LanSchool v7.7 web limiting has been enhanced to block students from browsing to websites using IP addresses and optionally displays the list of approved websites to students. As with most LanSchool features, this ability can be applied to one, selected or all students. LanSchool v7.7 allows teachers, trainers and professors the ability to limit where students can go on the Internet. The Internet is a wonderful educational resource if used properly. Plus, you’ll never get tired of the look on their faces when they see the famous blue screen! Blank screens is a simple, yet effective feature to keep you in control. Even if a program is minimized you’ll be able to see it and optionally add it to the allowed or blocked applications list.Īt the beginning of class, during a lecture or just to get the student’s attention, Blank Screens displays a configurable message while simultaneously locking out the student keyboard and mouse. View Running Applications shows all of the applications that are active on the student machine. Students love to look busy, but play their music and games in the background. Safari is the only supported browser on Macs. Internet history shows a list of the websites visited by a particular user. If you happen to catch a student inappropriately using their computer, click the Snapshot button and a picture of their computer, with the login name, computer name, date and time stamp is created and saved on the teacher machine. Teachers are alerted if a student types a banned word. The student login, date, time, application and keystrokes are all available from the teacher’s console. (This can be disabled if your organization has policies against keystroke monitoring) Months of keystrokes are kept in a rolling log that can be watched in real-time or exported to a. To prevent and help provide evidence, LanSchool v7.7 automatically logs all keystrokes on student machines. ScreenFeed rotates through student screens allowing teachers to monitor student screens from a distance.Ĭyber bullying, using proxy sites and inappropriate use of the Internet are constant problems in schools.
By sorting on the column teachers can quickly see the computer, who's logged in, their current application, last visited websited, last question, channel number and version of the software. The details view shows columns of information about students. At a glance, it is easy to see which students are on or off task.Īdministrators can monitor up to 3000 students at a time and dual-monitors are supported. Thumbnail monitoring allows the teacher to quickly view each student’s screen.
It is reliable and uses significantly less network bandwidth than other solutions. LanSchool is clean, simple and easy-to-use classroom Management solution.