About the system
The Learner Response System (LRS) consists of the following:
Computer with ActivInspire installed
ActivHub model AH1 or AH2 , or for ActivEngage, a virtual ActivHub
Voting devices, or ActivEngage clients
System setup
Setting up the Learner Response System involves the following steps:
Distributing voting devices
Inserting ActivHub, or for ActivEngage, connecting to a virtual ActivHub
Registering devices
How to use the system
Using the Learner Response System in the ActivClassroom involves the following steps:
The Teacher gives question instructions.
A single question may appear from the ExpressPoll Wonderwheel, or it
may be displayed on the flipchart.
The Teacher starts the voting session.
The voting session starts automatically when the teacher clicks the
appropriate ExpressPoll question. For other questions the teacher clicks
on Start Vote .
Students answer with voting devices
Voting stops.
The teacher can click on Stop Vote
or set an automatic timeout.
For details of which devices are compatible, see Registering devices.
There are three types of voting sessions. The table indicates which device types are suitable for each session:
The following information applies to ActivExpression and ActiVote devices.
For information about ActivEngage, see www.prometheanplanet.com/activengage.
You connect the ActivHub to a USB slot on your computer.
Distribute the voting devices to your students.
Start ActivInspire and register the devices.
When you have presented your question or self paced
question set, click on Start Vote
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.
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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. |
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 &endash; 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
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You need ActivExpression devices to use Self-Paced Question Sets. |
To send Self-Paced Questions to ActivExpression devices, you may need to upgrade the following:
ActivDriver
ActivHub
ActivExpression devices
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All files and instructions on how to perform the upgrade are available on the Promethean Planet website www.prometheanplanet.com/selfpacedlearning |
Yes, you can send questions in other languages to ActivExpression devices.
The following table shows the available languages:
To change the language on existing ActivExpression devices, you may need to upgrade the following:
ActivDriver
ActivHub
ActivExpression devices
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All files and instructions on how to perform the upgrade are available on the Promethean Planet website www.prometheanplanet.com/selfpacedlearning |
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.
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.