SAYRE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY TIPS VISION BASICS Introduction (note materials updated for Vision 6.8.0) Vision is a new software program for monitoring and controlling students computers in a lab environment. Vision will allow for an easier and more productive lab experience for both student and instructor. Most notably, Vision allows the instructor to broadcast a full-screen demonstration of various skills to all students in a lab simultaneously. With one click, all of the students screens show exactly what the instructor is doing on his or her computer. Since students are temporarily locked out of what they re doing, the instructor can be sure the demonstration gets through to the students. Once the instructor has shown that part of the lesson, one more click unlocks the students computers so they can get to work on what they ve just seen. In addition, Vision has many more features that will integrate nicely into instructors plans. For example, instructors can monitor students computers, lock students into a program to take a test, highlight important parts of the screen, and remotely perform a task for a student who s having trouble all without getting up from the computer. Like a personal projector in front of each student, Vision has the capacity to improve the entire district s learning potential by utilizing our computer labs to the fullest. The Technology department is excited to present this document to help instructors realize this goal. Table of Contents Introduction... 1 Starting Vision and Connecting to the Classroom... 2 Starting a Demo Session... 3 Changing the Demo Window Size... 6 Starting and Using a Remote Control Session... 7 Starting and Using a Virtual Teacher Session... 9 Starting an Application Session... 11 Managing the Application List for App-Control... 13 Using Surf Lock to Lock Down all Internet Access... 18 Using Surf Lock to Limit Access to Selected Internet Sites... 19 Notes... 21 Exiting a Vision Session... 14 Turning all PCs off... 15 Turning all PCs On... 17 Rick Rava Page 1 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Starting Vision and Connecting to the Classroom To begin using Vision, an instructor logs on to the instructor computer. To Start Vision and Connect to the Classroom: The Vision icon appears on the desktop just click to start up Vision The following screen appears: Click on the Connect to Classroom icon Vision establishes a connection to all student computers in the classroom see the following sample screen: Rick Rava Page 2 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
You may now select the Lab to connect to the above example connects to the Tech Office. Starting a Demo Session After an instructor logs in and connects to the classroom, he or she may begin a Vision demonstration by clicking the Demo icon. A Demo window showing what the instructor is doing appears on all student computers. The Demo window will be a certain size depending on which of the following, Minimized Demo, Windowed Demo, and Full-Screen Demo buttons are active. To Start a Vision Demo: Select all PCs (tip just click on CTRL-A) Click the Demo icon on the Vision toolbar. Fig. 2.1.1 Clicking the Demo icon. A Demo window appears on each of the student computers. Rick Rava Page 3 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Fig. 2.2.1 Demo window on student computer This sample Demo window this is in window mode. Please note that whatever the teacher displays, shows up on all of the student PCs. The following is a sample of what the Student can see when first going into demo mode Rick Rava Page 4 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Ending a Demo Session To end a Demo Session, the teacher just click on the pull down next to the STOP sign then click on Demo. The following window appear confirming that you are out of Demo Mode just close it. Rick Rava Page 5 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Changing the Demo Window Size An instructor can change the window size of a Demo with the Minimized Demo, Windowed Demo, and Full-Screen Demo buttons. To Change the Demo Window Size: 1. Click either the Minimized Demo, Windowed Demo, or Full-Screen Demo buttons on the Vision Shortcut Bar. Fig. 3.1.1 Clicking the Full-Screen Demo button on the Vision Shortcut Bar. TIP: The Full-Screen Demo button is most useful for Demos because it takes up the entire screen of the student computers. It s easier for the students to see the Demo, and they are prevented from doing anything else while on the computer. Fig. 3.1.2 Clicking the Minimized Demo button on the Vision Shortcut Bar. TIP: The Minimized Demo button is useful in conjunction with the Full-Screen Demo button. After the instructor is done showing a part of the lesson with Full-Screen Demo, the instructor can simply click the Minimized Demo button to allow the students to work on what they ve just seen without actually ending the Demo completely. Fig. 3.1.3 Clicking the Windowed Demo button on the Vision Shortcut Bar. TIP: The Windowed Demo button ideally allows a student to watch the Demo and still work on a project at the same time. In essence, the student would be following along while the instructor demonstrated a lesson. In practice, this method is difficult because the Demo window itself must either scroll with the instructor s mouse movements or be rather small and hard to read. In addition, the student s screens can become cluttered by the Windowed Demo making it difficult for them to perform the lesson. Some instructors may still find a Windowed Demo useful however, as good auditory instruction would allow the Windowed Demo to be more of a supplement rather than an exact guide. Rick Rava Page 6 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Starting and Using a Remote Control Session If a student is having trouble with the lesson, the instructor has the option to use a Remote Control Session to take control of the student s computer. For the above example, the student on HS235S14 is having trouble double click on the PC and a full view of the pc but you do not have control. To take control of the PC, click on the Remote Control button. Results in Rick Rava Page 7 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
You may use your keyboard and mouse to help the student TIP: As long as the Remote Control window is the current (or active) window, the instructor can control the student computer.. To allow the student to control the mouse and keyboard as well de-select the Disable remote user input In order to have the window fit to screen first select the Fit to Screen button. Next Select the Hi-Quality mode to fix any display issues. To exit remote control just click on the X Rick Rava Page 8 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Starting and Using a Virtual Teacher Session Starting a Virtual Teacher Session If an instructor has a reason to show the rest of the class what a student is doing, the instructor can start a Virtual Teacher session. This is a great way to recognize and share a students work with the entire class. To Start a Virtual Teacher Session: First click once on the students PC that you wish to share with the class. Next click on the Virtual Teacher button A window appears on the instructor computer showing what the chosen student is doing. Rick Rava Page 9 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Fig. 5.2.2 Virtual Teacher window on instructor computer. The other students within the lab see a Demo window showing what the chosen student is doing. TIP: Like normal Demos, the Demo window can be sized using the Minimized Demo, Windowed Demo, and Full-Screen Demo buttons. See Changing the Demo Window Size on page 3 for details. This student now has the ability to show the entire class what they are doing! To exit Virtual Teacher click on the student that is leading the virtual teaching then click on the Stop button Rick Rava Page 10 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Starting an Application Session With the App-Control button, an instructor can launch applications for all students in the lab. This application can be launched in either standard mode or kiosk mode. Standard mode acts normally as if the student launched the application from his or her own computer. Kiosk mode, on the other hand, launches the application so that the students cannot do anything other than work in the launched application. Please note before starting Kiosk mode, the student must be successfully logged into their PC and no programs should be running. To Start an Application Session: 1. Click the Manage Application Button under the Start Application arrow. Fig. 6.1.1 Clicking the App-Control button on the Vision Shortcut Bar. 2. Click the Standard Mode button or Kiosk Mode button beside the appropriate application. Fig. 6.2.1 Choosing to launch an application in Standard Mode. If you don t have any applications under the drop down menu, click on manage application list Rick Rava Page 11 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Click on the program and click on the arrow in the center to add it over to the registered applications and click ok. If the instructor chose Standard Mode, the chosen application appears on the student computers acting normally, as if the students had opened it themselves. Fig. 6.2.2 Choosing to launch an application in Kiosk Mode. If the instructor chose Kiosk Mode, the chosen application appears on the student computers, but they cannot get to anything but the chosen application. As a matter of fact, the windows start button on the student computers is even disabled. To exit Application Mode click on the Stop button Rick Rava Page 12 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Managing the Application List for App-Control With the App-Control button, an instructor can launch applications for all students in the lab. This application can be launched in either standard mode or kiosk mode. Standard mode acts normally as if the student launched the application from his or her own computer. Kiosk mode, on the other hand, launches the application so that the students cannot do anything other than work in the launched application. To Start an Application Session: 1. Click the App-Control button on the Vision Shortcut Bar. Fig. 6.1.1 Clicking the App-Control button on the Vision Shortcut Bar. 2. Click the Standard Mode button or Kiosk Mode button beside the appropriate application. Fig. 6.2.1 Choosing to launch an application in Standard Mode. The chosen application appears on the student computers acting normally, as if the students had opened it themselves. Fig. 6.2.2 Choosing to launch an application in Kiosk Mode. The chosen application appears on the student computers, but they cannot get to anything but the chosen application. As a matter of fact, the windows start button on the student computers is even disabled. Rick Rava Page 13 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Exiting a Vision Session If an instructor would like to completely stop a Vision Demo, Remote Control, or Virtual Teacher Session, he or she can do so with the Stop Modes button on the Vision Shortcut Bar. To Stop a Vision Session: 1. Click the Stop Modes button on the Vision Shortcut Bar. Fig. 8.1.1 Clicking the Stop Modes button on the Vision Shortcut Bar. The Vision current session, whether it is Demo, Remote Control, or Virtual Teacher, will exit and students can return to what they re doing. Critical when done using Visions make sure that you Click on the Disconnect button If you do not, the next teacher may not be able to manage the PCs. Rick Rava Page 14 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Turning all PCs off If an instructor would like to shut down all PCs in a lab, just do the following steps: Select all PCs from your current Lab in Vision (CTRL-A) Click on the Shutdown Icon Click on Yes Rick Rava Page 15 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Your PCs will look like the above. Rick Rava Page 16 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Turning all PCs On If an instructor would like to turn all PCs on in a lab, just do the following steps: Select all PCs from your current Lab in Vision (CTRL-A) Click on the Icon Your PCs will be turned on using the Network Cable to each PCs Rick Rava Page 17 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Using Surf Lock to Lock Down all Internet Access With Surf Lock, an instructor can stop students from using the Internet. Then click on Lock Internet First click on the Surf Lock button this will quickly stop students from using the Internet You will see locks on every screen within the teachers console Rick Rava Page 18 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
To turn the lock off, just click on Using Surf Lock to Limit Access to Selected Internet Sites With Surf Lock, an instructor can limit students access to selected Internet sites. The following example shows how to limit access to only the www.sayresd.org web site Click on Site List Manager From the File menu, click New Site List. In the New name box, enter the name of your site list. This name appears in the Vision toolbar from the Surf-Lock drop-down menu. Rick Rava Page 19 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Next, add Web sites to the list. In the address bar, type a Web address and then click the Add Internet Shortcut button. Exit your Site List Manager Rick Rava Page 20 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Notes To remove a page or site list folder, right-click the item you want to delete, and then select Delete. You can view Web sites directly from the Site List Manager window. From the View menu, click Preview Pane. Now you can use the Site List Manager as follows: Select your list Rick Rava Page 21 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016
Now the students can only go to your approved sites To turn the your site surf lock off, just click on Rick Rava Page 22 of 22 Revised: 7/8/2016