What's teacher doing during all this? Avacaster's elegance becomes apparent in the Administrator screen. Just like the Player that the students use, the Administrator also runs in a Shockwave-enabled browser window, from any Web-enabled computer. But what the Administrator shows is very different than the Player view.
Every feature of Avacaster is laid out on its own panel, which fills most of the window. A small movie display is included in the top-left corner for video monitoring. Below that are status displays showing a snapshot of data relative to the class in progress. You can page through different panels by clicking on a list of tabs along the right.
For example, questions posted by students via the button mentioned above get cued in a list on the Q&A panel. By clicking on the Q&A tab, the teacher can route them to the chat window with answers at their discretion. They can answer questions as they come in or save them until the end of a lesson or class interval. They can even edit the text of a question before sending it back out, if desired.
The Slides panel shows a list of all the visual aids that have been loaded into the system for the class. These can be browsed and previewed before pushing them out to the class. The panel also includes a whiteboard function which lets you draw in real-time, albeit a bit crudely, on top of the slide-like John Madden on the Telestrator, only jaggier (but with no less flair, I'm sure). For highlighting a particular area of the graphic, however, it's quite effective.
The Setup panel is where all the various event parameters are set and stored, including media types and addresses. It's also where you have extensive control over the user interface. You can upload custom screen elements and store different layout combinations, including fonts, colors and backgrounds. Avacaster also includes a handy PowerPoint-to-Flash converter that allows teachers to import slides directly from a PowerPoint presentation.
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