Effective Instruction

a.k.a Instructor Productivity

a.k.a. Teacher Productivity

a.k.a Teacher Resource

 

System Requirements

Installation Tips

Issues & Solutions

 

There are 4 possible features these CDs may contain; to determine which features are on a specific CD, consult a sales catalog, salesperson, or contact Software Support:

  • Lesson Plans in Microsoft® Word
  • Correlations to Standards or Instructional Plans in Microsoft® Word
  • PowerPoint® slides
  • ExamView® Pro Test Generator.

 

ISSUES:

 

General:

 

How can I edit Lesson Plans and/or PowerPoint slides?

 

Does the CD-ROM need to be in the drive to run the program?

 

Is it networkable?

 

The menu button isn’t working (for Introduction to Technology 2005 only)

 

For questions regarding ExamView see the ExamView Help File.

 

Windows

 

Does program run on Windows NT, 2000 and Windows XP?

 

Macintosh  - There is not a Macintosh version of this program (Click here for exception).

 

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

 

Windows:

·         24 MB RAM (minimum)

·         Display resolution of 800x600 (minimum)

·         16-bit color (minimum)

·         Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP

·         16 X CD-ROM drive (minimum)

 

NOTE:  For ExamView System Requirements please see the ExamView Help file.

 

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INSTALLATION TIPS:

 

Windows:  There are 4 possible components on every CD-ROM (but not all CDs contain all 4 features).

 

The CD-ROM may contain:

·         Lesson Plans in Microsoft Word

·         Correlations to Standards or Instructional Plans in Microsoft Word

·         PowerPoint Slides

·         ExamView Pro Test Generator program.

 

The general installation instructions for all 4 components are as follows:

1.       When you insert the CD-ROM, if auto-run is not enabled, browse to the CD-ROM and click the Setup.exe file.

 

Afterward, to access the Lesson plans, Correlations to Standards, PowerPoint slides and to install ExamView:

 

2.       The instructions say to remove and then re-insert the CD-ROM for the auto-run menu to appear, or you can browse to the CD-ROM and click autorun.exe.

3.       When the splash screen appears, in the lower right corner click Next to get the menu.

4.       Depending on which features your CD-ROM contains, please choose one of the following:

·         Lesson Plans in Microsoft Word (this opens the lesson plan in Word Viewer 97)

·         Correlations to Standards or Instructional Plans in Microsoft Word

·         PowerPoint Presentations (this opens the PowerPoint slide in PowerPoint Viewer 97 or later)

·         ExamView (this begins the ExamView install).  After installing, to run ExamView click on Start, Programs and click on ExamView.

 

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ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS:

 

Issue:   How can I edit Lesson Plans and/or PowerPoint Slides?

NOTE:  Not all of these CD-ROMs include both of these.

 

Solution: The 2 ways to do this are:

 

NOTE:  When saving the file, save it to the hard drive or a floppy disk because you are opening the files from the CD.

 

1.       Insert the CD-ROM.  If the autorun is enabled the splash screen will appear, otherwise browse to the CD-ROM and click autorun.exe.

2.       On the splash screen, in the lower right corner, click Next.

3.       Click on Lesson Plan or PowerPoint.

4.       Choose a chapter. 

5.       Once the file opens click on File and Open for Editing. 

6.       Edit the file then Save it to the hard drive or floppy disk.

 

 The second way to do this is:

 

1.       Open the full version (not the viewer) of either Microsoft Word (for the Lesson Plans) or PowerPoint (for the PowerPoint Slides).

2.       Browse to the CD.

3.       Open the folder that contains the file.

4.       Double-click the file to open it.

5.       Edit the document then Save it.

 

NOTE:  Only text can be edited on PowerPoint slides, images cannot be edited.

 

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Issue:  Does the CD need to be inserted to run the program?

 

Solution:

 

Yes for the Lesson Plans and PowerPoint files, because they are located on the CD-ROM.  If you copy these files to the hard drive and then open them from within Word or PowerPoint, then you don’t need to the CD.

 

Once ExamView is installed you don’t need the CD to run it.

 

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Issue:   Is this networkable?

 

Solution: No, the program was not designed for network use.  For ExamView issues and questions, see the ExamView help file.

 

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Issue: The menu button isn’t working (for Introduction to Technology CD-ROM only)

 

Solution:  According to the editor, the slide that lists the section names has a Menu button and it shouldn’t.  Clicking the Menu button on that slide has no effect because the slide is the menu.

 

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Issue:  Does this run on Windows NT, 2000 and Windows XP?

 

Solution:   According to the developer the program runs on these operating systems.

 

Our customer base uses a wide variety of operating systems and applications and our software must be developed to be used on some lower end systems to meet our customer needs. Because of this, we cannot guarantee that our software will always work as expected as new operating systems and other applications are developed. We encourage you to give our products a 'test drive' on any new system you plan to implement. If you are not satisfied with the performance of our products, we will do our best to deliver a compatible product to you in a timely manner or refund your money.

 

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Issue:  Mac compatibility exception

 

Solution:   The Technology Interactions Teacher Resource CD 2007 (ISBN 0078741734) is Mac OS X compatible.  For minimum requirements please see the ExamView Pro 4.1 Help file.

 

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