As the use of computers and the internet in schools grows, so does the need for managing the learning process in networked classrooms. With the release of NetSupport School 9 software, Teachers and Trainers are able to better instruct, monitor and support Students in networked classrooms.

With NetSupport School, Teachers and Trainers can improve the efficiency of classroom instruction by centrally instructing Students on their computer, keep Students on task by monitoring application and web usage, improve support through online help and chat requests, and save time by quickly polling the class and showing instant results. Teachers and Trainers can also record all screen, keyboard and mouse activity on a Student workstation to review later or to replay to the class. With educational budgets under increasing pressure, NetSupport School enables schools, colleges and training institutions to maximise the return from the IT infrastructure already in place.

Summary and features:

Classroom Management
NetSupport School provides a wealth of features to streamline classroom management these include :
* Power On or Off all classroom computers from the Tutor PC.
* Perform a Remote "Log off" on all PCs.
* Send a Remote "Log in" to all Student PCs at the beginning of class.
* Blank Student Screens to gain attention.
* Lock the Students Mouse and Keyboard when instructing.
* Create custom classroom layouts so the Tutor PC represents the layout of the physical classroom.
* Create individual Tutor profiles to deliver the specific features needed by each Teacher.

Interactive Lesson Planner
* Pre-schedule activities for a class within an existing or new lesson plan.
* Simple and easy to use drag and drop operation..
* Track current lesson plan and pending activities on screen in real-time.
* Share Lesson plans with other teachers.

Printer Management
* Prevent Students printing in the classroom.
* Set thresholds for automatically pausing / deleting jobs
* Automatically delete duplicate jobs
* Limit printer usage by number of pages.
* Require Teacher authorisation prior to printing.
* Prevent Printers being added, deleted or modified.

Device Management
* Prevent data being copied to or from USB storage devices.
* Prevent data being copied to or from CDR / DVD devices.
* Automatically enable / disable the Audio on classroom computers.

Student Register
NetSupport School offers Student Registration where additional user information can be captured.
* Request standard and custom information from each Student at the start of class.
* Save an attendance register for future reporting.
* View a contact summary for each Student at any point during a lesson by using a "mouse over" of the Student icon.
* Use customised icons for individual or groups of Students.

Student Information bar
NetSupport School now features a Student Information bar, neatly located at the top of each Student Screen. This can be set to be always visible or to auto-hide.

The information bar provides feedback to the student on the current lesson, time remaining, current websites and applications that are available, the status of messenger and keyboard monitoring and quick access to request help. The information bar is fully configurable by the Teacher.

Hand out and Collect Files
With NetSupport School you can distribute files and data from the Tutor PC to multiple Student workstations.
* Transfer files to and from a selected PC in a single action.
* Distribute files to multiple PCs in a single action.
* Hand out files to all Students and automatically collect them at the end of the lesson with each Students details appended to their file.

Lesson Timer

Portable Tutor
NetSupport School Tutor can be run directly from any portable USB device in any location.

Auto Reconnect Students

Real Time Instruction (Show Mode)

* Show the Tutor's screen to selected Students.
* Show a specific desktop to selected Students.
* Show just a selected application to selected Students.
* Show a Replay file (previous screen recording) to selected Students.
* Broadcast a Video file to selected Students.
* Deliver your presentations optimised for Wireless networks.
* Leave a recording of your Show, including Audio, on the Students PC for future review.
* Apply Internet restrictions to Tutor PC during show to prevent accidental web content being displayed..

Key Show
Visually highlights when key combinations are used ( i.e CTRL + P for print.)

Screen Highlighter and drawing tools (Annotate)
NetSupport School provides as standard a wealth of screen annotation tools to aid in presenting. These include Line Tools, Arrows, Shapes, Text Highlighters and more.

View Student Screens in Real-time (Monitor Mode)
* Monitor the entire class in a single view.
* Scan through sets of Student PCs in pre-defined multiples.
* Overlay additional information including : Active Application or Active website.
* Zoom for optimised high definition Student thumbnails.

Instant Messenger Monitoring
NetSupport School extends its application control features with the availability of Messenger Monitoring. In addition to the ability to prevent Messenger applications running within the classroom, NetSupport School also provides real-time monitoring of specific Messenger applications presenting the Teacher with a real time view of chat activity and content. Support includes MSN Messenger, Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and AOL Messenger.

Real-Time Keyboard Monitoring
New to NetSupport School is Keyboard monitoring. Designed to be used in conjunction with application control, this component provides Teachers with a real-time insight into Student activity and topic understanding. During a lesson, while all Students are working using any approved application, the Teacher can monitor the entire class and see quickly and easily their typed content and activity levels.

Application Metering and Control
* Monitor all Student Application use.
* View background applications running on all PCs.
* Open and Close applications on all selected PCs in a single action.
* Record a full history of application use for the class.
* Allow the use of all applications.
* Prevent restricted applications from running.
* Allow only approved applications to run.

Internet Metering and Control
* Monitor all Student Internet use.
* View background websites open on all PCs.
* Open and Close websites on all selected PCs in a single action.
* Record a full history of internet use for the class.
* Allow access to all websites.
* Prevent access to any websites.
* Prevent access to restricted websites.
* Allow access to approved websites only.
* Allow access to only selected pages on a website.
* Prevent FTP access.

Internet SafeSearch
SafeSearch feature overrides the search settings for most leading search engines and prevents inappropriate content being returned within search results.

Powerful Remote Control
Watch, share or control the screen, keyboard and mouse of any Student workstation in the class on a 1:1 basis irrespective of color depth, resolution or operating system at either end.

Virtual WhiteBoard
Full page White Board integrated directly within the Tutor supported by a wealth of drawing tools for improved collaboration within the classroom.

Internet Co-Browse
Allows a Teacher to open selected websites and synchronise this with the browser on each Student PC. As a Teacher navigates across a website the Student PCs will follow.

Group Leaders
Anominated Student can be assigned certain Tutor rights and act as a Group Leader until such privileges are revoked.

Group or 1:1 Chat
Open a discussion session that all or selected Students can join, enter their comments and share with the rest of the class.

Audio
Broadcast Audio to the class or transmit the Tutor's voice during a presentation. Audio support is included in all Show Screen, Remote Control and Chat sessions.

Exhibit (Student Screen)
Allows a Teacher to select a Students computer and broadcast their screen to the rest of the class. Perfect for highlighting achievement or sharing Student feedback.

Student Surveys
Find out if your Students have understood the content covered during the lesson by conducting an instant survey.

* Create an instant survey using pre-supplied or custom responses
* See instantly all Student responses and a summary for the class
* Create groups dynamically based on Student responses

Student Testing and Quiz
Design tests and examinations with the minimum of effort, including text, picture, audio and video questions.

* Create a library of resources and questions that can be shared with other educators.
* Create any number of Tests using questions from your library.
* Now utilise any of 8+ different question styles.
* Set examination Grading levels ( i.e. over 75% = A grade).
* Track Student progress in real time and see question success or failure in real time.
* Auto-mark the entire test so results are available as soon as the test is completed.
* Display individual results back to each Student.
* Deliver results summaries (including highlighting the correct answers) to the class.
* Share content and resources with other teachers with the online NetSupport School resource centre.

Wireless environments

* Connect to Computers over a Wireless connection.
* Optimise performance to match access point speeds.
* Create predefined class lists to connect to non-static computers..
* Work effectively with Laptop and Tablet computers.
* Publish a class and allow Students to join on demand.

Student Locator
Allowing wireless student laptops to be located across a WAN, identify their current network details and ensure easy connection from a Teachers class list. Typically classroom management solutions can only browse and locate student computers on the same subnet, with NetSupport School, your students can be anywhere on campus.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
65Mb free disk space
NetSupport School runs on :
Win 95/8, Win ME, Win 2000, 2003,Win XP & Windows Vista.
IPX/SPX, NetBEUI and TCP/IP.

COMPONENTS SUPPLIED:
The 'Tutor' is the PC that views/takes over a PC.
The 'Student' is the PC that is viewed or taken over.
Synchronised Multimedia Player for WAV, MOV, AVI, MPG, etc. files

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