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Using Insight
Using the Teacher Computer
On the teacher computer, there is small Insight icon in the taskbar. e taskbar is located in the bottom
right corner of the computer screen. Double-click the icon to open Insight. You can right-click the icon
to display a quick menu with additional options. Use this menu to control the key features of Insight.
Insight functionality can be accessed through a menu, icons, or a right-click menu. Manage student
computers from either the list view or the enhanced thumbnail view.
Insight Console Tips
Most of the features that the teacher uses every day are accessible from the Insight taskbar menu.
Some of the more advanced features are available in the Insight Console. All of the critical features are
grouped under one of five menu items: Demonstrate, Monitor, Restrict, Administer, and View.
Listed below are some tips about using the Insight Console:
Insight Toolbar Buttons
To use a feature in Insight, select the student or students and click the Insight toolbar button that
corresponds to the desired feature. e button will depress and change to a lighter color. To stop using
that feature, click the button again.
Some of the Insight toolbar buttons have a small arrow to the right of the button. Click on the arrow to
access additional options for that feature.
Activating Web and Application Limiting
Web and Application limiting must be configured before they can be activated. Configure these features
in the Options menu located under Administer in the Teacher Console and turn them on through the
menus or the toolbar.
Right-click
In the Insight console, access advanced features by right-clicking on a student computer in either the
Detail or umbnail view.
Implicit All Selection
If no students are selected, there is an implied all selection when activating key features like Blank
Screens or Show Teacher. If no students are selected and the teacher clicks the blank screens toolbar
button, all of the student screens are blanked. A red outline appears around specifically selected
machines in the thumbnail view and can be removed by clicking the thumbnail again. In the detailed
view, the student details, computer name and other details are displayed.
Refresh Screen
Pressing F5 or the menu item View followed by Refresh will refresh the console list by initiating a
discovery of student computers.
Sorting
By default, the detail view is sorted alphabetically by the Login Name column. Click on any of the other
column headings and the list will re-order alphabetically on the selected column.
Insight Taskbar Menu
A right-click on the Insight icon in the taskbar brings up a menu that contains the features most
teachers use every day.
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