Lessons

Classroom Performance System

User’s Guide

v.3.4.01

Activity # 1 CPS Team Activities	Activity #2 Setup CPS and Create Classes	Activity # 3 Create CPS Content
Activity #4 Chalkboard Interaction	Activity #5 ExamView Pro	Activity # 6 Chalkboard Setup and Softkeys

INTERACTIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS - CLICK PAGE NUMBERS

CPS 3.4 New Features Guide 9

CPS 3.4 9

Create a CPS or CPSOnline Class 9

ExamView 10

ExamView Folder 10

Making your ExamView lessons accessible 10

Question Control Buttons 11

ExamView Options Window 11

PowerPoint Integration 12

Making your PowerPoint presentations accessible 12

Engaging a lesson with a PowerPoint presentation 12

Taking Attendance From the Engage Bar 17

Subjective Question Grading 17

CPS RF 17

Setting up CPS RF: 18

Using CPS RF 19

Preparing a lesson 19

Administering an assessment 20

Teacher Managed Assessments 20

Student Managed Assessments 20

Auto Move to Next Question 21

Attendance Form Option 21

Upload Status Column 22

LMS (DuPont) File Import 22

Auto Back-Up of Test Data 22

Gradebook Enhancements 22

Changing Max Points 22

Points-Based Gradebook 23

Integrade Integration 23

WebCT Integration 23

Polycom 23

Student (Client or Remote Classroom) machine: 23

Teacher (Server) machine: 24

chapter 1 introduction and overview 25

Contents of the CPS Package 25

System Requirements 26

Windows Operating System 26

Mac Operating System 26

The Classroom Performance System Includes 26

Software License 26

Mouse/Keyboard Conventions Used In This Manual 29

Software Support Information 30

Chapter 2 Install the CPS software 31

Install Classroom Performance System (CPS) 31

Install Free Databases of Questions 31

Install CPS Student Content Databases (purchased separately) 32

Chapter 3 CPS overview 33

Creation Functions 33

Delivery Functions 34

Response System 34

Lessons, Standards and Team Activities 34

Evaluation Functions 34

Gradebook 34

Chapter 4 Creation Functions 35

Create Databases 35

Create a New Database 35

Initial CPS Use 35

Subsequent CPS Use 36

Database Password Protection 37

Open an Existing Database 38

Convert Databases to Version 3.x 40

Update the database without making a backup 40

Update the database making a backup first 40

Open another database 40

Create Lessons 41

The Lessons Tab 41

Lesson Structure 41

Functions from the Lessons Tab 42

Create Lessons 42

Create Lesson Questions 43

Move Lesson Questions 44

Question Authoring Functions 45

Question Templates 45

EducAide’s Acces Question Template 48

Install EducAide’s Software 48

Use the EducAide Acces Question Template 49

Questions with Graphics 50

Adding Graphics to Questions 51

Method 1 52

Method 2 52

Show Graphic After Response 52

Show Graphic Full Screen 53

Exclude Question from SMA 53

Engage as Freeform 53

Deleting Graphics from Questions 54

Subjective Questions 54

Difficulty Level 54

Format (Font Style) 54

Default Font Settings 54

Font Settings while Creating Questions 55

Character Map 55

Create Note 56

Associate Standards to Question 57

FastGrade Lessons 58

Printed Material and CPS Work Together 60

Import Existing Lessons 61

Import Scanner Results into CPS 61

ExamView 65

ExamView Folder 65

Question Control Buttons 65

ExamView Options Window 65

Lesson Builder 66

Edit Lessons 68

Copying Questions 68

Copy questions to other lessons 69

Copy questions within the same lesson 69

Edit Questions in an Existing Lesson 69

Edit Lesson Attributes 70

Delete Questions from a Lesson 70

Delete a Lesson 70

Print CPS Lessons 71

Engage Lessons Button - Deliver lessons to record performance data 72

Preview- Deliver lessons without recording performance data 73

Export Lessons to Mac 76

Create Standards 77

Download Standards 77

The Standards Tab 78

Create Standards 79

Create Standard Questions 80

Import Existing Standards 81

Import From Other CPS Databases 81

Import State Standards Downloaded from the Web 82

Standard’s Builder 84

Edit Standards 86

Add Questions to an Existing Standard 86

Copying Questions 88

Copy questions to other standards 88

Copy questions within the same standard 89

Edit Questions in an Existing Standard 89

Edit Standard Attributes 89

Delete Questions from a Standard 90

Delete a Standard 90

Print CPS Standards 90

Engage Standards Button - Deliver Standards to Record Performance Data 92

Preview - Deliver Standards Without Recording Performance Data 92

Create Classes 92

The Classes Tab 92

Classes Wizard 93

Add Classes to a Database from the Classes Tab 94

Adding Students to a New Class 95

Import Classes 96

Import CPS Classes 96

Import Classes from Non-CPS Applications 96

Import Classes from Pentamation Files 98

Update Pentamation Data 99

Import Classes from Osiris Files 99

Update Osiris Data 100

Import Classes from Sasi XP Files 101

Import Classes from OnTrack 102

Export CPS Classes 103

Export to tbt Deliver 103

Export to CSV File Format 104

Print/Export Classes 105

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