Connecting in Sign In mode

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

After you start a class, tell your students to follow one of the procedures below.

To connect PE clickers in Sign In mode

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.

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.

   A connecting message appears, followed by a message asking for an ID number.

3. Press the number buttons to enter your ID number, and then press Enter.

   If the ID is valid, a message appears asking you to confirm your name.

   Note 

   If the teacher selected the Lock Sign In option, a message appears on the clicker indicating that the student can’t sign in at this time, and then a Retry option appears.

4. Press the Enter button to connect.

A welcome message appears.

To connect XE clickers in Sign In mode

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.

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

   OR

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

   A connecting message appears, followed by a message asking for an ID number.

3. Press the number buttons to enter your ID number, and then press the soft key to sign in.

   If the ID is valid, a message appears asking you to confirm your name.

   Note 

   If the teacher selected the Lock Sign In option, a message appears on the clicker indicating that the student can’t sign in at this time, and then a Retry option appears.

4. Press the soft key to connect.

A welcome message appears.

Note 

If a student attempts to sign in using an ID that another student is already using, a message appears indicating that they’re unable to sign in and lets them retry.

To connect LE clickers in Sign In mode

1. Tell your students to press their clicker’s Power button for one second.

   A “Hello” message appears on the clicker display.

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.

To connect Internet-enabled devices in Sign In 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 and Student ID into the appropriate text boxes, and then click Sign In.

   The question appears on the student’s screens.

To connect SMART Notebook SE software in Sign In mode

1. After you start a class, tell your students to sign in by following the procedure described in the SMART Notebook SE software online Help system.