SMART amp User's Guide

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SMART amp™
collaborative learning software
USER'S GUIDE
Trademarknotice
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Thisproductand/orusethereofiscoveredbyoneormoreofthefollowingU.S.patents:
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Contents
Chapter1:AboutSMART amp 1
SigningupforaSMART amptrial 1
Signingin 3
GettingaroundinSMART amp 4
CustomizingSMART amp 6
Trainingmode 7
UsingDiscoveryEducationwithSMART ampsoftware 9
Chapter2:Teacherguide 11
Workinginaclass 11
Askingtheclassquestions 22
Chapter3:Studentguide 35
Workinginaclass 35
Answeringquestions 36
Chapter4:Usingworkspaces 41
Accessingworkspaces 42
Usingthetitlebar 43
Collaboratorawareness 43
Viewingwhohaspermissiontoaccesstheclass'workspace 44
Sharingoptionsforyourworkspace 44
Addingobjectstoyourworkspace 52
Viewingtheworkspace 70
Usingthemessagingfeature 73
Usingattributions 74
UsingtheFollowMefeature 75
UsingthePassControlfeature 76
Hidinganddisplayingthetabarea 76
Pinningandunpinningthetabarea 77
Changingstudentpermissions 77
Renamingtheworkspace 78
Index 79
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Chapter 1
Chapter 1: About SMART amp
SigningupforaSMART amptrial 1
Beforeyoustartatrial 2
Signingin 3
GettingaroundinSMART amp 4
Tutorialvideos 4
Homepage 5
Classdashboard 5
CustomizingSMART amp 6
ChangingthelanguageofSMART amp’suserinterface 6
ChangingyouravatarinSMART amp 6
Trainingmode 7
UsingDiscoveryEducationwithSMART ampsoftware 9
SMART amp™collaborativelearningsoftwareisaneasy-to-usecloud-basedapplicationthat
enablesteachersandstudentstocollaborateinrealtime.UseSMART amptocreateclasses,
performassessmentsandviewassessmentresults.Youcanalsocreateacollaborativeworkspace
thatenablesyoutoworkwithvarioustypesofdigitalcontentfromtext,toimages,towebsites.
SMART ampsoftwareintegrateswithGoogle™Drive,enablingyoutoshareyourworkspacewith
others.
Teachersandstudentscancollaborateatanytime,onanyoperatingsystem,fromanydevice.
Signing up for a SMART amp trial
Youcansignupfora60-dayfreetrialoftheSMART ampsoftwareandupgradetotheSMART amp
softwaresubscriptionatanytimeduringthetrial.Whenthetrialexpires,you’llseeanotificationthat
thetrialhasendedanddetailsaboutpurchasingaSMARTampsoftwaresubscription.
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Before youstarta trial
BeforeyoustartaSMART ampsoftwaretrial,youneedtoknowthefollowing:
Tosignupforatrial,youmusthaveacurrentGoogleAppsforEducationaccountwithinthe
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registeredoradditionaldomainsfromyourschoolorregion(forexample,
[email protected]@student.schoolname.com.
Afteryousignupforatrial,youcaninviteonlystudentswithintheregisteredoradditional
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domainsforyourschoolorregion.
Whenyourtrialends,classesandworkspacesyou'vecreatedaresavedforalimitedtimeand
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areaccessibleagainwhenyoupurchaseSMARTampsoftware.
TosignupforaSMART amptrial
1. Gotowww.smartamp.com.
2. TapFreeTrialonthetopmenuortheGetafreetrialbutton.
TheGetyourSMARTampfreetrial pageappears.
3. TapCLICKHERETOSIGNUP.
4. TypeyourGoogleemailaddressandpasswordintheboxes.
5. TapSignin.
Thesign-upformappears.
6. Fillinallrequired(*)fields.
7. ReadtheTermsofUseandPrivacyPolicy,acceptthetermsbyselectingthecheckbox,and
thentapSubmit.
TheCongratulationspageappears.
8. TapGotoSMARTamp.
TheHomepage appears,asdoestheQuickStartVideosforTeachers window.Thiswindow
containslinkstotrainingvideosaboutavarietyofSMART ampsoftwarefeatures.
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9. TapStartExploringSMARTamptoclosetheQuickStartVideosforTeacherswindow,and
returntotheHomepage.
NOTES
o Atthetopofthepage,you’llseeamessageXXdaysleft.Thismessageupdates
automaticallysoyoucantrackthedaysleftinyourSMARTampsoftwaretrial.
o Yourpersonalavatoricon,locatedintoprightofthepage,hasaTrialbanneracrossit.
o Whenyoutapyouravatartoopenitsdrop-downmenu,locatetheTrial:XXdaysleft
menuitem.TapthismenuitemtoopentheTrialReminderwindow,andthentapHow
toBuytoreadhowtobuySMARTamp.YoucanalsotapContinueTrialtoclosethis
windowandcontinuetousethetrial.
10. Addaclassandinviteparticipants.
Toaddaclassandinviteparticipants
YoucanaddaclasstoyourhomepagebycreatinganewclasswithintheSMARTampsoftwareor
byimportingaclassfromGoogleClassroom..GotoAddingaclassfordetailsonhowtoadda
classandinviteparticipants.
Tocreateaworkspaceandaddcontenttoit
GotoCreateandmanageaworkspaceandAddcontenttoaworkspaceintheSMART
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interactivetrainingbasicsteps.
GotoCreatingaworkspaceandAddingobjectstoyourworkspaceinthisonlineHelp.
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Watchtheseshorthow-tovideos
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o CreatingaWorkspace
o WorkspacesOverview
o Educator2Educatorampchannelforothershorthow-tovideos.
Signing in
YoucansignintoSMART ampwithyourGoogleaccount.
TosignintoSMART amp
1. Gotowww.smartamp.com.
2. TapSigninwithGoogle.
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3. TypeyourGoogleemailaddressandpasswordintheboxes.
OR
IfyourGoogleaccountalreadyappearsonthesigninpage,selectitandthentypeyour
passwordinthebox.
4. TapSignin.
ToaddaGoogleaccount
1. Gotowww.smartamp.com.
2. TapSigninwithGoogle.
3. TapManageaccountsonthisdevice.
4. TapAddaccount.
5. TypeyourGoogleemailandpasswordintheboxes.
6. TapSignin.
ToremoveaGoogleaccount
1. Gotowww.smartamp.com.
2. TapSigninwithGoogle.
TheChooseanaccount pageappears.
3. TapRemove.
An appearsbesideeachGoogleaccountname.
4. Tapthe besidetheGoogleaccountyouwanttoremove.
5. TapDone.
Getting around in SMART amp
AfteryousignintoSMART amp,yourhomepageopens.
Tutorialvideos
ThefirsttimeyousignintoSMART amp,theQuickStartVideosforTeachersdisplays.Youcan
watchvideosexplainingfeaturesortapStartExploringtostartusingSMART amp.
Toreviewthetutorialvideoswhileintheclassdashboardorhomepage,tapyourphotoorthe
iconinthetop-rightofthescreen,andthentapTutorialvideos.
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Home page
Yourhomepagedisplaysoptionsforcreatingandjoiningclasses,orforgoingdirectlytoyour
workspaces.Additionally,teacherscanaddanewclassdirectlyfromtheirhomepage.
Joinaclass:taptheclassicon,typeinthesix-digitcodeorscantheQR codeprovidedbythe
teachertoaccessaclass.
Gotoworkspaces:seealistofalltheworkspacesandworkspacetemplatesthatyou’vecreated
orthathavebeensharedwithyou.
Addingaclass:addaclassforyourstudentstojoinanytime.
Class dashboard
Thefirsttimeyouopenyourclassdashboard,youseepop-upwindowsthatprovidedetailsonthe
dashboardfeatures.
Onceyoujoinaclass,theclassdashboardopens.Usethetabsalongthetopofthedashboardto
quicklyaccessdifferentfeatures.
TaptheSMART ampicon inthetopleftofthescreentoreturntoyourhomepageatany
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time.
ViewClasstab
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o Usethistabtoseewho’sinyourclassortoswitchclasses.Teacherscanalsoeditthe
classfromthistab.
o Teachers:SeeAddingaclassonpage11formoreinformationonaddingaclassand
connectingyourclassroom.
o Students:SeeJoiningaclassonpage35formoreinformationonconnectingtoclasses.
CreateandSharetab
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o Usethistabtocreateanewworkspaceandtoseealltheworkspacesyou’vecreatedor
thathavebeensharedwithyou.
o SeeChapter4:Usingworkspacesonpage41formoreinformationoncollaboratingwith
participantsinrealtime.
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Assesstab
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o Usethistabtoaskoranswerinstantpollquestionsortoseetheresultsofassessments.
o Teachers:SeeAskingtheclassquestionsonpage22formoreinformationonasking
questionsandviewingclassreports.
o Students:SeeAnsweringquestionsonpage36formoreinformationonanswering
questionsandviewingyourownreports.
Tapyourphotoorthe iconinthetop-rightofthescreentosignout,toaccessSupportor
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toopentheonlineHelp.
Customizing SMART amp
YoucanchangethelanguageofSMART amp’suserinterfaceandyouravatar.
Changing the language ofSMART amp’s userinterface
SMART ampsupportsEnglish,SpanishorFrench.SMART ampdetectsyourbrowser’slanguage
anddisplaystheuserinterfaceinthatlanguage.
Ifyou’reusingabrowser,consultyourbrowser’shelptochangethebrowserlanguagesettings.
Ifyou’reusingadevice,changethedevice’slanguage.
Changing youravatarinSMART amp
YoucancustomizeyouravatarinSMART amp.
TocustomizeyouravatarinSMART amp
TIP
TocustomizeyouravatarusingtheAndroid Google+app,iOS Google+apporonyourdevice’s
browser,seesupport.google.com/plus/answer/1355890?hl=en.
1. Browsetoplus.google.comandsigninusingyourSMART ampemailaddressandpassword.
2. UndertheGoogle+logo,clickHome andthenclickProfile .
3. Belowyourcoverphoto,clickAbout.
4. Pointtotheblankfaceoryourcurrentprofilepictureandclickthecameraicon.
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