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Connecting in Anonymous mode

You must start a class in Anonymous mode before your students connect. See Starting a class in Anonymous mode.

Important 

In all modes except VE mode, students must know the class name.

ClosedTo connect PE clickers in Anonymous mode

When the “SMART Response is ready to use” balloon message appears, tell your students to follow this procedure.

  1. Press the clicker’s Power button for one second.

    A message appears asking if you want to join the last class the clicker was connected to or find a different class.

    Students using LE clickers see a "Hello" message on the clicker display.

  2. Press the Enter button to join the last class.

    OR

    Press the Down button to select Find a class, and then press Enter.

    The clicker scans for classes, and then displays a list of classes within range. Press the Up and Down buttons to select the correct class, and then press Enter.

    Note 

    If you have multiple receivers connected to your computer, students see multiple class names that are numbered to identify each receiver. For example, Math(1 and Math(2.

    Assign an equal number of students to each class to ensure optimum performance.

  3. Press the Enter button to connect.

ClosedTo connect XE clickers in Anonymous mode

When the “SMART Response is ready to use” balloon message appears, tell your students to follow this procedure.

  1. Press the clicker’s Power button for one second.

  2. Use the soft keys to join the last class.

    OR

    Use the soft keys to find a class, and then to select the class.

    Note 

    If you have multiple receivers connected to your computer, students see multiple class names that are numbered to identify each receiver. For example, Math(1 and Math(2.

    Assign an equal number of students to each class to ensure optimum performance.

ClosedTo connect LE clickers in Anonymous mode

ClosedTo connect Internet-enabled devices in Anonymous mode

When you start an assessment in VE mode, an Assessment Started message appears showing the SMART Response VE website URL and the Assessment ID. Record this information, and then tell your students to follow this procedure.

  1. Open an Internet browser and connect to response.smarttech.com.

    The SMART Response VE login dialog box appears.

  2. Type the Assessment ID into the appropriate text box, and then click Sign In.

    Note 

    The Student ID isn’t required in Anonymous mode.

    The question appears on the students’ screens.

ClosedTo connect SMART Notebook SE software users in Anonymous mode

Notes 

  • If you selected the Lock Sign In option, the student sees a “Fail to login” message. If this occurs, unlock Sign In, and then tell the students to reconnect.

  • When all of your students are connected, you can start asking questions. Refer to Creating assessments for information about using SMART Notebook software to ask questions and create assessments.