Genee World iQ-Pad User manual

Using the iQ-Pad
learning response system
with ClassComm software
Quick set up guide
Leaders in learning technology

Minimum system requirements:
• Processor:PentiumIII450MHzprocessor(1gigahertz(GHz)Pentiumprocessorrecommended)
• Memory:256MB(512MBoraboverecommended)
• Display:800x600,256colours(Recommended:1024x768highcolour,32-bit)
• CDROMDrive:4xorfaster
• HDD:300MBfreeharddrivespaceforbasicinstallation–500MBharddrivespacerequiredfor
curriculumsamplecontent
• Microsoft.NetFramework2.0(includedininstaller)
• Microsoft®PowerPoint2003orabove
• AdobeFlashplayerversion9(includedininstaller)
• OperatingSystem:WindowsXP,WindowsVistaandWindows7Compatible
Quick set up guide
for iQ-Pad learning
response systems using
ClassComm software

What’sinthecase
iQ-PadLearning
ResponseSystem
Studenthandsets
Theseareusedbystudents
tosendresponses
Teacherhandset
Usedbytheteacher
tocontrolthe
presentation
SoftwareCDwith
QuickSetUpGuide
USBcable BatteriesReceiver
Step 1

iQ-PadsuseAAbatteries(seeimage2).
Preparethehandsets
1. iQ-Pad battery cover being removed
3. Battery cover being screwed on2. Batteries being inserted
Step 2

Preparethehandsets
PleaseensurethatthereceiverisdisconnectedbeforeyouinserttheClassCommInstallationCD.
• IftheCDdoesnotauto-run,youwillneedtomanuallyrun“ClassComm.exe”byexploringtheCD
contents(Fig1)
Fig. 1 – ClassComm CD Contents
TheClassCommInstallationMenuScreenwillopenasshownbelow.
• SelectClassComm Installationfromtheoptions.
• Followtheonscreenwizardinstructionstoinstallthesoftware.
• Duringinstallationthefollowingscreenwillappear(overthepage).
ClassComm
Installation
Menu Screen
ClassCommsoftwareinstallation
Step 3

ClassCommcanbeinstalledinEDUCATIONALmodeorCORPORATEmode.Thecoredierence
betweenthetwomodesofinstallationistheterminologyusedthroughouttheapplication.
EducationalmodeusesSTUDENT,TEACHER,CLASSandTEST.CorporatemodeusesPARTICIPANT,
PRESENTER,GROUPandEVENT.Themodeselectedfromthisscreencanbechangedlaterfrom
withintheClassCommsoftware.
Also,ClassCommhasanInterfaceEditorthatcanbeusedtofurthercustomisetheClassComm
softwarewithyourorganisationspreferredterminology–SeeClassCommHelp > Advanced
Functionalities > Interface Editorfordetails.ForthepurposeofthisQuickSetupGuide,
educationalmodeterminologywillbeused.
ThemainClassCommsoftwareinstallationisnowcomplete.
Note–Donotlaunchthesoftwareatthisstage.Followthroughthis
guidetocompletion.
ClassCommsoftwareinstallation(continued)

• ThereissomeoptionalsamplecontentthatcanbeinstalledforusewiththeClassCommsystem.
Thisstepwilladdcomplete,mappededucationalcontentforusewiththeClassCommsystem.
• FromtheClassCommInstallationMenuScreen,selecttheSample Contentbutton.
• Followtheon-screenwizardinstructionstoinstalltherequiredsamplecontent.
• WhenthemainClassCommsoftwareislaunched,thesamplecontentwillbeinstalledintothe
Resourcesarea.
Samplecontentinstallation(optional)
Step 4

InstallthePowerpointplug-in(SlideMapper)
Note–YouwillneedMicrosoft®Powerpoint®2003oraboveinstalledon
yourPCbeforeyouinstalltheplug-in
• ThePowerPointPlug-inorSlideMapper
isautilitythatisaddeddirectlyintoyour
Microsoft®PowerPoint®application.Itallows
for the mapping of your presentations within
PowerPoint.Themappingprocessassigns
questiondatatoyourslides(Example:True/
False,MultipleChoice,Numericandsoon)
• FromClassCommInstallationMenuScreen,
selectthePowerPoint Plug-inbutton.
• Followtheonscreeninstructionstoinstallthe
PowerPointPlug-in(SlideMapper)module.
• TheSlideMapperwillappearasshownbelow
withinMicrosoftPowerPoint®
Slide Mapper
within PowerPoint
Step 5

Connectthereceiverandtesthandset
communicationwithinClassComm
ConnecttheClassComm
receivertoanavailableUSB
portonthePC.AredLED
willlightupinthereceiver.
• Atthisstage,thePCwillautomaticallydetectthereceiverandcongurethedriversaccordingly.
NOTE–ThereceiverdriversareinstalledduringtheClassCommsoftwareinstallationdescribed
inSTEP3–CLASSCOMMSOFTWAREINSTALLATIONofthisguide.Itisimportanttoinstall
ClassCommsoftwarebeforeattachingthereceiver.
• LaunchtheClassCommsoftwareby
clickingtheiconfromthedesktoporfrom
Start > All Programs > ClassComm.
• Amessageinthebottom-leftarea
oftheClassCommsoftwarewill
appearstatingthatthereceiver
hasconnectedsuccessfully.
• ClickontheCommunicationtab
withinClassComm.Thiswill
displaythecommunicationgrid
asshownbelow.Turnonthe
handsetsandpressanykey
followedbythesendkey.
Thecorrespondinghandset
IDwilllightupinthegrid.
Thesoftwareisnowinstalledandthehardwareisconguredcorrectly
andhasbeentestedinthecommunicationareaofClassComm.
Step 6

• OpenablankPowerPointPresentationandaddaquestionwith4choicesasshowninthe
examplebelow.
• SelectthefollowingoptionsfromtheSlideMappertomatchtheinformationontheslide
• SlideType:MultipleChoice
• ResponseType:Text
• Answer:Selectthecorrectanswerchoice
• AnswerColour:Green
• Question:Cutandpastethequestiontextfromtheslidehere
• TextAnswers:Fromtheslide,highlightthecorrectanswerandclicktheAddbutton.
Say“Yes”totheconrmationmessagethatappears.
That’sit!Thebasicslidefunctionalityhasbeensetasmultiplechoicewith4textlabelchoices(A-D)
andthecorrectanswertobehighlightedingreenwhentheteacherrevealstheanswerduringa
presentation.Repeattheabovestepsasnecessaryandsavethepresentation.
FormoreinformationonthedierentquestiontypesandSlide
Mapper,consulttheClassComm User Guide(Seesectionon
AddingandmappingaPowerPointPresentation)
Creatingapresentation
Step 7

AddthepresentationintoClassCommresources
• FromwithintheClassCommRESOURCESarea,gotoFile > New > New Activity > New
PowerPoint Activity.
• FromtheNewActivitywindow,clicktheBrowsebuttontonavigatetothepresentationcreatedin
STEP7andclickOK.
• ThepresentationwillnowappearintheRESOURCEStreestructurewiththumbnailviewsofallthe
questionslides.
Step 8

Atthispoint,ClassCommwillminimiseandthePowerPointactivitywillopenreadyforresponses.
UsetheTeacherhandsetorPresentationToolbartocontrolthepresentation.TheResponsebar
showstheQuestiontype,numberandnumberofresponses.Navigatethroughthepresentationand
whencompleted,theslideshowwillautomaticallyendandtheresultssaved.
Runthepresentation
1. EnterthePRESENTATIONareaofClassComm
2. ChecktheExisting Class Presentation option
3. ChecktheRecord Assessment option
4. ChecktheAnonymous login option
5. EnteraClass Name(otherdetailsareoptional)
6. PresstheSavebutton
7. AskstudentstoswitchONthehandsets.TheHandsetareawillshowa
countofActiveHandsets.
8. Clickonceontheresourcetopresentwith
9. ClickonPresent Activity.
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Step 9

 Toggleresponsebar
formatbetweenstandard
cellviewandpercentage
barview.
 Replaythequestion
 Navigatequestionslides
 Playgame(ifselectedin
presentationarea)
 Navigatethechartviews
 ‘Pickstudent’function
Formoreinformationonrunningapresentation,consultthe
ClassComm User Guide(SeesectiononRunningaPresentation)
Runthepresentation(continued)
 Startrecordingofhandset
responses(takestudent
responses)
 Stoprecordingofhandset
responses
 Endpresentation
 Show/HideAnswer
 Showresultscharts
 Decreaseopacity/full
opacity/increaseopacity
oftheresponsebar
 Show/hidethe
presentationtoolbar

Onceapresentationhasbeenfullycompletedandstopped,theClassCommsystemallowsyouto
viewreportsandchartsforassessmentpurposes.
Reports
1. ClickontheREPORTS
button
2. Selectthetypeof
presentation that you
wishtoviewreports
for(Inthiscaseitis
“Anonymous”)
3. SelecttheReport Type
fromtheavailable
options
4. EntertheReport
Settings from the
drop-downoptionsthat
matchtheclassand
presentation that you
presentedandsaved.
5. ClicktheGenerate
Reportbutton(enables
when report settings
havebeencorrectly
entered)todisplaythe
selectedreportinthe
right-pane.
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Step 10

Responsesystemset-upexample1:
Conference settings
‘Wehavethreeprofessionalconferencescomingupwith40delegatesateach.IhaveasetofGenee
iQ-Padsandashortseriesofpre-prepared,mainlymultiple-choice,questionsfromwhichIwantto
gatherdatatoanalysefeedback.Whatisthebestwaytosetup?’
1. CheckthatClassCommisin‘Corporate’
modebygoingtoSettings > Application
mode(youwillhavetorestartClassCommto
activatethissetting).
2. Afteryouhavechosenyourresourceslides,
go to the Presentationwindow.
3. SelectRecord Assessmenttokeepresults
andpublishdata.
4. SelectAnonymous Logintogatheroverall
responseswithoutidentifyingindividual
handsets.
5. EnteraGroup Name andclickonSave.
6. Selectanyotheroptionsofyourchoosing
from the Test Settingswindowsuchas
Participant Feedback or Single Response.
7. SavetheseasyourDefault Settingreadyfor
therepeatconferences.
8. ClickonPresent Activity to start the
presentation.
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Responsesystemset-upexample2:
Company group training programme
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‘WearecarryingoutHealth&Safetytrainingwithgroupsofouremployees.Itisimportantthatwe
haverecordsofindividualattainmentsothatweknowwhowillbecompetentinparticularwork
situations.Whatisthebestwaytosetup?’
1. CheckthatClassCommisinthecorrectmodefor
you(educationorcorporate)bygoingtoSettings
> Application mode(youwillhavetorestart
ClassCommtoactivatethissetting).
2. Afteryouhavechosenyourresourceslides,goto
the Presentationwindow.
3. SelectRecord Assessmenttokeepresultsand
publishdata.
4. SelectAd Hoc PresentationandNew Group to
buildthegroupparticipantlist.
5. ClickonCapture Namesandaskparticipantstotext
intheirnamesusingthehand-sets.Whenallhave
doneso,clickonStop CaptureandDone.
6. EnteraGroup NameandclickonSave.(ifthis
groupstaysthesame,youcanrecallitforfurther
assessmentstobeaddedtotheparticipants’data).
7. Selectanyotheroptionsofyourchoosingfrom
the Test SettingswindowsuchasParticipant
Feedback or Single Response.
8. SavetheseasyourDefault Settingreadyforrepeat
sessions.
9. ClickonPresent Activitytostartthepresentation.

1How do I change the Handset IDs?
Tochangethehandsetid,usethefollowingstepsinsequence:
Keepthe‘/’keypressedforafewsecondsuntila‘?’appearsonthedisplayscreen.
Ifthe‘/’alsoappearsonthedisplayscreen,theneraseitusingthe‘del’key.
Type1234onthekeypadandpressthe“Delta”or“Chart”keyifusingtheTeacherhandset.
‘ID=’willbedisplayedonthescreen.
Enterthehandsetidyouwanttobeallocatedtothehandsetinthreedigitformat.Forexample,
tosetthehandsetidto1,enter001onthekeypad.
Note:Handsetidmustbebetween“000”and“255”excluding“126”and“206”.
Pressthe“Delta”keyagain.Handsetidwillbesettothenumberentered.Thiscanbeconrmed
bycheckingthenumberbeingdisplayedintheupper-rightcornerofthehandsetscreen.
2How do I reset the handsets?
 Useasharp,pointedobjecttopressthesmallbuttonlocatedonthebackofthehandset.Use
thiswhenhandsetwillnotmapcorrectly,freezesorwithchargingproblems.
3What is “Mapping” handsets? When do I need to do this?
 EachreceiverhasauniqueIDasshownonthereceiverIDlabel.Allhandsetsarelockedinto
communicatingwithareceiver.Ifyouwanttolockahandsettoworkwithadierent/new
receiveryoumustpressandholddownthe“?”keyuntilthehandsethasmapped.Thiscantake
severalseconds.Whenyouseetheup/downarrowsashingonthehandsetLCD,thehandset
islockedtothenewreceiver.Pleasenotethatwhenlockinghandsetsthedistancebetween
handsetandreceivershouldbeaapprox50-75mm.
4What technology does the response system use and what is
the range?
 ThesystemusesRFwithoperatingfrequencybands2405MHzto2485MHz(2.4GHz).
Themaximumtransmissionrangeis50m.
5How many handsets can be used per receiver?
Currently253perreceiver.
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6How do I transfer a mapped presentation between
computers without re-mapping?
 WhenyoumapaPowerPointPresentationandsaveit,anassociatedXMLlewillalsobe
createdandsavedtothesamelocationastheoriginalPowerPointle.TheXMLlecontainsall
themappingdata.Whentransferringmappedpresentations,boththePowerPointleandthe
XMLmustbetransferredtogethertoretainmappingdata.
Aquickwaytotransfermapped,PowerPointactivitiesistouseClassComm’sbuiltinImport/
ExportFeature.WheninresourcesareaofClassComm,selectthepresentation/soryellow
folderyouwishtoexportandgotoImport/Exportfromthetopmenubar.Selectthe
presentationtoexportfromthenewwindowthatopensandchoosethelocationtosave
theexportedleto.Thelewillexportinazippedleformat.Thiszippedlecanthenbe
importedintoClassCommonothercomputers.
7Can I install and run ClassComm from a Server across a
network?
 Currently,ClassCommisadesktopapplicationdesignedtobeinstalledandrunfromaTeacher/
presenterPC.Itcannotberuncentrallyfromaserver.AnMSIversionofClassCommisavailable
foreasydeploymentacrossanetwork.
 Pleasecontact[e-mail]forfurtherdetails.
8The handsets are not talking to the receiver. What do I do?
• EnsurethatthereceiverisconnectedviaUSBcabletoanavailableUSBportandhasared
LEDshowing.
• OpentheClassCommsoftwareandensurethatitstates“4greceiverconnected”inthe
bottom-leftoftheapplication
• Ensurethatthehandsetsareswitchedonandcharged.
• ChecktheID#symbol–Ifitisblinkingthenthehandsetisnotmappedtothereceiver–Hold
downthe?keywithin50-75mmofconnectedreceivertomapit.
• Resetthehandsetfromtheresetswitchonthebackandre-maptothereceiver.
Pleasecontact[e-mail]iftheproblempersists.
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