Getting Started with Smart Response

Jeff Rew, ITRT

Setting Up Classes

•Create a spreadsheet with three columns - Given Name, Family Name, Student ID

•You can also export this from your grade book program

•Save it as “1stBlock”, etc and save it as a CSV file

•Open Notebook 10

•Within Notebook 10 select the Response menu

• Then open “Teacher Tools”

• Fill in the information and click “Save”

• Save the file

•On the left side of the window click “Add a Class”

• Fill in the information

•Click “Add”

•On the left side under Gradebook select the class you just added.

•Click “Add students to your class”

• A window will pop up.

•Click again the class you want to add students to and click “Next”

• Select “Common Separated Values (CSV) and click “Next”

• Select the student file from wherever you saved it and click “Open”

Using Smart Response

•Connect the Smart Response receiver to your computer

•Have your students turn on the Smart Response clickers

•Open the assessment file you want to use in class

•Within the Response Menu Click “Start Class” and then select the class you want to use

• A window will pop up as shown. Click “Close”

•Your students will select “Join Class” on the screen of their responder and then select the name of your class to join.

•Students will login with their student ID number

• Select “Start Assessment” when you’re ready to begin.

•Once the assessment is finished go back to the Response menu and select “Stop Class”