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ESSENTIAL Connection Control
COMPREHENSIVE Lab Control

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  • Page 1 Teacher Quick Start Guide ESSENTIAL Connection Control COMPREHENSIVE Lab Control...
  • Page 2: Technical Support

    Last modified: April, 2010. © 1999 - 2010 Faronics Corporation. All rights reserved. Faronics, Deep Freeze, Deep Freeze Mac, Faronics Anti-Executable, Faronics Device Filter Mac, Faronics Power Save, Faronics Power Save Mac, Faronics Insight, Faronics System Profiler, User Refresh Mac and WINSelect are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Faronics Corporation.
  • Page 3: Using Insight

    Introduction The 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. The taskbar is located in the bottom right corner of the computer screen.
  • Page 4 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.
  • Page 5 Testing Teachers can create tests with a maximum of 100 questions. The 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.
  • Page 6 Send a Message Send a message to any or all students. This is often an effective way to get a distracted student back on task. This 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.
  • Page 7 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. This command is also available in the Monitor menu. Shutdown, Logoff, Restart From the console, shutdown, logoff or restart selected student machines.
  • Page 8: Using The Student Computers

    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. The 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.
  • Page 9 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 software 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.

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