Smart Technologies SMART Sync 2010, User Manual

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You or your system administrator then selects a connection option depending on the
chosen mode:
Connection Option Description Visible
Mode Hidden
Mode
Allows the student to
select from a list of
available teachers Students must manually connect
to the correct teacher ID.
T I P
If teacher discovery is
available, students can
view the IDs of teachers
currently logged on to
SMART Sync Teacher in
a drop-down list (see page
85).
Yes No
Automatically
connects with this
Teacher ID Students automatically connect
to a teacher ID. Yes Yes
Automatically
connects with this
hostname or IP
address Students automatically connect
to a teacher through the host
name or IP address. (Host names
and IP addresses identify
computers on a network.) Yes Yes
Uses this Class List
Server hostname or IP
address You connect to your students
based on the information in a
SMART School file (see
Connecting to SMART Sync
Class List Server
on page 85).
For information on creating and
maintaining SMART School files,
see
document 144150 .
Yes Yes
N O T E
l
If a student with a version of SMART Sync Student that is incompatible
with your version of SMART Sync Teacher attempts to connect to your
class, warning messages appear on the student’s screen and your screen.
l
In Hidden mode, students can’t ask questions, initiate chat, send files or
complete other tasks requiring the SMART Sync Student user interface.
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