Lanschool+Written+Tutorials

The PDF with all written tutorials for Lanschool are available for you to download. = =

= **Teacher Console** =

How to customize your teacher console < Click View < Click configure toolbar (a box will appear with actions you can preform in Lanschool) There are 24 Lanschool functions you can place in your toolbar. If there is an item you will not use just click on the icon and drag it into the box. If there is an item that is not on your console that you want to add click on the icon and drag it to your console.

= **Two Views of LanSchool** =

**1. Details view-**
Shows all information on the computer in columns. (ALLOWS SORTING) Information includes: Status, Login Name, Student Name, Machine Name, Current Application, Last visited Website, Last question asked, Channel, & Version. To sort columns double clicking on the heading.

**To select Students In Details View:**
< Click on the first computer in the list < hold command down and hit A
 * ALL Students**

< Hold down Shift < Click on the first Student you want < Click on the last Student you want Computer will highlight all names in between
 * Several Students in a Row**

< Hold down the Command Button < Click each name that you want to choose.
 * Several Students who are placed Randomly in list**

< double click on the name.
 * 1 Student**


 * If No students are selected the computer assumes you mean ALL students**

**2. Thumbnail View-**
Show a small version of computer screen Click VIEW ALL (from top Menu in Console) To choose size (4 sizes available) Click down arrow next to view all Best Fit Choose all click in grey or blank area. You can organize computer just as they appear in classroom.

Create Seating Chart:
< Click Classroom Layout < Move thumbnail to correct location OR < drag the thumbnail on top of another thumbnail and they will swap

**To select Students In Thumbnail View:**
< Click on the first computer in the list < hold command down and hit A
 * ALL Students**

< Click on the each student you want
 * Choose Several Students**

< double click on the name.
 * 1 Student**


 * If No students are selected LanSchool assumes ALL students**

Magnify Student Thumbnail:
< Click on a grey area of your screen < Click on View all in Toolbar < Click once on words Magnify <Move mouse (cursor) to area you would like to magnify.

**Blank a Screen**

There are 2 easy ways to blank student’s Screen

To blank ALL screens is to right click on the Pearls in the dock Choose Blank all Screens.

You can also click on Blank screen icon in the toolbar

**Configure Blank Screen Message**
< Click on the the down arrow next to the words blank all screens 3 options appear : Dele te Blank screen message history, Blank/Unblank screen, configure message.

The top portion of the box has all of the messages (up to 10) saved there for you to choose which message to send to the students. To create a new message select the words on the screen and hit delete. Type the new message you would like it to record.

< Click on LANSCHOOL preferences < Click on App Limiting Tab
 * Limit Apps**
 * Configure Applications:**

First open the applications that you would like the students to use durning this lesson. < Click on the Allow only the following applications button < Click Add Button < Hold down the Command Button < Click each application that you would like to allow < Click Add Button < Click OK
 * Allow ONLY the following applications: Most powerful**
 * Application is open if it has a white dot below the icon on your doc.

To save this app list: < Click Save < Create a Title for the allowed app list < Change the location to desktop < Click Save

To load this allowed application list: Once your class list has been open: < Click command A < Click on the limit apps button in your teacher console < Click load < Click on desktop in right side-bar menu < Choose Title of correct file ( will be have **.lsa** as file name) < Click Open


 * WHEN WORKING AN ICON APPEARS ON THE THUMBNAIL OF THE STUDENTS DESKTOP.

First open the applications that you DO NOT want the students to use durning this lesson. < Click on Block the following applications: < Click Add Button < Hold down the Command Button < Click each application that you do not want the students to use < Click Add Button < Click OK
 * Block the following applications:**
 * Application is open if it has a white dot below the icon on your doc.

To save this app list: < Click Save < Create a Title for the blocked app list < Change the location to desktop < Click Save

To load the block application list: Once your class list has been open: < Click command A < Click on the limit apps button in your teacher console < Click load < Click on desktop in right side-bar menu < Choose Title of correct file ( will be have **.lsa** as file name) < Click Open

Block all website browsing- Once your class list has been open: < < Click on LANSCHOOL preferences < Click on App Limiting Tab < Click command A < Click on the WEB limit button in your Prefernce console < Click Block all web browsing.
 * Limit The Web**

Allowed Web Sites - Allow only the following Web Sites WILL NOW work on Safari and Firefox (internet search browsers for Mac computers.) The function now works 100% of the time on Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari and Firefox.

Having said this you can use this feature but you may have some students who can get around this. < Click on the Allow only the following Web Sites button < Type in the URL address of the sites you would like to add (you do not have to type http:// ) [|__www.google.com__] mail.macademy.org < Click Add Button < Click OK
 * Allow ONLY the following applications: Most powerful**

To save this Web Site list: < Click Save < Create a Title for the allowed Web Site list < Change the location to desktop < Click Save

To load this allowed Web Site list: Once your class list has been open: < Click command A < Click on the limit Web button in your teacher console < Click load < Click on desktop in right side-bar menu < Choose Title of correct file ( will be have **.lsu** as file name) < Click Open


 * WHEN WORKING AN ICON APPEARS ON THE THUMBNAIL OF THE STUDENTS DESKTOP.


 * Block the following Web Sites**

< Click on the Block the following Web Sites button < Type in the URL address of the sites you would like to block (you do not have to type http:// ) [|__www.google.com__] mail.macademy.org < Click Add Button < Click OK
 * Block the following applications:**

To save the BLOCKED Web Site list: < Click Save < Create a Title for the allowed Web Site list < Change the location to desktop < Click Save

To load the BLOCKED Web Site list: Once your class list has been open: < Click command A < Click on the limit Web button in your teacher console < Click load < Click on desktop in right side-bar menu < Choose Title of correct file ( will be have **.lsu** as file name) < Click Open


 * WHEN WORKING AN ICON APPEARS ON THE THUMBNAIL OF THE STUDENTS DESKTOP.