CPS+Resources

CPS can
 * save you time in the classroom by collecting data quickly,
 * save you time correcting
 * engage all students (including shy students and those who have trouble attending)
 * provide instant feedback to you and your students ....

Here you will find handouts and video tutorials you can access any time of day or night. You can also ask your tech facilitator, a colleague in your building, or email us with questions.
 * This is a just-in-time resource for CPS users of all different levels.

//If something is missing from this resource that you want to know how to do, please email us and we will create a tutorial and handout and upload it to this page.// ||

**You only have to do this ONCE.** If you take more CPS course, skip this step. You only need **ONE CPS folder and ONE CPS file.**
 * = **Basic Features** ||= **Intermediate Features** ||= **Advanced Features** ||
 * **Creating a CPS File**:

[|Handout] [|Tutorial] || **Inserting Images into Questions** Your images should be already saved as an image file and saved into your CPS folder. See below. [|Handout] [|Tutorial] (ClipArt and images inside a Word document or SMART notebook file are **not** image files.) Handout [|Tutorial] || **Inserting audio and video files in questions**.
 * Saving Images as a File**

Recommended: Your video or audio files should be saved into your CPS folder. This process will link the file, and you want to make sure the file is not moved. [|Handout] [|Tutorial] || It is best to plug in your receiver BEFORE you open your CPS file. Then CPS will automatically search for the receiver. Otherwise you will have to manually detect the receiver. Handout [|Tutorial] || **Verbal Mode** Whether you are differentiated for students with differing needs or you want to give out two versions of a test to discourage cheating, you can engage up to eight different assessments at once. [|Handout] [|Tutorial] || Once you do this 2-3 times, you will feel confident and comfortable. If you have any problems, see the troubleshooting tips below. [|Handout] [|Tutorial] || **Creating Questions** You can put your own questions into CPS. If you are going to create a Challenge Board, you will need to do this first. [|Handout] [|Tutorial] - Module 3 || **Sharing lessons with other CPS users** If you want to share your CPS lessons, you need to have access to your colleague's CPS databases. The M Drive or a flash drive would be good places to save your files for others to access them.
 * **Plugging in Your Receiver**
 * Use this mode for spontaneous questions or and questions you have in a PowerPoint, on the internet, or anywhere else outside of CPS. **
 * [|Handout] **
 * [|Tutorial] - Module 2** || **Engaging multiple lessons at once.**
 * **Engaging a Lesson**

Handout [|Tutorial] || There are a variety of reports available for you to analyze your data. [|Handout] [|Tutorial] || **Fastgrade** Don't waste time putting questions in CPS if you already have paper tests. Just put the answers into CPS, and you are ready to go. [|Handout] - preparing [|Handout] - engaging [|Tutorial] - preparing [|Tutorial] - engaging with IR (blue) clickers [|Tutorial] - engaging with RF (white) clickers || //**Using Standards**// //Importing Standards// //Handout// //[|Tutorial]// //Attaching Standards// //Handout// //[|Tutorial]// //[|Tutorial (fastgrade)]// //[|Standards Reports]// || This is why you only need ONE CPS file. You can create folders and lessons right in your CPS database. [|Handout] [|Tutorial] - Module 2 || **Using the Challenge Board (like Jeopardy)** Engage all students at once with this game instead of playing the PowerPoint Jeopardy where only one student at a time can answer the question. [|Handout] [|Tutorial] - Module 6 || **Using with PowerPoint** You can attach a PowerPoint presentation to your CPS file and easily navigate between the file and your CPS lesson. [|Handout] [|Tutorial] || What if no students can click in? What if one clicker isn't working? What if.... Check out these simple fixes to common issues. [|Handout]- RF Tutorial || **Using "There It Is" (fastest finger) game** You can take a question from Lesson A, three questions from Lesson B, four questions from someone else's CPS database, etc. Build a new test from several other tests.
 * **Accessing Reports**
 * **Creating folders and lessons**
 * **Troubleshooting**
 * Play this game with pairs, groups, or individual students. It will really engage them. **
 * [|Handout] **
 * [|Tutorial] - Module 6 ** || **Building Lessons from other lessons**

Handout [|Tutorial] || Save paper. You can send an individual study guide to a student or parent.
 * **Saving Reports**

[|Handout] [|Tutorial] || **Using with ExamView** Save time. Create your tests from existing ExamView test banks (which come with most textbooks). Attach the file in CPS, and engage it like a CPS test. [|Handout] [|Tutorial] - Module 4 || **Data-Slicing** Do you want to know how all the girls answered a specific question? Or how all the students who got question #2 wrong answered question #10? This feature will let you compare ANY two questions--even if they are in two separate CPS files.

Handout Tutorial || How can I reorder the questions? How can I re-grade a question? How can I re-grade an individual student? [|Handout] [|Tutorial] ||
 * ||  || **Manipulating Questions**