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HICLASS REGISTRATION .........................................................................6 UNINSTALL HICLASS ..............................................................................7 Uninstall Teacher Program............................................................7 Uninstall Student Program ............................................................7
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MESSAGE CHAT ...................................................................................15 STOP STUDENT USE MESSAGE CHAT ......................................................15 HOW TO START HICLASS FUNCTIONS ....................................................15 Floating Menu Bar ......................................................................16 Right Click Menu.........................................................................17
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MANAGE SEATING PLAN .......................................................................19 Create a Seating Plan ..................................................................21 Activate a Seating Plan ...............................................................21 Save Seating Plan as a File .........................................................22
AUDIO BROADCAST ..............................................................................30 Start Audio Broadcast..................................................................30 Talk to Selected Student in Audio Broadcast ................................31
STUDENT DEMO ...................................................................................31 Control Master Student in Stu Demo ............................................33 Add or Remove Student in Stu Demo ............................................33
OBSERVE STUDENT PC .........................................................................33 Floating Menu Bar for Observe ...................................................34 Three Observe Window Mode ......................................................35 Remote Control in Observe ..........................................................35 Student Demo in Observer ...........................................................37 Take Snapshot in Observe ............................................................38
Start and Stop Black Screen .........................................................39 Change the Message of Black Screen ...........................................40
NET MOVIE ..........................................................................................40 Net Movie Player.........................................................................41 Suspend .......................................................................................41 Student Watch Net Movie in Different Modes ...............................42
RECORD SCREEN ..................................................................................45 Start Record Screen .....................................................................46 Mark Screen in Record Screen .....................................................47 Playback Record Screen Files......................................................47 VIRTUAL RECORDER .........................................................................48 Teacher prepare a Project for VR.................................................52 Manage Segment .........................................................................53 Manage Tag .................................................................................55 Manage Caption ..........................................................................56 Online Practice Modes in VR.......................................................59 To start Online Practice...............................................................60 Project File .................................................................................60 Options in VR ..............................................................................60 Auto Skip Segment in Online Practice..........................................61 Student Export and Save VR Project file .....................................62 Student Use VR after online Practice Mode ................................62 Student and Teacher Use VR at Home .........................................62
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VIRTUAL RECORDER FOR STUDENT .......................................................63 Student Use VR in Online Practice ..............................................64 Student use VR after Online Practice ...........................................65 Student Use VR at Home ..............................................................65 QUIZ ................................................................................................65 Prepare a Quiz ............................................................................66
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Add Section and Question............................................................68 Add Multiple Choice Question .....................................................69 Start Quiz ....................................................................................70 Suspend, Resume and Pause Quiz ................................................72 Grade ..........................................................................................73 Check Quiz Result .......................................................................75 Send Quiz Result to Students........................................................75 Quick Quiz and Survey ................................................................76 GROUPING........................................................................................78 Create Groups .............................................................................79 Add/Delete Group Member ..........................................................81 Assign a Group Leader ................................................................82 GROUP TALK ....................................................................................83 Teacher Join Group Talk..............................................................85 SMALL GROUP ..................................................................................85 Functions Available in Small Group ............................................88 Free Out a Group from Small Group............................................88 Observe Small Group ..................................................................88 APPLICATION CONTROL ....................................................................89 Use Application Control ..............................................................90 Edit Application Control Policy ...................................................91 SURF CONTROL ................................................................................95 Surf Control Policy......................................................................96 Use Surf Control..........................................................................96 Edit Surf Control Policy ..............................................................96 FILE TRANSFER ..............................................................................100 Start File Transfer .....................................................................101 File Transfer Options ................................................................102 Setup Destination Folder ...........................................................103 Student Send Files to Teacher ....................................................104 Manage Files Sent by Student ....................................................104 MANAGE STUDENT HELP REQUESTS ................................................106
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SIGN IN ..........................................................................................107 Start Sign In ..............................................................................107 Export Sign In result..................................................................108 SETTING .........................................................................................108 Screen Broadcast .......................................................................108 Audio Broadcast ........................................................................ 110 Net Movie .................................................................................. 112 Observe & Snapshot .................................................................. 113 Record Screen............................................................................ 114 Black Screen .............................................................................. 115 File Transfer.............................................................................. 116 Network ..................................................................................... 117 Hot Key ..................................................................................... 118 Teacher Password .................................................................... 119 Teacher Console Display ..........................................................120 Hand & Messenger...................................................................121
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REMOTE COMMAND ........................................................................121 Close Applications.....................................................................123 Login Windows ..........................................................................123 Create a Remote Command........................................................124 STU SETTINGS ................................................................................126 Advance Setting .........................................................................128 Security .....................................................................................129 LOCK TEACHER CONSOLE ...............................................................131 REMOVE RAISE HAND .....................................................................131 REMOVE OFFLINE STUDENTS ..........................................................131 STUDENT PC PROPERTY ..................................................................132 VIDEO ACCELERATION PROGRAM ....................................................132
Display Menu Bar .....................................................................138 Sign In .......................................................................................138 Raise Hand ................................................................................139 Instant Message.........................................................................139 Post Help Request .....................................................................141 Record Screen............................................................................141 File Transfer..............................................................................142
SETTING FOR HICLASS STUDENT .........................................................143 Network Setting .........................................................................144 Process Protection.....................................................................144 Lock Student PC ........................................................................145 Student Password ......................................................................145 Uninstall Student Program ........................................................146
RECEIVE TEACHER BROADCAST IN DIFFERENT MODES .........................146 STUDENT VIRTUAL RECORDER ............................................................147 Use VR in Online Practice .........................................................147 After Online Practice.................................................................148 Bring VR Home for Practice ......................................................148
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1 Introduction
What can attract students' attention in classes? How to involve them in learning? An interactive and collaboration classroom based on multimedia and networking technologies is no doubt able to make all these happen! HiClass Software provides a rich set of classroom management tools that make the teaching and learning a whole new experience! No matter what kind of subjects, or different labs in colleges, universities, training centers or corporations, HiClass software will be the prefect solution for computer classroom management!
dongle, it means your HiClass Software is lost. Please make sure you have fastened the HiClass USB dongle to the teacher PC to prevent lost.
Note: HiClass does not support 64bit Windows OS at present. Hardware Requirements Teacher PC Minimum: CPU Pentium III 800, 512M memory, 128M VGA card, full duplex audio card. Recommended: For Windows XP and Server 2003: CPU P4 2.6, 512M memory, 128M separated VGA card, duplex audio card. For Windows Vista, Server 2008 and
Windows 7: CPU Core 2 E4300, 3G memory, 256M individual VGA card, duplex audio card. Student PC Minimum: CPU Celeron 1G, 256M memory, 64M VGA card, duplex audio card. Recommended: For XP, Windows Server 2003: CPU Celeron 1.7, 512M memory, 64M VGA card, full duplex audio card. For Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7: CPU Core 2 E4300, 3G memory, 256M individual VGA card, duplex audio card.
Note: For DVD broadcast in Net Movie, VGA card should support Hardware overlay. Uses VGA card with bigger memory produces better broadcast quality. For 3D graphics broadcast, user better PC configuration will get better broadcasting quality.
Note: When use wireless LAN, please go to setting in Chapter 3 for detail setting of LAN.
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Note: If you do not restart the PC, some HiClass functions will not work normally.
have fastened the HiClass USB dongle to the teacher PC to prevent lost.
blank, if you do not provide one. 4. During the installation, a popup window for Channel ID will show. Select a channel ID (from 1 to 32) that this student will log into. By default the channel ID is 1. Please do not enter other channel if you are not sure about this setting! Note: Student password and Channel are very important! Users can
Note: Channel ID is used in case there are more than one HiClass software installed in the same network/campus. So students can login the correct HiClass lab by the channel ID.
Method 2: 1. 2. 3. 4. In Student PCs Control Panel, click Add or Delete Program. Follow the prompt steps to uninstall HiClass student. You will need student password to uninstall. After uninstallation, click OK to restart the PC to finish the uninstallation.
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Type in the teacher name. You can select any teacher name you like, but it will be the login name for next login. Type in a password, and there is no password by default.
Note: When teacher log in on the first time, please leave the password blank, then click login. You will be able to set the password in the system setting. Then it will be applied for your next log-in. 3. Type in the Channel ID, it is 1 by default. You can also select another channel ID (from 1 to 32), but you need to set up the channel ID for student computer accordingly. Or you can click Advance and select one channel ID there, and you also need to set up the channel ID for student computer accordingly. HiClass 5.0 version R2 support multi channel, it means this teacher will accept students in different channel ID to login this teachers lab!
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give students different channel ID and teacher can login different channel to teach different set of students by login different channel. Teacher can even login more than one channel by select more than one channel ID to teach different sets of students at the same time!
Students will have channel ID 1 by default. Note: Multi-channel login option is only available on 5.0 R2 version.
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Minimize Button
Click this button to minimize the teacher console into task bar or system tray. 2. HiClass icon in system tray To show the console again, double click the icon above on sys tray or click display interface by right-clicking on the menu. 3. Student Area This area will show student icons, seating. Some HiClass functions can also be accessed by right clicking on the student area or using floating menu bar. 4. Student Icons This area will show student icons, seating. IF you use HiClass 5.0 version R2, you will also see thumbnail of student PC screen. Some HiClass functions can also be
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accessed by right clicking on the student icons. 5. System Log When students do login/logout, request for connection, file transfer, raise hand, insufficient memory of student PC, etc. There will be a log in this area. 6. 7. 8. 9. Audio Setting Class Info. HiClass Messenger HiClass Function Buttons teacher/user may adjust the record and playback setting using this option. Seating plan name and number of students have login. Instant messaging for teacher and students Main functions of HiClass. Additionally, HiClass functions can also be accessed by clicking on the black area or using floating menu bar. Teachers may access right-click menu by right-clicking mouse on this area!
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Logo Area
Note: Thumbnail is only available in HiClass 5.0 version R2. To select or change the view: Right-click on the black area of teacher console > Select view > and select one of the student icon types. Thumbnail Show thumbnail of student PC screens. This feature is only available in R2 version
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Icon Details
Show an illustrated student icon Show the status of the student PC, applications its running, and etc.
Note: The thumbnails are updated periodically; teacher can change the update interval in system setting of HiClass teacher.
Student icons will have different status as below: Status Description Disconnected. Status Description Logged-in
This student raised hand. Receiving audio broadcast now. Black Screen
Receiving broadcast now. Being observed by teacher. Chatting with the teacher.
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Quizing
Insufficient PC resources!
Note: When selecting more than 2 icons, level alignment and vertical alignment are available; when select more than 3 icons, level isometric and vertical isometric will be available.
Note: If none of students were selected, then functions will be implemented to the whole class.
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To send a message: To send message to students, you just need to input the message in the dialog box and click the Send icon above; or you can click the arrow to select a message from pre-input messages.
To stop student use messenger: Teacher can click the button on the above to prevent student sending messages. If you click it again, then it will allow student to send messages again. Note; Students can not send message to students unless students are in small group function!
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Use the functions buttons in the teachers console. Through right-click menu on the Student area. This is the area where student icons located.
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Through floating menu bar. After the teacher minimize the main console, and then this floating menu bar will pop up.
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Through assigned Hot Key. Please refer to the Hot Key setting in the System setting.
This menu bar will allow the teacher to access the functions of HiClass SW without going to the main teacher console. Click this button to hide the floating menu bar.
Click the window button to return to the teacher console. Click settings to popup the system settings dialog. This is the same as you click on setting on teacher console. Click Cancel to cancel the current operations.
Other function buttons are related to the HiClass function and they will be discussed in related section.
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To check the student PC attribute: 1. 2. Right click on the student icon and select check attribute in the menu. Click different tabs to check details.
To terminate the running applications and processes on student PC: 1. 2. 3. Right click on the student icon and select check attribute in the menu. Click to select Application or Process tab. Select an item and click Close button to close it.
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The student icon will turn to the above icon, when the student click Raise hand button. To eliminate the hand raising: Select and right-click on the student icon > then select Remove Raise Hand
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Teacher can manage a seating plan that show on the main teacher console and save it as a file. This file will contain not only the student seating layout,
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but also student name under student icons and group information. By default, student icons will be arranged according to the login time after students first login. Teacher can re-arrange the icon position and even assign different name to the student. To change the seating plan:
Click the button on the right to start Seating Plan function You will see popup window as follows:
Delete Activate
Export selected Seating Plan as a tax file Save changed Seating Plan as a new one Import a file includes Seating Plan.
Note: Teacher can not delete the active/running class seating plan.
Note: When teacher changed the active seating plan, all the running functions will be closed and all the students not on the new active seating
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When running this function on the first time, a notice will popup. Teacher may select Do not prompt again to stop this popup notice in the future.
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Teacher Console will minimize itself and display a floating menu bar on the top of the teacher PCs desktop as shown below.
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To adjust the resolution of broadcast picture. Starting from the left, the four buttons above represent: best, better, normal, low
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Teacher can click on the above button on the menu bar to broadcast his/her voice to the students during broadcasting. And click this button again to stop broadcasting voice to students.
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Select one student you want to talk to. And right click on the student then the right click menu will show up.
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Click Talk to student in the right click menu. The teacher can talk to the selected student and the convert
electronic pen
Better: 75% of the quality of the image on the desktop of teacher computer Normal: 50% of the quality of the image on the desktop of teacher computer Low: 25% of the quality of the image on the desktop of teacher computer To change the quality setting, please click the buttons on the floating menu bar.
Note: No need to stop or restart the broadcast for the changes to take effect.
To Change the Broadcast mode: Click the above button to broadcast in full screen. Click it again to switch back to window mode.
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Note: Teacher PC must set up in higher screen resolution then students or the zoom broadcast function will not be available! After start Zoom Broadcast, teacher can drag the Red window on teacher PC to select a portion to broadcast. After the selection, the new selected Red window will be broadcast to students immediately.
There are 3 window sizes available in zoom broadcast: 800*600, 1024*768 and 1280*1024, Teacher can change the window size in teacher consoles setting. need as well. Note: Zoom broadcast can be used in full screen broadcast only. Right
click on the zoom broadcast window and you can select the different size you
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Record Screen
And use this
Teacher can record teacher PCs screen operating with audio. recorded file as teaching material or courseware.
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Record Screen
To record during Broadcast, please click the above button on the floating menu bar. To stop the recording, click the button again. Note: Teacher can either allow or forbid the student to record screen while receiving the broadcasting. Please refer to the Broadcast Settings in the setting of teacher console.
HiClass provides 3 levels: 1. 2. 3. Record in best quality Record in normal quality ( Default) Record in low quality
Note: Default setting will record at the best result, which is applicable to almost broadcast situation except broadcasting video courseware or Flash. To change the record quality:
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Broadcast Movie
To broadcast a movie from teacher PC to students using Broadcast function, please start the Video accelerating program first:
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Note: Please restart teacher computer for the changes to take effect. 3. Then you can try Broadcast function and broadcast the movie from teacher PC to students. Note: Teachers can also use Net Movie to broadcast movie files.
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Select a master student by clicking on student icon. Click on Stu Demo button to start this function. You will see a popup window as follow; select the students that the master student will be broadcast to.
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After you select the students to receive the demo and click OK. The master students screen will be shown in a windows on teacher PC as follows:
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The master student screen is the same window as you can see in Observe function. Right click on this master student screen on teacher PC, teacher can select auto focus, click and drag or zoom display. auto focus Screen focus will follow mouse move automatically. click and drag User can click and drag the screen to the portion they need.
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zoom display
To terminate this function, you may click the stu demo button again or right click on the demonstrating student and select stop student demo to terminate.
So teacher do not have to go around the students and watch students. Observe student
To operate this function, please follow the steps below: 1. 2. 3. Click one student icon or select more than one student on Student area. Then click the Observe button to start the function. The observed student windows will displayed on teacher screen.
Note: If teacher Click Observe without selecting any students, it will add all students PCs into observe.
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Auto loop when there are more than one students in observe
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To change the observe window mode: You can either right click the observe window or use the menu in the floating toolbar.
To start remote control: 1. 2. Right click the observed student window. Select remote control in the right-click menu. Then the desktop of selected student PC will be displayed in full screen.
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Lock keyboard mouse Press this button; the student keyboard mouse will be locked. Press the button again to unlock. Electronic pen Teacher can use electronic pen during remote control
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NoteWhen Loop button is activated during observe, teacher can not do remote control to the students.
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On the pop-up window, please select one, a part of, or the whole class to receive the broadcast of the master student.
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Note: The snapshot photo is in .jpg format. By default, it will be saved in My Documents->HiClass->Screen Snapshot\Seating Plan name. You can change the saving path in Setting of teacher console.
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4.5 Intercom
Intercom allow teacher to talk to one selected student. Only teacher and the selected student can hear the conversation. Please follow one of these steps to operate: Intercom
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Select one student in Students area. Click the above button to start Intercom and teacher can talk to the student.
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Or right-click the student icon and then select Intercom in the right click menu.
To start Black Screen, please follow steps below: 1. 2. 3. Select students you want to send the black screen to. Click Black Scr button. The black screen will be send to students and students keyboards and mice are locked.
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To stop Black Screen, please follow steps below: 4. Click End Black Scr to stop black screen.
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Click Net Movie button and the following Net Movie player will popup.
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To play the file in CD-ROM, click VCD. It will automatically add all the files in the CD-ROM to the playlist.
Note: In wireless LAN, the bit rate can not exceed the maximal transmission speed in the System setting. Default maximal speed of wireless network is 8192 kbps. You can improve the speed if the net broadcast performance can cope with it.
4.7.2 Suspend
Teacher can click suspend to stop Net Movie playing and system will memorize this stop point. Teacher can click resume continue the playback from last suspend point. How to create a suspend point: 1 2 Click Pause during the movie playback, then click Suspend. Exit Net Movie.
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How to resume playback from a suspend point: 1 Start Net Movie, and then click Resume to continue playback from the last suspend point. 2 Click Clear to remove the suspend point.
During Net Movie: Students receive net movie in window mode If this option is ticked, then Net Movie will be shown on Window mode. If it is not, then it will be shown in full-screen mode
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Please go to Net Movie settings in the Setting of teacher console for detail setting.
4.8 Live
Live or Live Cam function is good for teacher who want to broadcast a live camera to students. Note: Teacher needs USB Camera, Webcam, microphone, headset and loudspeaker for live function.
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Select the students who will receive the live cam from teacher. Click Live button and you will see the window as follows:
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Select the device you will use in the Live Camera. Click Broadcast button to start the broadcast.
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Note: You can only broadcast the live cam video if you did not select the audio device in above option.
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Click Rec Screen and select the path to save the video file, then click save to start the recording. Following is the recording toolbar on the top of the screen:
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Pause
Continue recording.
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Recording is going on Illustrate recording is in process and showing the recording time
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Select the recorded file in the Open files dialog box, then click OK
Note: In order to play the recorded files, you need HiClass program. Also, the Windows Media Player version9.0 or later must be installed to playback the recorded file.
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Virtual Recorder
Virtual Recorder is design for language learning. With Virtual Recorder, the teacher not only can select an existing audio file and convert into a courseware, but also can record his/her voice as the teaching material directly. With Virtual Recorder, the students can do different practices that either lead by teacher or by themselves. Here we call the material teachers prepare for Virtual Recorder a Project. After teachers prepare a project, teacher can use Virtual Recorder to distribute the project to students and lead an online practice by this project.
Note: HiClass VR supports audio files in WAV and MP3 format. Function buttons of Virtual Recorder:
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Name Open Record Close Save Playback Pause Stop Fast Backward Fast Forward
Description Open a Project or audio file Start record audio Close Project or file Save Project or file Playback Project Pause playback Stop playback Fast Backward 2 Sec or file
Forward 2 sec.
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Start online practice and VR will send project to students and let teachers lead the online practice
Online Practice Mode 1 Online Practice Mode 2 Online Practice Mode 3 Online Practice Mode 4 Practice multi segments Options
Listen to the audio file of the teachers Project first then record students voice Playback the audio file of the teachers Project first, and then playback student's recording Listen to t the audio file of the teachers Project and record student voice at the same time Playback the audio file of the teachers Project and playback student recording at the same time Select multi segments for practice and VR will skip to next segment automatically when previous segment ends Setup caption, Record format, and Pause time
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Mark a segment Click & drag on wave table to select a tag/segment then click here to mark
Previous segment
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Next segment Delete segment Delete All segments Insert Delete Caption mode Next Screen Prev Screen Tag / Segment Record Volume Playback
Insert a caption Delete a caption Switch between caption view/caption edit view Show waveform of next screen Show waveform of previous screen Select Tag mode or Segment mode
Shortcut-keys list: Shortcut keys Ctrl + O Ctrl + S Space Bar Relevant functions Open program or file. Save program or file. Play or pause. Stop playback
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Insert caption Delete a caption Move to previous segment. Move to next segment. Mark Move to previous segment. Move to next segment. Show waveform of previous screen.
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The project for VR can be from one of the three sources: 1. 2. 3. An existing audio file in MP3 or Wave format. A new recording audio file from teacher VR. An existing VR program.
For item 1 and 2 teachers usually have to do some preparation such as add caption, add tag and mark the audio file of the project into different segments, so student can use the project to practice. In following section, we will discuss the preparation of this VR project.
Note: Project file is a special file created by HiClass Virtual Recorder. The project file can be used to save the captions, segments, and tags, with the corresponding audio. When users create a new project based on an existing audio file or record a new file, a corresponding new project file will be automatically created. This new created project file will bestrode in the same folder as the original audio file. The new project file has the same filename but different extension: .tprj. When the project is opened, its corresponding audio file will be also opened automatically.
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Click the wave graph to set the beginning point of a segment. And hold the left mouse button; drag the yellow line to the end of the segment. The segment will be selected and highlighted.
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Click the Mark button or press short-cut key F7 or right click the highlighted wave graph and select Set segment in the popup menu to mark on this segment.
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Then you can see the new segment from the pull down menu. And the segment no. on top of the wave graph.
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Repeat above steps till all the segments you need are created.
Note: You can also use Play or Play circularly to check if the segment is set as you wanted. To select one or more segments: 1. You can click the pull down list under the wave graph where states Click here to select segment to select a segment.
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Or you can click on the no. of the segment that on the top of wave graph to select one segment directly. Or hold the ctrl key and click on the no. of the segment to select more than one segments.
Note: To unselect a segment, you can left click on outside of the wave graph of the segment. To Skip to the neighbor segment: 1. When one segment is chosen, keep pressing the Ctrl key, and press the arrow key or , then you will switch to the previous or next segment quickly. 2. Or click the button Previous or Next, you will also switch to previous or next segment.
To delete a segment: 1. 2. Choose one or several segments. Click the Delete button to delete. Or right click on the selected wave graph, and click on the Delete segment in the popup menu to delete the segment.
wave graph and then press F7. Or move the pointer to where you want to set a Tag in the wave graph area, then press Mark button. 2. Set Tag when a project is playing. When a project is playing, the user can press F7 or Mark button at any time. When user presses F7 or Mark button, the system will insert a Tag in the current position.
To select a tag: 1. Choose a single Tag. Click the drop down list under the wave graph Click here to select tag to choose a tag. After you choose a tag, the playback pointer will move to the tag. 2. Switch to the neighbor tag. When one tag is chosen, keep pressing the Ctrl key, and press the arrow key tag quickly. Or click the button Previous or Next, you will also switch to the next or previous tag. or , then you will switch to the previous or next
to students and the caption can help students understand the audio file more. To add a caption: 1. Open an audio file or a project file, if the project has segment in it. Just select a segment. 2. 3. Click Insert caption button and type in the caption. Or you can just click on the wave graph as the starting position for the caption and click Insert caption to add the caption
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Note: During the caption editing, please press the save button or use the shortcut key Ctrl + S from time to time to save the project file, to prevent the lose of your editing.
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To delete caption: Open the project file, and click the Caption Mode button to switch to the caption edit mode. Then select the caption and click Delete caption button to delete the caption. To modify caption: 1. Open the project file, click Caption Mode button to switch to the caption edit. 2. Double click the selected caption and modify the caption. Press enter key when finish modifying.
To playback project with caption: 1. Open the project file; click the Caption Mode button to switch to the caption view.
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Click the Playback button to start playing. During the playback, the captions will appear in the caption bar according to the arrangement.
Note: During project playback with caption, teachers can pause the playback and edit the caption if necessary!
Note: VR will send the project file includes captions, segments, and tags, from teacher pc to the student. This project can be used for self-learning at home. The project can be found in the directory of My Document/Audio File in the student PC.
4.10.8 Options in VR
There are couple options in VR program that teacher can select. To set pause time before recording or playback: Teacher can set the pause time before record or playback the program in
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program or use the VR at home for self-study. You can find the VR programs in the HiClass Installation CD. Just copy the directory and double click on the exe file to start the VR program.
File Name VRecorder.exe and related files VRecorderS.exe and related file VR for teacher.
Description Teacher can use this VR program to create project files as courseware. VR for students. Students can use this program to playback audio file, or use the project file to do the practice even teacher is not on line.
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This section will explain how to use VR on student PC. for the online practice. VR for self study!
start VR and online practice function, students can follow teachers lead After the online practice, student can also use
Students will use the virtual recorder to participate in the practice lead by the teacher. Student may also export the project file send by teacher and bring it home for self-learning.
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VR and students can not open other application so student will focus on
student's recording Listen to the audio file of the Online Practice Mode 3 project prepared by teacher and record student at the same time Playback the audio file of Online Practice Mode 4 the project prepared by teacher and student recording at the same time
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Quiz
Quiz allows the teacher to create quiz, manage quiz, and quiz students. HiClass provides some quiz templates that teacher can use.
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There are four buttons on teacher console are for quiz: 1. 2. 3. 4. Prepare Quiz Start Quiz Grade Quick Quiz.
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Follow the column in the window and type in the quiz name and other information needed.
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The quiz paper can contain many different sections. to add the section before you add the questions.
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New Open a new quiz Open Open an existing quiz Save Save current quiz Add Add a section or question Delete Delete a section or question
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Name of the quiz. You can save the quiz and use it later. Class name Name of teacher Quiz time How long this quiz will last Total score of this quiz. Usually are 100. to change. Click the button below
There are four type of question can be added into a quiz. One Answer, Multi Choice Question Multi Answer, Multi Choice Question True/False Question Essay question Student to enter one or more sentences to answer. Note: One exam paper can only have up to 128 questions. One question can only contains no more than 1024 characters. The essay questions answer can not over 512 characters. Multiple choice questions can have no more than 8 choices. Each choice is no more than 512 characters. The score for each question is between 0 and 100, the default value is 10. The questions answer must be YES or NO. Multiple choice question with one or more correct answers. Multiple choice questions with only one correct answer.
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Then click Add to add in the questions. Repeat the above steps to add all the sections and questions. To delete a section, select the target section and click Delete Click Save to save the paper.
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Type in the question and then type in the choices. Tick the dot before the correct answer. answer to grade the quiz.
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Assign the score that this question will take. To add an optional picture, click Picture icon on the right. Repeat step 3-7 to add more multiple choices questions. Click Save to save the paper.
10. To delete a question, select it in the edit dialog and press Delete
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Press Open button to open a quiz paper which is prepared by the teacher.
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Click Send and system will send the quiz to students PC. And the Quiz window will open on student PC automatically and student can only answer the quiz, they can not use their PC for other applications.
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Click Start to start the quiz. The quiz will be open automatically on student PC and students have to answer the quiz only.
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The quiz will last till the quiz time up. Student may submit the answers if they want before the time up.
Note: After the quiz, student answers will be save in the quiz file as well. Function button in tool bar: Open Resume Send Start Pause Suspend Open an quiz that prepare by teacher or a finished quiz for grading Resume a suspended quiz Send the quiz paper to students Start the quiz and countdown. Teacher can pause the quiz Teacher can suspend the quiz. PC fro other purpose. Stop Grade Countdown clock Stop the quiz and collect the answers from students Grade student quiz Quiz time count down. system will collect When time up the students answer The quiz program will be closed and student can use the
Note: When student PC is disconnected with teacher PC, the quit will be stopped. Students can continue the quiz after re-connect with teacher PC.
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can resume the quiz later and students can continue the quiz from the
To pause a quiz: Teacher can click Pause to stop the quiz temporary. Students can still see
the quiz, but can not answer it. Teacher can click Pause again to continue. Note: When the quiz time is up, system will collect student answers automatically.
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4.12.6 Grade
This feature is available in (R2/R1.1) version Grade function can help teacher to grade the quiz. students answer with the correct answers. correct answers when the quiz was created. Note: After the quiz, student answers will be save in the quiz file as well. Also teacher can send the quiz result with score and teacher comments to students Note: For essay question, teachers have to review and give score manually. To start grade: System will compare
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Click Grade button on the teacher console and then click open to select and open a quiz to grade. The following window will popup:
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System will check students answers automatically. Teacher may click on the screen on the right to edit, to give score or to add comment. Student will see the comments when the quiz results were sent to students.
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Repeat the steps above to complete the work. Click Save to save the grading into quiz file. Open Save Export Prev Next Comment Statistic Open a quiz file for grade Save the quiz file Export the grad result as an excel file. Previous question Next question Allow teacher make comments to selected question See quiz Statistics
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Send
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system will send the result to the students. Students may see their quiz result, grade and teacher comments in an HTML format page. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click Grade on the teacher console and open a quiz file. Click send button on the top toolbar. Select the students who you want to send the quiz results to. Click Send to send the results to selected students. Students will see their quiz result, grade and teacher comments in an HTML format page
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Note: A survey does not need correct answer, but teacher can see students spine immediately. To start a quick quiz or survey: 1. Select the students who will attend the Quick Quiz on the teacher console. 2. Click Quick Quiz button and you will see following window:
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After teacher type in the question and choices, then click Start to send the question to students.
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Teacher can see students reply immediately If teacher click on the Survey, then teacher do not have to specify the correct answer.
The student answers and the statistics will be updated LIVE in the window above.
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4.13
Grouping
Teacher may use Grouping function to divide students to different group. Functions based on grouping are: Group talk, Small group In small group function, teacher can assign a leader and assignment for each group. So student can do different activities in group and the group leader will lead the activities in group. Note: Grouping status will be saving in the seating plan. And teacher can apply some other functions such as Broadcast, Observer to group.
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Click New to create a new group and the follow window will popup:
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Input the group name. Click Add to select the group member. Click OK to finish
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Note: If teacher did not assign a group leader here, teacher needs to assign a group leader in small group function.
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Click Group Talk button on the teacher console. You will see window as below:
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Start current groups group talk Stop current groups group talk Remove a group from the group talk Start all groups group talk Stop all groups group talk
Note: When teacher remove a group from group talk, it only remove that group from current group talk activity. It will not delete the group.
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Small Group
Small Group allows teacher to assign different activities to different groups according different student need. To start a small group:
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Click n the tab to select a group you want to modify. Assign a student as the group leader. Assign an activity for the group.
Teacher can assign following activities for small group: Broadcast Audio Broadcast Intercom Observer Remote Control Student Setting File Transfer Remote Command Net Movie 5. You may change the group member by uncheck the box before
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student name. 6. Then teacher can click start to start small grouping teaching for the group. Teacher can repeat above steps for other groups.
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4.16
Application Control
Teacher can limit student use certain application by this function. HiClass implement Black list and Whit list for this function. 1. All Open: the students can use any applications on their PCs without limitation. 2. White List: All applications are blocked, except programs that are on the white list. 3. Black List: All applications are open; expect the programs that are on the black list. 4. Custom policy: Teacher creates the control policy by himself/herself.
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Click Apps Ctrl on teacher consol and Select control policy from the pull down menu. Advance Teacher creates the control policy by himself/herself. All Open no limitation White List All placation are blocked expect the application in the White list Black List All placation are open expect the application in the Black list Also the custom policies that created by teacher
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Or click Add application and the Add Application window will appear as follows:
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Type in application name or click browse to select the applications. Teacher can also type in a path than all the application in the directory will be add into the white list.
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If teacher type in
an application name, then the match type is match name. 6. Repeat above steps to add more applications; and then click Apply.
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Type in application name or click browse to select the applications. Teacher can also type in a path than all the application in the directory will be add into the black list.
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If teacher type in
an application name, then the match type is match name. 6. Repeat the steps above to add more applications; and then click Apply.
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Surf Control
Teacher can limit the web sites that students can visit. HiClass implements white list and black list for this function. Teacher can also edit the white list and black list for surf control.
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Advance Teacher creates the control policy by himself/herself. All Open students can visit any website. White List all web sites are blocked except the web sites in the white list. Black List all web sites are open, except the web sites in the black list. Also customer policies that teacher create.
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To edit White List policy 1. Click on White List and you will see the popup window as below:
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Tick the box before the item to select the item. Teacher can click Add URL to add in more web sites that you allow students to visit.
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Note: The key words will be created automatically after inputting the URL. Only when the student input the URL contains those keywords, the Website Control policy will validate. At present only IE explorer is supported by HiClass. To edit Black List Policy: 1. Click on Black List and you will see the popup window as below:
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Tick the box before the item to select the item. Teacher can click Add URL to add in more web sites that you do not allow students to visit.
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HiClass will also check the keywords as well. Click Apply to make the change and OK to exit.
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File Transfer
Teacher can send selected files or documents to student. And students can also send file to teacher. Note: The file transfer will be canceled if the destination PCs hard disk space is not enough. Also if there are existing file/donate, they will be replaced by the new one. To transfer files to students: Click the button File Transfer in main console, the following dialog box appears:
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Option File Transfer options include the folder and others. Add Add selected file into the file transfer list Delete Delete the file from the transfer list Send Start File Transfer Stop Cancel or stop file transfer
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Click Add to add selected files to the transfer list. And then click Send to start the file transfer.
Note: The destinations folder to store the transferred file can be setup in File Transfers Option.
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Click Replace tab. Please select either Replace or Dont Transfer from the options. Replace: replace the file if there is a file with the same name already. Do not transfer: Stop transfer the file.
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Click OK to finish.
There are 10 default paths and you can select one. To add new destination path: Click Add in the menu shown above to add new path. To edit the existing default path: Click Edit in the menu shown above to edit the existing path. To delete the existing default path:
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To accept files send by students: 1. 2. Select a student name in the dialog above, and click Accept. Click accept all to accept all the files.
To reject files sent by students: 1. 2. Select a student name in the dialog above, and click Reject. Click Reject all to reject all the files.
To change the path where to store the files sent by students: 1. 2. Right-click the black area on the main console. Select Manage File Transfer, and select Folder to Save Student Files in the submenu. 3. Input the new path in the popup dialog and click OK to finish.
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4.19
Students can post Help Request from the student program. When student post Help request, the dialog box below will popup:
To check students help request: Teacher clicks on black area on teacher console and select View Help Request. To remove students help request: Click Remove in the help request window above to delete the student Help. To talk to selected student: Select the student in the list and click Group Talk to talk to the student. To remote control selected student:
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Teacher can control student keyboard and mouse that send a help request. Select the student who sent the request from list and Click Remote control.
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Sign In
Teacher can use Sign in to ask student fill in their name and update the student name show on teacher console. Please click Sign in and you will see the popup window as follows:
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Setting
Click Setting button on the teacher console and you can setup HiClass. Please refer to the following sections for more detailed
Options Broadcast or Record Screen with audio The Broadcast, Playback, Recording will include voice as well
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Student receive broadcast in Window Open student Mic. in Student Demo or Remote Control Open Camera during Screen Broadcast and Record Screen
Student will receive the broadcast screen in a window mode not in a full-screen mode Students Mic will be enabled when Student Demo or Remote Control HiClass will automatically enable camera This feature is only available in R2 version
Record Screen: When this option is ticked, the recorded file will be stored in the assigned directory. Teacher may also select Auto record teacher Broadcast on Student to automatically record whenever the teacher uses broadcast function. Auto record teacher Broadcast on Student this feature is only available in R2 version. Broadcast and Record Screen performance: Teacher can select from 3 levels of output quality High is the best broadcast performance and it will use more CPU (Suitable for Author ware or Flash courseware) Normal is for most cases (Suitable for Photoshop demo) Low use less CPU (Suitable for MS Office demo) Screen size of Zoom Broadcast mode: There are 3 different screen sizes for Zoom Broadcast function.
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Audio Broadcast: Black student screen Lock student keyboard and mouse Audio setting: Teacher may change the sound quality by clicking Change. Note: better audio quality will require more bandwidth. Notice canceling Enable noise canceling If the microphone is sensitive to the environment, teacher can move the
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while on audio broadcasting, student side will show a black screen lock student keyboard and mouse during audio broadcasting
bar closer to the right H side. sound buffer The sound buffer is also adjustable (250ms-1000ms). Smaller value will have lower delays of sound transmission, but will need more network bandwidth
Settings of audio input MIC Input Stereo Input Line In Input Choose current Sound card Microphone Choose current Sound card Mono mix Choose current Sound card Line In
When HiClass was installed in Windows 7, the Input is Unavailable. There you
only need to choose Sound options.
Choose Windows 7 default MIC Choose Windows 7 default Stereo Choose Windows 7 default Line In
If you want to change the Settings of audio input, first you should to change the Windows 7s sound options.
Note If you do not use the Line In, please let it Default.
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During Net Movie: Students receive net movie in window mode If this option is ticked, then Net Movie will be shown on Window mode. If it is not, then it will be shown in full-screen mode Lock student keyboard and mouse This option will be ticked by default.
Network Buffering: HiClass will automatically set the buffering. If you wish to set it manually, then please unpick the Use default buffering, and specify it manually on the input box below it.
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Observe Setting: 1 No. of student screens show in a window when teacher observer. can be 1, 4, 9, 16. 2 When observe 4 or more students in a screen, the time to switch screen focus from one student to next 3 Time for stay on one students screen It
Notify Student: These options are not ticked by default; please tick them if you would like to notify the students before Observe or Remote Control.
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Snapshot Setting The path is set by default, you can change he path here.
Record Screen quality: There are 3 quality options here: Normal, Good and Best. Advance: It will be best to leave it to default settings. Options These options are ticked by default, please change when it is necessary. Record audio when record screen Record screen with the flashing red record button
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You may specify the message that will be shown on student PC during Black Screen mode. Text color and background color may also be adjusted.
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General: Teacher may change the path for saving files send by students. Teacher may decide whether the files send by students will be saving under the folder name by the seating plan. Show notification when receive file sent by student. Limitation: Limitation about the files that students can send by file transfer.
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4.21.8 Network
Advance: Set Teacher PCs IP address and time interval for polling students PC. LAN type and speed: HiClass supports a LAN network with 10 Mbps or higher and wireless connectivity (802.11 b/g/n). Max transmission rate: Max package size: When data loss happen: Set this as per network multicast speed Set this as per network multicast speed Set this as per network multicast speed. If connection is good, please select High; if connection is not good, then please select Low Screen Broadcast frame rate: Set this as per network multicast speed. If the network multicast speed is high,
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teacher can set higher frame rate. Screen Broadcast quality: Set screen broadcast quality according to broadcast content: To broadcast regular Windows operations or Word/Excel, select Normal. To broadcast program like DirectDraw, Direct3D, OpenGL or full screen movie, please select Low to reduce the bandwidth needed. Select Best when LAN speed is very good.
Teacher may use the default Hot Key or modify them according to preferences.
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Note: The hotkey for student exit HiClass student program is {Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F10}. You will also need the student password. Note: HiClass will lock the student PC when LAN is disconnected. You can click Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9 and enter Student password to unlock.
Set up teachers login password and teacher console password. Note: Teacher can lock teacher console by right click in black area and select Lock console in the menu. If teacher lost the password, please ask your system manager for help. Note: The hotkey for student exit HiClass student program is {Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F10}. You will also need the student password. Note: HiClass will lock the student PC when LAN is disconnected. You can
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Name below Student Icon Show Student Windows login name Show student PC name Show Student Sign-in name Student Icon on teacher console will show window login name Student Icon on teacher console will show student PC name Student Icon on teacher console will show student signing name ( when Signing function is used) The default one is Show Student Sign-in name. on the student icon and change student name. students names Student Thumbnail Update If your have HiClass 5.0 version R2, it supports student thumbnail view,
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user can select the refresh time for the thumbnail. The default is 5 seconds.
Teacher can setup options for Raise Hand, Messenger and student login.
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Remote Command
HiClass provide Remote Command function that allow teacher latch application for students remotely or power on/ power off student PC remotely. To shutdown student PC: 1. 2. Select the student icon on teacher console. Right click on the student icon. Then, select Remote Command > Shutdown,
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NoteYou may select Close without prompt to shutdown student computer without any warning. Teacher can perform similar operation for Remote power on student PC Remote reboot student PC Remote close topmost application on student PC
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Remote log out students window Remote close HiClass Student program. Note: When use Remote power on, the student computers network adapters and main board must support remoter wakeup function and this function has been activated. Please refer to student PCs BIOS setting for detail.
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Select a students computer and right click on its icon. Then, select Remote Command > Login Windows. Please type in the username and password when applicable, and then click OK.
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Click this button to create a new command. Click this button to delete a command in the list. Click this button to save your settings of the command. Select a command from the list and click this button to execute it on a student computer. Select a command and click this button to execute it on teachers PC.
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4.23
Stu Settings
Teacher may remotely change the settings of the student PCs from the teacher PC
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Select one or more student on teacher console. Then, click Stu setting on teacher console, you will see a popup window as follows:
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These are the settings that can be changed remotely by Student Setting. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Desktop. Proxy server Themes. Wall paper. Screen Saver Advance setting. Security.
Teacher can also save the settings as a file for future use. Note: The settings displayed in the Stu setting window are not the late setting on student PCs.
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4.23.2 Security
This setting will allow the teacher to customize the HiClass uninstallation password, prevent students from closing HiClass by Task Manager, and etc.
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Note: The hotkey for student exit HiClass student program is {Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F10}. You will also need the student password. Note: HiClass will lock the student PC when LAN is disconnected. You can click Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9 and enter Student password to unlock. 4.23.2.1 Change Student Password
In case teacher
forget student password, teacher can also reset student password here. Student password: 1. To set the uninstallation password, please tick the Click to reset Student Password box.
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Then enter the password in the space under it. Then click Apply.
Other setting These settings are enabled by default, please modify when necessary 1. 2. 3. Prevent student from closing HiClass program by Task messenger Block student screen when LAN is disconnected Allow student exit HiClass by Hotkey
Note: The hotkey for student exit HiClass student program is {Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F10}.
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To lock the main console, right-click on the black area and choose Lock Console, and then a menu will popup. To unlock the console, please enter the Teacher Console password. Note: The default will be no password. Teacher can set teacher console password at Setting on the teacher console.
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To delete the signs of students raise hand: 1. 2. Right click the targeted students icon. Select Delete Raise Hand.
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Teacher can remove the not login student icon on teacher console
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Right click the black area of teacher console. Select Remove Offline Students to delete all students who are not login student
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Student PC Property
Select a student icon ion the teacher console and right-click it, then select Student PC Property. The following window wills popup:
Teacher can check the Information, Application and Processes of the student computer.
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In case teacher need to broadcast video by Broadcast function instead of Net Movie.
improve the broadcast efficiency. 1. Click Start Menu > Program Files > HiClass> Video Acceleration Setting Program (or run TDOvrSet.exe program under the directory where the HiClass Installed), the following dialog box will appear:
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Please tick Enable video overlay to solve the problem when playing VCD/DVD that is not compatible with Direct Draw full-screen mode.
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[Drive:] [Path] TDOvrSet.exe [Disable Overlay | Enable Overlay] Disable Overlay: Disable the DCI/ Overlay video acceleration function; Enable Overlay: Enable DCI/ Overlay video acceleration function;
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Please pay attention to the following list for the functions of the buttons in the toolbar: Button Funtion Display or hide the menu bar
Sign In
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Display Help
To access the functions from this menu, please right-click the icon, and then the following menu will popup:
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5.3.2 Sign In
When teacher start Sign In function, the students will be asked to input their details. Teacher may also force students to do Sign-in. Then, the students desktop will become black and the Sign-in window will pop up. Students will need to complete the sign in or student PC will be locking in the sign in window. To complete the Sign in procedure, please follow these steps below: 1. 2. 3. 4. Input name. Input class name. Input student ID. Click OK.
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During the class, student can click Raise Hand button in the floating menu bar or press [Scroll Lock] to Raise Hand. Teacher will see the student icons on teacher console change to raise hand at the same time!
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Click button Message button in the menu bar. Type in the Message Or click/\Template to select a template. Click Send.
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Note: Student can use Windows media player to play the files (asf) only if the HiClass client was installed in this PC. Note: The default saving path of the recording files is My documents\HiClass\Screen
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Click the button File Transfer on the menu bar and you will see the window as follows. Add file Add files to File Transfer list Add folder Add a folder to File Transfer list Send Start File Transfer
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Stop Cancel file transfer 2. 3. 4. Click add files to add a file into the transfer list. Click Send to start the file transfer to teacher. The files will be sent automatically when teacher accept the file. But teacher may also reject the files transfer. Note: Teacher can set some limitation on the quantity and size of the files that student can send to teacher. .
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This setting is to prevent student from exit HiClass software by Windows Task Manager.
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This option will allow HiClass to automatically lock the student PC when LAN is disconnected. You can click Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9 and enter Student password to unlock.
You may change the student password here. Note: If you forget student password you can go the HiClass teacher
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program and use Setting on teacher console to reset the student password there.
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User can click and drag the screen to the portion they need to see. The observed window will be zoom in.
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There are four online practice modes that teacher may use: Mode Online Practice Mode 1 Online Practice Mode 2 Online Practice Mode 3 Online Practice Mode 4 Button Function Description Listen to teacher program first then record student Playback teacher program first, and then student's recording Listen to teacher program and record student at the same time Playback teacher program and student recording at the same time
the program sent by teacher, or the audio file on their PCs. Student can open a new file to study or save the students recording file and program sent by teacher.
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