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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) |
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
Leave
a recording of a Show on the Students PC for future
review.
Enable
"Wireless" mode to deliver your presentations optimized
for Wireless networks. |
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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 |
When viewing students in
real time under Monitor mode, if the class numbers are
large ( i.e. 30+) its 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 |
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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 |
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 |
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 webpage displaying "locked" information if
attempting to open a restricted URL.
The Tutor can also open
specified webpages 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 |
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 |
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 |
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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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 |
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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Lesson
Planner |
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 |
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 |
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
Visit
www.netsupportprotect.com to find out more. |
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