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Chapter 1
Getting started
About this guide
About SMART Response
Computer requirements
Windows operating systems
The SMART Response™ interactive response system is an assessment tool that enhances learning.
It facilitates summative and formative assessment by enabling teachers to pose a question before, during or after a lesson to find out whether students are on track. Teachers can use the feedback to help shape the rest of their lessons.
Teachers can easily add creativity to questions by combining text with images to make questions more dynamic. SMART Response interactive response system comes with SMART Notebook™ SE
(Student Edition) collaborative learning software, and offers 6,000 learning objects that you can easily add to quizzes.
About this guide
This guide explains how to install SMART Response, SMART Notebook and SMART Product
Drivers, and then configure and maintain the installation. This guide is intended for IT administrators and others experienced with installing, configuring and administering Windows® software in a networked environment. To use this guide, you must: l
Know IT terminology such as “registry” and “domain controller” l
Know how to complete basic administrative tasks in Windows operating systems such as opening the Control Panel or modifying the registry l
Have administrative privileges and access to your school’s servers l
Have the SMART Response DVD or access to the SMART Support website .
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About SMART Response
You can install SMART Response in one of six modes for use with corresponding student devices or you can install it in Mixed mode where you can use a combination of clickers in the same class. After you install SMART Response on a teacher’s computer, the teacher can select a different mode using the SMART Response Setup Tool.
Mode
SMART
Response
Description
Students use SMART Response clickers to enter responses.
SMART
Response PE
Students use SMART Response PE clickers (with texting support) to enter responses.
SMART
Response LE
Students use SMART Response LE clickers to enter responses.
SMART
Response CE
Students use SMART Notebook SE on their laptop or desktop computers to enter responses.
SMART
Response XE
Students use SMART Response XE clickers (with full texting and math expression support) to enter responses.
SMART
Response VE
Students use Internet enabled devices to enter responses.
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After installing the software, you must activate it following the instructions in the user’s guide.
To use SMART Response software, teachers must also have SMART Notebook on their computers.
If the teachers’ computers are connected to SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards or other
SMART interactive products, teachers must also have SMART Product Drivers on their computers.
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If your school uses SMART Response with clickers, you must configure the clickers and receivers after installing the software. For more information, see the user’s guide for your selected SMART Response mode.
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If your school uses SMART Response CE, students computers need SMART Notebook SE software. For information on installing this program, see the
SMART Notebook SE System
Administrator’s Guide
( smarttech.com/kb/092263 ).
Computer requirements
Windows operating systems
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Pentium® III 750 MHz or later processor l
512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended) l
800 MB of free hard disk space for minimum installation (2150 MB for full installation with
Gallery collections) l
Windows® XP, Windows Vista® or Windows 7 operating system l
Internet Explorer® Internet browser 6.0 or later l
Adobe® Flash® Player 10 or later l
Adobe Reader® 8.0 or later l
Microsoft® DirectX® technology 8.1 or later (required for SMART Video Player)
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1 MB = 1024² bytes, 1 GB = 1024³ bytes.
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SMART Response receiver driver software runs on 32-bit operating systems only.
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SMART Response assessment software runs on 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.
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You're unable to use SMART Response software on Windows computers with Intel®
Itanium® processors.
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