Measure. Analyze. Learn.
Hello. I will demonstrate how to share data
that has been collected with the LabQuest 2
using the email feature.
This feature may be useful for students when they want
to share their data with other students in their lab group,
send their results to their teacher,
or if they need to analyze their data at a later time.
First, make sure you are connected to the Internet.
If you are unsure that you are, you may want to consult
the LabQuest manual, or the web site.
So, let's begin.
Tap on the home icon.
From there, choose the 'Connections' folder.
And, the 'Email' feature.
This screen, at first, may be turned off.
So, let's activate the email feature, by clicking on 'On'.
I have already filled in the entries in this screen,
but I will go through each one of them,
on how you would set it up on your own.
First, the server.
To enter any information on this screen,
just tap on that field, and it will take you to a screen
where you can modify or enter data as needed.
I am using the Gmail mail service, so for that,
the settings are 'smtp.gmail.com'.
If you are unsure of this setting,
you may want to check with your email provider
as to how to set up an outgoing email account.
'User', would be my user name.
Typically, what precedes the @ symbol in the email address.
And, the 'Password'.
And finally, the email account
that I'm going to send the data from.
And, I'll save all this information by tapping on 'Save'.
I can test that the entries in this screen are correct,
by using the 'Test' function.
This will send a confirmation email that verifies that
all this information is correct, and that I am able to send data.
So, we're ready to go.
We'll tap on the home button.
And, go back to the LabQuest Application.
I have data that I have collected with the LabQuest 2
that I would like to share with somebody else.
To do this. I'm going to go to the 'File' menu,
choose the 'Email' option;
and I can see that I have four choices.
The 'Data File' contains everything that has been collected
in the experiment. And, this file can be opened with
Logger Lite, or Logger Pro Software.
The 'Graph' is a PDF file,
that a student can use to include in a lab report.
The 'Text File' can be used to import data
into a spreadsheet program.
The 'Screen Shot' is an image of whatever is displayed
in the LabQuest 2, and can be useful for a teacher when
writing instructions for a lab.
Consult the LabQuest 2 manual, or go to the web site
for additional help or support.