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Put briefly, interTESS allows experimentation with the shortest preparatory time and ensures safe and sure performance and easy examination of results. 3. Using the demo version The interTESS demo version consists basically of three windows: 3.1. The navigation window The navigation window is on the left. It serves for the selection of the subject area and, finally, of a particular experiment. In the demo version, the individual sections of the experiment are selected here. Operation is oriented on common navigation methods. Entries can be opened by a click on the symbol in front of the particular entry, or be closed by a double click on the entry. 3.2. Main window The main window is on the right. The individual pages of the selected experiment are usually shown here, whereby access to the individual sections of the experiment (e.g. description of the task, material, setup, action, evaluation) is via the navigation window. 3.3. Tool window The demo version has a tool window instead of a toolbar. Here it is possible to print out the actual page, change the language, or have further information on the fully functional interTESS version displayed. 3.4. Important notes on the demo version: All information and data entered in the tables and input fields are lost, when the corresponding section or the experiment are changed. In the fully functional version, data can be saved and are also maintained during navigation within an experiment. Appropriate storage capacity must be available for installation on the fixed disk. 4. FAQ – Frequently asked questions about interTESS (fully functional version) 4.1. On which operating systems can I run PHYWE interTESS Since PHYWE interTESS is a Java application, it is independent of the platform. Please consider the system requirements and the respective installation guideline. 4.2. How are the results being saved In one file for each experiment, every student’s entered data can be stored separately. Every file for an experiment is protected by an individual password which is assigned by the student while storing and which prohibits foreign access, e.g. by other students. In order to help the teacher to relate the experiments to the students, a name is requested while storing and will be saved in the file. Again, the stored data can be opened separately. The password, which has been assigned by the student while storing, is required in order to open these data. Signed in as a teacher, i.e. having activated full access, every file can be opened without knowing the password that has been assigned while storing. Like this, the teacher is able to evaluate the students’ results without knowing their passwords. 4.3. Can I open the experiments of other users Every experiment-file is protected by an individual password. One can only open an experiment-file if one knows its password. Teachers though, have access to all experiment-files. © 2005 PHYWE Systeme GmbH & Co. KG – All rights reserved. (interTESS / Demo / en / 25.02.2005) Page 4 / 6
4.4. How can I, as a teacher, access experiment-files of students Every user who has knowledge of the teacher password, can open every experiment-file without being asked the individual password of the specific file. To be able do this, „full access“ has to be enabled. 4.5. What are the additional features available for teachers Functionality of the program that should only be available for teachers, is password protected. The teacher mode is activated by clicking the “full access” icon. After entering the correct teacher password all additional features can be used. Please make sure, that students don’t get knowledge of the teacher password. The following features available when the full access is activated: - additional information to the experiments is available, - suggested answers to the questions are available, - sample measurement results or diagrams can be displayed, - the display of answers remains even after selection of a different experiment, - with “Activate answers” all answers for all experiments can be displayed, - files with experimental data can be opened without knowledge of the password of the file, - files can be stored with a new password (“save as”), - the object pane shows the file and user name presently in use. When “full access” is not enabled (student-mode), you can activate the sample answers for the current experiment with the „activate answers“ icon. When “full access is enabled (teacher mode) the Icon „activate answers“ displays all sample answers This feature is especially helpful when preparing lessons or checking the results of students. Furthermore you can copy contents of the experiments and paste it in suitable programs for your own preparation of lessons. 5. System requirements for the fully functional version of interTESS Computer on which one of the following operating systems runs reliably and quickly: Microsoft Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP, Apple Macintosh OS X, Linux in a suitable configuration (minimal hardware requirements acc. to those of the operating system used, e.g. for Windows, at least Pentium II with 200 MHz and 64 MB RAM; we recommend at least Pentium III from 500 MHz and 128 MB RAM on) with Macintosh: Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from Sun from version 1.4.2 on (for Linux and Windows, a suitable version is included on the CD) Monitor or beamer with a screen resolution from 800 x 600 pixels upward Graphics support of the hardware and colour setting High Color (16 bits = 65536 colours) or higher At least 100 MB free fixed disk storage (up to 500 MB, acc. to the language version, experiment content etc.) CD ROM drive 4x (only required for the installation) (The fully functional version of interTESS was developed in the programming language Java from Sun. This allows, in principle, the use of the software on all operating systems for which a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from Sun is available. The JRE used should be the “Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition” (J2SE), version 1.4.2 or higher. For Windows and Linux, a suitable version is standardly supplied. 5.1. Recommended additional software A software for the generation of PDF files, so that the results obtained by the students can be displayed in a PDF file instead of a print out. A software for the display of PDF files, e.g. “Adobe Reader” (see also http://www.adobe.com/) © 2005 PHYWE Systeme GmbH & Co. KG – All rights reserved. (interTESS / Demo / en / 25.02.2005) Page 5 / 6
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