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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 8.5
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 maximize the return
from the IT infrastructure already in place.
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Show
your screen (instruct) |
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Display
the Tutor screen on the Student's screen, using
your network to provide real-time Computer
Training without the need for video splitters or
any additional hardware. In addition, the new
Broadcast Show feature greatly improves Show
performance when the Tutor needs to demonstrate
to large numbers of Students.
With NetSupport School 8.5
you can:
 Show
the Tutor's screen to all or selected Students.
Show
a selected desktop to all or selected Students.
 Show
just a selected application to all or selected
Students.
Show
a Replay file (previous recording) to all or
selected Students.
Show
a Video file to all or selected Students.
Enable
"Wireless" mode to deliver your
presentations optimized for Wireless
networks.
Leave
a recording of a Show on the Students PC for
future review.
New Content playback.
Deliver an interactive presentation using any of
the above modes and NetSupport School will
automatically create a full recording of your
presentation, including your voice, if audio
mode was enabled.
This recording (a replay file) is then left on
the desktop of each student. Students can then
review the full presentation at their leisure or
refer to in class while working on a practical
element of the lesson.
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As
a teaching and training aid for classrooms with
networked PCs, NetSupport School 8 has virtually
no serious competition. - PC Plus
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Monitor
Students |
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When
viewing students in real time under Monitor
mode, if the class numbers are large
( i.e. 30+) it's often hard to see in detail the
activity on a specific screen. View any number
of students in the class and use the Auto zoom
feature to "mouse over" a specific
Student thumbnail for a larger view of that PC.
With NetSupport School 8.5
you can:
Monitor
the entire class in a single view.
Scan
through sets of Student PCs in pre-defined
multiples (1,4,9 or 16 at a time).
Overlay
additional information including active
application or current website being
viewed.
New
Optimized high definition student thumbnails.
The Quality of monitor mode thumbnails are
key to the effectiveness of the feature and the
value to a Teacher.
Compare NetSupport School monitoring mode with
an alternative desktop monitoring solution.
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Without
doubt, one of the slickest, most cost-effective
teaching software products available, and this
latest version adds even more useful features -
PC Pro
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Application
Metering and Control |
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| Control
and restrict the application usage of your
Students. Identify both active and minimized
applications, displaying the actual application
icon next to each Student name. Drag and Drop
applications into either an "Approved"
or "Restricted" list. To ensure
maximum Student attention, a specified
application can be opened on all or selected
Student PCs. A history of software / application
usage is kept for the duration of the lesson.
The Tutor is also
able to set specific application usage
restrictions on a per Student basis together
with the standard overall class restrictions.
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NetSupport
School is an innovative solution whose time had
finally come. It won kudos for its ease of use
and ability to give instructors central control
of the computer lab.- Technology & Learning
award of excellence
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Internet
Metering and Control |
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| Identify
active and background URL's running on Student
PCs. Drag & drop URL's into
"Approved" or "Restricted"
lists or choose "Thumbnail" view for
the selection of websites using icons rather
than actual URLs. Direct Students to a local web
page displaying "locked" information
if attempting to open a restricted URL.
The Tutor can
also open specified web pages on all Student
workstations. A record is also kept of all
Student Internet activity for the duration of
the lesson. Within v8, a further "Block All
Internet Access" option has been added
whereby a Tutor can quickly disable all access
in a single action from within any area of
NetSupport School.
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As
a teaching and training tool NetSupport School 8
is in the enviable position of having little, if
any, serious competition. - Network Computing
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Student
Surveys |
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Find
out if your Students have understood the content
covered during the lesson by conducting an
instant survey with the results to a customised
question being displayed in real-time on the
Tutor screen. The survey is automatically sent
to all connected Students or selected
individuals and allows for pre-set questions to
be stored for later use.
With NetSupport School 8.5
you can:
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
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NetSupport
School is without doubt every classroom
trainers dream come true. - PC Magazine
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Classroom
WhiteBoard |
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| NetSupport
School features a full page White Board
integrated directly within the Tutor console
supported with a wealth of drawing tools for
improved collaboration within the classroom.
The Whiteboard
feature also allows a teacher to add content
before making it available to the rest of the
class, and can simply "toggle" access
and visibility. At any point a Tutor can pass
control to a selected Student to allow them to
collaborate and add content to the active
session.
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NetSupport
School 8 offers some of the best lesson and
examination-automation tools available. Along
with its simple deployment and intuitive Tutor
interface, this could easily make it the
teacher's pet - PC Pro winner.
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Co-Browse
with Students |
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New
to version 8.5 is a full internet Co-Browse
feature. This allows a teacher to open selected
websites and synchronize this with the browser
on each student PC. As a teacher navigates
across a website the Student PCs will follow,
even scrolling down on a specific page in
sequence with the Tutor.
Once the Tutor has opened the desired pages
these can be left available to the Students as
information Tabs, and they can be left to review
the content without access to any additional
websites.
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It
simply excels in its field and the new features
are valuable additions which make one of the top
products in this market even better - Network
Computing
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Design
& Deliver Tests |
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tests and examinations with the minimum of
effort. NetSupport School incorporates a full
Test Designer allowing a Tutor to set customized
tests including text, picture, audio and video
questions.
Once the test has
been completed in the pre-set time by the
specified Students, the results are
automatically collated, marked and made
available to the Tutor where individual results
for each Student can be saved to file. To allow
for content sharing between different classes
and Teachers, the ability to import or export
questions is also included.
With NetSupport School 8.5 you can:
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
utilize any of 16+ 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.
Deliver
results summaries ( including highlighting the
correct answers) to the class
in a single action.
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Look
no further if you want the perfect network
training and teaching tool, as NetSupport School
is in a league of its own -PC Pro
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Transfer
Files |
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Distribute
files and data from the Tutor PC to multiple
student workstations simultaneously with a
minimum of keystrokes and effort.
With NetSupport School 8.5
you can:
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 collect at the end
of the lesson with each
Students details appended to
each file.
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Student
Register |
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| Evolving
from a simple Student Name request, NetSupport
School now offers Student Registration where
additional user information can be captured.
Having completed
the "Class Details" which includes
Teachers Name, Lesson Title and Room Number /
Name, the Tutor can then select the information
that the Students will be required to complete
at the start of class including custom field
creation. Once collected a class attendance
register can be produced and printed or saved in
a range of formats.
With NetSupport School 8.5 you can :-
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
by using a "mouse over"
of the student icon.
Use
customized icons for individual or groups of
Students.
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Lesson
Planner |
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| Pre-Plan
the scope of the lesson and NetSupport School
will continue to advise the teacher on time
remaining, when the next action is due and more.
Lesson plans can be created in advance and
utilized time and again.
Within the main
Tutor console a progress bar will advise the
teacher of the current activity, activities due
for the remainder of the lesson and the overall
time remaining.
A lesson plan is
created by simply dragging required elements
from a list menu of all available NetSupport
School features onto the planner schedule and
specifying both a duration and appropriate
content for each item.
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Classroom
Management |
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With NetSupport School 8.5 you can:
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
screen captures of selected Students.
Create
individual or Group chat sessions for classroom
collaboration.
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NetSupport
Protect
Desktop Lockdown and Security |
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NetSupport
School 8.5 integrates directly with its sister
product, NetSupport Protect. NetSupport School
can be set to override any security settings
from NetSupport Protect as soon as a Teacher,
Connects to or Views a Student PC. The settings
are re-applied as soon as the Teacher
disconnects.
With NetSupport Protect you
can:
Prevent
File Copy, Delete, Rename and more.
Protect
system configuration.
Lock
down and control USB devices, CD/DVD drives and
more.
Prevent
specific file type downloads.
Disable
access to specified applications.
Click
here
to find out more about the NetSupport
Protect features.
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