Alphasmart as 3000 Supplementary Manual
Options for Teachers
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Enhanced reporting capabilities
Sending reports
You can send KeyWords reports from an AlphaSmart device to your
computer using a USB cable. You can send text to any application
that accepts text.
computer using a USB cable. You can send text to any application
that accepts text.
From there, you can save the report or print it from your computer.
You can save reports periodically to collect cumulative information
on how lessons are progressing.
You can save reports periodically to collect cumulative information
on how lessons are progressing.
To send a report:
1. On your computer, open the application to which you want to
send the report.
2. From within KeyWords on your device, create a report.
3. Choose Send directly to computer.
4. Connect your device to your computer with the cable, then press
send
. KeyWords sends the text to the active application on your
computer.
Tip!
Format the text in a fixed-width or monospace font such as
Courier to make the columns and header information line up
correctly.
correctly.
5. Press
esc
repeatedly until you return to the KeyWords main
screen.
Note:
If you notice missing characters or jumbled text when you
send a report to your computer, you might need to slow down
the transfer speed on your device. You can change the transfer
speed with a keyboard command on each device (
the transfer speed on your device. You can change the transfer
speed with a keyboard command on each device (
option-
a
-S
) or
for a group of devices using AlphaSmart Manager 2. See the
device’s User’s Guide for detailed information.
device’s User’s Guide for detailed information.