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ClassComm 5 Interactive Response System Software User Guide October 2011 – Rev. 3

10 Phase 3 – Creating and Adding Teachers, Classes and Students When running a presentation in ClassComm, the students must be added into the Cla

100 SELECT CLASS area – all existing classes will be listed here ready to present with In this example, we have selected the sample “Class_32” tha

101 Above is the Standard Class mapping window. Click “Start Mapping” to allow students to map their individual handsets to their name us

102 Ad Hoc Class Presentation Ad Hoc Class presentation’s follow similar steps to the previous existing class presentation section except that the s

103 Anonymous Login With anonymous login, no student/participant data is stored and no individual student to handset mapping is required.

104 Entering responses and the Teacher Handset After a presentation starts, ClassComm will minimize and the selected activity will open full screen

105 Pebble Pad Registration In ClassComm 5 and above, there is an option to assign handset ID’s to Pebble Pads. This option is useful if you wish

106 After pressing the Register button, the following screen will appear: Press any key on the Pebble Pad labelled with sticker “1”. It will appe

107 Currently the status shows “Unregistered”. Click OK on the above window. The Pebble Pad configuration window will close and the Registered Pe

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109 Appendices Appendix A – Troubleshooting Flowchart Appendix B – FAQ

11 3. Enter the new teacher details and press the SAVE button. At this point, the Cancel button will change to a CLOSE button which will exit

110 TROUBLESHOOTING FLOWCHART

111 FAQ 1 – How do I change the Handset ID’s? To change the handset id, use the following steps in sequence: Keep the ‘/’ key pressed for a few

112 7 – How do I transfer a mapped presentation between computers without re-mapping? When you map a PowerPoint Presentation and save it, an associ

12 5. Enter the new class details in the Add Class window that appears and Press SAVE followed by CLOSE. Note that the only mandatory fields a

13 7. From the Search Student window that appears, click the NEW button. 8. Enter the new student details in the Add Student Details window th

14 Method 2 – Import Student List from CSV/Excel To import via CSV/Excel, we need to ensure that ClassComm can recognise the fields of the sprea

15 3. The Import from CSV window will open. Select the Import source type that matches the file that holds the student details (CSV or Excel) a

16 4. Select “First row is data header” if the source file has column headings. Check the “Also import into class” option and select the class

17 5. The Field names in the CSV/Excel file need to be matched to an index number so that they will be recognised and imported correctly into th

18 Select Forename from the Field Name is CSV/Excel dropdown box and then select 1 from the Field Index in CSV/Excel dropdown list. Click the Add

19 6. When the fields have been indexed correctly, the List of selected Fields table will look as follows: 7. Click the IMPORT button. Afte

2 Contents CD Contents: ...

20 Phase 4 – Presentation/Class Settings in ClassComm Now that a PowerPoint Activity has been successfully mapped and added to the ClassComm Reso

21 “Capture Names” button sets all active handsets to texting mode. Participants can now text in their names and press the send button on the han

22 Done - Saves the captured names and populates the Student Register Pane. Clear – Deletes all captured names and resets Ad-hoc display ready

23 Now that a class has been created, we need to set the presentation mode, communication settings and Game and Pace control settings. Student

24 There are four types of presentation mode: Review Slides – This option allows the teacher/presenter to quickly present an activity that has

25 After the presentation mode has been set, Communication options need to be set... Login by ID (Only available for Existing Class Presentatio

26 Anonymous Login (Option available when Existing Class Presentation is selected): Selecting the Anonymous Login option allows a presentation to

27 Single response per Handset: If this communication option is selected only the first response from the student handset will be accepted. Stu

28 Auto Response Taken: If selected, this option automatically starts the recording of student responses as each slide in a presentation is displa

29 slides’ mapped response time will dictate how long the slide followed by the answer is displayed on screen. Phase 5 – Running a Presentation A

3 CD Contents:  ClassComm 5.exe – Main Software  Sample Content – Includes educational content for Genee Pads, IQ Pads and Pebble Pads. Po

30 1 - Presentation Toolbar – This is used to control the presentation, view/hide answers, show charts and so on. All the features on this tool

31 The teacher handset contains all the functionality of the Presentation toolbar barring adding a new spontaneous questi

32 The response bar gives the presenter a snapshot of the responses received from the handset. It can be manually re-sized and also docked to di

33 Numeric - Requires the Send button to be pressed after entering the answer as more than 1 keystroke may make up the answer. Likert Scale – Sing

34 - Add the mapped activity into ClassComm (See Phase 2 of this guide for information on how to do this). - Run the presentation and after resp

35 Phase 6 – Viewing Reports and Charts in ClassComm Charts and Reports are generated when a RECORD ASSESSMENT presentation has been saved. In C

36 REPORT SETTINGS From the report settings panel, you can select the presentation and report type for any saved record assessment presentations.

37 The colour schemes used in the charts can be changed by right-clicking on a generated chart and selecting Chart settings: CHART SETTINGS F

38 Select Colours as required Select Styles as required Click Finish to apply the new chart settings

39 Advanced Features 1.0 ClassComm Application Preferences 2.0 Create and Run Custom Tests 2.0 Creating Groups 3.0 Text and Drop 4.

4 Phase 1 - Installation and Hardware Setup NOTE: For the rechargeable GeneePads, a 7 – 10 hour full charge will be needed before they can be us

40 ClassComm Application Preferences Revision 1.00

41 ClassComm Application Preferences The Application preferences allow for the customisation of many powerful features and settings within ClassC

42 1. The Synchronize with PowerPoint slides feature gives you two options whilst presenting a powerpoint activity/test through ClassComm:  Blo

43 7. The E-vote type compatible handset option should be checked if your handsets state “Yes” “No” and “abs” on the true, false and send buttons

44 Application preferences – Communication: The multiple receiver option is an advanced functionality that allows for up to 4 receivers

45 Application preferences – Virtual G-Pad: If you are using the Virtual G-Pad system with ClassComm, you have an option to turn on/off

46 Create and Run Custom Tests Revision 1.00

47 Custom Tests Custom Tests are a powerful feature that allows users to work with ANY file. The process involves creating a mapping file within

48 1 – The Question No. Field is an auto-number field. No data entry required. 2 - Enter the Question data. 3 – Select the type of question from

49 1.3 – Running a Custom Test Once a Custom test has been created, mapped and saved, it can be run from within the Presentation section of Class

5 6 – Launch ClassComm from the Desktop icon... 7 –Connect the Receiver to an available USB port. The drivers will automatically install and

50 To run a custom test, select it from the Select Activity window on the left and then enter the Presentation settings as required. [See Phase 4

51 Group/Team Allocation Revision 1.01

52 Group/Team Allocation In ClassComm, classes of student’s can be split into groups (teams in corporate mode). Each participant will take part i

53 9. To present with the groups, enter the Presentation area of ClassComm and select the “Present With Group” option under the student register.

54 [Group Allocation Window – In the above scenario, 3 additional groups have been created and selected – Team1, Team2 and Team3. After creating

55 [Group Allocation Window –Click on the “+” symbol next to each team to view the team members. Individuals can be re-arranged by drag and drop

56 [Presenting with assigned groups – Once groups/teams have been allocated to a standard/ad hoc class, enter the presentation area of ClassComm.

57 [Odd/Even instant groups – Checking the ODD/EVEN GROUP button will overwrite any groups currently allocated to the selected class and use the

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59 Once a presentation has been completed and saved using groups, enter the reports and/or charts to review the results. Note that there will be

6 Phase 2 – Adding and mapping a PowerPoint Presentation. Question Types in ClassComm The next step is to get the PowerPoint presentation “mappe

60 Hockey and Cricket Games

61 ClassComm 5 includes 2 new games: Hockey and Cricket. These are team based games that require classes to be split into groups/teams and Power

62 CRICKET GAME In order to run the cricket game, the following conditions must be met:  An activity/presentation with 10 or more questions but

63 o If you go back and replay a previous question, the game button will be disabled for that question and only the score from the first time the

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65 Text and Drop Revision 1.03

66 Text and Drop within ClassComm The Text and Drop feature allows for participants to text in responses that can then be dragged and dropped by

67 Step 1.2– Click the RESOURCES button

68 Step 1.3 – The Text and Drop feature uses resources. Resources can be Microsoft PowerPoint files, blank canvas or image fil

69 2.0 BLANK CANVAS IN TEXT AND DROP Once a blank canvas is open (as shown in the following screen), all active student handsets will enter “T

7 Select the PowerPoint presentation that has been added to the Resources window from the previous step by clicking on it once. The presentation s

70 To lock all responses sent, go to Tools > Auto-Lock responses as shown below: Go to Tools > Auto-Lock Responses and click once on the

- 71 - Add a new blank page Left Pane – Text Responses from student handsets will be displayed here. From here they can be dragged onto the can

- 72 - 3.0 ADD A POWERPOINT FILE Step 3.2 – Enter the Activity Name or leave blank to use the PowerPoint file name. Step 3.3 – Select th

- 73 - Step 3.5 – The PowerPoint slides in the presentation will be converted into flat, image files for use with the text and d

- 74 - 4.0 ADD IMAGES INTO TEXT AND DROP Step 4.1 – Select New Resources button and then the “Image” option from the Activity Type drop

- 75 - 5.0 SET QUESTION FUNCTIONALITY Step 4.2 – Click “Browse” and navigate to a folder that contains jpegs, png or bmp files only. Clic

- 76 - Step 5.1 – The Question Title will be displayed in the charts. Step 5.2 – There are 9 Question Types: - 1. Yes/No 2. True/False 3

77 After a question has been played and responses recorded, the charts/results can be viewed by pressi

78 Each of the views can be exported by displaying the view and selecting the “Export” option. There are currently 4 export file types: -  PD

79 6.0 ANNOTATION FUNCTIONALITY The annotator pen can be accessed in two ways within Text and Drop: 6.1 –From the Tools menu, select

8 Mapping a PowerPoint Activity – Method 2 - POWERPOINT PLUG-IN (Needs to be installed from ClassComm software CD prior to following the steps b

80 7.0 SAVE OPTIONS Step 7.1 – Clicking on the “Save” button within Text and Drop, brings up the above window. The Text and Dr

81 Personalised Learning (PL) Tests Revision 1.06 [Note – 3G or 4G hardware required]

82 Personalised Learning Test – Quick Guide Personalised Learning tests (PL) tests enable the user to convert paper-based tests to ClassComm activi

83 Enter a “Test Name” or browse to an XML file from a previously mapped PowerPoint activity. Enter the Question data (Note the Question No. field

84 2 – RUNNING A PL TEST IN STANDARD VIEW PL tests are run from within the Presentation area of ClassComm. Note that PL tests can only be run in R

85 3 – THE PL TEST PARTICIPANT VISUAL GRID After selecting a PL Test and clicking the Present Activity button, the following screen will appear: 1

86 3 – Press the “START” button to begin the test. At this point, Q1 cells will change to red and navigation control will pass to stu

87 Show/Hide Result Save Presentation Close Presentation 5 - As students answer questions at their own pace, the Current Status column will

88 4 – Running a PL Test in Single Question View (Available in ClassComm 3.7.4 and above) 7 -Clicking the show/hide result button at the end

89 4 – Viewing PL Test Reports 1 –Select the Class type that was used to complete the PL Test – Standard or Ad-Hoc classes are the two class typ

9 The slide Mapper is a convenient way to map your slides within PowerPoint. Follow the steps below to map a presentation slide: 1 – Se

90 5 - Further Information on Completing a PL Test Student 1 is in Navigation mode- RED CELL. Use 4 and 6 keys to move red cell left an

91 Navigate Right Navigate Left 1 - Activate Cell to answer. (Amber) 2 – Re-activate answered cell (Green to Amber) Delete Current an

92 ClassComm Corporate – Interface Editor Revision 1.01

93 Interface Editor for Corporate Mode ClassComm has two modes that can be set – Educational and Corporate. Educational mode uses terminology such

94 1 – Double-click the value to be customised from the left pane. In this example, we will change Presenter to Trainer. The Default value and Curr

95 6 –After all changes have been made, click the “Close” button. A message will appear “Do you wish to save all changes?” Click “Yes” to save all

96 Change the Application Title here. Click Browse to locate an icon file (.ico). Enter “Report Header” and browse to locate company logo/

97 Pebble Pad (5g) hardware Revision 1.00

98 Pebble Pad (5g Hardware) – Quick Guide The Pebble Pad (5g) Installation process is the same as 3g and 4g hardware as described in Phase 1 of th

99 5. Multiple Mark (Alpha A-D, Numeric 1-6 options) 6. Sequence 7. Likert Scale (Numeric 1-6 options) Note with multiple choice, multiple mark