Alphasmart NEO2 SmartApplet User manual

SmartApplet
User Manual

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08/07 NEO2
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

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C ONTENTS
About SmartApplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
What are SmartApplets?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Which SmartApplets Are Installed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Installing SmartApplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Disabling SmartApplets On NEOs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Disabling SmartApplets on the NEO Itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Disabling SmartApplets within AlphaSmart Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Deleting SmartApplets from NEOs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Learning to Use Your SmartApplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
AlphaWord Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
How to Use Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Pasting Calculations into Other Programs (Paper Tape) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Turning off Calculator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
To turn off Calculator While Using AlphaWord Plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
To Turn Off Calculator from the SmartApplets menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
How to Change Settings Using Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
About the Settings in the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Spell Check Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
AlphaWord Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Turn Show Marks in Files On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Turn File Passwords On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Change a Specific File Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Reset All File Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Change Default SmartApplet Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

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About Font Sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6
Changing the Font Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
The System Font. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Turn Calculator Off or On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Two-button On Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Set Screen Contrast Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Keyboard Command Reference List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
View Keyboard Layout Settings (Including Special Characters) . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-11
Display Battery Status Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Change Keyboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Change Keyboard Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Change Slow Keys Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Turn Sticky Keys On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Auto Repeat and the Slow Keys Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
KeyWords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Welcome to KeyWords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
How the KeyWords SmartApplet Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Starting the KeyWords SmartApplet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Adding a Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Choosing Your Name and Starting Lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Learning New Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Building Accuracy and Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Speed Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Taking an Accuracy and Speed Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
How Students Check Progress Using Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Teacher Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Deleting Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-11
Creating a Group Progress Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Setting Speed and Accuracy Goals for KeyWords Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Setting Goals Manually Changes How KeyWords Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
How to Set Goals Manually in the Teacher Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Resetting Goals to the Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

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Choosing Whether to Enforce Use of the Correct Shift Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Enforcing Use of the Home Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-17
Requiring One or Two Spaces Between Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-17
Using AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Setting KeyWords Options in AlphaSmart Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Retrieving KeyWords Data and Generating Reports in AlphaSmart
Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Synching KeyWords Data with KeyWords RP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
About KeyWords Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Creating a Master Class Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
About the Options for Generating Reports on the NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
How KeyWords RP Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Programs You’ll Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Learning KeyWords RP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Checking System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Logging in to Renaissance Place and Changing Your Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Switching Roles in Renaissance Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Navigating the KeyWords RP Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Logging Out and Closing the Renaissance Place Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Setting Up the KeyWords RP Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Activating Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Bringing KeyWords Data into KeyWords RP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Viewing KeyWords RP Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
KeyWords Resources for Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Materials for handouts and transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Keyboarding ergonomics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Sample lesson plan for getting started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-48
Lessons in KeyWords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Why can’t I use the backspace key when using KeyWords? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Why is there so much repetition of words in the practice passages? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Why are the passages so easy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Why is the sequence of key introduction so different from what I am used to
in other typing programs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Why do the students learn the ASKL keys first?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
What is the rationale for how the practice passages are sequenced? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
Why aren't my test scores updated when I retake an accuracy and speed
builder test in KeyWords? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58

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Beamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Starting Beamer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Finding the Infrared Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Beamer and the NEO Clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Beaming from One NEO to Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Beaming AlphaWord Plus files between devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Beaming from a NEO to a Palm OS Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Beaming from a Palm OS device to a NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Cancelling a Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-11
Changing Beamer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
I want to change a setting, but I don’t know the master password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
I don’t see the Send option on my Beamer screen.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
My NEO says it can’t find a receiving device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
I received an error when I tried to beam or receive a file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
I have data on the clipboard that I don’t want to lose. What should I do? . . . . . . . . 6-14
I keep getting an invalid password message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
I beamed a file with a password, but now that file doesn’t have a password
on the receiving device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
What does the message “could not find a sending device” mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
What do I do if the file I’m receiving is too big? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
My buddy beamed an AlphaWord Plus file to me, but Beamer didn’t let
me choose a file to put it in. It automatically put it in a new file.
What happened?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
AlphaQuiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
How AlphaQuiz Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1
Programs You’ll Use with AlphaQuiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Downloading and Installing QuizDesigner and QuizManager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
System Requirements for QuizManager and QuizDesigner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Windows Instructions for Downloading and Installing QuizDesigner
and QuizManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Macintosh Instructions for Downloading and Installing QuizDesigner
and QuizManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Starting QuizDesigner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
About the Options in QuizDesigner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

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Creating Quizzes in QuizDesigner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Opening and Changing Quizzes in QuizDesigner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Opening an Existing Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Changing an Existing Quiz’s Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Changing Quiz Options for an Existing Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Rearranging Quiz Questions in QuizDesigner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Deleting Quiz Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Copying Questions in QuizDesigner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Copying Questions within a Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Copying Questions from One Quiz to Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Password Requirements for Quizzes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
KeyBoard ShortCuts in QuizDesigner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Previewing Questions in QuizDesigner (Seeing Questions as They
Appear on NEO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Printing a Quiz from QuizDesigner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Exporting a Quiz from QuizDesigner to a Word Processing Program . . . . . . . 7-21
Spell-checking a Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Deleting Quizzes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Creating a Question Library in QuizDesigner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Windows Instructions for Creating Question Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Macintosh Instructions for Creating Question Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Using Quiz Library Questions in a Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Starting QuizManager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
About the QuizManager Control Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Sending Quizzes to NEOs Using QuizManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Deleting Quizzes from NEOs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
How Students Take a Quiz Using the AlphaQuiz SmartApplet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
How Students Print Quizzes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
How Students Save Quizzes to an AlphaWord File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Teacher Options in for Quizzes in AlphaQuiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-32
Retrieving Students’ Responses from NEOs Using QuizManager. . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Deleting Students’ Responses to Quizzes Using QuizManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Turning NEOs On or Off Using QuizManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Assigning Points (Weights) to Quiz Questions in QuizManager . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Grading Quizzes in QuizManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41

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Printing Reports in QuizManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
About the Reports in QuizManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-43
How to Print Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Exporting Student Quiz Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-46
KeyBoard ShortCuts in QuizManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
How many students can take a quiz on one NEO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
How many different quizzes can be loaded onto a NEO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Does the student response to a short answer question have to be spelled
correctly? Is it case-sensitive?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
What happens if a student skips a question? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
If I’m using an AlphaHub (SmartOption Cart), and I also have an open
USB port on my computer, can I use both methods of
communication between QuizManager and NEOs at the same time? . . . . . . . . 7-51
Can a student spell check an essay question? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
What do students do when they complete a quiz? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Can a student take a quiz twice?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Is it possible to print a quiz from the teacher’s computer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
Once an essay question is graded, what capabilities are there to make
notes on the student response in QuizManager? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-52
How and when do I assign the point values for each question? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Can the grades from quizzes be saved as a spreadsheet file or be copied
and pasted directly into a tab-delimited grading program? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
In essay responses, will AlphaQuiz or QuizManager highlight
or underline key words that were defined when creating
the question?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
What happens if the NEO is turned off before a quiz is completed?
What appears on the screen when the NEO is turned back on?
How does a student continue the quiz? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
The QuizManager control bar shows a yellow indicator.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
The QuizManager control bar shows a black indicator, but a NEO is
connected to that location on the Cart or to the USB port on
the computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54
I have a quiz installed on some NEOs, and I have student responses
that I have not yet retrieved, but I’ve accidentally erased the quiz
document from my computer. Now I can’t retrieve, or even remove,
the responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-54

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I have a quiz installed on some NEOs, but I have accidentally erased the
quiz document from my computer and I don’t remember the Admin
Password. Now I am unable to remove the quiz from the NEOs.. . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
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A BOUT S MART A PPLETS
About this Manual
This manual explains what SmartApplets are and how you can install them on
NEOs or remove them from your NEOs. It also explains how to use the
SmartApplets that are installed when you receive your NEO(s).
What are SmartApplets?
SmartApplets are programs that are installed on your NEO. These programs
allow you to write on the NEO, practice keyboarding skills, do calculations,
change settings, administer quizzes to your students, or “beam” files from one
NEO to another.
Which SmartApplets Are Installed?
All NEOs come with these SmartApplets installed. SmartApplets are listed in
the order in which they appear on the NEO.
SmartApplet What It Does
Where to Find More
Information
AlphaWord Plus This is the program that opens when you first turn on the NEO. The
writing that you do on NEO in files 1-8 is done in AlphaWord Plus.
See Chapter 2.
Calculator Allows you to do calculations right on your NEO. (It can be disabled
using the Control Panel settings.)
See Chapter 3.
Control Panel Allows you to change settings for the NEO and for some
SmartApplets.
See Chapter 4.
KeyWords Allows students to learn and practice keyboarding skills. See Chapter 5.
Beamer Allows files to be sent from one NEO to another without using cables
(using infrared technology). You can disable this functionality if you
wish on the AlphaSmart Manager Settings tab or in the Beamer
settings on the NEO.
See Chapter 6.
AlphaQuiz When used with QuizManager and QuizDesigner, AlphaQuiz allows
you to administer quizzes to students on the NEO.
See Chapter 7.

ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS
Installing SmartApplets
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Installing SmartApplets
To install SmartApplets that are not on your NEO, you’ll need AlphaSmart
Manager installed on your computer. For instructions, see the AlphaSmart 2
User Manual. Once you have AlphaSmart Manager installed, follow these
steps.
1. If you have received a new SmartApplet, close AlphaSmart Manager if it
is already running.
2. If you have a single NEO, use the USB cable that came with your NEO to
connect it to your computer.
If you have a SmartOption Cart with several NEOs, connect the NEOs to
the appropriate cables in your cart. (Your computer must be connected to
the cart’s AlphaHub.)
3. If you have received a new SmartApplet, on your computer, use Windows
Explorer or Macintosh Finder to browse to the location where you
unzipped or unstuffed the SmartApplet files. Double-click the file that ends
with .OS3KApp (such as KeyWords.OS3KApp). AlphaSmart Manager
will start and display the SmartApplets tab.
If you want to install a SmartApplet that you already have, start
AlphaSmart Manager and click the SmartApplets tab.
4. If the SmartApplet that you want to install is not already in the Install List
A, click it in the SmartApplet list and click Add => to add it to the list.
(You can also drag the SmartApplets between lists.)
Make sure the Memory column Bshows that there is enough space on
the NEO(s) to install this SmartApplet.
A
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ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS
Disabling SmartApplets On NEOs
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5. Click the Send List tab and make sure the SmartApplet that you’re
installing is listed in the SmartApplets section of the list.
6. If you have a SmartOption Cart, and you don’t want to send the
SmartApplet to all NEOs, click Select Devices C, check the NEOs that
you want to have the SmartApplet, and then click OK.
7. Click Send to send the SmartApplet to your NEO(s).
Disabling SmartApplets On NEOs
You can disable SmartApplets so that they cannot be used on your NEO(s).
The SmartApplets are not deleted, but they are not available. (To delete
SmartApplets, see page 1-5.)
There are two ways to disable SmartApplets: you can change the settings in
AlphaSmart Manager, or you can disable SmartApplets on the NEO itself.
You’ll find both procedures below.
C

ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS
Disabling SmartApplets On NEOs
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Disabling SmartApplets on the NEO Itself
1. With the NEO on, press applets.
2. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor next to the SmartApplet that you
want to disable.
3. Press ctrl-z-L.
4. Enter the NEO’s master password. (This password is set in AlphaSmart
Manager in the System settings; for more information, see the
AlphaSmart Manager 2 User Manual.)
Disabling SmartApplets within AlphaSmart Manager
You need AlphaSmart Manager installed on your computer to follow these
steps.
1. If you have a single NEO, use the USB cable that came with your NEO to
connect it to your computer.
If you have a SmartOption Cart with several NEOs, connect the NEOs to
the appropriate cables in your cart. (Your computer must be connected to
the cart’s AlphaHub.)
2. Start AlphaSmart Manager on your computer.
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. In the list on the left , click the SmartApplet that you want to disable.
5. Check the box labeled Disable this SmartApplet .

ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS
Deleting SmartApplets from NEOs
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6. Click the Send List tab and make sure your setting change is in the list
.
7. If you have a SmartOption Cart, and you don’t want to disable the
SmartApplet on all NEOs, click Select Devices, check the NEOs on
which you want to disable the SmartApplet, and then click OK.
8. Click Send to send the setting change to your NEO(s).
Deleting SmartApplets from NEOs
By following these steps, you can delete SmartApplets from NEOs. This is
helpful if you want to free space on the NEO or if you don’t plan to ever use a
specific SmartApplet. However, if you’re expecting to use the SmartApplet
again in the future, it may be better to disable the SmartApplet instead as
described on page 1-3.
You need AlphaSmart Manager installed on your computer to follow these
steps.
1. If you have a single NEO, use the USB cable that came with your NEO to
connect it to your computer.
If you have a SmartOption Cart with several NEOs, connect the NEOs to
the appropriate cables in your cart. (Your computer must be connected to
the cart’s AlphaHub.)

ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS
Deleting SmartApplets from NEOs
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2. Start AlphaSmart Manager on your computer.
3. Click the SmartApplets tab.
4. In the SmartApplet List , select all the SmartApplets that you do want
installed on your NEO(s) and click Add => to add them to the Install List
. You can add the SmartApplets one at a time, or you can select
multiple SmartApplets by holding down the Ctrl key (Windows), the zkey
(Macintosh), or the Shift key as you click SmartApplets.
5. Check the Delete box . This ensures that any SmartApplet that is not in
the Install List will be removed from the NEO(s).

ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS
Learning to Use Your SmartApplets
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6. Click the Send List tab to make sure that your SmartApplet selections will
be send.
7. If you have a SmartOption Cart, and you don’t want to delete the
SmartApplet on all NEOs, click Select Devices D, check the NEOs on
which you want to delete the SmartApplet, and then click OK.
8. Click Send to send the change to your NEO(s) and to delete the
SmartApplets that were not selected.
Learning to Use Your SmartApplets
The rest of this manual explains how to use each of the SmartApplets that
came installed on your NEO(s). You can use this manual to learn to use the
SmartApplets, or you can use it as a reference as you use the SmartApplets on
your NEO.
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ABOUT SMARTAPPLETS
Learning to Use Your SmartApplets
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A LPHA W ORD P LUS
When you start your NEO, AlphaWord Plus opens automatically (unless
you’ve changed settings to have another SmartApplet open).
AlphaWord Plus is the program that lets you write in NEO. Simply press one
of the file keys (file 1, file 2, etc.) to choose the file to write in and start typing.
Characters are saved in that file as you type them; there’s no need to worry
about losing text if you accidentally shut off the NEO. The arrow keys,
backspace, and delete all work as they do on a typical computer keyboard.
If you want to delete the text from one of the files, press clear file. Then,
press Yfor “yes” when the NEO ask if you’re sure you want to clear the file.
If you want to name and save a file so you can use the file space for other text,
press ctrl and Stogether. Then, type a name for the file and press enter. You
can then clear the file space without losing the file you saved.
You’ll find detailed instructions for using AlphaWord Plus in the NEO User
Manual that you received with your NEO.

ALPHAWORD PLUS
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