Genee World Pebble User manual

Using the Pebble 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
Pebble pad learning
response systems using
ClassComm software

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

PebblepadsuseAAbatteries(seeimage2).
Preparethehandsets
1. Pebble pad battery cover being removed
3. Battery cover being screwed on2. Batteries being inserted
Step 2

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
Preparethehandsets 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Power Point 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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.
Connectthereceiverandtesthandset
communicationwithinClassComm
Step 6

• ClickontheCommunicationtabwithinClassComm.Thiswilldisplaythecommunicationgridas
shown.IfpressinganykeysonthePebblePadhandsetsshowaredLED,thenthathandsetisnot
MAPPEDtothereceiverandwillnotcommunicate.
PressanykeysonthehandsetsandacellwilllightupintheCommunicationgrid.
Thesoftwareisnowinstalledandthehardwareisconguredcorrectly
andhasbeentestedinthecommunicationareaofClassComm.
Connectthereceiverandtesthandset
communicationwithinClassComm(continued)
Press and hold the -/? key within
5-10cm of the connected receiver.
The communication LED will blink
GREEN 3 times when mapping is
complete.
A non-mapped handset will show a
red light when any key is pressed.

• 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

Replayquestion
Increaseresponsebaropacity
Decreaseresponsebar
opacity
Resetopacity
Previousquestion
Nextquestion
Playgame
Pickstudent
Noattachedfunctionality
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
Stoprecordingofhandset
responses
Endpresentation
Show/hideanswer
Showresultscharts
Hide/showpresentation
toolbar
Hide/showresponsebar
Gotoslideinreviewmode
Toggleinstantcharts

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
Pebble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. SavetheseasyourDefault Setting ready for the repeat
conferences
7. ClickonPresent Activity to start the presentation
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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?’
Responsesystemset-upexample2:
Company group training programme
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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. EntertothePresentationwindowandselecttheresource
thatyouwillbepresenting.
3. SelectRecord Assessmenttokeepresultsandpublishdata.
4. SelectAd Hoc Presentation.
5. ClicktheRegister Groupbuttontobuildthegroup
participantlist.
6. TypeintheParticipantnamesandclickStart Mapping from
the Register AdHoc Groupwindow.
7. ParticipantsmustnowpresstheMapping Keynexttotheir
namefollowedbythekeysymbolbutton.TheLoginstatus
columnwillchangefromacrosstoatickwhenaparticipant
hassuccessfullymappedtheirhandsettotheirname.
8. Afterallparticipantshavesuccessfullymappedtheirhandset
totheirname,clickStop MappingfollowedbyOK.
9. 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).
10.Savetheseasyour‘Default Setting’readyforrepeatsessions.
11.Clickon‘Present Activity’tostartthepresentation.
TypeParticipant
names here and
press Enter on
yourkeyboard.
AMappingKey
willautomatically
beassociatedwith
eachparticipant.
Continueuntilall
nameshavebeen
entered.
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1How 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.
2How do I map handsets to dierent receivers?
EachreceiverhasauniqueID.Allhandsetsarelockedintocommunicatingwiththereceiver
whenyoureceiveanewset.Ifyouwanttolockormapahandsettoworkwithadierent/new
receiveryoumustpressandholddownthe“-/?”keyuntilthecommunicationLEDblinksgreen
3times.Ifitblinksred,pleaserepeattheprocessuntilthegreenlightblinks3times.Please
notethatwhenmappinghandsets,thedistancebetweenhandsetandreceivershouldonlybe
afewinches.
3What 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40mforPebblePads.
4How many handsets can be used per receiver?
Currently253perreceiver.
5How 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.Withinthe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.
FAQ

6Can 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[email protected]forfurther
details.
7The 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“5greceiverconnected”inthe
bottom-leftoftheapplication
• Ensurethatthehandsetshavethebatteriesinsertedthecorrectway-
• PressinganykeyshouldshowagreencommunicationLED.Ifitisredthenre-maptothe
receiverbypressingandholdingthe-/?Keyuntilitblinksgreen.
• Resetthehandsetfromtheresetswitchonthebackandre-maptothereceiver.
Pleasecontact[email protected]iftheproblempersists.
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