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Contents
Contact Information ................................................................................................... 6
Setting Up Response ................................................................................................... 7
Overview ....................................................................................................................... 7
Purpose ......................................................................................................................... 7
Basic Installation ......................................................................................................... 8
Advanced Installation ................................................................................................... 8
Download Instructions................................................................................................ 8
Response Receiver ......................................................................................................... 9
Receiver Set Up ........................................................................................................... 9
Manually Detect Receiv er ............................................................................................. 9
CPS Pulse Student Response Pad ....................................................................................10
PRS RF Student Response Pad ........................................................................................11
Databases .....................................................................................................................11
Response Window Tour .................................................................................................12
Select Database .........................................................................................................12
Setup My Hardware ....................................................................................................12
Create A New Class ....................................................................................................12
Collect Responses .......................................................................................................12
Manage My Data ........................................................................................................12
Simple View ...............................................................................................................12
Normal Configuration ..................................................................................................14
Loaner Configuration ..................................................................................................14
Instructor Configuration ..............................................................................................15
Test System ..................................................................................................................17
Test the Student Response Pads ..................................................................................17
Creating a Class ........................................................................................................18
Create a Roster .........................................................................................................20
• Import Roster ......................................................................................................20
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Manually enter students into the roster ........................................................................22
Import a roster using a csv file ....................................................................................23
Global Preferences ....................................................................................................25
Backup Preferences .......................................................................................................26
Gradebook Preferences ..................................................................................................27
Chart Preferences ..........................................................................................................27
Directories Preferences ..................................................................................................28
Instant Classroom Interactivity ................................................................................29
Purpose ........................................................................................................................29
Starting a Participation Session ....................................................................................30
Session Toolbar-Icon Description s ................................................................................32
Session Toolbar Preferences ........................................................................................34
Creating an Answer Key ..............................................................................................40
Editing a Question in the Test Key ...............................................................................41
Starting a Self-Paced Session .......................................................................................44
Student walk through for Homework Mode ...................................................................45
Collect Homework Responses from the Student Response Pads ......................................45
Session Details by Student ..........................................................................................47
Purpose ........................................................................................................................48
Creating Lessons and Folders ......................................................................................50
Editing Lessons ..........................................................................................................50
Deleting Lessons ........................................................................................................50
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Importing Lessons .........................................................................................................51
Exporting Lessons ......................................................................................................51
Questions .....................................................................................................................52
Editing Tools ..............................................................................................................52
Navigation Tools .........................................................................................................54
Crafting the Question and its Response Choices ............................................................55
Print a Response Lesson .............................................................................................56
Starting a Response Session .....................................................................................57
Session Summary by Question .....................................................................................58
Response for PowerPoint ........................................................................................59
Purpose ........................................................................................................................59
Install PowerPoint Add-in .........................................................................................60
Install PowerPoint Add-in (Mac) ...................................................................................61
Insert the questions ....................................................................................................62
Editing Questions .......................................................................................................63
Deleting Questions .....................................................................................................63
Managing Data and Reports ......................................................................................65
Purpose ........................................................................................................................65
Tour of the Manage My Data Window .............................................................................66
Editing an Administered Session .....................................................................................70
Using the Scoring Tab ....................................................................................................72
Session Reports ..........................................................................................................74
Standards .....................................................................................................................81
View the Gradebook ...................................................................................................84
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Delete or Exclude a Session from the Gradebook ...........................................................84
Exporting Gradebook Data ..........................................................................................84
Customize the Gradebook ..............................................................................................85
Choosing Gradebook Columns to Display ......................................................................85
Create Gradebook Reports ..........................................................................................86
Grades By Clicker ID ...................................................................................................87
Grades by Session ......................................................................................................87
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Contact Information

In addition to this training guide and the Response software help menu, the following are other resources available to support your implementation of Response.
Sales Support: 866.496.4949 Technical Support: 888.333.4988
For software update downloads and online training, please visit our website: www.einstruction.com.
Copyright eInstruction CPS PPT All other trademarks are the property of their respectiv e o w ners.
eInstruction whiteboards, mobile interactive whiteboards, data reporting , and high-quality content. These solutions have been shown to increase student engagement, while supporting student-centered collaborative learning and providing real-time assessment feedback t o ed ucators in mor e t han 500,000 classrooms around the world.
Please visit us on the web at www.einstruction.com for product and support information. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval
system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual ,or otherwise, without the prior written permission of eInstruction.
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2012 eInstruction Corporation. All rights reserved.
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and ExamView® are registered trademarks and Workspace™, Response, CPS™ and
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are trademarks of eInstruction Corporation in the United States and other countries.
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offers educators a family of software, student response systems, interactive
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Setting Up Response

Overview

This section is designed for the beginner who has never used Response. You will set up a CPS Pulse and Response receiver and use Cricket RF, PRS RF, and CPS Pulse create a Response database with class and student information to use when launching Response lessons.

Purpose

After completing this section, you will be able to:
• Navigate the buttons on the Cricket, PRS RF, and CPS Pulse.
• Navigate the Response window.
• Create, name, and save a new Response database.
• Detect a CPS Pulse and Response receiver.
• Configure PRS RF Student Response Pads.
• Create a class by following steps in the class wizard.
• Auto-populate student and St ud ent R esponse P ad IDs in t he class roster.
• Enter and edit student demographic information in the class roster manually.
• Import a csv file with a class list.
• Customize and set preferences in the software.
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pads. You will also
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Install Response

Basic Installation

1. Insert the Response Installation DVD into your DVD-ROM drive. The Response installation wizard will appear.
2. Choose your language
3. Click OK.
4. Click Next and follow the on-screen prompts.
5. Click Finish. The Startup Wizard places a Response icon on your desktop.

Advanced Installation

1. With the Response Installation DVD already in the drive, double-click the DVD-ROM icon in My Computer.
2. Double-click setup.exe. The Response installation wizard will appear.
3. Choose your language.
4. Click OK.
5. Click Next and follow the on-screen prompts.
6. Click Finish. The Startup Wizard places a Response icon on your desktop.

Download Instructions Additionally, you may download the latest version of Response by visiting:

www.einstruction.com/downloads
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PRS Receiver (Compatible with the PRS RF and the Cricket Pads)
CPS RF Receiver (Compatible with the CPS Pulse Pads)

Response Receiver

Along with the CPS Pulse, PRS RF or Cricket Student Response Pads, you will need the USB Receiver. T he R e s ponse and CPS RF Receiver uses radio frequency (RF) technology. All responses inputted into the Student Response Pads are transmitted to the receiver and recorded in the Response d atabase.

Receiver Set Up

The receivers can accept signals from the CPS Pulse, P RS RF and the Cricket up to 150 feet away.
1. Ensure the Response software is installed first. Plug in the Response or CPS RF receiver to an available USB port on your computer.
2. Your operating system may run a wizard, or search for the necessary drivers to operate the receiver, the first time the receiver is connected.
3. Open Response from your desktop icon. The Response main screen appears.

Manually Detect Receiver

1. Select Setup My Hardware. The eInstruction Device Manager opens.
2. The Response or CPS RF receiver icon should appear with a green check mark. The check mark shows the receiver is connected.
3. If the Receiver icon doesn’t appear, click the Options menu and Discover Devices. If the Response or CPS RF receiver appears with a red “ X”, right­click the Response recei ver i con and click Connect. The Response or CPS RF receiver will then be connected.
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Response Student Response Pads

Cricket RF

The Cricket can answer true/false and multiple-choice questi ons (up to 6 answer choices depend i n g on the delivery mode). Because the Cricket does not have an LCD display, there are various status lights to show connection and answer transmission.

CPS Pulse Student Response Pad

The CPS Pulse Student Response Pads can answer true/false, yes/no, numeric, and multiple-choice questions (up to 10 answer cho ices depending on the delivery mode), short answer (up to 20 characters), and essay questions (up to 140 characters).
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Response Main Window

PRS RF Student Response Pad

The PRS RF Student Response Pads can do multiple choice, true/ f alse, numerics, short answer, multiple corr ect, answer series, decimal point, fractions and positive/negative numbers.

Databases

A Response database is a file with a file extension of .prs. This file is the storage area in Response where save your class information, lessons and questions, standards, and student performance data for sessions already administered.
The system is set up so you can start using it right away. You can use the default database, defaultDB.prs, and start asking questions now. You also have the option of creating your own database as seen below.

Create a New Database

You have the option of creating your own database if you share the Response system with other instructors. Organizing the data collected by Response is easy when you save multiple classes and lessons to a single database.
7. Open Response from the desktop icon.
The Response main screen appears.
8. Click New. The New Database dialog
9. Type a name for the database file in the
10. Click OK.
box opens.
Name: text box.
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Response Window Tour

Select Database

A Response database is a file with a file extension of .prs. This file is where you save your class information, lessons and questions, standards, and student performance data for sessions already administered. The system is set up with a default database, so you can start using it right away. You also have the option of creating your own database if you share your computer with other instructors .

Setup My Hardware

This opens the eInstruction Device Manager, where you can setup and troubleshoot the receiver, enable the instruct o r Student Response Pad, or configure Student Response Pads.

Create A New Class

Though Response comes with a premade class, you may use the New Class Wizard to create additional classes. It walks you throu gh every step required to set up your class, from naming it to creating or importing the class roster.
Collect Responses
There are a variety of ways of collecting your students' responses in your database such as asking questions on the fly (impromptu), using PowerPoint, Self-Paced testing, or Homework collection.

Manage My Data

This is where you will manage your classes, class rosters, session data, class attendance, and class gradebooks. In addition, you can do the following:
• Create and manage your lessons and the questions in each lesson.
• Import standards for your state.
• Set up answer keys.
• Analyze and compile your data into a variety of useful reports.

Simple View

This button will allow you to collapse the Response window to only show the Collect Responses and Manage My Data buttons. This feature is useful once you have initially set-up your system.
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Configuring Student PRS RF Response Pads

Depending on your requirements, the PRS RF Student Response Pad may need to b e configured. Only PRS RF Student Response Pads can be configured. By default, PRS RF Student Response Pads are configured as Normal.

Normal

• Factory default.
• Generally used in a university setting when the student owns the Student
Response Pad or when the Student Response Pad is the property of the student for the school term.
• The student enters his or her student ID one time only. The student ID is stored in the CPS Pulse Student Response Pad's memory and is transmitted with each answer to ensure the student receives credit for the response.

Loaner

• Requires initial configuration.
• Typically used when the school owns the Student Response Pads and mult iple
classes share the Student Response Pads.
• Because the students share the Student Response Pads, the student IDs are not remembered by the Student Res ponse Pad and therefore it prompts for the student ID each time it is powered on.
• Also may also be used in case a student forgets to bring their Student Response Pad to class.

Instructor

• Requires initial configuration.
• The Instructor Student Response Pad is used by the teacher to send commands
to the session and to remotely control it from anywhere in the room.

Closed, Closed Loaner, Closed Instructor

• Student Response Pads configured as any one of the three Closed configurations can only be used in a Class whose System Type has been set to Closed.
• Closed and Closed Loaner PRS RF Student Response Pads can join the Closed Class and only a Closed Instructor PRS RF Student Response Pads can remotely run the Session for the Class.
• The Closed Student Response Pads will be linked to the Closed Class by a Class ID; the Class ID is configured in both the Response class and clicker allowing for only clickers with the class ID configured in them to join the class.
• The Closed Student Response Pads will automatically join a Closed Class when powered on.
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Normal Configuration

As mentioned above, the PRS RF Student Response Pads are configured as normal by default. You will configure Student Response Pads as Normal in case you need to delete student IDs from previously used Student Response Pads or change back to default from another configuration such as Loaner.
1. Select Setup My Hardware from the main screen.
2. Right-click the Response Receiver icon, and select Properties.
3. Click on the Configure Clickers tab.
4. Choose Normal from the Clicker Type drop down menu.
5. Click on the Setup button to display the Feedback instructions.
6. Turn on your Student Response Pad.
7. Input the number or letter (the channel) that appears at the end of the line in angled brackets. Ex : <3> The channel may vary on each setup.
nd
8. Once you see Normal on t he 2
line, press the arrow key to join.
When seeing Join ID followed by a number this means that you have successfully configured your Student Response Pad.

Loaner Configuration

If you are configuring your Student Response Pads as Loaner, you are facing one of the following two scenarios:
You own a set of Student Response Pads that will be used by multiple sets of students, and you want the students to be able to use whatever Student Response Pad they pick up at the beginning of class.
All students in your class(es) have purchased a Student Response Pad, and you want a few spares in case they forget to bring their Student Response Pads.
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1. Select Setup My Hardware from the main screen.
2. Right-click the Response Receiver icon, then select Properties.
3. Click the Configure Clickers tab.
4. Choose Loaner from the Clicker Type drop down menu.
5. Click on the Setup button to display the Feedback instructions.
6. Turn on Student Response Pad.
7. Input the number or letter (the channel) that appears at the end of the line in angled brackets. Ex: <3>
nd
8. Once you see Loaner on the 2
line, press the
arrow key to join.
When seeing Join ID followed by a number, this means that you have successfully configured your Student Response Pad.

Instructor Configuration

A PRS RF Response Pad configured as an Instructor Student Response Pad is used to remotely control a Response session. For example, an Instructor Student Response Pad allows you to start and stop a question from anywhere in the classroom.
1. Select Setup My Hardware from the main screen.
2. Right-click the Response Receiver i con, then select Properties.
3. Click the Configure Clickers tab.
4. Choose the Clicker Type Instructor from the drop down menu.
5. Click on the Setup button to display the Feedback instructions.
6. Turn on your Student Response Pad.
7. Input the number or letter (the channel) that appears at the end of the line in angled brackets. Ex : <3> The channel may vary on each setup.
nd
8. Once you see Instructor on the 2
line, press the green arrow key to join.
9. If you see Join ID followed by a number it means that you have successfully configured your Student Response Pad.
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10. When the Instructor Student Response Pad has been configured, highlight the Instructor Clicker Setup button in the Navigation Pane.
11. Click on the “Enable Instructor Clicker” checkbox.
12. Enter the Radio (Clicker) ID of the Instructor or Student Response Pad in the text box.
Instructor PRS RF Key Assignments
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Test System

The Test System option tests both your receiver and Student Response Pads. It determines whether the receiver is installed properly and can successfully receive responses.
1. Select Setup My Hardware from the main screen. The eInstruction Device Manager window opens.
2. Right-click the Receiver icon, then select Properties.
3. Click the Test tab.
4. Click on the Start Receiver button. Response starts the receiver and displays a channel number.

Test the Student Response Pads

1. Power on the Student Response Pads (Cricket, PRS RF and/or CPS Pulse) you want to test.
Refer to the numbered pair at the top of the window, such as <A, 41>, when using a PRS RF/ Cricket mixed environment system. The PRS RF uses the first single digit to connect. The Cricket uses the second, 2 digit number to connect. When using Pulse Student Response Pads use the number after the following display: CPS RF Pulse <44>. If using all three classroom solutions mentioned the display would look
st
like: Mrs. Smith’s 1
Grade Class <C, 45> CPS RF Pulse <44>.
2. When a signal is received from a Student Response Pad, the Stud ent Response Pad and its identifying information will be listed in the window.
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Optional Fields

Creating a Class

The New Class Wizard takes you through each step in the process of s etting up your class and class roster. Additional directions can be found on each page of the wizard.
1. Select Create A New Class from the main screen and the New Class Wizard will open.
Note Additional directions are provi d ed on each
page of the New Class Wizard.
2. Click on Next to pass the first page and begin defining your class.
3. Enter Class Information:
• Class Name: This is the only required
information for a class. Identify the class by giving it a unique name.
Note Throughout the New Class Wizard, this
symbol indicates a required field. You cannot move to the next page until all required fields are filled in.
• Semester: Semester during which you
teach your class.
• Meeting Time: The time during which
your class meets.
• Room: Room number of your class.
• Building: Building where you teach your
class.
• Instructor: Name of the instructor that
teaches this class.
4. Click on the Next button to continue.
5. Enter Subjects/Sections:
This is an optional class setting. It is used when an instructor has multiple subjects or sections of the same students.
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• Click on the checkbox to activa te this Use Subject/Sections option.
• Give each Subject or Section a unique name.
• Click on the Add button to add the new Subject or Section for the class to the
list.
• If you want to delete a Subject or Section, select it in the list and click on the
Delete button.
6. Click on the Next button to continue.
7. Select Student Response Pad Type(s):
Identify the Student Response Pad(s) that will be used by the students in this class. You can have a mixed environment where PRS RF/CPS Pulse and Cricket are used together. All responses are received by t h e compatible receiver and recorded in the sa m e s oftware.
8. Click on the Next button to continue.
9. Enter Broadcast Name. The Broadcast Name is the name of the class that will appear on the PRS RF’s LCD display during the initial auto-scan. It is the name by which the students will identify this class in order to join it.
Note This can be no more than 10 characters and may
not include punctuations or symbols.
10. Enter System Type. System Type is based on the configuration of the Student Response Pads being used in the class: Normal, Closed, or Loaner.
Note If wanting to use polling, surveying or the
anonymous options, check the Ignore Student ID’s from PRS RF (LCD) Clicker check box.
11. Click on the Next button to continue.
12. The last step of the new class wizard is to add students. This will be covere d in the next section, so for now click skip.
13. Click on the Next button to continue.
14. Click the Finish button and you will be taken back to the main screen.
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Create a Roster

There are three methods of adding students to the roster.
• Auto-populate roster
The first time a student joins a class with their Student Response Pad, their student IDs and Student Response Pad IDs (ex cept for IR) are added to the roster automatically. Student names and other student profile informatio n can be added at a later time.
• Manually enter students into the roster
Enter students into the roster manually, one at a time.
• Import Roster
Import the roster from a variety of applications using a csv format.
Tip For the PRS RF/CPS Pulse Student Response Pads, use the auto-populate function
to add the Student Response Pad and student IDs and then add the student names manually or by importing a roster in csv format. For the Cricket, the the Student Response Pad IDs are the same as the student IDs.
Auto-Populate Roster
In order to auto-populate the roster with student IDs and Student Response Pad IDs, join and quit a session. No responses are necessary.
Select Collect Responses from the main screen. The Collect Responses-New Session dialog box will appear with the following fields:
• Name: The default name is the
class name followed by the date and time at which the session is initiating. This of course can be customized as seen here.
• Class: You should have already
created a class so you now have two classes in the drop down menu. Select your New Customized class in order to build the roster.
• Subject/Section: Select the
Subject or Section, if appropriate.
• Select Impromptu as the Lesson Type.
Click on the OK button to accept the settings. Click OK to dismiss the Impromptu Options and display the Session Toolbar.
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Roster Pane
Classes
Pane
Have students turn on all Student Response Pads and join the class by ent er ing the join code character(s) within the bracket s < >. If using all three classroom solutions mentioned the display would look like: Mrs. Smith’s 1st Grade Class <C, 45> CPS RF Pulse <44>.
On the PRS RF Student Response Pad, press after the class name is displayed to join the class. On the Cricket Student Response Pads, enter the join code.
Click on to End Session. Click End the Class to return to the main screen. Click Manage My Data from the main screen. When the Manage My Data window appears, select
the class from the classes pane. Select the Roster tab from the roster pane.
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All new students added to a roster will first go to the Pending List until approved by the instructor at which time; the student(s) will be moved to the Official Roster.
Note The
Alert column
is provided to show any issues like duplicate student IDs or blank student IDs, etc. You should resolve thes e i ssues before the next session to ensure data integrity.
Use one of the following two icons either to move students individually to the Official Roster or to move the entire roster.
• Move the selected stud ent re cords from the Pending List t o th e O ff i cial Roster.
• Moves all the student records from the Pending List to the Official Roster. It will
not move a record into the Official Roster if it is a duplicate of a recor d already in the Roster.

Manually enter students into the roster

1. From the main screen, navigate to the Manage My Data > Classes > Roster tab.
2. Double click a student from the Official Roster or click New
Student.
3. Enter the required information, such as Student ID and Clicker ID.
Note We recommend the auto populate method to be used when adding students to a
roster. To find the Student Response Pad/Radio ID on the Cricket RF, look on the white label on the back.
4. Enter Student’s First Name and Last Name along with any other information you would like to record.
5. Click on Save to record the student information into the roster.
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FIRST NAME
LAST
NAME
STUDENT
ID
Ben
Affleck
1
Jennifer
Aniston
2
Drew
Barrymore
3
Halle
Berry
4
Cate
Blanchett
5
Jackie
Chan
6
Bill
Cosby
7
Courtney
Cox
8
Penelope
Cruz
9
Matt
Damon
10
6. To edit another student, highlight their name in the bottom window and change the information,click the Save button.
7. To add a new student, click New.
8. When finished, click Close.

Import a roster using a csv file

The roster for your class can come from a variety of sources. As long as it is from an existing Response class or is in a .csv file format, a roster from just about any source can be accommodated and imported into Response.
There are three classifications of imported rosters. These categories are based on the amount of manipulation the file requires before it can be imported.
• A roster from an existing class -
no manipulation required.
• A roster in a CSV file format, but
not from any of the sources listed above - requires some manipulation.
9. Click on in the Manage My Data window.
10. Select Import custom non-Response Roster (csv).
Note All fields are required. The .csv file must include a heading (ex: First Name, Last
Name, Student ID) for each column otherwise it will not be recognized. See example roster below.
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11. Click on the Browse button to select the file.
12. Navigate to the location of the roster file you want to import, select it and click on the Open button.
13. Indicate how the imported roster is parsed. Most are comma-separated.
14. Click on the Next button to continue.
15. Select merge to retain the information in the existing roster such as the Student Response Clicker ID and Student ID. It is recommended that you Merge with current Roster by Student ID since it is usually a required field in most registration applications.
16. Click on the Next button to match the roster fields.
.csv
Tip Remove the Custom Fields that are not in use by
highlighting and clicking the . The fields are deleted only from the list and no t from your original file.
17. Use the arrows to the right of the Roster Field column to line up the Roster Fields with the Custom Fields. The Roster Fields with asterisks must match with a Custom Field.
Click on the Finish button to exit the Import Roster Wizard.
have a
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Global Preferences

Response offers many ways to customize System, Backup, Gradebooks, the Response area, Charting and Directories. Each area of customization can be found under Global Pr e fe r en ces.
1. Navigate to Manage My Data > Edit.
2. Select Global Preferences from the drop down list.

System

Customize the following System settings:

Font

You can change the size of the Session Toolbar Font by clicking on the increase and decrease buttons. This will affect the size of the numeric characters of the Timer, Response Counter, and the Joined Counter and the alphanumeric characters in the class Name and Join Code. It will not affect the display of the information on the Session Status Bar.

Language

Response supports 48 different languages, including English. If your System Language setting i s one of the supported languages, Response will display in that language by default. If you want to view the list of supported languages or choose a specific language from the list, clear the Use System Language checkbox to activate the language list. Scroll the list and click on your language preference to select it.

Customer Information

The Customer ID is a value used in an IR installation, where each of the IR Student Response Pads in a Class Pack are programmed with a unique ID that is recognized by only one PRS Response system - the system whose Customer ID matches the one that was used to program the IR Student Response Pads.
Note If you changed any of these System settings and you want to change one of them
back to the original setting, click on the associated Set To Default button.
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Backup Preferences

Response creates a copy, r ef er red to as a Backup, of your database whenever the database is opened. This setting screen allows you to establish: where you want the backup to be located and how many copies of the database are to be saved before Response overwrite s them.
Backup Directory By default, the Backup directory is designated as the Response/backup folder. We strongly
recommend that you change the Backup directo ry to a location on your network, or to a thumb drive.

Number of Backups

The default number of backups, the
, is 5. This means that five separate
cycle
copies will be made of your database before it is overwritten. In the backup directory you designate, if you have a database named
Default.prs Default_1.prs
third of backup copies you designate for your rollover cycle may depend on the amount of space you have available for their storage.
When to Backup
By default when you start Response it automatically creates a copy of this database. You can specify to create a backup file when the software opens or closes. If you select another database, Response opens it and automatically creates a backup copy of the newly opened database.
What do I do if I lose my database? If you lose your database, or it becomes corrupted, copy the latest backup into your Response/database folder. Startup Response and click on the Open button. Navigate to where you copied the backup database, s elect i t, and click on the Open button.
, the first backup will be named
, the second
Default_3.prs
, and so on. The number
Default_2.prs
rollover
, the
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Gradebook Preferences

Use this section to indi cate your preferences for the configuration of the gradebooks for your classes. Specify whether you want letter or number grades and how many grade levels you prefer. For each grade level you can define a plus and a minus value and, if you really want to get creative, a color to make it easy to see at a glance how the class is doing.

Response Area Preferences

The Response Area can be set up to display when you are collecting responses during a session. It provid es a visual way to track and identify the students who are participating in the session and to verify their responses have been received. The Response Area can display as an Attendee Li st, or as a Response Grid. You can set up both and toggle between the two. Displaying the Response Area is optional. It is typically used in an environment where IR Student Response Pads and/or Crickets are being used.

Chart Preferences

Response Colors:

Different colors are used to visually identify the breakdown of answers as category shows the actual color assignment and its RGB formula. Click on the Set to Default button to reassign the original color selections.

Confidence Colors

Students can attach a Confidence Level Indicator to their answers. This will inform the instructor how confident the student is about their answer. The Pads use a 1 and 9 scale. (PRS RF only) 1 being low confidence and 9 being a high confidence, by default the confidence level is a medium confidence.

Chart Fonts

These preference settings refer to the text at the top of the chart and to the numbers that identify the X and Y axis coordinates.

Chart Colors

This option will allow you to change the background color of the response chart.
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