Instant Teambuilding™, v3.0 User’s Manual · Instant Teambuilding™ Kagan Publishing • • 1.800.933.2667 GAME OVERVIEW Instant Teambuilding makes teambuilding fun, easy, and

InstantTeambuilding™,v3.0

User’sManual

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InstantTeambuilding™TableofContents

GAMEOVERVIEW...........................................................................................3•Setup.......................................................................................................................................3•SpotlightIntroduction......................................................................................................4•TimedRoundRobinIntroduction.................................................................................4GENERALNOTES............................................................................................4•Navigation............................................................................................................................4•Scaling&FullScreen........................................................................................................4•CelebrationSounds...........................................................................................................4•StoredQuestionData:TechnicalNote.......................................................................5

QUICKSTARTTUTORIAL.............................................................................6•BasicFeaturesTutorial....................................................................................................6•AdvancedFeaturesTutorial...........................................................................................7INSTRUCTIONSOpenaSetofInstantQuestions................................................................9CreateaNewGame......................................................................................10•TypeinQuestions............................................................................................................10•EnterQuestionsinPreview.........................................................................................10•ImportQuestions............................................................................................................12•SelectHowManyQuestionstoPlay..........................................................................13•PlayWithoutSaving.......................................................................................................13SaveaNewGame.........................................................................................14•OopsMessage..................................................................................................................15

OpenaSavedGametoEditorPlay........................................................16HowtoPlay....................................................................................................17•Spotlight............................................................................................................................17•TimedRoundRobin.......................................................................................................21

DeleteaSavedGame...................................................................................25AdditionalFeatures....................................................................................26

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GAMEOVERVIEWInstantTeambuildingmakesteambuildingfun,easy,andengaging!Thesoftwarecomesloadedwith20setsofready-to-use,fun-to-discussquestions.Teammatesbuildbondsastheygetbetteracquainted,havefun,andcelebrateeachother.Youcanmodifythequestionsprovided,aswellassaveyourownquestionsets.Thesoftwareincludestwostep-by-stepteambuildingstructures:1)Spotlight,and2)TimedRoundRobin.ThetwostructuresaredescribedbrieflyhereandinfulldetailintheHowtoPlaysection.GameSetup:Connectyourcomputertoaprojector,televisionmonitor(s),oraninteractivewhiteboardsoallstudentscanseethegame.SelectasetofInstantQuestionsorsaveyourownset.Nowyou’rereadytoplay.TeamSize:BothSpotlightandTimedRoundRobinaredesignedtoplayinteamsoffour.Studentsmayalsoplayinteamsofthreeandfive.Divideyourclassintoteamsoffour.Ifthereisoneextrastudent,makeoneteamoffive.Iftherearetwoextrastudents,maketwoteamsofthree.Iftherearethreeextrastudents,makeoneteamofthree.

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SpotlightWhowillbeselectedtobeunderthespotlight?InSpotlight,oneteammateisrandomlyselectedtostandandanswerthequestioninfrontoftheteam.Whendoneanswering,teammatescelebratethespotlightedstudent.

TimedRoundRobinTeammateseachreceiveanequaltimedturntoshareoralresponsestothepostedquestionorproblem.Oneteammateisrandomlyselectedtosharefirst.Whentime'sup,thenextteammatetakesaturn.Turnscontinueinsequenceuntileveryonehasshared.

GENERALNOTESNavigation•MainMenuScreen:OntheMainMenu,youwillfindtwostructures:SpotlightandTimedRoundRobin.Foreachstructure,youmayopentheInstantQuestions,createaNewGame,oropenaSavedGame.•ReturntoMainMenu:ClicktheHomebuttoninupperrighthandcornertoreturntotheMainMenufromanyscreen.ScaleInstantTeambuilding•Scale:ToscaletheInstantTeambuildingwindow,clickanddragthebottomrightscalehandle.•FullScreen:ToviewInstantTeambuildingasafullscreen,selectView>FullScreen(ShortcutkeysforPC:Control+F;forMac:Command+F)•ExitFullScreen:ToexitFullScreen,presstheESCkeyorrepeattheFullScreenshortcutkeys.

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CelebrationSounds•Bothstructureshavecelebrationssounds(forexample,“GreatJob!”).Soundsareonbydefault.YoumayclicktheCelebrationSoundsbuttontoturnthesoundsoff(andbackon).Youmayalsoturncelebrationsoundsonoroffinthecelebrationscreen.

StoredQuestionData:TechnicalNoteThequestionsyouenterandsaveareallstoredonasmallpreferencefileonyourcomputer.Thisfileislinkedtothegameapplicationbythenameandlocationoftheapplicationonyourcomputer.Ifyourenametheapplication,moveitonyourcomputer,ormoveittoanothercomputer,youwillbreakthelinkanditwillappearlikeyourgamesarelost.Toavoidbreakingthelink,donotrenameormovetheapplicationafteryousavequestions.Ifyoubreakthelinktoyourquestions,youmayrestoreyourquestionsbyrestoringtheapplicationtoitsoriginallocationand/orname.Itishighlyrecommendedthatyoualsosaveyourquestionsetsinatextfiletoeasilyimportyourquestionsintheeventthatyourquestionsgetlostordamaged.

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QUICKSTARTTUTORIALBelowisaquickoverviewandtutorialforSpotlight,oneoftwostructuresinthissoftware.FollowthesesimplestepstooverviewthebasicfeaturesofSpotlight.TimedRoundRobinworkverysimilarly.AdetaileddescriptionofbothstructuresisprovidedintheHowtoPlaysectionofthismanual.OpenInstantQuestions1.FromtheMainMenu,clickInstantQuestionsintheSpotlightstructurebox.2.ClickonAboutMe,thefirstquestionsettoopenit.Youcanviewthequestionsinthissetandmakechangestothequestionsifdesired.3.ClicktheblackPlaybuttonintheupperrightcorner.Youopenedasetofquestionsandyou’rereadytoplay.PlayUsinganInstantQuestionSet1.Thegamestartsatthe“ThinkTime”stepanddisplaysQuestion1.Atthisstep,studentsthinkabouthowthey’danswerthequestion.2.ClickthegreenNextbuttontoreachthe“WhoAnswers?”step.ClicktheorangePickbuttontoselectwhoontheteamwillshare.3.ClickthegreenNextbuttontoreachthe“Answer”step.Theselectedstudentanswersthequestion.There’sanoptionaltimeryoumayuse.Setthetimerfor15secondsbyclickingthe:15buttonintheupperleftcorner,thenclicktheStartbutton.Thetimercountsdownfor15secondsthendisplaysa“Time’sUp!”screen.4.ClickthegreenNextbuttontoreachthe“Celebrate”step.Arandomcelebrationischosen.Theteamcelebratesthestudentwhoshared.Congratulations!You’renowreadytocreateandplayyourowngames.KeepfollowingthistutorialtopreviewtheAdvancedFeatures.OrrefertotheInstructionssectionformoredetails.

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AdvancedFeaturesTutorialCreateaNewGame1.FromtheMainMenu,clicktheNewGamebuttonintheSpotlightbox.2.Highlight“EnterQuestion1Here”andtypeinanewquestion.3.Highlight“EnterQuestion2Here”andtypeinanewquestion.4.Highlight“EnterQuestion3Here”andtypeinanewquestion.5.ClicktheUparrownexttotheword“Questions”intheupperleftcornerthreetimessotheQuestionsboxshows“3.”Thefirstthreequestionsarenowonandtherestareturnedoff.Youhavenowmadeanewgamewiththreequestions.SaveYourNewGame1.ClicktheSavebuttonintheupperrightcorner.2.Highlight“untitled”andnameyournewgame“Tutorial.”3.Clickonthefirstslot(1)tosave“Tutorial”toslot1.YouhavenowsavedtheTutorialgame.OpenYourSavedGame1.ClicktheMainMenubuttonintheupperrightcornertoreturntotheMainMenu.2.IntheSpotlightbox,clickSavedGame.3.Clickontheword“Tutorial”inslot1.4.ClickPlayintheupperrightcorner.TheTutorialgameisnowreadytoplay.PreviewQuestions1. ClicktheMainMenubuttontoreturntotheMainMenu.2. IntheSpotlightbox,clickSavedGame.3. Click“Tutorial”inslot1.4. ClickthePreviewbuttonintheupperrightcorner.Youcanpreviewhoweach

questionwilllookwhenyouplaythegame.YoucantypeoverthequestionandmakecorrectionsinthePreviewmode.

5. Clicktheforwardarrowtopreviewthenextquestion.YoucanevenenteranewquestioninPreviewmodebyclickingtheforwardarrowuntilyoureachablankquestion(Question4).Clickinthebox,thentypeinyournewquestion.

6. ClicktheOKbuttonwhenyouaredonepreviewingyourquestions.7. ClicktheSavebuttontosaveyourchanges.

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ImportQuestionsToimportquestions,youmusthaveasetofquestionsinatextfilethatyoumaycopyandpasteintothegame.1. ClicktheMainMenubuttontoreturntotheMainMenu.2. IntheSpotlightbox,clickNewGame.3. ClicktheImport/Exportbuttonintheupperrightcorner.4. Openthe“questiontemplate”file(providedontheCD-ROM)inatextediting

program.(IfyouareinFullScreenmode,youneedtoexitFullScreensoyoucanfindthequestiontemplatefileonyourcomputer.Donottrytoopenthefilefromwithinthegame.)

5. Highlighttoselectallthequestionsfromthequestiontemplateandcopythem.6. Returntothegameandselectalltheexistingtextintheimport/exportbox.

Pastethenewquestionsovertheexistingtext.7. ClickOK.Thesamplequestionswillnowappearinthequestionboxes.Youarenowreadytosaveorplayyourimportedgame.ExportQuestionsIfyouwouldliketoaccessthequestionsofasavedgameintextformat,youmaydosobyclickingtheImport/Exportbutton,copyingthetext,andpastingitintoatextfile.

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INSTRUCTIONSToOpenaSetofInstantQuestions•InstantQuestions:FromtheMainMenu,clickontheInstantQuestionsbuttonwithinthedesiredstructure.

•SelectQuestionSet:Selectoneofthe20providedquestionsets.Eachsethas20ready-to-usequestions.Thequestionsetwillopeninthequestioneditingscreen.

•EditScreenOptions:Intheeditingscreen,youcan:1)Playusingthequestionsas-is,2)Previewthequestionsintheset,3)Editthequestions,and4)Saveaneditedversionofthequestions.SavingthequestionssavesthemtothesavedquestionbankanddoesnotoverwritetheoriginalInstantQuestions.Youwillbeaskedtonameyoursavedsetofquestionsandselectwhichslotyou’dliketosavethemto.

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ToCreateaNewGame•CreateNewGame:FromtheMainMenu,clickontheNewGamebuttonwithinthedesiredstructure.

•EnterQuestions:Youmayplaywithupto20questionspergame.Youhavetheoptionofenteringasfewas1question.Therearethreewaystoenteryourquestions:1)TypeinQuestions,2)EnterQuestionsinPreview,or3)ImportQuestions.Eachmethodisdescribedbelow.ToTypeInQuestionsTypeineachquestioninit’sownquestionbox.Forexample:

Ifyouhavealongquestion,youmayusetheupanddownarrowsunderthequestionnumbertoscrollthroughthequestion.Youmayalsoscrollthroughthequestiontextbyhighlightingthequestionandmovingyourmousedown(toscrolldown)orup(toscrollup)whilethequestionisselected.ToEnterQuestionsinPreview1.ClickthePreviewbutton.

2.Highlighttheexistingtext,thentypeinthefirstquestion.Forexample:

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3.UsetherightArrowbuttontoenterthenextquestion.4.PressOKafterenteringallquestions.PreviewTip:Topreviewaspecificquestion,clickthequestionnumberontheleftsideofthequestionbox(“1”intheredboxforthesamplebelow).

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ToImportQuestions1.ClicktheImport/Exportbutton.

2.Highlightthetextandpasteinquestionsfromatextfile.

QuestionFormat:Theremustbetwocarriagereturnsaftereachquestiontoproperlyimportyourquestions.

OK NotOKWhatdidyoudothisweekend?Whereisyourfavoritevacationlocation?

Whatdidyoudothisweekend?Whereisyourfavoritevacationlocation?

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Asinglereturnwithinaquestionisfine(andmayhelptheappearanceofthequestioninthequestionbox),butdonotincludetwocarriagereturnswithinasinglequestionoritwillberecognizedastwoseparatequestions:

OK NotOKWhatdidyoudothisweekend?

Whatdidyoudothisweekend?

ImportTemplate:Asamplequestiontemplatetextfileisprovided.Thistemplatefilehasquestionsintheproperformat.YoumayusethistemplatefiletotesttheImportfeatureaswellasforreferenceforhowtoformatyourquestions.ATechnicalNoteAboutTextFiles:Youwillneedtoopenthetexttemplatesinatexteditingprogram.Itisalsorecommendedthatyousaveabackupcopyofyourquestionsetsastextfilesifyourquestionsetsgetlostordamaged.Differenttexteditingprogramshandletextdifferently.TherecommendedtexteditingprogramsareWordPadforthePCandTextEditfortheMac.IfInstantTeambuildingdoesnotformatthequestionsproperly,tryadifferenttexteditingprogramorcopyandpasteyourquestionsetintotherecommendedtexteditingprograms,thencopyandpastethequestionsintotheimportfieldinInstantTeambuilding.ToSelectHowManyQuestionstoPlayUsetheUpandDownarrowbuttonstoselecthowmanyquestionsyouwouldliketoplay.Forexample,ifyouenter10questions,setQuestionsto10.Also,youhavetheoptionofplayingwithfewerquestionsthanyouenteredforthegame.Forexample,ifyouentered20questions,butonlywanttoplayusingthefirst10questions,usetheArrowbuttonstoselect10questions.Thefirst10questionswillbeusedforthegameandthelast10willbeturnedoff.

IfyouImportquestionsorusePreviewtoenterquestions,thegamewillautomaticallydetecthowmanyquestionsyouhave.Youcanalwaysaddmore(upto20questions)orusefewerquestionsbyusingtheUporDownarrowbuttons.Whenyousaveyourgame,allthequestionsenteredwillbesavedregardlessofthenumberofquestionsyouselect,soenteredquestionsarenotlost.ToPlayWithoutSavingAfterenteringquestions,youmayplaythegameimmediatelywithoutsavingbyclickingthePlaybuttonintheupperrightcorner.Ifyouwanttosaveyourquestions,itisrecommendedyoudosopriortoplaying.

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ToSaveaNewGame1.ClicktheSavebuttonintheupperrightcorner.

2.Highlight“untitled”andtypeinthenameofyournewgame.

3.Clickontheslotwhereyouwanttosavethegame.Thereare51slotsavailableandyoumaysaveupto51games.ANoteAbouttheGameSlots:Ifyouclickonaslotthatalreadyhasasavedgame,yournewgamewilloverwritethepreviously-savedgame.ANoteAboutSaving:IfyouopenaSavedGameandclicktheSavebuttonyouwillhearabeepindicatingthatanychangesyoumadetothequestionsetoverwrotethepriorquestions.IfyoucreateaNewGameoropenanInstantQuestionset,youwillbeaskedtosavethequestionsetwithanewname.YoumaynotoverwritetheprovidedInstantQuestions.

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OopsMessage:YouwillreceiveanOopsmessageifyourquestionsareimproperlyformattedandyouclickPlay,Save,orthegreenbuttontofeatureaquestion.BelowarepossiblereasonsforreceivinganOopsmessage:•YoutrytoPlayorSaveagamebeforeyouenteranyquestions.•Youskipaquestion.Forexample,youenterQuestion1andQuestion3,butdonotenterQuestion2.

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ToOpenaSavedGametoEditorPlay1.FromtheMainMenu,clickontheSavedGamebuttonwithinthedesiredstructure.

2.Clickapreviously-savedgame.ThiswillopenyourgameandbringyoutotheQuestionsscreen.

ToPlaytheGameClickthePlaybuttontobeginplay.

ToEdittheGameTherearethreewaystomakechangestoyourquestions:1)Changetextinboxes,2)MakechangesinPreviewmode,or3)MakechangesinImportmode.ClicktheSavebuttonintheupperrightcornertosaveyourchanges.Thebuttonwillmakeabeepsoundtoconfirmthechangeshavebeensaved.

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HowtoPlayAfteryouclickPlay,youwillbetakentothestructure.Eachstructurehasadifferentsequenceofstepsandisdesignedfordifferentinteractionsequences.Hint:Youmayskipforwardorbackwardstoanystepbyclickingonthedesiredstepbutton.Spotlight1.ThinkTime.Thefirstscreendisplaysthequestion.Readthequestionaloudandgivestudents5–10secondstosilentlythinkabouttheiranswers.

ClickthegreenNextbuttontogotothenextstep.

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2.WhoAnswers?ClicktheorangePickbuttontoselectastudenttoshare.Thespotlightspickastudentfrom1–4.Studentsinteamsofthreeandteamsoffiverefertothenumberselectedinthebox.Theselectedstudentsoneachteamstand—thespotlightisonthem!

Note:Alltheselectorsworktoequalizeparticipation.Nostudentisselectedagainuntileveryonehashadaturn.(Youmaynotwanttosharethiswithstudentsoeachstudentthinksabouthis/heranswertoeachquestion.)ClickthegreenNextbuttontogotothenextstep.

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3.Answer.Thequestionisdisplayedfortheselectedstudenttoanswer.Thereisanoptionalcountdowntimertoprovideatimelimitforstudentanswers.Timeroptionsare:15seconds,30seconds,45seconds,1minute,2minutes,and3minutes.Selectatime,thenclickStartunderthetimertostartthetimer.Thetimebaratthebottomwillturnfromgreen,toyellow,toredandshrinkastimeelapses.Tip:Telltheclassthatifastudentendsbeforetimeisup,theteam’sjobistoaskthatstudentquestionsrelatingtothetopic.

Whentimeisup,aTime’sUpscreenisdisplayed.


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4.Celebrate.Teammatescelebratethestudentwhosharedusingarandomly-selectedcelebrationprompt.Forexample:“You’rearockstar!”

Tips:Youmaygetadifferentrandomly-selectedcelebrationpromptbyclickingtheCelebratebuttonagain.YoucanturncelebrationsoundsonoroffusingtheblackSoundtogglebutton.

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TimedRoundRobin1.ThinkTime.Thequestionisdisplayedandstudentsindependentlythinkfor5–10secondsabouthowtheywillanswer.Tip:Sinceeachstudentwillbegiventhesameamountoftimetoshare,announceinadvancehowlongtheywillhavetosharesotheycanplantheirresponsesaccordingly.


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2.WhoStarts?ClicktheorangeSpinbuttontorandomlyselectastudenttostart.Sinceteamsof4arerecommended,themainspinnerisusedforselectingwhichstudentwillrespondinteamsof4.Forteamsof3andteamsof5,usethenumbersdisplayedintheboxinthelowerleftcornerofthescreen.


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3.TakeTurns.Thepromptisdisplayed.Selecthowlongeachstudentwillhavefortheirturnbyclickingatimeabovethecountdowntimer(15seconds,30seconds,45seconds,1minute,2minutes,or3minutes),thenclickStartunderthetimertostartthetimer.Thetimebaratthebottomwillturnfromgreen,toyellow,toredandshrinkastimeelapses.(Theyellowtextandthetimerarebasedonteamsof4and4turns.Teamsofdifferentsizemustadjustaccordingly.)

Whentimeisupforeachstudent,aharpsoundplaysindicatingit’sthenextteammate’sturn.Thetimerisautomaticallyresetandbeginstocountdown.After4turns,theTime’sUpscreenisdisplayed.


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4.Celebrate.Thegamedisplaysarandomly-selectedcelebrationprompt.Forexample:“GreatJob!”

Tips:Youmaygetadifferentrandomly-selectedcelebrationpromptbyclickingtheCelebratebuttonagain.YoucanturncelebrationsoundsonoroffusingtheblackSoundtogglebutton.ClickthegreenNextbuttontogotothefirststepofthenextquestion.

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ToDeleteaSavedGame1.FromtheMainMenu,clickontheSavedGamebuttoninthedesiredstructure.

2.ClicktheredDeletebuttonontherightsideofthegamenametodeletethegame.

3.Awarningmessageasksifyouarecertainthatyouwouldliketopermanentlydeletethissavedgame.ClickOKtodeletethegame.Ifyouwishtokeepthegame,clickCancel.

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AdditionalFeaturesFeatureaQuestion.Youmayselectanyquestionfromyourquestionsettoplaywith.Thisishelpfulifyouhaveasavedsetofquestions,butonlywanttoplaywithonequestion.Toplaywiththedesiredquestion,clickthegreenbuttonunderthearrows.

Note:Ifthequestionsbeforethequestionyouselectareblankorimproperlyformatted,youwillgetanOops!message.SelectaQuestion.Inthefirststepofbothstructures,youmayusethearrowsatthebottomofthequestionscreentoselectanyquestionfromyourquestionset.Thismakesiteasytoskipaquestionorfindthedesiredquestion.

ReturntoQuestionEntryScreen.Inthefirststepofbothstructures,youmayclicktheQuestion(Q)buttoninthebottomrightsidetoreturntoyourquestions.Forexample,ifyouwishtomodifyaquestionorwishtosaveyourquestionsafteryouclickPlay,youwillneedtoreturntothequestionentryscreen.

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