Turning Technologies Pulse - Manual (Page 2)

PULSE
in the Classroom
Using
Power On As the Pulse powers up, eInstruction and your clicker’s Serial number appear on the
Pulse Screen. The Greeting displays and Pulse begins searching for a Class to join.
Join the Class You are instructed to enter a Class Channel # and press Enter key, or
Press Menu, navigate to the Join menu item and press Enter key, or
You may be joined automatically to the Class.
When Q: _ appears on your Pulse Screen, you are joined to the
Class and ready to answer questions.
You can answer many different types of questions with your Pulse clicker—single
answer multiple choice, true/false, numeric, multiple correct multiple choice, answer
series, short answer, and so on. The Pulse clicker will change to the appropriate
entry mode when the teacher begins asking questions. Changing Text
Entry Modes
Self-Paced
Mode
If the Self-Paced Mode icon displays on your Pulse Screen, you are going to be
taking a test. You can answer the questions in any order. You can return to a ques-
tion and change your answer as many times as you want within the time allotted
for the test. Use the Alpha/Numeric/SMS Entry key to cycle to the appropriate text
entry mode you need to enter your answer (Numeric , Multiple Choice , or Short
Answer ). Verify the mode you are in on your Pulse Screen. Each time you press
the Enter/Send key, your answer to the current question is transmitted. Watch the
Enter/Send icon to verify transmission. Press the Jump/Search key and designate
the question you want to jump to. Press and hold the Jump/Search key to jump to
the next unanswered question.
Answering a
Question
1 Select the appropriate text entry mode.
2 Press the key or keys in your answer. Use the Backspace key to make correc-
tions.
3 Press the Enter/Send key.
The Enter/Send icon will be animated on the Pulse Screen and OK will verify a suc-
cessful transmission. If your teacher has set the Correct/Incorrect Answer icon
,
where appropriate for specific question types, it will display on the Pulse Screen.
Powering Down To turn off your Pulse, press and hold the Power key for about two seconds until you
see the Powering Down message on the Screen.
On the Screen