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Getting started, Chapter 1 – Smart Technologies Smart Sync 2010 User Manual

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Getting Started

Starting SMART Sync

2

Connecting to Students

3

Transferring Students to Your Class

5

Working with Teacher IDs and Classes

5

Navigating the User Interface

6

Views

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Main Toolbar and Menus

8

Group Tabs

8

Students List

9

Customizing the User Interface

10

Showing or Hiding Toolbars

10

Setting the Selection Method

10

Working with Thumbnails

11

Rearranging Thumbnails

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Resizing Thumbnails

12

Changing Thumbnail Information

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Working with Groups

13

Changing the Type of Class

13

Creating, Editing and Deleting Groups

14

Exiting SMART Sync

15

With SMART Sync™ classroom management software, you can manage your

classroom and communicate with your students without leaving your computer.

SMART Sync lets you observe and control your students’ computers using the

Thumbnails view, which displays real-time images of your students’ computer desktops.

You can customize this view’s appearance. In addition to viewing the desktops, you can

capture snapshots of students’ screens, take control of students’ desktops, temporarily

lock students’ computers, remotely shut down students’ computers, block Internet

access and block the use of specific applications.

You can also use SMART Sync to communicate with your entire class, a group of

students or an individual student. You can broadcast your desktop, conduct polls, send

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