Polar GoFit User Manual

USER GUIDE FOR TEACHER

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents	2
Polar GoFit	10
Sign-in	10
Computerrequirements	10
Proxy settings	11
About theuserguide	11
About thePolarGoFit app	11
About theLessons forLifebook	11
Licenseagreement	11
Getting started	12
Activity monitoring	12
Heart ratemonitoring	12
Fitness testing	13
Setting up Polar GoFit	14
Workflows	16
Activity monitoringworkflow	16
Heart ratemonitoringworkflow	17
Fitness testingworkflow	19
User accounts	21

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Teacheruseraccounts	21
Student useraccounts	21
Products	23
Monitors inPolarGoFit	23
Sensors inPolarGoFit	23
Data transfer	25
Datatransferinactivity monitoring	25
Datatransferinheart ratemonitoring	27
Evaluation	29
Courseevaluation	29
Test evaluation	31
Activarium	33
Activity points	34
Activarium controls	34
Courses	36
Activity courses	36
Creatinganactivity course	36
Editinganactivity course	36
Addingstudents toanactivity course	37
Removingstudents from anactivity course	37
Assigningactivity monitors	38

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Reassigningactivity monitors	41
Transferringactivity data	41
Viewingactivity courses	43
Viewing"My Courses" ondashboard	43
Viewingactivity courses onCourses page	44
Viewingactivity data	45
ActivatingActivarium foracourse	48
OpeningActivarium	49
OntheDashboard	49
OntheCourses page	49
DecoratingtheActivarium	49
OpeningActivarium showcase	50
Showcasingschool's all Activariums	50
Showcasingacourse's Activarium	50
Removinganactivity course	50
Heart ratecourses	51
Creatingaheart ratecourse	51
Target zones andbadges	52
Target zones	52
Badges	52
Editingaheart ratecourse	53

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Addingstudents toaheart ratecourse	54
Removingstudents from aheart ratecourse	55
Assigningheart ratesensors	55
Reassigningheart ratesensors	56
Usingapersonal heart ratesensor	56
Transferringheart ratedata	57
Viewingheart ratecourses	57
Viewing"My Courses" ondashboard	57
Viewingheart ratecourses onCourses page	58
Viewingheart ratedata	59
Removingaheart ratecourse	62
Gettingstudent list	62
Gettingpasswordlist	63
Reports	64
Gettingcourseevaluationreport	64
Readingcourseevaluationreport	64
Gettingdetailedstudent report	65
Readingdetailedstudent report	65
Activity courses	66
Heart ratecourses	66
Export MET values	67

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ReadingMET valuereport	67
Gettingschool report	67
Activity reports	68
Heart ratereports	68
Readingschool report	69
School	71
Students	71
Importingstudents	71
Creatingstudents	72
Viewingstudent information	73
Editingstudents	73
Movingstudents toanotherclass	74
Generatingnew passwordforstudent	74
Removingstudents	74
Teachers	75
Creatingteachers	75
Viewingteacherinformation	75
Editingteachers	76
Resettingteacher's password	76
Orderinganew passwordwithout signingin	76
Resettingthepassword	76

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Deletingteachers	77
Monitors	77
Registeringactivity monitors	77
Viewingactivity monitors	80
Removingactivity monitors	80
Sensors	81
Registeringheart ratesensors	81
Viewingheart ratesensors	81
Removingheart ratesensors	82
Evaluation	82
Configuringevaluationtypes	82
Editingevaluationtypes	82
Addingevaluationtypes	83
Deletingevaluationtypes	83
Licensestatus	83
Viewinglicensestatus	83
Fitness tests	85
Templates	85
Creatingatemplate	85
Creatingatest	85
Students from previous tests	85

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Students from student list	86
Editingatemplate	86
Removingatemplate	87
Tests	87
Enteringresults	87
Start enteringresults	87
Continueenteringresults	88
Editingatest	89
Removingatest	90
Results	90
Viewingresults	90
Editingresults	90
Gettingstudent results report	91
Reports	91
Gettingtest results report	91
Gettingschool results report	91
Troubleshooting	93
PolarGoFit sign-inpagedoes not load	93
I am unabletosignintoPolarGoFit	93
Important information	94
Medical devices inprofessional use	94

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Precautions	94
Minimizingpossiblerisks	94
Copyright	95
Disclaimer	95

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POLAR GOFIT

WelcometothePolarGoFit webservice! PolarGoFit is apart of thePolarPhysical Educationsolution. It supports bothactivity monitoringandheart ratemonitoring. Thewebserviceenables teachers andstudents to track students' daily activity andthetimespent indifferent activity zones. It alsoenables teachers and students totrack students' heart ratedataduringPE lessons andthetimespent indifferent heart ratezones. Inaddition, PolarGoFit webserviceprovides amanual fitness testingsystem.

Teachers canusePolarGoFit fororganizingcourses andfitness testing. They canalsofollow anddocument eachstudent's effort andimprovement inandout of theclassroom. Thewebservicemakes it easy tocreate reports andtrack long-term progress. Thedatacanalsobesharedwithparents andadministrators.

Students canusePolarGoFit toreview theirdaily activity andheart ratedata, andtest results. PolarGoFit helps them learnahealthy lifestyle.

SIGN-IN

SignintothewebserviceonthePolarGoFit homepage(www.polargofit.com). Thefirst teacheruseraccount was createdwhenthelicenses werepurchased. A link toselect apasswordfortheaccount was providedin thewelcomeemail. Moreteacheruseraccounts canbecreatedaftersigningin. Bothteachers andstudents usethesamesign-inpage.

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS

For general Polar GoFit use:

•Internet connection

•Compatiblewebbrowser(Microsoft Internet Explorer9ornewer, AppleSafari 4ornewer, MozillaFirefox 3ornewer, GoogleChrome12.0.1271.97m ornewer)

•1024x 768resolutiondisplay orhigher

Additional requirement for Activarium:

• AdobeFlashPlayer

For data transfer between Polar Active activity monitors and web service with FlowLink and WebSync:

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•Operatingsystem: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7orMac OS X 10.5ornewer(runningonIntel platform)

•Internet connection

•Compatiblewebbrowser(Microsoft Internet Explorer9ornewer, AppleSafari 4ornewer, MozillaFirefox 3ornewer, GoogleChrome12.0.1271.97m ornewer)

•FreeUSB port fortheFlowLink

•1024x 768resolutiondisplay orhigher

PROXY SETTINGS

Makesureyourbrowser's proxy settings areset correctly. Contact yourIT administratorif youneedhelpwith thebrowsersettings.

ABOUT THE USER GUIDE

Theuserguideincludes instructions fordifferent parts of thewebservice. Youcandownloadtheentireuser guideinPDF format by clicking'DownloadinPDF format' inthenavigationpanel ontheleft.

ABOUT THE POLAR GOFIT APP

Teachers usethePolarGoFit iPadapptomonitorandshareheart ratedataduringPE lessons. Thedata transferbetweenthePolarGoFit appandPolarGoFit webserviceis automatic.

ABOUT THE LESSONS FOR LIFE BOOK

Lessons forLife is ateacher's guidebook toPolarEducationTechnology. It provides tips onhow tousethe new technology tomotivatestudents towards anactivelifestyle. Thebook is purchasedseparately.

LICENSE AGREEMENT

Eachteachermust accept thelicenseagreement whensigningintothewebserviceforthefirst time. The licenceagreement canbeopenedby clicking Legal Notice inthePolarGoFit footer.

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GETTING STARTED

ACTIVITY MONITORING

Follow thesteps below whenstartingtousethePolaractivity monitoringsolution. Seealso Activity monitoringworkflow formoreinformationonthegeneral workflow inactivity monitoring.

Activity datacannot betransferredfrom theactivity monitors tothewebservicebeforethemonitors have beenmanagedinthePolarGoFit webservice.

1.Set upthewebserviceaccordingtotheinstructions inchapter SettingupPolarGoFit.

2.Createan activity course inthewebservice.

3.Assigntheactivity monitors tostudents whoparticipateinthecourse. Theactivity monitors are assignedindividually foreachstudent.

4.Givetheactivity monitors tothestudents. Theactivity monitors arewornonthewrist.

5.Transfertheactivity data from theactivity monitors tothewebserviceregularly withtheFlowLink data transferunit andtheWebSync software.

PolarActivehas room for21days intheactivity diary. Whenactivity datais transferredtotheweb service, it is removedfrom theactivity monitor. If activity datais not transferredtothewebserviceduringthe course, theactivity monitorstops recordingdaily activity after21days of use. Thewebserviceinforms onthe

Dashboard how many days it has beensincelast datatransfer. Students canalsotransferactivity datafrom PolarActivetothewebservicewiththeirownusercredential.

Daily activity canalsobetrackedwithout thewebserviceusingtheactivity progress poster. Formore informationontheactivity monitors, seethePolarActiveusermanual.

HEART RATE MONITORING

Follow thesteps below whenstartingtousethePolarheart ratemonitoringsolution. Seealso Heart rate monitoringworkflow formoreinformationonthegeneral workflow inheart ratemonitoring.

1.Set upthewebserviceaccordingtotheinstructions inchapter SettingupPolarGoFit.

2.Createa heart ratecourse inthewebservice.

3.Assigntheheart ratesensors tostudents whoparticipateinthecourse.

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4.Students wearthesensors duringPE lessons.

5.Monitorheart ratedataviathePolarGoFit appduringthelesson.

DatatransferbetweenPolarGoFit andthePolarGoFit appis automatic.

FITNESS TESTING

Follow thesteps below whenstartingtousethePolarfitness testingsolution. Seealso Fitness testing workflow formoreinformationonthegeneral workflow infitness testing.

1.Set upthewebserviceaccordingtotheinstructions inchapter SettingupPolarGoFit.

2.Createatemplate by selectingthetest items, oruseanexistingtemplate.

3.Createatest by choosingthestudents.

4.Carry out thetest and entertheresults intothewebservice.

YoucanuseaniPadinthetest situationandentertheresults intothewebserviceas testingproceeds. Or youcanwritetheresults by handonprintedresult sheets, andenterthem intothewebservicelater.

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SETTING UP POLAR GOFIT

Werecommendthat thefollowingsteps arecompletedwhenstartingtousethePolarGoFit webserviceinthe school. School settings canbemodifiedlaterwithany teacher's useraccount. Seealso Activity monitoring workflow, Heart ratemonitoringworkflow and Fitness testingworkflow formoreinformationonusingPolar GoFit.

Thesystem must beconfiguredonly once. Changes (new teacheraccounts, new students, new monitors, new sensors)canbedoneat any point.

Youcanreturntothis list by selecting Setting up Polar GoFit from thenavigationpanel ontheleft. For furtherinstructions oneachstep, click onthelinks below.

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1.If youaregoingtousePolarGoFit foractivity monitoring, makesureyouhaveall thenecessary components availablefor datatransferbetweenanactivity monitorandPolarGoFit.

2.Import or create students in School > Students.

3.If youaregoingtousePolarGoFit foractivity and/orheart ratemonitoring, Registertheactivity mon- itors intothewebservicein School > Monitors, and/or registertheheart ratesensors intothewebservicein School > Sensors.

4.If youaregoingtousePolarGoFit foractivity and/orheart ratemonitoring, Configureevaluationtypes in School > Evaluation.Youcanalsousethedefault grades/evaluationtypes.

5.Createuseraccounts fortheotherteachers in School > Teacher. Teacheruseraccounts arelimited basedonthenumberof purchasedlicenses.

Aftersettingupthewebservice, youcancontinueby creatingthefirst activity course or creatingthefirst heart ratecourse intheCourses section, or creatingthefirst test template intheFitness tests section.

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WORKFLOWS

ACTIVITY MONITORING WORKFLOW

Thegeneral activity monitoringworkflow inthePolarGoFit webserviceis describedbelow. Set upthesystem first. Thenproceedtocreatethefirst courseandcontinueas showninthepicturebelow.

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Youcanhaveseveral activity courses inthePolarGoFit webservicesimultaneously. A student can

participateinoneactivity courseat atime. Anactivity monitorcanbeassignedtoonestudent at atime.

1.Createanactivity course. Entercourseinformation, coursetype, activity coursesettings andmonitor settings.

2.Addstudents tothecourse.

3.Assignactivity monitors tothestudents.

4.Givetheactivity monitors tothestudents whowearthem ontheirwrists. Activity measurement starts automatically. Formoreinformationonhow tousethePolarActiveactivity monitor, seethePolarActiveusermanual.

5.Transferdaily activity dataregularly (at least onceaweek)tothewebservice. Bothteachers andstudents cantransferactivity datafrom PolarActivetothewebservice.

PolarActivehas room for21days intheactivity diary. Whenactivity datais transferredtotheweb service, it is removedfrom theactivity monitor. If activity datais not transferredtothewebserviceduringthecourse, theactivity monitorstops recordingdaily activity after21days of use.

6.Review thedaily activity data duringandaftercourse.

7.Collect theactivity monitors back from thestudents afterthecourseends. Thewebserviceevaluates students automatically basedontheselectedevaluationtype. Print out courseevaluationreport and detailedstudent report.

Seealso Student useraccounts.

HEART RATE MONITORING WORKFLOW

Thegeneral heart ratemonitoringworkflow inthePolarGoFit webserviceis describedbelow. Set upthe system first. Thenproceedtocreatethefirst courseandcontinueas showninthepicturebelow.

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Youcanhaveseveral heart ratecourses inthePolarGoFit webservicesimultaneously. Students can participateinseveral heart ratecourses at atime, andthey canhaveseveral heart ratesensors assignedto them. Moreover, oneheart ratesensorcanbeassignedtoseveral students at atimeprovidedthat the students sharingaheart ratesensorarenot participatinginthesamecourse.

1.Createaheart ratecourse. Entercourseinformation, coursetypeandheart ratecoursesettings.

2.Addstudents tothecourse.

3.Assignheart ratesensors tothestudents.

4.Students weartheheart ratesensors duringPE lessons. Teachermonitors andshares heart ratedata viathePolarGoFit app. ThePolarGoFit appdisplays eachstudent's heart rateas apercentageof the individual maximum heart ratevalue. It alsoshows therewardbadges students collect. For

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instructions onhow toweartheheart ratesensor, seetheheart ratesensorusermanual.

Students pick uptheirassignedsensors inthebeginningof eachPE lessonandreturnthem after thelesson. Alternatively, if eachsensoris assignedtoonly onestudent, students may keeptheir assignedsensors at home. It is alsopossibleforindividual students topurchasetheirownsensors and wearthem insteadof school sensors.

5.Datatransfer betweenthePolarGoFit appandPolarGoFit is automatic.

6.Review theheart ratedata duringandaftercourseinbothPolarGoFit andthePolarGoFit app.

7.Thecourseends. Thewebserviceevaluates students automatically basedontheselectedevaluation type. Print out courseevaluationreport and detailedstudent report.

Seealso Student useraccounts.

See Usingheart ratemonitoringinschool inthe Lessons forLife book tolearnmoreabout thebasic structureof aheart-rate-basedlesson.

FITNESS TESTING WORKFLOW

Thegeneral fitness testingworkflow inthePolarGoFit webserviceis describedbelow. Set upthesystem first. Thenproceedtocreateatemplateandcontinueas showninthepicturebelow.

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1. Createatemplate by choosingthetest items, oruseanexistingtemplate.

Inadditiontotheoptional test items that youcanchoose, Height & Weight is includedineach templateby default. This is becausestudents' height andweight influencetheevaluationof theirperformance.

2.Createatest by choosingthestudents.

3.Arrangetestingand entertheresults intoPolarGoFit.

4.View thetest results and edit them if necessary.

5.Print out thereports.

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USER ACCOUNTS

TEACHER USER ACCOUNTS

Thenumberof teacheruseraccounts is limitedbasedonthepurchasedlicenses. Theschool receives thefirst useraccount toPolarGoFit servicewhenthelicenses arepurchased. Afterthesign-in, moreuseraccounts canbecreated. It is recommendedthat eachteacherhas theirownuseraccount becausecreatedcourses are attachedtoteacheraccounts. Separateaccounts helptoorganizecourses moreefficiently.

Thenumberof availablelicenses forteacheruseraccounts is shownat thetopof teacherlist. Toview the teacherlist goto School > Teachers.

Teachers signintothewebserviceto:

•createandmanagecourses,

•organizeandcarry out fitness testing,

•review, analyzeandfollow upstudents' activity data, heart ratedataandtest results,

•createreports,

•manageschool settings.

Teachers signintothewebserviceonPolarGoFit homepage(www.polargofit.com)withtheemail address andpassword. Whenateacheraccount is created, alink toselect apasswordis sent by email. Thepassword canbereset aftersign-inunder School > Teachers. Thesameusercredentials arealsousedwithWebSync.

Seealso, Addingteachers, Editingteachers and Resettingteacher's password.

STUDENT USER ACCOUNTS

Thenumberof student useraccounts is not limitedinPolarGoFit. Students cansignintothewebserviceto review theiractivity andheart ratedata, andtest results. Students canseeonly theirowndata.

Students signintothewebserviceonPolarGoFit homepage(www.polargofit.com)withausernameand password. Theusernameconsists of school alias andstudent ID (school-alias/student-ID), forexample polarschool/johnadams. Thesameusercredentials arealsousedtotransferactivity datafrom theactivity monitors tothewebservicewithPolarWebSync software.

Passwords aregeneratedautomatically whenstudents areaddedorimportedtothewebservice.

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A passwordlist canbeprintedout onthecoursepage. Thelist contains courseinformation, student names, usernames, passwords, andtheaddress of thesign-inpage. Forsecurity reasons, thepasswords canonly be printedout once. If youprint out thelist again, thepasswords will not show. A Passwordassignedpreviously text will appearinstead. A passwordcanberegeneratedwithany teacheraccount under School > Students.

Seealso, Creatingstudents, Editingstudents, Gettingpasswordlist and Generatingnew passwordfor student.

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PRODUCTS

MONITORS IN POLAR GOFIT

PolarGoFit is compatiblewiththePolarActiveactivity monitors. It is mandatory toregistertheactivity monitors toPolarGoFit beforestartingtousethem. Activity datacannot betransferredfrom theactivity monitors tothewebservicebeforethemonitors areregisteredtothePolarGoFit webservice.

Monitors areregisteredtothewebserviceonly once. Duringeachcourse, theactivity monitors will be assignedforstudents sothat theactivity datacanbetransferredtothewebservice.

Therecanbeupto1248PolarActiveactivity monitors inthewebservice. ThemonitorIDs areset tothe activity monitors inPolarGoFit whenthemonitors areregisteredtothewebservice. A monitorID consists of aletter(A-Z)andanumber(1-48). ThemonitorID tells whichcasetheactivity monitorbelongs to.

Forinstructions onregisteringtheproducts tothewebservice, see Registeringactivity monitors. Seealso Assigningactivity monitors.

SENSORS IN POLAR GOFIT

PolarGoFit is compatiblewiththePolarheart ratesensors that use Bluetooth® Smart technology. It is mandatory toregistertheheart ratesensors toPolarGoFit beforestartingtousethem. Heart ratedatacannot

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bemonitoredinthePolarGoFit apportransferredtothePolarGoFit webservicebeforethesensors have beenregistered.

ThesensorIDs areinsertedintoPolarGoFit at registration, andtheregisteredsensors arelabeledwith stickers. Sensors areregisteredtothewebserviceonly once.

Afterregistration, thesensors canbeassignedtostudents sothat theirheart ratedatacanbemonitoredinthe PolarGoFit appandtransferredtothewebservice. Onesensorcanbeassignedtoseveral students at the sametimeprovidedthat thestudents arenot participatinginthesamecourse. Moreover, students can participateinseveral heart ratecourses at atime, whichis why they canalsohaveseveral sensors assigned tothem.

Forinstructions onregisteringsensors tothewebservice, see Registeringheart ratesensors. Seealso Assigningheart ratesensors.

It is possibleforindividual students topurchasetheirownheart ratesensors andwearthem insteadof school sensors. Sensors purchasedby students needtoberegisteredtoPolarGoFit, too. Formore information, see Usingapersonal heart ratesensor.

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DATA TRANSFER

DATA TRANSFER IN ACTIVITY MONITORING

Totransferdatabetweenanactivity monitorandPolarGoFit, makesureyouhavethefollowingavailable:

•PolarGoFit usercredentials,

•aPolarFlowLink datatransferunit, and

•thePolarWebSync software(version2.4ornewer).

YoucandownloadWebSync at www.polar.com/support. Toinstall WebSync, downloadtheinstaller, run it andfollow theinstructions onthescreen.

Tostart thedatatransfer, plugtheFlowLink datatransferunit intoafreeUSB port andplaceanactivity monitorontheFlowLink withthedisplay facingdown. Whentheactivity monitoris alignedcorrectly, theAlign light is lit ontheFlowLink.

Whentheactivity monitoris detectedandWebSync is running, WebSync prompts forPolarGoFit user credentials. TheWebSync icon turns greeninthetask bar(Windows)/ menubar(OS X)simultaneously.

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Usedatatransferto:

•registeractivity monitors tothePolarGoFit webservice,

•assignactivity monitors tostudents whencreatingcourses, and

•downloadactivity datafrom anactivity monitortoPolarGoFit.

Dependingonwhat kindof datais transferred, theneededactions vary. Seethetablebelow forreference.

	I want to...	Location in Polar GoFit	WebSync	FlowLink
	registeractivity mon-	School > Monitors	Start thesoftwareif it is not	Plugthedata
	itors tothewebser-		already running.	transferunit
	viceformy school.			intotheUSB
			If thereis aWebSync iconinthe	port.
	assignactivity mon-	Courses > Create course >
			task bar(Windows)/ menubar
	itors tostudents for	Assign monitors / Courses >
			(OS X), thesoftwareis ready to
	courseduration.	select andopencourse> Assign
			beused.
		monitors
	downloadactivity	-
	datafrom anactivity
	monitortotheweb
	service.

Workingwithseveral activity monitors: WhenWebSync confirms withagreentick that theactivity monitoris okay, leave the software running andplacethenext activity monitorontheFlowLink. If you accidentally closedWebSync, it prompts fortheusercredentials againwhenneeded.

FormoreinformationontheWebSync software, seetheWebSync softwarehelp.

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DATA TRANSFER IN HEART RATE MONITORING

Heart ratedatais transferredfrom theheart ratesensors tothePolarGoFit appautomatically via Bluetooth®

Smart technology, providedthat all thepreparations (settingupthesystem, creatingaheart ratecourse and assigningheart ratesensors)havebeendoneas instructed. Teacherjust needs tosignintothePolarGoFit appinthebeginningof aPE lesson, select theright course, andstart anew lesson. Students weartheir assignedheart ratesensors andstart exercisingas instructedby theteacher.

AlsothedatatransferbetweenthePolarGoFit appandPolarGoFit is automatic. Thereis noneedfor additional datatransfersoftwareorequipment. All youneedis anInternet connection.

Before PE lesson: Courseandstudent datais synchronizedfrom PolarGoFit tothePolarGoFit app.

Just before PE lesson: Teachercanedit exercisetarget inthePolarGoFit app. If asensoris lost orbroken, ateachercanassignanew sensortoastudent inthePolarGoFit app. Thechanges aresynchronizedfrom thePolarGoFit apptoPolarGoFit. Visitors areaddedtolessons inthePolarGoFit app.

During PE lesson: Heart ratedatais transferredfrom theheart ratesensors tothePolarGoFit appvia

Bluetooth® Smart technology.

Just after PE Lesson: Courseandstudent datais synchronizedfrom thePolarGoFit apptoPolarGoFit.

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After PE lesson: ThePolarGoFit appshows thelatest datewhendatawas synchronizedtoPolarGoFit. The synchronizeddatais availableinbothPolarGoFit andthePolarGoFit app.

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EVALUATION

COURSE EVALUATION

Themost commonevaluationtypes arepre-definedinthewebservice. However, youcanalsoedit, remove

andaddnew evaluationtypes. Forinstructions onaddingandeditingtheevaluationtypes, see Configuring

evaluationtypes.

Default evaluation types:

	•	A+
	•	A
	•	A-
	•	B+
	•	B
	•	B-
Letters fractionalized	•	C+
		C
	•
	•	C-
	•	D+
	•	D
	•	D-
	•	E
	•	F
	•	A
	•	B
Letters	•	C
	•	D
	•	E

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