Numbered Heads Together User`s Manual
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1. Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 16 The selected question will pop up and the first step button Think Time will light l Write f Heads l Who f answer Answer Together Answers Question Think about your answer No talking Question 5 2 Click the Next button to advance to the next step The next step button will light up and a helpful step reminder will appear under the buttons Think Heads Who fF Answer Time Together Answers Question Write your own answer No talking Ca Hint You may skip forward or backwards to any step by clicking on the desired button Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 17 3 On the Who Answers step a Student Selector spinner appears Click the Spin button to spin the selector and select a student on each team to stand There are four rings on the spinner each corresponding to a different team size so the spinner will select one student on teams of two to five students even if students are on different size teams Think l Write CH fanswer Time Answer Together Question Who will stand and answer e Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 18 Game Over Options After completing the final step of the last question you will be taken to a Game Over screen You have 4 options 1 Click Play Again to play again u2. refer to the Instructions section for more details Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 Advanced Features Tutorial Preview Questions 1 2 3 4 6 7 Click the Main Menu button to return to the Main Menu Click Saved Game Click Tutorial in slot 1 Click the Preview button in the upper right corner You can preview how each question will look when you play the game You can type over the question and make corrections in the Preview mode Click the forward arrow to preview the next question You can even enter a new question in Preview mode by clicking the forward arrow until you reach a blank question Click in the box then type in your new question Click the OK button when you are done previewing your questions Click the Save button to save your changes Import Questions To import questions you must have a set of questions in a text file that you may copy and paste into the game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Click the Main Menu button to return to the Main Menu Click New Game Click the Import Export button in the upper right corner Open the question_template txt file provided on the CD ROM in a text editing program If you are in Full Screen mode you need to exit Full Screen so you can find the question template file on your computer Do not try to open the file from within the game Highlight to select all the questi
3. you want to save the game There are 51 slots available and you may save up to 51 games Note If you click on a slot that already has a saved game your new game will overwrite the previously saved game Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 13 Oops Message If you try to save a game before you enter any questions you will receive a message asking you to enter questions before you save your game You will also receive this message if you try to play a game before you enter S OCC 9 herd Question 2 al oO Enter Question 4 per Question 5 Oops 120 L enter Question 4 Here You must first enter questions before you may PLAY or SAVE a new game OR Enter Question 11 Here Ge 2 Import them using Import feature 1 Type them in the boxes below C 3 Type them in using Preview Enter Question 20 AGMeErter Question 16 Here Here ei Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 14 To Open a Saved Game to Edit or Play 1 From the Main Menu click on the Saved Game button 2 Click a previously saved game This will open your game and bring you to the Questions screen 2 tt is the 3 What year did Columbus kV discover America 5 J What is three imas more than square root of 9 E Who was the first roast OH How do you say 10 What were three resident plea
4. Numbered Heads Together The Quiz Show Review Game User s Manual The Orta ta Ghoul tay Ce Total Engagement e N Everyone Learns Ce Se Wins e Kagay Numbered Heads Together 2008 Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 Numbered Heads Together The Quiz Show Review Game Table of Contents GAME OVER VIEW witness 3 SOU e BE 3 e Numbered Heads Together Steps s cssccssecssensenssneseeeseeesseeseeseeeeseesseesenets 4 GENERAL NEN EE 5 e Navigation ii isccdececccecncesect decececedeeezect cauesaceseuezectsacezececatezacecauesacesauezectiacezececeusdececauece 5 Time Date amp SOUNGS egetsEugEeAERSEE SECHER EES shencdes sbeccees sbesteesctece 5 Scaling amp Full Sereen ssania aa a a ER EAA AA AA 5 QUICKSTART TUT ORB ai oastisisiantnancnantinnisad ance dsnnantiausesaninanconainusares 6 e Advanced Features Tutorial csesccssseessecesseeeseneesenaeesneeeneeeenanesseneeeaee 7 INSTRUCTIONS Create a NOW Game RER 8 Type in Questions ioe cio csecccccczenccesecedesetececescnetececnezsuescuezatersadecczdeetecezduetecezeeezaucze 8 Enter Questions in Preview csscsscssessnesseesseesseessesseessesseesseesseesseessnessness 9 Import QUESTIONS ceceeeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseeeseesseeeseesseesseeesneesneeeneeenes 10 Select How Many Questions to Play ccsscsseesseesseesseeseeeeseesseeseeeseeeeeeeeees 10 Play Without Sav
5. e Main Menu Screen On the Main Menu you may create a New Game open a Saved Game turn the music on and off and access the Help and Tips e Return to Main Menu Click the Home button in upper right hand corner to return to the Main Menu from any screen Computer Time Date amp Sounds Time amp Date The time and date on the Main Menu is based on your computer s time and date To adjust the time and date adjust the time and date on your computer e Volume To disable or adjust volume use your computer s sound settings e Theme Music To toggle the theme music on and off click the speaker icon in the lower right corner of the Main Menu This button turns the theme music on or off for the entire game Scale Numbered Heads Together Scale To scale the Numbered Heads Together window click and drag the bottom right scale handle Full Screen To view Numbered Heads Together as a full screen select View gt Full Screen Shortcut keys for PC Control F for Mac Command F Exit Full Screen To exit Full Screen press the ESC key or repeat the Full Screen shortcut keys Stored Question Data Technical Note The questions you enter and save are all stored on a small preferences file on your computer This file is linked to the game application by the name and location of the application on your computer If you rename the application move it on your computer or move it to another computer you will break the link and i
6. eft corner three times so the Questions box shows 3 The first three questions are now on and the rest are turned off You have now made a new game with three questions Save Your New Game 6 Click the Save button in the upper right corner 7 Highlight untitled and name your new game Tutorial 8 Click on the first slot 1 to save Tutorial to slot 1 You have now saved the Tutorial game Open Your Saved Game 9 Click the Main Menu button in the upper right corner to return to the Main Menu 10 Click Saved Game 11 Click Tutorial in slot 1 Do not click the red Deleted button or you will permanently delete the game 12 Click Play in the upper right corner The Tutorial game is now ready to play Play Your Saved Game 13 Click the green Next button The game randomly selects a question 14 Click the green Next button to cycle through the steps of the game 1 Think Time 2 Write Answer 3 Heads Together 15 When the game reaches Who Answers press the Spin button to spin the Student Selector This is how you pick a student on each team to share 16 Click the green Next button to reach the last step Answer Question 17 Click the green Next button to return to the Game screen 18 Click the green Next button to select the next question Congratulations You re now ready to create and play your own games Keep following this tutorial to preview the Advanced Features Or
7. iew button e 2 Highlight the existing text then type in the first question For example Question 1 3 Use the right Arrow button to enter the next question 4 Press OK after entering all questions Preview Tip To preview a specific question click the question number on the left side of the question box 1 in the red box for the sample below Ahat is 3 3 Le Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 10 To Import Questions 1 Click the Import Export button e 2 Highlight the text and paste in questions from a text file To Import To Export Important Note There must be two carriage returns after each question to properly import your questions For example Ok Motok What is 3 3 What is 3 3 What is the What is the longest bone in longest bone the human in the human body body Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 11 A single return within a question is fine and may help the appearance of the question in the question box but do not include two carriage returns within a single question or it will be recognized as two separate questions OK Not OK What is What is 3 3 3 3 Question Template A sample question template text file named question_template txt is provided on the CD ROM for reference T
8. ing ccccsecssesseesseesseeeeeeeseeeseesseeesneesneesneeseessneeseeeseaeseesneesees 11 Save a NOW Gafe sssegege egeggeegteg eesgeekueCueeCNeeeeCkueeeg ee eege 12 Open a Saved Game to Edit or Play ccccccccssseeessseeeeeteeeeeees 14 How to Play sects ccc ecccectasicentsenedeneccanceneceseceeeieieseansesessenseiereseeerenis 15 Game Over OPtlOnSvcvsaisviscecssssecvessncssesssnnattareviniscsmadanennaninnecesane 18 Delete amp Saved Gaang zegegeesgegegegeegeeeeghreegegeeggeeegEegege 19 Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 Tuesday March 11 2008 gt Help amp Tips GAME OVERVIEW This Numbered Heads Together software turns any set of questions into a fun interactive learning game for the entire class Game Setup Enter a set of questions Connect your computer to a projector television monitor s or an interactive whiteboard so all students can see the game Classroom Setup Seat students in small teams from two to five students per team preferably four students per team Have each student on each team number off 1 4 for teams of 4 1 3 for teams of 3 Students each need something to write on and something to write with Individual response boards or slates work best but paper and pen or pencil will do fine Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 Numbered Heads Together Steps The game leads your clas
9. o Select How Many Questions to Play Use the Up and Down Arrow buttons to select how many questions you would like to play For example if you enter 10 questions set Questions to 10 Also you have the option of playing with fewer questions than you entered for the game For example if you entered 20 questions but only want to play using the first 10 questions use the Arrow buttons to select 10 questions The first 10 questions will be used for the game and the last 10 will be turned off Questions eLo If you Import questions or use Preview to enter questions the game will automatically detect how many questions you have You can always add more up to 20 questions or use fewer questions by using the up or down arrow When you save your game all the questions entered will be saved regardless of the number of questions you select so entered questions are not lost To Play Without Saving After entering questions you may play the game immediately without saving by clicking the Play button in the upper right corner If you want to save your questions you must do so prior to playing Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 12 To Save a New Game 1 Click the Save button in the upper right corner E 2 Highlight untitled and type in the name of your new game Numbered Heads losether SAVE AS Chapter 3 Review oo 4 e MW fF WH aa 3 Click on the slot where
10. ons from the question template and copy them Return to the game and select all the existing text in the import export box Paste the new questions over the existing text Click OK You are now ready to save or play your imported game Export Questions If you would like access the questions of a saved game in text format you may do so by clicking the Import Export button copying the text and pasting it into a text file Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 INSTRUCTIONS To Create a New Game e Create New Game From the Main Menu click on the New Game button mg e Enter Questions You may play with up to 20 questions Der game You have the option of entering as few as 1 question There are three ways to enter your questions 1 Type in Questions 2 Enter Questions in Preview or 3 Import Questions Each method is described below To Type In Questions Type in each question in it s own question box For example Ahat is 3 3 Le If you have a long question you may use the up and down arrows under the question number to scroll through the question You may also scroll through the question text by highlighting the question and moving your mouse down to scroll down or up to scroll up while the question is selected Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 To Enter Questions in Preview 1 Click the Prev
11. s through a series of steps designed to promote learning through cooperation active participation and individual accountability Here are the steps for each randomly selected question 1 2 3 Think Time Everyone thinks how to answer the question No talking Write Answer Everyone privately writes his her own answer on his her own sheet of paper or response board Heads Together Teammates put their heads together and share their answers They reach consensus on a team answer and discuss and teach if necessary so every knows the answer or knows how to solve the problem Who Answers Using the game s Student Selector spinner one student on each team is selected All selected students stand ready to answer independently They may no longer consult with teammates Answer Question The teacher decides how to have students answer the question Here are some options e Standing students all show their response boards e Teacher calls on one standing student to share answer aloud Teacher calls on multiple standing students to share e Students use response cards or fingers for True False or Multiple Choice questions e Teacher has the selected team representative solve a similar problem Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 GENERAL NOTES These instructions are also included in the Help section of Numbered Heads Together software This is your print friendly version Navigation
12. se in causes of the Spanish revolutionary war baseball or D Which is bigger a Y softball 11 What is the first 12 How many cups D What part of 14 What direction is What country has amendment agare in a gallon Ja zpeech describes California from the world s a verb New York largest population Fup is down what 18 How many times Name 5 ways to 20fho wrote Harry What i EE z is big does 12 go into make the number Potter 4 96 24 and half before 12 10AM To Play the Game Click the Play button to begin play To Edit the Game There are three ways to make changes to your questions 1 Change text in boxes 2 Make changes in Preview mode or 3 Make changes in Import mode Click the Save button in the upper right corner to save your changes The button will make a beep sound to confirm the changes have been saved Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 15 To Play a Saved Game After you click Play you will be taken to the Game screen All available questions will be lit up If there are 20 questions all 20 lights will be lit up If there are 10 questions only 10 questions will be on Note If you click the Main Menu button in the upper right corner at any time during play you will abandon the current game and return to the Main Menu 1 Click the green Next button to randomly select the first question e Numbered
13. sing the same questions 2 Click New Game to create a new game 3 Click Saved Game to open a saved game 4 Click the Main Menu button to return to the Main Menu Game Over Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 19 To Delete a Saved Game 1 From the Main Menu click on the Saved Game button 2 Click the red Delete button on the right side of the game name to permanently delete the game 1 Chapter Review e Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667
14. t will appear like your games are lost To avoid breaking the link do not rename or move the application once you install it on your computer If you break the link you may restore your questions by restoring the application to it s original location and or name If you want to move the application on your computer or to a new computer follow these steps to replace the new questions file with your original file 1 Open the new application and save one game with one question This will create a new saved game file that you will replace with your original file 2 Perform a find on your computer on both computers if moving to a new computer for the file numbered_heads sol You will find two files your original set of questions and the new set 3 Replace the new file with your original questions file by moving the original file to the same location on your computer Numbered Heads Together Kagan Publishing www KaganOnline com 1 800 933 2667 QUICKSTART TUTORIAL Below is a quick Numbered Heads Together overview and tutorial Follow these simple steps to overview all the features of the game Create a New Game 1 Click New Game 2 Highlight Enter Question 1 Here and type in a new question 3 Highlight Enter Question 2 Here and type in a new question 4 Highlight Enter Question 3 Here and type in a new question 5 Click the Up arrow next to the word Questions in the very top upper l
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