Using Activotes or ActivExpressions devices, teachers can conduct voting sessions with students using Express Poll for ad hoc questions or by setting up prepared questions in the Question Wizard. Results can be viewed on screen or exported to Excel. Teachers pick a device type, select question styles, start and stop the vote, then view results in various formats to analyze student understanding.
Using Activotes or ActivExpressions devices, teachers can conduct voting sessions with students using Express Poll for ad hoc questions or by setting up prepared questions in the Question Wizard. Results can be viewed on screen or exported to Excel. Teachers pick a device type, select question styles, start and stop the vote, then view results in various formats to analyze student understanding.
Using Activotes or ActivExpressions devices, teachers can conduct voting sessions with students using Express Poll for ad hoc questions or by setting up prepared questions in the Question Wizard. Results can be viewed on screen or exported to Excel. Teachers pick a device type, select question styles, start and stop the vote, then view results in various formats to analyze student understanding.
Using Activotes or ActivExpressions devices, teachers can conduct voting sessions with students using Express Poll for ad hoc questions or by setting up prepared questions in the Question Wizard. Results can be viewed on screen or exported to Excel. Teachers pick a device type, select question styles, start and stop the vote, then view results in various formats to analyze student understanding.
Using either ActiVotes or ActivExpressions devices, you can ask your students questions using Express Poll and prepared questions.
Pick a Device Type
Questions for quizzes and tests can be set up differently depending on whether the classroom has ActiVotes or ActivExpressions device. It is recommended that you check which device is selected before you start a vote. If you are receiving an error that your votes need registration, please follow the steps below to pick a device type. 1. Click the Express Poll button
in the Main Toolbox.
2. To set questions for ActiVotes, hover over the center of the Express Poll circle, hover over the Actions icon, and then select the ActiVote icon. To set questions for ActivExpressions, select the ActivExpression icon
Or 1. Go to the Voting Browser and select either the AcitVote or ActivExpression icon.
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Conducting a Voting Session Using Express Poll
Learners answer a quick or ad hoc question. You can hold an Express Poll at any time, even when there is no flipchart open. 1. Click the Express Poll button
in the Main Toolbox. The Express Poll
button appears on the current flipchart page.
2. When you hover over the center of the Express Poll circle, the voting Wonderwheel appears. 1
2 3
Number Button Multiple Choice 1
Description Five multiple choice options are available: A-B, A-C, A-D, A-E, and A-F.
Yes/No True/False
Four Yes/No and True/False options are
available: Yes/No, Yes/No/Dont Know, True/False, and True/False/Dont Know.
Actions
Action buttons include Devise Registration, Assign
Students to Devices, Stop Voting, Target ActivExpression Devices, and Target Activote Devices. These action buttons can be found in the Voting Browser as well.
3. Select a question style, either Multiple Choice or Yes/No-True/False.
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4. Move the pen or mouse outward to show the options for the style you just highlighted.
5. A window with the device names and voting summary box will be displayed on your screen as the vote takes place. This window can be resized and moved as needed.
Number Button/Region Answers received 1 2
Description The numbers here change to yellow when a vote is received. Voting Summary box Possible answer choices are displayed here.
Set a timeout
Start / Stop Vote
You can set a timeout by entering a number or
using the arrows. When you use a timeout, you also have a Pause Vote button for extra control. Stop the vote using the red Stop Vote button. Once the vote is stopped, the green Start Vote button
appears for next vote. The
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Start/Stop Vote button becomes available in
the main toolbox when you use Express Pall. Note: If your profile already has a timeout set for Express Poll, the countdown starts as soon as the summary box is displayed.
6. Click the Stop Vote button
to end the voting session.
Conducting a Voting Session using a Prepared Question
You can insert one question into each flipchart page using the Question Wizard (ActivInspire version 1.4). Once you have prepared questions this way, the Start Vote button in the Main Toolbox will be highlighted green. You do not use Express Poll if you have prepared questions using the Question Wizard. To set up a question using the Question Wizard, follow the steps below: 1. Click the Insert Menu and select Question.
2. The Insert Question Wizard window appears. Choose a question type, the number of answer options, and where you desire the question inserted. Then, click the Next button.
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Note: Although question types are available for both ActiVotes and ActivExpressions devices, ActiVotes users should choose multiple choice or Yes/No True/False questions.
3. Choose a template and check off Replace the page content with a new design. Then, click the Next button.
Scroll down/up
Zoom in/out
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Note: If you chose a multiple choice or Yes/No True/False question type, you will need to choose a template that has text boxes in addition to answer buttons. Templates without text boxes are for adding pictures as answer choices. You can use the zoom in/out slider to see the templates in a larger or smaller view. You can also enlarge the Insert Question Wizard window by dragging the bottom right hand corner.
Note: If you want to use one of the templates from the Resource Library, drag a template to a flipchart page and then insert a question using the Question Wizard. In Step 3 (Choose a design), do NOT check off Replace the page content with a new design.
4. Enter the question text and choose how the answers will be labeled (Alphabet A-F, a-f, or numeric 1-6). You can also set a timer for the question.
5. Scroll down and enter answer choices in the boxes. Then, click the Next button.
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6. If you want the question to know the correct answer, check Assign correct answers and click the box next to the right answer. Then, click the Next or Finish button.
Note: You can also assign correct answers later when Vote Results are displayed.
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7. Follow-on questions are designed only for ActivExpressions to get feedback
about the question itself; ActiVote users can ignore this choice and click the Finish button to insert the question into the flipchart page.
8. The question will appear on the flipchart page. To add more questions, repeat the steps 1 7. Whenever you navigate to a page with a prepared question on it, the green Start Vote button
is highlighted green. Click
the Start Vote button to conduct a voting session.
For prepared questions
Express Poll
Viewing the Results
1. Once you stop the voting or time runs out, the Vote Results window will appear.
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Number Button/Region Type of Reporting 1
Identify Correct Answers
WordSeed: Copy Text into Flipchart
Paste Vote Results
into Flipchart
Description Different types of reporting include: Horizontal Bar Graph Who Answered What Graph Who Answered What List Overall Instructor-Paced Scores Summary Vertical Bar Graph Pie Chart Text Report If a prepared question didnt already have it, you can select the correct answer here. This feature is available only for ActivExpressions users. Student responses from ActivExpressions devices can be added to the flipchart as separate objects. A snapshot of the current vote results will be pasted into the current flipchart.
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Note: If you dont want the vote results window appears after each voting, you can uncheck Show Results After Vote in the Settings > Learner Response System.
2. To close the Vote Results window, click the
icon.
3. To view the Vote Results after you have closed the window or if Show results after vote is unchecked in the settings, go to the Voting Browser.
4. Click the plus (+) sign next to Results Browser.
5. Select the question you want to display the results for.
Results of Express Poll question
Results of Prepared question
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6. Click the Options drop-down menu
and select View Results.
7. To return to the question page, select Navigate to Question Page.
Note: The results of an Express Poll question appear in a new flipchart page while the results of a prepared question appear on the question page.
Exporting Results 1. Go to the Voting Browser. 2. Click the plus (+) sign next to Results Browser. 3. Click the Export button.
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4. You will be asked to save the vote results file. Designate the location and name the file. Then, click the Save button.
5. Microsoft Excel will be launched and the saved results file will open.
Note: In the sample results page above, Q1 was an Express Poll question without the correct answer assigned while Q2 had the correct answer assigned. The % column takes Q1 into calculation. If you dont want questions without correct answers assigned to be part of the total % calculation, you need to delete the results pages of the questions without correct answers before exporting the results.
