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Tutorial for SMART Response System

Andrea Tejedortejedor.andrea@gmail.com

April, 2011

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ContentsTopic Page

Getting Started 3

Adding a Class 8

Adding Students 10

Creating an Assessment 15

Viewing the Results 41

Importing Students 45

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Getting Started

Open SMART Notebook.

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Getting Started

To get started, click on Response tab, and choose

Teacher Tools from the drop down menu.

Getting Started

Click on the icon for the SMART Response Teacher

Tools at the bottom of your screen.

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Fill in the information and click Save.

(See Special Note at the bottom of the page for Classroom name.)*

*Special Note: Please note that the classroom name (Training – in this example) is the name that will appear on the remotes when students sign-in to take an assessment.

Getting Started

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Click Save.

Choose a destination.

Add a file name.

Getting Started

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Adding a Class

Click Add a class.

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Adding a Class

Fill in the information and click Add.

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Adding Students

To import a class list click Add students to your

class. (Go to page 45 to learn how to import a

class list.)

To add students manually click the Students tab.

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Adding Students

Click Add.

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Adding StudentsThe cell under Student ID is now highlighted.

Click in the cell to add the student’s ID. Next click in the

cell under Last Name to add the student’s last name, and do the

same under the First Name.

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Adding Students

After you have added the information for the first student,

click on the second row to add the information for the second

student. Continue in this manner until you have added all of your

students.

Adding Students

When you are finished adding students, click the Home tab.

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When you are finished adding students, return to SMART Notebook to create an assessment.

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Creating an AssessmentClick on the Insert Question

icon and choose Wizard.

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Creating an Assessment

Click on the type of question you would like to insert?

(In this example I will use Multiple Choice.)

The click Next.

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Creating an Assessment

Type the question and click Next.

Creating an Assessment

Type the choices* and click Next.

*If you need to add choices, click on the drop down arrow and select the appropriate number.

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Creating an Assessment

Click the button for the correct answer and click Insert

Another.

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Creating an Assessment

Click on the type of question you would like to insert?

(In this example I will use Yes or No.)

The click Next.

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Creating an Assessment

Type the question and click Next.

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Creating an Assessment

Click the button for the correct answer and click Finish.

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Creating an Assessment

*You MUST insert a Title Page in order to collect data and link an assessment with a specific class !! This is not necessary if you are using the assessment in Anonymous mode.

Click yes to group the questions and add a Title Page.*

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Creating an Assessment

Complete the information and click Add.

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Creating an AssessmentThe Title Page now appears at the top

of the list of pages.

The title of the assessment appears at

the top of the page.

Fill in the other information.

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Creating an AssessmentYou are done creating the

assessment. Click save.

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Delivering an Assessment

Connect the receiver to a USB port on the computer and wait for the indicator lights on the receiver to turn green.

Receiver

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Delivering an Assessment

When you first connect the receiver a yellow notification window will pop up advising you that SMART Response is starting and to please wait before turning on the remotes (clickers).

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Delivering an Assessment

A blue notification window pops up when SMART Response is ready to use and you can turn on the remotes (clickers).

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Delivering an AssessmentYou must identify your class before you start the assessment. Follow the

steps below to start your class and deliver an assessment.

Open the SMART Notebook with your assessment.

Click on Response. From the drop down menu select Start Class, and click on the class you want to deliver. In this example I will select Practice Class.

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Delivering an Assessment

A window appears with a notification that the class has started. Click Close.

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Delivering an AssessmentNow that your class is started, power on the clickers

Press and hold the Power button until the Welcome message is

displayed.

Use the Up and Down buttons to scroll through the available classes.

When you find your class*, press Enter.

* The Classroom name you created in the SMART Response Teacher Tools is the name that appears. If you don’t see the Classroom name, select Find a class.

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Delivering an Assessment

Use the number keys to type in the students ID and then click Enter.

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Delivering an Assessment

Press the Y or N button to confirm student name and click Enter.

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Delivering an AssessmentGo to the first page (or title) page of the assessment.

Click on the SMART Response tab.

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Delivering an AssessmentClick on Properties to see the description and summary of

the assessment.

Choose a feedback option.

After you choose a feedback option, click Start this assessment

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Delivering an Assessment

The view will automatically switch to Progress.

Click the forward arrow to go to the first question.

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Delivering an Assessment

When you are delivering an assessment you can Show the status of students and

preview the results.

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Delivering an Assessment

When you are finished, click Stop this assessment.

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Delivering an AssessmentFor a summary of the

results, return to the title page of the assessment and

click on the Results tab.

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Viewing the ResultsUse SMART Response Teacher Tools for additional information.

Click on the Students tab to review individual students’ results.

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Viewing the Results Click on the Assessments

tab to view a list of assessments.

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Viewing the Results

Click on the assessment you would like to view.

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Viewing the Results

Use the tabs at the bottom of the screen to

view more detailed information about the

assessment you selected.

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Importing Students

Click on the class that you want to import

students into. Click Next.

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Importing Students

Choose the type of file you are importing the information from*.

Click Next.

* For information on formatting the excel or csv files see the next page.

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Importing Students

Format your class lists according to the following guidelines before

importing them:ID Number, First Name, Last Name

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Importing Students

Find and select the file and click Open.

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Importing Students

Return to SMART Response Teacher Tools to view the student

list.