SMART Technologies

Share screens
Demonstrate a concept or example by sharing your screen or any student screen with the rest of the class. You can also take control of any student’s computer and guide them remotely through a particular task.

Respond to students individually
Encourage students to ask you questions using the software, so everyone else can concentrate. As well, students can ask for extra help confidentially and not in front of their classmates.

Create and monitor chat sessions
Chat with students directly, or create a controlled chat environment between individuals or groups.

Show video
Broadcast any multimedia file to individual student screens or to the entire class.

Customize settings
Personalize the settings to suit your unique teaching needs.

Use it on the Windows Vista operating system
SynchronEyes 7.0 software runs on the latest version of the Microsoft Windows operating system - Windows Vista.

Integrate with other SMART products
Use the SMART Board interactive whiteboard just as you would your own computer to control, monitor and write over student computer screens.

Capture screens
Take a time- and date-stamped screen capture of any student’s computer to show progress or to document misconduct.

Create class lists
Connect students automatically, and create class lists that can include any students who are linked to your network.

Monitor all screens
Observe the screens of all students in your class directly from your computer, even those using dual monitors.

View and arrange screen thumbnails
Student desktops appear as thumbnail images that you can group, resize and arrange to match your classroom layout or any other configuration.

Go wireless
With SynchronEyes 7.0, you can monitor students working on wired or wireless networks. SynchronEyes 7.0 also supports most mobile devices.

Use a variety of supervision options
Several teachers, aides or administrators can simultaneously monitor student computer screens in your classroom.

Control online access
Keep students focused on learning by blocking their access to the Internet or specific applications, including games or software programs.

Launch applications
Remotely launch and close applications on each student’s desktop to keep class time structured.

Lock computers
Prevent distractions by locking down individual computers, selected groups of computers or the entire lab.

Transfer files
Send documents to students or collect students’ assignments directly from your computer.

Turn off all computers
Shut down all computers simultaneously with a single mouse click.

Quiz students
Create tests easily using the software’s Quiz Wizard. You can distribute the tests directly from your computer and have the software automatically mark student responses.

Use any question format
Make quizzes that include any mix of multiple-choice, short-answer, matching, ordering and essay-style questions.

Import digital quizzes
Easily import existing quizzes from the XML quiz bank.

Add styles, symbols and images to questions
Incorporate mathematical symbols and images into questions, or change fonts, colors and paragraph styles, and add bullets

Export marks to Excel software
Export quiz results to Excel software for easy reporting.

View test summaries
Student test results can be automatically displayed in a detailed summary.

Survey students
Ask students a yes-or-no question, and the software will automatically tally their responses.

Simplify installation
Deploy the software automatically to all computers using an .msi file.

Keep your network secure
Provide a safe learning environment for your students - SynchronEyes software 7.0 offers new security features, such as teacher authentication and 256-bit encryption.