Workspace Multi-User Mode

Multi-User Mode

Multi-User Mode allows up to nine participants to interact using collaborative (shared) or defined (one person per defined area) space. Multiple mobile devices such as Mobi Learner, MobiView, DualBoard or Touch Board can be displayed on the board at the same time.

Multi-User Menu

From the Multi-User Menu:

• Set up multiple participants to interact with Turning Technologies, LLC products. Define the number of areas for multi-user use and determine if participants will use a collaborative or defined workspace. In Multi-User Mode, participants can select objects on any Multi-User layer within their area. Additionally, you can save pre-defined Multi-User pages as GWB files without any connected devices.
• Start Multi-User Mode from a Non-Multi-User page (options include full screen and 2, 4, 6, and 9 areas) Quick Start.
• Toggle Multi-User Mode on and off using the Multi-User option.
• Add, remove and move Mobi tablets to different areas using Edit Devices. Each multi-user page will remember specific device placement when moving between pages or returning from Mouse Mode.

Selecting the Multi-User Menu

The type of devices connected to WorkSpace determine how many participants can work simultaneously on the whiteboard. Up to nine devices may be used, but only two of those devices may include DualBoards with pens.

The white pens used with DualBoard and Mobi tablets are the same pens.

Follow the steps below to allow more than one participant to write on the interactive or virtual whiteboard.

1. Open WorkSpace.
2. Click  on the Page Functions toolbar.

   A menu is displayed with the following options:

   • Multi-User Page Setup
   • Quick Start
3. Select either Multi-User Page Setup or Quick Start.

Setting Up Multi-User Mode

1. Connect up to nine devices in Device Manager.
   IMPORTANT

   Do not add the device that will be used to control the main toolbar or the other devices unless it is set to "presenter" within Device Manager. 

2. Click on the Page Functions toolbar.
3. Select Multi-User Page Setup.

   The Multi-User Page Setup window opens.

4. Select either a Collaborative or Defined work area.

   	Collaborative - When this option is selected, all devices will be able to work within the same area.
   	Defined - When this option is selected, two devices will work within their own defined space.
   	Defined - When this option is selected, up to four devices will work within their own defined space.
   	Defined - When this option is selected, up to six devices will work within their own defined space.
   	Defined - When this option is selected, up to nine devices will work within their own defined space.

5. Drag and drop a device to the area needed.
   NOTE

   It is recommended to leave one device out to keep control of all users. Ideally, this will be the "presenter" device.

6. Click OK after all devices have been dropped into place.

Setting Up Quick Start

1. Connect up to nine devices in Device Manager.
   IMPORTANT

   Do NOT add the device that will be used to control the main toolbar or the other devices unless it is set to Presenter within Device Manager.

2. Click on the Page Functions toolbar.
3. Mouse over Quick Start and select either Full Screen or a specified area.
4. Click the Multi-User Menu icon to access Edit Devices.

   The View Devices window opens.

   Drag and drop, or remove devices. If necessary, click the Device Manager icon in the lower right corner to access Device Manager.

5. To close Quick Start, click the Multi-User Menu icon and select Multi-User.

Selecting the Presenter

The presenter in Multi-User Mode controls when multi-user mode begins and ends.

1. Open Device Manager.

   Images of each available device appear in the main window.

2. Select the icon for the desired presenter device.
3. From the menu bar, click Options and select Set Presenter.

   The selected device is now the presenter device.

   Presenter Tools

   In Multi-User Mode, the following tools are available to the presenter in addition to those on the main toolbar:

   Presenter Functions

   Icon	Name	Description
   	Zoom User	Selects an individual user and enlarges their work within the entire multi-user window
   	Return to Settings	Returns the user back to Multi-User view
   	Move User	Once selected, allows the presenter to move the user to another area within the WorkSpace page

   User Functions

   Icon	Name	Description
   	Select	Allows the user to select within the window
   	Eraser	Manually removes annotations within the user's window
   	Clear	Delete the selected text or objects. If nothing is selected on the page, the Clear tool deletes everything on the page within that user's window.
   	Pen	Annotate within the user window; change pen color
   	Pen Width	Increases the width of the pen line
   	Export Entities	Allows the instructor to export that particular user's work to save into another format.
   	Mouse Mode	If selected device is designated as the presenter, this button appears on the toolbar, allowing the device to leave Multi-User Mode and act as the mouse. Once activated, the presenter has full control of the WorkSpace and Multi-User toolbars.
   	Show/Hide Multi-User	Allows the instructor to show or hide that particular user's window

Locking Tablets and Clickers (If Applicable)

If using student tablets or clickers with WorkSpace, the presenter can lock any devices in use and regain control of the session.

1. Open Device Manager.

   Images of each available device appear in the main window.

2. Select the icon for the device to be locked.
3. Select  .

   To unlock a device, select the Unlock icon.

   TIP

   You can also lock all devices by clicking the Toolbox icon on the WorkSpace toolbar and selecting Lock.
   
    

   Exiting Multi-User Mode

4. Click on the Properties Bar.
5. Select Turn Multi-User Off.

   The devices are no longer available for simultaneous input, however the screen with the annotations is still available.