SmartApplet User Manual
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C ONTENTS A b o u t S m a r t A p p l e t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 What are SmartApplets?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Which SmartApplets Are Installed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Installing SmartApplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... About Font Sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Changing the Font Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 The System Font. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Turn Calculator Off or On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... Choosing Whether to Enforce Use of the Correct Shift Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16 Enforcing Use of the Home Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-17 Requiring One or Two Spaces Between Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-17 Using AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18 Setting KeyWords Options in AlphaSmart Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... B e a m e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Starting Beamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Finding the Infrared Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Beamer and the NEO Clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Beaming from One NEO to Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... Creating Quizzes in QuizDesigner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6 Opening and Changing Quizzes in QuizDesigner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10 Opening an Existing Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10 Changing an Existing Quiz’s Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11 Changing Quiz Options for an Existing Quiz . . . . .
..... Printing Reports in QuizManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43 About the Reports in QuizManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43 How to Print Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44 Exporting Student Quiz Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..... I have a quiz installed on some NEOs, but I have accidentally erased the quiz document from my computer and I don’t remember the Admin Password. Now I am unable to remove the quiz from the NEOs.. . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55 I n d e x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A BOUT S MART A PPLETS About this Manual This manual explains what SmartApplets are and how you can install them on NEOs or remove them from your NEOs. It also explains how to use the SmartApplets that are installed when you receive your NEO(s). What are SmartApplets? SmartApplets are programs that are installed on your NEO.
Installing SmartApplets ..... ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS Installing SmartApplets To install SmartApplets that are not on your NEO, you’ll need AlphaSmart Manager installed on your computer. For instructions, see the AlphaSmart 2 User Manual. Once you have AlphaSmart Manager installed, follow these steps. 1. If you have received a new SmartApplet, close AlphaSmart Manager if it is already running. 2. If you have a single NEO, use the USB cable that came with your NEO to connect it to your computer.
..... ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS Disabling SmartApplets On NEOs 5. Click the Send List tab and make sure the SmartApplet that you’re installing is listed in the SmartApplets section of the list. C 6. If you have a SmartOption Cart, and you don’t want to send the SmartApplet to all NEOs, click Select Devices C, check the NEOs that you want to have the SmartApplet, and then click OK. 7. Click Send to send the SmartApplet to your NEO(s).
..... ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS Disabling SmartApplets On NEOs Di sabling Smar tApplets on the NEO Itself 1. With the NEO on, press applets. 2. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor next to the SmartApplet that you want to disable. 3. Press ctrl-z-L. 4. Enter the NEO’s master password. (This password is set in AlphaSmart Manager in the System settings; for more information, see the AlphaSmart Manager 2 User Manual.
..... ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS Deleting SmartApplets from NEOs 6. Click the Send List tab and make sure your setting change is in the list . 7. If you have a SmartOption Cart, and you don’t want to disable the SmartApplet on all NEOs, click Select Devices, check the NEOs on which you want to disable the SmartApplet, and then click OK. 8. Click Send to send the setting change to your NEO(s). Deleting SmartApplets from NEOs By following these steps, you can delete SmartApplets from NEOs.
..... ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS Deleting SmartApplets from NEOs 2. Start AlphaSmart Manager on your computer. 3. Click the SmartApplets tab. 4. In the SmartApplet List , select all the SmartApplets that you do want installed on your NEO(s) and click Add => to add them to the Install List . You can add the SmartApplets one at a time, or you can select multiple SmartApplets by holding down the Ctrl key (Windows), the z key (Macintosh), or the Shift key as you click SmartApplets. 5. Check the Delete box .
..... ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS Learning to Use Your SmartApplets 6. Click the Send List tab to make sure that your SmartApplet selections will be send. D 7. If you have a SmartOption Cart, and you don’t want to delete the SmartApplet on all NEOs, click Select Devices D, check the NEOs on which you want to delete the SmartApplet, and then click OK. 8. Click Send to send the change to your NEO(s) and to delete the SmartApplets that were not selected.
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A LPHA W ORD P LUS When you start your NEO, AlphaWord Plus opens automatically (unless you’ve changed settings to have another SmartApplet open). AlphaWord Plus is the program that lets you write in NEO. Simply press one of the file keys (file 1, file 2, etc.) to choose the file to write in and start typing. Characters are saved in that file as you type them; there’s no need to worry about losing text if you accidentally shut off the NEO.
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C ALCULATOR NEO includes a basic calculator that can perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, and scientific notation. How to Use Ca lc ula tor 1. Turn on your Neo and press applets. 2. Press ↓ once so the cursor is next to “Calculator.” Then, press enter. Note: The first time you use Calculator, 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. Enter the formula you want to calculate.
Use these operands ^ ..... CALCULATOR Pasting Calculations into Other Programs (Paper Tape) To perform these tasks Exponentiate (raise the first number to the power of the second) Example: 3 ^ 2 Example: 2 ^ 2 ^ 2 e Calculate scientific notation Example: 10e6 Example: 1.
..... CALCULATOR Turning off Calculator 4. Press applets and select the SmartApplet that you want to paste the calculations into. 5. Place the cursor in the SmartApplet where you want to paste the calculations. 6. Press ctrl-V or -V. You can also type a formula in AlphaWord Plus, copy it, then paste it into Calculator to obtain the result. Turning off Calculator There may be times when you don’t want Calculator to be available, such as when students who have NEOs are doing math work.
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C ONTROL P ANEL Control panel and the keyboard shortcuts are only available when the NEO is not connected to a computer. Control Panel is a SmartApplet that lets you define settings for your NEO. You can also define many of these settings using keyboard shortcuts or through AlphaSmart Manager. (For more information about AlphaSmart Manager, see the AlphaSmart Manager 2 User Manual). H o w t o C ha n ge S e t t i n gs U s i n g C o n t r o l P a n e l 1. Press applets. 2.
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Spell Check Settings ..... CONTROL PANEL Spell Check Settings To change Spell Check settings in Control Panel, you need to enter the master password, which you can set using AlphaSmart Manager. You can change these spell check settings: • Turn Spell Check off and on. To change this setting, move the cursor next to it and press enter. If spell check was on, it will turn off; if it was off, this will turn it on again.
AlphaWord Settings ..... CONTROL PANEL AlphaWord Settings You can change the following AlphaWord settings: Turn Show Marks in Files On or Off When you send text to your computer and you have Show Marks on, the arrows won’t transfer to your computer, but the tabs and returns will. When “Show Marks” is on, as you write in AlphaWord Plus, you will see right arrows where you insert tabs, and you’ll see return arrows when you press enter.
AlphaWord Settings ..... CONTROL PANEL From AlphaWord Plus, press ctrl-option-a-p. The following message appears. 2. Type the master password and press enter. When you first turn file passwords on, the password for all files is write. To change individual file passwords on the NEO, open a file and press option- -p. Then, type the current password for the file and enter the new password twice. Press enter. The NEO will tell you that the password has been changed. Press any key.
..... CONTROL PANEL Change Default SmartApplet Font Change Default SmartApplet Font About Font Si zes You can change the onscreen font size in AlphaWord Plus on your Neo. Changing the font size changes how text appears onscreen, letting you work at a screen size that suits your needs. It doesn’t change font attributes associated with the text, so when you send text to your computer or printer, the text itself is plain text.
..... CONTROL PANEL Change Default SmartApplet Font Changing the Font Si ze Follow these steps to change the font size: In AlphaSmart Manager, you can reset connected NEOs to the system font (four lines per screen). Click the Settings tab, click System on the left, and click On behind Reset system font to default. 1. Do one of the following: • Press ctrl-option-a-F. • In the Control Panel, move the cursor next to Change default SmartApplet font and press enter. 2.
..... CONTROL PANEL Turn Calculator Off or On Turn Calculator Off or On This setting allows you to disable or enable the calculator on NEOs. There may be times when you don’t want Calculator to be available, such as when students who have NEOs are doing math work. If you want to turn off Calculator on just one NEO, follow the instructions below. If you want to turn off Calculator for a group of NEOs using AlphaSmart Manager, see “Disabling SmartApplets within AlphaSmart Manager” on page 1-4.
..... CONTROL PANEL Set Screen Contrast Setting Follow these steps to turn this option on or off: 1. In the list of Control Panel settings, use the arrow keys to move the cursor next to Two-button On option; then, press enter. 2. The next screen will tell you if the option is enabled (on) or disabled. If you want to change the setting, press enter. If not, press esc.
..... CONTROL PANEL Keyboard Command Reference List Action Keyboard Command View clipboard status (number or characters in clipboard and number available). shift-ctrl-optionz-C View clipboard contents. ctrl-option-z-C Copy selected text to clipboard. z-C or ctrl-C Paste text from clipboard. z-V or ctrl-V Set the amount of time the NEO must be idle before it automatically shuts down. option-z-T Choose a keyboard layout (QWERTY, Dvorak, right onehanded, or left one-handed). See page 4-11.
..... CONTROL PANEL View Keyboard Layout Settings (Including Special Characters) View Keyboard Layout Settings (Including Special Characters) This option lets you view the keyboard layout that is currently selected. This can be useful if you’ve switched to a different layout from what you’re used to and you’re not quite sure of the new locations of keys.
..... CONTROL PANEL Display Battery Status Setting 4. To view the remaining special characters, hold down both option and shift. (For example, to enter ¿ in AlphaWord Plus, hold down the option and shift keys and press ?.) Display Battery Status Setting To check the battery charge as a percentage, move the cursor next to Display Battery Status in the Control Panel list; then, press enter. You can also press ctrl-z-B at any time to display the current battery charge.
..... CONTROL PANEL Change Keyboard Settings When you switch keyboard layouts, all dialog boxes and keyboard commands conform to the new layout. The command keys (ctrl, option, a, for example) remain in the same location, but letter keys are derived from the new layout. For instance, to access the Speed menu, you still press optiona-S, but the S key is in a different location. Important: When you send text to your computer from your NEO using a USB cable and send, the computer must use a QWERTY layout.
..... CONTROL PANEL Change Keyboard Settings • Press 3 to select the right hand only layout. on/off file 1 ~ ` file 2 file 3 @ 2 ! 1 tab % 5 & 7 Z alt option control file 8 L A X F R E N D end { [ Y G esc delete send back space : ; + = K V applets } ] B C W home ? / U T I clear file find P S H < , spell check print M O > . ( 9 ) 0 file 7 J ^ 6 * 8 shift file 6 file 5 Q # 3 $ 4 caps lock file 4 | \ enter _ shift " ' cmd The right one-handed
..... CONTROL PANEL Change Keyboard Settings Change Sl ow Keys Set ting The Slow Keys setting lets you decide how long you must hold down a key before the character appears onscreen. This setting is useful for someone who has unsteady hands or difficulty in targeting specific keys. For example, if you set the Slow Keys option to one second, you would have to press and hold down a character key for one entire second before that character would appear.
..... CONTROL PANEL Change Keyboard Settings You can also set Sticky Keys from within AlphaWord Plus by following these steps: 1. Press option-a-K. 2. Press 2 to turn Sticky Keys on or off. 3. Press esc to exit the screen and return to your work. Auto Repeat and the Slow Keys Setting Auto Repeat lets you set whether keys repeat when held down. Usually if you press and hold a character key for an extended period of time, the letter continually repeats itself across the screen.
K EY W ORDS Welcome to KeyWords The KeyWords SmartApplet develops basic keyboarding skills using fun and interesting lessons. Keyboarding is an essential skill for success, and good keyboarding skills allow you to write much more quickly than if you had to spend time hunting for each key. KeyWords keeps learners interested as it teaches typing, employing a language-based system that entertains as it trains.
..... KEYWORDS How the KeyWords SmartApplet Works How the KeyWords SmartApplet Works If you plan to use the KeyWords RP reports (within Renaissance Place), you’ll need to perform some additional setup. See page 5-35. 1. Teachers add students, or learners add themselves as students. 2. The student selects a group of keys to learn. 3. The student works through the activity for learning the new keys. 4. The student uses the accuracy and speed builder activities. 5.
..... KEYWORDS Adding a Student Adding a Student These steps describe how to add a student to the KeyWords SmartApplet. If you want to use KeyWords RP for reports, you’ll need to add students in Renaissance Place as well; see page 5-35. If you are a teacher using KeyWords in the classroom, you can follow the steps below to add a student. If you are the student or the person learning the keyboarding skills, you can follow these steps to add yourself as a student. 1.
..... KEYWORDS Choosing Your Name and Starting Lessons Choosing Your Name and Starting Lessons After you’ve been added as a student, you can begin working through the lessons. The first lesson is an introductory overview to teach you how to sit properly and where to place your hands on the keyboard. The other lessons help you learn new keys, build speed and accuracy, and test your proficiency. Students can follow these steps to start work in the KeyWords SmartApplet. 1.
..... KEYWORDS Learning New Keys 5. After you complete this lesson, you will return to the lesson list. Notice that there is an asterisk (*) next to the lesson you’ve completed. The * will appear next to each lesson as you complete it. A + will appear next to each lesson that you have started, but not finished. Select Lesson or Option: K*Start Here! - A S K L Keys L D J F Keys 6. Now, move the cursor next to another lesson you want to complete (such as A S K L Keys) and press enter.
..... KEYWORDS Building Accuracy and Speed Building Accuracy and Speed You can’t skip forward or backward during a lesson. You must perform the activities as they are presented. However, you can stop a lesson by pressing esc. When you choose Use accuracy and speed builders in a lesson, KeyWords helps train you to press keys correctly, which improves your accuracy and helps you build up speed. For each lesson, there are six practice passages in the accuracy and speed builders.
..... KEYWORDS Building Accuracy and Speed KeyWords compares your accuracy (number of errors) to the passing criteria (see page 5-13). If you don’t meet the passing criteria, a message will tell you to type more carefully so you make fewer mistakes, and you will not go to the speed builder. Instead, you will go back to the screen where you can select passages. You had 20 errors. You will need 12 or fewer to continue. Please type more carefully so you make fewer mistakes. (Press [SPACE BAR] to continue.
..... KEYWORDS Taking an Accuracy and Speed Test If not, you will see a message like the one below. Then, you will see a message asking if you want to try the speed builder again. Press y for yes or n for no. Your typing rate was 5 words per minute. You need to type 8 words per minute or more. (Press [SPACE BAR] to continue.) Taking an Accuracy and Speed Test The third option in each lesson, Take accuracy and speed test, lets you test your progress.
..... KEYWORDS How Students Check Progress Using Reports How Students Check Progress Using Reports You can check your progress any time to see how well you’re doing on your KeyWords lessons. Teachers can also create a Group Progress Report. See page 5-12. Reports are also available in KeyWords RP in Renaissance Place; see page 5-37. The Student Progress Report includes all lessons you’ve worked on.
..... KEYWORDS Teacher Options 5. Select one of the options and press enter: If file passwords are enabled for AlphaWord Plus (see page 3-4), 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. • Print: Choose this option if you want to print the report directly. Then, press print. (NEO must be connected to a printer with a USB cable or be able to send the file to a printer wirelessly.
..... KEYWORDS Deleting Students Follow these steps to change teacher options: 1. In KeyWords, use the arrow keys to move the cursor next to Teacher options and press enter. 2. Type the master password and press enter. The teacher options will be listed. Select a Teacher Option: - Delete a student - Delete all students Create group progress report Deleting Students Within the teacher options, you can choose to delete one or more KeyWords students. (This does not delete students from KeyWords RP.
..... KEYWORDS Creating a Group Progress Report Creating a Group Progress Report Students can also view Progress Reports and Last Lesson Reports. See page 5-9. Reports are also available in KeyWords in Renaissance Place; see page 5-37. One of the teacher options is the ability to create a group progress report. This report provides information on each student’s last lesson, including the student’s goals and actual performance for speed and accuracy and whether the student passed.
..... KEYWORDS Setting Speed and Accuracy Goals for KeyWords Students Follow these steps to send the report to AlphaWord Plus: a. Type the number of the file you want to send the report to. b. When the NEO warns you that the text that’s already in the file will be deleted, press y for “yes” if you want to continue. The file will open in AlphaWord Plus.
..... KEYWORDS Setting Speed and Accuracy Goals for KeyWords Students Accuracy/Error Goal (Maximum) Words Per Minute (WPM) Goal (Minimum) ASKL Keys 12 8 DJF Keys 12 10 TH Keys 12 12 GO Keys 10 14 EI Keys 10 16 PR Keys 10 16 QU Keys 8 16 WY Keys 8 18 Z? Keys 8 16 X.
..... KEYWORDS Setting Speed and Accuracy Goals for KeyWords Students 4. To make the words per minute (WPM) goal higher, press the ↑ key. To decrease it, press the ↓ key. Use the arrow keys to change the words per minute:8 (Press [SPACE BAR] to continue.) 5. Press the space bar. 6. To increase the number of allowable errors, press the ↑ key. To decrease it, press the ↓ key. Use the arrow keys to change the Allowable errors:12 (Press [SPACE BAR] to continue.
..... KEYWORDS Choosing Whether to Enforce Use of the Correct Shift Key Choosing Whether to Enforce Use of the Correct Shift Ke y You can also change this setting in AlphaSmart Manager. With NEO connected, click the Settings tab in AlphaSmart Manager, click KeyWords on the left, and choose Yes or No after Turn Require correct shift key OFF or ON.
..... KEYWORDS Enforcing Use of the Home Row Enforcing Use of the Home Row You can also change this setting in AlphaSmart Manager. With NEO connected, click the Settings tab in AlphaSmart Manager, click KeyWords on the left, and choose Yes or No after Turn Home Row Confirmation ON or OFF. Because returning your fingers to the home row is such an important concept in touch typing, you can choose to have KeyWords request that students press the home row keys (a s d f j k l ;) in sequence during lessons.
..... KEYWORDS Using AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords 3. Move the cursor down next to Set one/two spaces between sentences and press enter. 4. Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to increase or decrease the number of spaces between sentences. You can specify either 1 or 2. 5. Press the space bar when you have finished making the change. Using AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords AlphaSmart Manager 2 comes with each NEO.
..... KEYWORDS Using AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords 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, they are notified that it is disabled. Users of NEO need the master password to enable it again. Click Yes or No. Press applets, move the cursor down next to KeyWords, and press ctrl-z-L.
..... KEYWORDS Using AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords Follow these steps to change KeyWords options in AlphaSmart Manager. These steps assume that you have started the program and connected your NEO(s) as described in the AlphaSmart Manager 2 User Manual. 1. Click the Settings tab in AlphaSmart Manager. If KeyWords isn’t in the Settings list, one or more of the NEOs doesn’t have KeyWords installed.
..... KEYWORDS Using AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords 5. If you have multiple NEOs and you want to limit the changes to certain NEOs, click Select Devices, check the NEOs that should get the changes, and click OK. 6. Click Send. Retri evi ng KeyWor ds Dat a and Generating Reports in Al phaSmart Manager Follow the steps below to retrieve your students’ KeyWords data from NEOs and view, save, or print reports.
..... KEYWORDS Using AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords Next, click the group you want to include: the selected (checked) students or all students D. Click OK to continue. C D 4. 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). To close the report window, click Close.
..... KEYWORDS Using AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords Synching KeyWords Data with KeyWords RP By following these steps, you can synchronize your KeyWords data with the KeyWords program in Renaissance Place. Renaissance Place is a web-based information system that brings together a wealth of student data, giving teacher, principals, and administrators the information they need in one place.
..... KEYWORDS Using AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords A B 2. Click Synch with RP B. 3. Enter the web address that you use to access Renaissance Place C. C D E 4. Enter the user name and password that you use to log in to Renaissance Place D. 5. 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. 6. Click Next >.
..... KEYWORDS Using AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords 7. If this is your first time synchronizing, or if you chose to use the full wizard to change previous matches, select the school you want to use if necessary. Click Next >. If you have synchronized before and chose to automatically synch students with Renaissance Place in the previous step, a message will appear telling you how many students were successfully imported into Renaissance Place. Click Finish and go to step 11. 8.
..... KEYWORDS About KeyWords Reports 11. Open your Web browser and go to the server address (URL) where Renaissance Place is installed. 12. Log in to Renaissance Place (see page 5-33). 13. View and/or print KeyWords RP reports in Renaissance Place (see page 5-37). About KeyWords Reports There are several different ways to get reports on student work in KeyWords: • Students can view a Student Progress Report that shows their work on all lessons, or they can choose a Last Lesson Report. See page 5-9.
..... KEYWORDS About KeyWords Reports 1. Copy the LastLessonreport.xls file that is on the AlphaSmart Manager 2 CD in the KeyWords Extras folder. Paste the file onto your computer and open it. Click on the first cell under the heading as shown A. A 2. Have your students create a Last Lesson Report on their devices. (See page 5-9.) Tell them to wait before choosing to print the report, send it to a computer, or send it to an AlphaWord Plus file. 3.
..... KEYWORDS About KeyWords Reports Printing Reports If you chose to print the report, follow these steps: 1. Connect the NEO to your printer using a USB cable, or put the NEO in range of an IR printer. 2. Press print. KeyWords will inform you that the NEO is connected to your printer; then, it will send the report and go back to the report options screen. 3. Press esc until you return to the KeyWords main screen.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports 2. If the file is not empty, KeyWords will warn you that there is text in the file that will be deleted. To continue, press y for yes. (If you don’t want to continue, press n for no. KeyWords will ask you to choose a different file.) 3. KeyWords will save the report in that file and open it in AlphaWord Plus.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports Programs You’ ll Use KeyWords RP The KeyWords RP reporting software—accessible from the Renaissance Place Home page—reports on students’ performance on KeyWords lessons on NEOs. You’ll need this program installed on your Renaissance Place server.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports AlphaSmart Manager AlphaSmart Manager 2 is the link between the KeyWords SmartApplet on the NEO and KeyWords RP. AlphaSmart Manager helps you retrieve KeyWords data from NEOs and synchronize it with the data in KeyWords RP. You can also use AlphaSmart Manager to change KeyWords settings for all connected NEOs. KeyWords RP is compatible with AlphaSmart Manager versions 2.6 and higher.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports Online Help To access the online help, click Help in the upper-right corner of any page. The help usually appears in a separate window to the right of the page, as shown below. The Help link is on every page in the program. Click it to get more information about the page currently displayed in the software.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports Checking System Requirements To use KeyWords RP, you must have Adobe Reader installed on your computer so you can view reports. If you want to see if a specific computer has the necessary software to run KeyWords RP, click Check Software Requirements on the Renaissance Place Welcome page before you log in. Fro the most up-to-date hardware requirements for KeyWords RP, visit www.renlearn.com/requirements.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports Switching Roles in Renaissance Place Some people in your district or school may be assigned more than one role, or they may be assigned to more than one school. For example, the librarian in the high school might also teach a reading class in one of the middle schools. Renaissance Place keeps track of these multiple roles and school assignments.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports Setti ng Up the KeyWords RP Soft ware Much of the preliminary setup for your Renaissance Place programs occurs before you log in for the first time. For example, KeyWords RP should be installed by your program administrator, or it may be installed on a server hosted by Renaissance Learning. The tasks listed below must be performed after KeyWords RP is installed and before you synchronize KeyWords data so you can view reports.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports Activati ng School s Who Can Do This? 5 District Administrator District Staff School Administrator School Staff Teachers To change, see page 5-45. After KeyWords RP has been installed on your server, schools have been entered, and at least one other Renaissance Place product has been registered, a district or program administrator must activate the school that will be using KeyWords RP.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports Bringing KeyWords Data into KeyWords RP To bring your KeyWords data from NEOs into KeyWords RP in Renaissance Place, you need to use AlphaSmart Manager to synchronize the KeyWords data from the NEOs with KeyWords RP. For instructions, see page 5-23. Vi ewing KeyWords RP Reports KeyWords RP reports give you more information about your students’ progress and performance on KeyWords lessons and tests on the NEO.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports Check for Adobe Reader Before You Generate Reports KeyWords RP reports are in PDF format. You will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer to view and print these reports. (On some Macintosh computers, you can use the Preview program that is already installed.) When you click Reports in the list of KeyWords tasks on the Renaissance Place Home page, KeyWords checks for this software.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports 3. Click the report name on the Reports page.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports Custom report options. Each report has its own set of options. For more information about the custom options available for each type of report, see page 5-43. 4. Select the options you want to customize for this report on the Report Options page. (If the report can’t be customized, the report will be generated as described in step 5.) Click View Report when you’ve finished C. A B C A For many reports, you can choose students by name or class.
Don’t use the browser’s print function. If the report opens in a browser window, don’t try to print it using the browser’s buttons or menus because only the top of the page will print. Use the Adobe Reader buttons instead. ..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports 5. KeyWords RP Reports will generate the report. When it’s ready, the report will appear in the browser window or a separate window. To save or print it, use the Adobe Reader buttons, not the browser buttons.
By entering an Enroll date, you select students enrolled in the school before the date you specify. You can specify each student’s ethnicity, gender, language, and grade when you add the student or edit his or her information. See the Renaissance Place Software Manual. Then, you can check the groups that you want to include in the report on this page. ..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports You can assign characteristics to students separately.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports Report Descriptions This table lists the KeyWords RP reports with a description of why you would use it. Report Why You Would Use It Things You Can Change Certificate Recognizes students who have successfully completed their goals for number of WPM (words per minute) and errors. Each certificate includes a title, the student name, the accomplishment, and two signature lines.
..... KEYWORDS Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports Report Student Detail Why You Would Use It Lists your students. Includes each student’s ID, gender, date of birth, grade level, ethnicity, and characteristics. Things You Can Change No custom options. Things to Note • To find out how to set this information for each student, see the Renaissance Place Software Manual. • If the administrator hasn’t given you the capability to see ethnicity and characteristics, they won’t appear on the report.
..... KEYWORDS KeyWords Resources for Teachers Capabilities in Renaissance Place Programs Capabilities in Renaissance Place programs give users the right to perform specific tasks in the software.
..... KEYWORDS KeyWords Resources for Teachers The handouts and transparency masters contained in the PDF file are described in the following table. Name of handout Description of master Prepare these masters before using KeyWords on NEOs: Posture and Wrist Placement This master shows a drawing of a student seated properly with good wrist and hand position. Use it to create an overhead transparency or a reference handout for students.
..... KEYWORDS KeyWords Resources for Teachers Name of handout Description of master Use these masters as supplemental materials to KeyWords lessons on NEOs: Sustained Practice for All Keys These masters contain additional practice exercises for each lesson. Students can do the exercises by typing in AlphaWord Plus. Use these lessonappropriate practice sheets as students pass each lesson.
..... KEYWORDS KeyWords Resources for Teachers • Forearms and thighs should be parallel to the floor when the student is seated at the computer. • Feet should be flat or placed on a tilted footrest. • Position devices so that light does not reflect off the screen. Light reflecting off the screen can cause eyestrain and frustration. Sample l esson pl an f or getti ng start ed This sample lesson plan teaches basic keyboarding information.
..... KEYWORDS Lessons in KeyWords 1. Use the Posture and Wrist Placement overhead transparency to show the correct typing posture and wrist placement. Have students sit at their desks with their NEOs and demonstrate the correct posture and wrist placement. Monitor students, helping them make needed adjustments. 2. Use the Key Strike overhead transparency to explain how to strike the keys. Have students demonstrate and practice striking the keys.
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..... KEYWORDS Lessons in KeyWords Lesson 10: Z? Keys introduced Z? Words learned zip zipper pizazz zeal zigzag sizzle puzzles Zeus gazes drizzle zero lazy jazz zesty azz uz ze izz zz zi 16 WPM 8 errors Patterns Passing criteria Lesson 11: X. Keys introduced X.
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..... KEYWORDS 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.
..... KEYWORDS 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 little words to teach.
B EAMER Beamer is a SmartApplet that lets NEO send text wirelessly to and from another NEO, a Dana, or a Palm OS device. Beamer uses IrDA technology to transfer information in seconds, without the use of cables, cords, or networks. Beaming between NEOs Beaming from a NEO to a Palm OS device Beaming from a Dana to a NEO The Beamer SmartApplet is installed on your NEO when you receive it. Starting Beamer If Beamer is not installed on your NEO, see page 1-2 to install it.
..... BEAMER Finding the Infrared Ports Finding the Infrared Ports Beamer can be used with devices that have infrared capabilities. Before you begin, locate the infrared port on each device you’ll be using. On NEO, the port is in the middle of the back of the device as shown below. You’ll need to know where the port is on each device you’re using so that you can point the ports at each other when you beam. On Palm OS devices such as the Dana, the port may be located along the side or top.
..... BEAMER Beaming from One NEO to Another Be aming f r om One NEO to A n ot her Make sure you have used AlphaWord Plus at least once on the device that will be receiving the beam. This initializes the program. You can beam AlphaWord or AlphaWord Plus files between two AlphaSmart devices as long as both devices have infrared ports and are within three feet of each other. You can send the files from NEO to NEO, NEO to AS3000, or AS3000 to NEO.
..... BEAMER Beaming from One NEO to Another 7. Make sure the receiving device is turned on, that it is within three feet of the beaming device, that it is ready to receive, and that both devices have their infrared ports pointing at each other. 8. Beam the file by pressing send on the beaming device. Beamer starts beaming the file to the receiving device. On the receiving device: 1. Turn on the NEO by pressing on/off. 2. Press applets to view the SmartApplets menu. 3.
..... BEAMER Beaming from One NEO to Another 6. Do one of the following to receive the file: If you choose a file that is protected by an individual password, you will be asked to enter that password before you can receive text into the file. You can enter the password for the file or the master password. For more on password protection, see page 4-4. • Press enter if your AlphaSmart device displayed the clipboard warning and you want to overwrite the data. • Press esc to cancel receiving the beam.
..... BEAMER Beaming AlphaWord Plus files between devices Beaming AlphaWord Plus files between devices If you are working in AlphaWord Plus, you can beam a file without leaving the program. Both devices must have AlphaWord Plus installed. Follow these steps to beam a file within AlphaWord Plus: 1. On the sending device, start AlphaWord Plus and go to the file you want to send. 2. On the receiving device, start AlphaWord Plus and go to the file # that will receive the data. 3.
..... BEAMER Beaming from a NEO to a Palm OS Device 4. Press ↓ to scroll down and move the cursor next to Beamer in the list; then, press enter. The Beamer screen appears. Select a Beaming function: - Send - Receive - Settings 5. Move the cursor next to Send and press enter. Files that contain data appear in a list. 6. Select the file you want to send by doing one of the following: • Using the arrow keys, scroll the list of files to select the one you want, then press enter.
..... BEAMER Beaming from a Palm OS device to a NEO 3. To view the transferred file, do one of the following, depending on the file format: • For AlphaWord, tap the Applications Launcher icon, then tap AlphaWord. Tap the menu icon, then tap to select File > Open. A list of files appears. Tap the beamed file to open it in AlphaWord. • For Memo Pad, beaming automatically launches Memo Pad and displays the transferred file on the screen.
..... BEAMER Beaming from a Palm OS device to a NEO • Event or date information (vCal 1.0 or iCalendar format) A memo item from a Palm OS device (Dana) beamed to a NEO An address item from a Palm OS device beamed to a NEO An event item from a Palm OS device beamed to a NEO Important: You should be familiar with how to beam items from your Palm OS device and its applications. Consult the documentation that came with your Palm OS device for complete information.
..... BEAMER Beaming from a Palm OS device to a NEO Follow these steps to beam from a Palm OS device to a NEO: 1. Turn on the Palm OS device and from the Applications Launcher, start the application that contains the item you want to send. 2. Turn on the NEO, press applets, then press ↓ to scroll down and move the cursor next to Beamer in the list. Press enter. The Beamer screen appears. Select a Beaming function: - Send - Receive - Settings 3. On the NEO, move the cursor next to Receive and press enter.
..... BEAMER Cancelling a Beam 7. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor next to the file you want to receive the data and press enter, or press one of the file # keys along the top of the NEO. Select - File - File L File where you want to store the file: 1 (empty) 2 (1437 characters) 3 (empty) 8. If the file you selected is empty, Beamer places the beamed file in the empty file. If the file isn’t empty, choose whether to overwrite the existing file or to append the new file to it. File x is not empty.
..... BEAMER Changing Beamer Settings Changing Beamer Settings The Beamer settings allow you to customize how the program works.
The master password can be set using AlphaSmart Manager. With your NEO(s) connected, simply click the Settings tab, click System on the left, and scroll down to find the master password setting. Then, enter a new password. ..... BEAMER Troubleshooting • Warn if overwriting clipboard affects what happens when you are receiving a file beamed from another device and you already have something in your NEO clipboard.
..... BEAMER Troubleshooting I received an error when I t ried 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. For example, the person receiving the beam might have cancelled the transfer before the beam was complete. Or, users might have moved the devices being used, causing the infrared ports to move out of alignment before the beam was complete. Try beaming the file again.
..... BEAMER Troubleshooting 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 buddy beamed an AlphaWord Plus file to me, but Beamer didn’t let me choose a file to put it in. It automatically put it in a new file.
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A LPHA Q UIZ The AlphaQuiz SmartApplet allows students to take quizzes on their NEOs. You can use the QuizDesigner program on your computer to create the quiz; then, you can use the QuizManager program to send quizzes to NEOs and receive and score their answers for automatic grading and reporting. Quizzes can include true/false, multiple-choice, short answer, and essay questions. How AlphaQuiz Works 1. The teacher uses QuizDesigner to create a quiz on his or her computer. 2.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Programs You’ll Use with AlphaQuiz Programs You’ll Use with AlphaQuiz When you use AlphaQuiz, you actually use three programs: Program Purpose AlphaQuiz SmartApplet Students use this SmartApplet on the NEO to take the quizzes that you have created and sent to NEOs. QuizDesigner Teachers use this program on a computer to create quizzes that their students can take in AlphaQuiz. You must download and install this program; see the next section.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Downloading and Installing QuizDesigner and QuizManager Windows Instructions for Downloading and Installing QuizDesigner and QuizManager 1. Go to http://www.alphasmart.com/support/downloads.html. 2. Under the NEO downloads, next to “AlphaQuiz SmartApplet System,” click PC. If your browser allows you to choose what to do with the file, choose to save it and choose a common location. 3. Open the .zip file and extract all files.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Downloading and Installing QuizDesigner and QuizManager 11. Now that QuizDesigner is installed, you need to install QuizManager. Back in the AlphaQuiz3.x folder, double-click QuizManager Setup.exe. 12. When the installation Wizard appears, click Next in the Welcome panel. 13. Read the license. (If you prefer a printed copy, click Print.) Then, click I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next. 14. Click Install. The program will be installed. 15.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Starting QuizDesigner Starting QuizDesigner Once you’ve installed QuizDesigner, you can start the program so that you can begin creating quizzes. On Windows Computers: Click Start or QuizDesigner Programs (or All Programs) QuizDesigner. AlphaSmart On Macintosh Computers: Open the Applications folder, then the QuizDesigner folder. Double-click QuizDesigner.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Creating Quizzes in QuizDesigner Creating Quizzes in QuizDesigner Follow these steps to create a quiz in QuizDesigner: 1. Start QuizDesigner (see page 7-5). The Quiz Options window will appear with the Basic tab selected. Note: If you are already in QuizDesigner and you want to start a new quiz, click (Windows), or click the File menu and choose New (Windows) or New Quiz (Macintosh).
..... ALPHAQUIZ Creating Quizzes in QuizDesigner 3. Click the Advanced tab and make any changes as needed: B C D E F G H I J B This prevents students from using the NEO for other things until the quiz is finished. It also prevents students from changing their answers after they finish a quiz. The three boxes below this one are available only if you check this box. C This prevents students from using anything other than AlphaQuiz on the NEO during a quiz.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Creating Quizzes in QuizDesigner 4. Click the Prompts tab and make changes to the instructions that appear on the quiz. You can change the prompt for each type of question, or click Defaults to go back to the default prompts shown here. 5. Click OK to save the quiz options. (If you decide to change them later, just click Quiz Options to see the options again.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Creating Quizzes in QuizDesigner 7. Click the type of question you want to add and click OK. 8. Enter the required information for the question: Remarks aren’t visible to students during the quiz. You can use them for reminders, comments, or references that pertain to the question, and you can include them on students’ Corrected Quiz Reports if the information may be useful to students (see page 7-43). • True/False: Enter the statement, click True or False, and enter any remarks.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Opening and Changing Quizzes in QuizDesigner 9. Click OK to finish adding the question. As you add questions, watch the Quiz Capacity bar at the bottom of the window F. Since the file size of each quiz is limited, this shows how much is still available based on the questions you’ve entered so far.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Opening and Changing Quizzes in QuizDesigner Changing an Existing Quiz’ s Questi ons 1. Open the quiz (see page 7-10). 2. Do one of the following: • Double-click the quiz question in the list A. A • Click the question once in the list A. Then, click the Question menu and choose Edit Question. 3. Make changes to the question as needed. When you’ve finished, click OK. 4. Save the quiz.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Opening and Changing Quizzes in QuizDesigner Changing Quiz Options for an Existing Quiz 1. Open the quiz (see page 7-10). 2. Click Quiz Options A toward the bottom of the quiz window. A 3. Click the tab where you want to make changes B (Basic, Advanced, or Prompts) and make changes as needed. Click OK when you’ve finished your changes. B 4. Save the quiz.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Opening and Changing Quizzes in QuizDesigner Rearranging Quiz Questions in QuizDesi gner 1. Open the quiz (see page 7-10). 2. Do one of the following: • If you want to rearrange questions into a specific sequence, drag the questions one by one to the new position in the list. All questions will automatically be renumbered. • If you want QuizDesigner to randomly rearrange the questions, click the Question menu and choose Shuffle Question Order.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Copying Questions in QuizDesigner 3. Do one of the following: If you accidentally delete a question, press ctrl-z (Windows) or z-z (Macintosh) immediately to restore it. • Press the Delete key on your computer keyboard, or • Click the Question menu and choose Remove Question. 4. Save the quiz. Copying Questions in QuizDesigner Copying Quest ions within a Quiz To copy a question within a quiz, click the question in the quiz window. Then, click the Edit menu and choose Duplicate.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Copying Questions in QuizDesigner 2. Drag the question from one quiz window to the other. The question will be copied into the new quiz, and it will remain in the original quiz. 3. Be sure to save the quiz that now has a new question when you have finished working on that quiz.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Password Requirements for Quizzes Password Requirements for Quizzes In the Quiz Options for any quiz, on the Advanced tab, you can choose to require students to enter a quiz access password. You can also require them to create their own student password for quiz answers. The table below explains how each of these passwords is used.
..... ALPHAQUIZ KeyBoard ShortCuts in QuizDesigner Action Keyboard Shortcut Equivalent Menu Item Save a file. Ctrl-S (Windows) File Save (both Windows and Macintosh) On Windows computers, you can also click in the toolbar. z-S (Macintosh) Save As. None File Save As (both Windows and Macintosh) Macintosh also has a Save As Quiz Library item in this menu. On Windows computers, you can choose the quiz library file type after you choose Save As. Open/edit Quiz Options.
Action Keyboard Shortcut Equivalent Menu Item Select all text in the field your cursor is in (Macintosh computers only) None (Windows) Edit Select All (Macintosh computers only) Duplicate a selected question. Ctrl-D (Windows) Add a true/false question to a quiz. Ctrl-T (Windows) Add a multiple choice question. z-A (Macintosh) z-D (Macintosh) z-T (Macintosh) Ctrl-M (Windows) z-M (Macintosh) .....
..... ALPHAQUIZ Previewing Questions in QuizDesigner (Seeing Questions as They Appear on NEO) Previewing Questions in QuizDesigner (Seeing Questions as They Appear on NEO) As you work on a quiz, it can be helpful to see how a question will look to students on the NEO. By following the steps below, you can preview the questions as they will look on a NEO. This shows you whether your questions flow well and scroll easily. 1. Open the quiz you want to preview (see page 7-10). 2.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Printing a Quiz from QuizDesigner 4. In this window, you can use the key commands listed in the table below to move through your question. Press These Keys... ...To Do This: ↑ (up arrow) Scroll up in the question text. ↓ (down arrow) Scroll down in the question text. enter Go to the next question OR Ctrl-↓ (Windows) z-↓ (Macintosh) Ctrl-↑ (Windows) Go to the previous question. z-↑ (Macintosh) 5. Click Done to finish previewing the quiz.
The blanks for student name and class number are useful if you are administering a paper quiz. ..... ALPHAQUIZ Exporting a Quiz from QuizDesigner to a Word Processing Program 3. Check each item that you want to be included on the printed quiz. If you are printing the quiz for students to take on paper, make sure that you don’t check the correct answers box. Click OK after choosing the items to print. 4. In your computer’s print dialog box, click OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh).
..... ALPHAQUIZ Spell-checking a Quiz 4. In the dialog box that opens, enter a name for the exported file and choose a location. (On Macintosh computers, you may need to click the down arrow to see the full dialog box that lets you choose any location.) Then, click Save. Windows Macintosh Spell-checking a Quiz QuizDesigner does not have a built-in spell check feature. However, you can export a file and use a word processing program to check a quiz. Follow these steps. 1.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Creating a Question Library in QuizDesigner Creating a Question Library in QuizDesigner In QuizDesigner, you can create a question library for storing large numbers of questions. Unlike quizzes, a quiz library can include any number of questions. It has no capacity limit because a library is not intended to be sent to NEOs—the library is simply a place to store questions that you expect to use in quizzes.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Starting QuizManager Starting QuizManager QuizManager is the program you use to send quizzes to student NEOs, retrieve their responses, assign points to questions, grade quizzes, generate and print reports, compile statistics, and export scores. To start QuizManager, follow the instructions for your type of computer. On Windows Computers: Click Start or QuizManager Programs (or All Programs) Launch QuizManager.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Sending Quizzes to NEOs Using QuizManager • Yellow means a NEO is connected, but it does not have the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet installed. To install the SmartApplet on that NEO, see page 1-2. • Red means a NEO is connected but is not communicating properly. The buttons in the control bar perform these functions: Control Bar Button What It Does Send Quiz Sends a quiz to the connected NEOs. Delete Quiz Removes a quiz from connected NEOs, including all questions and student responses.
If you created the quiz on a Macintosh computer and you are sending it from a Windows computer, make sure the quiz name ends with “.qzz” so that the QuizManager program shows it in the list. ..... ALPHAQUIZ Sending Quizzes to NEOs Using QuizManager 3. Find the quiz that you want to send and click the quiz file to highlight it. Then, click Select. QuizManager will make sure there is enough space on the connected NEO(s) for this quiz. Windows Macintosh 4.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Deleting Quizzes from NEOs • If you did NOT choose to require a quiz access password when you created a quiz, you can enter one now that students must enter before taking the quiz, or you can leave the field blank so that students don’t need to enter a quiz access password. Setting a password here will not change the options selected in the original quiz file. 6. Click Send to send the quiz to the connected NEOs. The program will show you messages as the quiz downloads. 7.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Deleting Quizzes from NEOs 2. Click Delete Quiz in the QuizManager control bar, or click the Communication menu and choose Delete Quiz. On Windows computers, you can also click in the toolbar in the QuizManager window. If the connected NEOs have different quizzes on them, you may see more than four quizzes listed even though individual NEOs can only store four quizzes. 3. In the Delete Quizzes dialog box, check each quiz that you want to delete from the NEO(s) .
..... ALPHAQUIZ How Students Take a Quiz Using the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet How Students Take a Quiz Using the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet Students follow the steps below to take a quiz that you have sent to their NEOs. (To send a quiz using QuizManager, see page 7-25. To create a quiz using QuizDesigner, see page 7-6.) Students use the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet on their NEOs to take the quiz. If you see letters next to the quiz, some SmartApplets or functions are blocked because a student did not finish the quiz.
..... ALPHAQUIZ How Students Take a Quiz Using the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet 6. Next students may be asked to enter their class number (two characters or less—letters and/or numbers). Each student types the number and presses enter. 7. Next, students press any key to start the quiz. 8. Students enter an answer for each question in the quiz and press enter. After they answer each question, the next one appears until the quiz is done.
..... ALPHAQUIZ How Students Print Quizzes 9. After students answer the last question, students see a screen like the one below. They can then use the keys listed go back to the quiz or a specific question, find unanswered questions, or mark the quiz finished. End of the quiz. Esc to return to the quiz. Cmd-J to jump to any question. Cmd-B to find any unanswered questions. Cmd-F if you are finished.
..... ALPHAQUIZ How Students Save Quizzes to an AlphaWord File How Students Save Quizzes to an AlphaWord File When you create a quiz, in the Advanced Quiz Options, you can choose whether to allow students to save their quiz to an AlphaWord file. If you allow this, students can follow these steps to save the quiz: 1. Before exiting the quiz, the student must press send. 2. The NEO asks the student to choose a file.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Teacher Options in for Quizzes in AlphaQuiz 3. In the Select a Quiz menu, use the arrow keys to move the cursor next to a specific quiz that you want to work with; then, press enter. Select a quiz: - Multiplication Quiz - American History Quiz 3 L Weather Quiz 4. If an access password is required for this quiz, NEO will ask for that password. Enter the password and press enter. 5. When the NEO asks you to enter your name, enter teacher for the first name and options for the last name.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Teacher Options in for Quizzes in AlphaQuiz From this screen, you can do the following: If a student’s quiz is not marked finished, access to some SmartApplets may be blocked on the NEO until the quiz is finished. The blocks are based on the Advanced Quiz Options you chose when you created the quiz in QuizDesigner. They will remain in place until the student finishes the quiz or until you delete the student’s responses.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Retrieving Students’ Responses from NEOs Using QuizManager Retrieving Students’ Responses from NEOs Using QuizManager QuizManager makes it easy for you to retrieve students’ responses to quizzes from the NEOs they used to take the quizzes. You can then grade the quiz responses in QuizManager. You can retrieve quiz responses more than once for the same quiz if necessary.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Retrieving Students’ Responses from NEOs Using QuizManager 4. Check the box next to each student whose responses you want to retrieve . You can click them one by one, click Select All, or click Select None and then check the boxes for the students whose responses you want. As you select students, note the status for each one ; R means you’ve already retrieved the responses. F means the student’s quiz has been marked finished (if you required them to mark it finished). 5.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Deleting Students’ Responses to Quizzes Using QuizManager When the process is done, the students will be listed under the class in the QuizManager window. To grade the responses, see page 7-41. To save the responses, click the File menu, choose Save, and choose a name and location for the saved responses. Then, click Save. (On Windows computers, you also can click in the QuizManager toolbar.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Deleting Students’ Responses to Quizzes Using QuizManager 2. Click Delete Responses in the QuizManager control bar, or click the Communication menu and choose Delete Responses. On Windows computers, you can also click in the toolbar in the QuizManager window. You can use Select All to quickly check all boxes. Click Select None if you want to remove all check marks before checking the quizzes you want. The administrative password can be set when you create a quiz.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Turning NEOs On or Off Using QuizManager T u r n i n g N E O s O n o r O ff U s i n g Q u i z M a n a g e r When you exit QuizManager with NEOs connected, the NEOs are automatically turned off. If you want to turn off all NEOs while QuizManager is still open, do one of the following: • Click Power Off AlphaSmarts on the Control Bar . • Click the Communication menu and choose Power Off AlphaSmarts. • On Windows computers only, click window.
2. Click Points ..... ALPHAQUIZ Assigning Points (Weights) to Quiz Questions in QuizManager at the bottom of the window. 3. In the Question Points window, you can change the points for each question by clicking in the field and changing the number. The percentage next to each question will adjust automatically. If you want to enter fractional points, use a decimal point. You can enter one digit after the decimal point.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Grading Quizzes in QuizManager Grading Quizzes in QuizManager After you’ve retrieved student responses for a quiz (see page 7-35), you can grade the quiz by following the steps below. You may also want to assign different points to questions (see page 7-39) before grading the quiz.
You can’t change the correct answer or the remarks in QuizManager. Those were set when you created or edited the quiz in QuizDesigner. ..... ALPHAQUIZ Grading Quizzes in QuizManager 3. In the grading window, adjust the student’s points for each question as needed. For essay questions and short answer questions, QuizManager does not award points automatically, so you must award them yourself. The name of the student whose quiz you’re grading.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Printing Reports in QuizManager 4. When you’ve finished grading this quiz for this student, you can click the next student’s name J if you chose more than one student. 5. Click Done Grading when you’ve finished grading the quiz for all the students you selected. If necessary, select other students and click Grade to grade their quizzes.
Report When to Use It Information You Can Choose to Include Quiz Summary Report A tab-delimited list of student names and grades for a quiz. This report is intended for teachers only. • • • • • Quiz name Class number Date the quiz was taken Student names Student scores Statistical Report A report that provides statistics such as class averages, medians, and score distributions as well with the frequency of missed questions.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Printing Reports in QuizManager 3. On the left side of the window, click the name of the report you want to print B. B C D 4. On the right side of the window, check the boxes for the information you want to include C. If you want tabs in the report text, check that box D. 5. Click Create Report. The report will appear in a window like the one shown below. 6.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Exporting Student Quiz Scores 7. Click Done to close the report window. 8. Click Close to close the Reports window. Exporting Student Quiz Scores By following the steps below, you can export student quiz scores so that you can bring them into a computerized gradebook program.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Exporting Student Quiz Scores 4. If you exported a text file of student names from your gradebook program, click Browse B to select the file. In the dialog box that opens find the file, click it once, and click Select (Windows) or Choose (Macintosh). The path to the file will be shown. B C 5. Click Export. QuizManager can’t match names if they’re not in the last name, first name format. Different formats will cause the Export Name Conflict window to appear. 6.
..... ALPHAQUIZ KeyBoard ShortCuts in QuizManager KeyBoard ShortCuts in QuizManager The following keyboard shortcuts give you a quick way to perform many of the tasks in QuizManager. The table below also includes the equivalent menu commands. Action Keyboard Shortcut Equivalent Menu Item Open a file of retrieved (and possibly graded) quiz responses. Ctrl-O (Windows) File Open (both Windows and Macintosh)* Close a student response file for a quiz. None (Windows) Save a file.
..... ALPHAQUIZ KeyBoard ShortCuts in QuizManager Action Keyboard Shortcut Equivalent Menu Item Clear all text in the field your cursor is in (Macintosh computers only). None Edit Clear (Macintosh only) Select all text in the field your cursor is in (Macintosh computers only) Ctrl-A (Windows) Edit only) Select All (Macintosh Go to the next student’s responses. Ctrl-] (Windows) Edit only) Next Student (Macintosh Go to the previous student’s responses. Ctrl-[ (Windows) Send a quiz to NEOs.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Frequently Asked Questions Action Keyboard Shortcut Equivalent Menu Item Turn connected NEOs on (after having turned them off through QuizManager). None Communication Power On AlphaSmarts (Windows) Communications Power On AlphaSmarts (Macintosh) On Windows computers, you can also click in the toolbar. Turn connected NEOs off. None Communication Power Off AlphaSmarts (Windows) Communications Power Off AlphaSmarts (Macintosh) On Windows computers, you can also click in the toolbar.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Frequently Asked Questions How many different quizzes can be loaded onto a NEO? Up to four different quizzes can be on the NEO at the same time. Does the st udent response to a short answer question have t o be spelled correctly? Is it case-sensi tive? If you have entered answers for short answer questions when you created the quiz in QuizDesigner, QuizManager can only match student responses that use the exact same spelling.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Frequently Asked Questions By default, spell check is enabled unless you do the following on the Advanced tab in the Quiz Options in QuizDesigner: • Check Require students to mark quiz as finished. • Do not check Enable AlphaSmart Spell Checker when taking the quiz. • Do not check Enable other AlphaSmart SmartApplets when taking the quiz so that students can’t use spell check in other SmartApplets.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Frequently Asked Questions How and when do I assign the point values f or each question? You can assign point values to each question any time after you retrieve the student responses for a quiz. For instructions, see page 7-39. When you first write a quiz in QuizDesigner, all questions have the same weight/point value—one point. You can click Points in QuizManager to change the point values for each question.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Troubleshooting Troubleshooting The QuizManager cont rol bar shows a yellow indicator. A yellow indicator means that this connected NEO does not have the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet installed. Send any files that you want to save from the NEO to your computer, and use AlphaSmart Manager to install AlphaQuiz on that NEO (see page 1-2). The QuizManager cont rol bar shows a black indicator, but a NEO is connected to that location on the Cart or to the USB port on the computer.
..... ALPHAQUIZ Troubleshooting I have a quiz installed on some NEOs, but I have accidentally erased the quiz document from my computer and I don’t remember the Admin Password. Now I am unable to remove t he quiz fr om the NEOs. If there are any responses for other quizzes stored on the NEOs, use QuizManager to retrieve them. Then, print any response sets for the “lost” quiz on each NEO (see page 7-31), or save each one as an AlphaWord file and transfer it to your computer for archival (see page 7-32).
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I NDEX A A code in AlphaQuiz 7-33 About this manual 1-1 Accuracy activities in KeyWords 5-6 Accuracy and speed builders in KeyWords 5-5, 5-6 Accuracy and speed test in KeyWords 5-5, 5-8 Accuracy goals in KeyWords 5-13, 5-14, 5-15 Activating schools in KeyWords RP 5-36 Adding a new word to the user dictionary 4-2, 4-3 Adding a student in KeyWords 5-3 Adding words to the user dictionary 4-2, 4-3 Allowing beaming from NEOs 6-12 AlphaQuiz 1-1, 7-1 A code 7-33 assigning points (weights) to questions 7-39 changin
generating KeyWords reports 5-21 installing 1-2 installing SmartApplets with 1-2 KeyWords 5-18 KeyWords settings 5-18 retrieving KeyWords data 5-21 settings 4-1 synchronizing KeyWords data with KeyWords RP 5-23 AlphaWord format for beams to Palm OS devices 613 AlphaWord Plus 1-1, 2-1 adding a word to the user dictionary 4-2, 4-3 beaming files 6-6 deleting the user dictionary 4-2, 4-3 installing 1-2 KeyWords reports in 5-28 settings 4-2 showing tabs and carriage returns 4-4 user dictionary settings 4-2, 4-3
Callout format 5-32 Can’t find a receiving device in Beamer 6-13 Cancelling a beam 6-11 Capabilities in Renaissance Place 5-45 Carriage returns, showing 4-4 Certificate Report in KeyWords RP 5-43 Changing Beamer settings 6-12 Changing keyboard layout 4-12 Changing quiz options in QuizDesigner 7-12 Changing quiz questions in QuizDesigner 7-11 Changing specific file passwords 4-2, 4-5 Changing the default SmartApplet font 4-2, 4-6, 4-7 Checking KeyWords RP system requirements 5-33 Choosing keyboard layout 4-1
Exporting a quiz from QuizDesigner to a text or word processing file 7-21 Exporting student quiz scores from QuizManager 746 Extra large font 4-6 F F code in AlphaQuiz 7-33 File passwords 4-2, 4-4 changing 4-2, 4-5 resetting 4-2, 4-5 File passwords and saving KeyWords reports 5-10, 5-12 Finger placement handout for lesson 1 in KeyWords 5-46 Finger placement handout for lessons 2-16 in KeyWords 5-46 Finger zones handout for KeyWords 5-46 Fixed-width font 4-7 Font sizes 4-6 extra large 4-6 large 4-6 medium 4
Keyboarding ergonomics 5-47 KeyWords 1-1, 5-1, 5-34, 5-46 about 5-1 accuracy activities 5-6 accuracy and speed builders 5-5, 5-6 accuracy and speed test 5-5, 5-8 accuracy goals 5-13, 5-14, 5-15 activating schools in KeyWords RP 5-36 adding a student 5-3 Adobe Reader and KeyWords RP 5-38 AlphaSmart Manager and 5-18 automatic goals 5-13 certificate 5-47 Certificate Report in KeyWords RP 5-43 Class Report in KeyWords RP 5-43 congratulations certificate 5-47 deactivating KeyWords RP schools 5-36 default goals 5
battery status 4-2, 4-12 beaming from one NEO to another 6-3, 6-6 beaming to a Palm OS device 6-6 beaming to from a Palm OS device 6-8 Blocking beaming 6-12 changing default font 4-2, 4-6, 4-7 contrast 4-2, 4-9 darken screen 4-2 deleting quizzes from 7-27 deleting SmartApplets from 1-5 disabling SmartApplets in AlphaSmart Manager 1-4 disabling SmartApplets in Applets menu 1-4 disabling SmartApplets on 1-3 installing SmartApplets 1-2 keyboard command reference list, viewing 4-2 keyboard layout, viewing 4-2 k
Patterns, linguistic and kinesthetic in KeyWords 557 Points for AlphaQuiz questions 7-39 Posture and Wrist Placement for KeyWords 5-46 Previewing AlphaQuiz questions 7-19 Printing a quiz from QuizDesigner 7-20 Printing KeyWords reports 5-28 Printing quizzes from AlphaQuiz 7-31 Printing reports in QuizManager 7-43, 7-44 Progress report master for KeyWords 5-46 Prompts for quiz questions in QuizDesigner and AlphaQuiz 7-8 Proportional fonts 4-7 Q Question library in QuizDesigner 7-23 Quiz access password in A
Renaissance Place Software Manual 5-31 Reporting parameter groups in KeyWords RP 5-41 Reports Certificate Report in KeyWords RP 5-43 Class Report in KeyWords RP 5-43 Corrected Quiz Report in AlphaQuiz 7-43 descriptions of KeyWords RP reports 5-43 Diagnostic Report in KeyWords RP 5-43 Enrollment Report in KeyWords RP 5-43 Grading Sheet in AlphaQuiz 7-43 KeyWords reports in KeyWords RP 5-29 printing from KeyWords 5-28 Progress Report master for KeyWords 5-46 Quiz Summary Report in AlphaQuiz 7-44 Schoolwide Su
Sticky Keys setting in Control Panel 4-2, 4-12, 4-15 Student Detail Report in KeyWords RP 5-44 Student ID number 5-44 Student Information Report in KeyWords RP 5-44 Student Login Report in KeyWords RP 5-44 Student Progress Report 5-9 Student Record Report in KeyWords RP 5-44 Students adding in KeyWords 5-3 deleting in KeyWords 5-11 password for quiz, viewing in AlphaQuiz 7-34 starting KeyWords lessons 5-4 Sustained practice for all keys handout for KeyWords 5-47 Switching roles in Renaissance Place 5-34 Sys
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