Student Guide
Using ActivEngage2 on Your
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Contents
Using ActivEngage2 to Answer Questions
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Buttons
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Answering Individual Questions
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Text
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5
Multiple Choice
Numeric
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Likert Scale
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Yes. No. Don’t Know.
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True. False. Don’t Know.
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Sort in Order
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Equations
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Answering Self-Paced Questions
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Navigation
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Navigating a Question Set
Text
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Multiple Choice
Numeric
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Likert Scale
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Yes. No. Don’t Know.
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True. False. Don’t Know.
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Sort in Order
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Equations
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More Information
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Using ActivEngage2 to Answer Questions
This guide shows you how to use the ActivEngage2 client to answer individual questions as well as
navigate and answer sets of self-paced questions.
Buttons
Buttons are disabled when they are not applicable, or when you have to do something first, like enter
an answer or select one or more options. The following buttons are available in most client screens.
Button
Description
Back
Returns you to the ‘Hub Selection’ or
‘Server Selection’ screen.
Reset
Clears your entry.
Navigation
Opens the ‘Navigation’ screen and
displays any questions you have already
answered, and placeholders for those
yet to come.
Enabled
Disabled
Enables you to navigate the question
set, change the order in which you
answer questions and review and/or
change your answers.
For more information, see the section
Answering Self-Paced Questions.
Send
Submits your answer.
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Answering Individual Questions
Your teacher can ask quick questions with ExpressPoll, or prepare questions on individual flipchart
pages. When they ask an individual question in ActivInspire, your client automatically displays the
answer screen that is appropriate to the type of question.
Individual questions are not sent to the client.
Text
Clear
1.
Tap text box to
display keyboard.
2.
Enter up to 255
characters, make any
corrections.
3.
Tap the Send
button.
Send
Multiple Choice
Your teacher can choose the number of possible responses to a multiple choice question, so be sure to
check the instructions.
Instructions
1.
Select appropriate
number of options.
2.
Tap or click the Send
button.
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Numeric
1.
Tap in the number box.
2.
Enter the number, make any
corrections.
3.
Tap the Send button.
Likert Scale
In Likert questions, your teacher asks you to rate something, or to indicate your agreement or
disagreement on a scale. Your teacher can choose how many options the scale for each question
can contain, so be sure to check the
instructions.
1.
Drag slider horizontally to
highlight the option of your
choice, or tap the option to
make the slider jump to it.
2.
Tap the Send button.
Yes. No. Don’t Know.
Your teacher can give you the option
to say that you don’t know the answer.
They may also restrict the options to
just Yes or No.
1.
Tap to select an
option.
2.
Tap the Send
button.
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True. False. Don’t Know.
Alternatively, your teacher may ask you if something is
True or False. Again, it is up to them to allow Don’t
Know as an answer.
1.
Tap to select an
option.
2.
Tap the Send
button.
Sort in Order
Sort in order questions can have up to six options. Sorting
options into a different order is simple. Just tap an option
to select it, then drag and drop it in its new position. If you
change your mind, select the option again
and drop it where you want it. Repeat this
until you are happy with the new order,
then submit your answer.
Options are color coded
according to their place in
the ranking.
1.
Select one option at
a time, and drag and
drop it.
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Answering Individual Questions
2.
When done, tap
the Send button.
After you have dropped
an option, it takes on the
color of its new ranking.
To undo all and start over, tap the
Reset button.
Equations
Questions that require an equation as a response are different from simple numeric questions, where
the answer is either a positive or negative number. When you answer an equation question, you can
select from a full set of mathematical symbols and notation.
1.
Tap text box to display
keyboard.
2.
Tap menu
keys to display
different key
sets and enter
your answer.
3.
When done, tap the Send
button.
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Answering Self-Paced Questions
Your teacher can also run self-paced question sessions. The question types are the same as for individual
questions. Unlike individual questions, self-paced questions come in sets, and each set can comprise
many questions. Most importantly, self-paced questions do not appear on the ActivBoard, or on your
teacher’s computer. Instead, you receive both the question text and any options on your device, one question at
a time. The person sitting next to you could be working on a completely different question from you.
This could be for a number of reasons; for example, because you are answering questions at a different
pace, or because your teacher has enabled Navigation. You can learn more about Navigation in the
next topic.
You can tell at a glance how many questions there are in a self-paced question set, what the number of
the current question is, and if your teacher has enabled Navigation.
Navigation is enabled.
Question text
The question set contains
8 questions, and this is the
first one.
Sometimes, if the question text is very long and there are many options, you may have to scroll up and
down to see all the options on your Promethean KUNO.
Tap anywhere on screen
and drag up or down to see
either all of the options, or
all of the question text.
Alternatively, you can always
rotate your KUNO to
change the orientation from
landscape to portrait.
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Answering Self-Paced Questions
Navigation
Your teacher can create tests that require you to
answer questions in the order in which you receive
them, or enable Navigation. When Navigation is
enabled, you can load and answer questions in any
order, or skip or mark with a star any questions you
want to return to later.
Navigation can also help you keep tabs on how
much there is left to do. In Navigation, you can
toggle between displaying all questions, unanswered
questions and those questions you previously marked
with a star. You can also see your response to each
question, both during the test, and at the end if there
is time.
If your teacher has enabled this, you can even amend
answers you have already sent.
Navigation lets you choose the test strategy that
works best for you. Here are some examples of how
Navigation can help you, whatever your preference.
Answer Questions In Order
One approach is to answer every question until you get to the end of the test, while making notes
along the way about any answers you want to revisit. Once you have answered the last question,
you navigate back to and review those answers you previously noted. After reviewing and perhaps
amending your answers, you are done.
Tackle Easy Questions First
Another approach is to look at the questions in the order in which you receive them. You answer the
easy questions immediately, and skip the more challenging ones. Once you reach the last question, you
go back to the beginning and start answering those questions you skipped earlier.
Review All Questions Before Answering
Alternatively, you may prefer to preview and assess all questions before answering any of them. You
make notes about each question, and map out the order in which you want to answer them. Then
you use Navigation to jump back and forth through the question set to answer the questions in your
preferred order.
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Answering Self-Paced Questions
Navigating a Question Set
You can navigate a question set as soon as you have received the first question.
Tap to begin
Navigation.
At this stage, you can only see the number, type and text of the single question you have received.
Although there are seven questions in the set, the following example only shows the first four. All of
them are unanswered and none of them have been marked with a star.
To load another question, just tap the New Question placeholder text.
Tap to return to current
question.
Question text
Question number
and type
Question number
Tap New Question
to load this
question.
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Answering Self-Paced Questions
Now you can either answer the question, or return to Navigation and load another one.
Question 4 loaded.
You can also choose to display only the questions you have not answered yet, or those you have marked
with a star.
Tap to display only questions
you marked with a star.
Your answer
Answered starred
question
Unanswered starred
question
Tap to display
unanswered questions.
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Answering Self-Paced Questions
Once a question has been answered or loaded in Navigation, you can identify its question type by its
color and symbol.
Tap to display all
questions in the
set.
Numeric
True or False
Starred questions
Equation
Likert
confidence scale
Multiple choice
Sort in Order
Text
Text
1.
Tap in text box.
2.
Enter up to 255 characters,
make any corrections.
3.
Tap the Send button.
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Multiple Choice
1.
Tap an option to select or
deselect it.
2.
Repeat as many times as
required.
3.
When you are happy with
the answer, tap the Send
button.
Numeric
1.
Tap in answer box.
2.
Enter answer and make any
corrections.
3.
When done, tap the Send
button.
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Likert Scale
These type of questions measure confidence or agreement.
1.
Tap the slider and drag
it to highlight the
option that represents
your answer; OR
simply tap the option
you want to select.
2.
Tap the Send button.
Yes. No. Don’t Know.
Tap one option, then tap the
Send button.
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True. False. Don’t Know.
Tap one option, then tap the
Send button.
Sort in Order
1.
Select one option at a time, and
drag and drop it.
2.
Repeat as appropriate until all
options are arranged correctly.
3.
Tap the Send button when you
are done.
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Equations
When you enter an equation on your KUNO device, you can toggle the keyboard between displaying
symbols, numbers and keys.
1.
Tap in the
box, then use
the keyboard
to enter the
equation.
2.
When done,
tap the Send
button.
Toggle between
different symbols,
numbers and keys.
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More Information
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ActivInspire
If you are new to ActivInspire or want to quickly refresh your memory, read Get Started with
ActivInspire.
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