To move around this file press Page Up and Page Down, or click in the vertical scroll bar. You can print this file by selecting the Print command from the File menu.
Use this guide to troubleshoot any problems you have before contacting technical support. In 67% of technical support calls, all problems are fixed by cleaning the CD-ROM. If this does not solve the problem do contact our technical support teams in your country (See the phone number printed inside the CD case), or visit our website: www.dk.com
Installation
Ensure you install all components supplied in the installation procedure, including QuickTime 4.0. You will have to restart your Mac after installation of QuickTime is complete.
Should you experience errors, disable any programs you may have running in the background, Screen Savers, Anti Virus programmes etc.
Uninstallation
To uninstall, drag the Smart Steps folder into your wastebasket and empty the wastebasket. This will not automatically delete the user files in case you want to keep them. If you want to delete previous users╒ files, look for the Smart Steps folder in your System folder and delete it (or you can delete individual user files from within this folder).
Last Minute issues
If the title displays errors you may like to follow these steps before contacting technical support.
Memory
Go to your control panel and select memory.
Ensure that Modern Memory Manager and/or Ram Disc is switched off.
Toggle Virtual Memory.
Printing
Printing screens from the title may take several minutes, depending on the type of printer you use. Since screen resolution and printer resolution are often different, the printout may not match the quality you see on the screen.
If you want to print a screen that does not have a 'Print' button on it, use the '≡ + Shift + 3' buttons on your keyboard. This will take a snapshot of the screen, and save it to the root level on your hard drive.
Log-in
Woody the Pencil welcomes you to Smart Steps and explains how to log-in. He is then on hand to guide you throughout the product. You can choose to log-in as a 'new user' or a 'guest.' As a new user, you type in your name and then choose a picture to represent yourself. As a guest, your points will not be saved. The first screen you come to after log-in is the Table of Contents, which can also be accessed at any time from the navigation bar.
Navigation Bar
This can be accessed at any time by moving the cursor to the bottom of the screen. From here, you can access the following:
Table of Contents: Click here to select a different subject area.
Progress Tracker: Click here to see the exercises that have been attempted and how well they have been completed.
Printing Machine: Click here to design personalised stationery, invitations, and labels.
Science City: Click here to go to the virtual 3D city.
Quit: Click here to leave the CD-ROM.
Score Counter: Shows the accumulated points score.
Table of Contents
You can access all three sections from here: Math, English, and Science City. Click on the Math and English category headings at the top of the screen to see a list of topics. Click on a topic before clicking on the blue buttons at the bottom of the screen to select a lesson or exercise. The activities that have been finished are shown by a completed check mark. Uncompleted topics or those that need more practice will have a partly filled check mark. If there is no check mark, then that topic has not been started. The blue buttons at the bottom of the screen also show how well you did in a topic. A green light indicates the activities that you have done well, while a red light shows the ones you've started or need to practice. If there's no light, that's one you haven't done yet. If one of the headings on the Table of Contents screen is in italics with an "i" picon next to it, it is an information screen only.
Lessons
All the lesson text is narrated by the character who appears in the TV screen - Eddie narrates English, while Samira narrates Math. To stop the narration, click on the character or the lesson text. To hear the lesson again at any time, click on the image of Eddie or Samira. If there is a lesson activity, the instructions will autonarrate. They can be heard again by clicking on the orange loudspeaker button. To move on to the practice, click on the roller skate.
Practice
The practice reinforces the concept of the lesson. The instruction text for the practice exercises autonarrates. You can click on the instruction text to hear it played again. You can see and hear the lesson text at any time by clicking on the TV screen. Click on the text box to make it disappear. If you answer the question correctly, the gauge should fill in green, whilst if you answer incorrectly the red light on the left of the screen flashes and the gauge will fill in red. You score 5 points for every correct answer. A 'flashing' roller skate indicates that you have finished the practice. Click on this to move to the exercises.
Exercises
The instruction text for the exercises autonarrates. You can click on the instruction text to hear it played again. You can see and hear the lesson text at any time by clicking on the TV screen. (Click on the text box to make it disappear.) The exercises should increase in difficulty, with 1 being the easiest and 5 being the hardest. If you answer the question correctly, the gauge will fill in green, whilst if you answer incorrectly the red light on the left of the screen flashes and the gauge will fill in red. You score 5 points for every correct answer. In some exercises, there is an "I've finished" button that must be clicked to see how you've scored. If there is more than one stage to this type of exercise, you will need to click "Continue" to get to the next stage. In other exercises, you may have to click on an "Enter" button to see how you have scored. To move to another exercise within that topic you can either click on the roller skate, which will take you to the next exercise, or click on the blue buttons on the left-hand side of the screen to move to any of the exercises.
Scoring
Each time you get an answer correct in the practice or exercises you score 5 points. So, if there are 5 things to do in one exercise and you answer them all correctly you will score 25 points in total. You win 20 bonus points when you reach 100 and 50 bonus points when you reach 500, 1000, 2000, and every additional 1000 points thereafter. You will also win 50 bonus points when you complete all 5 exercises in a topic correctly and another 50 when you complete the whole topic (lesson and exercises). You win a picture for the printing machine every time you accumulate 400 points. If you win more than one bonus at a time, the points of the two bonuses are added together.
Printing Machine
If you go to the printing machine and no stamps have been won, Woody will tell you that you need to score points to win new pictures. To use the printing machine, click on the ABC button to access letters of the alphabet or numbers, or click on the button with the tree to access pictures. Then, drag your chosen images, letters, or numbers onto the stationery, labels, or invitations. You can click through the different types of stationery with the white arrows, or change from stationery to invitations or labels by clicking on the yellow buttons at the top of the screen. The counter at the bottom tells you how many pictures you've won. You can scroll through your pictures and letters by clicking on the yellow arrows. You can print your stationery, invitations, or labels by clicking on the printer button.
Progress Tracker
This allows you to keep track of your score and see which English and Math lessons and exercises have been completed successfully. Your log-in name and picture should appear. Red indicates activities that could have been done better, while green shows activities that have been done well. Click on the printer button on this screen to obtain a printout of your progress.
Science City
To call up a plan of the city, click on the button on the menu bar. Roll the mouse over any of the blue dots to find out where you can access information screens on topics such as the human body, animals, plants, forces, electricity, space etc. Once you have been into Science City and found some information screens a counter will tell you how many science topics you have found. The information screens have text, a picture (sometimes animated), and arrows that lead to related screens. To go straight to the quiz from the plan screen, click on "Q." If you access Science City via the navigation bar, you will go straight into the 3D environment. As you move around and roll over objects with the mouse, if the cursor changes to a magnifying glass you will be able to click to access an information screen. To close an information screen, click on the button at the bottom of the screen.
Quiz
Click on the red button to start. Each round in the quiz consists of 10 questions. The number at the top of the question indicates the point value of that question, while the total score is shown at the bottom of the screen. If you answer a question correctly you move on to the next question. If you answer incorrectly, the question stays on the screen until you have got it right, but you don't score any points. At the end of the quiz, a list of "highest scores" are displayed. To quit the quiz at any time, click behind the quiz screen, where the cursor turns into an arrow.
Logging Out
Click on the "Q" on the navigation bar to quit, which will access a screen asking if you're sure you want to quit. If you click "No," you will return to where you were. If you click "Yes," there is the opportunity for another user to take over. If you confirm that you want to quit, the credits will start playing and it will quit at the end of these.
