How To/UMx/Installing ITALC Classroom Control Tool

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How to Install iTALC Classroom Control Tool

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1 Introduction
2 About iTALC
- 2.1 Installing and Launching iTALC with Userful Multiplier
3 Resources

Introduction

iTALC is an open source classroom control tool. iTALC stands for "Intelligent Teaching And Learning with Computers" and can be a valuable addition to your organization’s computer-based learning environment. It is a free download for both windows and Linux that allows for remote management features to be used by teachers to improve computer instruction and control computer use in the classroom.

This "How To" describes the steps required to install and configure iTALC to run with Userful Multiplier.

About iTALC

iTALC allows a teacher to view and control other computers in a network. This facilitates teacher/student interaction and allows teachers to monitor student computing activities. Teachers can:

remotely access any individual student's desktop to provide them with immediate hands-on help or coaching.
broadcast their screens to all students in the classroom.
select an individual student’s screen to broadcast to the rest of the class.
lock all student screens, ensuring all eyes are at the front of the class during instructional periods.

Installing and Launching iTALC with Userful Multiplier

Install Userful Multiplier (download the latest Ubuntu package from Userful's download website)
Install iTALC from the Ubuntu/Edubuntu repositories
Unzip the Umx-italc-integration.zip file to your Desktop
Open terminal and login as root (su -)
change to the directory where you unzipped the file

cd ~/Desktop

Run the install script

 sudo ./italc-install-script.sh

The install script will ask you for the user or group name that you want to be the teacher / administrator.

6. You will need to uncheck the Italc client session on each station ( system > preferences > startup sessions > italc client ) and restart the system

Client settings

7. Open the Classroom Manager (2nd tab on the left edge of screen)

Right Click in the white area, not on auto detected computers (make sure auto detected computers is not highlighted)
Add a classroom, then
Right click & Add computers
- Set the IP/hostname to localhost:5901 (for station 2), localhost:5902 (for station 3), localhost:5903 (for station 4), localhost:5904 (for station 5) To find the station number, press ctrl-alt-break and note the F key which is indicated.

8. Double click on each computer and screenshot will appear on the iTALC master screen