As the need for increased
monitoring of students using computers in a school lab increases, computer
professionals are developing new ways to satisfy this very need. Faronics
Insight is a software application that is designed to do just this. Installed
on a centrally located computer e.g. instructors desk, client agents are copied
to all other computers that are to be monitored. The instructor is therefore
able to monitor in real time all activities that occur at the student computer.
Instead of the instructor spending valuable time monitoring, he/she can enjoy
being back in control of the classroom and focusing on what matters most;
learning.
Figure
of teacher’s screen showing the student PCs in the classroom.
How it helps:
- Faronics
Insight puts teachers back in control of the classroom. The teacher
monitors students from their station and this eliminates any distractions
such as surfing the web, pornographic material, online gaming among
others.
- Has
built-in chart which allows teachers and studensta to have one-on-one
conversations without disrupting the rest of the class
- Planning
the perfect learning pace is possible with the testing and voting features
that help you gauge student understanding.
- Managing
a network of labs with so many computers can sometimes be overwhelming.
Thanks to the handy Tech Console, IT professionals can provide remote
support to teachers and students alike.
- You
can be confident that students are on-task thanks to handy monitoring
features like the ability to randomly rotate through student screens and
project them to the front of the class.