Califone 9300 Owners Manual

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Got It! ™ Table of ContentsII

Got It!™ Manual Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Overview

1-1 Got It!™ -Introducing the Interactive

Classroom

1-2 What is Got It!™?

1-3 Got It!™ Features

1-4 Got It!™ Applications

1-5 What Got It!™ Can Do

Chapter 2: System Setup

2-1 Package Contents

2-2 Got It!™ System Software Installation

2-3 Receiver Setup

2-4 Applications Overview

Chapter 3: Class Organization

3-1 IT Installer Overview

3-2 Teacher Profile Setup

3-3 Class Profile Setup

3-4 Student Profile Setup

3-5 Group Organization

3-6 Class Profile Exchange

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Chapter 4: EAS Files and What They Are

4-1 Generating EAS Files

4-2 Saving, Importing and Exchanging EAS Files

4-3 Creating a New EAS File from Existing EAS

Files

4-4 Printing EAS Files

4-5 Editing Multimedia Questions

4-6 Organizing Favorites

4-7 Convert a CSV File to EAS File

Chapter 5: Interactive Activities

5-1 Interactive Instructional Activities

5-2 Ordinary Quiz

5-3 Competition Quiz

5-4 Buzz-in Quiz

5-5 Knock Out Game

5-6 Prompt QA

5-7 Pick Out

5-8 Activity Setup

Chapter 6: Self-Paced Activity

Chapter 7: Got It!™ PowerClick Activity

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Chapter 8: Reports

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8-1 Summary Report

8-2 Grade Report

8-3 Activity Detail Report

8-4 Historical Report

8-5 Comparison Report

8-6 Semester Report

Chapter 9: FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

9-1 Hardware

9-2 Software

Chapter 10: System Specifications

10-1 System Requirements

10-2 Hardware Specifications

10-3 Software Specifications

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1 - 1 Got It!™ – Introducing the Interactive

Classroom

Got It!™ is the most comprehensive interactive educational

technology for the classroom environment.

As computers become increasingly ubiquitous in the

classroom, education continues to evolve from traditional

lecture methods toward higher levels of interactivity

between students and teacher. Got It!

take advantage of the teacher’s existing lesson plans

and maximize interactive learning opportunities for

students, creating a more stimulating environment that

actually encourages students to participate.

use, convenient

learning fun.

, and

cost-effective

is designed to

™

Easy-to-

, Got It!

makes

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Got It!™ Overview2

1 - 2 What is Got It!™ ?

Got It!™ brings the

interactive functionality

of the computer to the

classroom environment. A

single computer is all that

is required per classroom.

The computer presents a series of interactive lessons. Each

student is provided with a simple infrared remote control.

Pressing a key on the remote allows the computer to identify

which student pressed the key, and which key was pressed.

The result is a fully interactive learning environment that

encourages individual student participation, while making it

easy for teachers to instantly evaluate each student’s unique

progress.

Got It!

saves all records, which facilitates the teacher’s in-class

learning performance and provides progress reports to

parents.

Because only one computer is needed, Got It!

reduces hardware costs, as well as the need for costly

network administration.

grades objective tests, tallies class averages and

™

dramatically

™

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1 - 3 Got It!™ Features

Creates a more active learning•

by increasing interaction between teacher and students.

Real-time assessment•

progress.

Easy to learn and convenient to use•

for teachers to grade the papers or analyze exam

results.

Customize content •

Eight statistic reports•

teacher’s workload by providing performance reports

for each individual student and overall class progress.

Cost effective system•

required; no multiple hardware or network

administration costs.

of individual students’

to meet individual curriculum.

effectively reduce the

– Only one computer

environment

. No need

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1 - 4 Got It!™ Applications

Use with prepared lesson plans, or ask •

spontaneous questions at any time

Control PowerPoint•

Got It!™ PowerClick mode

Evaluate progress for individual students and •

whole classes

Rankings•

Classroom surveys•

Question/Answer sessions •

Polling•

Group contests•

presentations in

Chapter 1

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1 - 5 What Got It!™ Can Do

Got It!™ provides a rich

user interface. It offers an

enhanced activity mode, as

well as expanded support

for multimedia teaching

materials. It offers a range of reporting statistics to make it

even easier to track learning patterns and student progress.

Interactive Activity Modes:1.

Standard mode:•

Got It!™ provides a wide range of

interactive modes, including Evaluation, Competition

Quiz, Buzz-in Quiz, Prompt Q&A, Knock Out Game,

as well as Presentation, Grading, Survey, Pick Out

(individuals and groups), Asking Questions, Self-

Paced modes, and PowerClick (In PowerClick, Got

It!™ can be used with Microsoft

On the fly activity mode:•

PowerPoint™ files).

Enables the instructor

to insert questions spontaneously within a lesson,

making it easy to adapt to current learning situations.

Statistic Reports:2.

Comparison Report and Semester Report modes make

it even easier to track individual student and whole-

class learning history.

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Teaching materials preparation:3.

High-efciency EAS les:•

Got It!™ converts your

files into high-efficiency EAS files, which speeds up

information access. An EAS file is exclusively used

in Got It!™ for storing question sets – the questions,

answers, and the multi-media attachments.

Rich Text format:•

Supports Microsoft’s

Rich Text

File (RTF) format, making it easy to import and export

Microsoft

Multiple display templates:•

Word™ and other documents.

Got It!™ offers a

variety of display templates covering a wide range of

categories and graphic styles.

Multiple testing formats:•

With Got It!™, testing

materials can be presented in a wide range of formats,

including single choice, multiple choice, true/false,

Q&A, presentation, buzz-in quiz, competition quiz

and more.

Chapter 1

Multimedia Support:4.

Multiple format support:•

Got It!™ supports most

common media formats, including WAV, MID, MP3,

JPEG, BMP, GIF, Flash, WMV, HTML, hyperlink, etc.

(Other formats depend on the decoders installed in the

machine)

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MS•

Excel™ equation editor suppor t:

for Microsoft

instructors to integrate graphing, mathematical

formulas and more into teaching materials.

Excel’s™ equation editor enables

Multiple Controller Support:5.

Got It!™ supports simultaneous multiple controllers,

including IR remotes, standard mouse, electronic

whiteboard, touch display, remote pen pal, and remote

pointer.

Support

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Got It!™ Overview8

2 - 1 Package Contents

When you receive the Got It!™ package, the following items

should be included. If you are missing any item(s), contact

Califone

0500) or email (warranty@califone.com).

Got It!™ Classroom System Package

Got It!™ System Software CD + Electronic Manual

immediately by phone (818-407-2400 or 800-702-

Infrared Receiver

Magnetic Bracket

NOTE: Check the remote control ID - there should be no redundant ID numbers or skipped ID numbers

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USB Cable for receiver

Teacher Remote Control

Student Remote Controls

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2 - 2 Got It!™ System Software Installation

This section explains how to install Got It!™ system software

and hardware.

NOTE: Do not connect the infrared receiver until

you have installed the Got It!™ software from the

included CD-ROM.

Step 1

Insert the Got It!™ CD into your computer’s CD-ROM

drive, the menu will start automatically. After the

autorun menu appears, click the

button.

Step 2

In the

Welcome

dialog box, click .

Install Got It!™

Chapter 2

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Step 3

In the

Customer Information

dialog box, enter user

information, and then click

Step 4

In the

appears on the sticker attached to the back of your

Got It!™ CD case, and then click

Product Key

area, enter the number which

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Step 5

When the

Choose Destination Location

dialog

box appears, click

software.

Step 6

When the

appears, click

FTDI Driver Installation

Step 7

When the

box appears, click

InstallShield Wizard Complete

to begin installing the Got It!™

dialog box

to go to next step.

dialog

to complete the installation.

Chapter 2

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2 - 3 Receiver Setup

Once you have installed the Got It!™ software, connect the

USB plug of the IR receiver to the computer’s USB port:

Once the IR receiver is properly connected, position the

receiver in a suitable location where it is high enough to be

in direct line of sight for all class members, and not blocked

by desks, walls or other objects. Screw the magnetic bracket

provided into the back of the receiver. This sturdy magnetic

mounting bracket can be attached to anything metal, or

screwed into a wall (using proper hardware, not included).

For best results, aim the IR remote control directly at the

receiver while pressing any key. If the receiver does not

respond, adjust the angle of the receiver.

Recommended Classroom Set up for Optimal Performance

Install the IR receiver no less than the same height as 1.

the top of a classroom white/black/smart board.

If the classroom is wider than 15 meters (16.4 yards or 2.

49.22 ft), it is recommend to use a second receiver in

the front of the classroom.

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If the classroom is longer than 15 meters (16.4 yards or 3.

49.22 ft), a second receiver is necessary in the middle of

the classroom for participants in the back.

Connect the optional small receiver to the original 4.

receiver with included 5m (5.46 yards or 16.4 ft) cable.

Install the small receiver from the original receiver, at 5.

the same height, same angle.

The receiver should point downwards at a 35 to 45 6.

degree angle, towards the direction from where the

student and teacher transmitters will be held.

Avoid placing the receiver directly under light, since 7.

IR transmission can be adversely effected by sunlight.

Chapter 2

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2 - 4 Applications Overview

After the Got It!™ software is installed, the Got It!™ menu

will appear under

shortcuts to its five main applications:

Activity:1.

including Quiz, Competition Quiz, Buzz-In Quiz, Knock

Out Game, Prompt QA, Pick Out, Self-Paced Mode, and

PowerClick.

Editor:2.

application, used to edit text and insert multimedia files

including images, animations, videos, sounds, webpages,

etc.

IT Installer:3.

track, organize and categorize class and student data.

Report:4.

and activity reports.

ClickDaemon:5.

Launches standard Got It!™ activity modes,

This is the teaching materials editing

Used to generate Got It!™’s range of statistics

Start

Maintain results and statistics needed to

Programs

This is the setup application for

, displaying the

communication between the remote control and the

Got It!™ system software.

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3 - 1 IT Installer Overview

Before using Got It!™ for the first time, the teacher, class

and student profiles setup must first be completed for each

individual using Got It!™. This will enable the computer to

record the associated learning logs and statistics for each

student and class.

Got It!™ can be shared by different teachers on the same

host computer. Each teacher can program data for their

individual classes in accordance with their needs. Teachers

may program multiple classes, but each class may only have

one teacher.

The IT Installer application can be found by opening the

Editor

Begin by setting up Teacher Profiles for each teacher using

the system.

program and clicking on

Tools > IT Installer

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3 - 2 Teacher Prole Setup

To add a new teacher prole:•

Step 1

In the

Teacher

Click button

IT Installer

button.

window, select the

Step 2

In the

information, and then select the

complete it.

New Teacher

dialog box, insert teacher

New

button to

Click button

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To edit a teacher prole:•

Step 1

In the

Teacher List

Click button

IT Installer

button.

window, select the

Step 2

In the

Teacher List

profile you wish to edit, and then click the

button.

dialog box, select the teacher

Click button

Step 3

In the

Teacher Information

teacher information, and then click the

confirm.

dialog box, fill in the

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button to

Click button

To delete a teacher prole:•

Step 1

In the

Teacher List

Click button

IT Installer

button.

window, select the

Step 2

In the

then click the

Teacher List

dialog box, select a teacher and

button.

Step 3

Select the button to delete the selected teacher

Click button

profile.

Click button

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3 - 3 Class Prole Setup

This is where a profile of a class (including its students)

is entered.

Step 1

In the

Class

Click button

IT Installer

button.

window, select the

Step 2

In the

class name, and number of students into the fields

provided. Then, click the

New Class

dialog box, enter the year, grade,

button.

New

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Click button

Step 3

To setup a new class, select it from the

Class List

Click the Name field in the

student’s information in the available fields. Continue

until each student’s information for the class has been

entered. (It is only necessary to enter student names to

setup a class list; additional information can be entered

later.)

Student Prole

Student List

Select a student

and enter student information

and enter the

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To edit class information:•

Step 1

Select the class you wish to edit from the

Class List

the

IT Installer

Year, Grade and Class Name in the fields provided.

Edit class

prole

window. In the left panel, enter Class

Step 2

Select a teacher from the Head of Class drop-down

menu.

Select

teacher

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To delete class information:•

Step 1

Select the class you wish to delete from the

Class List

and then click the

Click button

Delete Class

button.

Step 2

When a confirmation dialog box appears, select

to delete the selected class.

Click button

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