Using Activotes with Activinspire

Using ACTIVotes with ActivInspire Quick Start Guide

Before You Begin

Make sure the Voting Browser icon is in your toolbox.

View  Customize

In the All Commands box, choose the Voting Browser.

Click the Add>> button to move the command to the Main Toolbox.

Create User Databases

The following instructions will help you set up your database of students and save the database.

1. Add Class Edit  Student DatabaseAdd Class. Fill in the pop-up box and click Submit.

2. Add Students Click on the Add Student button. Fill in the pop-up box and click Submit. Continue using the Add Student button to enter remaining students.

3. Assign Students to Class Highlight student names Click the Left Arrow button (<<) Click the name of the class you want the students moved into. Student Names will now appear in the box below the Class box.

4. Save Database To save the database – click on the Export button. Save database to your H: drive. Please note that the file extension is .edb Set Default Preferences

You can set default preferences for your ACTIVote sessions.

Dashboard  Configure  Manage Profiles Settings

Change settings as desired

Click Done. Register Devices

Use the Voting Browser icon from your toolbox to open the Voting Browser box.

Click on the Device Registration icon

The Device Registration Box will appear.

Click on the ACTIVote picture.

Choose the number of ACTIVotes you want to register.

For each ACTIVote device you will need to press and hold the central Registration button on the device.

The Red Up Arrow button on the device will flash red for a few seconds. The Green Down Arrow button will flash green when the device is done registering.

After you have registered the devices, the Device Registration Box will indicate how many devices were successfully registered.

Click Done to close the Device Registration Box. Assign Users to Devices

Use the Voting Browser icon from your toolbox to open the Voting Browser box.

VERY IMPORTANT: You must click on the Vote with Activote icon

The Device numbers will appear in the Voting Browser box.

Click on the Assign Users icon to open the Assign Students to Devices box.

Click the Edit Database button to retrieve a database of students (.edb file)

Click the Import button to locate an existing database.

Or click New Database button to create a new database.

Click OK when finished to return to the Assign Students to Devices box. Make sure the Automatically Assign Devices bubble is chosen.

Click the Assign Devices Button. The Assign Students to Devices box will now display which device was assigned to which student.

Keep a record of the assignments.

Click Finish

Using the Voting Browser Options Display Assigned Devices

Currently all the voting devices are showing in the Voting Browser box.

To view only devices assigned to students:

Click on the Word Settings Put a check in the Show Assigned Devices Only box. The screen will now show only those devices that were assigned to a student.

Anonymous Voting

Currently the names of the students appear in the Voting Browser box.

To show only the Device numbers:

Click the Toggle Anonymous Voting icon.

The Device numbers will now show.

Express Vote Click on the Express Poll icon located in the toolbox.

The Wonder Wheel will appear on your whiteboard space.

Move your mouse over the Wonder Wheel to expand the wheel. Move the mouse over the button icon to open the Action Options. Click the Target Activotes icon to let the program know you are using Activotes.

Move your mouse over the Wonder Wheel to select type of question. You can ask multiple-choice, true/false, and yes/no questions. Click on the type of question you wish to ask.

A Timer Box will appear. Use this box to select how long the students have to answer. Use the stop, start, and pause buttons that appear in the box to control the time. Instruct the students to use their voting devices to make their selection.

As students make their selections, their name box will turn yellow to indicate that they have answered.

If everyone does not vote you will see a box asking if you wish to give those students more time to vote.

After voting is finished, a Vote Results box will appear. Use the drop-down menu to choose which report to view.