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1. Current Session Code FIV Toolbar is partially hidden by optional default Name The students type in the designated session code and optionally their name enables the system to track who votes what and the page please wait appears this page is a confirmation to the students that the session code has been correctly set and that the device is ready for voting Quiz question 5 3 objects X Y and Z below are floating in water Y Z E Which object has the largest mass density The starting page with the session code appears A Object X the correct answer is B Object Y C Object Z D don t know The quiz question is shown to the students and the students are instructed to start discussing between themselves Move cursor here to reveal the toolbar The teacher moves the mouse cursor to the The students continue their discussion while the toolbar which is partially hidden at the right teacher prepares for the vote hand side of the screen Once visible the RunV teacher clicks the button 13 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual Automatically display results Ticking clock on of f Results Redirect Set timer correct answers FE The students ar2. o av AR This feature is useful if you want to redirect all students to a particular web page during classes e g to an online questionnaire or survey Getting detailed information about each individual vote The button opens up the interface for viewing detailed information about every voting session which is stored on the SRS server 1280 x 1024 v List of stored sessions Export data to file Raw XML data respo nses Show timeline for selected session vr Education and Culture DG Run Vote rd rd r rd m nd md Mhor responsible for any use which may be made 0 Results Lifelong Learning Programme seen i 2008 2010 LLP Transversal Programme Pilot Project Redirect Contract 143545 2008 LLP NO KA3 KA3MP lt lt lt PR r d l r dl dd md For more information see http www histproject nol lt lt lt Fn Development team Pascal Pein Trond Morten Thorseth rd rd rd d d nd md Clicking on the Parse tab brings up the following screen 26 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 1280 x 1024 Selecta session code Date 2011 02 08T 11 42 03 2011 02 08T 11 42 20 2011 02 08T 11 52
3. Fill 44 Find SA Copy ee Sr Align Text MA LE GS L7 Shape Outline 5 Replace PJ Format Painter Jen i amp IR Convert to SmartArt NAL gt ls arana nd amp Shape Effects Select v Clipboard Menus hidden behind the transparent layer are not accessible when the toolbar is visible Z QO version 2 67 Ki Run Vote Cai at a al ak a kt ml Aa al ll ak ll al il el all ai id kl el ll il ml al nl Which object has the largest mass density hk nd l dl ll el nk el nl Object X ObjeeetY WW Object Z I don t know Oow am AG 1 EE EE Click to add notes Slide 1 of 1 Standard utforming Norwegian Bokm l HE ag wO VU b Running votes Run Vote Clicking on the Biel button opens up the question type dialogue box in which the teacher chooses the number of alternatives for the quiz Yes NoD Automatically display results True Fal after the vote on off vike ke 3 3 ik Ek ik eee eS aad Ticking clock sound on off Timer on off Toggle multiple correct answers on off Set question type with more than 5 alternatives Set timer se This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 A B C
4. Once you click on a question type button e g Brenn a vote controller pops up see below oe 00 00 ities OED Click on bd to start Click hkl to pause the vote andl to stop the vote the vote and display the results if Automatically display results is enabled The students can continue to cast their votes while the session is paused but the countdown will stop until the Lil is pressed to resume the vote Displaying the results of the last vote Clicking the Results button brings up a histogram for the results of the last voting session vote 85 bamsen Option Totally voted 1st 15 2nd 0 Redirecting the voting devices Redirect The Eames button is used to redirect the voting devices by replacing the default System is ready for use page with a page containing a link specified with the teacher see below 29 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 iPod gt 11 13 Vote Page Here you can give an URL to the students voting device URL to a evaluation form figure or similar sites Please enter your vote Take survey here Take survey here code Fiv URL http spreadsheets4 google com viewform formkey dHVzbk SydHIHRmvVyYIFSbELsRIdIUWc MA Send
5. below Classical approach The quiz question is shown to the students The quiz question is shown to the students The students discuss between themselves for 3 minutes individually for 1 minute commenting on the results The results are shown and commented by The students discuss between themselves the teacher for 3 minutes A second vote is held The results are shown and commented by the teacher who may or may not comment on the possible differences between the two voting results Total time used 5 6 minutes S This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Methodical best practises Rigorous testing of various methodical approaches is being planned to see which approach maximizes learning effect At this stage no statistically valid results are available from our testing Based on observations so far however ona purely qualitative basis it appears that the peer instruction approach in which each student is given time to think through the question before the group discussion engages the students to a greater extent than going directly into a group discussion before the vote is cast Logistical considerations The SRS is designed to be used in large classes and the server client infras
6. developed At college or university level classes are quite large more than 60 students per class Due to time constraints it s often not possible for the lecturer to interact directly with the students during the lecture Furthermore many students find it difficult or embarrassing to ask questions in class which reduces the level of student teacher interaction even further Because of the lack of feedback during class it s difficult for the lecturer to assess how many of the students actually follow and understand what s being taught Conversely from the students perspective their understanding of the material is rarely put to the test during class such tests usually take the form of written assignments and exercises which are corrected and returned weeks later In other words neither the teacher nor the students have a good real time indicator of learning effect Again because of time constraints the students are rarely given time to discuss and interact with each other during class If a student finds it hard to understand what s being taught in class it is therefore difficult to gauge whether he or she is the only one who doesn t follow the proceedings A normal class lasts 45 60 minutes Cognitive research indicates that attention wanes dramatically after about 20 minutes which would indicate that unless the students are allowed some pause for thought a significant portion of the curriculum is lost on the students during c
7. teacher interface 8 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein
8. time i e the percentage of students which have cast their vote as a function of time for example on the graph above 80 of the students have cast their vote after 16 seconds These graphs are useful to get some idea about the average response time if consistently 100 of the students have voted within 20 seconds there s no point in having a countdown timer set to 30 seconds The Raw Data tab shows the raw XML data gathered from the voting devices as shown below Votes XML lt votes created 2011 03 04T07 54 34 modifiable true gt lt vote created 2011 03 04T08 44 50 name vote_80 title gt lt responses totalVoted 0 gt lt response count 0 name a gt A lt response gt lt response count 0 name b gt B lt response gt lt response count 0 name c gt C lt response gt lt response count 0 name d gt D response lt responses gt lt Note gt lt vote created 2011 03 04T09 14 38 name vote 81 title gt lt responses totalVoted 0 gt lt response count 0 name a gt A lt response gt e Version 2 67 lt response count 0 name b gt B response gt lt response count 0 name c gt C lt response gt lt response count 0 name d gt D response gt lt responses gt lt Note gt lt vote created 2011 03 04T09 14 54 name vote 82 title gt lt responses totalVoted 0 gt lt response count 0 name a gt A lt response gt lt response count 0 name b gt B lt response
9. 2012 Education and Culture DG Lifelong Learning Programme Welcome To the student response system Student Teacher Trond Morten Thorseth Gabrielle Hansen Nyg rd John Birger Stav Knut Bj rkli Pascal Pein S r Tr ndelag University College Maj pi S R TR NDELAG Ka sae UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Contents I BL ao Gog EEE EEE 3 Tam 4 Technical requirements for the SRS eemensnsnsrsrsrsrsrsrnrnrnrnrnonenerenererererererensnsrsesesenenenenenensnsnsnsnenenn 5 RUNT 5 Requirements for wireless internet access POINT mmmemneeennnnvvnnennseennsn 5 CEPO S TTE EE EE EE 6 Trstallina THE SRS control META 6 Setting up the voting devices for use with the SRS eserervrvrvrsrsererororerererererersrsrsrseesenenene 8 Which URL should I use on the voting devices mmmsnrnssssseseseseerevererererererererersssssssesns 8 Bel ete prenar doS EE EE ee 9 Methodological preparations ccccccscsssssssssssscscsescsesesesesesesesesesesesssessssssssssesesesescsesesescsesesesescecseees 9 MIS TAQ GINS SiR VAS hj 10 NTN 10 The user interface for the teacher and the students during a Vote 12 FUNN 16 Different methodogical approaches smmrnnrvrnrnvrverrnerersrversrverersevererseverseverersevererseversesesersevesenee 16 Methodical Dest practises Larssen 17 Logistical considerations escerai E EE RO 17 Timed versus non timed VOTING SESSIONS ccccccccescsescsescscsesssssssss
10. 41 2011 02 08T 12 30 29 Graphical display of selected vote Select a vote within the session name date vote_85 2011 3 4 9 24 33 Click to add the vote to the export queue Add Vote To Export Data Redirect History vote 86 2011 3 4 2011 3 4 vote 87 Results am PE Id Name Voted Time Starttime RespTime Configure _guest 127 0 a 9 24 40 9 24 33 6 999999999 _guest 127 0 a 9 24 40 9 24 33 6 999999999 _guest 127 0 a 9 24 41 9 24 33 7 999999999 Exit _guest 127 0 a 999999999 _guest 127 0 a D et a i e d 99999999 _guest 127 0 a 99999999 _guest127 0 a res po nses fo r 99999999 uest 127 0 a 99999999 selected vote _guest 127 0 a 99999999 _guest 127 0 a 9 24 33 11 99999999 _guest 127 0 b 9 24 47 9 24 33 43 99999999 _guest 127 0 b 9 24 49 9 24 33 15 99999999 _guest 127 0 d 9 24 54 9 24 33 21 00000000 _guest 127 0 b 9 24 55 9 24 33 21 99999999 _guest 127 0 c 9 25 1 9 24 33 27 99999999 Clicking on the Analyse Vote Sessions tab brings up the screen shown below E This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 This shows the cumulative response as a function of
11. S is to be used has sufficient wireless network coverage if wireless units are to be used in terms of signal strength the number of simultaneous connections and bandwidth e Make sure the SRS interface is properly installed and tested on the teacher s computer e If handheld voting units are to be handed out to the students make sure they are fully charged and properly configured e g set up for wireless network access with proper SSID passwords etc e Set up bookmarks home screen shortcuts on the voting devices this can be done either by technicians or by the students themselves Methodological preparations e Havea one or more colleagues check that the quiz questions are clear and unambiguous e When the class starts hold a 15 minute introduction to the SRS during which the purpose of the SRS is explained and the students are made familiar with the interface on the devices used for casting votes A gt This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Using the SRS in class Overview Below is a timeline of a typical SRS session with images illustrating each step of the process Handheld units are distributed to the students preferably before the class starts or students may use their own devices m
12. e ready to vote The teacher selects the relevant options for the vote and selects the appropriate question type to initiate the vote Note that S clicking the button toggles the option for multiple correct answers hist multinet no srs stu Google Please enter your vote W Co code Fiv The students cast their votes Once a question selection is made the play controller appears Press Lud play and the vote is in progress The vote can be paused at any moment by pressing kid the students can continue voting while the session is paused but the countdown stops This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects April 2012 14 the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Results Redirect Each student receives a confirmation that the vote has been registered They can change their mind at any time by clicking another button They can also select multiple correct answers if this option is enabled by the teacher The vote is in progress hist multinet no srs stu amp Sin lt RA B Totally voted 1st 15 2nd 0 j The voting units are ready for another vote Once the vote is closed a histogram of the votes appears The histogram can be moved freely around Option pre In our experience t
13. f the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 9 Choose whether to use an existing session code or to generate a new one see below 10 The SRS control interface will now open as a transparent layer lying on top of other open windows below 11 The system is now ready to use For further instructions on how to use the system in the classroom see page 12 KE This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Setting up the voting devices for use with the SRS The procedure below describes how to set up a home screen shortcut on an iPod Touch iPhone or iPad a similar procedure can be applied to other smartphones or units The shortcut ensures that the voting interfaced can be accessed very quickly by the students during classes Welcome Please enter the session code and press GO Q wjejr tjvjul or Current Session Code A sjo rje kjs kjL ca zpxje vjefnjmg 1 From the home scren tap 2 Enter the URL of the SRS 3 Once the Safari icon to launch the server see section below into entered this page will appear F web browser Press m m at the bottom real er I 3 Mail Calendar YouTube Voice Memos Clock Calculator Settings iTunes
14. g Casting a vote on one voting device Delete all the cookies on all the voting triggers a response on the other units devices If using an iPod Touch iPhone iPad it s as if an invisible hand pushes the this is done in Settings gt Safari and click on buttons on the other units Clear Cookies When clicking on the SRS icon on the You re not connected to the wireless network iPod I get the error message Cannot or to the wrong network the iPod may change Open Page from one network to the other as the respective signal strengths vary The vote is in progress but the iPod Click on the refresh page icon on the still displays the Please wait page iPod to reload the page Appendix C FAQ Frequently asked questions Can I use a mobile phone to cast votes Yes any device with a web browser can be used to cast votes including mobile phones media players laptops workstations etc Is the SRS voting interface an No the voting interface is pure HTML and iPhone iPod Android Windows mobile can be used by any HTML compatible device app most smartphones come with a web browser Which URL should my students use to If you re using the default server Demo vote in my sessions HiST the URL is http hist multinet no srs student If youre using a different server the URL can be found on the login screen the address printed below the Server address field and also by clicking the Configuration button in the SRS
15. he students very keen to defend their vote when challenged by the teacher the teacher may challenge some of the students to explain why they voted as they did The teacher highlights the correct answer by clicking on the bar corresponding to the correct alternative and explains why the alternatives are correct or incorrect 45 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 SRS methodology Different methodogical approaches The SRS can be used within a multitude of methodical and educational approaches Two approaches are of particular interest both of which have been tested by us 1 Classical approach Letting the students discuss 2 3 minutes between themselves in groups before doing a voting session 2 Peer instruction each student first has to think individually through the quiz question before casting a vote Once the vote is cast and the result of the vote is shown to the students a group discussion ensues during which each student has to argue his or her position to the rest of the group After the group discussion another vote is held and the results between the two voting sessions can be compared To illustrate the difference between the two approaches a side by side timeline is described
16. lass The main objective of the SRS is to address these issues in particular e Break the monotony of a lecture and allow the students to actively take part in the lecture e Increase teacher student interaction e Give both teacher and students real time feedback on learning ef fect Man 08 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Technical overview The SRS consists of three main components 1 The voting device which the students use to submit a response during a voting session This device can be any HTML compatible mobile unit e g iPod Touch iPhone other smartphone laptop or desktop computer 2 The control interface SRS Ci which runs on a computer in the classroom and is used to set up and run voting sessions by the teacher 3 The SRS server which coordinates the communication between the control interface SRS Ci and the voting devices This involves setting up the voting devices with the appropriate number of buttons i e buttons A B C etc corresponding to the selected vote type collecting the response from each unit and to processes the data to create graphical representations of how the students voted The server also stores all the data of each individual voting session so tha
17. lities available in the room where the SRS session is held there are several ways to display the quiz questions to the students before the voting starts Display Image Comments surface Flipover chart Only suitable for small rooms Whiteboard blackboard Overhead The use of a projector document camera document E R requires a video camera projector be installed in the class room Video Can be used to display projector ready made quizzes in Word PowerPoint SMART Notebook or similar tool EY This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Using the SRS interface in conjunction with PowerPoint and similar applications As detailed in Appendix A the SRS control interface SRS Ci puts itself as a transparent layer on top of other applications which makes it easy to show questions on the computer running the SRS If the computer running the SRS is connected to a projector the recommended method for showing the quiz question to the students would be to use PowerPoint or similar application running on the SRS computer Quiz question es estion 3 objects X Y and Z below are floating in water 3 objects X Y and Z below are floating in water Y Z e Which object has the large
18. lt response count 0 name c C lt response gt lt response count 0 name d gt D lt response gt Results Redirect History lt lresponses gt lt Note gt lt vote created 2011 03 04T09 15 16 name vote_83 title gt Configure Responses XML Exit Vote Responses History XML The Export tab is used to export the selected data into a CSV file which can be imported into any spreadsheet application This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Configuring the user interface interface of the SRS This shows the URL which should be entered on the voting devices This is the ipod adress for the students vote http hist multinet no srs Color scheme for results Results presenti 2 SimpleColor graphs _ Multicolor Background color and Application style opacity Background color Opacity 10 20 40 60 o0 100 l D A This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Appendix B Troubleshootin
19. n to your computer Installation Preferences Publisher UNKNOWN Application SRS Ci ter installation Installation Location Install Cancel C Program Files Installing applications may present a security risk to you and your computer Install only from sources that you trust Publisher Identity UNKNOWN The publisher of this application cannot be determined System Access UNRESTRICTED This application may access your file system and the Continue Cancel internet which may put your computer at risk 5 The SRS will start automatically after the installation if this option was selected 6 To start the SRS manually double click the EJ icon on the desktop which launches the login interface below The login credentials depend on which server you want to connect to for the default Demo HiST they are as follows EE Demo HiST http hist multinet no srs User name teacher Password teacher This is the URL to be entered on the voting devices 7 Make a note of the URL above this needs to be entered on the voting device in order to connect to the voting session 8 After selecting the server and entering the credienals click on the Login button 6 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made o
20. obile phones laptops The students are presented with a multiple choice quiz question where one or more alternatives are correct The students are given time to discuss between themselves in the peer instruction paradigm they are given time to think through the question individually first From the SRS interface the teacher starts the voting session a timer countdown mechanism can be used if desired 10 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Each student casts a vote as to what the correct answer is using the handheld unit The vote closes and the results are shown to the students in the form of an histogram The instructor will comment the various alternatives and highlight the correct one explaining thoroughly why it s the correct one and why the other ones are incorrect The lecture proceeds as normal To further illustrate the process of using the SRS in class the table below shows the process from the perspective of both the teacher who sets up the voting session and the students who submit the vote response using the hand held units TT This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and
21. pplication SH This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 The SRS interface as a transparent layer on top of other applications The SRS control interface SRS Ci has been designed to put itself as a transparent layer on top of other applications which run on the computer When the toolbar is hidden the transparent layer is invisible Once the toolbar is revealed the interface puts itself on top of the other windows that are open on the computer Click here to Click here to 00 Ibar Version 2 67 Run Vote Results meg Redirect History Configure Exit Bar is hidden at the Bar visible at the right hand side of the right hand side of the screen screen When a button on the toolbar is clicked pressed e g Run Vote Results etc the parts of the screen lying behind the transparent layer will become inaccessible as indicated by the yellow black stripes in the window below The opacity of the layer can be adjusted by clicking on the Configure button e O This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS
22. rl re Ol p a s ideos Safar App Store An icon will be added to your home screen so you can quickly access this web site Add to Home Screen LL al K tO this Page BECUBNT Cancel Banane S d pi 4 and Add to Home Screen 5 Enter a label name for the 6 The icon now appears on home screen icon and press the home screen Which URL should I use on the voting devices The URL entered on the voting device depends on which server youre connecting to and has to match the server address selected on the teacher interface see page 6 If you re using the default server Demo HiST the voting device URL is http hist multinet no srs student This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Preparations for first time use of the SRS To ensure that the students take well to the idea of using SRS in class it s important that the students are properly introduced to the system before it s used for the first time We recommend that the following checklist be completed before the SRS is used in class Technical preparations The technical preparations should be conducted weeks ahead of first time use of the SRS to ensure a successful implementation e Check that the classroom in which the SR
23. round 60 students However if the SRS is to be used in large classes with a large number of hand held units more than 60 it s important that the access point can handle such a large number of simultaneous connections Quite often a relatively low limit on the number of concurrent connections is hard coded into the access point and this limit would have to be modified to reflect the number of iPods in use Some overhead should be added because there may be other wireless units in use in parallel with the SRS private mobile phones laptops etc Sa a This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Getting started Installing the SRS control interface This section describes how fo install the SRS control interface on the computer which is to be used to run votes 1 Download the Adobe AIR installer from http get adobe com air Double click on the downloaded file and follow the on screen instructions for installing Adobe AIR 3 Download the SRS installer file this file has the extension air from http histproject no node 7 4 Double click on the downloaded file and follow the on screen instructions 4 Application Install aag Application Install Are you sure you want to install this SRS Ci applicatio
24. se which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Setting the 2min Our experience shows that using such a sound is invaluable in shifting the students attention away from the discussion and over to the voting session in progress In our experience a 30 second countdown is sufficient any longer than that and the students quickly lose patience Remember that when the vote starts the students have already completed their discussions and made up their minds Therefore 30 seconds should be enough to let everybody press the button on their iPod corresponding to the alternative they think is correct The teacher s role Based on the feedback we ve received it s critically important for the students that the teacher e Thoroughly explains what the correct alternative was and why e Puts alot of effort into stimulating the discussion between the students in some classes the discussion can be a bit heavy going unless the teacher aids the process along This problem is exacerbated if the students dont know each other very well S lt This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Methods for displaying the quiz questions to the students Depending on the faci
25. sssssescsesescscsescscsesesesetesseeeees 17 es GA een ee ee ere nee eee err reer ee 18 Methods for displaying the quiz questions to the students roenensrrnrvrnorerersrnrnrnrverens 19 Using the SRS interface in conjunction with PowerPoint and similar applications 20 Appendix A Reference guide for the SRS control interface SRS Ci mmennrnrnrnorsrsrnrrnnnr 21 Hed ea E taeteieeeseeseneases 21 The SRS interface as a transparent layer on top of other applications 22 Accessing windows behind the transparent layer srrvrvrvrvrrororerorererererersrrrrrsrrrsenenene 23 RUNE 24 Displaying the results of the last vote wo cceccssesesssessssssesesesesssessssesesessscsessssesesesesesesesseseseseees 25 Redirecting the Voting devices ou cccccssssssssssesesesescsesesesesesssesesessssssssssssssesesesesesesesesesescscseseseseees 25 Getting detailed information about each individual vote l 26 Configuring the user interface insruvnenrnvrenernveeeesvevvsvesssevsevseee 29 Appendix B Troubleshooting c c cccccccesessssesssssesesssscsesssssssesssesesssesssessesesesesesesessesesesesesessseseseaeeeeees 30 Appendix C FAQ Frequently asked questions cccscssssesssesssssscsssesesessssescsesesescseseseseseeeseees 30 SRS user manual April 2012 Introduction As part of the Edumecca project a new type of student response system SRS for next generation handheld devices such as iPod Touch or iPhone has been
26. st mass density Click here to reveal the toolbar Which object has the largest A Object X B Object Y C Object Z D don t know A Object X B Object Y C Object Z D I don t know A PowerPoint slide show with the toolbar The same slide show with the toolbar hidden at the right hand side of the screen revealed ready to run a vote It should be noted that the SRS has been designed to be simple to use from a digital whiteboard by consistently using point and click interfaces 20 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Appendix A Reference guide for the SRS control interface SRS Ci This section explains all the various features of the SRS control interface SRS Ci Interface overview This should correspond to the current screen resolution if the resolution changes you may have to adjust this figure manually 1280 x 1024 4 Session code generated by the SRS server Click here to hide reveal the toolbar Start voting session Results See results of last vote Redirect voting units to another URL ect History Detailed information of all the voting Configure sessions stored on the server renn Customize the user interface BS Exit the a
27. t the data can be analysed at any time A graphical representation of how the various components of the SRS work together can be found below Wired or wireless Wired or wireless network SRS server which collects votes and processes and stores Laptop PC running the data SRS control interface used to run votes Voting devices used by the students to cast votes 4 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 Technical requirements for the SRS This section describes the technical requirements for the hand held units to be used by the students to submit a response and also the requirements of the wireless internet connection Requirements for voting units There are two main requirements that the voting units must fulfil e Internet connection e Web browser If the voting device is a hand held unit like a smartphone the internet connection can be provided either by wireless ethernet wi fi aka IEEE802 11 or by some form of mobile broadband connection such as 36 Requirements for wireless internet access point The amount of data which is sent to and from each hand held unit is negligible so a 802 11g compliant access point capable of 54 Mbit s is adequate for a class of a
28. the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 The user interface for the teacher and the students during a vote Teacher user interface run on a PC in Student user interface run on a PC the classroom laptop or mobile device The teacher starts the control interface by double clicking the SRS icon E3 on the desktop of the PC used to run votes The students turn on their PC laptop mobile device hi The students access the SRS student interface by clicking the web shortcut on their desktop home screen PE SSN ISENE Demo HiST http hist multinet no srs The teacher logs on to the server which hosts the session and opts to either create a new session code or use an existing session code The students stand by for the session code The teacher opts to either create a new session code by clicking on the Create New Session button or to re use an existing one by selecting a code from the list and then clicking Run with existing session button S This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 iPod gt 10 22 Please enter the session code and press GO hist multinet no sr
29. tructure is very scalable However the simple task of handing out handheld units for hundreds of students can present a logistical challenge The most efficient way to distribute a large number of handheld units is to have the students pick up a unit as they enter the classroom and hand it back as they leave the class Alternatively handheld units can be given on loan to the students at the start of a term on the condition that the unit is handed back in at the end of the term In this scenario each student would be individually responsible for his or her unit making sure it s charged bringing it to classes and so on Timed versus non timed voting sessions The SRS is designed to be used in large classes and maintaining order and discipline is a priority After a group discussion the teacher will want to start a voting session But it can be challenging to restore order and attention in a class in which hundreds of students have been engaged in serious discussion In particular to make all the students some still fiercely involved in the discussion aware that a voting session is about to begin To aid the teacher in restoring order for the voting session the SRS can be set to play back a ticking clock sound during the countdown see below o This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any u
30. user manual April 2012 engelsk quiz Compatib lity Mode Microsoft PowerPoint 2 Quiz question 3 objects X Y and Z below are floating in water ne Which object has the largest mas tene Yellow black stipes A Object X B Object Y C Object Z D don t know warn the user that the windows behind the transparent layer are inaccessible Click to add notes Accessing windows behind the transparent layer The SRS has been designed to facilitate a smooth transition between showing e g a PowerPoint with a quiz question and starting a vote In certain situations it s necessary to hide the toolbar in order to access windows and menus behind the transparent layer V When the toolbar is visible and the transparent layer is active it s not Fr possible to click icons or windows which are lying behind the top of the transparent layer In order to access those windows you have to click the toolbar as indicated above to hide the toolbar first 23 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission This publication reflects the views only of the authors and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein SRS user manual April 2012 ility Mode Microsoft PowerPoint meet MOE Slide Show Review View Add Ins Format 29 ions 1280x1024 a Elt IA Text Direction GNNGSG Shape
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