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MightyMice: What, Why, How?

MightyMice: What, Why, How?. Training Session for instructors and trainers Neema Moraveji. Agenda. 9am-9:30am Overview 9:30am-11am In-class usage (coffee break at 10am ) 11am-12pm Before-class usage 12pm-1pm Lunch 1pm-2pm Practice: student controls

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MightyMice: What, Why, How?

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  1. MightyMice: What, Why, How? Training Session for instructors and trainers Neema Moraveji

  2. Agenda 9am-9:30am Overview 9:30am-11am In-class usage (coffee break at 10am) 11am-12pm Before-class usage 12pm-1pm Lunch 1pm-2pm Practice: student controls 2pm-2:30pm Practice: teacher controls 2:30pm-4pm Practice: content creation 4pm-5pm Advanced

  3. Video1: Overview

  4. Goals • Engage students • Teacher-control • Encourage collaboration & discussion • Make content memorable • Novel activities • Ongoing assessment

  5. Classroom setup • One of your tools • With or without laptop

  6. Wired or wireless

  7. Break / QnA

  8. In-class usage • “Interactive PowerPoint” • Startup • Student list • Teacher controls • Student controls • Points • Activities

  9. Startup • Start application • Move mouse, enter password • Choose a PowerPoint file • Choose the namelist • Students choose cursor • Students choose name • Begin class

  10. Static STATIC and DYNAMIC, LECTURE and ACTIVITY Dynamic Static Dynamic Dynamic

  11. Demo: Teacher menu

  12. Administering content • Reach an interactive slide • Activate select students • Freeze/unfreeze as necessary • Choose correct answer(s) • Draw/Drag: award points directly • Go to the next slide

  13. Types of content • Multiple choice • Normal, anonymous • Images as answer choices • Timer: start, stop, move • Short answer • Global question • Individual questions • Drag and drop • Anonymous dragging • Assigned dragging • Drawing: erasing, freezing • Scoreboard: stars

  14. QuickSlides

  15. Break / QnA

  16. Before class: Creating Content • Create a PowerPoint file as usual • No animations or transitions • Add interactive slides • Use the add-in to “tag” or add objects

  17. Demo: Office 2003 (switch computer)

  18. Demo: Office 2007

  19. Manual tagging

  20. Break / QnA

  21. Creating content • Multiple choice • Insert new • Images as answer choices • True/false • Timer: insert, modify, & resize • Short answer • Global question • Individual questions • Letters, numbers, both • Drag and drop • Anonymous dragging • Assigned dragging • Puzzles, “operation” • Drawing: matching, circle • Scoreboard

  22. Break / QnA

  23. Video 2: Observations

  24. Visualizing student performance • Not quite ready for “show time”

  25. Advanced • Installation • Customization • Class list • Manual tagging • Cursors • Choosing names • Options • Screenshots

  26. Installation • Windows XP (or Vista) • .NET 2.0 (or 3.0) • DirectX 9.0c August 2007 Redist • Office 2007 (or 2003) • MightyMice software • MightyMice PowerPoint add-in Note: MightMice is not MultiPoint!

  27. Troubleshooting • Attaching many USB mice • One at a time, slow, etc. • Wired mice are more robust • DirectX must be August 2007 Redist • Upgrading to latest version: make a new folder • C:\Program Files\MightyMice v0.621 • C:\Program Files\MightyMice v0.623 • Teacher’s machine must be somewhat powerful • Video RAM must be 32mb+ • 64-bit machines may have problems • Remove “pptx” from “PPTExtension” for Office 2003-only

  28. C:\Program Files\MightyMice

  29. Class list \Class\Grade 9-A.xml: <ClassFile> <StudentList> <Name>Tom</Name> <Name>Abel</Name> <Name>Alan</Name> <Name>Ben</Name> </StudentList> </ClassFile>

  30. “Options” menu  mightymice.config <!-- teacher's magic number --> <TeachersMagicNumber> <!-- turn on/off cursor shadow --> <CursorShadowEnabled> <!-- show cursor next to the choice which a student selectes --> <CursorNextToChoice> <!-- hide cursor after making choice --> <HideCursorAfterMakingChoice> <!-- if a student makes choice, show it --> <FeedbackChoice> <!-- if a student makes choice, show it for seconds below --> <FeedbackChoiceSeconds>2.0</FeedbackChoiceSeconds> <!-- Show the "switching to anonymous mode" button --> <SwitchToWhiteCursorsButtonVisible>false</SwitchToWhiteCursorsButtonVisible> <!-- hide cursors before going to next slide --> <HideCursorsBeforeNavigating> <!-- hide a cursor if it does nothing for seconds below --> <CursorFadeOutSeconds> <!-- hide cursor if it selects an icon in select-icon screen --> <HideCursorAfterSelectingIcon> <CursorRelativeSize> <ShowBargraphBeforeGoingNext> <ChangeResolution> <ResolutionWidth> <ResolutionHeight> <PPTExtension> <LanguageXML>language/english.xml</LanguageXML> <Anonymous> <!-- timeout for clicking gestures --> <ClickingRecognitionDelay> <!-- don't give it negative values, 0.5 is ok in most cases--><GestureRecognitionDelay> <!-- make this value bigger if you want students do "big" moving to reduce possiblities of wrong gesture recognition --> <GestureAccumulationSpeed> </Anonymous>

  31. Screenshots • Press ‘P’ at any time • Saved in “screenshots” folder

  32. Customizing Pointers

  33. Customizing QuickSlides

  34. Running a pilot • Which school? • Which teachers? • Which subject? • Which content? • Support • Hardware (approx.): • Projector: ~$600 • Computer: ~$500 • 35 wired mice: $5 * 35 = ~$175 (wireless $20 each) • USB hubs and extension cables: ~$120 • Total: ~$1000-1800

  35. Videos, docs, downloads www.MouseMischief.org neema@moraveji.org

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