Educational Insights EI-7924G User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Components ........................................................................................................2

System Requirements ..........................................................................................2

Guide Conventions ..............................................................................................3

Installation and Setup ..........................................................................................3

Installing onto a PC with Windows......................................................................3

Macintosh Installation..........................................................................................5

Game Template Features ....................................................................................7

Menu Bar ......................................................................................................8

Toolbar..........................................................................................................10

Template Cells ..............................................................................................11

General Game Creation Information..........................................................12

Entering Game Content ..............................................................................14

The Spell Checker

Classroom Jeopardy! Link Operations ......................................................23

Revising Games..................................................................................................26

Converting Older Games ..................................................................................27

Sharing Games on the Internet ........................................................................28

Setting Preferences ............................................................................................28

Upgrading Your Classroom Jeopardy! Base Unit ............................................29

Update a Base Unit's Software ........................................................................29

Microsoft Word to Jeopardy Editor Conversion ................................................31

Warranty Infor

mation

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CLASSROOM JEOPARDY! EDITOR AND LINK

Classroom Jeopardy! Editor and Link are a software/hardware combination that let you write Classroom Jeopardy! games on a Macintosh or Windows computer and save them onto Classroom Jeopardy! cartridges. You can then print out the answer keys on your computer’s printer so that you can refer to them as you play a Classroom Jeopardy! game.

With Classroom Jeopardy! Editor, you simply fill in a game template on your computer. Then you plug Classroom Jeopardy! Link into the USB port of your computer and transfer the game content directly from your computer to your cartridge. The whole transfer takes only seconds!

The Classroom Jeopardy! Editor software allows you to view each clue appear on your TV screen. Special commands have also been added to make the game writing process more convenient. For example, with the click of your mouse, you can copy and paste your entries —from single clues to whole categories to complete rounds! Classroom Jeopardy! Editor even includes a handy Spell Checker function that lets you check the spelling of your game content quickly and easily.

With Classroom Jeopardy! Editor, you can also easily open games created in earlier versions of Classroom Jeopardy! so they can be edited, copied, and saved in the same way as new games that you have created with Classroom Jeopardy! Editor.

Components

A. Classroom Jeopardy! Link unit

B. Base Control Unit Update Cable

C. Classroom Jeopardy! Editor software on CD-ROM

System Requirements — Windows

A. Operating System: Microsoft®Windows®XP / 2000 /

ME / 98SE

B. Processor: Pentium

C. RAM: 128 MB (or higher) recommended;

64 MB minimum

D. Disk Space (min): 50 MB minimum free space on hard drive

E. USB Port: USB 1.1 or 2.0

F. Display Resolution: 1024 x 768 (or higher) recommended; 800 x 600 minimum

G. Pointing Device: Microsoft-compatible mouse or other pointing device

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Exciting

New Feature!

With Jeopardy! Link

you can also upload and

download

games on the Internet. It’s an

exciting way for teachers to

share game ideas and receive

ready-made

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Classroom Jeopardy!

Jeopardy!

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games!

System Requirements — Macintosh

A. Operating System: Macintosh OS X (10.2.0 or later) or OS 9 (9.0 or later)

B. Processor: Power PC (G3 or higher recommended)

RAM: 128 MB (or higher) recommended; 64 MB minimum

D. Disk Space (min): 50 MB minimum free space on hard drive

E. USB Port: USB 1.1 or 2.0

F. Display Resolution: 1024 x 768 (or higher) recommended; 800 x 600 minimum

G. Pointing Device: Apple mouse or other pointing device

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Guide Conventions

The following conventions are used in this guide:

The names of all interface elements (menus, buttons, window titles, dialog boxes, titles, etc.) are shown in a Helvetica Bold font. For instance, “Click on the OK button.” means the user should click on the

Menu → Menu Option is used to indicate a menu choice. For instance, File → Open means

the user should click on the

Whenever a combination of keys on the keyboard should be pressed simultaneously, they will be displayed in the following manner:

OK button in a dialog box.

File menu and select the Open option.

J+o means the user should press the Control key and O key at the same time.

In this case the result would be the display of the Open dialog box.

Note that on most PC keyboards the J key is labeled Ctrl. On most Macintosh computers it is labeled Control. For readability, we have used the Macintosh Jkey throughout this guide.

Macintosh users should use the combinations.

Command key instead of the Control key in keystroke

Installation and Setup

NOTE: If you have a gray-colored (Model EI-7920) Classroom Jeopardy! Base Control Unit, it is recommended that you update its firmware prior to installing and working with the Classroom Jeopardy! Editor software and Classroom Jeopardy! Link. See page 29 for instructions on how to update the firmware of your Base Control Unit (BCU).

Installing onto a PC with Windows

1. Insert the Classroom Jeopardy! CD-ROM into the CD-ROM player of your computer. The CD-ROM window will open.

2. Double-click on the Classroom Jeopardy! Setup file. The

Classroom Jeopardy! Editor Setup window

will be displayed. When you are finished reading the instructions, click on the

Classroom Jeopardy! Editor License Agreement

dialog box will be displayed.

3. In order to install Classroom Jeopardy! Editor, you must agree to the license agreement. When you are finished reading the License Agreement, and if you agree with its terms, select the

terms of the license”

Next > button.

the box will be displayed.

The

Next > button. The

“I agree to the

radio button. Then click on

Installation Folder dialog

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4. The installer is configured to install Classroom J

eopardy! Editor in the Windows Program folder.

Type in another path name if you wish and press

Next > button. The Shortcut Folder dialog box

the will be displayed.

5. The installer is configured to install a shortcut to Classroom Jeopardy! Editor in the Classroom Jeopardy! Editor folder. Type in another path name if you wish and press the

Ready to Install dialog box will be displayed.

6. The

Next > button.

If you are satisfied with the settings displayed, click on the

Next > button. Otherwise you can click on

the < Back button and change the selections you have previously made.

7. The

Setup Progress dialog box will be displayed.

8. If you wish to cancel the installation, click on the

Cancel button. If you do not cancel the installation,

the

Classroom Jeopardy! Editor Installed

Successfully

dialog box will be displayed.

Click on the Finish button. Congratulations!

ou have successfully installed Classroom

Y Jeopardy! Editor

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Launching the Program (Windows)

here are two ways you can launch Jeopardy! Editor on your computer:

1. An icon labeled Classroom Jeopardy! Editor appears on your desktop. Double-click the icon to start the program.

2. An item labeled Classroom Jeopardy! Editor appears in your

Start/Programs menu. Single-click the icon to start the program.

The Jeopardy! logo will appear briefly and then disappear, displaying a blank Classroom Jeopardy! Editor game template on the screen.

Macintosh OS Installation

Installing and Launching onto a Macintosh with OS 9

1. Insert the Classroom Jeopardy! CD-ROM into the CD-ROM player of your computer. The CD-ROM window will open.

2. Locate and double click on the folder titled Macintosh OS 9 Files. Drag the file Classroom Jeopardy! the folder JGames to your hard drive.

3. Locate the Classroom Jeopardy! Editor icon on your hard drive and double click on it to launch the program. The Classroom Jeopardy! License Agreement will appear.

4. In order to use Classroom Jeopardy! Editor you must agree to the terms of the software license. The software license agreement only appears the first time you launch Classroom Jeopardy! Editor. Click on the

Agree button to accept the terms of

the license agreement. The license agreement will close.

Editor and

5. When the software license agreement window closes the Classroom Jeopardy! Editor splash screen will appear. This screen appears each time you launch Classroom Jeopardy!

. It will close automatically after

Editor approximately 3 seconds, or you can click on it to close it immediately.

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Installing and Launching onto a Macintosh with OS X

. Insert the Classroom Jeopardy! CD-ROM into the CD-ROM player of your computer.

The CD-ROM window will open.

2. Locate and double click on the folder titled Macintosh OS X Files. Drag the file Classroom Jeopardy!

Editor to the Applications folder of your hard drive. Drag the folder JGames to wherever you want to store Classroom Jeopardy! Editor games.

3. Locate the Classroom Jeopardy! Editor icon in the Applications folder on your hard drive and double click on it to launch the program. The Classroom Jeopardy! License Agreement will appear.

Agree button to

accept the terms of the license agreement. The license agreement will close.

5. When the software license agreement window closes the Classroom Jeopardy! Editor splash screen will appear. This screen appears each time you launch Classroom Jeopardy! Editor. It will close automatically after approximately 3 seconds, or you can click on it to close it immediately. If you would like the Classroom Jeopardy! Editor icon to remain in the dock, hold down the option key, click on the icon in the dock, and select

Keep In Dock.

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Game Template Features

When you start up Classroom Jeopardy! Editor, the screen displays a blank game template. You’ll use the template to type in the content for your games. The template is set up so that you can view the content in either a Single Jeopardy! round or a Double Jeopardy! r

ound but not both at the same time. The Game Name cell and the Final Jeopardy! cell, on the other hand, are always displayed at the bottom of both the Single Jeopardy! and Double Jeopardy! rounds.

If you already use popular applications like Microsoft Word™, AppleWorks™, or Microsoft

, you’ll find that Classroom Jeopardy! Editor uses the same familiar commands and

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Excel conventions.

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MENU BAR

The following pages outline the game template’s key features: the M

tatus Bar

The menu bar has eight main headings: and Help. Each heading gives you access to various pop-up menus, commands, and options.

The first item in the with a visual clue about what program is currently active.

The File Menu

The games. Select a game name listed in the

, and C

• Select File → New or type J

template for creating a new game.

• Select

• Select File → Cartridge to display the Jeopardy! Game

• Select

•

• Select

File → Open or type J

Open dialog box. Select a game file then click on the Open button to open the selected game.

File → Save or type J

game you have just created.

File → Save As... to open the Save as JGM dialog

Type the name under which you want to save the file

box. then click on the

Cartridge Interface

tents of a cartridge and allow you to perform a variety of cartridge operations. (See page 24.)

File → Preferences to display the Preferences dia-

log box. This dialog box allows you to set options for the messages and warnings that may appear during game creation. See pages 28–29 for a detailed explanation of the preferences you can set. The preferences are listed as questions for which you choose a preferences you choose take effect immediately and remain in effect each time you launch the Classroom Jeopardy! Editor program until you change them.

Select

File → Print or type J

Select

File → Print Preview to see what the printed answer key will look like when

you print it. Press the magnification level for viewing the print preview.

File → Print Setup to open a dialog box that provides you with options

for your printer.

File → Exit to quit the Classroom Jeopardy! Editor program.

File menu also displays a list of up to the 10 most recently opened Classroom Jeopardy!

ells

File, Edit, View, Zoom, Round, Tools, Window,

is the program icon. Its purpose is to provide you

enu Bar

n to open a blank

o to display the

s to save the

Save button to save the game.

. This dialog box will display the con

Yes or No answer. The

p to print one or both pages of your answer key

Zoom In/Zoom Out or click on the screen with your mouse to select

File menu to open the game’

s template for editing.

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The Edit Menu

• Select Edit → Undo or type J

recently completed action.

• Select

The View Menu

• Select View → Toolbar to toggle the display of the toolbar at

• Select

The Zoom Menu

• Select any of the settings to select the template view’s

Edit → Redo or type J

recently completed action.

Edit → Cut or type J

from any single- or multiple-cell template selection or any selected text in any editor window and store a copy of it on the clipboard.

Edit → Copy or type J

multiple-cell template selection or any selected text in any editor window and store a copy of it on the clipboard.

Edit → Paste or type J

on the clipboard into cells on the template or in an editor window as appropriate. (See pages 17–20 for an explanation of how selection, cut, copy, and paste work in Classroom Jeopardy! Editor.)

the top of the screen; deselecting this feature will hide it.

View → Status Bar to toggle the display of the Status Bar

at the bottom of the screen; deselecting this feature will hide it. The Status Bar shows descriptions of menu items or Toolbar items as the mouse pointer is passed over them and displays the

Spell Checker progress bar when a spell check is underway.

magnification percentage: 50%, 75%, 100%, 125%, 150%,

175%, or 200%. Classroom Jeopardy! Editor will then default

to the selected Zoom Percentage each time you run the program. The Zoom Percentage won’t be changed until you choose a different setting.

z to undo the most

y to restore the most

x to delete the data

c to copy the data from any single- or

v to paste the cut or copied data currently

The Round Menu

• Select Round → Single to display the Single Jeopardy! round template. Select Round → Double to display the Double Jeopardy! round template.

ools Menu

The

• Select Tools → Spell Checker to display a dialog box asking if you want to open the game. Click on the game. Click on the No button to dismiss the dialog box.

• Select Tools → Reset Spell Checker to display a dialog box that allows you to reset

Change All and Ignore All choices you have made for the current Spell Checker

the session. Click on the Yes button to reset these options. Click on the No button to dismiss the dialog box.

Spell Checker and check the entire

Yes button to begin checking the entire

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The Window Menu

•

Window → New Window t

Select

o open a duplicate of the front most window and add a number to the end of the file name displayed on the title bar designating which copy of the window you’re viewing. One reason you might want to do this

Select, Cut, Copy, and Paste clue cells from one window

is to to the other in order to rearrange the clues for the Jeopardy! round of the game you are writing.

• Select

Window → Cascade to reduce the size of all open win-

dows and display them stacked down and to the right in the order they are listed in the

Maximize/Zoom button on any window to return all the

Window menu. Click on the

windows to their full size.

• Select Window → Tile to resize all open windows and display them distributed as evenly as possible on your screen without overlapping. Click on the Maximize/Zoom button on any window to return all the windows to their full size.

The Help Menu

• Select Help → Show Special Characters,

or press ¤ to display a window with

the special characters you can make by

pressing

S + the appropriate keys. The window will stay on

screen until you click on the OK button. If the window is blocking your view of a clue, you can move it to a different part of the screen by clicking and dragging on the

Special Characters title bar

to move the window to the desired location.

Help → About Classroom Jeopardy! Editor . . .

•

will display a splash screen with the version number and copyright information for the Classroom Jeopardy! Editor software.

TOOLBAR

The toolbar is located under the menu bar. It allows you to access certain options that are also available in the menu bar. To choose an option, simply click on the appropriate icon. (To see what an icon stands for

, use your mouse to move the arrow marker over it; a short description will appear, indicating the purpose of the icon, and a longer description will appear in the status bar at the bottom of the screen.)

ool

Select the

Select the the

Select

New T

Open T

Open dialog box to select it, then click on the Open button to open the file.

Save

which you want to save the file, then click on the The file will be saved with the suffix

to open a blank template for creating a new game.

ool

tool to display the Open dialog box. Click on a game file in

As Tool

to open the Save as JGM dialog box.

Save button to save the game.

“

.jgm”. A “.jgm” file is a Classroom

Type the name under

Jeopardy! Editor game file. It can only be opened and edited with Classroom

Jeopardy! Editor and is the file type used by Classroom Jeopardy! Editor cartridges.

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