User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important information
- Chapter 1: About the SMART Response system
- Chapter 2: Getting started
- Using your SMART Response system
- Environmental requirements
- Computer requirements
- Connecting hardware and activating SMART Response software
- Activating SMART Response software
- Selecting how students answer questions
- Starting SMART Response LE software the first time
- Asking instant questions
- Setting up Teacher Tools
- Creating a class list
- Editing a class list
- Chapter 3: Using SMART Response software
- About SMART Notebook software
- Creating assessments
- Adding questions to the assessment
- About question types
- Adding questions using the Insert Question wizard
- About intelligent expression grading
- Creating answer keys
- Importing questions from a Word document
- Example Word document question formats
- Importing questions from an XML or SQZ file
- Importing questions from a PDF file
- PDF document formatting
- Importing questions from ExamView HTML
- Exporting ExamView tests
- About ExamView HTML question importing
- Setting answers for imported questions
- Adding choices to a question
- Tagging questions
- Starting and connecting to a class
- Connecting to the class
- Disconnecting students from a class
- Using clickers
- Completing assessments
- Chapter 4: Reviewing, printing and exporting assessment results
- Chapter 5: Maintaining your SMART Response system
- Appendix A: Hardware environmental compliance
- Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations (WEEE directive)
- Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS directive)
- Batteries
- Packaging
- Covered electronic devices
- China’s Electronic Information Products regulations
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
- California Air Resources Board – Airborne Toxic Control Measure
- Restriction of Certain Chemicals (REACH directive)
g To use random service ports
1. Start Teacher Tools. See Starting Teacher Tools on page 23,
Teacher Tools appears.
2. Select Edit > Preferences (Windows computers) or Teacher Tools > Preferences (Mac
computers) from the menu bar.
The SMART Response Preferences dialog box appears.
3. Click the Networking tab.
4. Select the Randomize check box beside the Encrypted data channel or File data channel
boxes.
5. Click OK.
Creating a class list
Before you can start a class in Sign In mode, you must have a class list. You can use Teacher Tools
to create a list, or you can import one from a Microsoft Excel® or comma separated values (CSV) file.
N N O T E
You don't need to create a class list if you're starting the class in Anonymous mode. For more
information, see About Sign In and Anonymous modes on page 62.
Creating a class list in Teacher Tools
g To create a class list
1. Start Teacher Tools. See Starting Teacher Tools on page 23.
Teacher Tools appears.
2. Click Add a Class in the Gradebook area on the left.
3. Type a name for your class (for example, Math), add any optional details in the Class
Information boxes, and then click Add.
After a short delay, the new class's window appears and the class name appears in the
Gradebook area.
4. Click the Students tab at the top of the window.
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