Rumie App 3.6

Owned by Manav Chugh
Last updated: Feb 08, 2019
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Table of Contents


About

Hello, welcome to your Rumie App! 

This user manual will explain everything you need to know about your Rumie App so you can quickly set up your Project Library and begin learning. Please refer to the Terminology document for any unknown terms.


Image of the first page a user will see if a project has not been configured inside of the Rumie App. 


A few new enhancements have been introduced to the Rumie App in 3.6. The main Login page will default to Learner account login, removing the toggle between both "Learner" and "Admin" options. You will be first brought to the "Login as Learner" login screen. By selecting "Login as Admin" you can log in as an Admin (ie. Teacher) user.


Project Configuration 

Once your project has been created in the LearnCloud Admin Panel (see LearnCloud User Guide), there are two ways to load the Deployment Library from the LearnCloud Admin Panel to the Rumie App. It can be done through the Internet or using the SD cards that are provided along with the Rumie Tablets. The Project Setup must be done by the Admin of the Project.

If your Internet bandwidth is limited or your connection is weak consider using SD cards. It might take a significantly longer time to load the project if Internet connectivity is poor.

Option 1: Project Configuration via the Internet

Option 2: Project Configuration via SD card

  1. Ensure you are connected to Wifi
  2. Inside the Rumie App click on "Configure Project"
  3. Click on "Add From Internet"
  4. Enter in the Project ID and Key that has been provided to you by the Rumie team
  5. Sign In with Admin credentials that have been provided to you by the Rumie team 
  6. Select one or many Libraries that you would like to sync by tapping on the down arrow under Status 



    Image of the Available Libraries located in the Configure Projects page 

  7. Select the Method to sync the library(s) to the device


    Image of the sync Methods located in the Configure Projects page 
  8. The Download Options are preselected for you depending on how the project was loaded. However, you can toggle different options depending on your needs.See Download Options below for details about each option
  9. Click "Sync"
  10. A notification will appear "Are you sure that you want to download [Project Name] Library?" Select Accept 
  11. Once the sync is complete you can begin using your library
  1. Open the LearnCloudwebsite and log in
  2. Navigate to the Deployment Library by clicking the drop-down arrow next to your profile picture and select Deployment Libraries
  3. Click the “Generate” button to create a downloadable file of the Deployment Library







    Image of inside the Deployment Libraries page located in the LearnCloud Admin Panel. The Deployment Libraries page is where to go to “Manage” and “Generate” your Deployment Library

  4. Once the Deployment Library has been generated click the “Download Now” button and waits for your Deployment Library to download to your local storage
  5. Once the download is complete follow the steps in the*Operating System Chartlocated below based on what type of operating system is being used on your computer
  6. Insert the SD card into an SD card adapter
  7. Insert the SD card adapter into the computer
  8. Drag the unzipped Rumie folder onto the SD card
  9. Once the files have been transferred to the SD card it can safely be removed from the SD card adapter
  10. Insert SD card into the Rumie Tablet (Note: The SD card slot is located on the back of the Rumie Tablet at the top)
  11. Click “Configure Project” and select from "Add From SD Card"
  12. You will be prompted with a popup displaying the message "Would you like to sync all collections to internal storage? You can select specific collections to be synced onto internal storage later.". This message will have two options: "Select collections later" and "Sync all collections now". By selecting either of the two, you will have the ability to choose all/ specific collections that can be stored in Ithe internal Storage of your device, so after the removal of the SD card, those collections will be still available.
  13. Select either of the options and then the Deployment Library will begin syncing to the device
  14. Sign In as a Learner or Admin to begin using your library 

Library Download Options 

When you are downloading a library on your device, you have the ability to toggle on/ off the following options depending on the way you are downloading (Internet or SD card). These options will be listed on the "Configure Project" page of the Rumie app. The options are listed below in the table 

Copy Content to Internal Storage

Download and Sync over Wi-Fi only 

Download to External Storage

Rumie Local Sync 
  • When syncing from the SD card, copy content to internal storage so it can be used. 
  • This will copy the content from the SD card to the internal storage of your device so it can be used even when the SD card has been removed.
  • Do not download or sync on a mobile data connection, only Wi-Fi.
  • This option will ensure that data from your mobile device is not used to download the project onto your device. 
  • Store data in the SD card if available.
  • This is a good option if the devices internal storage is already maximized and you need extra room. 
  • If the SD card is removed, the data that is stored on it will be removed with it. 
  • Sync content onto the Rumie App in an offline environment through LAN and Mesh sync.
  • Mesh or LAN Sync will require at least one tablet to have the most up-to-date content on it 

Download Content to Personal Device  

Once the project has been configured, you have the capability now to download the content of your library to the internal storage of your personal device. In order to do this, as a user, you have to make sure that the toggle for  "Device Management Learner"  has been set to enabled. Only then you will have the capability to download the content to your personal device. Please refer to Rumie Management Center documentation for more information. 

If the toggle for "Device Management Learners" is not enabled, as a user you will not be able to select any collections to download to the internal storage of your device. The collections column on the "Configure Project" page will be greyed out which will not allow you to select any collections.

Downloading Project to device

A user can download a whole project to the internal storage of their device. This will give the user the capability to access all the content and collections of different libraries in their project. To download a project to your device you have to sync all the libraries in your project which can be done by using the Internet or the SD card. See Option 1 and Option 2 to achieve this

Option 1: Download via Internet 
Option 2: Download via SD card 


  1. Open the Rumie app on your device and navigate to the "Configure Project" page once you have successfully configured and signed into the app as a Learner or Admin. 
  2. Select all Libraries in the project to sync by tapping on the down arrow under Status 
  3. You need to select the "Sync all" for all libraries 
  4. Select the Method to sync the library(s) to the device
  5. The Download Options are preselected for you depending on how the project was loaded. However, you can toggle different options depending on your needs. See Download Options below for details about each option
  6. Click "Sync"
  7. A notification will appear "Are you sure that you want to download [Project Name] Libraries?" Select Accept 
  8. Once the sync is complete you can begin using your libraries 


  1. Open the Rumie app and click on "Configure project". This will prompt you with a pop up as listed in the "Project Configuration" via the SD card. 
  2. Once the project has synced successfully, sign in as a Learner or Admin and navigate to the "Configure Projects" page 
  3. If you have selected "Sync all Collections now" it will sync all content of the library to the internal storage. 
  4. Once the library has synced successfully, you will be prompted with a popup to sign as a Learner or Admin 
  5. After signing in you will see that the library has been successfully synced and added to the internal storage of your device.
  6. Generate the other library/ libraries in your project and download it to your SD card as given in the section Option 2: Project Configuration via SD card
  7. Repeat the steps and sync the remaining libraries successfully to download them to the internal storage of your device 

Downloading specific libraries to device

A user also has the capability of downloading only a specific library to the internal storage of their device. If you want to only download the content and collections of a specific library instead of downloading the whole project, then you can sync your selected library in your project using the internet or SD card. See Option 1 and Option 2 to achieve this

Option 1: Download via Internet 
Option 2: Download via SD card 


  1. Open the Rumie app on your device and navigate to the "Configure Project" page once you have successfully configured and signed into the app as a Learner or Admin. 
  2. Select the Library in the project you want to sync by tapping on the down arrow under Status 
  3. You need to select the "Sync all" which will sync the content only from the selected library
  4. Select the Method to sync the library(s) to the device
  5. The Download Options are preselected for you depending on how the project was loaded. However, you can toggle different options depending on your needs. See Download Options below for details about each option
  6. Click "Sync"
  7. A notification will appear "Are you sure that you want to download [Project Name] Library?" Select Accept 
  8. Once the sync is complete you can begin using your library 


  1. Open the Rumie app and click on "Configure project". This will prompt you with a pop up as listed in the "Project Configuration" via the SD card. 
  2. Once the project has synced successfully, sign in as a Learner or Admin and navigate to the "Configure Projects" page 
  3. If you have selected "Sync all Collections now" it will sync all the content of the selected library to the internal storage. 
  4. Once the library has synced successfully, you will be prompted with a popup to sign as a Learner or Admin 
  5. After signing in you will see that the library has been successfully synced and added to the internal storage of your device. 

Downloading specific collections to device

Depending on the internal storage available on your device, you have the capability of downloading collections of selected libraries in your project. This will give allow you to download only selected collections to your internal storage rather than downloading the whole library/ project depending on the available storage space on your device. This can be done by syncing the selected collections in your libraries using the Internet or the SD card. See Option 1 and Option 2 to achieve this


Option 1: Download via Internet 
Option 2: Download via SD card 


  1. Open the Rumie app on your device and navigate to the "Configure Project" page once you have successfully configured and signed into the app as a Learner or Admin. 
  2. You will be able to choose which collections should be stored in the internal storage by selecting "Sync selected" 

  3. You will be shown a list of collections that are in the library. The amount of internal storage available and used on the device is depicted by the bar under your Library Name. Depending on your internal storage space, you can select which collections which you will like to download to your internal storage
  4. You can select the collections by clicking on the checkbox next to the collection Name. You will also see a change in the bar showing the available internal storage of your device. Once you have selected your collections, click on "Save and Exit"
  5. Select the "Internet" method to sync the collections 
  6. Once the collections have been synced, you can begin using your library. One way to confirm if all selected collections have synced successfully is by selecting to view the collection lists by clicking on "Sync selected". You will see the collections list and the selected collections which have synced successfully to your internal storage now have a blue tick as confirmation. This will also result in changing of the internal storage bar depicting the available and used storage


  1. Open the Rumie app and click on "Configure project". This will prompt you with a pop up as listed in the "Project Configuration" via the SD card. 
  2. Once the project has synced successfully, sign in as a Learner or Admin and navigate to the "Configure Projects" page 
  3. If you have selected "Sync all Collections now" it will sync all the collections to the internal storage. If you select "select collections later", then you can select the collection list to view and select which collections you want to download to the internal storage. 
  4. You will be able to choose which collections should be stored in the internal storage by selecting "Sync selected" 
  5. You will be shown a list of collections that are in the library, which you can select and download to your device. The amount of internal storage available and used on the device is depicted by the bar under your Library. Depending on your internal storage space, you can select which collections you want to sync, so that those collections will be available even after the SD card is removed 
  6. You can select the collections by clicking on the checkbox you want to download to the internal storage. You will also see a change in the bar showing the available internal storage of your device. Once you have selected your collections, click on "Save and Exit"
  7. Select the "SD card" method to sync the collections 
  8. Once the collections have been synced, you can begin using your library. One way to confirm if all selected collections have synced successfully is by selecting to view the collection lists by clicking on "Sync selected". You will see the collections list and the collections which have synced successfully to your internal storage now have a blue tick as a confirmation. This will also result in changing of the internal storage bar showing the available and used internal storage space on your device 

Project Updates

Project Updates can be done by both the Learner or Admin on the device. The updates to the Content and Collections will enable users to have fresh learning material. The Project is initially updated on the LearnCloud where the new Content and Collections can be added. 

Option 1: Project Update via Internet 

  1. Ensure you are connected to Wifi
  2. Inside the Rumie App login as an Admin or Learner
  3. Click on the Navigation Drawer. The Navigation Drawer can be accessed inside the Rumie App in the top left-hand corner 
  4. In the Navigation Drawer select "Settings"
  5. In the Settings screen select “Configure and Sync project”
  6. Select the Libraries to be updated 
  7. Select the "Internet" method
  8. Click "Sync"
  9. To ensure the Collections and Content have been successfully updated navigate back to My Collections by clicking the top left back arrow twice

Option 2: Project Update via micro SD card 

  1. Open the LearnCloud website and log in
  2. Navigate to the Deployment Library by clicking the drop-down arrow next to your profile picture and select Deployment Libraries
  3. Click the “Generate” button to create a downloadable file of the Deployment Library



    Image of inside the Deployment Libraries page located in the LearnCloud Admin Panel. The Deployment Libraries page is where to go to “Manage” and “Generate” your Deployment Library. 

  4. Once the Deployment Library has been generated click the “Download Now” button and waits for your Deployment Library to download to your local storage
  5. Once the download is complete follow the steps in the *Operating System Chart located below
  6. Insert the SD card into an SD card adapter
  7. Insert the SD card adapter into the computer
  8. Delete the Rumie folder inside the SD card. This is because you will be replacing the updated Rumie folder in the SD card 
  9. Drag the unzipped updated Rumie folder onto the SD card
  10. Once the files have been transferred to the SD card it can safely be removed from the SD card adapter
  11. Insert SD card into the Rumie Tablet or mobile Android device (Note: The SD card slot is located on the back of the Rumie Tablet at the top)
  12. Inside the Rumie App login as an Admin or Learner
  13. Click on the Navigation Drawer. The Navigation Drawer can be accessed inside the Rumie App in the top left-hand corner 
  14. Click "Settings"
  15. Click “Configure Project”
  16. Select the Libraries to be updated 
  17. Select the "SD card" method
  18. Click "Sync"
  19. To ensure the Collections and Content have been successfully updated navigate back to My Collections by clicking the top left back arrow twice


*Operating System Chart

Windows Computer
Mac Computer
  1. Right click on the zipped file 
  2. Select "Extract All..."
  3. Click the "Extract" button
  1. Double click on the zipped file to extract it 

Option 3: Project Update via Rumie Local Sync

Rumie offers options to sync updated content onto the Rumie App in an offline environment through LAN and Mesh sync. This solution prevents using up bandwidth while enabling content to still be updated on the Rumie App. 

Syncing a Project through Mesh or LAN Sync will require at least one tablet to have the most up-to-date content on it (see Option 1 and Option 2 to achieve this). The more up-to-date tablets you have to begin with, the faster the sync will complete. If you have connected to Mesh sync, ensure you disconnect from it before connecting to LAN sync. 

LAN Sync
Mesh Sync

There is a 1:1 ratio of devices that need to be updated vs already updated devices. The more devices that are updated, the quicker the sync will become. 

Please see below for LAN sync recommendations before you begin


  1. Ensure at least one of the devices with the Rumie App has the most up-to-date content and/or Project on it (refer to Project Setup to sync a project onto your device)
  2. Place all of the devices next to each other. It is recommended that they are in close proximity to one another
  3. Connect all the devices to the same router through Wifi settings
  4. On all of the devices, including the most up-to-date ones, navigate to the Rumie App
  5. Log in as a Learner or Admin
  6. In the Rumie App click on the Navigation Drawer. The Navigation Drawer can be accessed inside the Rumie App in the top left-hand corner 
  7. In the Navigation Drawer select “Settings”
  8. In the Settings screen select “Configure project”
  9. Select the Libraries to be updated 
  10. Select the “LAN” method
  11. Click "Sync" and it will direct you to the LAN page 
  12. Click "Start Syncing" on all devices 

Up to 5 Android devices (or Rumie tablets) can be synced at once through Mesh Sync (at least one up-to-date device and 4 devices that need to be synced). Please note, if more than 5 devices are to be synced through Mesh at once, you may experience connectivity issues due to the network. 

Mesh sync is supported on Rumie Tablets and mobile devices that support WiFi Direct™. For further information on WiFi direct: Discover WiFi Direct 

  1. Ensure at least one Android device with the Rumie App has the most up-to-date content and/or Project on it (refer to Project Setup to sync a project onto your device)
  2. Place all of the devices next to each other. It is recommended that they are in close proximity to one another
  3. Ensure that are you not connected to any network. Select “Forget Network” from Wifi settings for Mesh sync to successfully work
  4. On all of the devices, including the most up-to-date ones, navigate to the Rumie App
  5. Login as Learner or Admin 
  6. In the Rumie App click on the Navigation Drawer. The Navigation Drawer can be accessed inside the Rumie App in the top left hand corner 
  7. In the Navigation Drawer select “Settings”
  8. In the Settings screen select “Configure project”
  9. Select the Libraries to be updated 
  10. Select the sync method "Mesh"
  11. Click "Sync" and it will direct you to the Mesh page 
  12. In the Mesh sync screen, all of the devices will begin to load a list that shows all of the Android devices IDs that are close in proximity to each other. Loading this list might take a few seconds
  13. The ID of each device appears at the top of the screen, ex: “me: Rumie_d415”
  14. Start by connecting two devices together by selecting one of the two devices ID in the list of devices available
  15. The status of the two devices will update to “connected”
  16. One device will be labeled Group Owner. This selection is randomized and is not necessarily the tablet that is the most up-to-date
  17. On the Group Owner device, select the other device ID’s from its list to connect them to the Group Owner
  18. Once all of the devices have a status of “connected”, on the Group Owner device click “Start syncing”
  19. The devices will begin syncing and will notify you once they are complete

Recommendations for LAN sync before you begin: 

Project library size/ content size to be synced: Up to 4GB
Number of devices to be synced:Up to 20 (19 to be synced and at least one tablet up-to-date)
Router speed:600 Mbps (2.5 GHz) + 1300 Mbps (5GHz)
Suggested router brand: D-Link AC1900 High Power Wi-Fi Gigabit Router 
Battery on devices:

Try to have at least 50% battery before beginning sync and/or have the devices plugged in to ensure the battery does not die mid-sync.

Content Interactivity

PDFs

  • Swipe left and right to turn the pages. Pinch open with both fingers to zoom in and pinch closed to zoom out
    • To edit a PDF: Tap the screen to display the toolbar at the top -> select the tool to use
    • To add a bookmark, show bookmarks, or print: Tap the three dots in the top right-hand corner -> select an option

Videos

  • Tap anywhere on the screen to make the video controls appear. These controls will let you pause, fast forward, rewind, and go back to the previous screen

Apps

If the apps are being accessed on Rumie Tablet, the Admin will see a few more apps than the Learner, including the Rumie Tablet Settings, if the Deployment Library was created with Content Lockdown on. This ensures that the Admin can access everything on the Rumie Tablet and the Learners can only access approved Content on the device.

Admin Usage

This section will provide the steps necessary to perform core functions as a Rumie App Admin user.

Usage
Description

Adding New Learner Profiles 



Deleting New Learner Profiles


The Project comes with pre-configured users. Additional users can be added through the Rumie App:

  1. Login as Admin
    1. In the Rumie App navigate to “Settings” -> “Users” -> “Add a New Learner” -> Input the desired new learner credentials


The Admin cannot delete a learner from the Rumie App

Admin can only stop learners from accessing the Rumie App. This can be done by changing the learner's password and not providing it to the specific learner

  1. Login as Admin
    1. In the Rumie App navigate to “Settings” -> “Users” -> “Change a learner’s password” -> Input the desired new learner password

Logging In as Admin or Learner 

There can be multiple Admins or Learners logged into the same account on different Rumie Apps. If the Rumie App is being used on the Rumie tablets, there is access to view the analytics of each user. To ensure accurate analytics, each Admin and Learner should have their own account. 


  1. Inside the Rumie App select “Learner”
  2. Input the learner login username and password that has been provided by the Admin

Troubleshooting

Reinstalling an app that was deleted 

As an Admin it is possible to delete apps on the home screen under the Apps tab. This is done by long pressing the app and a notification will appear "Uninstall application?" if the Admin clicks on YES the app will be removed from the Apps screen. This doesn't mean the app has been permanently deleted off the tablet or from the Collection is was part of. The app will still exist in the Collection. To re-download the app that was deleted from the Apps screen please follow the steps below.

  1. Navigate into the Rumie App 
  2. Login as Admin 
  3. Navigate to the Collection where the app was located 
  4. Since the app was removed it should have a green android robot next to it
  5. Click on the app 
  6. A notification will appear "Do you want to install this application? It does not require any special access."
  7. Click INSTALL 
  8. After the installation is complete click OPEN to begin using the app 
  9. The app will now re-appear in the home screen under the Apps page 

Mesh Sync

Issue

Solution
“You are currently connected to Wifi network. Please use LAN sync to update via this network, or select “Forget Network” from Wifi settings to use Mesh Sync.”
  1. Navigate to Wifi settings
  2. Select the networks that you have connected to in the past
  3. Click “Forget” on each of the networks 
Android Devices are not connecting to Group Owner If you are having trouble connecting an Android device to the Group Owner, try connecting it to Group Owner this time through selecting the Group Owner ID on the Android device that is to be updated. If an Android device is still not connecting, there might be a poor network connection. Try syncing with fewer devices. 
Android Device List DisappearingAfter a period of time, the device list will disappear. If this happens to you, click the "Refresh device list" to retrieve the device list again. This may take a few seconds. If it is still not refreshing, try exiting out of the Mesh sync page and then reloading it. 
Android Device Status

When a tablet is connecting to the Group Owner tablet, its status will take a few seconds to change from "not connected" to "connected". During this time, please be patient and wait for the status to change to connect. 

"Mesh Sync is complete 0 Content(s) updated."  The tablet is already up-to-date with the most recent content. 
Android devices that are not Rumie tablets are showing up in the available devices listThis will happen because the network is searching for all Android devices. However, they will not start syncing with the content or interfere in the sync.
Mesh sync did not sync all content If the Mesh sync did not sync all of your content try going through Mesh sync again with the android device that did not receive all of the new content. 
Mobile Android Devices are not connecting to the Mesh Network

Mesh sync is supported on Rumie Tablets and mobile devices that support WiFi Direct™. For further information on WiFi direct: Discover WiFi Direct. 

LAN sync

Issue
Solution
Android device is syncing wrong project/contentIf devices that have different content on them are connected to the same router, disconnect the device that you do not want to sync from the router. You can reconnect all devices to the router once the sync is complete.  
No Wifi connected 
  1. Ensure your device is connected to your router's network 
  2. Navigate to Wifi settings 
  3. Select and connect to the router's network
"Syncing Searching for update"The Android device is searching for an update and will begin syncing when there is room on the server for it. 
"LAN: Sync is complete No new update was found"The Android device is already up-to-date with the most recent content. Ensure you have selected all of the libraries you would like to be updated during the sync. 







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