Farstone VIRTUALCLASS 4 User Manual

VirtualClass

Version 4.0

Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

User’s Manual

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Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO VIR TUALCLASS................................7

WHAT IS VIRTUALCLASS?.......................................................................... 7

1-1

GLOSSARY.................................................................................................. 7

1-2

MAIN FEATURES......................................................................................... 8

1-3

1-3.1 T eaching function ............................................................................... 8

1-3.2 Classroom Management ..................................................................... 9

CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION...................................................................... 12

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................... 12

2-1

INSTALLING VIRTUALCLASS .................................................................... 12

2-2

2-2.1 Installing VirtualClass....................................................................... 12

2-2.2 Silent Setup....................................................................................... 14

2-2.3 Uninstalling VirtualClass.................................................................. 15

CHAPTER 3 USING VIRTUALCLASS--TEACHER ................................. 18

OVERVIEW COMMON MENUS OF VIRTUALCLASS TEACHER ..................... 18

3-1

3-1.1 Main Interface................................................................................... 18

3-1.2 Right-button Menu............................................................................ 18

3-1.3 Menu Bar.......................................................................................... 19

3-1.4 T ool Bar............................................................................................ 20

3-1.5 VirtualClass Lit Interface.................................................................. 21

START VIRTUALCLASS-TEACHER............................................................. 21

3-2

3-2.1 Launch VirtualClass-Teacher............................................................ 22

3-2.2 Hide the Main Interface.................................................................... 23

3-2.3 Exit VirtualClass Teacher..................................................................23

TEACHING MANAGEMENT........................................................................ 23

3-3

3-3.1 Control Students’ Computers............................................................ 23

3-3.2 System Preference ............................................................................ 24

BROADCAST ............................................................................................. 25

3-4

MONITOR STUDENT SCREEN.................................................................... 26

3-5

3-5.1 Monitor............................................................................................. 26

3-5.2 Multi-View........................................................................................ 27

REFLECT STUDENT SCREEN...................................................................... 27

3-6

CONTROL STUDENT COMPUTER............................................................... 28

3-7

LECTURE .................................................................................................. 29

3-8

TALK TO STUDENT.................................................................................... 29

3-9

SEND MESSAGE TO STUDENT................................................................. 30

3-10

TEXT COMMUNICATE IN CHATROOM...................................................... 31

3-11

3-12 SEND AND RECEIVE FILE........................................................................ 33

3-12.1 Distribute File to student.................................................................33

3-12.2 Collect Files from Student.............................................................. 34

VIRTUALCLASS E-TABLET...................................................................... 34

3-13

3-13.1 Open e-Tablet.................................................................................. 34

3-13.2 Use e-Tablet drawing tools ............................................................. 35

RAISE HAND ........................................................................................... 36

3-14

REMOTE SHUTDOWN.............................................................................. 36

3-15

LOCK/UNLOCK STUDENT COMPUTER .................................................... 37

3-16

3-16.1 Lock student computer....................................................................37

3-16.2 Unlock Student Computer .............................................................. 37

CHAPTER 4 USING VIRTUALCLASS--STUDENT............................... 40

START VIRTUALCLASS--STUDENT AND STUDENT MENU ......................... 40

4-1

4-1.1 Start VirtualClass.............................................................................. 40

4-1.2 Student Menu.................................................................................... 41

RAISE HAND............................................................................................. 41

4-2

SEND MESSAGE........................................................................................ 41

4-3

SELECT A CLASSROOM ............................................................................. 42

4-4

MANUAL LOGON......................................................................................42

4-5

VIEW RECEIVED FILES ............................................................................. 43

4-6

RECEIVE AND REPLY TO MESSAGE........................................................... 44

4-7

EXIT CLASSROOM.....................................................................................44

4-8

CHAPTER 5 VIRTUALCLASS NETMOVIE.............................................. 46

5-1 VIRTUALCLASS NETMOVIE - INTRODUCTION .......................................... 46

NETMOVIE MANAGER - TEACHER ........................................................... 46

5-2

5-2.1 Activate NetMovie............................................................................ 46

5-2.2 Using NetMovie Manager ................................................................ 47

NETMOVIE - STUDENT ............................................................................. 50

5-3

CHAPTER 6 VIRTUALCLASS KEYPAD.................................................... 52

6-1 VIRTUALCLASS KEYPAD INTRODUCTION................................................. 52

INSTALL VIRTUALCLASS KEYPAD ............................................................ 52

6-2

VIR TAULCLASS KEYPAD FUNCTIO NS........................................................ 52

6-3

HAPTER 7 NETWORK TEST........................................................................... 57

CHAPTER 8 APPENDIX.......................................................................... 59

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ).................................................. 59

8-1

LICENSE AGREEMENT...............................................................................64

8-2

8-3 TECHNOLOGY SUPPOR T AND PRODUCT UPDA TE ...................................... 66

Chapter 1

Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction to VirtualClass

1-1 What is VirtualClass?

VirtualClass 4.0 is a real-time, interactive multimedia broadcast system that emulates a classroom situation over a network. It incorporates a revolutionary design combining hardware and software to establish a more efficient and stable framework for education.

VirtualClass offers teachers a highly effective and versatile tool that enables them to fully achieve the potential of multimed ia teaching and learning. An external keypad makes class management much easier and enhances the operation of VirtualClass by providing direct access to its primary functions.

VirtualClass handles all of the teaching needs in a classroom: a teacher can monitor, control, shut down and broadcast to a specific student's workstation or to an entire computer lab simply by clicking the buttons on the VirtualClass keypad.

1-2 Glossary

Student Number

The student number is assigned based on the orde r that the student is logged in. For example, if four students have already logged in to VirtualClass, the next student to log in will be assigned Student Number

5. The Student Number is set only after logging into the class for the first time. If VirtualClass is reinstalled, the student number will be redefined according to the new login sequen ce.

Student Name

The name of the student’s computer.

Teacher Name

The name of the teacher’s computer.

Classroom ID

When VirtualClass Teacher is launched for the first time, there will be a pop-up window for you to select which classroom you would like to enter . The number you select will be the classroom number.

Student List

A file used for saving the information of all students who previously logged in to a specific classroom. The default path for saving the file is: %WindowsDire (Windows system location, e.g. C:) % \Program Files\FarStone\VirtualClass/vclass.vcm. I f you back up this file du ring the VirtualClass uninstallation process, the stud ent list will be restore d when the program is reinstalled.

1-3 Main Features

1-3.1 teaching function

z Monitor

Enables the teacher to view the current screen of a specific student’s computer. The teacher can monitor a single student’s computer or the computers of all students in succession.

z Broadcast

Enables the teacher to broadcast what is displayed on his/her screen, or what is displayed on a model student’s screen, to all students logged in to the class.

z Control

Enables the teacher to take full control of a specific student’s computer . You can remotely run the keyboard, mouse and applications on a student’s computer.

z NetMovie

NetMovie provides a convenient way of managing and running all of your multimedia files on CD, hard disk or server from within VirtualClass.

z Distribute File

Enables the teacher to distribute files, pictures or applications needed in teaching to a specified student or all students i n the class.

z Collect File

Enables the teacher to collect students’ work into his/her own computer for checking.

z Chatroom

Chatroom provides an environment for the teacher and students to discuss and interact. The teacher can invite a ce rtain student into or drop him out of the chatroom.

z Send Message

The teacher can send a message to a specified student or to all students simultaneously. He/She can enable or disable the students’ ability to send a message back.

z Raise Hand

Students can “raise their hand” to call the teacher’s attention when he/she want to ask a question. The teacher can enable or disable this function on the student’s computer.

z e-Tablet

Enables the teacher to highlight importan t areas of the scree n to be broadcast.

z Lock Enables the teacher to lock a single student’s computer or the

computers of all students.

z Shutdown

Enables the teacher to turn off students’ computers.

z Voice Broadcast

Enables the teacher to broadcast a voice message from either student or teacher to the class. This function can be enabled or disabled in the VirtualClass configuration.

z Esc

Enables the teacher to cancel the current process. For example, if the user is currently broadcasting, pressing Esc will stop the broadcasting.

1-3.2 Classroom Management

z Select a classroom

Enables the teacher to select another classroom when the application is

running. And the teacher can enable a specific student or all students to select a classroom.

z Set functions of student’s computer

Enables the teacher to set the functions of a student’s computer. For example, he/she can enable or disa ble students’ ability to ra ise their hand or quit the classroom.

z Live Update

When a new version of VirtualClass is released, the teacher could update the application with the configured upgrading package sent by FarStone. Then the application on the student’s computer would be upgraded automatically the next time he/she logs in.

z Student logon

The student can log on in two ways: manual logon or by selecting a classroom.

z Set Teacher Computer’s IP address

When the teacher computer has more than one IP address, he/she can select one as the bundled IP address.

Chapter 2

Installation

Chapter 2 Installation

2-1 System Requirements

Teacher Computer

 VirtualClass keypad (optional)  Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/NT4/XP  450 MHz Pentium III processor (or compatible) or better  30 MB of free hard disk drive  24X CD-ROM  256 MB of RAM  Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher  10/100Mbps Network Adaptor  TCP/IP Internet Protocol  (Optional) Multimedia System: sound adapter, microphone and

earphone

Student Computer

 Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/NT4/XP/2003 Server  433 MHz Celeron processor (or compatible) or be tter  20 MB of free hard disk space  64 MB of RAM  24X CD-ROM  10/100Mbps Network Adaptor  TCP/IP Internet Protocol  Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher  (Optional) Multimedia system: sound adapter, microphone and

earphone.

Notice: When operating on a Windows NT4 system, it is suggeste d to install VirtualClass under Service Pack 6.

2-2 Installing VirtualClass

2-2.1 Installing VirtualClass

Step 1 Insert the VirtualClass CD into your CD drive. The Setup program should start automatically. If it does not, run the SETUP.EXE file directly from the CD. Also, if you are installing from a network or hard disk, double-click 'setup.exe' to launch the Windows Installer program.

Step 2 Carefully read the License Agreement and select 'I agree' if you accept the License conditions. If you do not accept the terms in this agreement, the setup will be aborted.

Step 3 Select Teacher or Student from the Installation Options screen and click Next, as Fig. 2-2b shows.

Fig. 2-2b

Step 4 Enter your required information, as Fig. 2-2a shows.

Fig. 2-2a

Step 5 Enter a location for VirtualClass to load its program files.

Step 6 Click Next to confirm the selections and to start installing

VirtualClass on your computer. Step 7 Click Finish to end the installation of the VirtualClass program

files. After the installation is complete, you can launch VirtualClass and/or show the Readme file by selecting the appropriate checkboxes, as Fig. 2-2c shows.

Fig. 2-2c

2-2.2 Silent Setup

With the silent installation feature, the network administrator can install this software onto all of the systems through a command line. VirtualClass will install on its own, without any end-user intervention. The default installation path is: %WindowsDir%（Windows system location, e.g. C: )\Program Files\FarStone\VirtualClass. If you would like to install the teacher portion silently , please insert the VirtualClass CD into your CD drive (e.g. E: ) first. Then select Start->Run and type ”E:\setup.exe /s /t” and press enter to start the installation. If you wish to install the student portion silently, please insert the VirtualClass CD into your CD drive (e.g. E:), then select Start->Run

and type “E:\setup.exe /s /s” and press enter to start the installation.

2-2.3 Uninstalling VirtualClass

Step 1 Close VirtualClass before uninstalling it. Right-click on the VirtualClass icon in the system tray and select Exit from the popup menu to close VirtualClass.

Step 2 To uninstall the VirtualClass program, press Start in the Windows taskbar, and then either select (a) Programs/

VirtualClass/Uninstall VirtualClass or (b) Start/Settings/ Control Panel and double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon

to open the Add/Remove Programs menu. Select VirtualClass and then click on the Add/Remove button. Either method will launch the VirtualClass Uninstall Wizard. Select Remove to continue.

Note: The VirtualClass Student program cannot be removed either from Programs in the Start menu or from the Control Panel. You must run VirtualClass setup in order to uninstall the VirtualClass Student program, as is shown in fig. 2-3a.

Fig. 2-3a

Step 3 Click Next in Fig. 2-3a. A message will display asking the user if he/she would like to keep the student list. If yes, the student list will

remain the same next time VirtualClass is installed on the computer. Step 4 Selecting either Yes or No will start the uninstallation process.

After successfully removing VirtualClass from your computer, click OK.

Chapter 3

Using

VirtualClass

Teacher

Chapter 3 Using VirtualClass--Teacher

3-1 Overview of common menus of VirtualClass Teacher

First, this section introduces the main interf ace, c ommon men us, bars , buttons and quick-keys on VirtualClass Teacher so that the user can be familiar with this application and use it easily.

3-1.1 Main Interface

Fig. 3-1a

 Title Bar: Name of the application.  Menu Bar: All functions can be accessed through these menus.  Tool Bar: Common functions can be accessed through the buttons on

this bar.

 Information area: Shows information of a selected student; displays

messages the teacher sent and received.

 Student icon area: Shows whether a student has enrolled in this class.

Highlighted icons indicate those students who are logged on.

 Status bar: Lists the total number of students enrolled in this

classroom, and the number of students currently logged in to this class.

3-1.2 Right-button Menu

There are two different right-click menus, depending on where the arrow key stays.

The 1st case: When right-clicking the mouse in a blank part of the

student icon area, the menu is as follows. The teache r can change the

order of student icons. He/She can access common functions through the sub-menu “To all students”.

The 2

follows. The gray indicates you cannot perform this function .

case: Wh en right -clicking on t he student ic on, the menu is as

Note: When the Teacher is using the Broadcast, Multi-View, NetMovie, Lecture, Chatroom or Lock functions on selected

student PC(s), right-clicking on any target student icon and then selecting Halt all operations will stop current operations for all selected student(s), not just the one that was right-clicked.

3-1.3 Menu Bar

In this bar, the following sub-menus are included:

Manage: (see detailed introduction in a later chapter) Teach: (see detailed introduction in a later chapter) View: Selecting appropriate items, you can show/hide the Tool Bar,

status bar and information area. You can also change the display of student icons. Help: “Online help” and “About” (version, copyright, and license information, etc.)

3-1.4 Tool Bar

Buttons in this bar enable the teacher to perform some common functions conveniently.

： Single-click it to broadcast the teacher’s screen and voice

message to a student or students.

: Single-click it to play and broadcast digital media s uch as video

clips, VCDs or MP3s to students’ computers.

: Single-click it to view a selected student’s screen.

: Single-click it to broadcast a student's screen to other s.

: Single-click it to control a student’s computer remotely.

: Single-click it to display multiple students’ screens.

: Single-click it to broadcast the teacher's voice message to

student(s).

: Single-click it to chat with a selected student.

: Single-click it to send a text message to student(s)

: Single-click it to communicate with specified student(s) in text.

: Single-click it to lock a student’s computer.

: Single-click it to unlock a student’s computer.

: Single-click it to stop the current operation. This function is

somewhat like the ESC button.

3-1.5 VirtualClass Lit Interface

The lit interface is a float bar containing some common function buttons. It appears on the upper screen when the teacher hides the main interface. The bar is as follows:

Two of these buttons need to be introduced:

E-Tablet: It enables the teacher to highlight important areas of

the screen to be broadcast.

Back: Single-click it to go back to the main interface .

3-2 Start VirtualClass Teacher

3-2.1 Launch VirtualClass Teacher

Installing the VirtualClass Teacher program will add the VirtualClass icon

to the T eacher's desktop. Y ou can launch VirtualClass by either (a)

double-clicking the icon, or (b) selecting Start Menu -> Program

-> VirtualClass Teacher.

When VirtualClass is started, the teacher will be asked to select an empty classroom to start the class, as shown in Fig. 3-2a. Click OK to confirm your selection and start VirtualClass. Notice: The classroom selected in the first launching would be the default room until you change the default. The way of changing the default is explained in a later section.

Fig. 3-2a

Once VirtualClass is started, two small icons as follows will be placed in the Windows system tray.

VirtualClass

VirtualClass Live-Update Service

3-2.2 Hide the Main Interface

When the teacher minimizes the main interface, it is hidden, and the lit interface will appear. There are two ways to turn back to the main interface.

1. Click the “Back” button

2. Right-click the “VirtualClass” icon and select “Show” in the popup menu.

on the lit interface bar.

in the Windows syste m tray,

3-2.3 Exit VirtualClass Teacher

You can either select Manage -> Exit in the Menu Bar of the main interface, (if in lit interface, turn back to main interface first) or

right-click the “VirtualClass” icon select “Exit” in the pop-up menu.

Note: Even if the VirtualClass Teacher has already exited, the VirtualClass Student application is still running. In this case, the icon on

the student computer will change to

in the Windo ws system tray, and

3-3 Teaching Management

3-3.1 Control Student Computers

z Rename a student

The teacher can change a student’s name by using one of these two options:

1. Select one student, Manage in Menu Bar, and then select Rename;

2. Select one student, and then press F2 on the keyboard.

z Drop a student

The teacher can drop a student out of the class by using one of these two options:

1. Select one student, select Manage -> Drop student;

2. Right-click this icon and select Drop student in the popup menu.

Note: When this function is perform e d, the dropped student’s icon still exits in the classroom, but in the offline status.

z Delete a student

The teacher can delete a selected student by selecting Manage -> Delete student in the Menu Bar. When this function is performed, the

deleted student’s icon will be deleted from this classroom. It will appear only when he logs in to this classroom again.

z View a student’s properties

There are two ways to perform this function:

1. Select student(s), click Manage in the Menu Bar, then select Student’s Properties in the popup menu.

2. Right-click on a student icon, and select Student’s Properties in the popup menu. Note: The teacher can view a selected student’s name, account, computer name, IP address and status. If more than one student is selected, the teacher can view the number of selected students and online students.

3-3.2 System Preference

The teacher can select Manage -> Preference to display the preference dialog, as is shown in Fig. 3-3. 2a.

Fig. 3-3.2a

z Preference—Teacher (Fig 3-3.2a)

Classroom management:

Select a classroom: The teacher can re-select a classroom in this list.

Select a bundled IP address: When there is more than one network adapter and IP address on the teacher computer, he/she can select one as the default address bundled to the VirtualClass application.

Multi-view:

Screens viewed at a time: The teacher can decide on the number of student screens viewed at a time. Refresh interval: The teacher can decide to refresh the multi-view on an interval between 5 to 30 seconds.

Other:

The teacher can set the image quality dragging the slide bar. From left to right, the transfer speed decreases, but image quality increases.

z Preference – Student (Fig. 3-3.2b)

The teacher can enable/disable the student’s ability to perform certain operations, or remotely set the configuration of student computers by properly selecting the checkboxes, as shown in Fig. 3-3.2b

Fig. 3-3.2b

3-4 Broadcast

Screen broadcast mode broadcasts exactly what is displayed on the Teacher’s screen to all students logged on for the Class. Note: 1) When the “Lock the computers that are receiving broadcasts” option is selected in the Preference--Student dialog (Fig 3-3.2b), the

students’ controls are disabled while this mode is active.

2) While the broadcasting mode is a ctive, the main interface will turn into the lit interface automatically.

3) The teacher can broadcast to a selected student or to all students in the classroom.

After student(s) is/are selected (if none are sele cted, the default is all students), there are four ways to activate this mode:

1. Single-click the

2. Right-click on one of the selected student icons and select

icon in the Tool Bar;

Broadcast in the popup menu; if broadcasting to all students, right-click on the blank space of the student icon area, go to

“To all students” option, and select Broadcast in the popup menu.

3. Select a student/students, then select Teach in the Menu Bar ,

and choose Broadcast in the drop menu;

4. To select a student/students, simply press “Ctrl+B” on the keyboard.

3-5 Monitor Student Screen

VirtualClass provides a monitoring mode for the teacher to know exactly what a student or students is/are doing. The teacher can even take full control of a student computer if needed. There are two modes: Monitor and Multi-View.

3-5.1 Monitor

It is a one-one-view mode. The teacher can monitor a selected student. When this mode is activated, the selected student’s screen is shown in a window on the teacher’s computer. The title of the monitoring window displays the number and name of the student, and its IP address. Clicking the There are four ways to activate this mode:

button can stop this operation.

1. Select a student. Single-click the

icon in the Tool Bar;

2. Right-click on the selected student icon, and select Monitor

in the popup menu;

3. Select Teach in the Menu Bar, and then select Monitor in the

drop menu;

4. Simply press “Ctrl+V” on the keyboard.

3-5.2 Multi-View

In the Multi-View mode, the teacher can view at most 16 screens at the same time. When more that 16 screens need to be viewed, then VirtualClass will Cycle through, viewing each grou p of 16 computer screens for the set Cycle interval. Note: To set the interval, go to Manage on the Menu Bar and select Preference from the drop menu to open the Preference window. Select the Teacher page, and then edit the 'Refresh interval'.

After one student or several students is/are selected (if none is selected, the default is all students), there are four methods to activate this Multi-View mode:

1. Single-click the

2. Right-click on one of the selected student icons, and select

Multi-View in the popup menu; if broadcasting to all students, right-click on the blank area of the student icon area, go to “To all students” option, and select Multi-View in the popup menu.

3. Select a student or students. Ch oose Teach in the Menu Bar, and then select Multi-View;

4. Select a student or students. Press “Ctrl+H” on the keyboard.

Note: 1) If clicking the Multi-View button students are chosen to be viewed as default.

2) When multi-view mode is activated, the multi-view window is displayed on a full screen mode on the teacher screen. I n this win dow, the teacher can control, lock/unlock or send a message to one of the student computers.

3) Clicking the interface.

button can stop this mode and return you to the main

button in the Tool Bar;

in the lit interface, all

3-6 Reflect Student Screen

Screen Reflect allows the T eacher to relay a selected Student's screen to all other students logged on to the Class. There are four ways to perform

this function:

1. Select a student, single-click the

2. Right-click on the selected student icon, and select “Screen

Reflect” in the popup menu.

3. Select a student. Choose Teach in the Menu Bar, and then select Screen Reflect;

4. Select a student. Press “Ctrl+R” on the keyboard. When this operation is performed, a dialog titled VirtualClass - Screen

Reflect will pop up on the screen, as is shown in Fig. 3-6a.

Fig. 3-6a

button in the Tool Bar;

3-7 Control Student Computer

The teacher can remotely control a student computer, so that he/she can tutor a selected student if necessary. There are four ways to perform this function:

1. Single-click the

2. Right-click on one of the selected student icons, and choose Control

in the popup menu;

3. Select a student. Choose Teach in the Menu Bar, then select

Control;

4. Select a student. Press “Ctrl+C” on the keyboard. Under Remote Control, the screen of the student computer will be

button in the Tool Bar;

displayed in a window on the Teacher’s screen. The student’s number, name and IP address is displayed in the title bar of this window. The teacher can take full control in this window ju st like operating on the student computer.

Note: 1) If the teacher selects the “Lock the computer that is being controlled” option in Manage -> Preference -> Student -> Lock, the controlled student cannot operate on his own computer; otherwise, both the teacher and the controlled student can operate.

2) Click the

button to stop controlling.

3-8 Lecture

VirtualClass can simultaneously broadcast the teacher’s voice to all students in class. This function can be performed when student’s screens are “black locked” so that the teacher can force students to listen to his/her lecture attentively. The teacher can lecture to one or more selected student(s), or to all students in the classroom. There are four ways to enter lecture mode:

1. Single-click the

2. Right-click on one of the selected student icons and select Lecture

in the popup menu; if the lecture is to all students, right-click on the blank area of the student icon area, go to the “To all students” option, and select Lecture in the popup menu.

3. Select a student or students. Ch oose Teach in the Menu Bar, and then select Lecture;

4. Selec t a student or students. Press “Ctrl+N” on the keyboard.

Note: 1) If clicking the Multi-View button default target student is the whole class.

2) When a student is receiving the lecture, his icon chan ges to

button in the Tool Bar;

in the lit interfac e, the

3-9 Talk to Student

The teacher can talk to a selected student privately . There are four ways to perform this function:

1. Single-click the button in the Tool Bar;

2. Right-click on one of the selected student icons and choose Talk in

the popup menu;

3. Select a student. Choose Teach in the Menu Bar and select Talk;

4. Select a student. Press “Ctrl+T” on the keyboard.

Note: When a student is under the talk mode, his icon changes into

3-10 Send Message to Student

The teacher can send a message to a student. He/She can also enable/disable the ability of students to send messages to him/her. But students cannot send messages to each other. The teacher can send a message to one or several student(s), or to all students in class. If no student is selected, the default is to all students. There are four ways to perform this function:

1. Single-click the

2. Right-click on one of the selected student icons, and select Message

in the popup menu; if sending a message to all students, right-click on the blank area of the student icon area, go to the “To all students” option, and select Message in the popup menu.

3. Select a student or students. Ch oose Teach in the Menu Bar, and then select Talk;

4. Selec t a student or students. Press “Ctrl+S” on the keyboard. Note: 1) Typing message in the text frame of the Message Area, and

clicking the send b utton all students in class.

2) If clicking the message button Message dialog box will pop out. The object student will be shown in this dialog, as Fig. 3-10a (to selected student) and Fig. 3-10b (to all students) show.

button in the Tool Bar;

on the right can also send the message to

in the lit interface, a Send

Fig. 3-10a

Fig. 3-10b

3-11 Text Communicate in Chatroom

The teacher can communicate with a selected student or with all students in the class using text. There are fours ways to enter the chatroom mode:

1. Single-click the

2. Right-click on one of the selected student icons, and select

Chatroom in the popup menu;

enter the chatroom, right-click on the blank area of the student icon area, go to the “To all students” option, and select Chatroom in the popup menu.

3. Select a student or students. Ch oose Teach in the Menu Bar, and then select Chatroom;

4. Selec t a student or students. Press “Ctrl+O” on the keyboard.

button in the Tool Bar;

If all students are supposed to

Note: If you click the Chatroom button students will enter the Chatroom by default.

After the Chatroom is activated, a Chatroom window will appear on the screen, as shown in Fig. 3-11a.

in the lit interface, all

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Fig. 3-11a. Note: : Message area: All messages displayed in the frame. : Typing area: Type your message in this frame, and click the Send button on the right to display it in the Message a rea. : Function Bar.

Click Click Click

screen, as shown in Fig. 3-11b.

to change the color of the word you typed out; to insert a face expression icon;

, and the “Add student list” dialog box will pop up on the

Fig. 3-11b

Student Name, Computer Name and IP address of all online students will appear in this box. The teacher can invite selected student(s ) into, or

drop selected student(s) out of the Chatroom.

3-12 Send and Receive Files

With this function, the teacher can distribute files, pictures or applications needed in teaching a specified student or to all students in the class. He/She can also collect students’ work in his/her own computer for checking.

3-12.1 Distribute File to student

The teacher can distribute files to a selected stud ent or to all stu den ts. If none is selected, the default is to all students in class. After selection, there are two ways to perform this function:

1. Select “Teach -> Distribute file” in the Menu Bar;

2. Press “Ctrl+P” on the keyboard. After this operation, a “Distribute files” dialog box will appear on screen,

as shown in Fig. 3-12a.

Fig. 3-12a

The teacher can assign a folder on the student computer to contain the distributed files in the “Student side folders” text frame. After selecting the file to be distributed , all the teacher needs to do is click the Send button below. The teacher can stop distributing amid the operation by clicking the Close button below.

3-12.2 Collect Files from Student

The teacher can collect files from a selected student or from all students. If none is selected, the default is all students in th e class. After selection, there are two ways to perform this function:

1. Select “Teach -> Collect file” in the Menu Bar;

2. Press “Ctrl+D” on the keyboard. After this operation, a “Collect files” dialog box will appear on screen, as

shown in Fig. 3-12b.

Fig. 3-12b

3-13 VirtualClass e-Tablet

E-Tablet is designed to complement VirtualClass while it is in 'Screen Broadcast' mode. E-Tablet provides a wide range of drawing functionality that can be used to assist the teacher in directing the students' attention toward a point of interest and/or highlighting important areas of the screen to be broadcast. VirtualClass e-tablet can only be opened in the lit interface.

3-13.1 Open e-Tablet

To open VirtualClass e-Tablet, click the e-Tablet button on the lit

interface. Then an e-Tablet tool box will appear on the upper right screen, as shown in Fig. 3-13.1a.

Fig. 3-13.1a

3-13.2 Use e-Tablet drawing tools

To use the e-Tablet drawing tools:

Step 1 Single-click on the chosen tool (the active tool will be highlighted).

Step 2 Move the mouse cursor to the point where you want to begin drawing on the screen and single-click to set the 'start draw' point.

Step 3 Move the cursor to where you want the drawing to end and single-click again to set the 'end draw' point.

Step 4 The image you created can be saved on the hard disk by selecting Save on the drawing tools box. You can open an existing image by selecting Open as well.

Note: (1) Right-clicking on any part of the screen will hide the drawing

tool.

(2) The tools in this box are used in the same way as other

drawing tools, such as the Paint function in Windows accessories.

3-14 Raise Hand

With the ‘Raise Hand’ function, a student can send notice to the Teacher indicating he/she wishes to ask a question. After the student uses thi s

function, his/her icon will change to answer the student by giving a lecture, sendin g a message, or invitin g him into the chatroom. The teacher can clear the hand mark in one of three ways:

1. Right-click the

2. Select the hand-raised student, click Teach in the Menu Bar, and choose “Clear Mark”;

3. Select the hand-raised student, press “Ctrl+E” on the keyboard.

icon, and choose “Clear Mark”;

. Then the teacher can

After the Clear Mark action, the student icon will turn back to

3-15 Remote Shutdown

The teacher can remotely shut down a selected student’s computer using one of two methods:

1. Select student(s), choose “Teach -> Shutdown” from the Menu Bar;

2. Right-click on the selected student(s), choose Shutdown in the popup menu.

After this operation, a notice dialog will pop up on the screen, as shown in Fig. 3-15a.

Fig. 3-15a Click “Yes” to shut down. After this operation, the student icon will change into offline status (gray colored). Click “No” to abandon the shutdown operation.

3-16 Lock/Unlock Student Computer

3-16.1 Lock student computer

The teacher can ‘black lock’ a selected s tudent’s computer or lock all student computers. After selection, there are four ways to lock a student’s computer: (If none is selected, the default is to all students in the class.)

1. Single-click the

2. Right-click on one of the selected student icons, and sele ct Lock in the popup menu. If all students are supposed to be locked, right-click on the blank area of student icon area, go to the “To all students” option, and select Lock in the popup menu.

3. Select a student or students. Ch oose Teach in the Menu Bar, and then select Lock;

4. Selec t a student or students. Press “Ctrl+L” on the keyboard.

button in the Tool Bar;

Note: 1) If clicking the Lock button target is all students in the class.

2) When a student computer is locked, his icon will change to

in lit interface, the default

3-16.2 Unlock Student Computer

When the teacher would like to unlock student computers, it can be done using one of the following three methods:

1. Select locked student(s) (if none is selected, default is all locked

students.). Click unlock button

in the Tool Bar;

2. Select locked student(s). Right-click on one of selected icons, and choose Unlock in the popup menu;

3. Select locked student(s) (if none is selected, default is all locked students.). Choose Teach in the Menu Bar, then select Unlock;

4. Select locked student(s) (if none is selected, default is all locked students.). Press “Ctrl+U” on the keyboard.

Note: 1) If clicking the Unlock button default is to unlock all locked students.

in the lit interface, the

Chapter 4

Using

VirtualClass

Student

Chapter 4 Using VirtualClass--Student

4-1 Start VirtualClass--Student and Student Menu

4-1.1 Start VirtualClass

Installing the VirtualClass Student program will add the VirtualClass icon

to the Student's desktop. You can launch VirtualClass by either (a)

double-clicking the icon, or (b) selecting Start Menu -> Program

-> VirtualClass Student.

After launching VirtualClass Student, there will be a VirtualClass icon on the Student computer’s taskbar , as shown in the red circle in Fig. 4-1.1a. When the mouse passes over the icon, a note will appear indicating the Teacher Computer Name that is currently logged on.

Fig. 4-1.1a.

Note: 1) Normally , when a T eacher comes online, the Student computer will automatically be logged into any Class of which they are a member .

2) If there is no Teacher online, the VirtualClass offline icon shown in the Student’s taskbar.

3) When launching VirtualClass Student for the first time after installation, a Select a Classroom dialog box will pop up, as shown in Fig. 4-1.1b.

Fig. 4-1.1b

After selecting one classroom and clicking OK, the Student Computer will automatically check versions between Student and Teacher. If a higher version was detected on the Teacher computer, the Student will automatically be upgraded to the same version.

will be

4-1.2 Student Menu

If you right-click on the VirtualClass icon in the taskbar, the student menu will pop up, as shown in Fig. 4-1.2a.

Fig. 4-1.2a Fig. 4-1.2b

Note: 1) When Right-clicking on the offline icon, the menu is as Fig.4-1.2b shows;

2) Some functions may be disabled by the Teacher Computer. Disable d function options are gray and cannot be used;

3) Help: Click it to open the online help file. About: Click it to view version, copyright and lice nse information. View received file: Clicking it will dis play collected file list.

Other functions will be introduced in following parts.

4-2 Raise Hand

By clicking the “Raise Hand” option in the student menu, students can send notice to the Teacher indicating he/she wishes to ask a question. After the student uses this function, his/her icon on the Teacher

Computer will change to teacher can answer him choosing a proper method. Note: The student cannot perform this operation if the teacher unchecks the Allow to raise hand box in the VirtualClass preferences.

to raise the teacher's attention. Then the

4-3 Send Message

With this function, the student can send messages to the teacher. Right-click on the VirtualClass icon in the task tray, and click "Send

Message" in the popup menu, and then a Send Message dialog box will be displayed on the screen as shown in Fig. 4-3a.

Fig. 4-3a.

Note: If the teacher unchecks the Allow to send message box in VirtualClass preferences, then students cannot p erform this operation.

4-4 Select a Classroom

If allowed by the teacher to select a classroom, the students can right-click on the VirtualClass icon in the task tray and click "Select a Classroom" in the popup menu. Then a Select a Classroom dialog box will be displayed, as shown in Fig. 4- 4a. Select the cla ssroom and click OK to enter.

Fig. 4-4a

4-5 Manual Logon

If allowed by the teacher to select a classroom, the student can also choose to log on to a classroom manually. Right-click on the VirtualClass icon in the task tray and click "Manual Logon" in the popup menu. Then a Manual logon dialog box will be

displayed as shown in Fig. 4-5a.

Fig. 4-5a

The student can type in the IP address or name of the Teacher Computer, and click OK to log on to that Teacher Computer.

4-6 View Received Files

When the teacher sends a file to a student, a notice window (Fig. 4-6a) will instantly appear on the bottom right. Clicking the file name in the collected file list will open this file.

Fig. 4-6a

4-7 Receive and Reply to a Message

When the teacher sends a message to a student, a Message dialog box will instantly pop up on student screen, as shown in Fig. 4-7a.

Fig. 4-7a

Click Reply to show Fig. 4- 7b. Type message in the dialog box and send it back to the teacher.

Fig. 4-7b

4-8 Exit Classroom

T o Exit the VirtualClass Student program, right-click on the small icon on the taskbar, and then select Exit from the drop menu.

Note: The students themselves cannot close the VirtualClass student program if the teacher has checked Prevent students from exiting VirtualClass box.

Chapter 5

Using

VirtualClass

NetMovie

Chapter 5 VirtualClass NetMovie

5-1 VirtualClass NetMovie - Introduction

The NetMovie Manager provides a convenient way of managing and running all your multimedia files on CD, hard disk, or server. It also enables you to broadcast live and/or play live recordin gs, from within VirtualClass. NetMovie adapts a Client/Server mode; supports most multimedia formats such as MPEG, DAT, MP3, WAV, etc. NetMovie is also an excellent tool for creating, classifying, adding and organizing your multimedia resources.

5-2 NetMovie Manager - Teacher

NetMovie Manager will appear on the Teacher's screen when activated, as shown in Fig. 5-2a.

Fig. 5-2a

5-2.1 Activate NetMovie

First, select the student(s) you want to receive NetMovie (if none is selected, the default is to all students). Then the teacher can show NetMovie using one of the following four methods:

1. Click the NetMovie button

2. Right-click on one of the selected student icons, and select Show

Movie in the popup menu; If all students are supposed to see the movie, right-click on the blank area of student icon area, then choose the “To

in the Tool Bar;

all students” option, and select Show Movie in the popup menu.

3. Select a student or students, then select Teach in the Menu Bar, and choose Show Movie in the drop menu;

4. Select a student/students and press “Ctrl+M” on the keyboard.

Note: If clicking the NetMovie button default all students are chosen to see the movie.

in the lit interface, by

5-2.2 Using NetMovie Manager

It must first be pointed out that all the functions introduced below can be accessed in the right-click menu. The menu will be displayed when you right-click the mouse on any part of the NetMovie Manager. As shown in Fig. 5-2.2a.

Fig. 5-2.2a

z Play Multimedia Files

There are three methods to play a file:

1. Click on the open file button

2. Right-click on any part of the NetMovie Manager and select Open in popup menu to open a file;

3. Press "Ctrl+O" on the keyboard to open a file.

z Play list

1) Single-click on the Play List button the right popup menu, or 3) Simply pressing "Ctrl+L" can show the Play

below the play screen;

, or 2) Select Play List in

List dialog box shown in Fig. 5-2.2b.

Fig. 5-2.2b

The NetMovie player will play files on the list in sequence. The teacher can add, delete and change the sequence of files on the list. He/She can also view the properties of selected files by clicking the Properties button and displaying the Properties window, as shown in Fig. 5-2.2c.

Fig. 5-2.2c

z Play Control

Play Mode Button

Play Pause

Description

Play a file after it is paused or stopped. Pause a file that is currently playing.

Stop

Stop a file that is currently playing.

Go back to the beginning of this file.

Rewind

Skip backward when playing a file.

Skip Forward Next

Skip Forward when playing a file. Play the next file on file list.

z Volume

The Teacher can adjust the playing volume by dragging the volume bar shown in Fig. 5-2.2d.

Fig. 5-2.2d

Note: 1) From top to bottom, the volume decreases to mute mode.

2) The teacher can directly enter mute mode by clicking the button below the play screen.

z Close Multimedia File

The T eacher can close a file during the displa ying process by clicking the close button

below the play screen.

z Exit NetMovie

The Teacher can exit NetMovie Manager by clicking on the close window button or by selecting Exit from the right-click menu.

5-3 NetMovie - Student

Starting the NetMovie on the Teacher's computer will launch the NetMovie displayer on the student computer automatically and will receive the movie simultaneously. The NetMovie displaying on the student computer is shown in Fig. 5-3a.

Fig. 5-3a

While receiving NetMovie, students can perform the following operation:

z Adjust the display window to full screen by clicking z Hide the display window by clicking the ‘minimize window’ button

z Return to normal size by right-clicking the mouse under full screen

mode. Note: these functions cannot be performed if the Teacher has checked the Full Screen box in the VirtualClass preferences.

z Adjust the playing volume by draggin g the volume bar

Chapter 6

Using

VirtualClass

Keypad

Chapter 6 VirtualClass Keypad

6-1 VirtualClass Keypad Introduction

VirtualClass Keypad is an external hardware device, shown in Fig. 6-2b . The teacher can perform the most commonly used functions by simply pressing a key on this pad. The keypad makes teaching much easier and more convenient.

6-2 Install VirtualClass Keypad

Connect the VirtualClass keypad to the PS/2 port on the teacher computer and connect the standard keyboard to another port on the VirtualClass keypad, as shown in Fig. 6-2a.

PS/2 Standard Keyboard

Fig. 6-2a

6-3 VirtualClass keypad functions

The VirtualClass keypad (Fig. 6-2b) provi des direct acc ess to all of the main functions available in VirtualClass.

Fig 6-2b

• Number Keys (1-9)

These keys are used to select a specific computer. For example, if you want to control student 112, you should type the number 112 first before executing any actions.

• List

Displays the name and number of all students who are online. If all of the students cannot be displayed on one page, then press List again to scroll to the next page.

• Broadcast

Broadcasts the teacher’s screen, a model student’s screen or a voice message. Press Broadcast to broadcast the teacher’s screen to the screens of all students. To broadcast an individual student’s screen to other students, first enter the student number and then press Broadcast.

• Voice

Pressing this key will broadcast the teacher’s voice message to all students. The teacher can also have a one-on-one chat with a student by selecting the number of the student before pressi ng the Voice key.

• Adv.

Launches VirtualClass advanced functions. There are two options in the Advanced window: e- Tablet and NetMovie. E-Tablet is designed to complement the VirtualClass Screen Broadcast. E-Tablet provides a wide range of drawing functionality that can be used to assist the teacher in directing the students' attention toward a point of interest and/or highlighting significant areas of the screen to be broadcast. NetMovie provides a convenient way of managing and running all of your multimedia files on CD, hard disk or server from within VirtualClass.

• Monitor

Displays the current screen of a selected student’s computer. To monitor one student computer, first enter the student computer number and then press Monitor. If you want to monitor all of the students’ computers, just press Monitor. The screens of all t he students who logged into the classroom wil l be displayed in a “slideshow”.

• Control

Takes full control of a specific student's computer. You can remotely control the keyboard, mouse and other applications on a student’s computer. To control a system, first enter the student’s number and then press Control. Only one student computer can be controlled at one time.

• Shutdown

Turns off a specific student’s computer or the computers of all students. To turn off an individual student’s computer, enter the student number and then press the Shutdown key for 3 seconds. To turn off all student computers, just press the Shutdown key directly for 3 seconds.

• Lock

Disables the system, keyboard and mouse of one or all students. To lock only one computer, first enter the student's number on the

keypad and then press Lock. If no student number is entered prior to pressing Lock, then all of the systems will be locked.

• Esc

Cancel the current process. For example, if the user is currently broadcasting, pressing Esc will stop the broadcasting.

Chapter 7

Network Test

Chapter 7 Network Test

VirtualClass is equipped with a network diagnostic tool for both the teacher program and the student program to ensure that the classroom network functions properly.

If the program does not seem to be able to find a network, please run the VirtualClass network test tool from Start->All programs->VirtualClass->Network Test.

Fig.Fig. 4-1a

Step 1 Click the Start button on the top to begin sending test information from the teacher’s computer to the student’s computer. Step 2 Click the Start button at the bottom to receive data packets that have been sent from the teacher’s computer. Step 3 On the right side, the message window will display the information about the data received, lost data packets and your network quality. If no data are received on the student’s computer, please check your network connection and hardware configuration.

If the problem still persists, please contact FarStone technical support at support@farstone.com

Chapter 8

Appendix

Chapter 8 Appendix

8-1 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q1. Why can’t I turn off (or restart) the student computer using the VirtualClass teacher program?

If the student computer stops responding when you try to turn it off (or restart it), select Power Options from the control panel, and then select “Shut Down” from the “When I press…” drop menu in the Advanced tab.

Or check Enable Advanced Power Management support on the APM tab.

Q2. I turned off the student computer using the VirtualClass teacher program. Why does the Scandisk program always run on the next system startup?

Not all of the programs were closed properly when Virtua lClass shut down the student systems. Please close all of the running programs prior to restarting or shutting down.

Q3. I reinstalled the VirtualClass teacher program on my computer. Why did the student number change?

If you want to keep the student number listing the same as before, please do the following:

1. Select “Save student list” when removing the VirtualClass teacher

program. OR

2. Back up the student list by saving the vclass.vcm from %InstallDir%

Program Files/FarStone/VirtualClass/vclass.vcm. Replace this file after VirtualClass has been reinstalled.

Q4. When should the student log in to the classroom manually?

If the classroom is already online but the student cannot find the classroom in the teacher list, you can enter the teacher computer name or IP address to log in to this classroom.

Q5. Can I change the language displayed in VirtualClass without reinstalling the program?

Yes. You need to copy the ResXXXX.ini file, which is located in the VirtualClass program folder (number in folder name indicates certain language, as is shown in the table below) into %InstallDir%ProgramFiles\FarStone\VirtualClass\Language. After copying the file, please restart VirtualClass to have the changes take effect after copying the file.

Language Folder for language Traditional CHINESE 404 Simplify CHINESE 804 ENGLISH 409 FRENCH 40c GERMAN 407 ITALIAN 410 SPANISH 40a DUTCH 413 KOREAN 412 JAPANESE 411

Q6. Can I broadcast movies to student computers using VirtualClass?

Yes. You can do this using the NetMovie feature.

Q7. During installation, I received the following error message “1607: Can’t install InstallShield Scripting Runtime.” What should I do?

Make sure that you have the administrator privileges to run the setup on the machine and then run IsScript.msi

from the original installation packet. Run the file InstmsiA.exe on Windows 9x or Me or InstmsiW.exe on Windows NT, 2000 or XP to install and configure the Windows Installer Service on the machine. These files can be found in the same path as Setup.exe. If the issue persists, then register the Msiexec.exe file on the machine manually. To do this, run the following command line options in the Start > Run command or command prompt

of the operating system: Windows NT, 2000: C:\Winnt\System32\Msiexec.exe /REGSERVER Windows 9x, Me or XP: C:\Windows\System\Msiexec.exe /REGSERVER

Make sure that the Installer folder in the Windows directory on the machine is not read-only. The path to the installer fo ld er is typically C:\Winnt\Installer on Windows NT, 2000 and XP machines and C:\Windows\Installer on Windows 9x and Me machines. Ri ght-click on the Installer folder and make sure that it is not read-only. On some machines, the installer folder may be hidden. Before searching for this folder in the above path, make sure to check the option “Show hidden files and folders” in the Windows Explorer options. Launch the Task Manager to see if multiple instances of Msiexec.exe or IDriver.exe are running on the machine. You can launch the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete. You should have at least one instance of these files running. But if you see more than one instance of Msiexec.exe or IDriver.exe, it could be the cause of the issue. If this is the case, please restart your system and try again.

Q8. How can I optimize VirtualClass’s performance?

You can try the following to improve your VirtualClass performance:

1. Reduce your screen resolution (e.g. reduce 1024 X 768 to 800 X

600).

2. Reduce the color quality (e.g. reduce 32-bit to 16-bit).

3. Do not set up a background picture

4. For Windows XP users, please select Appearance in Display

properties, and then set Windows and buttons as Windows classic style.

5. Upgrade the display adapter driver.

Q9. Why can’t some student computers receive the screen broadcast in a network?

Please check whether the connection of the stude nt computers is working properly. We provided a tool for testing the network connection for both the teacher and student computers. Start this tool from Start->Programs->VirtualClass->Network Test and check whether the computers can send or receive data.

Q10. Why can’t the teacher and students hear from or talk to each other?

The following functions will use sounds: when using the Monitor, Control and Talk. the teacher and students can communicate with

each other; when using the Broadcast and Lecture functions, students can only hear from the teacher.

If sounds do not work properly, please check the system’s volume Configuration from “Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Audio -> Volume -> Options -> Properties -> Recording” or by

double-clicking the Volume icon

in the task tray and selecting Options -> Properties -> Recording from the Volume Control window.

Check the status of all options in the Show the following volume controls screen:

A) To send sound from Teacher to Student, make sure “Mono Mix” is selected on the teacher computer, and “Microphone” and “Stereo Mix” are not selected. Also make sure that “Microphone” is selected on the Student computer.

B) To send sound to Student, make sure that “Microphone” is selected on the Teacher’s computer and “Mono Mix” is selected on the student computer.

After configuration, exit and restart Virtua lClass to have the changes take effect.

8-2 License Agreement

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