 rein
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Missing characters, 217 Monitoring connected NEOs in the NEO Manager software, 17 Moving the cursor in AlphaWord Plus, 24 N Naming files in AlphaWord Plus, 26 Naming the Renaissance Receiver, 20 NEO 2 using with Accelerated Math RP, 89 using with AccelTest, 85 using with the 2Know! Toolbar, 92 NEO 2 settings about NEO 2, 181 Search for Networks, 181 wireless security, 181 NEO keyboard, 2 NEO Manager software, 188 adding KeyWords students in, 116, 119 adding SmartApplets, 84 AlphaHub information, 202 AlphaW
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Renaissance Place address problems verifying, 219 setting for Accelerated Reader and MathFacts in a Flash, 21 Renaissance Place manuals, finding, 156 Renaissance Place Settings in the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility, 21 Renaissance Receiver amber light, 220 connecting to, 181 connecting to computer, 19 naming, 20 setup, 18 troubleshooting, 220 Renaissance Wireless Server Utility, 13, 20 Administrator PIN for, 20 naming the Receiver in, 20, 220 setting Renaissance Place address in, 21 Repairing keys, 223
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Size of files, 188 Slow keys delay setting, 185 Slow keys on/off setting, 185 Slow keys setting, 179, 217 Small font, 29, 185 SmartApplets, 75 Accelerated Reader, 94 adding to NEO Manager software, 84 AlphaQuiz, 8 AlphaWord Plus, 8, 23 Beamer, 203 Calculator, 213 changing settings in NEO Manager, 187 defined, 75 deleting from NEOs, 82 Disable This SmartApplet setting, 190 disabling, 78 disabling in NEO Manager, 190 enabling, 78 installed on NEO, 8, 75 installing on NEOs, 79, 222 KeyWords, 114 managing with
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