Here we show you how to set up your Activclassroom Learner Response System (LRS).
Device registration is the process of telling the ActivHub how many devices and device groups there are in the classroom. You need to register devices before you begin a voting session. You start device registration from the Voting Browser. The pictures on the right show the information you can see in the 'Device Registration' Dialog Box:
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There are two types of ActivHub:
This ActivHub... |
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AH2 |
ActiVote AV3, ActivExpression |
AH1 |
ActiVote AV2 |
Before you begin registration:
Start ActivInspire.
Connect an ActivHub model AH2 to your computer.
Distribute ActivExpression devices and ensure that they are switched ON.
To register:
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The next window shows a PIN code which must be entered on each ActivExpression device to be registered. The window has clear instructions, with photos, so your students can finish the registration (you might like to practise the procedure first!). If the students are finishing the registration, they have to:
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When three letters have been entered, as displayed in the PIN code box on the ActivExpression screen, the letters are transmitted to the ActivHub. The ActivHub sends the code to ActivInspire.
The PIN code can be edited before transmission, but only if one or two letters have been entered. Option keys for Clear and Abort can be used for editing and also the Delete key on the keypad.
ActivInspire registers the devices to the ActivHub one by one. You can see the number updated in the window, just below the PIN code.
When this number is equal to the number you entered in Step 3 above, the window closes automatically, because all devices have been registered. If registration fails for any of the devices, the window has to be closed manually.
If a PIN code is entered incorrectly, steps a. to c. must be repeated, for a successful registration.
This procedure can be repeated any number of times, but it should not be necessary - the system is proven to be extremely reliable. After a couple of failures for a device you can either:
Click on Finish to close the window and proceed, or
Replace it with another ActivExpression device, registering it if necessary.
There are two places where you can rename devices:
Rename individual device in the 'Device Registration' Window
Rename individual or all devices in the 'ActivExpression Devices Group' Box
To rename individual devices in the 'Device Registration' Window:
To rename individual devices in the 'ActivExpression Devices Group' Box:
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You can rename all your devices with sequential numbering and a common prefix.
In the ActivExpression Devices Group Box, click on Rename to display the 'Device Naming' Box.
Click in the box ’Rename all of the devices using the prefix’ and enter a prefix.
Click on Apply prefix. All ActivExpression devices in the group are renamed on the ActivHub, as described above, with the prefix and numbers, starting with 1.
The numbers can be edited separately.
Before you begin registration:
Distribute the ActiVote devices and ensure that they are switched ON.
Connect an ActivHub model AH2 to your computer.
Start ActivInspire.
To register:
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The next window shows clear instructions, with photos, so your students can finish the registration (you might like to practise the procedure first!). A three letter PIN code is displayed, which must be entered on each device to be registered. If the students are finishing the registration, they have to:
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ActivInspire registers the devices to the ActivHub one by one. You can see the number updated in the window, just below the PIN code. When this number is equal to the number you entered in Step 3. above, the window closes automatically, because all devices have been registered. If registration fails for any of the devices, the window has to be closed manually. If a PIN code is entered incorrectly, both steps a. and b. must be repeated, that is, the central button must be pressed and held until both lights are on and the correct PIN code must be entered, for a successful registration. This procedure can be repeated any number of times, but it should not be necessary - the system is proven to be extremely reliable. After a couple of failures for a device you can either:
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Before you begin registration:
Start ActivInspire.
Connect an ActivHub AH1 to your computer.
Distribute the ActiVote devices and ensure that they are switched ON.
To register:
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The next window shows clear instructions, with photos, so your students can finish the registration (you might like to practise the procedure first!). If the students are finishing the registration, they have to:
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ActivInspire registers the devices to the ActivHub one by one. You can see the number updated in the window. When this number is equal to the number you entered in Step 3. above, the window closes automatically, because all devices have been registered. If registration fails for any of the devices, the window must be closed manually. |