Factsheet

classroom management software

Students are gazing intently at their screens – they are clearly concentrating. What they’re concentrating Works with the
on, though, isn’t always clear. Your students could be honing their arcade skills or checking out their
favorite singer’s bio. Or, they might be stuck in the middle of a research project. But making your way
through the classroom and checking screens takes time, especially when you have to stop and answer the interactive whiteboard
same question again and again. The bell rings before you’ve reached half the class.

With SynchronEyes™ classroom management software you know exactly what your students are working
on, and you can answer all their questions. Simply pull up thumbnail views of all students’ screens on
your desktop.
“I have been using SynchronEyes
In touch with students software for three years now, and I love
SynchronEyes software’s intuitive interface makes it easy to monitor students’ progress. When you see it. I can control who is on the Internet,
them struggling, you can give individual assistance – confidentially. Students can ask for help without and when. I can lock students out of
losing face in front of peers, then return to work. the computers during lectures and
while giving directions. I can even create
As students click between applications, you can give guidance when necessary. If Internet use or online tests – the software grades
certain applications are inappropriate, you can block them for one or every student. You can even lock the tests and immediately gives each
all computers and keyboards. student a grade. I am not sure how I
managed before I had this software.”
Flexibility for teachers
SynchronEyes software helps keep students focused but also keeps you responsive to the spontaneous Theresa Taylor, business teacher,
twists and turns of your lessons. Broadcast your screen to the class if a concept needs reinforcement. Cape Central High School,
Share an individual’s work on screen to provoke discussion, or arrange chat groups and screen-sharing. Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
To assess understanding, create a quiz by importing questions from XML quiz bank files. Once the
software has marked the quiz, you can easily view the results.

Whether your technology is wired or wireless, whether it includes a handful of computers or thirty
mobile devices, SynchronEyes software facilitates classroom communication. You can carry on teaching,
knowing that your students’ work is secure and that they are concentrating on the task at hand.

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 System requirements

System requirements Windows® operating systems

Teacher station
Pentium® III processor at 500 MHz or equivalent • 128 MB
of RAM • Windows 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP, Windows Vista™
or Windows Server ® 2003 • 50 MB of free hard disk
space • 800 x 600 or higher resolution display with full
color • Microsoft® Internet Explorer ® 5.0 Internet browser
or higher • DirectX 7.0a • 10 Mbps TCP/IP network
interface adapter
Student station
Pentium II processor at 300 MHz or equivalent • 64 MB of
RAM • Windows 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP, Windows Vista or
Windows Server 2003 • 15 MB of free hard disk space
• 640 x 480 or higher resolution display with 256 colors
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 Internet browser or higher
• DirectX 7.0a• 10 Mbps TCP/IP network interface adapter
Student station (mobile devices)
Windows CE 4.2 or greater, including Windows
Mobile® 2003 and 2005 • ARM-based processor
• 5 MB free storage space

Increase your power to teach Keep students on task and on time

• Monitor all screens – Observe all student screens from your desk, including • Control Web access – Block Internet access or allow only selected websites to
dual monitors. keep students on track.
• View screen thumbnails – Student desktops appear as thumbnail images that • Block applications – Stop one or more students from accessing any applications
you can group, resize and arrange. you’ve selected, including games, specific programs or groups of programs.
• Arrange thumbnails on screen – Sort the thumbnails of all student desktops to • Launch applications – Remotely launch and close applications on each student’s
match your classroom layout, or put them in any configuration you want. desktop to structure class time.
• Make class lists – Automatically connect students and create class lists that can • Control a student’s computer – Take or share control of student computers so
include any students connected to your network. you can guide them remotely through a particular task.
• Go wireless – Reach beyond the walls of your classroom to monitor and control • Lock computers – Prevent distractions by locking down individual computers,
students on a wireless network. selected groups of computers or the entire class.
• Add teachers – Let multiple teachers, aides or administrators monitor student • Transfer files – Send documents to students or collect student assignments
computer screens in your classroom. without leaving your computer.
• Connect to mobile devices – Incorporate devices such as laptops, PDAs and • Turn all computers off – Shut down all computers simultaneously with a single
tablet PCs into your class network. mouse click.

Create a collaborative classroom Make assessment as easy as 1, 2, 3

• Broadcast your screen or any student screen – Demonstrate a concept or • Quiz students – Create quizzes with the Quiz Wizard, distribute them from your
example by sharing your screen or any student screen with the rest of the class. computer and have the software automatically mark student responses.
• Use with other SMART products – Control, monitor and write over student • Analyze results – View statistics on individual and group performance.
computer screens from the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard just like you
• Use any format – Make quizzes that include any mix of multiple-choice,
would from your own screen.
short-answer, matching, ordering and essay-style questions.
• Show video – Broadcast multimedia files to any student screen or to the entire class.
• Import existing quizzes – Import data from existing text files, including XML
• Hand over control to a student – Choose a student to demonstrate an idea to quiz bank files.
the rest of the class during your teacher broadcast.
• Incorporate symbols and rich text – Include mathematical symbols and rich-text
• Respond to student questions – Encourage students to ask you questions using formatting in your quizzes.
the software so everyone can concentrate
• Create and monitor chat sessions – Chat with students directly, or create a Install software quickly and securely
controlled chat environment between individuals or groups.
• Make installation simple – Deploy the software automatically to all computers
• Take a vote – Students can vote on a yes-or-no question, and the software will
using an .msi file.
automatically tally the votes.
• Keep your training room secure – Provide a safe learning environment using
256-bit encryption.
• Prevent outside access to classroom files – Ensure that your students’ work is
protected through teacher authentication.

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countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. System requirements are subject to
change without notice. Product may not be exactly as shown. Printed in Canada 10/2007. 1652 SPL MKTG-017