Tidebreak: ClassSpot PBL Details

The Details.

Multiple tiers of collaboration: Teams can work together on the desktop of their shared team screens and then share their results with the whole class on the “teaching wall” screens
Intuitive control for team work: Faculty and students can “mouse up” from their laptop to a shared computer and take control with their mouse and keyboard
Shadow cursors: As multiple users “mouse up” to the shared screen, each user’s mouse pointer remains visible with a unique color and personal initials
Cross application: Compatible with virtually all standard software applications
Draw on the screen: Digital annotation features are compatible with any interactive displays

Interactive discussions at the teaching wall: Faculty can allow multiple students to “drive” at the same time on the teaching wall, or temporarily restrict student control to maintain focus

Drag and drop transfer: Anyone can send files, folders and web-links to any team or teaching wall screen; students can also send privately to each other or to the faculty
Share a screen: Share your desktop to another student, the team screen or teaching wall, in view-only or interactive mode
Memorable whiteboards: Use with a whiteboard capture system, such as Luidia eBeam® or Steelcase CopyCam®, to store whiteboard “snapshots” directly to the session archive

Capture as you go: Session archives track information as teams share content both with each other and to the teaching wall
Document archive: Store versions of work documents in the archive and access them later
Meta-comments: Add short notes to the archive
Wrap up and go: The class archive is automatically uploaded to the course LMS page or webspace at end of class, according to preferences set by faculty

On-board software distribution: Faculty and students can download universal Client software directly from the Host computer
Simple setup: No configuration necessary, just install Client and connect
Quick re-join: Client remembers previous locations joined, providing a simple re-join option
Beginner-friendly: Context-sensitive online help assists first-time users
Ready Client™: Optional pre-configured Client software on a USB drive joins the designated Host automatically when inserted into computer

End-to-end encryption: SSL encrypted communications between Client and Host prevents outside interference
Room-aware authentication: Time-limited display code ensures that only those physically present can connect
No special hardware required: ClassSpot PBL is a software-only solution and works with commonly available large displays, computers and networks
Cross-platform: Supports both Windows and Macintosh OSX computers as Hosts and Clients

Simple software maintenance: Client and Host can be dynamically loaded from network directory
Works for managed devices: Compatible with DeepFreeze™ and other automated classroom PC management systems
Track usage patterns: TideScope Analytics utility shows system administrators how features are utilized in an analytics dashboard format

Note that installations can freely intermix Windows and OS X devices for both Host and Client machines.

CPU: 1.0 Ghz (Client) or 2 Ghz (Host) dual-core processor
Operating System: Macintosh OS X 10.4 or later (Client), Macintosh OS X 10.5 or later (Host)
Memory: 512 MB RAM (Client), 2 GB RAM (Host)
Disk Space: 20 MB (Client), 50 MB (Host)

Network latency less than 50ms round-trip between Clients and Host (measurement tool can be provided)
Routable network path between Clients and Host required for ports 80, 8080, 4536, 4537, 25500, 25900, at least one port in range 25000-25100
Bandwidth usage per user:
- Idle: 10 Kb/s per user
- Controlling a screen: 80-400 Kb/s per user
- Screen sharing: 200 Kb/s to 1 Mb/s per user
- File transfer: Maximum available bandwidth until transfer complete