Lock/unlock Students' mice and keyboards

When you perform a ShowClosed Show the Tutor's screen to Students., the Students' mice and keyboards are automatically locked. However, there may be other occasions when you want to lock Students' keyboards and mice.

You can only lock/unlock Students that are connected.

To lock Students

  1. Select the Student(s) or groups of Students you wish to lock.

  2. Select the Class tab in the ribbon and click Lock.

    Or

    Right-click on a Student icon and click Lock.

    Or

    To lock all Students, click Lock All on the caption bar (you can do this from any window). If this is not showing, click the Configure Quick Access List icon on the caption bar and select Lock/Unlock all students from the drop-down list.

    Note: By default, sound is muted at the Students when locking all Students. This option can be disabled in the Student User Interface settings.

  3. A graphic appears on the Student machines, informing them that you have locked their mouse and keyboard.

To unlock Students

  1. Select the Class tab in the ribbon and click Unlock.

    Or

    Right-click a Student icon and select Unlock.

    Or

    If you have locked all Students, click Unlock All on the caption bar.

See also:

To display a graphic when locking a Student machine