Installation Notes for MacIntosh® Systems

Table of Contents

• System Requirements
• Basic Installation and Running TLE
• Network Installation
• Alternative Installation of TLE Lessons
• Teacher's Preview Version (TPV) of TLE
• The Class Results Viewer (CRV)
• Setting up the Teacher's Computer

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (minimum)

• Motorola® 68030 processor
• RAM: 16 MB free (Power Macintosh), 8 MB free (68K Macintosh)
• 15-20 MB free hard disk space
• RGB monitor (256 colours) with 640 x 480 resolution
• Double speed CD-ROM drive (quad speed recommended)
• System 7.1

BASIC INSTALLATION AND RUNNING TLE

These instructions are for the installation of The Learning Equation on a computer that will run TLE as a standalone application. They apply to all grades and versions (x = Grade 7, 8, 9 or 10). TLE will look for the lessons on the computer's local CD-ROM drive.

1. Insert The Learning Equation CD Disk 1 into your computer's CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click the TLExDisc1 icon when it appears on the Desktop.

3. Drag the Main_Eng Grade x folder to your hard disk or other location where you want to install it.

Running The Learning Equation

1. Insert the TLE CD containing the lesson you want to use into the computer's CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click The Learning Equation (Grade x) icon in the Main_Eng Grade x folder on your computer's hard disk.

3. Open the File menu and click New to create a new student file or Open to open an existing student file.

4. If this is your first time using the program, type your name and a password in the student identification box.

5. Click OK. In the Save dialog box that appears, choose the location where your file will be saved and click Save.

6. In the Contents screen, click the button for the section you want and click the lesson you want to study in the list that appears. (Make sure the TLE CD containing the lesson you want to use is in the CD-ROM drive.)

7. Begin the lesson. Advance the screen by clicking the Next button or pressing the right-pointing arrow key on your keyboard.

NETWORK INSTALLATION

A network installation involves these steps:

1. Copying the lesson and GLOSSDEF (glossary) folders onto a network file server disk
2. Installing the Main Engine folder onto the student workstation computers, AND
3. Adding the path to the stored lesson folders on the server to the TLE.INI file on each of the workstations.

Storage Requirements

• The complete set of lessons and the glossary requires approximately 1.5 gigabytes of hard disk space on the server. (Space varies for each grade).
• The main engine, files, and Explorers require approximately 15-20 megabytes of hard disk space on the workstations..

A. Copying the Lesson and Glossary Folders to a Network File Server Disk.

The Lesson folders are numbered and stored on the TLE CD-ROM's.
(The lesson and disk numbers below refer to Grade 9 West 2. Grade 7, 8, 10 and Ontario versions will differ.)

• Disk 1: Lesson folders 1-12
• Disk 2: Lesson folders 13-28
• Disk 3: Lesson folders 30-49
• Disk 4: Lesson folders 50-60

If you plan to use a CD-ROM tower or jukebox on the network server, skip this step and proceed to part 2. Installing the Main Engine on the Student Workstations.

If there is not enough space on your server hard drive for all of the lesson folders, then you can copy only those that you wish to work with at this time. These folders can then be replaced as required when students have completed those lessons.

1. Create a new folder on a server hard disk for storing the lesson and glossary folders.
2. Configure this storage folder as shareable and read only.
   Depending on the network operating system, either the folder alone can be set to read only and shareable or the drive must be set to read only and shareable.
3. Insert The Learning Equation CD into the server's CD-ROM drive. Each CD in a grade set contains different lesson folders and the GLOSSDEF (glossary) folder.
4. Double click the TLExDisc icon to see the CD contents.

5. Select the GLOSSDEF and one or more lesson folders. (You only need to copy the glossdef folder from one of the CDs in a grade set. Each CD contains a duplicate of this folder.)
6. Copy the folders to the new folder you created on the server where you have chosen to store them.
7. Repeat this procedure for each of The Learning Equation disks, placing all of the lesson folders required into the storage folder on the network server hard disk.

B. Installing the Main Engine folder on the Student Workstations

The Main_Eng Grade x folder contains:

• The Learning Equation application program,
• the Explorer folder,
• the TLE.INI file and
• other support files (16).

If the workstations do not have CD-ROM drives then the Main_Eng Grade x folder will have to be copied on each computer from the server by sharing the TLE Disk 1 CD and accessing this disk in the Chooser.

1. Insert The Learning Equation CD Disk 1 into the workstation's CD-ROM drive.
2. Open the window of this CD by double clicking on the TLExDisc1 icon.
3. Select the Main_Eng Grade x folder in the TLExDisc1 window and copy it to the workstation's hard disk by dragging it to the chosen location.
4. Repeat this procedure for each of the workstations.
   

C. Editing the TLE.INI file on the Student Workstations

1. On a workstation, open the Main_Eng Grade x folder.
2. Open the TLE.INI file located in this folder. This file will read: [Lesson path],TLExDisc1:,TLExDisc2:,TLExDisc3:,TLExDisc4:
3. Delete TLExDisc1:,TLExDisc2:,TLExDisc3:,TLExDisc4: (these disks can be left in the file but place a comma after TLExDisc4:, followed by the network path.)
4. Type in the new path to the lesson files stored on the server.
   When typing in the new path be careful to keep the comma after [Lesson path], and to place a colon after the drive name and after each folder name in the new path. You must also end with a colon.
   If you have installed the lessons in multiple locations, type in the paths and end each individual path with a colon. Separate each individual path with a comma, for example [Lesson Path],Netdrive1:,Netdrive2:,Netdrive3:
5. Repeat this procedure for each of the workstations.

TIP: If you do not know the path to the lesson folders: on the network file server where they are stored, click one of the lesson folders. On the Desktop File menu, choose Get Info. Under Where in the Info window you will see the exact path to the lesson folders stored on the server. This is the path that you want to place into the TLE.INI file.

See FAQs for Network Installations for more information about running TLE on a network.

ALTERNATIVE INSTALLATION OF TLE LESSONS

Use this method of installing the lesson folders to conserve disk space or when network traffic is causing performance slowdowns.

When running The Learning Equation, it is a good idea to stagger access to the lesson files. If the students work at their own pace then this usually happens automatically. If all the students are accessing the same lesson at the same time then the response time may be slow.

The following alternative installation procedure can alleviate this problem. In this alternative method, one or more lessons are stored on some of the student workstations while retaining the lessons on the file server.

1. Create a new folder to store TLE lessons on the hard disk of a student workstation (e.g. Math9).
2. Insert one of The Learning Equation CDs into the CD-ROM drive of the workstation or use the Chooser to access the folder containing TLE lessons on the server.
3. Open the TLExDisc or server lesson folder window by double clicking on its icon.
4. Copy the required lesson folders to the folder from step 1, on the hard disk of the workstation. You can copy as many or as few as your hard disk space will allow.
5. Edit the TLE.INI file in the Main_Eng folder to reflect the new path to the lesson folders on the workstation's hard drive.
6. In the TLE.INI lesson path, put the local hard disk and lesson folder first, followed by the network drive paths. For example: [Lesson path],Macintosh HD:Math9:,Netdrive1:Lessons:,Netdrive2:Lessons:,Netdrive3: Make sure each drive and folder is followed by a colon, each path is separated by a comma and the line ends with a colon. The Learning Equation will search for the lesson on the local disk first, then search the network drives, in the order they appear in the TLE.INI file.
7. Repeat this procedure for each of the workstations.

TIP: You can place an alias on the workstation's Desktop which will allow the students to access the stored lesson folders on the server should they need to review an earlier lesson or move on beyond what they have on their computer. They would, in this case, delete a lesson on their computer and replace it with one off the server.

TEACHER'S PREVIEW VERSION (TPV) OF TLE

The Teacher's Preview Version is a special version of TLE that is not meant for use by students. It allows teachers to progress through the lessons without answering the questions. The standard version of TLE must be installed on the same computer before installing the Teacher's Preview Version.

Installing the Teacher's Preview Version

1. Insert The Learning Equation CD Disk 1 into the CD-ROM drive of the teacher's computer.
2. Open the window of this CD by double clicking on the TLExDisc1 icon.

3. Locate the tpvx icon and drag it, to the Main_Eng Grade x folder on the teacher's hard disk.

Using the Teacher's Preview Version

To start the application, double-click the tpvx icon in the Main_Eng Grade x folder on the hard disk of the teacher's computer.

The Teacher Preview Version of TLE allows teachers to go through some parts of the lessons without answering the questions. Use the Next button or the arrow keys to proceed to a new screen. In Practice and Problems, Extra Practice, and Self Check the questions must still be answered.

TIP: If your Main_Eng Grade x folder is on a network, and you do not have control down to the file then create a separate copy of your Main_Eng Grade x folder, in a location the students cannot access. Make sure you copy tpvx to this new folder and remove it from your original Main_Eng Grade x folder.

THE CLASS RESULTS VIEWER (CRV)

The Class Results Viewer (CRV) is a program that comes with each grade level of The Learning Equation and allows teachers to monitor their students' progress. It is used to view and print results that are recorded in the TLE student files.

Organizing the Student Files

The student files you wish to view must all be placed in the same folder. The location of the folder containing your student files is important. You can place this folder on your hard drive, on a diskette, or on a network drive. Since the Class Results Viewer can only display student results from one grade level at a time, keep student files from different grade levels in separate folders.

See: How do you recommend saving TLE student files in a network environment so they can be viewed with the CRV? for more information about organizing student files and managing file security.

Installing the Class Results Viewer

1. Insert The Learning Equation CD Disk 1 into the CD-ROM drive of the teacher's computer.
2. Open the window of this CD by double clicking on the TLExDisc1 icon.

3. Double-click the TLEx Class Results Viewer.sea icon.

4. Click Continue in the Aladdin Systems dialog box.
5. Choose a location to Unstuff the TLEx Class Results Viewer folder and click Save.

This installs the CRV files in the location you specify.

Using the Class Results Viewer

To start the Class Results Viewer application:

1. Double-click the Class Results icon in the TLEx Class Results Viewer folder on the teacher's hard disk.

2. On the opening screen, click the Student File button.

3. Click the Yes button on the message that starts "The folder you select must contain student files only." if this is the case.
4. Using the Open dialog box, locate your student file folder.

5. Select a student file in this folder and click OK.

The Class Results Viewer offers two views of the student results: a Student view and a Lesson view.

The Student view displays the names of the students whose files were in the selected folder. Clicking on a student's name gives:

• a list of lesson titles visited by the student
• the number of logical pages completed in each component of each lesson, the number of quizzes completed for each lesson
• the first three scores achieved in each quiz (shown in percentages and in the order taken).

The Lesson view displays the name of the available lessons. Clicking on a lesson name gives:

• a list of students who have completed at least some work on that lesson
• the number of logical pages completed in each component of each lesson
• the number of quizzes completed for each lesson, and
• the first three scores achieved in each quiz (shown in percentages and in the order taken). 

A quiz result displayed in green indicates that the student achieved mastery. A red result indicates that mastery was not achieved. A result of NC means that the student has not attempted this quiz.

Printing the Results

Clicking the Print button will print the results in chart form. The chart is printed on letter size (8.5" x 11") paper in portrait mode.

Note: a message reading "Script Error: Handler Not Defined #SetDocumentName" indicates there is no printer installed to the computer. If a blank page is printed, set your monitor to 256 colors in the Monitors&Sound Control Panel.

See FAQs About Viewing Student Results for more information about troubleshooting problems with the Class Results Viewer.

SETTING UP THE TEACHER'S COMPUTER

This procedure summarizes the installation of the three programs that come with The Learning Equation to be installed on a teacher's computer: The Learning Equation (standard version), the Class Results Viewer, and the Teacher's Preview Version. For detailed instructions see the specific sections for these applications.

1. Copy the Main_Eng Grade x folder to the teacher's computer (See: Basic Installation).
2. Install the Class Results Viewer from the TLE Disk 1 CD by double-clicking on the TLEx Class Results Viewer.sea icon and following the screen prompts.(See: Class Results Viewer)
3. Open the TLEx Class Results Viewer folder and single-click on the Class Viewer icon.
4. Make an alias to Class Viewer (select Make alias on the File menu) and move it to a convenient location like the Desktop. (OPTIONAL)
5. Install the Teacher's Preview Version of TLE by dragging the tpvx icon form the TLExDisc1 window to the Main_Eng Grade x folder on the computer's hard disk. (See: Teacher's Preview Version)
6. Make an alias to the copy of tpvx in the Main_Eng x folder and move it to a convenient location like the Desktop. (OPTIONAL)