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NumberedHeadsTogether,v4.0TheQuizShowReviewGame
User’sManual
NumberedHeadsTogether™
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NumberedHeadsTogether™TheQuizShowReviewGame
TableofContents
GAMEOVERVIEW...........................................................................................3•Setup.......................................................................................................................................3•NumberedHeadsTogetherSteps.................................................................................4GENERALNOTES............................................................................................5•Navigation.............................................................................................................................5•Time,Date,&Sounds........................................................................................................5•Scaling&FullScreen.........................................................................................................5QUICKSTARTTUTORIAL.............................................................................6•AdvancedFeaturesTutorial...........................................................................................8INSTRUCTIONSCreateaNewGame........................................................................................9•TypeinQuestions...............................................................................................................9•EnterQuestionsinPreview.........................................................................................10•ImportQuestions............................................................................................................11•SelectHowManyQuestionstoPlay..........................................................................13•PlayWithoutSaving.......................................................................................................13SaveaNewGame.........................................................................................14OpenaSavedGametoEditorPlay........................................................15HowtoPlay....................................................................................................17GameOverOptions.....................................................................................21DeleteaSavedGame...................................................................................22
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GAMEOVERVIEWThisNumberedHeadsTogethersoftwareturnsanysetofquestionsintoafun,interactivelearninggamefortheentireclass.GameSetup:Enterasetofquestions.Connectyourcomputertoaprojector,televisionmonitor(s),oraninteractivewhiteboardsoallstudentscanseethegame.ClassroomSetup:Seatstudentsinsmallteamsfromtwotofivestudentsperteam,preferablyfourstudentsperteam.Haveeachstudentoneachteamnumberoff(1–4forteamsof4;1–3forteamsof3…).Studentseachneedsomethingtowriteonandsomethingtowritewith.Individualresponseboardsorslatesworkbest,butpaperandpenorpencilwilldofine.
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NumberedHeadsTogetherStepsThegameleadsyourclassthroughaseriesofstepsdesignedtopromotelearningthroughcooperation,activeparticipation,andindividualaccountability.Herearethestepsforeachquestion:
1. ThinkTime.Everyonethinkshowtoanswerthequestion.Notalking.2. WriteAnswer.Everyoneprivatelywriteshis/herownansweronhis/her
ownsheetofpaperorresponseboard.3. HeadsTogether.Teammatesputtheirheadstogetherandsharetheir
answers.Theyreachconsensusonateamansweranddiscussandteachifnecessarysoeveryknowstheanswerorknowshowtosolvetheproblem.
4. WhoAnswers?Usingthegame’sStudentSelectorspinner,onestudentoneachteamisselected.Allselectedstudentsstand,readytoanswerindependently.Theymaynolongerconsultwithteammates.
5. AnswerQuestion.Theteacherdecideshowtohavestudentsanswerthequestion.Herearesomeoptions:
•Standingstudentsallshowtheirresponseboards.•Teachercallsononestandingstudenttoshareansweraloud.•TeacherusesTeamSelectortopickastudentonateamtoshare.•Teachercallsonmultiplestandingstudentstoshare.•StudentsuseresponsecardsorfingersforTrue/FalseorMultipleChoicequestions.•Teacherhastheselectedteamrepresentativesolveasimilarproblem.
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GENERALNOTESNavigation•MainMenuScreen:OntheMainMenu,youmaycreateaNewGame,openaSavedGame,andturnthethememusiconandoff.•ReturntoMainMenu:ClicktheHomebuttoninupperrighthandcornertoreturntotheMainMenufromanyscreen.ComputerTime,Date,&Sounds•Time&Date:ThetimeanddateontheMainMenuisbasedonyourcomputer'stimeanddate.Toadjustthetimeanddate,adjustthetimeanddateonyourcomputer.•Volume:Todisableoradjustvolume,useyourcomputer'ssoundsettings.•ThemeMusic:Totogglethethememusiconandoff,clickthespeakericoninthelowerrightcorneroftheMainMenu.Thisbuttonturnsthethememusiconorofffortheentiregame.ScaleNumberedHeadsTogether•Scale:ToscaletheNumberedHeadsTogetherwindow,clickanddragthebottomrightscalehandle.•FullScreen:ToviewNumberedHeadsTogetherasafullscreen,selectView>FullScreen (ShortcutkeysforPC:Control+F;forMac:Command+F)•ExitFullScreen:ToexitFullScreen,presstheESCkeyorrepeattheFullScreenshortcutkeys.StoredQuestionData:TechnicalNoteThequestionsetsyouenterandsavearestoredontwosmallpreferencesfilesonyourcomputer(oneforQuestionsOnlyandoneforQuestionsandAnswers).Thesefilesarelinkedtothegameapplicationbythenameandlocationoftheapplicationonyourcomputer.Ifyourenametheapplication,moveitonyourcomputer,ormoveittoanothercomputer,youwillbreakthelinkanditwillappearlikeyourgamesarelost.Toavoidbreakingthelink,donotrenameormovetheapplicationafteryousavequestions.Ifyoubreakthelinktoyourquestions,youmayrestoreyourquestionsbyrestoringtheapplicationtoitsoriginallocationand/orname.Itishighlyrecommendedthatyoualsosaveyourquestionsetsinatextfiletoeasilyimportyourquestionsintheeventthatyourquestionsgetlostordamaged.
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QUICKSTARTTUTORIALBelowisaquickNumberedHeadsTogetheroverviewandtutorial.Followthesesimplestepstooverviewallthefeaturesofthegame.ThissampleshowshowtocreateagamewithQuestionsOnly.TocreateagamewithQuestionsandAnswers,youmustclicktheQuestionsandAnswersoptionatstep2belowandenterquestionsandanswersforsteps3–6(insteadofquestionsonly).CreateaNewGame1.ClickNewGame.2.ClicktheQuestionsOnlybutton.3.Highlight“EnterQuestion1Here”andtypeinanewquestion.4.Highlight“EnterQuestion2Here”andtypeinanewquestion.5.Highlight“EnterQuestion3Here”andtypeinanewquestion.6.ClicktheUparrownexttotheword“Questions”intheverytopupperleftcornerthreetimessotheQuestionsboxshows“3.”Thefirstthreequestionsarenowonandtherestareturnedoff.Youhavenowmadeanewgamewiththreequestions.SaveYourNewGame7.ClicktheSavebuttonintheupperrightcorner.8.Highlight“untitled”andnameyournewgame“Tutorial.”9.Clickonthefirstslot(1)tosave“Tutorial”toslot1.YouhavenowsavedtheTutorialgame.OpenYourSavedGame10.ClicktheMainMenubuttonintheupperrightcornertoreturntotheMainMenu.11.ClickSavedGame.12.ClicktheQuestionsOnlybutton.13.Click“Tutorial”inslot1.(DonotclicktheredDeletebuttonoryouwillpermanentlydeletethegame.)14.ClickPlayintheupperrightcorner.15.ClicktheRandomorSequentialbutton.TheTutorialgameisnowreadytoplay.
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PlayYourSavedGame16.ClickthegreenNextbutton.Thegameselectsaquestion(randomlyorsequentiallydependingontheoptionselected).17.ClickthegreenNextbuttontocyclethroughthestepsofthegame. 1)ThinkTime,2)WriteAnswer,3)HeadsTogether…18.Whenthegamereaches“WhoAnswers?”presstheSpinbuttontospintheStudentSelector.Thisishowyoupickastudentoneachteamtoshare.ToaccesstheTeamSelector,presstheTeamSelectorbuttonintheupperleftcorner.TheTeamSelectorisanoptionalspinnertoselectthestandingstudentonthatteamtorespond.19.ClickthegreenNextbuttontoreachthelaststep,“AnswerQuestion.”WhenusingQuestionsandAnswers,youmaypresstheAnswer(A)buttonnexttotheAnswerQuestionbuttontorevealthecorrectanswerfortheclass.20.ClickthegreenNextbuttontoreturntotheGamescreen.21.ClickthegreenNextbuttontoselectthenextquestion.Congratulations!You’renowreadytocreateandplayyourowngames.KeepfollowingthistutorialtopreviewtheAdvancedFeatures.OrrefertotheInstructionssectionformoredetails.
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AdvancedFeaturesTutorialPreviewQuestions1. ClicktheMainMenubuttontoreturntotheMainMenu.2. ClickSavedGame.3. ClicktheQuestionsOnlybutton.4. Click“Tutorial”inslot1.5. ClickthePreviewbuttonintheupperrightcorner.Youcanpreviewhoweach
questionwilllookwhenyouplaythegame.YoucantypeoverthequestionmakecorrectionsinthePreviewmode.
6. Clicktheforwardarrowtopreviewthenextquestion.YoucanevenenteranewquestioninPreviewmodebyclickingtheforwardarrowuntilyoureachablankquestion.Clickinthebox,thentypeinyournewquestion.
7. ClicktheOKbuttonwhenyouaredonepreviewingyourquestions.8. ClicktheSavebuttontosaveyourchanges.WhenplayingwithQuestionsandAnswers,youcanalsopreviewandtypeoveryourAnswersinthePreviewMode.ImportQuestionsThistutorialdescribeshowtoimportquestionsfortheQuestionsOnlyformat.ForQuestionsandAnswers,clicktheQuestions&Answersbuttoninstep2andusethequestion&answer_templatefileinstep5.Toimportquestions,youmusthaveasetofquestionsinatextfilethatyoumaycopyandpasteintothegame.1. ClicktheMainMenubuttontoreturntotheMainMenu.2. ClicktheQuestionsOnlybutton.3. ClickNewGame.4. ClicktheImport/Exportbuttonintheupperrightcorner.5. Openthe“question_template”file(installedinthesamefolderasthe
application)inatexteditingprogram.(IfyouareinFullScreenmode,youneedtoexitFullScreensoyoucanfindthequestiontemplatefileonyourcomputer.Donottrytoopenthefilefromwithinthegame.)
6. Highlighttoselectallthequestionsfromthequestiontemplateandcopythem.7. Returntothegameandselectalltheexistingtextintheimport/exportbox.
Pastethenewquestionsovertheexistingtext.8. ClickOK.Youarenowreadytosaveorplayyourimportedgame.ExportQuestionsIfyouwouldlikeaccessthequestionsofasavedgameintextformat,youmaydosobyclickingtheImport/Exportbutton,copyingthetext,andpastingitintoatextfile.
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INSTRUCTIONSToCreateaNewGame•CreateNewGame:FromtheMainMenu,clickontheNewGamebutton.
•SelectQuestionFormat:ClicktheQuestionsOnlybuttontocreateasetofquestionswithoutanswers.Usethisformatforthinkingquestions,discussionquestions,orwhenyoudon’tneedtorevealananswer.Or,clicktheQuestions&Answersbuttontocreateasetofquestionswithanswers.Usethisformatforquestionstowhichyouwanttorevealtheanswer.
•EnterQuestions:Youmayplaywithupto20questionspergame.Youhavetheoptionofenteringasfewas1question.Therearethreewaystoenteryourquestions:1)TypeinQuestions,2)EnterQuestionsinPreview,or3)ImportQuestions.Eachmethodisdescribedbelow.ToTypeInQuestionsTypeineachquestioninit’sownquestionbox.Forexample:
Ifyouhavealongquestion,youmayusetheupanddownarrowsunderthequestionnumbertoscrollthroughthequestion.Youmayalsoscrollthroughthequestiontextbyhighlightingthequestionandmovingyourmousedown(toscrolldown)orup(toscrollup)whilethequestionisselected.
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ForQuestionsandAnswers,typeinthequestioninthefirstboxanditsanswerintheboxdirectlybeneaththequestion.
ToEnterQuestionsinPreview1.ClickthePreviewbutton.
2.Highlighttheexistingtext,thentypeinthefirstquestion.Forexample:
3.UsetherightArrowbuttontoenterthenextquestion.4.PressOKafterenteringallquestions.
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PreviewTip:Topreviewaspecificquestion,clickthequestionnumberontheleftsideofthequestionbox(“1”intheredboxforthesamplebelow).
ToImportQuestions1.ClicktheImport/Exportbutton.
2.Highlightthetextandpasteinquestionsfromatextfile.
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QuestionsOnlyFormat:Theremustbetwocarriagereturnsaftereachquestiontoproperlyimportyourquestions.Forexample:
OK NotOKWhatis3+3?Whatisthelongestboneinthehumanbody?
Whatis3+3?Whatisthelongestboneinthehumanbody?
Asinglereturnwithinaquestionisfine(andmayhelptheappearanceofthequestioninthequestionbox),butdonotincludetwocarriagereturnswithinasinglequestionoritwillberecognizedastwoseparatequestions:
OK NotOKWhatis3+3?
Whatis
3+3?QuestionsandAnswersFormat:Enterthefirstquestion,thenentertwocarriagereturns,thenenterthefirstanswer,thentwocarriagereturns,thenthesecondquestion,thentwocarriagereturns,thenthesecondanswer,andsoon.Forexample:
OK NotOKWhatisbigger:SaturnorJupiter?
Jupiter
Whatisbigger:SaturnorJupiter?Jupiter
QuestionTemplates:Twosamplequestiontemplatetextfilesareprovided,oneforeachquestionformat:•“question_template”isthepropertextformatforquestionsonly.•“question&answer_template”isthepropertextformatforquestionsandanswers.ANoteAboutQuestions:Thefontsizeofyourquestions/answersisdeterminedbylengthofeachquestion/answer.Ifyourquestions/answersaretoolengthyorhavetoomanyreturns,yourquestions/answersmaybecutoff.Itisrecommendedyoupreviewyourquestions/answersbeforeplaying.
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ToSelectHowManyQuestionstoPlayThereisnoneedtoadjustthenumberofquestionsifyouareplayingwithyourentireset.Ifyouwouldliketoplaywithfewerquestionsthanareinyourquestionset,usetheUpandDownArrowbuttonstoselecthowmanyquestionsyouwouldliketoplay.Forexample,ifyouentered20questions,butonlywanttoplayusingthefirst10questions,usetheArrowbuttonstoselect10questions.Thefirst10questionswillbeusedforthegameandthelast10willbeturnedoff.
IfyouImportquestionsorusePreviewtoenterquestions,thegamewillautomaticallydetecthowmanyquestionsyouhave.Youcanalwaysaddmore(upto20questions)orusefewerquestionsbyusingtheupordownarrow.Whenyousaveyourgame,allthequestionsenteredwillbesavedregardlessofthenumberofquestionsyouselect,soenteredquestionsarenotlost.ToPlayWithoutSavingAfterenteringquestions,youmayplaythegameimmediatelywithoutsavingbyclickingthePlaybuttonintheupperrightcorner.Ifyouwanttosaveyourquestions,youmustdosopriortoplaying.Again,itisrecommendedyoualsosaveyourquestionsetsinseparatetextfilesonyourcomputerasabackupsoyoumayeasilyimportyourquestionsinthefutureifnecessary.
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ToSaveaNewGame1.ClicktheSavebuttonintheupperrightcorner.
2.Highlight“untitled”andtypeinthenameofyournewgame.
3.Clickontheslotwhereyouwanttosavethegame.Thereare51slotsavailableandyoumaysaveupto51games.QuestionsOnlyandQuestions&Answersaresavedinseparatebanks,soyoumaysaveupto102totalgames.Note:Ifyouclickonaslotthatalreadyhasasavedgame,yournewgamewilloverwritethepreviously-savedgame.
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OopsMessage:Ifyoutrytosaveorplayagamebeforeyouenteranyquestionsorhaveablankquestionwithinyourquestionset,youwillreceiveamessageaskingyoutofixyourquestionsbeforeyousaveyourgame.IfyouhaveselectedtouseQuestionsandAnswers,youwillalsoreceivethismessageifyouhavemissingquestionsoranswers.
ToOpenaSavedGametoEditorPlay1.FromtheMainMenu,clickontheSavedGamebutton.
2.SelectifyoursavedgamehasQuestionsOnlyorQuestions&Answers.3.Clickapreviously-savedgame.ThiswillopenyourgameandbringyoutotheQuestionsscreen.
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ToPlaytheGameClickthePlaybuttontobeginplay.
ToEdittheGameTherearethreewaystomakechangestoyourquestions:1)Changetextinboxes,2)MakechangesinPreviewmode,or3)MakechangesinImportmode.ClicktheSavebuttonintheupperrightcornertosaveyourchanges.Thebuttonwillmakeabeepsoundtoconfirmthechangeshavebeensaved.
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ToPlayaSavedGameAfteryouclickPlay,clicktheRandomOrderbuttonifyouwantyourquestionstobeselectedinRandomOrder(e.g.,3,19,5…)orclicktheSequentialOrderbuttonifyouwantyourquestionstobeselectedsequentially(e.g.,1,2,3).Next,youwillbetakentotheGamescreen.Allavailablequestionswillbelitup.Ifthereare20questions,all20lightswillbelitup.Ifthereare10questions,only10questionlightswillbeon.Note:IfyouclicktheMainMenubuttonintheupperrightcorneratanytimeduringplay,youwillabandonthecurrentgameandreturntotheMainMenu.
1.ClickthegreenNextbuttontoselectthefirstquestion.
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Theselectedquestionwillpopupandthefirststepbutton“ThinkTime”willlightup.
2.ClicktheNextbuttontoadvancetothenextstep.Thenextstepbuttonwilllightupandahelpfulstepreminderwillappearunderthebuttons.
Hint:Youmayskipforwardorbackwardstoanystepbyclickingonthedesiredbutton.
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3.Onthe“WhoAnswers?”step,aStudentSelectorspinnerappears.ClicktheSpinbuttontospintheselectorandselectastudentoneachteamtostand.Therearefourringsonthespinner,eachcorrespondingtoadifferentteamsize,sothespinnerwillselectonestudentonteamsoftwotofivestudents,evenifstudentsareondifferentsizeteams.
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IfyoupresstheTeamSelectorbuttonintheupperleftcorner,aTeamSelectorappears,allowingyoutoselectastudentwithintheselectedteam.Eachringonthespinnercorrespondstoadifferentnumberofteams.Forexample,ifyouhave9teamsintheclass,youlookattheouterringofthespinnertodeterminewhichteamisselected.PresstheStudentSelectorbuttonintheupperleftcornertoreturntotheStudentSelector.Youmaytogglebackandforthbetweenthetwospinnersusingthebuttonintheupperleftcorner.
4.IfyouareplayingagameusingQuestionsandAnswers(notQuestionsOnly),youmayclicktheAnswerbutton(theAbuttonabovetheAnswerQuestionbutton)todisplaythecorrectanswerfortheclass.
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GameOverOptionsAftercompletingthefinalstepofthelastquestion,youwillbetakentoaGameOverscreen.Youhave4options:
1) ClickPlayAgaintoplayagainusingthesamequestions.2) ClickNewGametocreateanewgame.3) ClickSavedGametoopenasavedgame.4) ClicktheMainMenubuttontoreturntotheMainMenu.