[Year 12 IPM] Student Computer Monitoring Software

[Nick Axaris]

AB Tutor is flavour of the month at Willy
Does all the things Net Support School does for a fraction of the cost.
Now students are more on task because they "think" they are being monitored. The rate of game playing, unecessary emailing/web surfing during class time etc has dropped significantly.
It also allows you to tailor make lessons where you can restrict access to software during a session.

Sam Denniston <samdenniston at iprimus.com.au> on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:17:33 +1000 wrote:
> And very expensive
> 
> 
> On 29/8/06 12:23 PM, "Colin White" <white.colin.j at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
> 
> > Net Support School
> > 
> > It locks screens, locks internet, views screens, take control of computer,
> > project screens onto other computers, records students use, sends messages
> > to computers......and all this is running in the background without student
> > knowledge (until you want them to know!!)
> > 
> > Very Big Brother!!!
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Colin White
> > ICT Director/Timetabler/Reports Coordinator/Teacher
> > Heywood and District Secondary College
> > Ph: 03 55271303
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brad Owens" <BOwens at maranatha.vic.edu.au>
> > To: <ipm at edulists.com.au>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 12:12 PM
> > Subject: [Year 12 IPM] Student Computer Monitoring Software
> > 
> > 
> >> Hi all,
> >> 
> >> I have had a request from our library staff for a program that they can
> >> run on a teacher computer that allows them to see what students are doing
> >> on student computers located throughout the library, as these are spread
> >> out and difficult to supervise all at once.
> >> 
> >> They would also like the ability to "lock" the student screen if they find
> >> them doing something inappropriate so that they can discuss it with them.
> >> 
> >> Does anyone use or know of a good program for this sort of thing?
> >> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> Brad
> >> 
> >> Brad Owens
> >> Information Technology Coordinator
> >> Maranatha Christian School
> >> (Ph): 9709 7245
> >> (Fax): 9706 1910
> >> 
> >> 
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