CPS-Student Response System

Dottie BettsITRTJune 2009

Creating a Database

A database is a collection of files (assessments, classes, grades, and lessons) stored in CPS.  

Although you can create many CPS databases, we suggest you create only one.

Organizing the data collected by CPS is easy when you save multiple classes and lessons to a single database. 

Creating a DatabaseTo create a new CPS database, follow these directions:

Open CPS from the desktop icon. The CPS Open or Create New CPS Database window appears.

Choose Create a new CPS File.

Click OK. The New CPS File dialog box opens.

In the File Name text box, type the database name that you are creating.

Click Save and wait while CPS processes your request.

The Engage, Lesson, and Assessments tabs open with your database name in the left panel.

 

Creating a Class

A class is a roster of students, student information, and classinformation that you use within CPS to engage students in theclassroom.

Click the Classes and Students tab. Click New in the Home group . A pop-up

menu appears. Select Class. The CPS New Class Wizard

appears. Choose K-12 as your Institution Type. Click Next to continue.

Creating a Class If this is your first time creating a CPS class, enter your

Contact Information and click Next to continue. If you have previously created a CPS class, CPS stored your contact information. You will automatically move to the Class Information page.

Enter your Class Information. Class Name: This is the only required information for a

class. Make this a CPSOnline class (An instructor Setup Code is

required): Leave the box in front of this option blank.

Attendance Options: This is the location where you store your attendance records in CPS. You can choose to view the attendance as a grade in the Gradebook tab or choose to view the attendance as Absent/Present in the Class Info area of the Gradebook tab.

Creating a Class

Click Next to continue. Click Next to create your class or click

Back to review your information. Click Done to close the CPS New Class

Wizard and return to the Classes and Students tab, or create another class by clicking the box in front of the I want to make another class option.

Adding Students to a Class

Once you have created a class in the database, you can addstudents to that class.  To add students to a K-12 class, follow these directions:

Click the Prepare>Classes and Students tab.

Select a class name from the class side that you want to add students to.

Click New in the Home group . A pop-up menu appears.

Select Student.

Adding Students to a Class Quickly add personalized student information to

a student data row by typing in the student's first name, click the Tab key on your keyboard, type in the student's last name, click Enter on your keyboard.

Clicking Enter on your keyboard saves the student's information and automatically moves you to the next student data row. CPS automatically assigns the next student a pad ID number in numeric order. You may change the student's pad ID number by

clicking on the Pad ID data field and entering in a new pad ID.

Click Save in the Home group when you have added all the students’ data. 

Creating a LessonTo create a new lesson, follow these directions:

Open the database in which you want to create a lesson.

Click the Prepare>Lessons and Assessments tab. 

Click New in the Home group . A menu appears. Click the Lesson menu item. The CPS Lesson Attributes window appears. Type in the title of your lesson. Click OK.

Creating Questions for your Lesson

Click on the lesson name in the Lesson and Assessment window

Click on New

Choose question

Choose the template you want

Creating Questions for your Lesson

Type the question Type the answers Insert any pictures Place a check in front of the correct

answer Click on the small disk with the green

arrow to move to the next question When completely finished, click the disk

Engaging a Lesson

Connect the receiver to your computer Open your CPS folder Click on CPS icon Go to settings Choose delivery options Click on the receiver tab Click on detect CPS receiver Click OK Click OK

Engaging a Lesson

Click on the Engage tab Place a √ in front of the lesson Choose Engage (teach) A toolbar will open at the top of the screen Choose Next (#1) for the 1st question Choose start Once everyone has answered, choose end Choose the green arrow to go to next ? Make sure the question # on the toolbar

matches the question you are reading to the students

Reports~Gathering Scores

Click on the Report tab Highlight the name of the test you want a

report for Click on generate~it will bring up a small

box that allows you to choose which report you want

Choose Response Data Export if you want to see all the answers your students chose for each question

Choose Instructor summary if you just want a percent for each student

To Export from CPS

Open up CPS Go to the Lessons and Assessments tab Choose the lesson you want to export At the top of the page, choose Export Choose where you want it to be saved (your

flash drive) Name the file Make sure it is being saved as a cxm file Click save When it asks if you would like to include any

associated Premium Standards with the Lessons you are exporting, say YES

To Import a CPS Lesson If your lesson has pictures, you must save your

pictures to a folder and bring that folder over to your CPS folder.

Open up CPS Go to the Lessons and Assessments tab At the top of the page, choose import Click on the Browse button Change the files of type to cxm file and locate the file

on your flash drive Choose the file Click open It will import the file into CPS and tell you it has been

imported successfully Click ok~you should see your lesson on the left side

of the screen with your other lessons