Import Standards
1. Open CPS
2. Click Prepare>Standards
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Click Click Import button
in the
Home group
Click BROWSE
Look for a CPS folder on your shared drive
Look in State Standards sub-folder (if created)
Open Indiana_Academic_Standards_111.cps
Click Open
Use Expand/Contract buttons to find your
standards. If you select a group, all substandards will import. Look for your grade’s
standards and click in the box in front of it.
11. Click OK
CPS Quick Guide
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Training Videos:
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Knowledge Base:
http://kb.einstruction.com/display/2/index.asp?c=&c
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Setup CPS Receiver
1. Plug the USB cord into the blue receiver and
the other end into your computer
2. Open CPS
3. Test the receiver
a. Click Settings
b. Click Delivery Options
c. Click Receiver tab
d. Click “Detect CPS Receiver” button
e. Click OK when done
Create a New Database (done once)
1. Open CPS
2. Choose Create a New CPS File
3. Click OK
4. Type the database name
5. Click Save
Import Rosters
1. Open CPS
2. Click the Prepare>Classes and Students tab
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Click Import button
in the Home
group
Choose “Comma Separated Value”
Click NEXT
Click BROWSE to find your roster file saved
as *.CSV on your computer
Find the desired class roster and √ check it
Click Next
9. Click Done
10. Click OK
Create Lessons
1. Open CPS
2. Click the Prepare>Lessons and Assessments
tab.
3. To create a parent-level lesson, highlight the
database name, which is listed first on the
lesson side.
4. To create a child-level lesson, highlight a lesson
name. CPS will list the new lesson beneath the
lesson name you highlighted.
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Click New
Click Lesson
Type Lesson Name i.e., Science (all other info is
optional)
Click OK
Note: You can create Lessons within a Lesson
It is important to create a succinct filing system
here. Under Science you would create
additional lessons like Chapter 1, Chapter 2,
litmus lab, etc.
Backup Lessons to Network
1. Open CPS
2. Highlight the Database
3. Click File
4. Click Save A Copy As
5. Save to the appropriate folder on your
school’s shared drive according to the folder
setup established by your Tech Coordinator.
6. If it asks you to replace the file, choose YES
Create Questions
1. Open CPS
2. Click the Prepare>Lessons and Assessments
Tab
3. Highlight your Lesson (Chapter 1, Litmus Lab,
etc.)
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Click New
Click Question
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Click on the dropdown list
in the
Format group to select the question type (MC2,
T/F, Y/N, etc.)
Click on the template list
to select a
tempate style to apply to the question
(chalkboard, graphc, no graphic)
8. Type Question in top box
9. Type answers in A, B, C, etc. Be sure to type
one answer in each box.
10. Check the box next the letter A, B, C that is the
correct answer.
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11. Click on the question icon
in the Options
group.
12. Click on Standard to associate a State Standard
to the Question.
13. Click SAVE icon
or to add another
question, click SAVE NEXT icon
14. Click
to end session
Create a Fast Grade (for paper tests/quizzes)
1. Open CPS
2. Click Prepare>Lessons and Assessments
tab
3. Click on desired Lesson
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Click New
Click Fast Grade Lesson
Type a Fast Grade Title name
Click OK
Choose from the list (Y/N, T/F, 2, 3, 4, etc.
multiple choice responses)
Click on the right answer in the correct column
Click Add
Click Next
Click OK when done
When ready, engage in STUDENT PACED
mode!
Engage a Lesson
1. 1. Open CPS
2. 2. Click the Engage>Lessons and
Assessments tab.
3. 3. Select the lesson you want to engage. A
checkmark appears in the box in front of the
lesson you selected.
4. 4. To engage the lesson in Standard mode, click
Engage
in the Teach group.
The CPS Engage toolbar appears.
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Click Next
The Feedback Grid appears
Chalkboard: Much like the verbal question
feature, this option allows you to upload and draw
images while delivering spontaneous questions.
Options: Select response cycle options
like feedback, auto start, hide/show, and show large
screen. The Options button is available only in
Preview and Standard mode.
CPS Engage toolbar Handle: Click and drag on
this icon to move the toolbar anywhere on your screen.
Class: Randomly select a response pad
number from your active class and call on that student
to answer a question verbally in class. You can also
take attendance from this button.
Charting window: View performance
data in a chart.
Exit CPS: Save your results up to this point
and shut down CPS entirely.
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Click Start to begin the response session
Click End to tally the responses
Close: End the delivery session and return to
the main CPS window.
Quick Guide to the Feedback Grid
Engage a Fast Grade Lesson
To engage the lesson in Student Paced mode (for
in
Fast Grade), click Assessment Setup
the Engage Options group. A list of delivery modes
appears.
1. Select the Student Paced delivery mode
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Click Engage
in the Assessment group.
Click Start and the students can enter the
answers from the paper test/quiz using the
Feedback Grid to see what question they are on
Start/End : Start or end the response session
: Increase or decrease the time on the timer
: Start the timer manually or pause the timer
Grid : Shows the feedback grid
Hide/Show: Toggle back and forth to show or
mask student responses.
Guide to the CPS Engage Toolbar:
Questions: Allows you to choose any of
the pre-written questions in your lesson.
Next [#]: This constantly changing menu
button indicates which question number is next in
chronological order. Click here to put the question
on-screen.
Verbal: You can spontaneously ask
questions in class and still record performance data.
Dynamic Standards: Apply Standards to a
question on the fly
Delivery Options: Choose the types of
information that you want shown after responses have
been collected (show correct answer, show cumulative
correct, etc.)
The number of students who have
responded will show regardless of the mode of
Hide/Show.
Reporting
1. Open CPS
2. Click the Report>Reports tab
3. Select a Session
4. Click the Generate button
5. Select Students
6. Select Report Type
7. Select Print Preview
Reporting - Take home study guides
1. Open CPS
2. Click Report>Reports tab
3. Select a Session
4. Click the Generate Button
5. Select the Students
6. Select one of the Study Guide Reports
7. Click Print Preview
Note: Reports can be printed or saved to a variety of
file types.
Team Activities
There are 3 team activities: Challenge Board,
There it is! And Top Score. You can take existing
questions and add them to any one of these team
activities. Please see the CPS User’s Guide for
further details.
Import Tests from Word
1. You must first format your Word document.
a. 1st line is the title,
nd
b. 2 line type of question (True/False, Multiple
Choice, etc.
c. 3rd line is question # followed by question.
d. 4th line is ANS: followed by answer
e. Repeat b-d for additional questions
TITLE: this signals the title to your lesson. (Required)
True/False this identifies question type (Required)
1. Water is 1 part hydrogen and 3 parts oxygen.
ANS: F “ANS” label identifies the correct answer. You
must include the colon “ANS:” (Required)
Multiple Choice (Required)
2. The sum of 11 and 5 is
a. 15
b. 16
c. 12
d. 7
ANS: B
Note: The document must be saved as a Rich Text
Format.