Tech-Lab. Tech-Lab System Version 7.xx. Installation and User Guide. Edition E0

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Tech-Lab

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Tech-Lab System

Version 7.xx

Installation and User Guide

Edition 3 35104-E0

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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 user-defined 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 stand-alone 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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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., World, Design, Tech-Life, 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 third-party 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 stand-alone 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-LabSystem. 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.

• 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.

• 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 Tech-Lab and User-Defined courseware lessons. It also takes care of accessing and saving student data.

TheConfigurator

TheConfigurator is Tech-Lab's utilities program. It interoperates with other Lab-Volt 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.

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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

GradePoint2020 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 StudentJournal, 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 Tech-Lab 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

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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 step-by-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:

• 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

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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-to-Speech 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 Tech-Lab 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 Welcomewindow will appear on your screen so that you may confirm the version you are installing.

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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 Informationwindow 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 Typewindow appears. Select the Stand-Alone Operation option. Click the Next button.

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6. The Choose Destinationwindow appears. By default, the Stand- Alone 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 Destinationwindow 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 Confirmationwindow 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 Tech-Lab 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

WindowsExplorer, 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 Optionswindow will appear. Under the section,

Logon Options, select either Automatic or ManualLogon. 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:

• Create a user group for your students.

• Create a folder for student data (TLData in this example) and assign a share name (R3QB8AIG$).

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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

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4. Click on Permissions and the Access Through Share Permissionswindow 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:

• 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 Tech-Lab 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 ROM to be in the CD-ROM 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 Welcomewindow 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 Informationwindow will appear. Read the release notes for any updated information or conditions that do not appear in this manual. Click on the Next

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5. A Net Op language selection window may appear. Select a language, then click

Next.

6. The Select Installation Typewindow appears. Select the Client/Server option. Click the Next button.

7. The Choose Installation Targetswindow 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 Confirmationwindow 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 server-side 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 browsingwindow (My Network

Places in Windows ME and Windows 2000, for example) and browse to the Tech-Lab 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 Tech-Lab.exe.

11.The Tech-Lab Installation Optionswindow will appear. Under the Logon Option Section choose either Automatic or ManualLogon. If you select the

AutomaticLogon 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

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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 Tech-Lab 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 Tech-Lab 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 Securitywindow. Click on the

Configurator button.

3. TheInstructor Passworddialog box appears. Enter the password (“tenure” is the default password) and click OK.

4. The Profile Selectionwindow 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 Settingsscreen 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.

• 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 middle-initial 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:

• 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.

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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:

• 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

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Using the Import Wizard

1. From the Student tab in the Configurator, click on

Import.

2. The Import Wizardwindow 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 double-click on the document. The Import Wizard enters the path.) Click on Next.

3. The Import Wizard Field Transmissionwindow 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.

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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 Tech-Lab 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 workstationoverride

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.

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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

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5. The Application Linkwindow 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,

EnvironmentalImpacts, 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 Passwordwindow 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 Tech-Lab 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

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Set a workstation to a specific language:

1. Open the Configurator.

2. Select a profile. Remember: any changes you make will be for that profile only. 3. Click on the Workstations button.

4. The Available Workstationwindow 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 Securitytab 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). <

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Foreword

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Overview... 1

Chapter Three: Getting Started with Tech-Lab... 21

Chapter Four: Configuration Options for Tech-Lab... 37

Tech-Lab

Configuration Options

Client/Server Configuration

Stand-Alone Configuration

Tech-Lab

Tech-Lab System

GradePoint 2020

Student Journal

Text-to-Speech

Quick Start

Installing the Stand-Alone Configuration

Installing the Client/Server Configuration

Windows NT Server Setup and Windows 2000 Server

NetWare Network Server Setup

Installing Tech-Lab System Files

Configuring

Profiles, Labs, and Exceptions

Adding Students

Creating a Student Data File

Importing Student Records

Create .TXT File of Student Records

Installing Courseware

Resources, Launches, and Associated Applications

Tech-Lab Launches

Tech-Lab Resources

Security Settings

Default Language Selection