NetSupport School

I discovered a cool software that we are currently using where I work, NetSupport School. This software allows professors to interact, instruct and control students on their own computers.

One of the great functions of NetSupport is that it allows teachers to push out their computer screen and show the students a quick video or a drawing that was created, they can show important web page that are needed to view. Teachers can conduct testing and quizzes using this software.

How many times do you tell you students don’t check email during class or don’t surf the web while I am teaching. Well, now a teacher can control this. NetSupport allows professors/teachers to keep students on track by monitoring their web usage, email and text chat. Another function allows the teacher to record all screen activity made by a student. Teachers have the option is to lock out the students’ keyboard and mouse and to black out their screen so they are not distracted by the computer. This allows professors to have control over the classroom/lab.

Another great benefit is that it allows students to individually chat with the teacher. No one else in the class can see this chat. It also supports a multi-user chat or a group collaboration chat.

You know those wonderful breakout sessions we have in class? Well, you can also do this with NetSupport. There is an option to have Group Leader control and to create small groups to work together.

There are so many options with this software. Check them out at http://www.netsupportschool.com/index.asp .