Release Notes
Product: Vision
Platform: Chromebook
Product version: 1.0 – November 2016 Updates
Release date: November 4, 2016
Introduction
Vision for Chromebooks will work with GSuite for Education domain activation both in subscription and perpetual
scenarios.
GSuite for Education (formerly Google Apps for Education) is a core suite of productivity applications that Google
offers to schools and educational institutions for free.
Vision for Chromebooks is comprised of:
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Netop Vision Teacher – the teacher’s app
Netop Vision Student – the student’s app
Netop Vision Student Extension – a Chrome browser extension to manage teacher control features. It is
installed by default with the Student app.
The student app will also handle the addition of the chrome browser extension responsible for lock web
functionality.
The student app will only work on a Chromebook device while the teacher app will work on any device provided
that the device has a full chrome browser installed.
Both Admin and User guides are provided for easy installation and use.
If you have questions about your account, please contact Netop Customer Service or your local Netop Partner for
more information.
What’s New in the November 2016 Release
Filtering Web
You can now choose to allow students access to certain websites, even if the Lock Web feature is active, by
loading text files containing URI lists. By default, Lock web blocks all URIs and comes with a predefined list called
Google Productivity Apps, which is disabled and contains Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Maps, Docs, Plus, Photos, Books,
Accounts, Slides, Docs, and Sheets.
To enable Allow lists:
1. From the main menu, tap and choose Customize Lock Web.
2. Selected the lists you wish to use. To add a new URI list:
a. Tap
and then tap . The Select a file to open window is displayed.
b. Choose a .txt file and tap Open.
c. Select the newly added list.
3. Click APPLY.
For more information, see the Vision for Chromebooks User Guide and the Vision for Chromebooks Administrator’s
Guide.
Log Retrieval
You can now retrieve the application logs for specific dates by going to the filesystem:chromeextension://<extension_id>/temporary/ address, where extension_id is the ID of the student/teacher extension.
What’s New in the October 2016 Release
Push Link
You can now push a website page on all student Chromebooks by tapping
on the toolbar:
You can either write or paste a link into the input box and then tap Push. Student browsers will be redirected to
display the provided page.
While typing, Vision will make link suggestions, if what you’re currently typing matches the one of the previous 50
links that were pushed.
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Window Scaling
You can now maximize or restore any window, by tapping
and
respectively.
You can also display Vision in full-screen by using the Fullscreen button on your Chromebook. By default, tablets
display full-screen windows.
Student Thumbnail Changes
The following changes have been made for student thumbnails:
Student Arranging
You can move student cards by dragging and dropping them to your preferred position. The arrangement is
persistent and, when using a different computer, it will be loaded the way you left it.
Additionally, you can sort students by name, by tapping
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Zoom Levels
You can now choose the size of the student screen previews in the Teacher console, through three zoom levels.
Cycle through zoom levels by using the Ctrl key in combination with the + or – keys (for larger and smaller
thumbnails respectively).
Using zoom in allows you to better preview your students’ screens, while using zoom out allows you to see more
students on the screen.
Student Photos
For an easier time finding a specific student, thumbnails now include the avatar photo of the student’s Google
account in two of the three zoom levels.
Student Selection
You can now select specific students, to apply different features to different students, by. You can, for example,
select two students and enable Lock Web, while you can also select another two students and enable Attention.
All control features are applied to the selected students (if any) or to the entire classroom if there are no
selections made.
Shortcut Keys
You can now use the following hotkeys:
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Launch Demo – Ctrl + D
Enable Attention – Ctrl + B
Block Web – Ctrl + L
Stop All – Ctrl + Q
Open Classroom – Ctrl + O
Navigate through menu and students – Tab
Select current highlighted menu item or student – Enter
Zoom in/out – Ctrl and +/- keys or Ctrl and mouse scroll up/down
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