HP CLASSROOM MANAGER Empowering teachers, engaging students QuickStart Guide for Teachers
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Table of contents 1 Welcome .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Teacher view ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Identifying the Classroom Manager control window ............................................................ 3 Identifying the top toolbar icons .............................
4 Testing and surveys ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Using the Test Designer ..................................................................................................................... 19 Using the Testing Console ................................................................................................................. 19 Creating surveys ................................................
1 Welcome The following sections are included in this chapter: ● Teacher view ● Student view ● Finding more information ● Upgrading your software HP Classroom Manager is a digital toolkit that empowers you to create and manage your classroom from a centralized location. With the easy-to-learn software, you can streamline lesson plans, get more control over the classroom, use enhanced audio and visual tools, and make learning more collaborative and more fun.
● ◦ Blank student screens and lock keyboards and mice to get the students' attention ◦ Control access to printers and other devices ◦ Control access to Web sites Enhance audio and video instruction ◦ Broadcast audio and show video to your students ◦ Record and play back audio ◦ Monitor student audio activity ◦ Control access to USB drives, CDs, and DVDs on students' computers ◦ Use the collaborative virtual whiteboard to draw diagrams, annotate charts, and encourage student interaction Teac
Identifying the Classroom Manager control window In Classroom Manager, the control window is the primary workspace for connecting to students, maintaining information, and selecting the actions you want to perform. View Description (1) Top toolbar Allows you to perform selected actions on one or more students' computers. (2) Side toolbar Allows you to select a specific feature set. (3) Control window Displays a thumbnail or icon of each student computer.
Identifying the top toolbar icons These options allow you to perform actions on one or more students' computers. The top toolbar is located on the top of the control window. Icon 4 Function Icon Function Refresh—Refresh the list of students. Unlock—Unlock selected students' mice and keyboards. Student Register—Sign in and sign out students and create registration reports. Co-Browse—Browse the Web with your students. You can navigate across a Web site and the students' computers will follow.
Identifying the side toolbar icons These options allow you to perform selected functions on students' computers. The side toolbar is located on the left side of the control window. Icon Function Icon Function Student List—Display the list of students. Printer Management—Manage students' printer settings. Monitor Students—Monitor students' computers. Instant Messenger—Monitor students' IM status. Audio Activity—Monitor and record students' audio activity.
Student view The student toolbar, located at the top of each student's screen, provides a quick and convenient way for students to participate in class and access the resources required for a given lesson. The toolbar provides key information to the class throughout the lesson, such as class details, objectives, time remaining, available Web sites and applications the students are approved to use, and student rewards.
Finding more information There are several resources available to help you fully experience Classroom Manager and perform various tasks within the software. Resources For information about Software Help Provides detailed information about using this software. To access the software Help, open Classroom Manager, and then click Help > Contents.
Upgrading Classroom Manager To continue to use the full-featured version of Classroom Manager after your 30-day evaluation period or to upgrade during this evaluation period, you will need to purchase a valid license key. To upgrade your software: 1. Go to http://www.hp.com/go/hpclassroommanager and follow the instructions on how to purchase a license key. NOTE: After you purchase the software, you will be sent an e-mail with a link to enter your entitlement number on a Web site.
5. Click Generate. 6. Click Activate to apply to all listed students.
2 Working with students The following sections are included in this chapter: ● Planning your class ● Browsing the Internet with students ● Sending and collecting files ● Chatting and sending messages ● Showing your screen to students ● Creating student journals Classroom Manager encourages student participation, collaboration, and the safe use of technology. With these features, teachers are able to help students stay on track.
Creating a registration report You can create reports that provide information on student details and printer usage. To create a registration report: ▲ Click the Student Register icon on the top toolbar, and then click Registration Report. Creating a lesson plan Lesson plans enable you to structure lessons around a pre-defined set of tasks for each plan.
Sending and collecting files You can electronically send pre-prepared work files to students' computers and collect the files from them. ● Distribute files and folders from your computer to multiple students' computers. ● Transfer files to and from a selected computer in a single action. ● Hand out and automatically collect files with each student's details appended. ● Distribute files to multiple computers in a single action.
Chatting and sending messages Open a discussion session that all or selected students can join. Chatting with students Classroom Manager allows you to chat with any number of students simultaneously. To chat with students: 1. Click the Communicate icon on the top toolbar, and then select Chat. The Chat Properties window is displayed. 2. Select the students that you want to include in the Chat session, and then click OK.
Showing your screen to students The Show feature allows you to show your screen to all students in your class, show a selected screen (if you use multiple monitors), or even show a selected application. To show your screen to students: 1. Click the Show Menu icon on the top toolbar, and then click Show. The Show options are displayed. 2. Select the students to whom you want to show your screen. 3. Click Show. 4. To exit, select the Show Menu icon in the notification area and click End.
3 Using Multimedia Features The following sections are included in this chapter: ● Showing videos to the class ● Using audio features ● Using the virtual whiteboard ● Capturing images Classroom Manager's range of multimedia features provides both you and the student with the tools to instruct and learn both visually and audibly.
Using audio features The Classroom Manager audio features include: ● Adjusting the student microphone and speaker volume ● Monitoring and record student audio activity ● Sending audio announcements to the class NOTE: Your computer must have audio hardware and software installed for some of the audio features to work. Adjusting the volume You can adjust the audio settings in Classroom Manager for both your computer and the students' computers. 1. To adjust the volume: 2.
Making an announcement You can send an announcement using the computer's internal microphone and speakers to the entire class or selected students' computers. Students will be able to hear you, but will not be able to speak back. To make an announcement: 1. Click the Communicate icon 2. Select the students to whom you want to send an announcement. on the top toolbar, and then click Announce. NOTE: To select the entire class at one time, click These Clients.
Capturing images You can capture a snapshot of a selected student's screen and save the image. The student name, login ID, computer name, date, and time will also be recorded on the snapshot when you save the file. To capture an image: 18 1. When viewing a student's screen, click the Capture icon at the top of the View toolbar. 2. In the Save As window, enter a file name and click Save.
4 Testing and surveys The following sections are included in this chapter: ● Using the Test Designer ● Using the Testing Console ● Creating surveys Design tests and quizzes with minimum effort, including text, pictures, audio and video questions. You can then use the Testing Console to deploy the test to the students' computers and monitor the results. NOTE: For additional information on testing, refer to the software Help. Select Help > Contents > Testing Module.
grouped by response which enables you to see which students selected the same answer. This is useful if you need to send a quick follow-up question or message to particular student. Sending surveys To create and send a survey: 1. Click the Student Survey icon 2. Select the students to include in the survey, and then click OK. on the side toolbar. NOTE: The entire class is selected by default. The survey window is displayed. 3. Type a question in the box provided. 4.
5 Managing students' computers The following sections are included in this chapter: ● Locking and unlocking students' keyboards and mice ● Blanking students' screens ● Monitoring key words ● Controlling Web access ● Controlling mass storage devices ● Printing Locking and unlocking students' keyboards and mice The lock and unlock features allow you to lock the students' keyboards and mice. You can only lock and unlock students' computers that are connected to Classroom Manager.
To monitor key words: 1. Click the Keyboard Input icon 2. Click the Monitor icon at the bottom of the Control window. on the side toolbar. Creating a word list You can create word lists with both “target” and “inappropriate” key words. When a student types a word on the list, it will be identified with a visual indicator (green for target words and red for inappropriate words). To create a word list: 1.
Blocking access to storage devices 1. Select the student whose access you want to block. 2. Click the Storage Devices icon 3. Click the CD/DVD or USB icon at the bottom of the screen, and then select Block Access. on the side toolbar. Creating read-only access to storage devices 1. Select the student (s) for whom you want to create read-only access. 2. Click the Device Control icon 3. Click the CD/DVD or USB icon at the bottom of the screen, and then select Read Only. on the side toolbar.
6 Power Management The following sections are included in this chapter: ● Turning on students' computers ● Turning off students' computers ● Logging in students ● Restarting students' computers Classroom Manager includes the ability for you to remotely power on, power off, restart, and log in and log out students' computers. This feature helps you save time and conserve power. Turning on students' computers To turn on selected students' computers: 1.
Restarting students' computers When students are connected to Classroom Manager, you can remotely log out or restart the students' computers at the end of a lesson. This is a simple way to prepare multiple computers for the next class. To restart or log out students' computers: 1. Select an individual student or group of students. 2. Click the Manage icon 3. Click Yes. on the top toolbar, and then click Reboot or Logout.
A 26 Glossary Term Definition Chat Allows a two-way on-screen chat session between you and a student so assistance can be provided without disturbing the rest of the class. You can also allow a group chat session between students. Class Wizard The Class Wizard, which loads on startup, provides you with a simple to use interface in order to combine the elements required during a lesson.
Testing module Create customized tests that can be remotely delivered to students' computers and marked in real-time. Virtual whiteboard Provides you with a range of drawing tools which enables you to present learning points in graphic form. The content of the whiteboard can be shown to students at any point during a lesson.
Index A announcements 17 Applications icon 6 Audio Activity icon 5 audio activity, monitoring 16 audio features, using 16 audio settings 16 B Blank All icon 4 blanking student screens 21 C capture an image 18 Chat icon 6 chatting 13 Class Wizard 26 class, planning 10 Co-Browse icon 4 co-browse Internet 11 Communicate icon 4 computers, restarting 25 control window 3 identifying 3 D device control 26 Device Control icon 5 F File Transfer icon 4 files collecting 12 sending 12 FTP sites, blocking 22 H Help ic
sending 20 showing results 20 T target words 22 teacher screen, showing 14 teacher view 2 Tech Console 26 Test Designer, using 19 test designing 19 Testing Console icon 4 Testing Console, using 19 top toolbar icons 4 identifying 3 turning off student computers turning on student computers 24 24 U Unlock icon 4 unlocking student keyboards/ mice 21 unregister students 10 Upgrade icon 4 upgrading software 7 URLs, approving 22 USB Access icon 6 V videos, showing 15 View Client icon 4 virtual whiteboard leader
