Spotlight: iTALC classroom monitoring and management

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Spotlight: iTALC classroom monitoring and management

By Mark W. Kaelin February 3, 2010, 5:10 AM PST

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Spotlight: iTALC classroom monitoring and management

Master control

From this Master Control Station the teacher can take control of machines and much more.

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Add a client

Adding a new client is as simple as right-clicking the left pane, selecting u201cAdd New Computeru201d, and filling out the information you see here.

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Control bar

While controlling or viewing a workstation, if you hover your mouse at the top of the screen the Icon (or Control) bar will appear.

For a full review of iTALC, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Private messages

Send private messages to students/workstations so not to interrupt class time.

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Screenshots

Take screenshots of a students’ workstation at any time. All snapshots will be listed (by name and IP address) in the snapshots listing (click the Camera icon in the left navigation).

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Configuration

This is the entire configuration necessary for iTALC. Notice that you can use a Domain login for mult-login. Depending upon your hardware, you can adjust the Quality of demonstrations down to get better performance.

For a full review of iTALC, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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