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Working with groups, Changing the type of class – Smart Technologies Smart Sync 2010 User Manual

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To change thumbnail

information

1. Click Thumbnails

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The Thumbnails view appears.

2. Select View > Thumbnail Name/Description.

3. Select Logon ID, Student ID or Student Name.

Working with Groups

If you want to interact with some students but not the entire class, you can create

groups.

When you create a group, SMART Sync creates a tab for the group. Depending on your

viewing options, the default group tab is named All Computers or All Students.

When you select a group’s tab, you can interact with the members of that group. For

example, you can lock the group’s desktops, broadcast your desktop to the group, chat

with the group, send a file to the group, conduct a poll of the group and more.

By creating groups, you can tailor specific actions to a certain section of the class. For

example, you can create a group made up of students who are easily distracted, and

then monitor the computer screens of that group.

You can also edit the members of existing groups and delete groups that you no longer

need.

Changing the Type of Class

Depending on your viewing options, the default group tab is named All Computers or All

Students. The All Computers group includes every computer in your lab and names the

thumbnails using the computer name. The All Students group includes every student in

your class and names the thumbnails using the student ID.

To change from a lab

to a class

Select View > View Class As > Student Class List.

To change from a class

to a lab

Select View > View Class As > Computer Lab.

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