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Tech-Lab™
Tech-Lab System
Version 7.xx
Installation and User Guide
Edition 3
35104-E0
THIRD EDITION
First Printing, June 2005
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System Administrator’s Shared Resource
Configuration Instructions for Tech-Lab 7.xx
The Tech-Lab System includes system software and courseware that runs under
Microsoft Windows, as well as interfaced hardware systems, industrial grade
equipment, and other materials as appropriate for the courseware.
When configured for client/server operation the Tech-Lab System requires two
shared resources that should be set up in accordance with the following:

Both resources shall be shared read/write until all needed courseware is loaded.
The computer name for the resources shall be no more than 14 alphanumeric
characters.
The actual folders to be shared shall have a name no more than 8 alphanumeric
characters in length.
Folder names and computer names shall not contain spaces or special
characters.
The Data resource should be a hidden share.
The System resource should be changed to "read only" after all courseware is
installed.
To facilitate the installation of the Tech-Lab System on individual workstations by
someone other than the system administrator please print the resource information
in the spaces below and provide this sheet to the installer.
Tech-Lab System: ________________________ ________________________________
Computer Name
Resource Name
Tech-Lab Data: _________________________
Computer Name
_________________________________
Resource Name
Installer: Use these resource names when installing The Tech-Lab System on a
workstation. Keep this sheet in a secured location away from students. Please notify
the system administrator when all desired courseware is loaded into The Tech-Lab
System so they may adjust resource permissions.
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Foreword
In conjunction with Lab-Volt's various product lines, Tech-Lab provides hands-on
instruction in a wide range of topics from everyday life skills and career preparation
to science and technology.
The Tech-Lab System includes system software and courseware that run under
Microsoft Windows, as well as interfaced hardware items, industrial grade
equipment, and other materials as appropriate for the course.
Each course follows a carefully designed instructional program. Students become
familiar with all aspects of the subject matter. Students demonstrate mastery of
course objectives through a series of computer-administered quizzes and tests as
well as with real time lab experiments and demonstrations.
The Tech-Lab System includes utilities that allow the instructor to configure the
system and set options for the courseware. The optional Tech-Lab management
system, GradePoint 2020, includes utilities that allow the instructor to manage
students, organize student rotations, monitor student activity, and create userdefined and customized courseware.
The Tech-Lab System can be run on stand-alone workstations or over a network.
This manual provides complete instructions for installing, configuring, and using
the system.
The person doing the installation should have experience installing and configuring
software on a personal computer running under Windows. If Tech-Lab is to be run
over a local area network (LAN), the installer should have knowledge of how a LAN
operates or access to the person that installed the LAN. The installation will go
smoothly if you read this guide before starting the installation, carefully
following the installation steps herein.
The first step in installing the Tech-Lab System is to set up and connect the
computers and arrange the workstations that will make up the technology lab. If
Tech-Lab is to run over the network, you should first be sure that the LAN is
functioning correctly. You may wish to clear as much hard drive space as possible
on stand-alone workstations.
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Chapter Two: Installation provides information on Tech-Lab configurations, sharing
resources, and network filenames. This is followed by detailed instructions for
installing Tech-Lab in the client/server configuration and for installing the standalone configuration. Please read this section carefully, even if you are
familiar with prior versions of Tech-Lab, as the installation procedures
may vary.
Chapter Three: Getting Started and Chapter Four: Configuration Options provide
information on configuring Tech-Lab options and settings. This information is also
available as online help in the Configurator.
The remaining sections of this manual include a glossary and instructions for
uninstalling Tech-Lab.
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Table of Contents
Chapter One: Overview............................................................................................. 1
The Tech-Lab System ................................................................................................ 1
Configuration Options............................................................................................... 1
Client/Server Configuration ................................................................................. 2
Stand-Alone Configuration ................................................................................... 2
Tech-Lab Suite........................................................................................................... 3
Tech-Lab System ................................................................................................... 3
The Configurator ................................................................................................... 3
Tech-Lab Courseware ........................................................................................... 4
GradePoint 2020.................................................................................................... 4
Student Journal .................................................................................................... 4
NetOp ..................................................................................................................... 5
Text-to-Speech........................................................................................................ 5
Third Party Products ............................................................................................ 5
Chapter Two: Installation ........................................................................................ 7
Quick Start ................................................................................................................ 7
Installing the Stand-Alone Configuration................................................................ 9
Installing the Client/Server Configuration ............................................................ 13
Peer-to-Peer Server Setup .................................................................................. 13
Windows NT Server Setup and Windows 2000 Server ..................................... 14
NetWare Network Server Setup ......................................................................... 16
Installing Tech-Lab System Files ....................................................................... 17
Chapter Three: Getting Started with Tech-Lab ................................................ 21
Configuring Tech-Lab.............................................................................................. 21
Profiles, Labs, and Exceptions ................................................................................ 21
Adding Students ...................................................................................................... 23
Creating a Student Data File ............................................................................. 24
Importing Student Records................................................................................. 24
Create .TXT File of Student Records.................................................................. 25
Installing Courseware ............................................................................................. 28
Resources, Launches, and Associated Applications............................................... 30
Associated Applications ...................................................................................... 30
Tech-Lab Launches ............................................................................................. 30
Tech-Lab Resources............................................................................................. 33
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Security Settings ..................................................................................................... 34
Default Language Selection .................................................................................... 34
Create Workgroups.................................................................................................. 36
Chapter Four: Configuration Options for Tech-Lab ........................................ 37
Profiles ..................................................................................................................... 38
Configurator Modes................................................................................................. 41
Associated Applications........................................................................................... 43
Base Unit ................................................................................................................. 45
Courseware .............................................................................................................. 46
Loading Tech-Lab Courseware: .......................................................................... 46
Relating Courseware & Evaluations: ................................................................. 47
Media ....................................................................................................................... 47
Security .................................................................................................................... 52
Student..................................................................................................................... 54
Tech-Lab Launches ................................................................................................. 56
Tech-Lab Resources................................................................................................. 59
Test........................................................................................................................... 65
Workbook ................................................................................................................. 67
Unit .......................................................................................................................... 68
Rubric Navigation ................................................................................................... 72
Chapter Five: Uninstall Instructions................................................................... 77
Uninstalling Tech-Lab ............................................................................................ 77
NetOp Student ......................................................................................................... 78
NetOp Teacher ......................................................................................................... 80
Chapter Six: Glossary.............................................................................................. 81
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Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation and User Guide
Chapter One: Overview
CHAPTER ONE: OVERVIEW
This User Guide provides the information needed to install and configure Tech-Lab
in the Windows networking and Novell NetWare environments. It also gives an
example of installing GradePoint 2020 and setting up NetOp Teacher and Student.
The last section of the guide provides comprehensive information about NetOp
School.
The Tech-Lab System
Tech-Lab is a system for administering Lab-Volt courseware. Tech-Lab can manage
software from multiple lines (such as F.A.C.E.T., Tech-World, Tech-Design, TechLife, and Information Technology) concurrently on the LAN.
The Tech-Lab system provides system utilities and configuration software with the
runtime on one CD-ROM. The Tech-Lab runtime must be installed on each
workstation.
Lab-Volt courseware does not have to be installed on each workstation. Tech-Lab
workstations can now access courseware across the network, although some thirdparty products may need to be installed at individual workstations.
Tech-Lab has an optional management system, GradePoint 2020. This management
system can be used to enable scheduling, developing and printing reports,
customizing tests, and tracking competencies. GradePoint 2020 is distributed on its
own CD-ROM.
Configuration Options
Tech-Lab can be installed in two different configurations. If your technology lab
contains networked computers, installing Tech-Lab to a server to share programs,
media, data, and courseware across that network is likely your best choice. If your
technology lab doesn't have a network, you will need to install Tech-Lab as a standalone product.
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Client/Server Configuration
This configuration greatly frees up the amount of hard drive space needed on a
workstation to operate as part of a Tech-Lab System. Courseware data, programs
and media files instead reside in one centralized location elsewhere on the lab
network.
Installing Tech-Lab in this configuration requires the installer to have basic
knowledge of how a Local Area Network (LAN) operates, or have access to a person
who does. The person doing the installation should be logged in as an
Administrator. Failing that, the installer's profile should at least allow him or her
to create shares and install programs with full read/write access.
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Designate a PC on the network as the Tech-Lab server. This is a PC that is
operational throughout the class day. Ideally, this computer will have the most
contiguous free hard drive space of any machine in the lab. If its name contains
spaces or special characters, it will need to be renamed for use as the server.
This document and other materials may refer to the Tech-Lab server as
LVTServer.
Use the default names for the installation. Using the default names simplifies
the installation at student workstations and possible technical support calls. The
default share name of the data folder is R3QB8AIG$. The default share name of
the systems folder is TLSystem.
Every workstation in a client/server configuration must have full read/write
access to the TLData and TLSystem folders or the system will not work. Once all
courseware has been installed, the system directory should be made "read only."
Install Net-Op if GradePoint 2020 will also be installed on this network.
Stand-Alone Configuration
This configuration places all Tech-Lab programs, courseware data, and associated
media files on a single workstation. If there is no network available, then this is the
configuration that must be used.
Installing Tech-Lab in this configuration requires only a profile with permission to
add programs to the workstation.
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There should be substantial free space on the hard drive on the workstation PC.
There is no need to create shared folders for this configuration. The installer will
create all the folders needed. There is no need to rename stand-alone
workstations.
NetOp may be installed to a stand-alone machine but unless there is a network
connection there will be no benefit derived from NetOp on such a machine.
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Tech-Lab Suite
The Tech-Lab System is actually a collection of hardware, software programs, and
online features designed to interact with and instruct students in a computer and/or
laboratory setting. Tech-Lab requires a PC running Windows 98 SE, ME, NT, 2000
or XP at each workstation. A 9-pin serial port, or 9-pin-to-25-pin adapter, is
required for any Tech-Lab course that uses a base unit.
Laboratory instrumentation and other associated hands-on products vary from
course to course, as well as from product line to product line. Please refer to the
manuals accompanying each course and/or item for the particulars.
This manual's focus is the installation and use of the software that unite the
following components into the Tech-Lab System.
Required components:
• Tech-Lab System software
• Tech-Lab Courseware
Tools for the instructor:
• GradePoint 2020
• NetOp School (remote control software)
The above programs are described in this section. In addition, there are a number of
third-party applications that some Tech-Lab courseware titles may include to
further enhance the student's educational experience.
Tech-Lab System
Tech-Lab System is the underlying program that manages the execution of TechLab and User-Defined courseware lessons. It also takes care of accessing and saving
student data.
The Configurator
The Configurator is Tech-Lab's utilities program. It interoperates with other LabVolt software and can be launched from within the Tech-Lab system. Instructors
use this password-protected program to configure and customize the system with
multiple profiles of preset Tech-Lab preferences for lab and/or workstation settings.
Student data files are also first created with this program.
The Configurator is installed automatically with Tech-Lab.
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Tech-Lab Courseware
The lessons and hands-on experiments are contained in Tech-Lab courseware. The
individual courses are installed to the Tech-Lab server and assigned to workstations
in the Configurator.
GradePoint 2020
GradePoint 2020 is the management software for Tech-Lab. The instructor can use
GradePoint 2020 to collect, grade, and organize student data, as well as generate
reports based on that student data. GradePoint 2020 should only be installed on an
instructor workstation where students cannot access the program, even though it is
password protected.
GradePoint 2020 contains an electronic grade book for each class that allows for the
tracking of assignments beyond the grades generated within the Tech-Lab System.
It has a convenient feature that allows grades from the technology labs to be
updated automatically on demand. GradePoint 2020 also contains an editor that
allows the instructor to create and customize courseware, tests, and evaluations.
Additionally, GradePoint 2020 offers instructors the ability to schedule rotations, to
track student grades and Tech-Lab activities, and to access supporting programs
such as Student Journal, Net-Op, and the Configurator.
Student Journal
Student Journal is an on-screen notebook that each student can access while they
are logged into Tech-Lab. Student Journal allows students to share notes with other
students in their workgroups. Student Journal does not function across the Internet
and it does not act as a messaging program. However, when it is used on a network,
students may access their Student Journal from any active Tech-Lab workstation
they log into.
When Student Journal is used in conjunction with GradePoint 2020, the instructor
may post messages to Student Journals. The instructor may also review, edit, or
delete any Student Journal note.
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NetOp
In labs equipped with GradePoint 2020, NetOp School allows instructors to monitor
student workstation activity across the LAN. NetOp shows the instructor exactly
what students at target workstations currently see on their monitors. The
instructor can override a workstation’s mouse and keyboard and use them to shut
down or start up programs on the workstation PC from the instructor's computer.
Text-to-Speech
Text-to-Speech is an optional program that allows students to hear the text of TechLab courseware. Text-to-Speech does not function with pretests, posttests, or
evaluations.
Third Party Products
Many Lab-Volt courses come bundled with third-party software products that can
be launched from within the Tech-Lab System at the appropriate points in each
course. Some of these provide additional learning content and simulation activities.
Others are tools like professional design software, the knowledge of which can put
students at a competitive advantage as they enter the workforce.
Instructors can also enrich students' studies with additional programs of their own
choosing. Almost any software program can be incorporated into the Tech-Lab
environment via the Launch and the Resource features of most Tech-Lab modules.
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Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx Installation & User Guide
Chapter Two: Installation
CHAPTER TWO: INSTALLATION
Tech-Lab can be installed in one of two different configurations. If your technology
lab contains networked computers, installing Tech-Lab to a server to share
programs, media, data, and courseware across that network is likely your best
choice. If your technology lab does not contain networked computers, you will need
to install Tech-Lab as a stand-alone product.
If your school has a "System Administrator Only" access policy to the school's
server, you may wish to make use of the "System Administrator’s Shared
Resource Configuration Instructions for Tech-Lab 7.0x" tear-out in the
beginning of this manual. Simply give this tear-out to your System Administrator
and ask him/her to create the folders listed on it so that all workstations can access
the server and folders across the local area network (LAN).
Quick Start
This section assumes whoever is installing the Tech-Lab System is both familiar
and comfortable with the network environment of the lab or school. Detailed stepby-step instructions can be found in the subsections immediately following the
Quick Start instructions. This section provides an overview of the process.
The person installing Tech-Lab should log in as "Administrator" or as a "User" with
full read and write permissions.
If installing the Client-Server configuration of Tech-Lab, first prepare the network
and the Tech-Lab server before running setup.exe from the Tech-Lab CD-ROM. Use
of the default names is not required; however, the installation process will be easier
if they are used. The default names are:
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Data resource on the server shared as "R3QB8AIG$"
System resource on the server shared as "TLSystem."
A Stand-Alone configuration does not require shared resources.
If the shares are given names other than the defaults, be sure to write
down the names chosen. These names will be required during the process of
installing Tech-Lab on the server.
The server name cannot be longer than 14 alphanumeric characters and the folder
names cannot be longer than eight alphanumeric characters. Neither server nor
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folder names can contain spaces. If the folders are not shared properly, you will not
be able to install Tech-Lab across the network to any Tech-Lab workstation.
Insert the Tech-Lab Setup CD-ROM in the server's CD-ROM drive and run
setup.exe from the disc. The install will ask you for the configuration of Tech-Lab
you want to install: Stand-Alone or Client/Server.
Stand-Alone Installation
If a Stand-Alone installation is selected, the setup program will ask for the
destination folder. By default, the destination folder for the Stand-Alone
configuration installs to a folder named "TLStand." Once you accept the folder
name, the setup program will confirm your selection and install Tech-Lab to the
workstation.
Tech-Lab provides a two-step installation process that frees up the CD-ROM quickly
so that you can move to another workstation and start another Stand-Alone
installation while the current installation is completed.
Once the Stand-Alone version of Tech-Lab is installed, you will need to go to the
desktop and double-click the Tech-Lab icon. Follow the on-screen instructions to
continue. This program will ask if you wish to install NetOp and/or Text-to-Speech
at this time. Note: Without a network, NetOp provides no benefit to the instructor
and should not be installed.
Your system may need to restart during this process. If so, you will have the choice
of entering your user name and password now or waiting until the computer
requests them. If you wish to enter the information now, select the Automatic
Login button and enter your user name and password in the appropriate fields.
If you select Manual, you will have to provide your user name and password if the
installation process requires a system restart.
Client/Server (Network) Installation
If you select the Client/Server configuration, the install will ask for the destination
folder of the server side of Tech-Lab. By default, the destination folder for the
Client/Server configuration installation is named "TLSystem." If this is not the
name on the server, enter the name of the folder you created earlier. Next, the
install will ask for the name of the pre-created and shared data folder and the name
of the computer it resides on. Select the default names if those were used,
otherwise, enter the share name of the data folder and the name of the Tech-Lab
server.
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Once setup has finished installing the basic components to the Tech-Lab server, The
Tech-Lab System can be installed to each Tech-Lab workstation. At each
workstation, browse to the networked Tech-Lab server. (If it is not possible to
browse to the TLSystem folder, then the folder has not been shared properly.)
Within the "TLSystem" folder, you will find the Tech-Lab.exe. Double-click on it to
launch the Client side portion of Tech-Lab System.
The Client installation program offers the choice of installing NetOp and/or Text-toSpeech at this time. If Tech-Lab isn't to be used in conjunction with GradePoint
2020, NetOp provides no benefit and should not be installed.
Your system may need to restart during this process. If so, you will have the choice
of entering your user name and password now or waiting until the computer
requests them. If you wish to enter the information now, select the Automatic
Login button and enter your user name and password in the appropriate fields. If
you select Manual, you will have to provide your user name and password if the
installation process requires a system restart.
You may run the Client side installation program across the network to multiple
workstations at the same time. When the installation process is finished, the TechLab icon will appear on the desktop of the PC.
NOTE: Do not allow anyone to install or run a Tech-Lab
course while any workstation is installing Tech-Lab.
Installing the Stand-Alone Configuration
This configuration is useful in labs without a local area network. The installation is
divided into two stages. The first stage requires the Tech-Lab CD-ROM to be in the
CD-ROM drive. The second stage does not require the CD, so it is possible to
proceed to the next workstation, thus saving time.
1. Insert the Tech-Lab CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the workstation.
With the Stand-Alone configuration, there is no need to create shared
resources in advance. Run setup.exe from the CD.
2. The Lab-Volt Installer's Welcome window will appear on your screen so that
you may confirm the version you are installing.
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3. The License Agreement for TechLab will appear. If you do not
accept the agreement, this program
will close and Tech-Lab will not be
installed on your machine. Read
and accept the agreement before
clicking on the Next button.
4. The Information window will
appear. Read the release notes for
any updated information or
conditions that do not appear in
this manual. Click on the Next
button.
5. The Select Installation Type window appears. Select the Stand-Alone
Operation option. Click the Next button.
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6. The Choose Destination window
appears. By default, the StandAlone configuration will attempt to
install to the "TLStand" folder
(creating it if needed). If you wish
to install Tech-Lab to another
folder, click on the Browse button.
This will open the Select Target
Destination window where you can
browse to an existing folder or
create a new folder for Tech-Lab by
clicking on the New Folder
button. Once you have chosen the
destination for Tech-Lab, click on the Next button.
7. A Confirmation window will appear confirming that this is a Stand-Alone
install and that it is going to be installed to the specified folder. If any
information is incorrect, click on the Back button. Otherwise click on the
Next button.
8. The system and data files will now be installed onto this workstation. When
this initial process is finished, you may click on the Finish button. A TechLab icon should appear on the desktop. The CD-ROM may be removed from
the computer at this time so that the install process may be started on
another workstation. You are now ready to begin the second stage of the
install: integration of systems and third party products.
9. Click on the Tech-Lab icon. Note: If the Tech-Lab icon is not present, open
Windows Explorer, browse to the folder where you just installed Tech-Lab (in
most cases this will be named TLStand). Open the "TLSystem" folder, which
will contain Tech-Lab.exe. Run this program.
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10. The Tech-Lab Installation Options window will appear. Under the section,
Logon Options, select either Automatic or Manual Logon. Your system
may need to restart during this process. If so, you will have the choice of
entering your user name and password now or waiting until the computer
requests them. If you wish to enter the information now, select the
Automatic Login button and enter your user name and password in the
appropriate fields. If you select Manual, you will have to provide your user
name and password if the installation process requires a system restart.
11. In the Tech-Lab Setup Options section of this window, you may choose to
install NetOp and/or Text-to-Speech. Without a LAN, NetOp provides no
benefit and should not be installed. Click on the OK button.
12. You will be warned that Internet Explorer 5.5 will be installed if the install
does not find Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher already installed on this
machine. Click on the Yes button to continue.
13. Workstation installation begins. Depending on your selections, the installer
may need to restart the machine once or twice. Once the installer is finished,
you may open the Configurator and customize this workstation's settings.
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Installing the Client/Server Configuration
The Tech-Lab installation process at the server is the same for Windows networking
and Netware environments. The only difference is the method of server setup.
Select the server setup that applies to your environment from the next three
sections. Once the resource folder has been created on the server and shared, install
the server side systems and then you'll begin the student workstation installations.
Peer-to-Peer Server Setup
In a Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Network, any computer can be the Tech-Lab server.
Usually the instructor workstation is selected as the server. Ideally the server
should be the PC with the largest amount of contiguous hard drive space on the
network. Note the computer name; it will be needed during the install process.
Under Windows XP,
1. Click the Start button
2. Mouse up to “My Network Places.” Right-click on it to bring up a contextual
menu.
3. In the contextual menu, choose “Properties.” This will cause a “Network
Connections” window to open.
4. In the Network Connections window, click on the Advanced menu. Choose
“Network Identification…”.
5. A System Properties dialog will appear. Look in the Computer Name to see
what the computer’s name currently is. The name cannot have more than 14
alphanumeric characters (no spaces or special characters) or Tech-Lab will
not function properly. Click the “Change…” button to alter the name if
needed and click OK to return to the desktop.
Under Windows 98, Me, NT 4 or 2000,
1. From the desktop, right-click on Network Neighborhood and select
Properties.
2. A Network window appears with tabs. Click on the Identification tab.
3. Note the name in the Computer Name: box. The name cannot have more than
14 alphanumeric characters (no spaces or special characters) or Tech-Lab will
not function properly. Alter the name if needed and click OK to return to the
desktop.
4. For Windows 2000 the information is under the "Network Identification" tab.
Create a folder on the Tech-Lab server and share it as R3QB8AIG$.
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NOTE: The names of the folder and the Share Name
are your choices. However, if you use the default data
Share Name (R3QB8AIG$) you can accept the default
Resource during installation of Tech-Lab on the student
workstations.
The folder name on the server can be a maximum of eight alphanumeric characters
(no spaces or special characters).
1. Use Windows Explorer to open the C: drive (your hard drive). Click on the File
menu, select New, and click on Folder. Type the folder name TLData and press
Enter.
2. To create a shared resource, right-click on the folder icon and then select
Properties.
3. Click on the Sharing tab. Ensure that Shared As is selected and enter
"R3QB8AIG$" as the Share Name. Using
a dollar sign as the last character in the
Share Name means the folder is not
visible to casual users over the network. (If
you use a different Share Name, note it
for the Tech-Lab 7.xx installation.)
4. Click on Full for Access Type. (Access
Type must be Full.)
5. Click Apply and then OK.
6. Repeat the above process, naming this
second folder "TLSystem." Share this folder
as "TLSystem" with full access. Again, the
actual names are your choices, but the use
of these default names will speed up the
install process and reduce confusion during
technical support calls.
The Tech-Lab server setup is complete. Skip to "Installing Tech-Lab System Files."
Windows NT Server Setup and Windows 2000 Server
To set up the Windows NT server for Tech-Lab, the installer must have full rights
to a drive or the network administrator must do the following setup:
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Create a user group for your students.
Create a folder for student data (TLData in this example) and assign a share
name (R3QB8AIG$).
Give the student group full access to the student data folder.
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Note the name of the network server. You will need this name during the install
process. The server name cannot have more than 14 alphanumeric characters (no
spaces or special characters). A computer name that exceeds this limitation will
cause Tech-Lab to function improperly. You will need to alter this name before you
can install Tech-Lab.
1. At the Windows NT server, right-click on Network Neighborhood and select
Properties.
2. A Network window appears with tabs. Click on the Identification tab.
3. The server name is in the Computer Name: box. Change if necessary and click
OK to return to the desktop.
Create a student data folder on the Tech-Lab server named "TLData" with the
shared resource name of "R3QB8AIG$." The sharing process must be done at the
server. Create a Tech-Lab systems folder and share it as "TLSystem."
NOTE: Although the student data folder name and the
systems folder name, along with their Share Names are
your choices, the default data Share Name for
installation is R3QB8AIG$. When you use this Share
Name, you can accept the default Resource during
installation of Tech-Lab on the student workstations.
The folder name on the server can be a maximum of eight alphanumeric characters
(no spaces or special characters).
1. Use Windows Explorer to open the C: drive (where
C is your hard drive). Click on the File menu,
select New, and then Folder. Type the folder
name "TLData" and press Enter.
2. To share the folder, you must be at the Windows
NT server. To create a shared resource, right-click
on the folder name and then select Sharing.
3. Click on Shared As and enter "R3QB8AIG$" as
the Share Name. Using a dollar sign as the last
character in the Share Name means the folder is
not visible when browsing over the network. (If
you use a different Share Name, note it for the
Tech-Lab installation.)
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4. Click on Permissions and the Access
Through Share Permissions window
appears. The Type of Access: box for
the student group must be set to Full
Control. Click on OK.
5. The Sharing tab reappears. Click on
Apply and then OK.
6. Repeat steps 1 – 5 to create a folder
named TLSystem, and be sure to share
this folder as "TLSystem".
The Windows NT Tech-Lab server setup is
complete. Skip to "Installing Tech-Lab System Files."
NetWare Network Server Setup
The following example assumes that the Client for NetWare has been installed on
the student workstations.
To set up the NetWare server for Tech-Lab, the installer must have full rights to a
volume on the network server, or the network administrator must do the following
setup:
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Create a group for your students so that appropriate permissions can be given.
Create a directory on a volume so that the Tech-Lab System can store data. The
name of the directory is your choice, but limit the name to a maximum of eight
alphanumeric characters.
Give the student group permission to read and write to the data directory.
(Students will need to access data from the server and have their test results
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written to the data directory.) Make sure students do not have the right to File
Scan.
Create a directory on a volume so that the Tech-Lab System can access its
system files across the network. The name of the system’s directory is your
choice, but limit the name to a maximum of eight alphanumeric characters.
Give the student group permission to read and write to the systems directory.
(Workstations will need to access files and programs from the server while TechLab is open.) Make sure students do not have the right to File Scan.
Record the volume names and directory names for the Tech-Lab installations at
the server and at student workstations.
If you can name the network server, we suggest LVTServer. This document and
older Lab-Volt System materials may refer to the Tech-Lab server with this name.
Typically, the computer name for the network server has been determined. You may
use the established name if it has 14 or fewer alphanumeric characters with no
spaces or special characters, otherwise Tech-Lab may not perform properly.
Make a note of the network server name, volume name, folder name for the student
data, and folder name for system files. You will use this information when installing
Tech-Lab on the server and on student workstations.
Installing Tech-Lab System Files
The Tech-Lab Client-Server configuration installation occurs in two phases. The
first phase, the server-side install, requires the Tech-Lab CD-ROM to be in the CDROM drive of the server. The second phase, the workstation-side install, does not
require the CD; you merely need to browse to the server from that workstation and
run the Tech-Lab.exe program.
Do not open the Configurator while installing Tech-Lab to a workstation. Do not run
any courseware while Tech-Lab is being installed to a workstation.
1. Insert the Tech-Lab CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the designated server.
Run setup.exe from the CD.
2. The Lab-Volt Installer's Welcome window will appear on your screen so that you
may confirm the version you are installing.
3. The License Agreement for Tech-Lab will appear. If you do not accept the
agreement, this program will close and Tech-Lab will not be installed on your
machine. Read and accept the agreement before clicking on the Next button.
4. The Information window will appear. Read the release notes for any updated
information or conditions that do not appear in this manual. Click on the Next
button.
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5. A Net Op language selection window may appear. Select a language, then click
Next.
6. The Select Installation Type window appears. Select the Client/Server option.
Click the Next button.
7. The Choose Installation Targets window will appear. By default, the name of the
machine you are doing the install on will appear in the Computer Name fields.
If this is NOT the name of the Tech-Lab data and/or systems server, enter the
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appropriate names in the appropriate fields. Select the default resource (share)
names or, if you did not use the default names, enter the resource (share) name
of the Tech-Lab system folder (TLSystem) in the upper Resource Name field.
Enter the resource (share) name of the data folder's share name (R3QB8AIG$) in
the lower Resource Name field. Click the Next button.
8. A Confirmation window will
appear confirming that this is
a Client/Server install and
that it will be installed in the
desired folder. If any
information is incorrect, click
on the Back button.
Otherwise, click on the Next
button.
9. The installation process will
install the system files onto
this server. When this serverside install is finished, click on
the Finish button. You may
remove the CD-ROM from this server and start the install process with the
workstations. You will not need the CD-ROM for the second stage of the install.
10. At a student workstation, open the Network browsing window (My Network
Places in Windows ME and Windows 2000, for example) and browse to the TechLab system server (LVTServer). Open the Tech-Lab Systems folder (TLSystem, if
using the default name). If you cannot browse to this folder, it may not have
been shared properly; see your systems administrator. Double-click TechLab.exe.
11. The Tech-Lab Installation Options window will appear. Under the Logon Option
Section choose either Automatic or Manual Logon. If you select the
Automatic Logon option, you will need to enter and re-enter the logon
password. This option saves you time in restarting the computer and allows you
to turn your attention elsewhere. If you select the Manual Logon option you
will simply logon to this workstation as normal after any restart that may be
caused by the installation process.
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12. In the Tech-Lab Setup Options section of this window, you may choose to
install NetOp and/or Text-to-Speech. Click on the OK button. Note: If you will
not be using GradePoint 2020, NetOp provides no benefit to the instructor and
should not be installed.
13. You will be warned that Internet Explorer 5.5 will be installed if the install does
not find Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher already installed on this machine. Click
on the Yes button to continue.
14. Client-side installation begins. Depending on your selections, the installer may
need to restart the workstation once or twice. Do not open the Configurator
while any workstation is being installed.
After installing Tech-Lab on each student workstation, you may use any machine
that has Tech-Lab on it to configure all the student workstations. Refer to the
"Getting Started with Tech-Lab" and the "Configuration Options" sections of this
guide for in-depth details.
Once the Tech-Lab System is running and all the courseware has been loaded on it,
the System Administrator should change the share properties on the Tech-Lab
system (TLSystem) folder to READ ONLY.
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Chapter Three: Getting Started
CHAPTER THREE: GETTING STARTED WITH TECH-LAB
Before any student can sit down at a workstation and enter a course, Tech-Lab
must be configured. Configuration consists of several steps, not the least of which
are creating student data files and installing courseware and third-party software.
The Configurator is used to add student records, delete student records, and to
create setting profiles, which allow you to configure options in the Tech-Lab System.
The Configurator can be accessed from either a Tech-Lab workstation or an
instructor machine with GradePoint 2020 installed on it.
Configuring Tech-Lab
The Configurator uses sets of preferences called "profiles" to manage different
technology lab environments. Typically, each class will have its own profile.
Each profile contains lab settings and workstation overrides. The preference options
chosen within that profile's Lab setting affect all workstations on the Tech-Lab
network when that profile is active. The preferences and machine-specific
exceptions created within a profile exist only for that profile.
This chapter discusses the basic procedures for adding student records and
installing courseware so that interactive instruction may begin immediately. The
Configurator tabs are discussed in greater detail in the next section, Section Four:
Configuration Options for Tech-Lab. Student interaction with Tech-Lab is
discussed in Section Five: Student Experience.
Profiles, Labs, and Exceptions
Warning for Client/Server users: Do not attempt to configure Tech-Lab while TechLab is being installed to any workstation. You may install to additional
workstations at any other time without losing your profiles settings. The
Configurator can only be accessed from one station at a time to prevent conflicting
preference settings.
After installing client-side software to at least one workstation, instructors will
need to add student records and Tech-Lab courseware to the Tech-Lab System.
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The Tech-Lab System enables instructors to easily manage the various workstation
settings of their technology lab through the use of profiles. Each profile comprises a
working class environment of settings that every workstation will comply with,
unless set otherwise with a workstation override. Each profile tracks which TechLab workstations are set to which setting overrides. Changing the active profile
means the lab's settings and the overrides change with it, allowing the online
learning environment to be set, altered, and reset as needed.
One profile is enough to get started with Tech-Lab. Once instructors have a stronger
understanding of the needs of each class, they may further customize, duplicate,
and create new profiles. Section Four contains step-by-step instructions for
making and using multiple profiles.
The following instructions in this section relate to "lab settings" unless noted
otherwise. Student data and available curricula, for example, are lab settings that
cannot have workstation exceptions. You should be certain to click on the Lab
button unless you intend to create a workstation override. For stand-alone
configurations, you should use lab settings exclusively for each profile, unless you
need to relate Associated Applications to the workstation.
Workstation overridden options are exclusive to the profile they reside in.
Workstation overrides may vary from one profile to the next. When another profile
becomes active the workstation overrides for that profile take effect.
To enter the Configurator:
1. Double-click on the desktop
Tech-Lab icon.
2. Tech-Lab will open to the
Security window. Click on the
Configurator button.
3. The Instructor Password dialog
box appears. Enter the password
(“tenure” is the default password)
and click OK.
4. The Profile Selection window of
the Configurator appears. We
recommend using the Default
Profile setting at this time. Later, you may create and reconfigure profiles as
needed. Click on the Lab button under Profile Settings.
5. The Lab Settings screen appears. There is no specific order in which its tabs
need to be addressed. However, it is usually easiest to begin by adding students
and courseware before proceeding to the remaining options.
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Adding Students
Student data files need to be added to the Tech-Lab System before students can
access Tech-Lab courseware. These files track each student's lab grades, course
history, and password. Additionally, GradePoint 2020 uses this data to access
student notebooks, to schedule rotations, and to track Tech-Lab activities.
The buttons in the Configurator's Student tab enable the instructor to create
student records in two ways. First, the Add button enables the creation of
individual student records as described in the following section. Second, the Import
button allows groups of student records to be derived from text (*.txt) files or
comma delimited (*.csv) files as described later in this chapter.
Each student record requires the following information: A unique student code and
the student's first and last name. You may also add the student's middle initial and
gender if you so desire. Students are required to have passwords, but they may
create those themselves when they first enter Tech-Lab. All information given at
this time may be edited later, except for the student code. This code can never be
changed.
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Creating a Student Data File
After opening the Configurator and clicking on the Student tab, you may create
individual student records. Clicking the Add button causes the Add New Student
window to appear. Complete the requested information and click OK.
Directions for importing multiple students into Tech-Lab follow immediately after
this topic.
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Student Code – Maximum of 9
alphanumeric characters. Must be
unique. Spaces will be ignored.
Last Name – Maximum of 25 letters
and spaces.
First Name – Maximum of 24 letters
and spaces
Middle Initial – (This field is
optional.) Maximum of one letter.
Gender – (optional) M or F
Password – (optional) Students
determine their own passwords at logon time, unless you assign the password
before then. Maximum of 4 alphanumeric characters.
You must have a unique student code for each student before that student's data
file will be created. Entries in all fields are required except gender and the middleinitial field. (The Password is required now or at logon.)
After the student record is created, the name of the student and a partial student
code appears in the student record list. Partial student codes are used to protect
student privacy.
Importing Student Records
This option enables you to import a group of student records. Pre-existing Tech-Lab
student records cannot be imported this way, only the information needed to create
student records.
The student records file to be imported should meet the following conditions:
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The student record fields may be in any order that is convenient, however, the
order of the fields for all student records must be the same for that import
session. You will identify the field order when you use the Import Wizard.
Commas used as field separators only.
Use five fields (no Password) either with data or commas as placeholders.
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Note the path to the folder. If the folder with this data is on another computer it
should be shared, so that you can browse for the path during the import session.
If this file does not meet these criteria, you may edit or recreate this file with
software that can save the file as a .txt file such as Notepad.
Create .TXT File of Student Records
Use any software that can create .txt files (Notepad or Word for example) to create
the student records. In the following example, the field order is – last name, first
name, middle initial, gender, and student code.
The number at the beginning of the student record will be ignored as well as the
hyphen in the student code. They are present for readability. (You are not required
to number the entries or to use a hyphen in the student code.)
1, Jones, William, C, M, 08723-0001
2, Brown, John, M, 08723-0002
3, Smith, Walter, A, M, 08723-0003
4, Melrose, Tina, E, F, 08723-0004
Note the following characteristics for the sample student records:
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The numbers in the first column are for your information and clarity only;
however, a comma separates the number from the next field.
The student code can be any alphanumeric entry (up to nine characters) as long
as it is used only once. The sample uses a combination of zip code and arbitrary
numbers. The Import Wizard ignores the hyphen.
The student record for John Brown illustrates the use of commas as a
placeholder field for a missing middle initial.
Save the file and keep a record of the name to use in the Import Wizard. In the
following example, the folder name is TechClass 1 and the document is
Studfile.txt.
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Using the Import Wizard
1. From the Student tab in the
Configurator, click on
Import.
2. The Import Wizard window
appears. Enter the document
path for the student records
you created. (If you do not
know the document path,
click on Browse. Browse the
drive or the network to find
the folder and then doubleclick on the document. The
Import Wizard enters the
path.) Click on Next.
3. The Import Wizard Field Transmission window appears. It has two panes. You
identify the order of the fields in your student record on the right side. The
required student record fields are on the left side. Double-click on the entry on
the right side that matches the highlighted field on the left side. (The field of
your student record on the right turns red when the selection is recognized.)
4. Continue the process for each highlighted entry on the left side. (Notice that the
number one will be ignored because it has no required matching entry.) When all
the required fields are selected, click on Next.
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5. In the next screen, the Import Wizard shows the student records that will be
created in the top box and the records that it could not recognize in the bottom
box. (Records that could not be created are usually caused by student codes
previously used or an insufficient number of fields.)
NOTE: Verify the fields in the records that will be
created. Give particular attention to the student code. If
you have student code errors, you may want to click on
Cancel, correct your student record file, and perform the
import process again. (Student codes cannot be edited.)
If you have a few errors, you may want to continue and
edit the records later with the Tech-Lab Configurator, as
described in Section Four: Configuration Options for
Tech-Lab.
6. Click on Finish and the Student
tab on the Configurator re-appears
with the listing of student records.
The import session is complete.
The student import process cannot be
interrupted or canceled. If you decide
these students should not have been
imported, you will have to delete these
students as described in Section Four.
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Installing Courseware
You can add courses before or after any student records are added. The
Courseware tab enables you to install and delete courses on the student
workstation. After the courses are installed, their titles appear in the Courseware
Available pane. Installed titles appear in every profile's Courseware tab.
In the Lab Setting mode of a profile, checked titles indicate that a courseware is
selected for all workstations when the associated profile is active. Student access to
titles through workstations may vary from profile to profile.
In the Workstation Override mode of a profile, checked titles indicate that a course
is selected for that specific workstation when that profile is active. There is no way
to exclude courseware from a specific workstation once it has been made available
within the lab setting. These checked titles appear in addition to the titles checked
as available to the "lab." Workstation access to titles may vary from profile to
profile.
1. To add courseware, enter any profile. Click on the Courseware tab.
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2. The Lab-Volt Courseware dialog box appears. Click on the Start button once you
have placed a Tech-Lab courseware CD in the machine's CD-ROM drive. The
installation of multiple CDs may require you to return periodically and insert
the next required CD. Insert the courseware CDs in the order listed on the disks.
Do not attempt to install the Tech-Lab Resource disk(s) from this tab. For the
client/server configuration, Lab-Volt strongly recommends installing each
resource CD physically at each workstation to avoid network-sharing issues, as
detailed in the next topic. See Section Four for details on using UNC paths for
sharing software across a network when that is possible.
3. When you finish adding
courses, click on the
Complete button.
4. The course titles appear in
the Courseware
Available pane on the
Courseware tab. Checked
courses in the Lab Settings
view are selected for all
workstations for that
profile. Checked courses in
the Workstation Settings
view appear in addition to
any checked courses in the
Lab Setting view. Checked
titles can vary from profile
to profile.
In the illustration above, the instructor has installed three different levels of
"Controls and Sensors." These three titles will appear in the Courseware tab
for all profiles on this Tech-Lab system. For this profile (Default Profile), only
"Controls and Sensors Level 1" will be available to all workstations.
Section Four: Configuration Options for Tech-Lab discusses courseware
issues in greater depth.
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Resources, Launches, and Associated Applications
Tech-Lab courseware packages often include third-party programs that enhance the
students' learning environment. Third party programs may actually be the topic of
a particular unit of a course or even the course itself. Instructors may decide to offer
students access to additional applications as well.
Students at workstations access these programs from within the courses
themselves, from the Resource button, or from the Launches button.
Associated Applications
The Associated Applications tab lists the third party applications that are known
to the selected workstation. Relations are either automatically created when the
course is installed or they appear once a student or instructor "maps" the location of
the application from within the courseware. Section Four discusses this tab in
greater detail.
The Associated Applications tab only appears when Configurator runs in
workstation override mode, not in lab mode.
Tech-Lab Launches
After installing third-party software as per their instructions, you use the TechLab Launches tab to create paths for launching the programs from the student's
workstation. Typically, you install the software on the student workstation,
however, if the third-party software can be run across a LAN and be accessed by
multiple users, it can be installed on any computer on the LAN. In such a case, the
student computer(s) must have full access rights to the application and there must
be an UNC path entered rather than a drive path.
Lab-Volt strongly recommends, that applications to be launched from Tech-Lab be
installed at the workstations themselves.
The Tech-Lab Launches tab is available in either lab or workstation override
mode. Each path is created only for the selected profile. Changes will not go into
effect until the Configurator is closed.
To add an application launch:
The following example assumes Microsoft Works was installed on the student
workstation and the Configurator was launched in the workstation override mode.
Section Four discusses the Launch tab in greater detail.
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1. Click on the Tech-Lab Launches tab.
2. The Tech-Lab Launches tab moves to the front.
3. Click on the Add button and the Application Link window appears. The Target
is the path to the application .exe (Msworks.exe).
4. If you know the path, you can type the information in the Target box, otherwise
click on Browse. Follow the path shown during the installation,
C:\Programs\Microsoft Works, until you find Msworks.exe. Highlight it and
then click on Open.
NOTE: An alternative method of finding the Target
box path is to right-click on the icon on the desktop
(Microsoft Works for this example) and select
Properties from the menu. Click on the Shortcut tab.
Use the path in the Target box of the Shortcut tab.
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5. The Application Link window reappears with the target completed.
NOTE: The Title is your choice. It will appear when you
click on the Application Launch button in the
curriculum.
The Parameter box is usually left blank, unless there is
a parameter that must be supplied to the program.
6. The default Working Directory for the application appears, if
applicable. This is the place where the Microsoft Works program
automatically saves documents. If your Instructor Guide told you to
create a folder for the student documents, change the path to target
the new folder.
7. Click on OK and the Tech-Lab Launches tab reappears with the title of the
application.
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Tech-Lab Resources
Resources provide information, tools, and optional exercises that you may choose to
have your students access during a lesson, when a lesson has been completed, or at
the completion of the course or topic.
Lab-Volt supplies Resources with the curriculum on a separate CD-ROM and the
instructor can create additional resources.
Some Tech-Design 5.0 or higher modules and Information Technology courses have
a Resource CD-ROM that is installed using the Install button on the Tech-Lab
Resources tab. All the information to access these resources is provided through
the installation. Tech-Lab Resources must be set up at each related workstation
using the workstation mode.
Typical resources supplied by Lab-Volt are Calculator, Careers, Challenges,
Environmental Impacts, Internet Link, Print Current Page, and Timeline.
Additional resources created by the instructor may be added to the Resource menu
with the Add button. (These resources can be on the student workstation or in a
shared folder on any computer on the LAN, provided these programs can be run
across the network and accessed by multiple workstations.) In this case, the
instructor must supply the UNC path (computer name\folder as opposed to drive
letter\folder) to the resource.
Lab-Volt strongly recommends installing resources at individual PCs using the
workstation override mode. If you do create Resource paths in the lab setting mode,
the fully qualified path is the same for all workstations. Example: If
c:\windows\calculator.exe is set up in the lab settings mode, then each
workstation will look for the file on its own c:\windows folder.
Remember, workstation overrides are for the selected profile only. However,
overrides will carry over to newly created profiles when the former profile is
duplicated. If a resource is not available to a student when it should be, the
computer lab may be set to the wrong profile. Changes in profiles do not take effect
until the Configurator is closed. Open instances of Tech-Lab when a new profile
becomes active will not be set to the new preferences until they are closed and
reopened.
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Security Settings
After you are finished loading the workstations that make up your Tech-Lab
System, you may wish to change the instructor's password. You should set the TL
System to share, read only. It is not mandatory that you do so, but it is strongly
suggested.
The Security tab enables you
to change the instructor's
password and find the location
of the student data folder. This
tab always applies to every
workstation and instructor
machine on the Tech-Lab
network regardless of the
profile, with the exception of
Default Language Selection.
When you click on the Change
Password button, the New
Instructor Password window
appears. Enter your new
password twice and click on OK
to change the password. This
new password goes into effect once the Configurator is closed, this password will be
the same for all classes and all profiles.
Student passwords can be changed from the Student tab.
Default Language Selection
Tech-Lab is installed with English as the default language. This means the TechLab System for all workstations will be launched in English. Now that you have
installed courseware, applications, and students, you may wish to set some student
workstations to use another language as default or you may wish to create whole
profiles in another language.
No matter which language is set as default, students may still select to open
courseware in any language available at the workstation by clicking on the Select
Language button before they logon. Student language choices are based on
courseware selected for that workstation.
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Set a workstation to a specific language:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Open the Configurator.
Select a profile. Remember: any changes you make will be for that profile only.
Click on the Workstations button.
The Available Workstation window appears. Select which workstation you'd like
to create the override for. You may only enter and edit one workstation at a
time.
5. Click on the Edit button. The Configurator will appear in the Workstation
Override mode. Select the Security tab.
6. Click the Workstation Override button ( ), which will make the Language
Selection field available. As long as the Workstation Override button is
depressed, the override will be in effect.
7. Select one of the available languages and click Apply. Changes will not take
effect until the Configurator is closed.
Create a profile with another language as the default:
1. Open the Configurator.
2. Select a profile that is closest to your needs and then click on the Duplicate
button. If none of the existing profiles is suitable, the Create button will create
a new profile with the default profile as the template.
3. The New Profile Name window appears. Enter a new, unique title for your
profile up to forty (40) characters long and click OK.
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4. The newly-created profile becomes the Selected Profile. The Tech-Lab System
continues to operate under the profile that was active when Configurator was
opened. Click on the Lab button.
5. The Configurator opens in the Lab Setting mode. Click on the Security tab.
6. The Security tab appears. Select a new default language from the Default
Language Selection drop down menu. Changes will not take effect until the
Configurator is closed (if the selected workstation has Tech-Lab open, changes
will not appear until that Tech-Lab closes and is relaunched).
Create Workgroups
Workgroups allow students to share ideas and experiences during the learning
process. The bulk of Tech-Lab courseware was created to be interactive with groups
of two or more students. When scheduling rotations at each workstation, it is best
not to plan too far ahead. Our courseware is quite flexible in regards to the order
students may take individual modules and/or units, as well as how many students
may take the same courseware at a given time. It is for this reason that the
Scheduler function of GradePoint 2020 does not create rotations of a specific length
of time.
Profile settings for the lab and workstations can be set so the workgroups are
graded as a whole or as individual students. Instructors may alter workgroups from
course to course or workstation to workstation without fear of disrupting grades
during a rotation.
However, it is strongly recommended that any group of students who log into a
course together, remain together until the rotation has been finished. Rearranging
workgroups in the middle of a rotation may alter unit history, as many courseware
titles require these continued associations in order to properly credit unit progress
and lab grades. When conflicting associations occur in these titles, the students
logging in would be advised to create a new group record based on one student's
course progress. Selecting the student with the least progress within the course will
ensure full exposure for the group.
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Chapter Four: Configuration Options
CHAPTER FOUR: CONFIGURATION OPTIONS FOR TECH-LAB
The Configurator is used to add student records, delete student records, and to
create setting profiles, which allows you to configure options in the Tech-Lab
System.
The Configurator's profiles contain lab settings and workstation settings.
Typically, each class will have its own profile, but each class can have as many
profiles as it needs. The preferences selected within that profile Lab setting affect
all workstations on the Tech-Lab LAN, with the specific preference/machine
overrides created within that profile's workstation setting excluded.
The Associated Applications tab, however, only applies to specific, individual
workstations. This tab appears only within the workstation override mode of the
Configurator.
We recommend you use the Configurator to configure the first profile with all the
common settings, courses, launches, and resources that most classes will use as
detailed in Chapter Three. Duplicating this customized profile and then making
slight modifications for each new profile will likely save time. It is faster than
reinstalling resources and launches to each profile as they are created. It is simply
faster to modify the common profile than to recreate it.
If an individual workstation needs different settings, simply use the Configurator's
workstation override setting to override specific lab settings for that workstation by
clicking on the Workstation Override ( ) button.
The Selected Profile always becomes the active profile once the Configurator
closes. A change of profiles while students are logged on Tech-Lab may force
students to log off unexpectedly. Students need only to log back in.
Only one instance of Configurator can be opened at a time. You will get a warning
message that the Configurator is being used at another machine if you attempt to
launch a second instance.
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Profiles
Instructors manage the various workstation settings of their technology lab through
the use of profiles. Each profile is a collection of lab settings. Instructors can create
multiple profiles and switch between them at will, thus adjusting the lab’s settings
(default language, the threshold for passing, whether courses are preceded by
pretests, whether media runs from local machines or via the network, etc.) to the
needs of each class.
As the instructor develops an understanding of the needs of each class, he or she
may wish to further customize each profile, create new profiles based on the
existing ones, or recreate the default profile as shipped.
A change of profiles while students are logged on Tech-Lab may force students to log
off unexpectedly. If that happens, students need only to log back in and resume
work.
It is possible to except particular settings on individual workstations from those of
the rest of the lab. “Workstation Overrides” are specific to a single profile, so if a
particular workstation has Overrides for one class’ profile, it can still use the labwide settings when other profiles are active.
It is not necessary to physically access any particular workstation in order to create
Overrides for that workstation. The instructor can use the Configurator to edit the
selected profile's standard settings and overrides at any time, from any Tech-Lab
workstation pointing to the same-shared system folder. (This is subject to the
limitation that only one instance of the Configurator may change settings on the
Tech-Lab network at any time. Should an attempt be made to open a second
Configurator, a warning window will appear indicating which workstation currently
has the Configurator open. However, the second instance of Configurator can still
be used to install courseware.)
Student records and loaded courseware titles cannot have workstation exceptions.
They will be the same for each and every profile created in the Tech-Lab System.
The instructor should be certain to select the correct profile when editing settings
for any function other than adding/editing student records and loading more
courseware.
Changes to a profile do not take effect until the Configurator has been closed. Prior
to closing the Configurator, the instructor should take a moment to be sure that the
desired active profile is displayed in the Selected Profile field. The Selected
Profile always becomes the active profile once the Configurator closes.
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Please note that students currently logged into courseware may not experience
setting changes immediately. The instructor will need to have these students log off
and log back in if the setting changes are to have the proper impact on their lab
grades.
When entering the Configurator, the instructor will usually click on the Lab button
in the Profile Settings group at the right end of the Configurator window. When
planning to create Workstation Overrides for the selected profile, the instructor
should click the Workstations button instead.
If the instructor has a stand-alone configuration of Tech-Lab, the instructor should
use lab settings mode exclusively for each profile except when relating associated
applications to the workstation.
At this stage, the instructor has probably customized the default to handle the
minimum demands of each class as directed in Section Three by adding students
and courseware. The following section will guide the instructor through all the
setting tabs within the Configurator, enabling the creation of multiple profiles fully
customized for the needs of each class.
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To Create Additional Profiles:
• Use the Selected Profile drop-down menu to select the desired profile. When
the Configurator first opens, the active profile will be displayed in this field. The
Selected Profile does not become the Active Profile until the Configurator is
closed.
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Click on the Create button to create a profile based on the default profile as
shipped. Provide a unique name no more than 40 characters long. Once created,
this new profile will become the Selected Profile.
Click on the Duplicate button to create a profile based on the current Selected
Profile. Provide a unique name no more than 40 characters long. Once created,
this new profile will become the Selected Profile.
Click on the Rename button to change only the name of the Selected Profile.
Provide a new and unique name under 40 characters. Renamed, this profile will
remain the Selected Profile.
Click on the Delete button to delete the current Selected Profile. Another
profile will become the Selected Profile. The last profile cannot be deleted.
Click on the Lab button to edit the lab settings for the Selected Profile.
Changes made to student records, loaded courseware, and the password will
affect all profiles, including those profiles yet to be created. All other changes,
such as selected courseware, are strictly for the Selected Profile only.
Click on the Workstation button to select a workstation to assign overrides to
for the Selected Profile only.
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Configurator Modes
The buttons in the “Profile
Settings” group at the right side
of the Configurator window
allow the instructor to choose
between Lab mode and
Workstation mode. As the
names imply, choice of mode
determines whether changes to
settings will apply to the entire
lab or to individual
workstations.
If the instructor accesses the
configuration screens in Workstations mode, most of the settings controls on the
following screens will have “Workstation Override” buttons ( ) beside them. By
default, the Workstation Override buttons are not selected and the controls they
accompany are grayed out and inaccessible. In order to make setting changes for
those controls, the instructor should click the associated Workstation Override
button, thus making the controls accessible.
As discussed in the previous section of this manual, Workstation Overrides only
apply to the profile that is active at the time they are set. If the instructor wishes a
particular workstation to have special settings in multiple profiles (or in all
profiles), the settings have to be created in each profile.
Unless stated otherwise, the following can be adjusted to a lab setting or a
workstation override for the selected profile only:
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Associated Applications. This tab handles software relations between
TechWorld modules and applies only to the local workstation for the selected
profile.
Base Unit. This tab contains interface options for Lab-Volt's base units,
interactive hardware used in much of F.A.C.E.T. and TechWorld.
Courseware. This tab applies to all profiles in regards to available courses.
Selected courses (represented by checkmarks) vary from profile to profile.
Workstation overrides can include more selected courses than the lab standard
for that profile. Overrides cannot be used to block courseware from a
workstation.
Media. This tab gives you the ability to select the narration option and the size
of the video window of the embedded multimedia within Tech-Lab courseware.
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Security. This tab supplies the data location and handles the single instructor
password that applies to all profiles. This tab also handles the default language
selection of the lab settings and workstation overrides.
Student. Create and edit student records for all profiles from the tab.
Workstation overrides are not possible.
Tech-Lab Launches. This tab handles software relations between Tech-Lab
modules and applications listed under Launches within Tech-Lab for the
selected profile only. Launches created as Workstation Overrides add to the
Lab rather than block.
Tech-Lab Resources. This tab manages the installation of Tech-Lab
Resource CD-ROMs and software relations between Tech-Lab modules and
those applications to appear under Resources within Tech-Lab, for the selected
profile only. Resources installed in the Lab setting mode cannot be blocked
with Workstation Overrides.
Test. Pretest and posttest options can be adjusted from this tab.
Unit. This tab contains options for taking units, including the unit-grading
schema for the various product lines.
Workbook. This tab contains workbook options.
Note: Some courseware does not utilize some components.
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Associated Applications
The Associated Applications tab is only available in the Workstation Override
mode. It lists the third-party applications that can be launched from within TechLab on the selected workstation. This tab will useful in special instances as
described below.
Some Lab-Volt courses incorporate supplementary software products developed by
companies other than Lab-Volt. These programs are installed separately, using the
installation software provided by their publishers.
Lab-Volt’s courseware assumes that those third-party applications have been
installed at the default locations suggested by the third-party installers. As long as
this is true, the third-party programs will launch at the appropriate times as
students work their way through the courses.
If the third-party software is installed to a different location, the Lab-Volt
courseware will not know where to find it. The first time the courseware needs to
launch the third-party software, the instructor will be prompted to browse to its
location. The Lab-Volt courseware will retain the correct location from then on.
However, if the third-party software is later moved or renamed (perhaps because of
an update), it will be necessary to inform the Tech-Lab System of the change. This
can be accomplished by accessing the Configurator’s Associated Applications tab,
clicking the name of the appropriate application in the list, and clicking the Reset
button.
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This has the effect of restoring the application’s path to the default. In order to
enter the application’s new path into the system, it is necessary to run the
courseware up to the point that the association application is used, let the browse
window appear, and browse to the new location.
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Base Unit
The Base Unit tab contains a group of controls related to the hardware simulation
devices known as base units. It provides the option of sharing the base unit,
selecting the base unit COM port, and specifying the base unit polling time. When
set within the Lab Setting mode, these selections become the standard for the
selected profile.
This tab's single Workstation Override button manages all three base unit
settings as a single override. As is true throughout the Tech-Lab system,
Workstation Overrides apply only to the currently-selected workstation and only
when the profile that they are a part of is active.
Some base units have two serial port connections that allow two PCs to connect to
them. If such a base unit is connected to two workstations, the Share Base Unit
checkbox can be selected on both workstations in order to enable the shared
functionality.
You must select the serial port that connects to the interactive base unit from the
Base Unit Com Port drop-down menu. When the base unit is shared, the serial
port must be the same designation on both PCs. OFFLINE is used for
demonstration purposes when a base unit is not available. Many features are
disabled while using the system offline.
Base Unit Poll Time indicates the interval that the software validates (polls) the
presence of the base unit during the activity. The minimum interval is ten seconds
and the maximum is thirty seconds. It is possible to adjust the poll time to optimize
workstation performance, but this should only be done when instructed by Lab-Volt
Technical Support.
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Courseware
The Courseware tab is where courseware is added to the Tech-Lab System and
related to various workstations for student access. All loaded courseware is
available to all profiles.
When the box to the left of a courseware title is checked in the Lab Setting mode,
that title is available on all workstations whenever the current profile is active.
When a course’s checkbox is left unselected in Lab mode, it can be made available
on particular workstations via Workstation Override mode. This functionality
allows courses that require specific peripherals or equipment to be confined to
workstations that fulfill those requirements.
Courseware relations (whether lab settings or workstation overrides) may vary from
profile to profile if desired.
When viewed in Workstation Override mode, the Courseware tab does not offer a
Workstation Override button. The checkboxes beside the titles determine which
courses will be available to students on the current workstation when the current
profile is active.
Note: Workstation Overrides can only add items to each workstation’s list of related
courses. Workstation Overrides cannot be used to deselect course relations that are
selected in lab mode. Therefore, if it is necessary for a particular course to be
unavailable on some of the lab’s workstations, that course must be related to the
appropriate workstations via Workstation Overrides, not in lab mode.
Loading Tech-Lab Courseware:
(Note for GradePoint 2020 users: User-defined courseware and evaluations appear
automatically in the Course List pane upon creation.)
1. Click on the Configurator’s Courseware tab in either Lab or Workstation
Settings mode.
2. Insert the Tech-Lab Curriculum CD-ROM.
3. Click on the Add button. The Lab-Volt Courseware window will appear.
4. Click on Start. The Configurator will automatically search the CD-ROM for the
files. A window will appear with a list of the courseware available, unless the
CD-ROM contains only one course.
5. Select the desired courseware by clicking its title.
6. Click on OK. Repeat steps 4 and 5 as needed until all courseware from this CD
that is to be installed is installed. For multiple-disk courses, repeat steps 2 to 4
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as needed. The data will be loaded and then the Lab-Volt Courseware window
will reappear.
7. Click Complete. New courseware titles will appear in the Courseware List
pane. Available courseware appears in all profiles and workstation override
settings. Courseware will not appear on a workstation until related to a profile
and/or workstation.
Relating Courseware & Evaluations:
1. Open the Configurator. Select a profile from the Selected Profile drop-down
menu and click on the Lab button.
2. Click on the Courseware tab.
3. Check the courseware that should appear as choices on all workstations while
the selected profile is active. (To make courses available only on specific
workstations, leave them unchecked for now. Use Workstation Overrides to
relate them to the workstations where they should appear.)
4. Click on OK. Changes do not appear on workstations until the Configurator is
closed.
Media
The Media tab gives you the ability to select the narration option, select video start
size, to enable annotations, or enable closed captioning, when available.
When Configurator is accessed in Workstation mode, each media option has a
Workstation Override ( ) button beside it. Clicking the Workstation Override
button will allow changes to be made to that option.
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The override settings are specific to the currently-selected profile. If multiple
profiles are used in the lab, it will be necessary to create workstation overrides for
each profile.
Enable Narration
The Enable Narration checkbox only determines whether Text to Speech
functionality is activated within the Tech-Lab System. Certain other options can be
changed at a systemwide level within Windows. Select the voice and speed of
narration by performing the following steps.
1. Click on Start, select Settings, and click on Control Panel.
2. The Control Panel window appears. Double-click on Speech.
3. The Speech Properties window appears with the Text To Speech tab in front.
Select the voice from the Voice Selection drop-down menu.
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4. After making your voice selection, you can click on Preview Voice to hear a
sample.
5. Adjust the voice speed by moving the slider on the Voice speed bar.
6. Click on OK to implement your selection. Close the Control Panel window.
Enable Closed Captioning
When Enable Closed Captioning is checked, the narrative will appear as onscreen text when videos play during courses. Some courses do not offer closed
captioning.
Enable Annotation
Annotation is a powerful and flexible tool that allows the instructor to make custom
additions to the text of Lab-Volt courseware. When the Enable Annotations
option is checked, the instructor can add notes to lesson screens within courses that
support the annotation feature.
Annotations can be used to direct the student to more information, enabling the
instructor to have the student view graphics or large amounts of information at the
appropriate time during the lesson. (See the "Adding Resources" section of TechLab Resources for a direction example.)
The annotations can consist only of text. A scroll bar will appear if the size of the
text exceeds the size of the annotation window.
To add an annotation, open a course and advance to the screen where the
annotation is to be displayed. Perform the following steps.
1. Logon to the module or topic that you want to annotate.
2. Find the screen that you want to annotate. Press Ctrl+Shift+F2 simultaneously
to change to instructor mode.
3. The Instructor Password dialog box appears. Enter the instructor password and
click on OK.
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4. The Instructor Mode Edit
Annotation window will
appear. If this is an existing
annotation, you may edit it at
this time. In this case, your
annotation is new, so the
window is blank. New
annotations are blank.
NOTE: The Instructor Mode
Edit Annotation window
appears in the left corner by
default. Even though the
student can move the
annotation window, the
instructor sets the default size and location.
5. Click in the box and enter the information that you want connected to this
screen.
NOTE: The text scrolls
when the information
doesn't fit in the
annotation window.
When the student
enters this screen, the
annotation appears.
The student can move
the window by clicking
on the annotation title
bar and dragging or by
clicking on the X button
to close it. The
annotation will always
appear when navigating
to this screen.
6. When you complete the annotation, click on the X button in the title bar and the
annotation is saved. It will appear each time a student enters this screen, unless
annotation is off.
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Removing the Annotation
1. To delete an annotation, perform the previous steps one through four.
2. Highlight all the text and spaces in the Instructor Mode Edit window and press
the Delete key.
3. Click on the X button on the title bar and the annotation is deleted.
NOTE: If the blank window remains, press Ctrl+Shift+F2
to return to Instructor Annotation Edit mode and delete
any spaces that may remain. Click on the X button to exit.
Local Media Directory
This location points to the folder where local media files will be copied. This location
should not be a UNC path; it must point to a folder on the local hard drive. If the
folder does not exist, Tech-Lab will create it. The drive, however, must have enough
room and be writable. For example, if one workstation has a CD-Drive as its C:\
drive, then there must be an override for the Local Directory at that workstation
pointing to a folder on the primary hard drive (such as D:\TLWrkStn).
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Security
The Security tab enables you to change the instructor's password and find the
location of the student data folder. This tab always applies to all profiles pointing to
the same data location regardless of the mode or profile selected, with the exception
of language selections.
When you click on the Change Password button, the New Instructor Password
window appears. Enter your new password twice and click on OK to change the
password.
To get the location of the student data files, click on the Get Tech-Lab Data
Location button for the server name and resource name.
Tech-Lab is installed with English as the default language. This means the
Configurator and the control panel for all workstations will be launched in English,
until set otherwise. Available English courseware and evaluations will be listed in
the Available Courses pane. If the Default Language is changed, the Configurator
and control panel will open in the selected language.
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Students retain the ability to change their workstation to another language. By
clicking on the Select Language button before they log on, students may elect to
open courseware in any language, provided courseware in the language is available
at their workstation. For example, if you have loaded Video Production (40026), but
you have not loaded Producción de vídeos (40026), students will see course #40026
when in the English mode, but will not have access to course #40026 when in the
Spanish mode.
Select Language does not work as a translator program. Student Journal entries
and annotations remain in the language they were written in. Third-party software
accessed through Tech-Lab courseware will not be translated. Internet sites visited
via the web portal in the Tech-Lab System will not appear in any language other
than what they were written in.
Reset the Default Language:
1. Open the Configurator.
2. Select a profile (Remember: any changes you make will be for that profile only).
3. Click on the Lab button to change the default language for the profile. Click on
the Workstations button to create an override for a specific station. If
applicable, the Available Workstation window appears. Select which workstation
you'd like to create the override for. You may only enter and edit one
workstation at a time.
4. Click on the Edit button. The Configurator will appear in the Workstation
Override mode. Select the Security tab.
5. Click the Workstation Override ( ) button, which will make the Language
Selection field available. As long as the Workstation Override button is
depressed, the override will be in effect.
6. Select one of the available languages and click Apply. Changes will not take
effect until the Configurator is closed. If the selected workstation has Tech-Lab
open, changes will not propagate to that workstation until students log off and
log back on to that instance of Tech-Lab. Student language selection prior to
logging in always takes precedence over the default language.
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Student
From this tab, a Tech-Lab administrator can add, delete, edit, or import student
records, regardless of whether the tab is accessed from the Lab Setting mode or
Workstation Override mode from the profile screen. All profiles have access to
all students.
Creating a Student Record
After clicking the Add button, the
Add New Student window appears.
Enter the requested information and
click OK.
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Student Code – Maximum of 9
alphanumeric characters. Every
student code must be unique.
Last Name – Maximum of 25
letters.
First Name – Maximum of 24
letters.
Middle Initial – Maximum of one letter. (This field is optional.)
Gender – M or F (optional)
Password – Maximum of 4 alphanumeric characters. You may assign the
password, or students can determine their own passwords at logon time.
You must have a unique student code for each student. Entries in all fields are
required except Gender and the Middle Init. fields. (The passwords are required,
but can be created by the student when they first log on.)
After the student record is created, the name of the student and a partial student
code appear in the student record list.
This method creates one student record at a time. To create a group of student
records, see the "Importing Student Records" section.
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Editing Student Records
All fields of the student record can be edited except the student code.
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2.
3.
4.
Click on the student record you want to edit.
Click on Edit. The Edit Student Information window appears.
Change the information and click OK.
If you do not want to change any information, click Cancel and return to the
Student Record window.
Deleting Student Records
When you delete a student record, you effectively erase it, thus the student code can
be used again.
1. Click on the student record you want to delete and it will be highlighted.
2. Click Delete and a Confirmation window will appear.
3. This allows you the opportunity to confirm the deletion. Click on the appropriate
button. You will return to the student record list.
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Tech-Lab Launches
After installing third-party software, you use the Tech-Lab Launches tab to
create the path for launching this program without having the student leave TechLab. Typically, you install the software on the student workstation, however if the
third- party software can be run across a LAN, it can be installed on any computer
on the LAN. In this case, the workstation computer must have full access rights to
the application and the instructor must enter a full UNC path
(\\computername\sharedfoldername\application.exe) rather than a local
path (c:\folder\application.exe).
Local paths, even to mapped locations, should be avoided completely (unless the
instructor is at the physical location of a workstation and creating a workstation
override). Lab-Volt strongly recommends using the workstation mode of the
Launches tab at the physical workstation locations exclusively, as mentioned in
Section Three: Getting Started with Tech-Lab.
Adding an Application Launch
The following example assumes that Microsoft Works was installed on the student
workstation and that workstation is currently selected in the Configurator.
1. Click on the Tech-Lab Launches tab.
2. The Tech-Lab Launches tab moves to the front.
3. Click on the Add button and the Application Link window appears. The Target
is the path to the application executable (for example, msworks.exe).
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4. If you know the path, you can
type the information in the
Target field, otherwise click on
the Browse button. Follow the
path shown during the
installation, C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Works, until
you find msworks.exe. Highlight
it and click on Open button.
NOTE: An alternative method of
finding the Target path is to
locate the executable’s icon in Windows. (In some cases, the desired icon will be
on the Windows desktop. In many cases, it will be in c:\program files\.)
Right-click on the icon on the desktop (Microsoft Works for this example) and
select Properties from the menu. Click on the Shortcut tab. Use the path in
the Target field of the Shortcut tab.
5. The Application Link window reappears with the target path completed.
NOTE: The Title is your choice. Whatever is typed here
will appear in the Application Launch menu in the
curriculum.
The Parameter field is usually left blank (unless
otherwise directed).
The default Working Directory for the application
appears. This is the place where the linked application
program automatically saves documents. If your
Instructor Guide told you to create a folder for the
student documents, change the path to the new folder.
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6. Click on OK and the Tech-Lab Launches tab reappears with the title of the
application.
Editing or Deleting a Launch
After highlighting an entry on the Tech-Lab Launches tab, you can click on the
Edit button to change any of the four fields in the Applications Link window. Click
on OK to implement the change.
To delete an application link, highlight it and then click on the Delete button. A
Confirmation window appears. When you click on Yes, the application title is
removed from the window and it will not appear on the Applications Launch
menu in the curriculum.
To remove the actual application from the workstation, use the Control Panel,
found in your Start Menu under Settings, and select Add/Remove Programs.
This must be done at the computer the application has been installed on.
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Tech-Lab Resources
Resources provide information, tools, and optional exercises that you may choose to
have your students explore.
Some F.A.C.E.T., Tech-Design 5.0, and Information Technology titles have a
Resource CD-ROM that is installed using the Install button on the Tech-Lab
Resources tab. The settings that enable access to resources provided by Lab-Volt
are configured by the installer.
Typical resources supplied or configured by Lab-Volt are Calculator, Careers,
Challenges, Environmental Impacts, Internet Link, Print Current Page,
and Timeline.
The instructor can install additional resources. Resources created by the instructor
are added to the Resource menu with the Add button. (These resources can be on
the student workstation or in a shared folder on any computer on the LAN.) In this
case, the instructor must supply the path to the resource.
Tech-Lab Resources usually must be set up at the workstation.
Resources created by the instructor are added to the Resource menu with the Add
button. (These resources can be on the student workstation or a shared folder on
any computer on the LAN.) In this case, the instructor must supply the path to the
resource.
Lab-Volt strongly recommends using the workstation mode of the Resources tab at
the physical workstation locations exclusively, as mentioned in Section Three:
Getting Started with Tech-Lab.
The following examples first show how to install Lab-Volt supplied resources and
then how to add an instructor created resource.
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Installing Tech-Lab Resources
Installation of Tech-Lab Resources supplied by Lab-Volt is similar to installing
Tech-Lab courseware. The following example shows the installation of the Tech-Lab
Resources for the Tech-Design 5.0 module, Computer Applications. These examples
assume you are physically at the local workstation, in Workstation Override
mode.
1. Launch the Configurator and click on the Tech-Lab Resources tab. The TechLab Resources tab moves to the front.
2. Click on the Install button and the Tech-Lab Resource Installer window
appears. Follow the directions.
3. The InstallShield Welcome window appears. Click on Next.
4. The Choose Directory window appears. Leave the default path in place unless
you want to use a different location. Click on Next.
5. The Setup Status window appears that shows the resources installing.
6. When the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard Complete window
appears. Click on Finish.
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7. The Tech-Lab Resources tab reappears, displaying a list of installed resources.
This list of resources will appear when you click on the Resource button in the
curriculum.
NOTE: Make sure there are no applications running
(except the course) before launching a resource. Other
applications may cause some resources (such as
Timeline) not to run properly.
Adding Resources
The Add button for resources enables you to customize the multimedia
presentation. You may want to add current events, direct the student to local
information, have the student complete an electronic journal, or include any online
information you choose.
In order for the material to be accessible, an application capable of displaying it
must be present. For example, if it is a Microsoft Works document, Microsoft Works
must be on the student workstation.
You can give verbal directions when to use the material or have the directions
appear in the lesson by using the Annotation feature described in the "Media"
section.
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The following example shows how to add a Microsoft Works document to the
Resource list and then use the Annotation feature to tell the student when to
view the document. (The document was placed in a user folder named Resource.)
1. Launch the Configurator in the Workstation Override mode and click on the
Tech-Lab Resources tab to bring it to the front. Click on the Add button.
2. The Application Link window appears. If you know the path, you can type it in
the Target field. If not, click on the Browse… button.
3. Browse to find the Resource folder and double-click on it (or highlight it and
click on Open). The contents of the folder appear.
4. Double-click on the document (or highlight the document’s icon then click the
Open button).
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5. The Application Link window reappears with Target path and Working
Directory path. Enter the Title that you want to appear in the Resources list.
Click on OK.
NOTE: The Title is your choice. Whatever is typed here
will appear in the resource menu in the curriculum.
The Parameter box is usually left blank (unless
otherwise directed by the Instructor Guide that came with
the course).
The default working directory appears.
6. The Tech-Lab Resources tab reappears.
The new entry will appear in the menu of resources when the student clicks on the
Resource button in the curriculum.
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Resources can be linked to any file across the LAN, provided it is in a shared folder
that the workstation has permission to access, and provided that you have the
correct UNC path. However, large files should reside on the student workstation.
To automatically tell the student when to use this resource, Enable Annotation
must be checked in the Configurator’s Media tab. Perform the following steps to
use the annotation feature.
1. Logon to the module or topic that you want to annotate.
2. Find the screen that you want to annotate. Press Ctrl+Shift+F2 to change to
Instructor mode.
3. The Instructor Password dialog box appears. Enter your password and click on
OK.
4. The Instructor Mode Edit Annotation window appears. Click in the window to
put the cursor in it. Key in instructions for students to click on the Resource
button and then click on the title of the document. In the example that follows,
the title is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Computers.
5. When you complete the annotation, click on X in the top right hand corner of the
window. Each time the student views this screen the directions will appear.
NOTE: An application that can open the document (file)
must be on the student workstation hard drive. For
example, if the document was developed with Microsoft
Works, Microsoft Works or Microsoft Office must be on the
hard drive.
Before the directions to use a resource can be operational, you:
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Create the resource and save it on the student workstation.
Use the Add button on Tech-Lab Resources tab in the Configurator to create
the title and path.
Create the note on the appropriate presentation screen.
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Editing or Deleting a Resource
To edit a resource link, click on the title in the list of resources to highlight it and
then click on the Edit button. The Applications Link window will appear. Any of the
four fields in the Applications Link window can be edited. Click on OK to
implement the change. It should be noted that typing in a new location in the
Target or Working Directory fields will not move the file to that location.
To delete a resource link, highlight it and click on Delete. A confirmation window
will appear. When you click on Yes, the resource title is removed from the window
and it will not appear on the Resources menu within Tech-Lab.
To remove a resource from the disk, use either the Control Panel and the
Add/Remove icon for applications or Windows Explorer to select the folder or file
and press Delete.
Test
The Test tab allows you to change the options for taking the pretest and posttest for
the courseware.
The Test tab works for the selected profile only. As is true for the rest of the
Configurator, changes are not implemented until the Configurator has been closed.
Each of the Test tab’s five options can be set for the lab profile and each can also be
set as a workstation override. In workstation mode, Workstation Override
buttons ( ) will appear beside each control and behave as they do throughout
Configurator.
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Disable Pretest
If this option is not selected, students must take the pretest before entering any
unit of the course for the first time. When Disable Pretest is checked, a student
may skip the pretest.
Randomize Questions
When Randomize Questions is checked, both the pretest and the posttest have
the order of the questions changed each time a student takes the test. Evaluations
are also randomized while this option is active.
Show Grade
When this option is checked, students see their test score after taking the pretest,
posttest, and/or evaluation. Posttest scores are always the score for the test just
taken, and not the cumulative grade for the module.
Administer Tests
You have the choice of having students in a workgroup take tests individually or as
a group. One option must be selected. The Workstation Override button for this
option is just outside this box to the left when viewed in Workstation Override mode.
Posttest Limits
You may specify the number of times the posttest can be taken from one time to
nine times. Posttest scores are averaged together for an overall posttest score. This
limit cannot alter the averaging. Reducing the limit to four times, after a student
has taken the posttest six times will not change the averaged score. Evaluations are
treated as posttests.
A student may only take the pretest once.
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Workbook
The Workbook tab applies to Tech-Design 4.x and Tech-Life. You can select the
administration of workbook activities, whether to show grade and answers, and the
number of times a student can take an activity. The lab setting options available
are for this profile only. Workstation overrides are for the selected workstation only
and only within the selected profile.
Show Grades
When this option is checked, students see their score after completing an exercise,
activity, or experiment.
Show Answers
Students may see the correct answers after completing the exercise, activity, or
experiment when this option is selected.
Administer Workbook Activities
You have the choice of students taking the exercises, activties, and experiments
individually or as a group. The Workstation Override button for this option is
just outside this box to the left when viewed in Workstation Override mode.
Repeating the Exercise
This option specifies the number of times (from one to nine times) that the exercise,
activity, or experiment may be taken.
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Unit
Each Tech-Lab course typically contains a Pretest, a Posttest and a Workbook
section, all of which may be combined to create an overall score for the lab.
Workbook grades are generated by unit activities and rubrics (in courseware where
rubrics exist), with every unit and/or rubric contributing equally to the overall
Workbook score.
The Unit tab allows you to select unit test options as well as setting the passing
threshold and setting unit weight ratios before applying them to the total lab grade.
The structure of units may vary slightly within each product line.
The lab setting options available are for the currently-selected profile only.
Workstation overrides apply to the selected workstation only, within the selected
profile only.
Insert Answer
In TechWorld, some questions must be answered correctly before the system allows
the student to continue. If the “Insert Answer” checkbox is selected, Tech-Lab
inserts the correct answer when the student presses the Insert key on the keyboard
after the fourth incorrect answer.
Unit Prerequisite
If the Unit Prerequisite is checked, students must complete the units in the order
they appear on the Unit menu in Tech-Lab.
Enable Unit Granularity Reporting
Selecting this checkbox will enable several additional reports to appear in some of
GradePoint 2020’s modules. The instructor can see each module’s list of reports by
clicking the Reports button. This list will vary, so clicking Reports while in TechLab Grades yields a set of options different from that found when clicking
Reports in Scheduler.
These extra reports contain more detailed indications of student progress and
grades. (For example, the granular reports allow the instructor to print a report
that includes Exercise grades and Unit Test or Lesson quiz grades.)
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Unit Test Options
• Enable Help During Unit Test allows students access to the Unit Help
during the unit test. Unit Help remains available for other parts of the unit
even if it is not checked.
• Enable Exit During Unit Test allows the student to leave during a unit test
and return from where they exited.
• Enable Unit Test Feedback permits the student to reenter the unit test after
completing it to get feedback based on their answers.
• Randomize Unit Test Questions enables a different order of unit test
questions each time the test is entered.
• Pass Threshold can be adjusted by the instructor from ten to one hundred
percent. The default value is 70 percent.
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Unit Weight
Unit grades are based on activity questions,
quizzes, assessment rubrics, and Unit tests.
Use this option to determine the ratio value
of the unit's various components that make
up the unit grade.
Each product line represented by a tab
contains a number of graded activities that
typically make up each of its units. Units
may vary within any given courseware, but
the activities represented in each product
line tab represent the widest range of types
available to that line.
Each unit is usually made up of the following
scored sections and activities, although
names may vary from product line to product
line:
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Fundamentals Section
Unit overview.
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Exercises Section
The Exercise Section is typically a set of up to three subset categories of
activities. They combine their weighted grades following the assigned ratios to
create the Exercise score. The weight in this field applies the weighted score
from the subsets.
• Discussion
• Procedure
• Review
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Unit Test Section
Unit tests usually take place at the end of each unit.
Instructors may use ratio weighting to place greater emphasis on grading certain
areas of a unit. Ratio weighting allows greater flexibility than percentage-based
grade weights as not all units will have the activities listed above; percentages
become deceptive when a total of 100% is impossible.
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By default, all Unit Components are equal. As components are adjusted, a
fractional expression of the components weight to the overall unit grade is
displayed.
In ratio weighting, an instructor may give any part of a unit a weight from 0 to
9999. Each unit's sub sections combine into the unit score based on their ratio to the
other assigned weights.
In this example, Unit Test counts six times as much as either of the other unit
components, meaning the Unit Fundamentals or Exercises equal only 1/8 of the
Unit Grade. If a F.A.C.E.T. unit were not to include Unit Fundamentals, the Unit
Test would then be worth 6/7ths of the unit grade.
By the same token, in the example, Procedure is worth twice as much as the other
two components of Exercise. If a F.A.C.E.T. unit were not to include Review, then
Procedure would be worth 2/3 of the exercise score. The weight of Exercise
towards the unit grade, however, doesn't change.
Students may track their unit grades and their effect on their workbook grades by
clicking on the Course Grades button within Tech-Lab.
Each product line is represented with its own "tab" within the Unit Weight window.
When seen within the Workstation Settings mode, each "tab" has its own
Workstation Override button. When the button is depressed, the instructor may
edit weights for that courseware on that machine.
Each workstation override is for that profile only. Changes to a profile's lab setting
will not affect the overriding preference. However, when another profile is selected,
that profile's overrides will be active and the current profile’s overrides will become
inactive.
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Rubric Navigation
Rubric Navigation Instructions
If rubrics are included in the Module/CELL, use the following on-screen navigation
instructions to access them.
For Module/CELLs that include rubrics, full descriptions, scenarios, assessment
directives, and appropriate responses are included in the Instructor Guide.
Click on the Rubric button.
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You are prompted for the Instructor Password:
Enter the instructor password, and then click on OK.
The default password is tenure. You are advised to change this.
The first Assessment Directive for the rubric you have selected appears.
Click on Scenario for what is required of the student.
Click on an option that best describes the student's response.
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NOTE: The default response is the first option. This
reflects the most correct answer.
At the end of the evaluation, click on Grade.
Step through each part of the assessment directives by clicking on the Next button.
When all the steps are finished, the Next button becomes inactive.
A Rubric Scenario can be found for each series of Assessment Directives. Read the
scenario first so you know what to require of the student. This information is also in
the Instructor Guide.
When you have responded to the last Assessment Directive, you are prompted to
Apply the grade, Cancel the grade, or Apply and Print the grade.
The student's grade is based on your evaluation of the student’s performance.
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Click on Apply to add the grade to the student's progress record.
Click on Cancel to re-evaluate.
Click on Apply and Print to print the Assessment Directives and the Assessment
responses you have chosen.
The rubric grade becomes part of the workbook grade. Each rubric title appears in
the workbook summary under Course Grades. Remember that the number
appearing here is the result of the weighted grade.
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Chapter Five: Uninstall Instructions
CHAPTER FIVE: UNINSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
This chapter presents a brief guide to uninstalling Tech-Lab and NetOp School.
When upgrading, check the upgrade instructions to see whether you have to
uninstall before you upgrade. You may wish to back up the Tech-Lab data folder
(TLData) before upgrading or uninstalling.
To uninstall earlier versions of Tech-Lab, see the instructions in the manual that
accompanied the version you are going to uninstall.
Uninstalling Tech-Lab
Perform the following steps to remove the Tech-Lab System from the server. It
should be done at the server itself. If you plan to upgrade to a newer version of
Tech-Lab, you may wish to preserve the shared folders and merely delete their
contents instead.
For Novell NetWare server, you will need the rights to delete the files or have the
Administrator delete it.
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5.
Launch Windows Explorer.
Right click on the Tech-Lab data folder, TLData. Unshare this folder.
Press the Delete key.
Right click on the Tech-Lab system folder (TLSystem). Unshare this folder.
Press the Delete key.
Tech-Lab has now been deleted from the server. Stand-alone configurations will
need to have the folder, TLStand, deleted. In each case where you delete the folder
with Windows Explorer, empty the Recycle Bin to remove the contents from the
disk.
At each workstation, you will need to delete the folders, TLResource and
TLWrkStn, if present. The icons and Program menu entries for Tech-Lab are not
needed so they can be deleted.
To delete the desktop icon, single-click the Tech-Lab icon, then press the Delete
key.
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Delete the Tech-Lab entry in the Programs menu
Under Windows XP
1. Click on the Start button.
2. Move the mouse pointer over All Programs, then over Tech-Lab System.
Right-click on Tech-Lab System, then choose Delete.
Under previous versions of Windows
1. Begin by clicking on Start, Settings, and select Taskbar & Start Menu.
2. The Taskbar Properties window appears. Click on the Start Menu Programs
(or Advanced) tab. Click on Remove.
Windows NT
Windows ME and 2000
3. The Remove Shortcuts/Folders window appears.
4. Click on Tech-Lab and then Remove.
5. Click on Close, and then OK.
NetOp Student
The Tech-Lab System includes NetOp Student as an optional install. Unless the
documentation that accompanies your intended NetOp Student upgrade explicitly
says otherwise, you must uninstall any previous version of NetOp Student that is
present on your workstation(s). This action allows the NetOp Student to be updated
and keeps the software from having duplicate NetOp Student entries in the registry.
This must be done at each workstation.
1. Open the NetOp folder in Windows Explorer and run the program, showhost.exe.
2. The NetOp Student icon will now appear in the system tray (usually the lower
right hand corner of your desktop. Click on the icon.
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3. NetOp Student appears. Choose Exit.
4. The password prompt appears. You will need to enter the NetOp password. By
default, the password is "tenure". NetOp Student closes so that it may be
uninstalled.
5. Click on Start, Settings, and select Control Panel.
6. The Control Panel window appears. Double-click on Devices.
7. The Devices window appears. Click on NetOp driver to highlight it and click on
Stop.
8. Click on Close and the Control Panel window reappears. Double-click on
Add/Remove Programs.
9. The Add/Remove Programs Properties window appears. Select NetOp Student
on the Install/Uninstall tab.
10. Click on the Add/Remove button and a message appears asking you if you want
to remove the application.
11. Click on Yes and the Uninstall Shield appears and deletes the entry. Click OK
to return to the Add/Remove Programs Properties window.
12. Click on OK to return to the Control Panel window.
13. Exit the Control Panel.
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NetOp Teacher
If you have GradePoint 2020, you may have NetOp Teacher installed on your
instructor machine. Typically, you need to uninstall this program from the
instructor's machine in the Add/Remove window located in your Start menu, under
Settings. Refer to the NetOp manual that came with your software for more
detailed instructions, if needed.
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Chapter Six: Glossary
CHAPTER SIX: GLOSSARY
Within this manual, terms are used that have specific meanings within the TechLab system. To avoid confusion, they are defined below. Please take a moment to
read this section.
ACTIVITY: Includes exercises, puzzles, quizzes, topic tests and rubrics found in
Tech-Lab courses. An instructor with GradePoint 2020 can track activity progress
and scores with workbook reports.
BENCH: Specify a student or course not to be automatically scheduled for the
rotation about to be generated. Use this GradePoint 2020 feature when a student
will be unavailable while the rest of a class works through a rotation, or when the
equipment needed for a particular course will be temporarily unavailable.
CELL: Computer Enhanced Learning Location. A term for TechWorld courses.
CLASS: Refers to a group of students who have access to the lab during a certain
period of the day. A “class” does not necessarily denote age, subject, grade level, or
even a group of students under one teacher. Even if the students are divided
between two instructors, they must count as a single class for the purposes of
assigning a profile.
(“Class” is also the name NetOp uses to identify a group of students it is
monitoring.)
CLASS TITLE: Unique to GradePoint 2020. A name assigned to a group of students
who have access to the lab during a certain period of the day. The title may consist
of any sequence of characters, including international letters, and must be at least
two characters long. Each class title must be unique. Class titles may be named
after the instructor in charge of the lab during that period, the class period
designation, or created on any other basis that the instructor chooses.
COMPETENCY: Refers to an individual expertise requirement within a lab course
or evaluation. Each competency is linked to pretest and posttest questions in such a
way that the instructor can track a student’s progress in mastering the competency.
GradePoint 2020 allows the instructor to omit specific competencies in order to
customize Tech-Lab courses to better reflect the instructor’s course requirements.
You must have GradePoint 2020 in order to review, select and track competencies.
CONFIGURATOR: A tool Tech-Lab and GradePoint 2020 use to add and edit
Student Records and to alter variables within the Tech-Lab environment. The
Configurator can be accessed from GradePoint’s Main Menu and from any Tech-Lab
workstation.
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COURSE: A series of units, accompanied by a pretest and a posttest.
EVALUATION: An online exam created by the instructor with GradePoint 2020
and administered with Tech-Lab.
GRADEBOOK: The portion of GradePoint 2020 that deals with Tech-Lab and nonTech-Lab grades. This virtual grade book program replaces or supplements your
existing paper book. GradeBook can be used to track such classroom events as
attendance, homework assignments, and tests not directly related to Tech-Lab.
GRADE TYPES: Each assignment within GradeBook falls within a group such as
homework, lab, or project. Each group of assignments is defined by the instructor as
to the portion its score applies to the final grade.
INSTRUCTOR MACHINE: The machine with GradePoint 2020 installed on it,
preferably to be used exclusively by an instructor.
MODULE: Synonymous with “Course.”
OVERRIDE: A workstation-specific exception to a lab-wide setting.
PROFILE: A lab environment with a global lab standard of settings that every
workstation will comply with, unless set otherwise locally via overrides. Each
profile tracks which Tech-Lab workstations are set to which overrides. Selecting a
different profile means the lab standards and the overrides change to the settings in
the new profile, allowing the online learning environment to be set, altered, and
reset as needed.
RELATION: Assignment of a student or course to a class or profile. Courseware
titles selected to appear in a lab or workstation are said to be related to that lab or
workstation.
ROTATION: Refers to a scheduling iteration. A rotation is a set of student-to-course
(or group-to-course) allocations made in the Scheduler, either manually by the
instructor or automatically by GradePoint 2020. The duration of a rotation
typically varies according to the choice of the instructor and the amount of content
in each course.
RUBRIC: The instructor’s evaluation of the student’s performance in the offline
portion of the module. Each rubric is computed into the workbook grade with the
equal weight of a Unit. Rubrics are the only activity that can be edited with
GradePoint 2020.
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SERVER: A computer that stores files and transmits them to workstations via a lab
network.
STAND-ALONE: A workstation that is not networked. When Tech-Lab is
configured for stand-alone use, data and system files are installed on the same
machine that the student uses.
STUDENT: Refers to the individual who will be taking at least one lab course.
STUDENT CODE: a code of up to nine characters. As with class codes, any
character, including international characters, may be used. In most cases, student
codes are assigned before they are entered in the Configurator. Student codes
cannot be changed once they are entered.
UNIT: A course segment containing curriculum and activities.
UNIT WEIGHT: Within Tech-Lab, a student’s grade for a Lab Course is computed
from the pretest, posttest, and workbook scores. Workbook scores are based on
students' performance within units, factoring in weighting assigned by the
instructor.
“Weight” refers to the relative importance that each score has when the unit grade
is computed, defined as a percentage. Default grade weights vary between Lab-Volt
product lines. The weights can be redefined by instructors within the Configurator.
WORKSTATION: Any computer where Tech-Lab is installed.
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