FARONICS INSIGHT - TEACHER User manual

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Teacher Quick Start Guide

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Introduction
e following guide is meant to provide quick reference for teachers new to using the Insight Console.
For information on the set up and configuration of Insight, consult the Insight user’s guide.
Using Insight
Using the Teacher Computer
On the teacher computer, there is small Insight icon in the taskbar. e taskbar is located in the bottom
right corner of the computer screen.
A double click on this icon opens the Insight Console. A right-click on this icon opens the Insight
menu. Use this menu to control the key features of Insight.
User Interface Tips
Most of the features that the teacher uses everyday are accessible from the Insight taskbar menu.
Some of the more advanced features are available in the Insight Console. All of the critical features are
grouped under one of five menu items: Demonstrate, Monitor, Restrict, Administer and View.
Listed below are some tips about using the Insight Console:
Insight Toolbar Buttons
To use a feature in Insight, select the student or students and click the Insight toolbar button that
corresponds to the desired feature. e button will depress and change to a lighter color. To stop using
that feature, click the button again. Some of the Insight toolbar buttons have a small arrow to the right
of the button. Click on the arrow to access additional options for that feature.
Activating Web and Application Limiting
Web and Application limiting must be configured before they can be activated.Configure these features
in the Options menu and then turn them on through the menus or the toolbar.
Right-click
In the Insight console, access advanced features by right-clicking on a student computer in either the
Detail or umbnail view.

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Implicit All Selection
If no students are selected, there is an implied all selection when activating key features like Blank
Screens or Show Teacher. If no students are selected and the teacher clicks the blank screens toolbar
button, all of the student screens are blanked.
Refresh Screen
Pressing F5 or the menu item View followed by Refresh will refresh the console list by initiating a
discovery of student computers.
Sorting
By default, the detail view is sorted alphabetically by the Login Name column. Click on any of the other
column headings and the list will re-order alphabetically on the selected column.
Insight Taskbar Menu
A right-click on the Insight icon in the taskbar brings up a menu that contains the features most
teachers use every day.
Using the Insight Toolbar
Show Teacher’s Screen Full Screen or Windowed
e teacher’s screen can be shown to all students on the same teacher channel.
Select between a full screen or a windowed show mode. In full screen mode, the
teacher’s screen takes over the entire student’s screen and disables each student’s
mouse and keyboard.
In Windowed mode, the teacher’s screen appears in a window on the student’s
machine. e students can re size the window and follow along with the teacher.
is command is also available in the Demonstrate menu.
Show a Student’s Screen
To show a student’s screen to other students select that student and click the Show
Student button. While the button is enabled, the selected student controls their
machine and their screen will be shown to rest of the students in the class.
is command is also available in the Demonstrate menu.
Student Voting
Ask yes/no and multiple choice questions from the Insight console and view in real-
time how many students have responded and how they responded.
is command is also available in the Demonstrate menu.

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Testing
Teachers can create tests with a maximum of 100 questions.e questions can
be of True/False or Multiple Choice. Teachers can add graphics in .jpg, .png,
.gif and .bmp format. To access the Test Builder, click Demonstrate>Create
Test or by clicking the drop-down on the Testing icon on the toolbar.
Co-Browse
Teachers can launch the browser, go to a web site and the same website
is displayed on the Student computer. To activate Co-Browse, click
Demonstrate>Co-Browse the Internet. Launch the browser on the Teacher
console and go to a website. A browser is automatically launched on the
Student computer and the same website is displayed.
Run Program
Use this feature to run an application or a Web site on student computers. is can
be quite useful for younger students who have trouble navigating to a specific web
address or starting a specific application.
is command is also available in the Demonstrate menu.
Remote Control
Take control of selected student workstations. Remotely use the mouse and
keyboard on the selected student’s computer. While only a single workstation
is displayed actions performed by the teacher will occur over each selected
workstation exactly the same. With Insight, the teacher can control a computer
at the login prompt. In order to send the Ctrl-Alt-Del command to a computer
during remote control, click on the Monitor followed by Send Ctrl-Alt-Del menu
item.
is command is also available in the Monitor menu.
View All (Monitoring)
View up to 256 student machines at the same time. Every student’s screen will
appear as a thumb-nail in the Insight console.
is command is also available in the View menu.
Student Screen Snapshot
Save a student’s screen to a standard graphic file (.bmp) by clicking on the Snapshot
button.
is command is also available in the Monitor menu.

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Send a Message
Send a message to any or all students. is is oen an effective way to get a distracted
student back on task.
is command is also available in the Monitor menu.
Blank Screens
Blank all student screens on the teacher channel and disable all student keyboards
and mouse devices. Change the text that appears on the student screens when they
are blanked by clicking on the Options button in the Teacher tab.
is command is also available in the Restrict menu.
Limit Student Web Browsing
Temporarily disable all or selected student access to the internet. Selecting Block
all web browsing prevents students from accessing any Web site through any
browser. is option also temporarily disables e-mail clients and popular instant
messengers.
Choosing to Allow or block the following web sites allows the teacher to specify lists
of Web sites the students are allowed to, or prohibited from visiting. is feature
only supports Internet Explorer and will not function on other browsers.
is option must be configured in the Options dialog and then turned on by clicking
the Limit Web button or Restrict menu item. While the Internet is disabled, an icon
on both the teacher and the student computer indicates that the web is disabled.
Configure whether or not the students should see the web limiting warning. e
warning is a pop up dialog.
is command is also available in the Restrict menu.
Limit Student Applications
Temporarily disable all or selected student access to specified soware applications.
is must be configured in the Options dialog and then turned on by clicking the Limit
Applications button or through the Restrict menu. Teachers can save and load allowed
or blocked application lists.
is command is also available in the Restrict menu.

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Limit Printing
Limit access to any printers connected to student workstations. Selecting this toolbar
command displays the disabled printer icon in the student machine’s taskbar and the
same icon in the status column in the teacher console.
is command is also available in the Monitor menu.
Shutdown, Logoff, Restart
From the console, shutdown, logoff or restart selected student machines. Also, power
on computers remotely using Wake-On-LAN technology.
is command is also available in the Administer menu.
Options
Clicking on the options toolbar button opens the Insight options menu which is used
to configure the settings for both student and teacher machines.
Class List
Insight Teacher consoles that have the One2One utility will find the options toolbar
button replaced by the Class List toolbar button. When this occurs the Options menu
can be accessed by opening the Administer menu and selecting Options.
When the One to One feature is installed, the class list toolbar button allows teachers
to compare a saved list of students against the students being monitored in the current
Insight session.
is saved list can be opened to identify students that have le, or have joined the
Insight classroom.
Absent students (students that were in the saved list but not present during the current
Insight session) can be removed from the saved list.
New students (students present in the current Insight session but not in the saved list)
can be added to the saved list.

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Using the Insight Options Menu
Use the Insight Options menu to configure Insight settings for the teacher and student machines.
While most of these options are accessible from the Insight toolbar, there are others that are only in the
options menu. e following section outlines the available features for each option tab.
Insight Teacher
In the Show teacher section of the Teacher tab there are options for displaying the teacher’s screen
on student workstations. Choosing full screen means the teacher’s screen occupies the entire student
workstation screen. Windowed allows the students to have multiple windows on screen as well as the
teacher’s.
In the Blank Screens Message section of the teacher tab enter the message to display when the Blank
Screen feature is activated. is message can be any text.
Using the Student Computers
Insight is configured to run in the background on student computers. All of the functionality is
controlled at the teacher computer, which enables the teacher to control how it is used.
Insight Student Icon
On the student computer, there is small Insight icon in the taskbar. e taskbar is located in the bottom
right corner of the computer screen.
Pausing the cursor on this icon displays the Teacher Channel the student computer is being monitored
by. Also displayed is the Insight version number as well as the IP address.
If a student single clicks on this icon they can request help from the teacher. A small question mark is
displayed in the console indicating that student has a question. e question mark goes away when the
teacher chats with the student or uses the menu Clear Student Question.

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If a student double clicks on this icon, it will bring up the student files folder where the Send/Collect
files feature stores files.
Insight does not allow a student to mischievously unload the soware or disrupt the classroom by
unplugging the network cable.
One2one on the Student Computer
If the One2One application is installed on a student computer, that computer can switch between
Teacher Channels without restarting. is is ideal for laptops and mobile computer labs.
When One2one is installed, click on the Insight taskbar icon. e following menu appears:
If Change to a new class is selected, the computer can join a new Teacher Channel through the following
dialog.