User Manual

4 ActivExpression 2 Startup Guide

ActivExpression 2

About this guide

This guide describes how to set up and use ActivExpression 2 devices in voting sessions with ActivInspire

or Promethean ActivOﬃce. It takes you through setup, device registration, voting sessions from both the

teacher’s and learner’s perspectives, as well as voting results.

The guide is in ﬁve parts.

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This section brieﬂy introduces the product and its key features, as well as what’s included in the kit and

what else you may need.

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This section is for teachers who want to use ActivExpression 2 devices in the classroom.

This section:

• Provides information on:

• How to connect the device batteries on new devices

• How to change device batteries

• The ActivHub and how to connect it

• Why it’s important to regularly check device ﬁrmware and where you can get upgrades

• How to change the device language to something other than English

• Shows how to register mobile devices in ActivInspire and Promethean ActivOﬃce.

• Introduces the diﬀerent types of voting sessions available:

• ExpressPoll for ad-hoc questions.

• Prepared questions for structured learning.

• Self-Paced questions for tests or individual journeys of discovery.

• Brieﬂy describes ways to display voting results.

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This section is for teachers and learners who want to familiarise themselves with how to enter and send

answers with the ActivExpression 2 device.

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This section provides links to additional information, help and support available from Promethean.

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This section contains important information about the international standards with which

ActivExpression 2 devices and ActivHubs conform.