Please keep this sheet in the lectern drawer

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Using cps at Lectern Computer

UT-cps-homepage: http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~ctalk/

Tech-support: ctalk@physics.utexas.edu, (see also Sec. I.4)

System hardware maintenance: Kurt Bartelmehs, kurt@mail.aces.utexas.edu

Before class: Set up the Verbal-Question bar: (Projector on & PC is selected).

· Go to your class-icon in MyDocuments/cpsfiles/``your name”.

· Open cps: Doubleclick the class-icon to display the “Engage-bar”. *

· Click "Verbal" to display Verbal Question bar” (vq-bar).**

It is now ready for Q/A cycles.

If a window covers the vq-bar, hold Alt-key, tap Tab-key as many time as needed to step to vq-bar.

The 4-step Q/A cycle during class:

step1: Start a response session: Select “MC-range”. (A-B, or A-C, etc.) Grid is shown. To expand/reduce the Grid size, click "Grid".

step2: End the response session: Click “End”. (A histogram is displayed.)

step3: Input correct answer: Select “correct answer” or leave it on “none (subjective)”.

step4: End the cycle: Click "Close" at lower right corner below histogram.

Repeat Q/A cycles as many times as needed.

At the end of the class:

· Click“close” to close vq-bar. The Engage-bar appears.

· Click the red “Exit cps” closes the Engage-bar, and exits cps. Session ends and a Template Lesson Excel file is created in the instructor folder.

* The default mode of your class is set to "quick-start", "auto-download cps-roster". If this is not working properly please contact ctalk@physics.utexas.edu.

** Options on vq-bar. Defaults are:

1) Show pads have responded,

2) Autostart the question,

3) Show correct answer,

4) Show histogram automatically.

Vary the time interval for the response (feedback) grid to optimize the pace.