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Now Faronics Insight is running; to access the dashboard and interface of the program click the upwards facing arrow in the bottom right corner of the primary display, highlighted by the green box, then select the blue owl quick-launch icon, as shown below and highlighted by a red box.
You will first be greeted by this screen, which should default to the lab room the workstation is in, and you simply hint start after checking the class ID.
Once the program is launched the primary screen, which displays all of the workstations in the lab, will be viewable to the instructor, as shown in the image below.
This screen provides the instructor with an overview of the computer activity happening on all of the workstations within the lab, for easy and holistic monitoring that does not disrupt a students work.
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To view one of the specific computer screens you need to highlight the workstation by clicking on it once which will create a red blue border around the workstation, as shown below.
Once the workstation is highlighted the instructor can select the the “Control” full screen button from the main ribbon at the top right of the screen to view the workstation in full screen, as shown below or double click the students display.
selected students preview.
Once you hit “Control” “Remote” the selected workstations desktop will be displayed in full screen in Insight, as shown below. While using the “Control” “Remote” function the instructor can navigate the students workstation, including moving their mouse, opening files, and running applications remotely, as shown below. 
Taking Screen Shots
To take a screen shot of the students screen while in “Control” mode click “Snapshot” at the top ribbon, as highlighted below. screen select there screen and view it in full screen. Then select "Actions" in the top right and select "Save Snapshot".
A box to save the .JPEG screenshot will appear, and simply select the file destination to save the screenshot.
To return back to the primary screen with all of the workstations being displayed hit the “Control” button the "x" button in the top right corner and the program will return to the primary display of all students.
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At the primary screen click “Blank Screen” “Focus” located on the top ribbon and select "Lock Screen".
Note - A custom message can be created on the screen by clicking the arrow next to the icon and selecting “Configure Blank Screen Message” and then typing the specified message in the pop-up box, as shown in the screenshot below.
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You must have selected which students to lock screens or select all.
Projecting the Instructors Desktop to All Students’ Screens
To show the teachers screen to all students click the drop down arrow next to showshare. Then select full or windowed and select "Share My Screen" and the teaching station display will be projected onto all of the workstations in the lab. Note if full is selected the students will not be able to use the computers for anything other then viewing the teachers display.
This function allows instructors to project their screen onto all of the lab computers, giving students a better opportunity to follow through demonstrations and instructions to understand the components of the exercises being conducted.
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To show a students screen to all other students select the students display to project to all the other screens. Then navigate along the Faronics ribbon and click the show student button.
Limit Websites
To limit websites used by students click the down arrow and click "Configure Web Limiting...".
You can allow for certain websites to be blocked or accessed. To block all websites except blackboard, first check the circle next to "Allow only the following web Sites:". Then click load as depicted below.
Click "Limit Web" to starting limiting websites on Student Computers. The function can be used to limit website accessibility for testing and other classroom applications.
share button again and select "Share a Student's Screen".
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