Using ActivEngage2 on Your. Student Guide

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1 Using ActivEngage2 on Your Student Guide

2 Copyright Information TP1879 Issue Promethean Limited. All rights reserved. All software, resources, drivers and documentation supplied in the Promethean ActivInspire download are copyright Promethean Ltd Promethean grants a license to install and use Promethean ActivInspire software, including any resources, drivers and documentation supplied in the download. Refer to the licence agreement for information about the terms and conditions of this licence. Promethean is owner of a number of trademarks in several jurisdictions across the world. The Promethean products documented in this guide include aspects which are protected under their respective patent, copyright, design copyright, registered design and trademark laws. Android and Chrome are trademarks of Google Inc. KUNO is a trademark or registered trademark of UwriteTouch, Inc. Windows, the Windows logo, Internet Explorer and Excel are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. This guide is distributed online. It may only be reproduced for use within the institution in which the product is used. For use outside of your institution, no part of this guide may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any other language without the prior permission of Promethean Limited. Please note that the content in this guide is protected under copyright law. Although every care has been taken in the compilation of this guide, Promethean Limited accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of information contained within the following pages.

3 Contents Using ActivEngage2 to Answer Questions 4 Buttons 4 Answering Individual Questions 5 Text 5 Multiple Choice 5 Numeric 6 Likert Scale 6 Yes. No. Don t Know. 6 True. False. Don t Know. 7 Sort in Order 7 Equations 8 Answering Self-Paced Questions 9 Navigation 10 Navigating a Question Set 11 Text 13 Multiple Choice 14 Numeric 14 Likert Scale 15 Yes. No. Don t Know. 15 True. False. Don t Know. 16 Sort in Order 16 Equations 17 More Information 18

4 Using ActivEngage2 to Answer Questions This guide shows you how to use the ActivEngage2 client to answer individual questions as well as navigate and answer sets of self-paced questions. Buttons Buttons are disabled when they are not applicable, or when you have to do something first, like enter an answer or select one or more options. The following buttons are available in most client screens. Button Description Enabled Disabled Back Returns you to the Hub Selection or Server Selection screen. Reset Clears your entry. Navigation Opens the Navigation screen and displays any questions you have already answered, and placeholders for those yet to come. Enables you to navigate the question set, change the order in which you answer questions and review and/or change your answers. For more information, see the section Answering Self-Paced Questions. Send Submits your answer. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 4

5 Answering Individual Questions Your teacher can ask quick questions with ExpressPoll, or prepare questions on individual flipchart pages. When they ask an individual question in ActivInspire, your client automatically displays the answer screen that is appropriate to the type of question. Individual questions are not sent to the client. Text Clear Send 1. Tap text box to display keyboard. 2. Enter up to 255 characters, make any corrections. 3. Tap the Send button. Multiple Choice Your teacher can choose the number of possible responses to a multiple choice question, so be sure to check the instructions. Instructions 1. Select appropriate number of options. 2. Tap or click the Send button. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 5

6 Answering Individual Questions Numeric 1. Tap in the number box. 2. Enter the number, make any corrections. 3. Tap the Send button. Likert Scale In Likert questions, your teacher asks you to rate something, or to indicate your agreement or disagreement on a scale. Your teacher can choose how many options the scale for each question can contain, so be sure to check the instructions. 1. Drag slider horizontally to highlight the option of your choice, or tap the option to make the slider jump to it. 2. Tap the Send button. Yes. No. Don t Know. Your teacher can give you the option to say that you don t know the answer. They may also restrict the options to just Yes or No. 1. Tap to select an option. 2. Tap the Send button. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 6

7 Answering Individual Questions True. False. Don t Know. Alternatively, your teacher may ask you if something is True or False. Again, it is up to them to allow Don t Know as an answer. 1. Tap to select an option. 2. Tap the Send button. Sort in Order Sort in order questions can have up to six options. Sorting options into a different order is simple. Just tap an option to select it, then drag and drop it in its new position. If you change your mind, select the option again and drop it where you want it. Repeat this until you are happy with the new order, then submit your answer. Options are color coded according to their place in the ranking. 1. Select one option at a time, and drag and drop it. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 7

8 Answering Individual Questions 2. When done, tap the Send button. After you have dropped an option, it takes on the color of its new ranking. To undo all and start over, tap the Reset button. Equations Questions that require an equation as a response are different from simple numeric questions, where the answer is either a positive or negative number. When you answer an equation question, you can select from a full set of mathematical symbols and notation. 1. Tap text box to display keyboard. 2. Tap menu keys to display different key sets and enter your answer. 3. When done, tap the Send button. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 8

9 Answering Self-Paced Questions Your teacher can also run self-paced question sessions. The question types are the same as for individual questions. Unlike individual questions, self-paced questions come in sets, and each set can comprise many questions. Most importantly, self-paced questions do not appear on the ActivBoard, or on your teacher s computer. Instead, you receive both the question text and any options on your device, one question at a time. The person sitting next to you could be working on a completely different question from you. This could be for a number of reasons; for example, because you are answering questions at a different pace, or because your teacher has enabled Navigation. You can learn more about Navigation in the next topic. You can tell at a glance how many questions there are in a self-paced question set, what the number of the current question is, and if your teacher has enabled Navigation. Navigation is enabled. Question text The question set contains 8 questions, and this is the first one. Sometimes, if the question text is very long and there are many options, you may have to scroll up and down to see all the options on your Promethean KUNO. Tap anywhere on screen and drag up or down to see either all of the options, or all of the question text. Alternatively, you can always rotate your KUNO to change the orientation from landscape to portrait. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 9

10 Answering Self-Paced Questions Navigation Your teacher can create tests that require you to answer questions in the order in which you receive them, or enable Navigation. When Navigation is enabled, you can load and answer questions in any order, or skip or mark with a star any questions you want to return to later. Navigation can also help you keep tabs on how much there is left to do. In Navigation, you can toggle between displaying all questions, unanswered questions and those questions you previously marked with a star. You can also see your response to each question, both during the test, and at the end if there is time. If your teacher has enabled this, you can even amend answers you have already sent. Navigation lets you choose the test strategy that works best for you. Here are some examples of how Navigation can help you, whatever your preference. Answer Questions In Order One approach is to answer every question until you get to the end of the test, while making notes along the way about any answers you want to revisit. Once you have answered the last question, you navigate back to and review those answers you previously noted. After reviewing and perhaps amending your answers, you are done. Tackle Easy Questions First Another approach is to look at the questions in the order in which you receive them. You answer the easy questions immediately, and skip the more challenging ones. Once you reach the last question, you go back to the beginning and start answering those questions you skipped earlier. Review All Questions Before Answering Alternatively, you may prefer to preview and assess all questions before answering any of them. You make notes about each question, and map out the order in which you want to answer them. Then you use Navigation to jump back and forth through the question set to answer the questions in your preferred order. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 10

11 Answering Self-Paced Questions Navigating a Question Set You can navigate a question set as soon as you have received the first question. Tap to begin Navigation. At this stage, you can only see the number, type and text of the single question you have received. Although there are seven questions in the set, the following example only shows the first four. All of them are unanswered and none of them have been marked with a star. To load another question, just tap the New Question placeholder text. Tap to return to current question. Question text Question number and type Question number Tap New Question to load this question. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 11

12 Answering Self-Paced Questions Now you can either answer the question, or return to Navigation and load another one. Question 4 loaded. You can also choose to display only the questions you have not answered yet, or those you have marked with a star. Tap to display only questions you marked with a star. Your answer Answered starred question Unanswered starred question Tap to display unanswered questions. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 12

13 Answering Self-Paced Questions Once a question has been answered or loaded in Navigation, you can identify its question type by its color and symbol. Numeric True or False Equation Tap to display all questions in the set. Starred questions Likert confidence scale Multiple choice Sort in Order Text Text 1. Tap in text box. 2. Enter up to 255 characters, make any corrections. 3. Tap the Send button. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 13

14 Answering Self-Paced Questions Multiple Choice 1. Tap an option to select or deselect it. 2. Repeat as many times as required. 3. When you are happy with the answer, tap the Send button. Numeric 1. Tap in answer box. 2. Enter answer and make any corrections. 3. When done, tap the Send button. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 14

15 Answering Self-Paced Questions Likert Scale These type of questions measure confidence or agreement. 1. Tap the slider and drag it to highlight the option that represents your answer; OR simply tap the option you want to select. 2. Tap the Send button. Yes. No. Don t Know. Tap one option, then tap the Send button. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 15

16 Answering Self-Paced Questions True. False. Don t Know. Tap one option, then tap the Send button. Sort in Order 1. Select one option at a time, and drag and drop it. 2. Repeat as appropriate until all options are arranged correctly. 3. Tap the Send button when you are done. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 16

17 Answering Self-Paced Questions Equations When you enter an equation on your KUNO device, you can toggle the keyboard between displaying symbols, numbers and keys. 1. Tap in the box, then use the keyboard to enter the equation. 2. When done, tap the Send button. Toggle between different symbols, numbers and keys. Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 17

18 More Information This section contains links to other useful sources of information about other Promethean products. ActivInspire If you are new to ActivInspire or want to quickly refresh your memory, read Get Started with ActivInspire. Tech Support For online support and self-help solutions, please visit the Promethean Knowledgebase at: To contact US Tech Support (08: Local Time), call: US English US Spanish Promethean Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Products are subject to availability by country. Product Specifications are subject to change without notice. TP /14 v1.0 Student Guide Using ActivEngage2 on Your Promethean KUNO 18