Pointer
The Best On-Screen Annotation Tool in the World
 Annotate text or graphics during lessons with over 20 arrows, highlighters, shapes and spotlights. Get your point across in PowerPoint or any application presenting on your screen.

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Pointer

Pointer is integrated with the Vision toolbar, making it easy to demonstrate concepts to students right on their own screens with more than 20 annotation tools. Use Pointer to create great teaching materials and use Vision to share them with your students.

Highlight Zoom and Spotlight
Do you use a yellow highlighter on your documents? Imagine being able to use one on your computer screen! Pointer allows you to emphasize key words and important phrases. Focus student attention exactly where you want it, eliminate confusion by numbering steps in a complicated process with the ability to enlarge text and spotlight areas of interest.
 
Cross-Application Floating Toolbar
Pointer works in any application or software program you do. Highlight and make notes in documents, graphics or presentations on your screen exactly as you would on paper. Pointer's floating toolbar moves and docks to any part of the screen so it's never in the way and you can navigate effortlessly. The customizable toolbar contains all the tools you need.
 
Guide Vision6 Plug-In
Choose the web sites that are appropriate for each assignment. Surf-Lock automatically displays your approved site lists to students, and blocks all other web sites. Students just click and go. Choose the web sites that are appropriate for each assignment. Surf-Lock automatically displays your approved site lists to students, and blocks all other web sites. Students just click and go.
 
There is no easier way to control student web surfing
 

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Arrow Tool - Highlight Areas of Interest
  Use the arrow tool in Pointer to highlight specific areas of interest and key points for your students. With a customizable size and color, this annotation is easy to see and helps students focus their attention where you want it.
 
Magnifying Tool - Every Student Can See
  The magnification tool comes in handy when you're showing small text or a web site to the class. Simply draw a box over the area you wish to magnify and every student will be able to see. The magnification box also moves, making it easy for you to scroll down the document you're sharing.
 
Highlighting Tool - Highlight On-Screen
  Pointer's pen tool or highligher tool can be used to mark key words and phrases. See the pen tool demonstrated here. Easily customizable to thickness and color, you can annotate any document or application you have open so students can easily follow along.
 
Erase Tool - Flexible and Easy to Use
  With Pointer, it's easy to erase a single anotation or every annotation on the page. No need to backtrack, simply draw a box over the annotation you wish to erase and it's gone. Click the "erase all" button and your document is clean again.
 
Spotlight Tool - Focus Student Attention
  The spotlight tool from Pointer allows educators to highlight areas of interested on the screen quite effectively. Draw a box to size the spotlight and the rest of the area is darkened. You can move the spotlight around the screen to demonstrate areas of interest to students.
 
Number Tool - Track Your Main Points
  The Pointer numbering tool is used to number steps in a complicated process, or simply show students the order in which you want them to complete a task. This tool works in conjunction with another annotation tools, such as the highlighting tool or one of the shape tools.
 
Cover Tool - Cover Quiz Answers
  You want to share your screen with the class, but you don't want them to see the whole screen? No problem. With Pointer's cover tool, small bars appear on all four sides of your screen. Simply click and drag each bar down to cover icons, menus and other applications you have open so you can share only what you'd like to.
 
Floating Toolbar - Only When You Need It
  Best of all, Pointer's toolbar can be set to hide when you're not using it. It can dock to any edge of your desktop, where it slides out of the way when not in use. Simply mouse over the toolbar to use the tools. It's there when you want it, and gone when you're working on other things.
Pointer Technical and System Requirements
Pointer may be installed on any workstation that is capable of running Vision6:
  • Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
  • Vision6 installed