Configuring Global Settings

The Settings window is responsible for configuring global parameters of the v-Class Teacher that affect the execution of some functions.

Fields and Commands

General Panel

Through this panel you can configure parameters for the following functions: Text Messages, Tray Icon and Floating Tool Bar.

Text Messages

Allow messages between students

Check this field if you want that the students use the text messages feature to send messages to other connected students in class. Uncheck this field if you want to disable the text messages function between students. In this case, you will still be able to send messages to the students.

Allow messages from students to teacher

Check this field if you want that the students use the text messages feature to exchange information with you. Uncheck this field if you want to disable the text messages function from students to teacher. In this case, you will still be able to send messages to the students.

Tray Icon Notifications

Tray Icon blinks when students request connection

Check this field if you want that the application tray icon, located on the operational system tasks bar, blinks when a student is requesting connection to the class. Uncheck this field if you want that the tray icon doesn't blink in this situation.

Tray Icon blinks when there is new message in any of the chat groups

Check this field if you want that the application tray icon, located on the operational system tasks bar, blinks when a message of a chat group arrives to you. Uncheck this field if you want that the icon doesn't blink in this situation.

Floating Tool Bar

Enable Floating Tool Bar

Check this field if you want that the v-Class Teacher floating tool bar remains visible. When the floating tool bar is visible you can access some v-Class Teacher functions by it. You can also hide and show the floating tool bar or even close it. If the floating tool bar is closed, you can press the ALT + J keys in your keyboard to show it again.

Uncheck this field if you want that the floating tool bar remains hidden.

File Transfer Panel

Through this panel you can configure default location to receive a file sent from a student and to send a file to a student.

Receive Location of Students Files

The /home/<teacher's computer login> field allows you to inform the location where the files sent by the students, through the File Transfer function, will be saved in your computer.

When a file is transferred, this default location will be incremented with the Class Model name and the login of the student in v-Class Student.

The login indicated here is the operational system login, not the v-Class Teacher login.

For example, if your operational system login is “metasys” and nothing is entered in this field, the default location to receive files sent by the students will be: “/home/metasys”. So, if you have the “Biology” Class Model active and the student which login is “giovanni” tries to send you a file, this file will be saved in: “/home/metasys/Biology/giovanni”.

If your operational system login is “metasys” and you enter the “Students Files” value in this field, the default location to receive the students file will be: “/home/metasys/Students Files”. So, if you have the “Biology” Class Model active and the student's login is “giovanni”, when he sends you a file, this file will be saved in: “/home/metasys/Students Files/Biology/giovanni”.

Remember that, through the File Transfer window, this receive location can be modified for each student, if you want.

Send Location to Transfer Files to Students

The /home/<student's computer login>/ field allows you to inform the location where the files sent by you will be saved in the students computers, through the File Transfer function.

The login indicated here is the operational system login, not the v-Class Student login.

For example, if the operational system login of a student is “student1” and nothing is entered in this field, the default location to save the files that you send to this student will be: “/home/student1”.

If the operational system login of a student is “student1” and you enter the “Teacher Files” value in this field, the default location to save the files that you send to this student will be: “/home/student1/Teacher Files”.

Remember that, through the File Transfer window, this location to save the files can be modified for each student, if you want.

Manage Displays Panel

Through this panel, you can configure the necessary parameters to the Manage Displays feature, that are the following functions: Teacher Presentation, Monitor Student and Student Presentation.

Teacher Presentation

This group allows the configuration of your presentation, defining the resolution, colors, quality and compression. These parameters will be used when your screen is captured and sent to be displayed in the student's computer. The defined parameters don't affect the configuration of the student's video, only affect the window that displays the teacher's presentation.

Monitor Student

This group allows the configuration to monitor students, with the definition of resolution, colors, quality and compression. These parameters will be used when a student's computer screen is captured and displayed in your computer for you to monitor. The defined parameters don't affect your video configuration, only affect the window that displays the student's computer screen.

Student Presentation

This group allows the configuration of the students presentation, with the definition of resolution, colors, quality and compression. These parameters will be used when a student's computer screen is captured and sent to be displayed in the other students computers in class. The defined parameters don't affect the video configuration of these students computers, only affect the window that displays the student's presentation.

Video Resolution

With a higher video resolution you can see more details in the screen area, but the images and letters in the screen will be smaller.

Video Colors

With less colors, the computer can process the images more quickly, but the colors must not reflect the actual colors. The other option is to display the colors already configured in your system.

Video Quality

When you use a higher quality, you can see more details in images, but the computer will take more time to display these images.

Video Compression

When you use a higher compression, the computer will process the images quickly, but you can view images with a lower quality.

Help

This button displays the Help window where you can navigate through the v-Class Teacher help topics.

OK

This button saves the information entered in the fields of the panels.

Cancel

This button closes the Settings window and returns to the Main window, without saving the changes made to the fields.