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51 | CHAPTER 7 – USING SMART NOTEBOOK TO ASK QUESTIONS AND CREATE
ASSESSMENTS
Importing Questions from XML or
SQZ Files
SMART Response assessment software includes an import feature for converting
questions from ExamView® format XML files or SMART Sync (formerly
SynchronEyes™) software SQZ files into question sets. SMART Response software
uses the tags in the XML and SQZ files to extract questions, answers and correct
responses, and then converts the information into SMART Notebook assessment
pages.
NOTE
You must create an Exam View formatted XML file or a SMART Sync SQZ file
before performing this procedure. Binary Exam View formatted files aren’t
supported.
To import questions from
an XML or SQZ file
1. Click the SMART Response icon in the Windows notification area or Mac menu
bar, and then select Open Notebook Software below the Ask Questions
heading.
A blank SMART Notebook page appears.
2. Select Response > Import Question From > XML.
3. Browse to and select an XML file or a SMART Sync (SQZ) file, and then click
Open.
A progress bar appears, followed by the title page for the new question set.
4. In the Page Sorter tab, select the first question page.
5. Add a title page to the assessment, and then customize the page and description
as desired.
6. Edit and customize the page as desired.
Check the question carefully, including the correct answer (see below), to verify
that the conversion process was successful.
7. Repeat step 6 for all questions in the set.
8. Select File > Save (or Save As).
A Save As dialog box appears.
9. Browse to a folder, type a name for the .notebook file, and then click Save.
To set the answers for
imported questions
1. In the Page Sorter tab, select the thumbnail for the first question page.
2. Select Response > Set All Answers.
The Set All Answers dialog box appears.