What's New in 5.3

DyKnow Monitor

Request Files
Enhancements to DyKnow Monitor's File Transfer feature now allow teachers to request and receive any third party files from students. These documents are automatically saved to the teacher computer hard drive searchable by time and student ID.

View File Transfer Screenshot


Screen Broadcaster
DyKnow Monitor's new Screen Broadcaster feature allows teachers to broadcast their desktop to student computers - perfect for sharing a teachable moment or demonstrating a concept.

View Broadcast Screenshot


Monitor Chat
Educators and students can now communicate with each other using a Chat window. Similar to DyKnow Vision, DyKnow Monitor's Chat feature allows educators to choose different modes of communication for optimal classroom management, including opening and closing chat on student screens.

View Monitor Chat Screenshot


Monitor Polling
DyKnow Monitor's new Polling feature allows educators to easily create and send polls to student computers - perfect for a quick assessment or a pop quiz.


DyKnow Vision

Embed Videos
DyKnow Vision's new Embed Videos feature allows educators to directly embed videos on a DyKnow panel using "embed code" from sites like YouTube, TeacherTube and SchoolTube.

View Embed Video Screenshot


Content Replay
DyKnow Vision's enhanced content replay functionality now allows students and teachers to take notes in Private Notes while they are reviewing recorded content and optional audio.


Foreign Language Chat
When it comes to learning languages, practice makes perfect. Now DyKnow Vision supports the use of the Language bar and foreign language keyboards so students and teachers can chat with each other in the target language.

View Chat Screenshot


Forced Student Synchronization
Testing and accountability in DyKnow Vision just got easier. DyKnow Vision's enhanced Follow Me feature now enables teachers to optionally restrict student navigation to a designated panel.

View Synchronization Screenshot


Auto-Recover
DyKnow Vision's new Auto-Recover feature saves DyKnow lessons every three minutes to prevent content loss. The file is easily recovered when DyKnow is restarted after a non-safe close.

View Auto-Recover Screenshot


Recently Used Files
DyKnow Vision's new Recently Used Files functionality makes accessing DyKnow files quicker and easier. Similar to Microsoft Office, DyKnow files will now display in the "Recent Notebooks" menu referencing local and network drives, as well as the DyKnow server.

View Recent Notebooks Screenshot


Support

Server
Added Support for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V based server virtualization.

Client
Added Support for Windows 7 (Starter through Enterprise; x86 and x64).