The eInstruction Pulse Clicker system consists of:

• Hardware: receivers and clicker/transmitters
• Software: to be loaded to your computer
• www.eInstruction.com CPSOnline website: where you set up the parameters and rosters for your classes and obtain enrollment codes for students to use when registering clickers in your class. The website maintains the class roster, and when a student completes the on line enrollment using the class code, he/she will automatically be added to the roster. Whenever you log on to the site, your class rosters will automatically be updated. You also have an option to upload answer results, scores and other data to the site. This information can be transformed into individual study guides that students can then access online
  
  This is a secure environment. As an instructor, you will have a user name and password to access the site. Students will also have a user name and password to access the courses they are enrolled in and the features that the individual faculty member has deemed appropriate for their course.

To get started

• To obtain a free Professor Start Up Kit, please submit a request form.
• Complete and submit your request via email to our eInstruction rep John Burgess. It normally takes about 2 weeks for the Kit to arrive via UPS or US Mail.
• Add eInstruction Gen2 clickers to your textbook adoption request to the Bookstore

Upon Receipt of the Professor Start up Kit via UPS or US Mail

1. Check Kit to confirm contents
1. Your instructor set-up code, located on the packing slip. This will be used to obtain your CPSOnline user name and password
2. 1 each Gen 2 receiver (USB plug in)
3. 1 each Pulse clicker w/batteries
4. 1 each Quick Start Guide
5. Software pack including
   • CD containing Classroom Performance System (CPS) software for either PC or MAC as you designated on your form
   • CD containing CPS for Power Point plug in Note: MAC version is only compatible with Office 2004 PowerPoint
   • Enrollment Code for your clicker
6. Postage-paid label for returning your CPS Starter Kit if you decide not to use it
   
2. Load CPS software onto your computer
1. Insert the CPS Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CPS Startup Wizard should automatically begin. If it doesn’t, see the back of the Quick Start Guide for additional instructions.
2. Click INSTALL CPS and follow the on-screen prompts
3. Click FINISH. The Startup Wizard places a CPS icon and User’s Guide on your desktop
   
3. Create a Database
   A CPS database is a file with a file extension of .cps. This file is where you save your class information, lessons and questions, team activities, standards, and student performance data for sessions already administered. It is suggested that you only create one master database in which you save all your classes and lessons.
1. Open CPS from your desktop icon. The Open or Create a Database window appears.
2. Choose CREATE A NEW DATABASE and click OK
3. Title your new database in the File Name Text Box (you may want to create a new folder to house the database) and click SAVE.
   
4. Create a Class using CPS Online
   In the future you will be able to import your class directly from SacCT. However at this time, this feature is not available and you must create your class profiles using CPSOnline. Once you have the class profile established, you will receive a course enrollment code to give to your students so they can register their clickers into your class roster via the eInstruction web site. When a student registers his/her clicker using your course code, they are automatically added to the class roster. Each time you as the instructor sign on to CPSOnline, the roster will be updated.
1. Open CPS from your desktop icon
2. Click CLASSES AND STUDENTS tab
3. Click NEW.
4. Choose CLASS from the drop down menu. The CPS New Class Wizard should appear.
5. Follow the steps in the Wizard to create your class.
   Note: In this step you will be connected to the eInstruction website. The first time you do this, you will need the Instructor set up code located on your packing slip. This will enable you to set up your CPSOnline personal account user name and password which you will use in the future when you set up classes or access other elements of the CPSOnline system. MAKE SURE TO RECORD YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. If you did not receive an Instructor Setup Code, please contact eInstruction Technical Support at 888.333.4988.
6. When you have filled in the necessary information, you will be provided with a course enrollment code to give your students. You will also have the option to print a handout that provides students not only the code, but also instructions on how to register their clicker to the class.
   
5. Register your Response Pad (Clicker) online
   In this step you will register your complimentary response pad clicker just like your students do. The reason to register your clicker is so that you can use it to validate your course set-up codes and also to test your clicker lessons as you develop them.
1. Get your response pad clicker and the enrollment code (note this is different than the Instructor set up code referenced in step D-5 above. The enrollment code should be on a slip of paper included with the software).
2. Go to www.einstruction.com and click the STUDENTS tab in the Quick Links section on the right hand side of the page.
3. Choose “California State University, Sacramento” from the institution pull down menu and click CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT. Do NOT enter the username and password that you have for your instructor account, as this will redirect you to the Instructor portion of the site.
4. Fill in the new account form. When form is completed, click CONTINUE
5. Select a user name and password. (You are establishing a new “student” account. It is suggested that you select a user name for this account that is different and unique from your Instructor account). When the form is completed, click SUBMIT. You have now registered your clicker and created a new CPS Online "student" account. You will see an Account Confirmation Screen. MAKE SURE TO RECORD YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
6. Do a “test enrollment “ into your CPS class(es)
   Now that you have set up your class(es), received class enrollment codes, and have registered your clicker, you can test the online enrollment process that your students will do to add themselves and their clickers to your class roster.
   1. On the “Account Confirmation” Page you have the option of enrolling in a class. To do this you will the course code(s) for the classes that you have created in step “D”. When you have this information ready, click YES and you will be directed to the “ENROLL IN A CLASS” screen. Follow the directions on the screen.
   2. When prompted for payment information, enter the lifetime enrollment code you received in the Professor start-up kit and follow directions on the screen to complete the enrollment process.
      
      You have now added your “student” clicker to the course roster for the course. Repeat the process if you have multiple courses/sections in which you wish to enroll. Note that you must have the discrete course enrollment code for each course you wish to register your student clicker in.
      
      
7. Check your class rosters to confirm your “student enrollment”
   1. Go to www.einstruction.com and click on CPS ONLINE LOGIN at the top/center of the screen
   2. Click HIGHER ED INSTRUCTORS
   3. Choose “California State University, Sacramento” from the pull down menu and click CHOOSE SITE
   4. Enter your user name and password (Remember to use your Instructor user name and password, not the one you set up for your student/clicker account)
   5. Choose which class you would like to access through the pull down menu of your registered courses. Click SELECT CLASS
   6. Choose STUDENTS from the left hand side bar
   7. Click VIEW ROSTER to see current roster with students who have registered their clickers to your class. Your student clicker name and serial number should appear in this roster.
      
8. Setup the Receiver Unit
   1. Plug your receiver into the USB port on your computer.
      Note: if you are a MAC user – some older model MAC computers have USB ports with one of the two USB ports supporting lower power levels. If you experience receiver problems, you may need to switch to the other USB port, and if that doesn’t work, you may need to add a plug-in enhanced power USB adaptor to the configuration. Look for a steady red light on the receiver to indicate adequate power.
      
      
   2. From the Settings Menu, click DELIVERY OPTIONS. The CPS Delivery Options window appears.
   3. Click the RECEIVER tab
   4. Click DETECT CPS RECEIVER. CPS detects your receiver unit and configures your settings.
      
      NOTE: In most cases after this initial set-up, the receiver will automatically detect and connect and this manual process can be by-passed.