Infinity V System Operation Manual CIT-DIC IT COMPANY LIMITED Hong Kong: Unit 2001-5, 20/F, 8 Wing Hing Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2512 0068 Fax: (852) 2512 0238 Shanghai: Unit 2005, 20/F., Block D, Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Centre, 80 Caobao Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China., P.C.:200233 Tel: 86-21- Fax: 86-21-64326316 1)64326368 2)64326369 3)64326969 URL: http://www.citidic.com.hk Information in this document is subject to change without notice. 2002-2003 CITI-DIC IT COMPANY LIMITED. All rights reserved.
Table of Contents 1. MULTI-MEDIA LEARNING SYSTEM (MMLS)... - 1-1.1 DIGITAL LANGUAGE LEARNING SYSTEM... - 2-1.2. VIDEO-ON-DEMAND (VOD) SYSTEM... - 2-1.3. AUDIO VOLUME CONTROL... - 2-1.4. TRANSMISSION OF SOUND OF THE MONITOR PC TO LOUDSPEAKERS... - 2-2. INFINITY V INTERFACE AND FUNCTION... - 3-2.1. LANGUAGE SWITCHING... - 4-2.2. RESTORE FUNCTION... - 4-2.2.1 Restore all students... - 4-2.2.2 Restore all except self-study... - 5-2.2.3. Restore special students... - 5-2.3. TEACHING FUNCTION... - 5-2.4. SELF STUDY... - 9-2.5. CONTROL FUNCTION... - 10-2.5.1. Remote Control... - 10-2.5.2. Remote Control with Cross Enable... - 10-2.5.3. Remote Control with Relay... - 11-2.5.4. Change speaker role in Remote Control... - 12-2.5.5. Set student to be controller to control other student... - 12-2.6. DEMO STUDENT... - 12-2.7. LOCK STUDENT... - 13-2.8. RESET STUDENT... - 13-2.9. TALK TO... - 15-2.9.1. Teacher-to-student (Teacher to be speaker)... - 15-2.9.2. Student-to-student (Student to be speaker)... - 15-2.9.3. Changing Talk to Mode... - 15-2.9.4. Changing student to other Talk to Group... - 15-2.9.5. Adding Teacher to Talk to Group... - 16-2.10. TALK WITH... - 16-2.10.1. Teacher-to-student (Teacher in the group)... - 16-2.10.2. Student-to-student (Only students in the group)... - 16-2.10.3. Changing student to other Talk With Group... - 16-2.10.4. Adding Teacher to Talk With Group... - 17-2.11. MONITORING STUDENT... - 18-2.11.1. Auto Watch... - 18-2.11.2. Manual Watch... - 18-2.11.3. Number of student being watched... - 18-2.12. GROUP DISCUSSION... - 19-2.12.1. Random Grouping... - 19-2.13. QUICK ASSIST... - 19-2.14. MEDIA SHARE... - 20-2.15. QUIZ... - 21-2.16. ELECTRONIC DISCUSSION... - 23-2.16.1 Add other students to E-Discussion group... - 23-2.17. WHITE BOARD... - 20-2.17.1 Add other students to White-Board group.... - 21-2.18. Audio Teaching... - 21-2.18.1 Change the source of voice... - 21-3. MISCELLANEOUS... - 27-3.1. FILE TRANSFER... - 27-3.2. SEND MESSAGE... - 27-3.3. SHOW STUDENT S NAME... - 28 -
3.4. VIEW SCALE... - 28-3.5. LIST STUDENTS BY FUNCTION... - 28-3.6. CREATING FIXED GROUP... - 28-3.7. SHOW/HIDE CLASSROOM... - 29-3.8. HANDUP... - 29-3.9. LAUNCH PROGRAM ON STUDENT S COMPUTER... - 29-3.10. TSF (TEACHING STATES FILE)... - 29-4. FOLLOW ME... - 30-4.1. BASIC OPERATION... - 30-4.2. FILE TRANSFER... - 31-4.3. AUDIO ACTIVE COMPARATIVE (AAC) FUNCTION.... - 32-4.4. USING BOOKMARK... - 33-4.5. WIRETAPPING STUDENT S PRACTICE WHILE STUDENT USES FOLLOW ME... - 33-4.6. GROUP CONFERENCE... - 33-5. DIGITAL VIRTUAL RECORDER... - 35-5.1. USING MICROPHONE AS SOURCE... - 36-5.1.1. Real time transfer... - 36-5.1.2. File transfer... - 36-5.2. USING CASSETTE AS SOURCE... - 37-5.2.1. Real time transfer... - 37-5.2.2. File transfer... - 39-5.3. STUDENTS DVR... - 41-5.3.1. Basic Operation... - 41-5.3.2. Using Bookmark... - 41-5.3.3. Saving the voice in different file format... - 42-5.3.4. Saving both voice tracks in one file by using DVR format... - 42-5.3.5. Saving the voice in audio media... - 42-5.4. GROUP CONFERENCE... - 43-5.5. DVR WAVEEDITOR (DO NOT SUPPORT IN WINDOWS XP OPERATING SYSTEM)... - 44-5.5.1. Display Text in DVR... - 46-6. INFINITY V VOD (VIDEO ON DEMAND)... - 47-6.1. STUDENTS ACCESS TO VOD SERVER... - 47-6.2. TEACHER ASSIGNS VOD TO STUDENTS... - 48-6.3. REAL TIME BROADCAST AV TO STUDENTS... - 50-7. CLASSROOM SEATING PLAN... - 53-8. POINTS TO BE NOTED... - 55 -
1. Multi-media Learning System (MMLS) The control system is the heart of the MMLS. With the concept of centralizing all the control functions onto a single user interface, all the hardware, software and peripherals are integrated into this all-in-one control system. Teachers may click on simple icons for controlling all audio-visual, computer network and multi-media learning equipment/facilities installed in MMLC to cater for learning and teaching purposes. Control System of the MMLS Two monitors will be required at the teacher s PC, one for teacher to view the teaching material, the other to indicate the All-in-One control interface. Teacher can view directly the students status, names, group numbers, etc. Six modules are embedded onto the All-in-One control interface: Teaching Centre, Media Share, Digital Virtual Recorder (DVR), Follow Me and Video-On-Demand (VOD). These modules can work individually or together to allow teacher to conduct the class effectively. The MMLS provides control interfaces in both English and Chinese. Teachers can simply change the interface language by clicking the control icon. With the help of the MMLS, the teacher can broadcast real time A/V programs and computer graphics from various program sources to his/her PC, individual students, student groups, the whole class or projector for multi-media teaching. Under the MMLS, the teacher is able to remote control a Student PC. As a result, the teacher can help the student by means of remote demonstration through the system. In the meantime, the teacher can converse with that student via their headsets. The teacher may also lock the keyboard and the mouse of a group of students and darken students' screens through the system control interface. In order to monitor students effectively, both automatic and manual modes of supervision are provided. By using the supervision mode, the teacher can scan a student s screen once at a time in either pre-defined sequence or under manual control on his/her PC in parallel with the student s viewing. - 1 -
1.1 Digital Language Learning System The MMLS transforms the computer network into a simulated language laboratory environment wherever language training is required. It allows program transfer and provides simultaneous group conference capability via headsets. A model student can be assigned by the teacher to assist other students of the same group. By using the DVR or Follow Me, students discussion can be recorded during their practice. Also, a free-study group can be assigned for self-study purposes. By means of the control interface mirroring the seating arrangement, the teacher can converse with any individual student or a select group of students at any time via their headsets. In each student PC, one DVR or Follow Me with Audio-Active Comparative (AAC) function will be installed. It permits level adjustment between student track and master track so that each student can compare his/her voice with the master's for self-learning. Moreover, bookmarks can be added onto the tracks to allow repeated trials at difficult points. 1.2. Video-On-Demand (VOD) System The video server is designed with highly parallel system architecture for maximizing video throughput under the Microsoft Windows Media Technology system. For example: a digital camcorder provides an elementary video production environment for teachers to design and produce their own simple teaching video sources. The video management software provides a user-friendly environment for teachers to upload, delete and manage the video sources in the VOD server. The video data in this server is fully backed up by employing imaging technology for higher-level security. 1.3. Audio Volume Control As different A/V sources may produce different volume output, a volume controller is placed before the loudspeakers and the input of the teacher PC prior to broadcasting. In addition, the headsets for students are also provided with individual volume control for their personal adjustment. 1.4. Transmission of Sound of the Monitor PC to Loudspeakers In order to transmit the sound of the Monitor PC to the loudspeakers while the teacher is watching the A/V preview, VOD, PowerPoint presentation, etc at the Monitor PC, an audio cable is connected from the audio out of the Monitor PC to the Pre-amplifier, the volume of which is pre-adjusted to a suitable level. Alternatively, the sound from the loudspeaker can also be stopped by adjusting the volume level on the Pre-amplifier to zero or disconnecting the connector from the audio out of the Monitor PC. Note: The screen output of the Monitor PC can actually be transmitted to the projector. If the teacher wishes, he/she has to switch on the projector manually with the remote control. It only depended on the cabling between teacher PC and AV equipment - 2 -
2. Infinity V Interface and Function For opening Infinity V in Teacher PC, just double-clicking on Infinity V application icon one of the following screens will show up., either 6-Buttons Mode (Simple Mode) English Mode (Advanced Mode) - 3 -
Chinese Mode (Advanced Mode) By single click the Advanced button / on interface, user can switch Simple Mode or Advanced Mode easily. Related to Simple Mode, Advanced Mode includes more buttons and functions 2.1. Language Switching Select the language between Chinese and English simply by clicking one of these two buttons /. 2.2. Restore Function Restore the students into initial status. 2.2.1 Restore all students All students and teacher restore to initial status. 1. Click the bottom right hand corner of Restore button to show the extended function menu. - 4 -
2. Click Restore All option. 2.2.2 Restore all except self-study Except students of self-study, all students restore to initial status.. All students will return to initial status except those in self- Simply click "Restore" button study mode. 2.2.3. Restore special students Restore selected students to initial status. 1. Select the students wanted to restore to initial status. 2. Click the bottom right hand corner of Restore button to show the extended function menu. 3. Click Restore Special Student option 2.3. Teaching Function The teacher can conduct a lesson by introducing course materials through the system. For instance, the teachers may prepare their teaching materials in Excel or PowerPoint format and transfer the materials through this function. This function can also broadcast all audio and video signals through Teacher PC to all students PC. Due to its teaching purpose, students cannot speak through the microphone of headset to the teacher when the teacher uses Teaching function. For broadcasting file in Teacher PC 1. The teacher can open the file he would like to broadcast in the Teacher PC first. 2. Click Teaching button /. Note: Students can only hear the teacher s voice over the headset when using this function. If student would like to talk to teacher or seek help, he/she can press <F12> of his/her keyboard for help or guidance. To respond to a student s call under the Teaching mode, the teacher is recommended to use the Speak option from the content manual through right click the student. - 5 -
2.4. Self Study The students in self-study will fully control their computers and not be affected by the teaching mode, and other Infinity V functions, for example, "Teaching", "Demo", "Talk To", "Talk With", etc. Select the student to be in self-study mode first. Click "Self Study" button The button is in pressed position, the selected students will enter into self-study mode., continue to select students will turn into self-study mode. Click "Self Study" button again to restore and end up the operation. Note: Common teaching mode will not affect the student under self-study mode. Note: When perform teaching function; the selected students in self-study mode will still remain selfstudying. In fact they are selected for the teaching function; however, such function does not work in front of self-study mode. Note: Release self-study mode only performs when the selected students restore or the system restores. This function can be used to free selected students from most Infinity V teaching and control functions. - 9 -
2.5. Control Function 2.5.1. Remote Control The teacher can directly remote control a student s PC to offer assistance to a student. i.e. the teacher takes over control of the student s PC. The mouse and the keyboard of the student s PC are deactivated, but the audio is still available. 1. Click the remote control button /. 2. Click at the student whose computer is to be controlled. 3. Click Restore button again to restore the function. Note: Students CANNOT listen Teacher s voice unless select Sourcer be Speaker option. 2.5.2. Remote Control with Cross Enable Both the teacher and the student can work together on the same student s PC, but the teacher always has the first priority. 1. Click the remote control button /. 2. Click the student icon whose computer is to be controlled. 3. Right-click the mouse button on the controlled student icon and select Cross Enable - 10 -
option 4. After enabling Cross function, the student icon will be as following.. 2.5.3. Remote Control with Relay The teacher cans directly remote control the student s PC and at the same time broadcast the image to the others to show them how the work is done. 1. Click the remote control button /. 2. Click the student icon whose computer is to be controlled. 3. Select the students who want to view the controlled student PC. Right-click the mouse on the selected student icon and drag to the controlled student PC. 4. Select to View Remote-Control option. - 11 -
2.5.4. Change speaker role in Remote Control While the teacher control the student PC and broadcast the controlled student PC screen to other students, all students are only capable to listen the teacher voice only. In Remote Control function, the speaker would change to be teacher, controlled student or other students. Make the controller be speaker Right-click at the student icon and select Sourcer be Speaker option. Make all students be speaker Right-click on the student icon and select All be Speaker option. 2.5.5. Set student to be controller to control other student The teacher may use this function to let a student help other student. 1. Click at the student who will be the controller first. 2. Click the remote control button /. 3. The student being controller will be shown like this 4. Click at the student whose computer is being controlled. 2.6. Demo Student By using this function, the teacher can allow student to demonstrate his/her work to others and broadcast the audio and video to other students as well as the teacher. 1. Select the student (demonstrator) first. 2. Click Demo Student button /. 3. The student icon will face up. 4. Select the students to receive the demonstrator s screen. 5. Right-click at student icon and select Teacher to be viewer option in order to let teacher view the demonstrated student screen. - 12 -
Note: By default, only the demonstrator can speak. To let other students speak, right-click at any student icon and select All be speaker option. Note: When using PINP function, the screen of students PC will divided into two parts, the upper part is the demonstrator s screen, and the lower part is their own screen. And they can use the mouse and keyboard while using PINP function by click at the bottom-right corner of Demo button and select the appropriated PINP option. 2.7. Lock Student This function deactivates all keyboards and mice of the computers for selected students or selected group. Students cannot operate their PCs when this function is used. 1. Select the student whose computer is to be locked. 2. Click the Lock Student button /. 3. The locked student PC will show up the following icon 4. Right-click at the locked student icon and select Restore option to release that student PC or click at the bottom-right corner of Lock Student button and select the appropriated unlock option Note: The Help key F12 / F11 can still function. 2.8. Reset Student This function is used to restart, shut down or log off selected student PCs. It does not help students to save the unsaved files when the teacher chooses either restart, shut down or log off command. 1. Select the students whose computers need to be reset. 2. Click the bottom-right corner of Reset Student button / and select the appropriated option. 3. A confirmation dialog box will display after selected the desired option. Click OK button to confirm the function. - 13 -
Notes: If the teacher shuts down or restarts students PCs by using the above method, all the opening applications and files will be closed without being saved. There will be no warning message on screen. - 14 -
2.9. Talk To This function allows either student-to-student or teacher-to-student voice communication of single direction. 2.9.1. Teacher-to-student (Teacher to be speaker) 1. Click Talk To button /. The teacher icon will change to 2. Select the student who will be the listener in the group by clicking the appropriated student icon. 3. Click "Talk To" button again to restore and end up the operation. 2.9.2. Student-to-student (Student to be speaker) 1. Select the student who will be speaker first 2. Click Talk To button /. The student icon will change to 3. Select the student who will be the listener in the group by clicking the appropriated student icon. 4. Click "Talk To" button again to restore and end up the operation. 2.9.3. Changing Talk to Mode Talk to can switch to Talk with mode at anytime. The students or teacher within the group can listen and speak with each other after the mode is changed. 1. Right-click the student who is in talk-to mode (as a listener) first. 2. Select Switch to Speak option in the pop-up menu. Note: By performing the above steps and select Switch to Listener to change Talk with mode back to Talk to mode. 2.9.4. Changing student to other Talk to Group Teacher can change student to any Talk to group at anytime. 1. Right-click the mouse at the student who needs to change group. 2. Hold the right mouse button and drag the student icon to the new group, then release the mouse button. 3. Select the appropriated mode from the pop-up menu. - 15 -
2.9.5. Adding Teacher to Talk to Group Teacher can join to any Talk to group to discuss topic with students at the same time 1. Right-click on one of the student in the group which teacher want to join in. 2. Select Teacher to Speak or Teacher to Listen option from the pop-up menu. 2.10. Talk with This function allows either student-to-student or teacher-to- student bi-direction voice communication 2.10.1. Teacher-to-student (Teacher in the group) 1. Click Talk With button /. The teacher icon will change to 2. Select the student who will be the speaker in the group by clicking the appropriated student icon. 3. Click "Talk With" button again to restore and end up the operation. 2.10.2. Student-to-student (Only students in the group) 1. Select the students who will be speaker in the group. 2. Click Talk With button /. The student icon will change to 3. Click "Talk With" button again to restore and end up the operation. 4. 2.10.3. Changing student to other Talk With Group Teacher can change student to any Talk With group at anytime. - 16 -
1. Right-click the mouse at the student who needs to change group. 2. Hold the right mouse button and drag the student icon to the new group, then release the mouse button. 3. Click Add to Talk-with from the pop-up menu. 2.10.4. Adding Teacher to Talk With Group Teacher can join to any Talk With group to discuss topic with students at the same time 1. Right-click on one of the student in the group which teacher want to join in. 2. Select Teacher to Speak or Teacher to Talk-with option from the pop-up menu. - 17 -
2.11. Monitoring Student The teacher can use this function to monitor the screen of student computers automatically or manually. Click Monitoring Student button /. The student being watched will be shown as. 2.11.1. Auto Watch The teacher can set the time interval to watch the students PCs in sequence. 1. Make sure Auto button is on at the INFINITY V. If not, click Manu button once. 2. Set the time lapse (1-30) by clicking the left or right arrow. The number unit is in second. 3. Click the Monitoring Student button /. 4. Then the teacher PC will show the screen of the student computer. 2.11.2. Manual Watch The teacher can select a particular student to monitor. 1. Make sure Manu button is on at the INFINITY V. If not, click Auto button. 2. Click the Monitoring Student button /. 3. Select the particular student. 2.11.3. Number of student being watched Teacher can relay the images of students' computers, namely 1x1, 2x2 or 3x3 thus from 1 to 4 or 9 students' PCs at the teacher's monitoring monitor. Teacher can set this number by the following buttons: / / Note: In Manual Mode, the number of selected students is more than the maximum watching student number. Some students' computers will not be monitored according to the rule of first-in first-out. In Automatic Mode, the number of selected students is more than the maximum watching student number then such number of students will be monitored. The students will be monitored in sequence under the rule of first-in first-out. When the number of students is less than the maximum watching student number in Automatic Mode, these students will be watched as long as the watching mode is activated. In fact, the Automatic Mode now becomes Manual Mode. - 18 -
2.12. Group Discussion The whole class students form groups randomly or predefined by the teacher. Students can converse and listen with each other within the same group. Students of different groups cannot converse or listen with each other. 1. Click "Group Discussion" button /. 2. Click the lower right hand corner of the Group Discussion button to pop up a menu which allows selecting other grouping mode. 3. All students will enter into grouping mode for discussion. 2.12.1. Random Grouping Students form groups by random. Each group can have 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 students. Note: Each group of Group Discussion can be treated as a group of Talk With. The group should follow the rule of Talk With. Group Discussion applies the whole class of students. In case the last group with only one student, this group will not be formed and the student will join the former group. Teacher can use the right key of mouse to drag any student and drop to any other discussion group. Teacher can join any group by right-click the student icon belonging to the group and select Teacher to Discussion option from the pop-up menu. 2.13. Quick Assist 1. When the student presses F12 for help, the teacher will see the student icon show as hand up like this:. 2. Teacher can click Quick Assist button to help the student. Teacher can talk with the student and also the teacher will take control to the student s PC. - 19 -
2.14. Media Share Teacher can share VCD or mpeg file to students by simple press the Media share button, and then select the students. 1. Click the button 2. Choose target student(s). 3. Then the Media Share will appear both teacher and students PC 4. Teacher click Open button. - 20 -
5. Browse the media file, which is going to send to the student(s) 6. Click Open to confirm. 7. Both student and student(s) can watch the media file together. 8. Click Full Screen button to help the student(s) to full screen. P.S. the student can also connect to the teacher or other students by themselves to view the other media file when another VCD or mpeg file is playing in other computers. 1. Click Connect button 2. Enter the computer name or the IP address of the sources PC on the following screen: Click OK button. 2.15. Quiz Send multiple choice questions to the student, teacher can use this function to send questions to selected students or voting in classroom 1. Select the students who will receive the questions 2. Click the Quiz button 3. The questions box will display in teacher s monitor 4. Input your questions in box and select the correct answer. Also, teacher can import text file instead of typing the question by click import button - 21 -
5. Click the Start button to begin quiz, the selected student will display the question box 6. Students can use their keyboard to type the answer A, B, C, D, E or F. 7. When the students answered the question, their answer will show in the Infinity V panel 8. When all students completed the question, click the Stop button and the teacher can see the statistics of question in the teacher PC. - 22 -
2.16. Electronic Discussion Teacher can use this function to communicate with each others classmates with text. 1. Click the Electronic Discussion 2. Select the student(s) who will open the electronic discussion board. 3. Both teacher and students will open the Electronic Discussion board 4. Group member can type the message in the box and also, users can choose difference font, size and colors of text. 5. After you completed the message in the box, click Send button all group members they will receive the message, 6. User can send message to specific student by de-select the talk to all option, then double click the online student who will receive message, the Active list will display the selected student name, then the message will only send to the specific student. 2.16.1 Add other students to E-Discussion group. 1. Right-click the mouse at the student who needs to change or add group. 2. Hold the right mouse button and drag the student icon to the new group, then release the mouse button. 3. Select the Add to E-Discussion option from the pop-up menu - 23 -
2.17. White Board Teacher can use this function to communicate with drawing 1. Select the student(s) who will open the white board 2. Click the White Board button 3. Both teacher and students will open the White Board. 4. Then the teacher and selected student(s) can share their drawing in the white board, 5. With the White Board tools, user can enhance the drawing or create pattern, The tools of White Board : Choose difference RoundRect color Choose line format Fill difference FILL RoundRect Ellipse Text FILL Ellipse Bitmap Line RectAngle Pen - 20 -
FILL RectAngle BreakLine Select PolyGon Hands Curve Do SeriesCurve Undo Delete All Delete 6. Both teacher and student(s) can drawing at the same time. 2.17.1 Add other students to White-Board group. 1. Right-click the mouse at the student who needs to change or add group. 2. Hold the right mouse button and drag the student icon to the new group, then release the mouse button. 3. Select the appropriated mode option from the pop-up menu 2.18. Audio Teaching This function allows teacher-to-student voice communication of single direction. Seems like Talk To function. But the different is, when the teacher using Audio teaching, whole class students will be selected to listen to the teacher (except the Self Study student(s), also with using Audio Teaching, teacher can easily select different sources of voice that transmit to students. 1. Press the Audio Teaching button 2. By default, teacher can transmit his/her voice from microphone to students now 2.18.1 Change the source of voice Click "Audio Teaching" button Click the lower right hand corner of the "Audio Teaching" button to pop up a menu which allows selecting other source of voice Note: Some of user may see one more option What You Hear from the pop up menu, when you select - 21 -
What You Hear, all the sources of voice from the PC will transmit to students. That s mean, the voice is Microphone + CD Audio + Line in The option What You Hear is depending on what type of sound card is using in PC. - 22 -
3. Miscellaneous 3.1. File Transfer Teacher use this function to send a file (short exercise/test in small file size) to selected student. Former Selection 1. Select the students who will receive the file 2. Click the "Send" button / and the button is pressed down. 3. Select the file in dialog box and click the Send button. 4. The file button auto restore and end up the operation Later Selection 1. Click the "Send" button / and the button is pressed down, select students who will receive the file. 2. Select the file in dialog box 3. The File button restores and end up the operation Note: The file will be saved at D:\student folder by default. Users can change the path by using Infinity Configuration Tool Send Button Description The file will store in the path of D:\student of student PC. The associated application will be run and open the transferred file automatically. The transferred file also store in the path of D:\student. The associated application will be run and open the transferred file. After the students close the file, the transferred file will resend to teacher s PC automatically. i.e. D:\Student\exercise_mmlcd01(D:\Student\filename_computer name)(for MS WORD ONLY) 3.2. Send Message Allows teacher to send a message to single or a group of students. 1. Select the student who will receive the message. 2. Click the message button / then the button is in pressed position 3. At the same time, a dialog box shows up which you can input the message 4. Input the message and click the OK button. 5. The button restore, and the operation end. Note: The maximum number of characters in the message is 226. - 27 -
3.3. Show Student s Name Click and hold the Show Student s Name button, the student name will display beyond the student icon. 3.4. View Scale Switch to larger classroom size to indicate more students. 3.5. List Students by function Initial Show the default students name (Computer Name) Register Name Student can type in their name which will display on Infinity Console Panel Example Big mode Show the student icon in small size. Thus it could display more student icons. 3.6. Creating Fixed Group Teacher can create up to 10 fixed groups for assigning different function to these groups. In addition, the group layout would be saved for further uses. 1. Click the Fixed Group Information button. 2. The Grouping function box will show up 3. Click the Set button and make sure that it is in on position. 4. Using mouse to highlight the students belonging to a group first. 5. Click one of group number button (1 to 10) from the Fix Group Information function box. 6. Repeat the above steps until all the groups are assigned. 7. Click Save button to save the group pattern in a file with GCF extension. 8. Click Load button to load the group pattern in a file with GCF extension. - 28 -
9. Click one of group number button to select students. 3.7. Show/Hide Classroom Teacher can hide the Classroom screen in order to have more screen space to do other computer work. Click the Show/Hide Classroom button. 3.8. Handup When students need help, they can press the function key F12 to alert the teacher. The Teacher PC will show a raised up hand icon for those students. Teacher can use Talk With, Remote Control or Demo to communicate with the students to assist them. After students raise up a hand, they also can press the function key F11 to clear the handup symbol on the teacher PC. Note: Teacher can click at the Clear handup button to clear the handup symbol. 3.9. Launch program on student s computer Teachers can remote launch program(s) or URL for students, the program(s) selection as shown as below: Different programs URL Note: Infinity V system can remote launch any program(s) for every students. And users can configure this function by Infinity Configuration Tool 3.10. TSF (Teaching States File) 1. After a user make a complex control functions in teaching panel, whole states can save as a file by click button. The extension of file is *.TSF. (Where * refer to file name) Type a file name and select the file location, and click Save button, then whole the steps for save a TSF is finished. If any user wants to load the file in future, click button, a dialog Choose Teaching configure file will pop up. Select the file location and file, then click Open button. The Teaching states file (TSF) will be loaded. - 29 -
4. Follow Me (Only Installed When Without DVR) Follow Me - A Digital Virtual Recorder can be used to replace the traditional sound recording tape in the language lab. The teacher can broadcast his/her voice from the Teacher s Monitor to the student PCs through the network. After the lesson, the students can store the teacher and student voice files separately in the hard disk, zip disk or floppy disk even in MD or cassette walkman. Forward Pause Teacher Track Master volume Teacher volume Rewind Play Student volume Mic Stop Line in Student Track Book Mark buttons Functions Mic Line in Play Pause Stop Teacher Track Student Track Rewind Forward Master volume Student volume Teacher volume Book mark Descriptions User can recorder their own voice User can record what they hear Play the sound they have recorded Pause the playing or recording action Stop the playing or recording action Voice from Teacher The Student s own voice Rewinding Forwarding The volume control of both Teacher track and Student track The volume control of Student track The volume control of the Teacher track Set bookmark(s) on the tracks. 4.1. Basic Operation 1. After receiving teacher s voice, students may click Play button to play back teacher s track. 2. Click Pause button then click Stop button to end listening. 3. Click Mic button. The master track starts playing and the student track starts recording simultaneously. 4. Click Pause button then click Stop button to end recording. 5. Students may play back their practice by clicking Play button 6. Both teacher and student track will be played at the same time. Student may adjust the volume level to listen separate sound track from DVR. - 30 -
4.2. File Transfer Teacher can send wave file to student by using follow me. 1. Press 2. Both Teacher and Student(s) Followme will be opened automatically. 3. Click the Infinity button 4. Choose Open share file from content menu 5. Choose the share file from the following screen: 6. Press Open - 31 -
7. The file will be sent the all the selected student(s) 8. de-select Remote Control from content menu to release the student(s) Student(s) can play the mp3 file on their own FollowMe. 4.3. Audio Active Comparative (AAC) function. 1. Receive wave file from teacher or open a wave file on teacher track. 2. Press Play button to listen to the teacher track 3. Press Stop button to return to the very beginning. 4. Press mic button to record his/her own voice while listening to the teacher track at the same time. 5. Press Stop button Choose Save student track as from content menu to save his/her own voice. - 32 -
4.4. Using Bookmark The student can use bookmarks to quickly jump to a specific location. 1. While listening, click SET button and Bookmark Slot button 0-10 to set bookmark at a required position. The number of bookmark is limited to 11. 2. De-select the SET button, and click the Bookmark Slot button 0-10 to quickly search the bookmark that you want. Start playing at that bookmark. 3. The students can use CLEAR button and Bookmark Slot button 0-10 to delete the selected bookmark if necessary. 4. The students also can use CLEAR ALL button to delete all the bookmarks. 4.5. Wiretapping Student s practice while Student uses Follow Me 1. Teacher clicks FollowMe button from Infinity V. Afterwards, select the student(s), (Student will auto open Follow Me), then select Open Master track to open a Master Track file 2. After the file transfer completed, teacher clicks Record button (mic in), then all selected students start recording with their own Follow Me 3. Teacher hears the sound from Master Track which is synchronizing with all students 4. Student can start to use Audio Active Comparative (AAC) function to practice the oral language (master track) with their Follow Me 5. Teacher clicks Talk with button and select student, teacher can then hear both the student s voice and sound of Master Track, if necessary teacher can talk with Student for correction. 6. To terminate the listening the Master track, teacher clicks Stop button of Follow Me 7. After teacher de-selects Remote Control from the content menu, students are then allowed to play back or save their recorded file Note: When teacher using Talk with to wiretap the student s voice, the student s voice WILL NOT recorder to their own Follow Me. The student track of Follow Me will record the teacher s voice while the teacher using Talk with to him/her. 4.6. Group Conference There is a conference function in DVR for recording a group of students conversation during group discussion. In addition, teacher can collect each student group discussion file through network and then using broadcast function (like Teaching ) to let other students listen to the discussion content of a particular group. 1. Create groups by clicking Group Discussion button or Talk With button. 2. In each discussion group, select one student to record the conference and tell him/her to open the DVR program. This student may click on the Line button, all sound produced in the same discussion group will be recorded in that student s DVR. 3. Click Pause button then click Stop button to end recording. - 33 -
4. Choose Save student track as from content menu to save the students conversation. Note: This function only work for the two sound cards and which support Line-in record (need a suitable driver) in PC. - 34 -
5. Digital Virtual Recorder (Only Installed When Without Follow Me) The Digital Virtual Recorder can be used to replace the traditional sound recording tape in the language lab. The teacher can broadcast his/her voice from the Teacher s Monitor to the student PCs through the network. After the lesson, the students can store the teacher and student voice files separately in the hard disk, zip disk or floppy disk even in MD or cassette walkman. Recorder for Teacher Recorder for Student - 35 -
5.1. Using microphone as source Teacher can use headset microphone to record his/her voice and transfer the speech to student PCs through the network. Teacher can either record the voice in the lesson or prepare the speech before the lesson by saving the speech to a wave file and then transfer it to student PCs. 5.1.1. Real time transfer 1. Double-click Recorder for Teacher icon at the Teacher monitor. 2. Ask the students to double-click Recorder for Student icon. Or Make sure the DVR indicator is open mode, and teacher can click DVR button from Infinity V panel. The DVR button will light up as show as, and then select the students. 3. Click Talk To button / and select students / class name on the Infinity 2000 screen. 4. Turn on the On Air button. 5. If necessary, teacher may click New button to clear the teacher wave track from all student PCs. 6. Teacher clicks Line button (Orange in colour) to start recording his/her voice. 7. Click Pause button then click Stop button to end recording. 8. Turn off the On Air button to release Students DVR. 9. Click Restore button to cancel Talk To function for all students. 10. Then click the DVR indicator to close mode, then select the students to close the DVR. 5.1.2. File transfer 1. Double-click Recorder for Teacher icon at the Teacher monitor. 2. If necessary, teacher may click New button to clear the teacher wave track. 3. Teacher clicks Mic button (Red in colour) to start recording his/her voice. 4. Click Pause button then click Stop button to end recording. 5. Click Save button to save the voice in WAV format 6. Ask the students to double-click Recorder for Student icon. Or Make sure the DVR indicator is open mode, and teacher can click DVR button from Infinity V panel. The DVR button will light up as show as, and then select the students. 7. Turn on the On Air button. 8. Click Open button to retrieve the previous saved file. 9. Turn off the On Air button to release Students DVR. 10. Then click the DVR indicator to close mode, then select the students to close the DVR. - 36 -
5.2. Using cassette as source Note: The following example steps only correct when the KRAMER IR Controller installed. If users use other IR controller or do not have any IR controller, please contact our staff to know that how to apply this function Note: This example steps show how to use cassette tape with a cassette tape player as source, for the steps of other AV devices such as DVD, Digital Camera, VCR etc just change the Input Devices as other AV equipment Teacher can use existing cassette tape as teaching material for students to practice in language lesson. By using DVR, the speech in cassette tape can be sent from teacher DVR directly to student PCs. In addition, teacher can also convert the speech in tape to digital format (wave format) and transfers the wave file to student PCs by using DVR. 5.2.1. Real time transfer 1. On the Infinity V, click Media Center at the bottom-right of screen. 2. The Infinity V interface will change to Media Interface. And then click the AV button (Media Interface) - 37 -
3. AV Equipment IR Control Interface will appear, which is a floating interface DVD VCR Cassette Digital - Camera Nil VCR (Rec) Teacher Machine Projector Spare 4. On AV Equipment IR Control Interface, press Cassette button on Input Devices first, and then press Teacher Machine button on Output Devices. 5. Double-click Recorder for Teacher icon at the Teacher monitor. 6. Ask the students to double-click Recorder for Student icon. Or Make sure the DVR indicator is open mode, and teacher can click DVR button from Infinity V panel. The DVR button will light up as show as, and then select the students. 7. Click Talk To button / and select students / class name on the Infinity V panel. 8. Turn on the On Air button. 9. Teacher clicks Line button (Orange in colour) 10. Click the Play button which on AV Equipment IR Control Interface to play the cassette tape. Recording is started. 11. When the recording finished, click Pause button then click Stop button on DVR to end recording. 12. Turn off the On Air button to release Students DVR. 13. Click Stop button on AV Equipment IR Control Interface to stop the cassette playing. 14. Click Restore button to cancel Talk To function for all students. 15. Then click the DVR indicator to close mode, then select the students to close the DVR. - 38 -
5.2.2. File transfer Note: The following example steps only correct when the KRAMER IR Controller installed. If users use other IR controller or do not have any IR controller, please contact our staff to know that how to apply this function Note: This example steps show how to use cassette tape with a cassette tape player as source, for the steps of other AV devices such as DVD, Digital Camera, VCR etc just change the Input Devices as other AV equipment 1. Double-click Recorder for Teacher icon at the Teacher monitor. 2. If necessary, teacher may click New button to clear the teacher wave track. 3. On the Infinity V, click Media Center at the bottom-right of screen. 4. The Infinity V interface will change to Media Interface. And then click the AV button (Media Interface) - 39 -
5. AV Equipment IR Control Interface will appear, which is a floating interface 6. On AV Equipment IR Control Interface, press Cassette button on Input Devices first, and then press Teacher Machine button on Output Devices. 7. Teacher clicks Line button (Orange in colour) 8. Click the Play button which on AV Equipment IR Control Interface to play the cassette tape. Recording is started. 9. When the recording finished, click Pause button then click Stop button on DVR to end recording. 10. Click Stop button on AV Equipment IR Control Interface to stop the cassette playing. 11. Click Save button to save the voice in WAV format 12. Ask the students to double-click Recorder for Student icon. Or Teacher can select students first and then click Recorder button from Infinity 2000. Afterwards, select Open Record to open students DVR. 13. Turn on the On Air button. 14. Click Open button to retrieve the previous saved file. 15. Turn off the On Air button to release Students DVR. - 40 -
5.3. Students DVR Students will hear the voice from the teacher voice track of their student PCs. The students themselves can adjust the volume of audio signal. The students can record their voices while playing and listening to the voice of the teacher voice track. Students can listen to both voices of the teacher and their own at the same time. The students can adjust the volume of both voices accordingly so that they can proceed with the Audio Active Comparative (AAC) function to practice the oral language. Volume Control M for Master Track T for Teacher Track S for Student Track Teacher track controlled button Student track controlled button 5.3.1. Basic Operation 1. After receiving teacher s voice, students may click Play button to play back teacher s track. 2. Click Pause button then click Stop button to end listening. 3. Click Mic button (Red in colour). The master track starts playing and the student track starts recording simultaneously. 4. Click Pause button then click Stop button to end recording. 5. Students may play back their practice by clicking Play button 6. Both teacher and student track will be played at the same time. Student may adjust the volume level to listen separate sound track from DVR. 5.3.2. Using Bookmark The student can use bookmarks to quickly jump to a specific location. 5. While listening, click Set button and Bookmark Slot button to set bookmark at a required position. A red line with number appears to indicate the bookmark position on the tracks. The number of bookmark is limited to 10. - 41 -
6. Click the Search button and Bookmark Slot button to quickly search the bookmark that you want. Start playing at that bookmark. 7. The students can use Clear button and Bookmark Slot button to delete the selected bookmark if necessary. 8. Students can start recording at any position by clicking Mic button (Red in colour). Previous recorded voice from that point will be overwritten. 5.3.3. Saving the voice in different file format 1. For saving teacher track, click Save button from Teacher track controlled button. 2. For saving student track, click Save button from Student track controlled button. 3. After getting the Save As dialog box, select the storing location from Save in box. Student may save the voice file in student folder in drive D, drive F, drive A and network drive J for further practice. For hand-in assignment, student should store the file in drive J for teacher to review. 4. Type a file name and select the saving file type (WAV or MP3). For saving disk capacity, student may choose MP3 format which is about one tenth of WAV file format in size. For instance, storing one minute of WAV file is 5MB but it only needs 500KB for storing one-minute voice in MP3 format. However, MP3 file cannot be reloaded to the Virtual Recorder for playing or further editing. 5.3.4. Saving both voice tracks in one file by using DVR format 1. For saving both teacher and student voice tracks, click Save Project button. 2. After getting the Save As dialog box, select the storing location from Save in box. 3. Type a file name and the file type is DVR Files(*.DVR) by default. 5.3.5. Saving the voice in audio media 1. Using a duel-head audio cable (optional) to connect the audio connection box and recording device. 2. If the student uses cassette walkman to record the sound, ask him/her to plug the audio cable to the MIC-out hole (light blue in colour) at the audio connection box. 3. If the student uses Mini Disc player to record the sound, ask him/her to plug the audio cable to the Aux-out hole (deep blue in colour) at the audio connection box. 4. Press the record button on the recording device, i.e. MD or Cassette walkman. 5. Press the play button on the master track (teacher) if the student wants to record the sound on the master track. 6. Press the play button on the student track and minimize the teacher track s volume level in order to record student sound only. 7. When finish recording, press the stop button on the recording device. - 42 -
5.4. Group Conference There is a conference function in DVR for recording a group of students conversation during group discussion. Students may listen other group discussion content by selecting the WAV files from drive J. In addition, teacher can collect each student group discussion file through network drive J and then using broadcast function (like Teaching ) to let other students listen to the discussion content of a particular group. 5. Create groups by clicking Group Discussion button or Talk With button. 6. In each discussion group, select one student to record the conference and tell him/her to open the DVR program. This student may click on the Line button (Orange in colour), all sound produced in the same discussion group will be recorded in that student s DVR. 7. Click Pause button then click Stop button to end recording. 8. Teacher may ask student to click Save button from student track controlled button to save the conference file in Drive J. - 43 -
5.5. DVR WaveEditor (Do Not Support In Windows XP Operating System) 1. In Recorder by Teacher, click Wave Edit button. 2. Click Open button to open the wave file. The wave file name will be show on the bottom side of screen. 3. Type the text in Content Editor Box. Press Enter key after completing each sentence. 4. Press Match button that begin to match text to audio sound. 5. Press Mark button after hearing the entire sentences. - 44 -
6. Save the wave file by clicking the Save button. 7. After finished, click Close button to close the DVR WaveEditor. Remark : Interval equals to Enter key (ie. &&). Text is used for import text file. - 45 -
5.5.1. Display Text in DVR 1. In Teacher DVR, turn on On Air button and click Text button to control student side displaying text or not. Current playing sentences Total no. of sentences Display text Text button Skip to next sentences Skip to previous sentences 2. In Student DVR, click Text button to toggle text display function. Text button Display text - 46 -
6. Infinity V VOD (Video On Demand) Note: A Server with Windows 2000 Server is needed for every Infinity V VOD function Note: All the steps such as upload video to VOD server, create station, create channel etc, will be mentioned on Infinity V Installation Guide. Intergradations with Microsoft Windows Media Technologies, Infinity V system provide a stable VOD solution. 6.1. Students access to VOD server Students can access to VOD server by double click Media Viewer icon on desktop. 1. Double click Media Viewer icon on desktop. 2. At the Media Viewer right hand side, expand the RootName folder. 4. Select the video program, the information of the selected video will show on the left hand side screen. - 47 -
5. Click the Play button to play the video. 6. Click the Stop button to stop playing video. 7. Click the Close button to close the Media Viewer. 6.2. Teacher assigns VOD to students Teacher can assign VOD to students through Infinity V Media interface 1. On the Infinity V, click Media Center at the bottom-right of screen. 2. The Infinity V interface will change to Media Interface. - 48 -
4. At the Media interface right hand side, expand the RootName folder 5. Select the video program, and then the teacher VOD Player will start to play the selected video. 6. After the VOD Player started to play the video, select the students on Infinity V panel. 7. The selected students icon will changed, and the students PC will automatically play the video by Media Viewer. 8. If the teacher wants to assign other VOD to other students at the same time, just repeat step 5 to step 6. 9. Once the teacher close the VOD Player on teacher PC, all the students will stop playing the video and close the Media Viewer also. - 49 -
6.3. Real time broadcast AV to students Teacher can real time broadcast DVD, VCR or Digital Camera AV signal to students 1. On the Infinity V, click Media Center at the bottom-right of screen. 2. The Infinity V interface will change to Media Interface. And then click the AV button (Media Interface) DVD VCR Cassette Digital - Camera Nil VCR (Rec) Teacher Machine Projector Spare (AV Equipment IR Control Interface) 3. AV Equipment IR Control Interface will appear, which is a floating interface 4. On AV Equipment IR Control Interface, press the DVD, VCR or Digital Camera button (depends on which AV source using) on Input Devices first, and then press Teacher Machine button on Output Devices. 5. Double click the Media Manager icon on the desktop 6. Click OK button to log on to the VOD server. (By default, no password) - 50 -
7. After log on to the VOD server, click the Station button 8. From the Station Information, look out two settings; they are Quality and Running. 9. User should make sure with care that, the format of AV source is PAL or NTSC or others. If user found that the Quality setting is not match the AV source format, change the Quality setting with WMconfig tool; and if the Running state is Running, remember to press the Stop button first. 10. After make sure the Quality and Running are correct, press the Start button. - 51 -
11. At the Infinity V Media interface right hand side, expand the RootName folder. 12. Select the RealTime program, and then the teacher VOD Player will start to play the video. 13. After the VOD Player started to play the video, select the students on Infinity V panel. 14. The selected students icon will changed, and the students PC will automatically play the video by Media Viewer. 15. Once the teacher close the VOD Player on teacher PC, all the students will stop playing the video and close the Media Viewer also. 16. Go back to Media Manager again, go to the page of Station Information, and press the Stop button. Make sure the Running state is Not Running before close the Media Manager. Note: WMconfig is a tool for configure and create Station, Channel ; select bandwidth, port number and encoding hardware on video encoding machine, it will mentioned in Infinity V Installation Guide. For more information, please contact your school lab technician or visit Microsoft Media.com Note: About the format of AV source, normally user can check the media packing. Note: If users face any problem in step 9, please contact your school lab technician. - 52 -
7. Classroom Seating Plan Infinity V system allows the teacher to create/maintain the seating plan of each class accordingly. Double-click the Manager for Teacher on the Teacher s monitor. In the Login dialog box, by default the Username is Teacher and Password is <None>, then click OK button. Infinity Manager server will appear, you can click New Class under Classes. Type the new class name in the Key box. - 53 -
Select the computer/student icon on the right side of screen, right-click the mouse and select New Student. In the New student dialog box, type Student Name and choose the Sex and Age. After set the student index, you need to save the information. Click Save button. The message of - 54 -
Data save successfully will appear. Exit the Infinity Manager server. You can load the class seat plan by clicking the Infinity V screen. Select one of the following classes, then click Open. Load button on the 8. Points to be noted A hardware key is plugged on the parallel port of the teacher PC and the running PC. The key is to protect the system. The Infinity V MMLS software will seek for the hardware key on start up, if the key cannot found, the software will only allows 5 licenses. In case of the student computers are malfunction (but the electricity is still OK), the teacher can still use the Infinity V. Before calling for service, the teacher should check the followings: For AV Equipments: If it happens that this unit Turn the unit off and disconnect the AC power from the AC outlet. does not work normally After about 30 seconds have passed, connect the power and try again For Computers: If it is hung Turn off the computer and turn on again - 55 -