SmartOption™ Mobile Lab Setup for
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1. SmartOption Mobile Lab Setup for NEO Your SmartOption Mobile Lab comes with AlphaHub and al cables already installed Follow these steps to set up the mobile lab Do not connect the lab to your computer until you have installed NEO Manager software on the computer For the computer s system requirements go to www renlearn comirequirements Before You Begin Find these items which came with your SmariOption Mobile Lab 3 boves each with ton NEO 2s with batteries installed fora ee peso one a Se ae tates wn seer ti gm ey i aoe Seetenoede se Tee wo be arate reser ain Rani eases enc the NEO Manager and NEO Share CDs anal oma nd bit natn sf poo be an Acce Test Installation Guide and AccelTest CD a 1 Philips screwdriver for removing the NEO battery compartment cover as needed a NEO 2 Teacher Materials box including alert tho teacher the NEO 2 Teachers Desktop Quick Rafronce te NEO 2 User Manual r tho NEO Shar Usor Manual L ganot the NEO 2 Resource Guide with the 2Know Toolbar CD posters for KeyWords and Accelerated Reader quizzing PO Box aoas Wisconsin aps W 54408 8006 800 338 4204 eA Sees ice Set Up the SmartOption Mobile Lab Remove the tab on the back of each NEO 2 Pull the tab with the red arrow out of the battery compartment on each NEO 2 so the batteries will connect and the NEO 2s will be ready to use For more inform2. scores are entered automatically in the AccaTestgradebook To find out how to install AcceTest using the CD you received see the AccelTet Installation Guide which you received with your NEO 2 lab When you start AcceTTest be Sure to register the sofware to get access to useful information including notices about software Updates Set Up Your Renaissance Wireless Network To Receiver To computer Connect the Lab to Your Computer and Load the Drivers 1 At the compute make sure you have ful administrator access and close NEO Manager if it is tunning 2 Find the USB cabia labeled Computer coming out of the SmartOption Mobile Lab Connect it to a USB port on your computer 3 The first ime you connect the tab your computer wil load the required drivers Follow the instructions Inthe wizard or assistant hat appears On Windows computers Ihe computer nliies you tha the driver isn t certiied cick Continue Anyway 4 When you have finished disconnect the lab from your computer 5 Start NEO Manager on the computer 8 Connect a single NEO to your computer using one of the USB cables you received io load the rast of the required vers 7 Once again you wil see a hardware wizard or assistant Folow the instructions 8 When you have frished disconnect the NEO 2 from your comua Wath your computer and the Renaissance Recever you can set up a radiofrequency wireless network in your dassroom This is
3. are lets you quickly send fles to NEOs and retrieve them from NEOs change setings view and synchronize KeyWords data and update or raset NEOs as needed through he AiphaHub in the SmartOption Mobile Lab Use the NEO Manager CD te install the software Por instructions see the NEO 2 Quick Guida When you start NEO Manager be sura to registar he sofware to get access to useful information including notices about software updates NEO Share You can copy or drag txt into NEO Share and quickly send it to your NEOs through the RRenaissance Receiver You can also make text ies avaiable for your NEO 2 users to pick up and you can open or save fles that are sent back to you rom NEOs Install NEO Share from the NEO Share CD or download it at wiw renieam comneaidownloads To find out more see the NEO Share User Manual 2know Toolbar This simple program lets you get realtime responses trom students You can ask multiple choice uals numeric response pulse or short answer questions This can help you immediately assess whether your students understand the concepts you ve been discussing To instal tha 2Know Toolbar see the CD and installation instructions in the NEO 2 Resource Guide AccelTast software This software allows you to create your own quizzes tests and assignments for any subject and score student responses quickly Students can complete some types ot assignments using ether a Renaissance Responder or a NEO 2 The
4. ation see the NEO 2 Quick Guide Connect each NEO 2 to the mobile lab Make sure the keyboard is facing to the left and the light on the right side of the NEO is facing out Two NEOs fitin each bay Plug in the lab Always plug the cart directly into a 120 volt outlet rated for at least 15 amps Donotuse an extension cord or power strip Tum on the AlphaHub Find the AlphaHub A and turn the switch to on The green light on the front of the AlphaHub B will turn on Make sure the NEO lights are on as well Leave the lab plugged in if the NEOs have rechargeable batteries Rechargeable batteries are charged whenever the NEOs are connected to the lab and it is plugged in Let them charge 16 hours the first time Wait until the NEO lights turn green This shows you the NEOs are charged I your NEOs have AA batteries you can unplug the lab to save energy Plug itin when teachers use NEO Manager software to send files and settings to your NEOs Benefits of having the NEO lights facing out You can sae whether the light comes on when each NEO is Connected Iit doesnt the AphaHub isnt on or the cart is not plugged in You can sae the color of the light for each NEO Green means it is plugged in properly and has batteries installed or charged Amber or orange means the NEO is recharging I is rechargeable or t doesn t have batteries installed Install Software on Your Computer NEO Manager This softw
5. necessary if you ara going to use NEO Shara the 2Know Toolbar or Acooest or if your Students ara going io use NEO 2s to take Accelarated Reader quizzes use KeyWords Wireless do MathFacts in a Flash practice or complete Accelerated Math assignments 1 Connect the square end af the cable to your Receiver and connect the fiat end to your computer as shown 2 Start he Renaissance Wireless Server Utity which is installed with NEO Manager Windows Cick Start Programs Renaissance Wireless Server Renaissance Wireless Server ity Macintosh Open the Applications folder then the Renaissance Wireless Sarvar folder Doubie ciick Renaissance Wireless Server Utiy ype 1234 and click OK to log in If necessary cick Start Click the Server Settings tab 5 Change the Network Name from Renaissance Receiver to your name or classroom number or another unique name Click Update Network Settings 7 Click OK Make sure that your students know the Receiver name you ve assigned E you are a Renaissance Placs subscriber cick Renaissance Place Settings Enter the web address or RPID for the Renaissance Place server for Accelerated Reader FP KeyWords FP andor MathFacts in a Flash RP The RPID i found on the Renaissance Place Welcome paga ARer entering the address or APIO cick Verify to make sure ihe utlty recognizes it as a valid address 10 Click OK The OK button is available after you verity the URL Teache
6. r Tips for Using the SmartOption Mobile Lab Getting Started 1 To learn more about how to write on NEO Refer to your NEO 2 Quick Guide and your NEO 2 User Manual Goto the Renaissance Training Center at www renleam com iraining Hover over Learn by Product and choose NEO 2 then download Getting the Most Out of NEO 2 gt Tell students to turn on NEO 2 and press file 1 Ask students to enter their names then turn off NEO 2 Ask them to turn NEO 2 on again and ask them what they notice 4 Engage students in a simple writing exercise 3 Collect student responses using the NEO Share software and save them on your computer j To learn about the other SmartApplats on NE Refer to your NEO 2 Quick Guide and your NEO 2 User Manual Refer to Getting the Most Out of NEO 2in the Renaissance Training Center Explore the KeyWords Wireless SmartApplet using the resources mentioned in number 6 Schedule time for keyboarding instruction Keyboarding proficiency has been proven to lead to gains in writing achievement It you are a Renaissance Place subscriber your RP administrator can activate schools for KeyWords by following these steps a Log in to Renaissance Place b Under KeyWords on your Home page click Select schools to use KeyWords or Activate Schools Click Activate next to each schoo that will use KeyWords d Click Done Classroom Management Tips Number each NEO 2 with a permanen
7. t marker or paint pen Write the number on the right side under the light Assign the same NEO 2 to each student for all work in every class Teach students to enter a heading on each one of their files as they begin to write Teach students to press ctr S to save files Teach students to press clear file to close named files Ifthe mobile lab is shared use a central calendar program or paper calendar to schedule time to use the lab Routine Management Tips Use NEO Share to collect students work on your computer Delete unneeded files regularly to keep NEO 2 s file system easy to navigate Ifyou have registered NEO Manager you wil be notified when there are software updates for your products If you haven t registered check www renlean com neo downloads regularly for software updates Any updates to the NEO system or SmartApplets are included in newer versions of NEO Manager To find out how to update NEOs see the NEO 2 User Manual Use NEO Manager to delete all KeyWords students at the end of the school year or end of keyboarding instruction Use NEO Manager to reset all NEO 2s at the end of the school year For details see the NEO 2 User Manual
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