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User’s Guide for Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME or NT 4.0
Technologies Inc.
Computer-Lab Instruction Software
Contents Welcome to SynchronEyes Software .............................................1 Optimal Display Settings and Network Configuration ..................2 Optimal Display Settings ..................................................................................2 Network Size and Speed Considerations.........................................................3
Installing SynchronEyes Software..................................................4 Teacher-Station Software Installation ..............................................................4 Student-Station Software Installation Options..................................................4 Specifying an Automatic Connection after Installation .....................................7
The Teacher Interface ......................................................................9 SynchronEyes Software Side Tabs..................................................................9 Thumbnails View............................................................................................10 Chat View .......................................................................................................11 Quiz View .......................................................................................................12
The Student Interface.....................................................................13 Student System Tray Icons ............................................................................13
Customizing the Teacher Interface...............................................16 Creating Multiple Teacher IDs........................................................................16 Organizing Students into Groups ...................................................................17 Changing Thumbnail Size ..............................................................................21
Monitoring and Controlling Students ...........................................23 Monitoring the Class.......................................................................................23 Controlling a Student Desktop .......................................................................23 Locking Out Your Student(s)..........................................................................25 Changing the Lock-Out Message...................................................................26 Disconnecting an Individual Student ..............................................................28 Controlling Student Disconnect ......................................................................28 Printing a Student's Desktop ..........................................................................29
Interacting with Students ..............................................................30 Viewing a Student’s Question ........................................................................30 Chatting with Students ...................................................................................32 Controlling Student Chat ................................................................................34 Polling Students .............................................................................................34 Broadcasting Teacher and Student Desktops ...............................................36
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Creating and Distributing Electronic Quizzes......................................39 Creating a Quiz ............................................................................................. 39 Editing a Quiz ................................................................................................ 41 Starting a Quiz .............................................................................................. 43 Importing a Quiz ............................................................................................ 44 Informing Students of Quiz Results ............................................................... 45
Using the Student Software...................................................................46 Opening the Student Software....................................................................... 46 Logging In to the Student Software ............................................................... 47 Changing the Teacher Connection................................................................ 48 Logging Out of Student Software .................................................................. 48 Joining a Group ............................................................................................. 49 Asking the Teacher a Question ..................................................................... 50 Casting a Vote .............................................................................................. 51 Chatting with the Teacher and Other Students ............................................. 51 Submitting a Quiz Response ......................................................................... 52
Customer Support ..................................................................................54 Contacting SMART Technical Support.......................................................... 54 Other SMART Contacts................................................................................. 54 Registration ................................................................................................... 54
Index ........................................................................................................55
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Welcome to SynchronEyes Software You’re about to make the always challenging job of teaching in a computer lab easier, more effective and more rewarding. With SynchronEyes computer-lab instruction software, you can use your current Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network to monitor and control students' computers. In addition to knowing what every student in the class is doing, you'll be able to broadcast your (or any student’s) desktop onto all or selected student monitors to demonstrate a lesson. SynchronEyes software also lets you chat with students, prepare and deliver an interactive quiz (automatically tallied for you), respond to student questions and conduct a class poll − all without moving an inch from your own computer. You'll also be creating a more focused learning environment for your class, one that enhances the effectiveness of computer technology as a teaching tool and minimizes its potential for distraction. You’ll no longer need to compete with your own teaching tools. With the click of a button you can disable all (or selected) mice, keyboards and monitors in the classroom and inform students that their attention is required at the front of the class. Brought to you by SMART Technologies, SynchronEyes software has been designed to take advantage of SMART Board interactive whiteboard functionality. When using SynchronEyes software on a SMART Board interactive whiteboard, you can write over top of any desktop you’re broadcasting with a Pen Tray stylus: Your board annotations will also be broadcast to all student stations. However, you don’t need a SMART Board interactive whiteboard to annotate over the screen you’re broadcasting. Annotation capability is built right into SynchronEyes software. When broadcasting from your workstation, you can click a Pen button in the Broadcast toolbar and write with your mouse over top of the desktop. Just like writing a Pen Tray stylus on a board, your annotations can be viewed on all connected student monitors.
Online Help While this manual provides an overview of SynchronEyes software use, more detailed information is available from online Help files in both the teacher and student software.
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Optimal Display Settings and Network Configuration Optimal Display Settings SynchronEyes software works best when both teacher and student computers are set to the same screen resolution and color depth. However, the software will make adjustments for differences in color settings or resolutions. For example, if a broadcasting station (either teacher or student) is running at a higher resolution than a viewing station, scroll bars will appear on the viewing station so that the entire higher-resolution screen can be viewed by scrolling. Similarly, if a broadcasting station has a higher color setting than a viewing station, that broadcasting station’s colors will be reduced so it can be seen by the viewing station. For example, if a student's computer has a higher color setting than your machine, you'll see the message Color Reduced below the thumbnail, and when you click on that thumbnail to view a live, full-screen version, the colors will appear slightly degraded. You can avoid seeing the Color Reduced message or the appearance of scroll bars by ensuring that all computers have identical display settings.
To change the display settings of your Windows 98/2000/Windows NT monitor: 1
Click the Start button in the Task Bar.
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Point to Settings, and then select Control Panel.
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Double-click Display. The Display Properties dialog box will open.
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Click the Settings tab.
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Under Colors or Color Palette, select a new color setting from the drop-down list. Under Screen Area or Desktop Area, click and drag the pointer for a new resolution.
To change the display settings of your Windows XP monitor: 1
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Click the Start button in the Task Bar, and select Control Panel.
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Click Appearance and Themes.
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Click Change the Screen Resolution.
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Select the Settings tab.
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In the Color Quality group, select a new color setting from the drop-down list. in the Screen resolution group, click and drag the pointer for a new resolution.
Recommended Color Depth/Screen Resolution Settings For enhanced speed and program performance, we recommend settings of either 256 Colors (8-bit color) or High Color (16-bit color). Refer to the chart below for optimal color depth/screen resolution settings. Color Depth/Screen Resolution
256 Color
High Color
True Color
True Color
(8-bit)
(16-bit)
(24-bit)
(32-bit)
640 x 480
optimal
optimal
acceptable
acceptable
800 x 600
optimal
optimal
acceptable
acceptable
1024 x 768
optimal
optimal
acceptable
acceptable
1152 x 864
acceptable
acceptable
acceptable
not supported
1280 x 1024
acceptable
acceptable
not supported
not supported
1600 x 1200
acceptable
not supported
not supported
not supported
Network Size and Speed Considerations The preferred TCP/IP network configuration for SynchronEyes software is a switched or switching hub, which isolates network traffic to a particular segment of your local area network. With this configuration, performance will not be affected by other network traffic, nor will the entire network slow down because of SynchronEyes software activity. Of course, the smaller the number of students connected to the software, the faster the activity. Use the following chart to determine the appropriate number of student stations that you can connect with SynchronEyes software. Network/Student Computers
10 MB Network
100 MB Network
Pentium 133+ MHz
Up to 10 students
Up to 10 students
Pentium II 233+ Mhz
Up to 40 students
Up to 80 students
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Installing SynchronEyes Software The SynchronEyes CD-ROM contains both the teacher and student software. Install the teacher software first.
Teacher-Station Software Installation During installation, you must provide a Teacher ID to represent your computer on the network. You can use any name you like as a Teacher ID, provided it uniquely identifies you. For example, your Teacher ID could be your own name, the course name or the classroom location. You’ll need to provide your students with this name if they’re permitted to log in to the program (non-stealth mode). Note that you may defer entering the Teacher ID until you first log in to the program. For more information about Teacher IDs, see Creating Multiple Teacher IDs on page 16.
To install SynchronEyes teacher-station software: 1
Insert the SynchronEyes CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
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The CD-ROM is self-starting. However, if you don’t have the AutoPlay feature activated, click Start, Run and open the Setup.exe file in your CD-ROM drive folder.
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Follow the on-screen instructions.
Student-Station Software Installation Options Before you install the student software on each student computer, consider whether you want to install the software from the CD-ROM or from a network drive. You must also decide whether you want your students to be aware that they’re being monitored. These options are described in more detail below.
Installing from the CD-ROM or a Network Location There are two ways to install the SynchronEyes student-station software:
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Option 1: Install the student software onto the hard drive of each student computer from the CD-ROM. With this option, all program files are installed.
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Option 2: Install the student software onto your network. Students will share this single network installation. The shared network directory will be accessed from a shortcut icon which is installed on each student computer. With this option, no files are installed on student-computer hard drives.
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Installing the Student Software in Stealth or Visible Mode You can install SynchronEyes software on student computers in either stealth or visible mode. As its name suggests, stealth mode lets you observe your students’ computer activity surreptitiously. In this mode, there’s no visual indication on the student interface that monitoring software is running. Students will only become aware of the software if you initiate a quiz or a poll, broadcast a desktop, or lock student computers. However, if you avoid these activities, students may never be aware that their activities are being monitored. In stealth mode, the SynchronEyes software connects automatically takes place automatically when the student logs in to a computer. Therefore, you must supply the following setup information during student-software installation: •
The Student Login: By default this will be the Windows login name associated with the student machine. However, it can be changed to any name you or the student may choose to identify this student machine (e.g., a student’s name or a classroom location identifier).
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Teacher ID: Enter or select the name you’ve chosen to identify yourself on the network.
After installation, these identifiers will be derived from the system registry every time a student logs in to the computer, and connection will take place automatically without the student’s awareness. If you change your Teacher ID or the computer from which you work, you can easily alter these values after installation. See Specifying an Automatic Connection after Installation on page 7. NOTE: If you choose to run the student software in stealth mode, students will not be able to use the Chat feature, ask the teacher a question or alter the student setup to switch to another Teacher ID. These features are only available when the student interface is visible.
Option 1: Local Student Installation from CD-ROM 1
Insert the SynchronEyes Software CD-ROM into the student CD-ROM drive.
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Browse to the Student Setup directory.
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Double-click Setup.exe or, if you have the AutoPlay feature activated, click the Student Setup button. Follow the remaining on-screen instructions.
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Select either Leave SynchronEyes Interface Visible or Hide SynchronEyes Interface when prompted.
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If you selected Leave SynchronEyes Interface Visible in step 4, either specify a Teacher ID for an automatic connection when the student opens the software or allow the student to browse to a Teacher ID. or If you selected Hide SynchronEyes Interface in step 4, enter the name for the student computer and the Teacher ID.
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Follow the on-screen instructions.
Tip When prompted by the Student Setup program, place the software in the Start Up menu of each student's computer. The student software will now automatically launch and initiate a connection with the teacher software when student computers are powered up.
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To start SynchronEyes student-station software, select Start > Programs > SynchronEyes Student from the Start menu.
Option 2: Student Version Run from Shared Network Folder 1
Insert the SynchronEyes software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the teacher's or an administrator's computer connected to the network. NOTE: This type of installation can't be performed at a student computer.
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If the AutoPlay feature is activated on the installation computer, click the Student Setup button. Otherwise, open the Student Setup directory and then double-click Setup.exe.
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Click Yes to accept the license agreement that appears. Select the Create SynchronEyes Student directory on the network option.
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On the next screen, click the Browse button. The Choose Folder dialog box will open.
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Locate and select a directory in which to store the SynchronEyes Student folder, select it and click OK.
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Select Leave SynchronEyes Interface Visible or Hide SynchronEyes Interface when prompted.
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readily changed after installation (see Specifying an Automatic Connection after Installation below). or If you selected Leave SynchronEyes Interface Visible, specify a Teacher ID for connection or let the student browse to a Teacher ID. 8
Follow the on-screen instructions.
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On each student computer, browse to the network location specified in step 5. Open the Setup folder and double-click setup.exe. Follow the on-screen instructions. An icon will be created on the student's desktop.
Specifying an Automatic Connection after Installation Should the Teacher ID or computer change, you can easily alter the connection information you entered during the initial installation to provide an automatic student/teacher connection. The connection is specified on the shortcut command line on the student’s computer (accessed by right-clicking on the student-station software desktop icon). This connection can be to: •
a Teacher ID, so your students connect to you no matter which computer you choose to use
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an IP address, so your students always connect to a specified computer, regardless of which Teacher ID is currently active
To connect to a Teacher ID: 1
On the student’s computer, right-click the SynchronEyes Student desktop icon.
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Select Properties. The SynchronEyes Student 3.0 Properties window appears.
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Click the Shortcut tab.
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In the Target text box, scroll to the end of the text and locate the doublequotation mark (").
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After the double-quotation mark, type a space, and then -TeacherID "YOURID" (where YOURID is your Teacher ID). See the figure on the next page (Specifying a Teacher ID) for an example of this command.
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Click the Apply and then the Close button.
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To connect to a specific computer using the IP address: 1
On your (the teacher's) computer, start the SynchronEyes software.
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From the Help menu, click About SynchronEyes. The About window will open.
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Make a note of your computer’s IP address, which is displayed towards the bottom of the Description tab.
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On the student computer, right-click the SynchronEyes Student desktop icon.
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Select Properties. The SynchronEyes Student 3.0 Properties window appears.
Specifying a Teacher ID
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Specifying an IP Address
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Click the Shortcut tab.
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In the Target text box, scroll to the end of the text, and locate the doublequotation mark (").
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After the double-quotation mark, type a space, and then type the IP address noted in step 3. A single space must separate your IP address from the double quotation mark.
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Click the Apply and then the Close button.
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The Teacher Interface SynchronEyes teacher-station software offers three views: the Thumbnails view, the Chat view and the Quiz view. •
The Thumbnails view allows you to monitor student thumbnails, broadcast your or a student’s screen, poll students and respond to student questions.
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The Chat view lets you chat with students, as well as view and save a history of all chat dialogue created within the current session.
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The Quiz view lets you create and distribute interactive quizzes and view the tallied results.
SynchronEyes Software Side Tabs When you’re not actively using SynchronEyes teacher-station software, you can minimize the application and access it later via the Task Bar button. Alternatively, use the SynchronEyes software side tabs to return to the program. To make the side tabs appear, just maximize the SynchronEyes software window and you’ll immediately see them on the right side of your monitor. Click the Desktop tab to access any open application on your desktop. While you’re working at your desktop, the side tabs will remain in view for a quick return to any of the three teacher views.
Click to observe thumbnails, broadcast desktops, answer questions, conduct a poll and control student desktops
Click to chat with students
Click to prepare and distribute a quiz
Click to open your desktop or any active application
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Thumbnails View When you start SynchronEyes software, you'll see a window occupied by miniature versions (thumbnails) of your connected students' active desktops. You'll notice that these thumbnails are anything but static real time (though slightly delayed) with every instance of student input. When you’re in Thumbnails view, you can: •
monitor classroom activity as it occurs
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assume mouse and keyboard control of an individual student desktop
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disconnect students (and control students’ ability to disconnect)
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view and respond to questions sent by students
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print or lock out the desktop of an individual student
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customize the lock-out message
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conduct a class vote This student has exited
Click to create or edit a student group Click for full-screen view Click to broadcast a screen Click to lock out students Click to poll students Click to remove hand icons Click to view questions
This student is asking a question
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This student has been locked out
Chat View In Chat view you can: •
create, edit and remove groups
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initiate and participate in chat sessions with your students – either with the entire class or selected groups.
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control your students’ ability to chat amongst themselves
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save a copy of the chat history from the current session as a text file
NOTE: Click the Save button to avoid losing the chat history for the current session when you exit SynchronEyes teacher-station software. Chat History
Student List
Click to create, edit or remove student groups Click to save chat history Click to enable/disable student chat
Text-Entry Area
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Quiz View Whether you’re preparing a pop quiz with a handful of questions, or a lengthy final exam with 100 questions, use the multiple-choice template in the Quiz view to create the test. When you’re finished, distribute it to all (or a selected group of) students with the click of a button. The quiz you’ve prepared will open on student desktops over top of their current active application. Students select their responses and click the Submit button when they’re finished. Responses are returned to the Quiz view in tallied form. The Quiz view lets you: •
create, edit or delete a quiz
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import a quiz (.sqz file) from any folder on your network or hard drive
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distribute a quiz to all students or a group of students
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create, edit or remove student groups List of Connected Students
Click to create, edit or remove student groups Click to create a quiz Click to import a quiz
List of Quizzes
Click to delete a selected quiz Click to open a selected quiz Click to distribute the selected quiz to all students (or a group of students)
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The Student Interface NOTE: To observe students surreptitiously, specify that SynchronEyes studentstation software run in stealth mode when you’re installing the program. The program will then run invisibly, without any visual indication of its presence. This section describes the visible SynchronEyes student-station interface.
Student System Tray Icons From the student's point of view, SynchronEyes software keeps a very low profile. The only indication that student activities are being observed will be a pair of icons in the System Tray (located at the right side of the Task Bar).
Click to access SynchronEyes student software Click to directly access the Chat feature
Clicking on the Chat icon provides direct access the SynchronEyes Student Chat dialog box, which the student can use to exchange messages with both other students and the teacher. Clicking on the SynchronEyes Student icon allows the student to access the full range of program functions, including: •
sending a question to the teacher
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chatting with the teacher or other students (if allowed)
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casting a vote in a poll sent by the teacher
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entering responses to an interactive quiz sent by the teacher
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joining a group (if allowed)
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logging off from SynchronEyes (if allowed)
Some of these functions are available from the Student Menu or the more portable Student Toolbar.
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Click once on the SynchronEyes Student icon to view the Student Menu. This menu disappears after a command is selected. If the student uses SynchronEyes Student functionality infrequently, this is an unobtrusive way of accessing commands.
SynchronEyes Student Menu The Open command at the top of the menu activates the SynchronEyes Student Toolbar. This toolbar can also be accessed more directly by double-clicking on the System Tray icon. The toolbar is portable and remains open on the student desktop for continued use after a command has been activated. It’s the best choice if students frequently use the Chat feature or direct questions to their teacher.
Click and drag side bar to move toolbar
SynchronEyes Student Toolbar To move the toolbar, click the side bar and drag it elsewhere on the desktop. When the toolbar is reopened after program shutdown, it reappears in the last position it occupied.
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The student System Tray icon alters according to the current status of the student. The table below summarizes the three variants of the System Tray icon. Student Status
System Tray Icon
Attempting to connect to the teacher. This icon will also appear if the teacher has not yet opened SynchronEyes software. Successfully connected to the teacher and subject to teacher monitoring. The student can send a question, chat, cast a vote, answer quiz questions and log out (if the teacher allows). The student can click the Chat icon to activate the Chat feature. The teacher is monitoring in full-screen view and may at any time take control of the student mouse and keyboard.
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Customizing the Teacher Interface You can customize the teacher interface to suit your needs. In this section, you'll learn how to: •
create multiple Teacher IDs
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organize students into groups
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change the size of student thumbnails
Creating Multiple Teacher IDs With SynchronEyes software, you can create a new Teacher ID at any time – and create as many as you require. Every class is unique. You may teach physics to Grade 11 students in the morning and to Grade 12 students in the afternoon. The only similarity between these two classes may be the general subject and the room in which the classes are taught. Everything else may be very different, from the students who attend, to the quizzes they write, to the groups you create. SynchronEyes software lets you create a different Teacher ID for each class. Each Teacher ID is associated with a unique profile of settings, student groups, and quizzes. This profile is stored with the Teacher ID and made available to you each time you select that ID. Teacher IDs are stored in the drop-down list of Teacher IDs in the Teacher ID dialog box (accessed by selecting Change Teacher ID from the File menu). This list will contain the last ten Teacher IDs you used. If a Teacher ID drops off this list through a lack of use, just type the Teacher ID into the text box to access it. SynchronEyes teacher-station software will always open to the last Teacher ID you used. Similarly, when your students open the student software, it will always attempt a connection with the last active Teacher ID associated with the Student login name.
To create a new Teacher ID:
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Start SynchronEyes teacher-station software.
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Select Change Teacher ID from the File menu.
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The Teacher ID dialog box will appear, displaying your current Teacher ID (if you have one).
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In the Teacher ID text box, type a new Teacher ID. NOTES:
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While the current Teacher ID will disappear from the Teacher ID text box, it will not disappear from the list. It will be automatically saved and can be selected from the drop-down list at a later time. The program will store a maximum of ten Teacher IDs in this list.
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The Teacher ID cannot exceed 36 characters in length.
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The title bar will change to correspond to the new Teacher ID.
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In the student interface, the students will receive a message on their monitor informing them that the Teacher ID has changed, and asking if they want to switch to this teacher. Students should click the Yes button to connect to the new Teacher ID.
Organizing Students into Groups SynchronEyes teacher-station software lets you divide your students into groups (up to a maximum of 10) with very little effort. With your students in groups, you can interact with the class more meaningfully. You can: •
create tailor-made quizzes for individual groups
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poll groups about issues that may only have relevance to them
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focus your observational and interactive efforts on those groups that need it the most
Group tabs containing the group names you’ve assigned will appear at the bottom of the Thumbnails, Chat and Quiz views.
Group Tabs
After creating the group, appoint members by selecting individuals from the list of all students. By default, only the teacher can assign students to or remove them from a group. However, when you create a group, you can allow students to join or withdraw from it on their own.
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The Groups dialog box will appear.
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Click the New button. The New Group dialog box will appear.
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In the Group Name text box, type a group name that identifies this group of students. To give students the ability to join or withdraw from this group, select Allow students to join on their own. NOTE: By default only the teacher can add or remove students from groups.
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Click OK, and then click OK again. The group will appear as a new tab at the bottom of the SynchronEyes window.
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To delete a group: 1
Click the Groups button. The Groups dialog box will appear.
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Select the group you want to delete.
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Click the Remove button.
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To add or remove students from a group: 1
Click the Groups button. The Groups dialog box will appear.
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Select a group from the group list.
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Click the Edit button. The Edit Group dialog box will appear.
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Select a student. or Select multiple students by holding down the Control key as you select each student, or by selecting the first student, holding down the Shift key, and selecting the last student.
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Click the Add button to add the student(s) to the group. or Click the Remove button to remove the student(s) from the group.
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Click OK.
Changing Thumbnail Size Depending on your monitor resolution, you may be able to see all student thumbnails at the same time without scrolling. However, if scroll bars appear in the Thumbnails view − and you don't want to alter your monitor resolution − you can simply change the size of the thumbnails themselves to avoid scrolling to view the entire class. The figure below shows the relative sizes of the four available choices.
Large Thumbnail
Very Large Thumbnail
Small Thumbnail Medium Thumbnail
Clearly, it becomes more difficult to view student activity in detail as the thumbnails diminish in size.
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To change thumbnail size:
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Select one of the four sizes available: Very large (two thumbnails across), Large (three thumbnails), Medium (four thumbnails) and Small (five thumbnails).
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Monitoring and Controlling Students This section covers the following topics: •
Monitoring the class
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Controlling a student desktop
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Locking out all students or a single student
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Changing the lock-out message
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Disconnecting an individual student
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Controlling student disconnect
Monitoring the Class From the Thumbnails view, you can view live thumbnail images of the activity at every student's desktop, ensuring at a glance that everyone remains focused on the assigned task. For a closer look, just double-click the thumbnail image to see a student desktop in full-screen view.
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If you're at your desktop or working in an application, access the Thumbnails view by clicking the Thumbnails tab. Thumbnail views of all connected student desktops will appear.
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For a full-screen view of any thumbnail, double-click on the thumbnail. or Select the thumbnail and click the Observe button.
Controlling a Student Desktop Double-clicking any one of the thumbnails effectively opens that student's desktop at your own desktop or on the classroom SMART Board interactive whiteboard. Once open, you share full mouse and keyboard control with the student and the student immediately sees any changes you make to his application.
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You'll find you can easily assist individual students from your workstation or board without having to walk through the class performing demonstrations. This also makes it possible to easily present material from any student's desktop on the board for the entire class to see.
To control a student's desktop: 1
Click the Thumbnails tab.
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Click the student's thumbnail.
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Click once again. or Click the Observe button. After a moment, the student’s desktop will appear full-sized on your monitor. You'll notice the appearance of an enlarged pointer enclosing the regular mouse pointer. This represents the mouse control you now share with the student. A six-button toolbar will also appear in the top-left corner of your view. Use this toolbar to broadcast the student’s desktop to the class or to return to Thumbnails view. The student’s name will appear in the title bar.
Student ID
Click to restore left-mouse click functionality
Click to annotate over the student screen with the mouse
Click to return to the Thumbnails view Click to broadcast the student’s desktop to the class
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Click to view student questions
You can now add information to the student's active application via your own keyboard, scroll to another page, etc. – in short, modify the application just as if it were your own. The changes you make are seen the student's monitor. The student can also actively share mouse and keyboard control with you, providing instant feedback to your changes and suggestions.
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or To return to the Thumbnails view, click the Class button.
Locking Out Your Student(s) You can get the attention of that noisy, mouse-clicking, keyboard-clacking class with just a button click. The Lock button effectively locks the students’ mice, keyboards and desktops away, presenting them with a black screen displaying the message "Eyes to the front, please." You can change this lock-out message as well as the text and background color (see page 27). You can be certain that your students' work is only temporarily interrupted, not lost. When you click the Lock button a second time, the students' desktop views and functionality are entirely restored. You have the option of locking out all students, a particular group or a single student.
To lock out all students or a group: 1
Click the Thumbnails tab. The Thumbnails view will open on the All Students tab. To lock out all students, leave your view as it is. or To lock out an individual group, click a Group tab.
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Click the Lock button. or Select Lock from the Edit menu. A message will appear, asking you to confirm the lock-out.
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Click Yes. In your Thumbnails view, a lock icon will appear over each thumbnail.
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On the student side, the lock-out message (Eyes to the front, please) will be displayed across each student machine. No amount of keyboard or mouse activity on a student's part will alter this visual and functional lock out. NOTE: The students' work is merely interrupted. No work will be lost when the Lock button is clicked. 4
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To lock out an individual student: 1
Click the Thumbnails tab.
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Select the thumbnail of the student you want to lock out.
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Click the Lock button. or Select Lock from the Edit menu. In your Thumbnails view, a lock icon will appear over the selected student thumbnail. The lock-out message will display on the student’s screen. No amount of keyboard or mouse activity on a student's part will alter this visual and functional lock out.
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To unlock this student's desktop, click the Lock button again.
Changing the Lock-Out Message By default, the message "Eyes to the front, please" appears on the desktops of locked-out students. You can tailor the lock-out message to make it more relevant to the work students are doing.
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To change the default lock-out message: 1 2
Click the Thumbnails tab. Select Lock-Out Message from the Options menu. The Lock-Out Message dialog box will appear.
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To change the text message, delete the default message in the Lock-Out Message text box and type in an alternative.
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To change text color, click the button next to Text. To change the background color, click the button next to Background. The Color dialog box will appear.
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Select a color or create a custom color.
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Click OK to close that dialog box.
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Disconnecting an Individual Student At the end of the day, students may walk away from their machines without disconnecting and logging out. Use the following procedure to close down individual student-station software.
To disconnect a student: 1
Click the Thumbnails tab.
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Select the thumbnail of the student you want to disconnect.
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Select Disconnect from the Edit menu.
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Click Yes when the confirmation message appears. At the student's workstation, SynchronEyes student-station software will automatically exit.
Controlling Student Disconnect You may want to disable your students’ ability to disconnect for a variety of reasons: to ensure that student sites remain up and running from one class to another, or to prevent individuals from logging out and avoiding teacher surveillance.
To disable student disconnection: 1
Click the Thumbnails tab.
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If the Allow Student to Disconnect command in the Options menu is checked, select the command to remove the check mark. All student sites lose the ability to disconnect or connect to another Teacher ID (the Connect and Exit command becomes unavailable).
To enable student disconnection: 1
Click the Thumbnails tab.
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If the Allow Student to Disconnect command in the Options menu is unchecked, select the command to add the check mark. Student sites gain the ability to disconnect (the Exit command becomes available).
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Printing a Student's Desktop You can easily print a student's current desktop.
To print a student's desktop: 1
Click the Thumbnails tab.
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Select a student thumbnail.
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Select Print Student from the File menu.
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Click Yes when the confirmation message appears. The student's current desktop will be sent to your default printer.
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Interacting with Students SynchronEyes software is much more than a simple surveillance and student management tool. Use SynchronEyes software to efficiently interact with your networked students. In this section, you’ll learn how to: •
respond to student questions
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chat with students
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poll students
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show your desktop or a student desktop to the class
Viewing a Student’s Question Questions play an important role in the learning process. However, there’s typically only one teacher per classroom, and too many questions can overwhelm a teacher and impede that process. SynchronEyes software allows students to ask questions even when you’re too busy to answer them right away: As time becomes available, you can respond to each question via the Chat feature. By selecting more than one student, you can even respond to several questions at once with a single answer. You’ll know instantly when a question has been asked – even if you’re working in another program. The minimized SynchronEyes software button in the Task bar will flash briefly. If you’re running SynchronEyes software in the background in a maximized state, the icon in the Thumbnails side tab changes from four thumbnails to a questioning-student icon.
Tip Showing a student a correct procedure is often better than telling him how to do it. After viewing a question, you may prefer to click on his thumbnail and demonstrate a procedure rather than write a response.
To respond to one or more student questions: 1
Click the Thumbnails tab. A raised-hand icon will appear over the thumbnail of a student with a question.
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Click the Questions button. The Questions dialog box will appear.
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Select a question or select multiple questions by holding down the Control key as you select each question, or by selecting the first question, holding down the Shift key, and selecting the last question.
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To clear the question(s) (and remove the raised-hand icon from the thumbnail) without answering it, click the Clear button. or
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To answer the question (or questions), click the Chat button (now enabled). The Answer [Student ID] Question dialog box will appear.
On the student’s monitor, a SynchronEyes Student Chat dialog box will appear in a new tab (the Teacher tab) with the text of your response at the top of the Chat Message section. This chat text is private and only you and the student (or students) can view it. If the student responds further, you’ll receive their message within the original Answer [Student ID] Question dialog box. NOTE: Unlike the Chat feature described below, the chat history generated when you answer a student question will not appear in Chat view. Also, you cannot save the chat dialog as a text file.
Chatting with Students SynchronEyes software lets you chat with all your students or with a selected group of students. Students can also initiate chat – either with all students or with a group they belong to.
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The Chat feature helps you keep classroom noise to a minimum. Also, since you can restrict your chat to group members, you won’t distract other students unnecessarily. You can also save a complete record of the current chat session as a text file.
To chat with students: 1
Click the Chat tab.
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If you don’t want to chat with all the students, select a Group tab.
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Click the Enable button to allow students to participate in the chat session.
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Type a message in the text-entry box at the bottom of the Chat dialog box.
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Press the Enter key on your keyboard. All students or all members of the selected group will receive this message in the Chat Message section of the SynchronEyes Student Chat dialog box. Messages you receive from students are always preceded by the originator’s Student ID and will appear in Chat Message in the order in which the messages are sent. NOTE: If a student logs in to SynchronEyes student-station software after a message has been sent, that message won’t appear in their SynchronEyes Student Chat dialog box.
To save the current chat session as a text file: 1
Click the Save button. or Select Save or Save As from the File menu. The Save As dialog box will appear.
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Locate a directory to save the file.
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If you prefer a different name from the default “ChatHistory”, type another name in the File Name text box.
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Click the Save button in the Save As dialog box.
Tip For easier file management, create separate chat folders for each group and enter the current date as part of the file name.
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Controlling Student Chat While the Chat feature can enhance classroom collaboration, it can also be a distraction if used excessively or at inappropriate times. You can disable the Chat feature in the student-station software so that students to prevent chatting between students.
To prevent students from using the Chat feature: 1
Click the Chat tab.
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Click the Enable button (so it doesn’t appear depressed). On each student's SynchronEyes Student Chat dialog box, the text-entry area will be disabled.
To enable student chat: 1
Click the Chat tab.
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Click the Enable button (so it appears depressed). On each student's SynchronEyes Student Chat dialog box, the text-entry area will be active.
Polling Students The Voting feature lets you get quick feedback so you can adjust the pace of lessons to meet student needs. Traditionally, class feedback is obtained by asking for a show of hands, but getting students’ attention in a computer lab can be both difficult and distracting from more productive activities. The voting feature lets you poll your students in a fast, unobtrusive manner, and it then tallies the results at the bottom of your screen. You can also restrict polling to a group rather than involving the entire class, allowing other students to continue working without being disturbed by an irrelevant question. NOTE: When using the Voting feature, you must ask yes/no questions only.
To poll students: 1
Click the Thumbnails tab. The Thumbnails view will open on the All Students tab.
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To poll an individual group, click a group tab.
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Click the Vote button. or Select Vote from the Edit menu. The Vote dialog box will appear.
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Type a yes/no question.
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Click OK. In the student software, a Quick Response for Vote dialog box will appear.
Students can either accept the default Yes selection or select the No option, and then click the Submit button.
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In the teacher software, each thumbnail will appear displaying either a thumb up (for yes) or thumb down (for no) icon. Until a student responds to the poll, a closed-fist icon will appear over his thumbnail. In the following example, Charlie has responded affirmatively to the poll, while Sebastian isn’t ready to move on to the next topic. Joseph must be busy elsewhere because he hasn’t yet responded to the question.
“Yes”
“No”
“No Reply”
In the Status Bar (lower-right area of window), you’ll see the tallied result of the vote. In the case of the example above, the tally would appear as 1 Yes, 1 No, 1 Undecided. 6
Click the Clear Hands button to reset the thumbnails. or Select Clear Hands from the Edit menu.
Broadcasting Teacher and Student Desktops You can easily broadcast your own or a student’s desktop to the entire class or to a selected group. When you’re broadcasting a student’s desktop, both you and the student can control the presentation via mouse or keyboard. NOTE: If a student logs in after you begin broadcasting a desktop, he can’t view the broadcast. The message "Hello, you are late" will appear on his monitor, and the student won't be able to use his computer until the broadcast is over. While you’re broadcasting, you can annotate over the broadcast desktop and view (but not answer) student questions.
To show your desktop to the class: 1
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The Thumbnails view will open in the All Students tab. To broadcast to all students, leave your view as it is. or To broadcast to a group, click a Group tab. 2
Click the Broadcast button. A message will appear, asking if you want to broadcast your desktop to the class.
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Click the Yes button. Your desktop will be displayed on all student monitors or the monitors of a selected group. During the broadcast, a six-button My Desktop toolbar will appear in the upper-right corner of your screen. The Broadcast button will be depressed.
Broadcast button
To stop the broadcast, click the Class button in the My Desktop toolbar. You’ll be returned to the Thumbnails view.
Click to stop the broadcast
To show a student’s desktop to the class: 1
Click the Thumbnails tab. The Thumbnails view will open on the All Students tab. To broadcast to all students, leave the view as it is. or To broadcast to an individual group, click a Group tab.
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Select a student thumbnail.
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Click the Broadcast button. The student desktop will be displayed on student monitors.
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To stop the broadcast, click the Class button in the My Desktop toolbar. You’ll be returned to the Thumbnails view.
To annotate over a desktop broadcast: 1
While broadcasting a desktop from a SMART Board interactive whiteboard, pick up a Pen Tray stylus. or While broadcasting from a computer, click the Pen button in the My Desktop toolbar. Click to annotate over the desktop with your mouse
Click to restore left-mouse click 2
When you’ve finished, put the Pen Tray stylus back in its slot. Or Click the Left-mouse button in the My Desktop toolbar to restore default leftmouse click behavior. The annotation will disappear from the screen.
To view student questions during a broadcast: 1
Click the Question button in the My Desktop toolbar.
Click to view questions
The Questions dialog box will appear. 2
After viewing the question(s), click the Close button. NOTE: Questions can only be answered outside of a broadcast.
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Creating and Distributing Electronic Quizzes With SynchronEyes software, you may never again need to pass out exam papers or gather them up when the class finishes writing. Your days of marking quizzes and calculating class averages may also be over. The Quiz Editor allows you to quickly create an interactive multiple-choice quiz. Your quiz can have as few or as many questions as you like, and each question can be accompanied by up to four answer choices. With one mouse-click you can distribute the quiz to all your students − or just to a specific group of students. To deter cheating, you can distribute the quizzes in randomized form, so every student receives the questions in a different order. When you distribute the quiz, a pop-up quiz window will automatically appear on student screens. The students will select their answers on the screen and click a Submit button when they’re done. Each quiz is then automatically marked and returned to your quiz folder as an HTML file. You’ll also receive an additional HTML file that summarizes class results, providing individual student scores (and percentages) as well as the class average. All quizzes (.sqz files), class-result summaries and individual student responses are automatically saved as part of the profile of settings stored with the Teacher ID. You can also access these files from any directory on your network or hard drive that you specify. If you create a quiz for another class profile (with a different Teacher ID), for example, you can import that quiz into the current quiz list by clicking the Add button and browsing to it.
Creating a Quiz A quiz template called the Quiz Editor makes it easy to create and revise a multiple-choice quiz of any length. Prior to creating the quiz, you’ll need to specify where you want your quiz (.sqz file) saved. However, any quiz you create with the current Teacher ID will be appear in a list in Quiz View so you can easily access them.
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Click the Create button. The Create Quiz dialog box will appear.
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Accept the default quiz location or click the Browse button to navigate to another folder. NOTE: You may want to give the quiz a more meaningful name than the default generic name (quiz1, quiz2, quiz3, etc.). Highlight the default name and enter a new name, such as “EnglishFinal – June12.sqz” .
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Click OK. The Quiz Editor window will appear.
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Type a Quiz Title, Class designation and Teacher name in the appropriate text boxes. The text you enter here will appear at the top of the student’s popup quiz window.
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Enter questions that students can answer by selecting one of four possible answer choices.
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Enter up to four possible answers (only one of which is the correct response) in the Answers section.
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Select the correct response. NOTE: You can select only one option button in each Answers section.
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When you’ve entered all your questions, click the Save button. or Select Save from the File menu. SynchronEyes software will save the quiz in the previously specified location.
NOTE: To learn how to start the quiz, see Starting a Quiz on page 43.
Editing a Quiz The question order in a quiz is an important consideration. If you’re developing a long, comprehensive final exam, for example, you might want to group similar questions together or pace the exam by alternating difficult and easy questions. Rearranging questions in the Quiz Editor is so easy you can create questions as they occur to you and arrange them in an effective order later. Note that the Quiz Editor will send the questions to the students in randomized form by default. You must de-select the Randomize Questions setting in the Options menu before starting the quiz. You can also add and delete questions, as well as cut, copy and paste text using the editing tools available in the Quiz Editor.
To rearrange questions (and all associated answers): 1
De-select Randomize Questions in the Options menu, ensuring there is no check mark beside it.
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Position the cursor anywhere in the question you want to move (or in any of its associated answers).
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To move the question up in the numerical order, click the Move Upward button, or select Move Question Upward from the Edit menu. or To move the question down in the numerical order, click the Move Downward button, or select Move Question Downward from the Edit menu. The displaced question will appear in the original position of the moved question.
To navigate within the quiz: 1
Position the cursor anywhere within a question (or in any of its associated answers).
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To move to the next question, click the Next Question button, or select Next Question from the Edit menu. or To move to the previous question, click the Previous Question button, or select Previous Question from the Edit menu.
To delete a question: 1
Place the cursor anywhere within the question (or in any of its associated answers).
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Click the Delete button. or Select Delete Question from the Edit menu. The question will disappear and the remaining questions will be reordered accordingly.
To insert a question: NOTE: The new question will always precede the currently selected question. 1
Position the cursor anywhere within the question that will be displaced for the new question (or in any of its associated answers).
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Click the New Question button. or Select New Question from the Edit menu.
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New, blank question/answer text entry boxes will appear. The originally selected question will appear after the new question.
To cut or copy and paste text in the Quiz Editor: 1
Select some text. NOTE: You can’t select text from more than one text box at a time. For example, you can’t simultaneously select text from a question box and text from an answer box.
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To cut the text, click the Cut button or select Cut from the Edit menu. or To copy the text, click the Copy button or select Copy from the Edit menu.
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Place the cursor in the location where you want to paste the test.
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To paste the text previously cut or copied, click the Paste button or select Paste from the Edit menu.
Starting a Quiz When you’re ready to distribute a quiz, click the Start button and the quiz will automatically open on all student screens or those of a specified group. If you want questions to appear in the same order in which you prepared them, deselect Randomize Questions in the Options menu.
To start the quiz: 1
To send the quiz to a specific group of students, click the Group tab at the bottom of the Quiz view. By default, the quiz will be sent to all students.
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Select the quiz from the list of quizzes under SynchronEyes Quizzes.
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Click the Start button. The Quiz Location dialog box will appear.
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Accept the default folder or click the Browse button to navigate to another folder. Tip Rather than selecting a location on your hard drive, select a network location your students can access. Students can then open and review their marked quizzes without your direct involvement.
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In the Quiz view, the folder for responses will appear below the quiz file. As responses are submitted, they’re sent to this folder together with a summary file containing class results. 5
Click OK. The quiz will appear in a window on student screens, over top of any open application.
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Ask students to select their answers and click the Submit button when they’re completed the quiz. Individual student quiz responses will be automatically sent as HTML files to the location you previously specified.
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Double-click on the HTML file to view the scored student quiz.
NOTE: Incorrect responses are flagged by bold text that indicates the correct answer, as shown below.
Importing a Quiz While quizzes are automatically saved with your Teacher ID (as part of the Teacher ID profile), it’s easy to import a quiz associated with a different Teacher ID. You can store a quiz (.sqz files) anywhere on your hard drive or local network.
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You can also import a quiz that’s stored in the All Students tab into any Group tab, and then distribute that quiz to only that group.
To import a quiz: 1
Click the Quiz tab.
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If you intend to distribute the imported quiz to a group, select the group tab.
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Click the Add button. The Open dialog box will appear.
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Browse to the .sqz file you want to add, and click the Open button. The .sqz file will appear at the bottom of the list under SynchronEyes Quizzes.
Informing Students of Quiz Results When you create and then start a quiz, you’ll see a small collection of folders and files accumulating in Quiz view. Note that while the Quiz view gives you a handy way to access quiz material, the quiz files may be located anywhere you specify in your hard drive or on the network. Folder for all quizzes created with this Teacher ID
Quiz File Response Folder Results Summary Individual Student’s Response
Files in Quiz View If you want students to review their marked responses, post them to a network location – either when you first start the quiz or after students have submitted their responses. Inform your students of this location. You may, however, want to move the Summary of Class Results before you do so. This HTML file contains all student scores together with a class average. To safeguard this information, you may wish to move the file (called Summary of Results for '[Name of quiz].sqz'.htm) to a private location.
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Using the Student Software While students have a limited range of capabilities with SynchronEyes software, you'll want to show them how to perform the following simple tasks: •
Opening, logging in to and logging off from the software (pages 46−47)
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Changing the teacher connection (p. 48)
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Logging out (p. 48)
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Joining a group (p. 49)
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Asking the teacher a question (p. 50)
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Casting a vote (p. 51)
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Chatting (p. 51)
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Submitting a quiz response (p. 52)
NOTE: All the procedures in this section are written from the student’s point of view.
Opening the Student Software If the student software is not being run in Stealth mode (see page 5), students can open the program and ask questions, chat, and respond to polls.
To open the student software: 1
Double-click the SynchronEyes Student icon on the desktop. A SynchronEyes icon will appear in the System Tray (on the right side of the Task Bar).
Click to access SynchronEyes student software Double-click to directly access the Chat feature
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NOTE: A connection with the last Teacher ID to which you were connected (or the Teacher ID or IP address entered into the SynchronEyes Student command line) is automatically initiated. If SynchronEyes teacher-station software has not yet been opened with that Teacher ID, you may need to wait. As soon as that Teacher ID is active on the network, the connection will take place automatically.
Logging In to the Student Software Many classes will likely use a single set of computer-lab resources, so we’ve made it easy for students to log in and identify themselves without reopening SynchronEyes software. In this way, the student software can run throughout the day − with a variety of students occupying each workstation − and your Thumbnails view will always accurately display the name of the current student. The first time a student logs in, the name by which the student computer is recognized on the network appears in the Connect to Teacher dialog box. Ask students in each class to log in when they first sit down at the computer. They’ll only need to do this once; after this initial login, they can simply scroll to their name.
To log in to the student software: 1
Double-click the SynchronEyes Student System Tray icon.
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Click the Connect button. The Connect to Teacher dialog box will appear.
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If this is the first time you’ve logged in to SynchronEyes software: Type your name in the Your Name text entry box. or
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If you’ve entered your name previously: Click the Your Name drop-down arrow and select your name from the list. NOTE: The student software stores the last ten student names entered and/or activated on this computer. If you haven’t used the computer for a while, you may need to enter your name again. 4
The Teacher ID to which you last connected should appear in the Teacher ID text box. If it does not appear, click the drop-down arrow and scroll to the correct Teacher ID. NOTE: If the Teacher ID you want doesn’t appear in the Teacher ID box or the drop-down list, click the Cancel button and wait a minute. Your teacher may not have connected to the network prior to your login. After your teacher has connected, click the Connect button and you should see his Teacher ID.
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Click the Connect button. Your name will appear under the thumbnail associated with your computer in your teacher’s Thumbnails view.
Changing the Teacher Connection If a teacher changes his Teacher ID, a message will appear on the desktop of all connected students asking if they’d like to switch to the new teacher. If they click the Yes button their connection will automatically change. Students can also manually connect to a different Teacher ID, as shown below.
To connect to a different Teacher ID: 1
Double-click the SynchronEyes Student System Tray icon.
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Click the Connect button. The Connect to Teacher dialog box will appear.
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Click the Teacher ID drop-down arrow.
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Select a different Teacher ID from the list.
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Click the Connect button.
Logging Out of Student Software Students can only log out of SynchronEyes student-station software if they’ve been allowed to do so.
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You may want to curtail your students’ ability to log out for any number of reasons. For example, you may find they’re exiting the software to play games or surf the Internet unobserved, or you may simply want to keep the students’ machines continuously connected throughout the day. If the students’ ability to disconnect is disabled, the Exit command is unresponsive. By default, students are not permitted to disconnect from SynchronEyes. Turn to page 28 for information on controlling the students’ ability to log off from SynchronEyes software.
To log out of student software: 1
Click once on the SynchronEyes icon in the System Tray. The SynchronEyes Student Menu will appear.
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Select Exit. In the teacher’s Thumbnails view, a large red X will appear over your desktop thumbnail.
Joining a Group Student groups can only be created by the teacher. If the teacher decides to grant students the power to join (or leave) a group, they can do so. However, the default is to leave membership decisions solely with the teacher, who may prefer to keep some groups closed to new members (or only members they designate).
To join a group: 1
Click the SynchronEyes software icon in the System Tray, and select Group. or Double-click the SynchronEyes software icon in the System Tray, and click the Group button. The Join Groups dialog box will appear.
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Select the group you want to join in the New Groups list.
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Click the Join button. The selected group will move from the New Groups list to the Joined Groups list.
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Click OK. The new group will appear as a new tab in your Chat dialog box.
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To withdraw from a group: 1
Double-click the SynchronEyes software icon in the System Tray and click the Groups button. The Join Groups dialog box will appear.
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Select the group from which you want to withdraw in the Joined Groups list.
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Click the Withdraw button. The selected group will move from the Joined Groups list to the New Groups list.
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Click OK.
Asking the Teacher a Question Students often have difficulty getting a busy teacher's attention so they can ask a question. SynchronEyes software offers an easier way of doing both without frustration.
To ask the teacher a question: 1
Double-click the SynchronEyes software icon in the System Tray and click the Questions button. or If your teacher is broadcasting a screen on your monitor, click the Question button (a single-button, floating toolbar that appears over top of the broadcast screen). The Ask Question dialog box will appear.
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Type your question in the text box.
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Click the Submit button. On the teacher side, an upraised hand icon will appear over top of the thumbnail view of your desktop. By clicking the Questions button, the teacher can view the question.
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Casting a Vote You can ask your students a simple yes/no question at any time. Responses are immediately displayed in the Thumbnails view of the form of a hand icon with an upraised, lowered or hidden thumb.
To cast a vote: 1
When a Quick Response for a Vote dialog box appears, accept the default Yes selection or click the No option button.
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Click the Submit button. In your teacher’s Thumbnails view, your thumbnail will appear with either a superimposed thumbs up (representing “yes”) or a thumbs down (representing “no”) icon. If you don’t respond, a closed hand icon will appear over your thumbnail.
“Yes”
“No”
“No Reply”
Chatting with the Teacher and Other Students If enabled by the teacher, any student can initiate a chat session with all other students or students within groups they’ve joined. Students should be aware that the teacher can see all chat messages, regardless of whether they’re directed to specific groups or the entire class. NOTE: Unlike the teacher, students can’t save a record of a chat session as a text file. A Chat System Tray icon offers a double-click shortcut to the SynchronEyes Student Chat dialog box. Double-click to access the Student Chat dialog box
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To send chat messages: 1
Double-click the SynchronEyes software icon in the System Tray and click the Chat button. or Double-click the Chat System Tray icon. The SynchronEyes Student Chat dialog box will open on the All Students tab.
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To chat with an individual group (rather than the entire class), click a group tab.
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Enter chat text in the My Message text box.
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Press the Enter key on the keyboard. Your message will be sent to all students (plus the teacher) or to a specific group (plus the teacher). Your message will also appear in the Chat Message section of the SynchronEyes Student Chat dialog box.
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To exit the SynchronEyes Student Chat dialog box, click the Exit button (located in the upper-right corner).
Submitting a Quiz Response When a teacher distributes a multiple-choice quiz to all or a selected group of students, a window will automatically appear on student monitors, over top of any application that may be running at the time. Students must click one option button under each question to indicate their response.
To submit a quiz response: 1
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When a multiple-choice quiz appears on your screen, read each question carefully, and click the option button next to your preferred answer.
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Click the Submit button. The completed quiz will be sent to the teacher.
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Customer Support While SMART's Technical Support team welcomes your call, you may want to contact your local dealer first if you experience problems with any SMART product.
Contacting SMART Technical Support All SMART software includes free telephone, fax and e-mail support. You may contact SMART Technical Support at: Telephone: 1.866.518.6791 or outside North America at +1.403.228.5940 (Available 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mountain time from Monday to Friday) Fax: 403.245.0366 E-mail:
[email protected] Web site: www.smarttech.com Please provide us with the date you purchased the product, the dealer's name, the version of your operating system and the name of the application software causing the problem, if applicable.
Other SMART Contacts Sales and Marketing: 1.888.42.SMART or outside North America at +1.403.245.0333 Fax: 403.228.2500 E-mail:
[email protected] Our Address: SMART Technologies Inc. Suite 600, 1177 - 11th Avenue SW Calgary, AB CANADA T2R 1K9
Registration A Registration Card has been shipped with SynchronEyes software. To facilitate user support and to receive news and updates, fill in and mail the card to SMART Technologies.
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Index Display Settings, 2
A Asking the Teacher a Question, 50
E Editing a Quiz, 41
B Broadcasting A Student’s Desktop to the Class, 37 Annotating while, 38 Responding to a Question while, 38 Teacher and Student Desktops, 36 Your Desktop to the Class, 36
C Casting a Vote, 51 Changing Display Settings, 2 Lock-Out Message, 27 The Teacher Connection, 48 Chatting with Students, 32 Controlling Student Chat, 33 Saving the Chat Session, 33 Chatting with the Teacher and Other Students, 51 Color Settings, 3 Controlling Student Chat, 33 Student Desktops, 23 Student Disconnect, 28 Creating a Quiz, 39 Customer Support, 54
G Groups Adding/Removing Students, 20 Creating, 18 Deleting, 20 Organizing Students into, 17
I Importing a Quiz, 44 Informing Students of Quiz Results, 45 Installing Student Software, 4 Teacher Software, 4
J Joining a Group, 49
L Locking Out A Single Student, 26 All or a Group of Students, 25 Changing the Lock-Out Message, 27 Logging In to SynchronEyes Student, 47
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D Disconnecting Individual Students, 28
Monitoring the Class, 23
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N Network Connection Specifying Automatic IP Address Connection after Installation, 8 Specifying Automatic Teacher ID Connection after Installation, 7 Network Size and Speed Considerations, 3
O Online Help, 1 Opening SynchronEyes Student Software, 46 Optimal Display Settings, 2
Student Interface, 13 System Tray Icons, 13 Student Software Asking a Question, 50 Casting a Vote, 51 Chatting, 51 Exiting, 48 Joining a Group, 49 Logging In, 47 Opening, 46 Submitting a Quiz Response, 52 Student Software Installation, 4 From CD-ROM, 4, 5 From Network Location, 4, 6 Stealth or Visible Mode, 5 Submitting a Quiz Response to the Teacher, 52
T P Polling Students, 34 Printing, 29
Q Quiz Creating a Quiz, 39 Cutting, Copying and Pasting Question/Answer Text, 43 Deleting a Question, 42 Editing a Quiz, 41 Importing a Quiz, 44 Inserting a Question, 42 Navigating within a Quiz, 42 Rearranging Questions, 41 Starting a Quiz, 43
U Using SynchronEyes Student Software, 46
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Viewing a Student’s Question, 30
Resolution Settings, 3
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S
Withdrawing from a Group, 50
Starting a Quiz, 43
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TCP/IP Network Configuration, 3 Teacher ID Creating Multiple, 16 Creating New, 16 Student-Initiated Change, 48 Teacher Interface, 9 Chat View, 11 Quiz View, 12 Side Tabs, 9 Thumbnails View, 10 Teacher Software Installation, 4 Thumbnail Size, 21
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