Combining advanced classroom PC monitoring, real-time Presentation and Annotation tools, with an innovative customised Testing suite, Internet and Application control, automated Lesson Plans, Printer Management, Instant Messenger control, Content Monitoring and Desktop Security, this latest version of NetSupport School rises to the challenge and requirements of today's modern classroom.

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 maximise the return from the IT infrastructure already in place. Installed on over 3 million computers, find out why NetSupport School is consistently Top of its Class.

Features you would expect from the Market leader

• Powerful Classroom Management - Power On/Off all computers, Remotely Log on (off) all computers in a single action, create custom classroom layouts and more.
• Student Register - Generate and store Student attendance records and prompt for custom information unique to your school.
• Interactive Lesson plans - pre-schedule activities and resources for the class, track lesson progress in real-time and share plans with other teachers.
• Student Instruction - Show the Teachers Screen to all members of the class, or show a selected desktop (if the teacher uses multiple monitors) or even show just a selected application. Show a Recording of a previous remote control session to the class or broadcast a multimedia file (including sound). Unique to NetSupport School you can also leave a full recording of the presentation on each student desktop so they can review the presentation later.
• View Student Screens - Monitor the entire class or selected students. View using high quality scalable thumbnails of each PC, mouse over for larger zoom view or click for full 1:1 remote control.
• On Screen Annotation - Use a wealth of annotation and presenting tools to aid in your presentations and retain student focus.
• Application Metering and Control - Monitor all applications in use in the class, including those in background, open and close applications remotely, record a full history of use for the lesson for every student. Use approved and restricted lists to control application availability.
• Internet Metering and Control - Offers the same level as control as Application Metering. Also provides granular website blocking allowing access to certain pages at a selected URL but not access to the rest of the site. Works across browsers and also includes FTP blocking.
• Group Chat, messaging and Audio support, all under the control of the Teacher.
• Instant Surveys with visual results feedback.
• Portable Tutor - no need to pre-install, carry the software on your memory stick and use when needed.
• Testing and Quiz module supporting real time tests and scoring, support for 8 different question types, examination grading levels, progress tracking and more.
• Wireless Support designed from the ground up, including mobile class lists.

Unique to NetSupport School and included as standard

• Student Information Bar - provide key information to the class throughout the lesson. Class details, objectives, time remaining, available websites and applications the class are approved to use and much more.
• True Printer Management - Prevent Printing, Set Quota's, Remove duplicate print jobs, allow Teacher to authorize print requests and more.
• Real-time Keyboard Monitoring - See exactly what the class are typing irrespective of the application or website in use.
• Instant Messenger Monitoring and Control. Monitor messenger chats, prevent sign in to leading messengers including MSN, AOL and Yahoo or simply prevent use.
• Device Control - Prevent data being copied to (or from) USB or CD/DVD devices.
• Internet SafeSearch - override automatically search engine preferences and force content restrictions on delivered results.
• Internet Co-Browse - rather than simply show your students a website, why not browse the site on your PC in the knowledge that the same site is being browsed on each student computer. As you scroll down a page, so do they. At any point the Teacher can provide access to the students so they can reference the pages presented themselves, safe in the knowledge they cannot go anywhere else.
• Key Show - may be a simple action but when presenting an application to the class, it is important they learn the primary navigation methods. When a teacher selects CTRL+P for printing, this key combination is shown to the class.
• Teacher Security - During a presentation in class when a Teacher accesses their web browser, NetSupport School will prevent them mistakenly typing or visiting any non-defined websites and avoid any embarrassing sites being displayed.
• Virtual Whiteboard - School features a powerful virtual whiteboard, draw diagrams, annotate charts and images even pass access to a student so they can collaborate directly onto the whiteboard.
• On-line Resources - NetSupport provides a free online resource centre where Teachers can both upload and download test resources, images, curriculum content and more. A simple way to ensure you get the most out of your software.

"As a teaching tool NetSupport School is in the enviable position of having little, if any, serious competition. It simply excels in its field and the new features are valuable additions which make the top product in this market even better." - Network Computing

"Without doubt one of the slickest, most cost-effective teaching software products available." - PC PRO

"Any School investing in NetSupport School will find that in a very short time it has become one of its most valuable teaching and network management tools. Thoroughly recommended." - Educational Computing & Technology

"As a teaching and training aid for classrooms with networked PCs, NetSupport School has virtually no serious competition. It offers a range of excellent features that'll make light work of designing, deploying and monitoring classrooms and backs these up with some of the best remote control tools currently on the market." - PC Plus

"Look no further if you want the perfect network training and teaching tool, as NetSupport School is in a league of its own. The jewel in its crown is undoubtedly the Testing module which provides the tools to create tests and exams and deploy them over the network simultaneously to multiple systems. The systems greatest feature is its stability." - Network Times