VES Technology Handbook



InterWrite Cricket PRS

Table of Contents

|Topic: |Pages From: |Pages To: |

|Installation - |2 |2 |

|Initial Setup - |2 |4 |

|Classes - |5 |5 |

|Lessons - |6 |8 |

|Sessions - |9 |11 |

|Sessions (Menu) - |12 |14 |

|Sharing Lessons - |14 |15 |

|Advanced Features - |16 |16 |

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InterWrite Cricket PRS

Directions for Setup and Use

Installation:

Before installing the new software…

-- Go to the Applications folder and delete the folder labeled InterWrite PRS.

When the new system arrives, install the software that comes with the system. The software will install in two locations on the computer.

a. The InterWrite Personal Response System (PRS) application will install in the applications folder.

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b. A folder called PRS will install in the Documents folder (if asked where to put it, select the Documents folder). Inside this folder will be where Lessons, Rosters, Sessions, and Exported files will go.

Initial Setup:

Place the USB PRS key device into the USB port. Make sure all remotes are off prior to launching PRS. If launching PRS for the first time, the following screen will appear:

At first setup, type the Class Name, Course/Instructor, and Section/Location. Check the Cricket remote box and check off the box to Enable Classpack.

Remotes can be used in anonymous mode. In doing so, the instructor collects user responses without the associated remote IDs and user IDs that identify them. Anonymous mode is set when the class is started.

When enabling the Test Classpack, users will see instructions for joining a class the first time. Follow the directions from the document on the DR titled, Cricket User’s Guide.pdf for additional information. Otherwise, follow the directions below:

When a class is started, the yellow Status Bar at the bottom of the Session dialog will display the Class Name, one or more Join Codes in angled brackets (< >), and the Joined List. Double-clicking on the Joined List button gives the instructor the ability to view a list of the remotes that have joined.

* Helpful Hint - Pre-define the Roster by assigning each user in the class a remote ID number. Each remote’s ID number is displayed on its top.

Classes:

Once a roster has been created, a new class can be generated by clicking on the tab, New Class. A screen similar to the initial setup will appear.

If changes need to be made to an existing class, the class can be edited by choosing Edit Class. Choose the Default Settings tab and set the Response Grid and Chart subheadings as desired. Default settings will be applied to the lesson, but may be edited later during the creation of the new lesson on a per question basis.

Lessons:

The lesson titled, Sample Lesson Name has been created. The lesson defaults can be accessed and changed by double clicking on the lesson name or choosing the Edit Lesson tab. Begin creating the lesson by choosing the New Question tab.

Type the question in the Q text box. Choices may be typed in any of the numbered text boxes. If the number of choices is more or less than the desired range, change the number of Choices from the drop down menu.

To insert images into the question or answer text boxes, choose the icon on the toolbar resembling a small image titled, Insert Image. Locate the file/image on the local computer. Insert the image into the text box.

To identify the correct response, click on the box next to the correct number/letter. The rectangle will turn blue and a checkmark will appear. Continue creating each New Question following the same steps.

Sessions:

After all questions have been created, select the Sessions tab and click on the New Session tab or click on an already created session to rename, resume, review, or delete a session.

The New Session is automatically assigned a conventional name beginning with the class, an underscore, and the date the session took place. If the session runs more than once in the same day, an underscore and the number 2 will appear at the end of the session title (2007_3, 2007_4, in succession etc.).

Click once on the PRS Lesson (Sample Lesson Name) and set the default drop down menus as desired.

The session is ready to begin. Remotes may be turned on and used to select one of the choices. However, the session is not activated until the instructor selects the Play icon from the menu if the session has been set to respond according to the pre-selected default setting.

Once the session has begun, there are several options the instructor may choose from the PRS menu.

The RF Class displays the two-digit number used to activate/join the remotes. Users locate and enter the two-digit number as revealed on the Status Bar. As users join the session, the total number on the right of the Status Bar will increase.

How do users know if their responses have been received?

• The green LED under the checkmark on the remote lights up. If the red LED under the X lights up, it means the transmission was not received.

• A box in the grid changes color and displays ID information.

Session Menu:

After all users have participated and the timer for the question has stopped, the Response Chart appears underneath the question to give instant feedback to the instructor and class.

The chart can also be viewed horizontally, as a pie graph, and/or as a number or percentage.

Additionally, the Response Details icon on the menu can be used to view and organize data in a list.

A session can be Marked once it has been created. To mark a session, double click on the session or check the box in the marked column.

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Marked sessions allow the instructor to view and sort individual data.

Sharing Lessons:

The ability to share Lessons is one of the many supportive features of the InterWrite PRS. Sharing lessons is simple.

--Access the following path:

First, bundle the lesson by duplicating the folder and clicking on it once. Go to the Finder menu; select File, and Create Archive of the folder to compress it for easy transfer.

The folder will be archived as a .zip file. Change the extension to .z and when prompted, confirm the .z extension. If the file is not too large, it can be e-mailed as an attachment, downloaded and then deleted immediately upon transfer from mailing accounts to free-up storage space.

Finally, the folder should be placed into the recipient’s Lessons folder following the same path as transfer:

*Advanced Features:

The following are considered advanced features and will be offered in future sessions. In the meantime, feel free to explore these features at your own convenience, or contact your OMET representative for more information.

-Import/Export a Roster with Student Names

-Gradebook

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-PowerPoint Integration (currently the PowerPoint feature has a “bug” which disables PowerPoint - please do not try to activate it until a fix has been discovered)

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1. Enter the two-digit number from each remote to create the class roster.

Next, choose the Lessons tab. If a lesson has already been created, select the lesson from the menu.

To create a new lesson, click on the New Lesson tab. Creating a New Lesson for the first time requires users to click one time on the Lessons tree to activate the menu.

Once the New Lesson tab has been selected, assign a Name to the lesson and set the subheading Defaults drop down menu as desired.

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1. Quit the session.

2. Play the question (if the timer has been set, a countdown will begin)

3. Pause the timer for the current question.

4. Stop the timer for the current question.

5. Move to the previous question.

6. The first number identifies the current numbered question, while the second number identifies the total number of questions.

7. Advance to the next question.

8. Reduce the timer.

9. Timer

10. Increase the timer.

11. Number of total responses.

The Preferences icon can be used to edit the question or change the formatting of the question while in use.

1. Documents

2. PRS

3. Lessons

4. Lesson Folder

1. Documents

2. PRS

3. Lessons

4. Lesson Folder

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