Windows only - not needed on Mac 1. Start by downloading the driver installation application that is appropriate for your computer: iolab-driver-x64.exe (windows 64 bit) iolab-driver-x86.exe (windows 32 bit) 2. You will need Administrator privileges on your PC to run the driver installation code. If you try to run the installer by just clicking on it rather than right-clicking as described below, you will see this message: 3. Right-click on the application icon and select Run as administrator as shown below. (If you don't "run as administrator", you will get an error message and the installer will quit.) 4. On Windows 8 you might get a message that looks like this:  If this happens, click on More Info as shown, and then on the Run Anyway button that appears. 5. Click Yes or Continue as needed until the installation is finished. 6. The first time you plug an IOLab dongle into your PC it may take a minute for the driver to load - please be patient and wait until its finished. If you have trouble with the installation application you can do a manual driver installation for Windows 7 or for Windows 8. Please email me if you have any questions: helpme@iolab.science ... View more

Windows Software IOLab_win32_1.64.1457.zip  Extract the IOLab... folder from the ZIP file. Enter the folder and double-click on the IOLab.exe application (look here for more details). Requires Windows 7 or higher. If you run into problems because Norton Anti-Virus is quarantining your IOLab application, please look here. Previous Windows versions   Mac Software IOLab_macosx_1.64.1457.zip  Extract the IOLab... folder from the ZIP file. Double-click on the IOLab.app application (look here for more details). Requires OSX 10.9 or higher. Previous Mac versions Python Development (for experts) Latest PyOLab Release This is a Python library that enables primitive stand-alone communication with IOLab. It is NOT designed to replace the highly capable application you can download for Windows and Mac at the above links, but rather to enable interested people to play with the guts of the IOLab system at a programming level. To get involved with further development of this fun python resource, check out the PyOLab GitHub repository. When you have questions or comments please send me an email at mats.selen@gmail.com. Selected Release Notes 1.64.1457 (Sept/13/2017): The lesson player now saves PDF files for each completed step of a lesson. More info here. 1.64.1452 (July/7/2017): Another minor bugfix to lesson player. 1.64.1450 (July/1/2017): Bugfix to smoothing in player mode. 1.63.1447 (June/20/2017): Fix to output config code to make the setting of D6 and DAC more robust. 1.62.1443 (May/16/2017): Data smoothing now done during acquisition. The features and changes for each versions are documented in the ChangeLog. Device Firmware & Expert Documentation To find out more about IOLab firmware click here. To access expert documentation click here. Please email me if you have any questions:  helpme@iolab.science ... View more

Getting with your IOLab is easy - the following videos will take you through the steps See also the iOLab YouTube Channel Step 1. If your device is not brand new you can skip this step. If you just bought your device, this will help you figure out whats in the box and what to do with the red felt pads in the accessory kit. (video). Note: New devices come with a little plastic battery saver protruding through the battery door on the back of the device - you should remove and discard this. Step 2. If you are using a Windows based computer then you need to do a small driver installation before plugging in the dongle and running the IOLab application (video). Alternatively you can click on the Driver (Windows) link located at the top right of this web page. If you are using a Mac you can skip this and go straight to Step 3b. Step 3a. This will show you how to get and run the Windows application (video). Step 3b. This will show you how to get and run the Mac application (video). Step 4. This will show you how to run and calibrate your IOLab system. The calibration values are stored on your computer, so this procedure needs to be done on each computer that you use the device with (video). Step 5. This will show you how to analyze at your data and how to recall data from previous acquisitions (video). Step 6. Some classes may use this feature and other may not - check with your instructor. This will show you how to share your data using the IOLab cloud repository (powered by Azure). The first time you access this the system will ask you to create an account (video). You can access data shared to the cloud repository using any web browser by going to iolabrepository.azurewebsites.net. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkgql1ePbwyCP-selmAUJng/playlists?view=1&flow=list&view_as=subscriber&sort=da Please email me if you have any questions: helpme@iolab.science ... View more

Subject & Strategy: A Writer's Reader features clusters of readings on a particular issue or theme. These clusters appear in the argumentation chapter, providing a case book for students to understand different viewpoints, synthesize sources and ideas, and enter the conversation with their own arguments. Which of the following clusters or themes would be most engaging and useful? Which do you like best? Cultural Appropriation  Race and Privilege The Upside of Failure  The Changing Nature of Work Click HERE to view potential reading selections for each argument cluster and to vote on your favorite option. ... View more