Overview

What is it?

The Learner Response System (LRS) consists of:

For details of which devices are compatible, see Registering devices.

What types of voting sessions are there?

There are three types of voting sessions. The table indicates which device types are suitable for each session:

Session

ActivExpression

ActiVote

ActivEngage

Description

Prepared Questions

P

P

P

Learners answer prepared questions. You can insert one question and an optional follow-on question into each flipchart page. Questions appear on the flipchart page. All learners answer the same question at the same time.

ExpressPoll

P

P

P

Learners answer a quick or ad hoc question. You can hold an ExpressPoll at any time, even when there is no flipchart open.

Self-Paced Questions

P

X

P

Learners answer prepared questions. However, there are some important differences:

  • Each flipchart page can contain a question set with as many questions as required.

  • Questions can range in difficulty from level 1 to level 9.

  • Questions are not displayed on the flipchart page. Instead, learners read questions on the display of their ActivExpression devices.

  • Questions are sent to each learners' ActivExpression device one question at a time.

  • You can randomize or shuffle question sets, so that each learner receives questions in a different order.

  • Each learner works through the question set at their own pace.

How does it work?

The following information applies to ActivExpression and ActiVote devices.

For information about ActivEngage, see www.prometheanplanet.com/activengage.

  1. You connect the ActivHub to a USB slot on your computer.

  2. Hand out the voting devices to your students.

  3. Start ActivInspire and register the devices.

  4. When you have presented your question, or opened a flipchart page that contains a self paced question set, click on Start Vote

  5. When all the students have voted, or the timeout is reached, the results are displayed on the board.

    With Self Paced Question sets, you can display incoming responses dynamically.

You also have the option to assign students to devices. This may be useful where the same students are going to use the same devices over an extended period of time.

Can I use ActiVote and ActivExpression devices in the same voting session?

For prepared questions and ExpressPoll, you can use both ActiVote and ActivExpression devices in your lesson although not at the same time. You can run two voting sessions – you don’t have to close your flipchart or the results display before running further voting sessions.

To change from one type of voting device to the other, click the appropriate button in the Voting Browser:

Vote with ActiVote devices

Vote with ActivExpression devices

 

You need ActivExpression devices to use Self-Paced Question Sets.

What do I need to use Self-Paced Question Sets?

To send Self-Paced Questions to ActivExpression devices, you may need to upgrade the following:

  1. ActivDriver

  2. ActivHub

  3. ActivExpression devices

All files and instructions on how to perform the upgrade are available on the Promethean Planet website www.prometheanplanet.com/selfpacedlearning

Can I send questions in other languages to ActivExpression devices?

Yes, you can send questions in other languages to ActivExpression devices.

The following table shows the available languages:

Language

ActivInspire 1.2

ActivInspire 1.4

English UK and US

P

P

Arabic

X

P

German

P

P

Spanish

P

P

French

P

P

Russian

X

P

Italian

P

P

Dutch

P

P

Portuguese

P

P

Turkish

X

P

Swedish

X

P

Brazilian Portuguese

X

P

Kazakh

X

P

Danish

X

P

Norwegian

X

P

Finnish

X

P

 

What do I need to use other languages on ActivExpression devices?

To change the language on ActivExpression devices, you may need to upgrade the following:

  1. ActivDriver

  2. ActivHub

  3. ActivExpression devices

All files and instructions on how to perform the upgrade are available on the Promethean Planet website www.prometheanplanet.com/selfpacedlearning

What's the difference between Anonymous and Named Voting?

In Anonymous Voting, device numbers are displayed - you don’t see who sent which response.

In Named Voting, device names are displayed, so you can see more easily which devices have sent which responses.

Which voting results can I export to Microsoft Excel®?

Type of voting session

Export results

ExpressPoll

P

Prepared Question

P

Self-Paced Question Set

P

For details, see  Importing and exporting files > Exporting files.