Body
Overview
Columbia College classrooms are equipped with instructor computer stations, dual monitors, touch-enabled control panels, and BrightLink Interactive Laser Projectors. This guide explains how to log into the instructor station, control display projection, operate the room camera and audio, use digital whiteboard tools, and properly shut down the system.
Applies to: Faculty Staff
First-Time Login Note
- If this is your first time logging into a specific classroom instructor station, the login process may take up to 10 minutes to configure your user profile.
- This extended login time only occurs during your initial sign-in on that specific computer. If the login takes longer than 10 minutes, contact Technology Services at ext. 4357 (or 573-875-4357).
Step-by-Step Guide
Instructions
1 Sign In to the Instructor Station
Sign in to the instructor workstation using your standard Columbia College credentials.
●Log in with your Columbia College username and password.
●Each room is equipped with two computer monitors on articulating arms connected to a single computer. One monitor can be used for projected classroom presentation content, while the second acts as an instructor-only reference screen.
2 Activate and Use the Touchscreen Control Panel
The control panel is the touchscreen mounted on a swivel arm next to the computer monitors. Tap the screen with your finger to wake the display.
●Display Options (Left Side):
- On: Activates and warms up the projector.
- Off: Powers down the projector.
- Mute: Blanks the projected image to a black screen without turning off the bulb.
- Touch: Enables or disables touch features on the BrightLink whiteboard surface.
●Camera Controls (Center): Controls pan, tilt, and zoom for the classroom camera at the rear of the room. Enable Tracking to allow the camera to follow the presenter automatically.
●Volume Controls (Right Side): Use the Up and Down arrows to adjust room audio volume, and select Mute to silence the microphone.
●Help Button (Bottom-Left): Displays direct contact details for Technology Services support.
3 Use the BrightLink Projector and Interactive Whiteboard
The front whiteboard combines physical dry-erase writing with digital touch-screen interaction.
●Physical Whiteboard: The entire board surface is writable using standard dry-erase markers. Clean the board using the provided erasers or shammy cloth with spray bottle solution.
●Digital Touch & Interactive Pens: Control computer presentations directly on the board with your finger, mouse, or keyboard. The provided interactive pens will always function on the board, even if finger Touch is toggled off on the control panel.
4 Launch Easy Interactive Tools (Digital Annotation & Whiteboard)
Each computer includes the Easy Interactive Tools software to support digital whiteboarding and on-screen drawing over active applications.
●Open Easy Interactive Tools from the desktop or Start Menu.
●Choose between Whiteboard Mode (for a standalone digital canvas) or Annotation Mode (for drawing, highlighting, and writing over documents, presentations, or websites).
5 Shut Down the Classroom System
At the end of your session, properly turn off the equipment using the control panel.
●Press the System Off button in the lower right-hand corner of the touchscreen.
●Confirm your selection on the pop-up prompt to power off the projector and classroom camera.
●Sign out of the instructor computer.
Support & Assistance
Get Help
Need in-room technical assistance or running into equipment issues?