All Discussions Tagged 'control' - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T11:46:37Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=control&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTop 5 ways to effectively use mobile devices in the classroomtag:www.classroom20.com,2018-06-15:649749:Topic:11729312018-06-15T10:43:47.424Zcarla sullivanhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/carlasullivan
<p><b><i>Description</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">: An increasing number of institutes are allowing students to carry their mobile devices to the classroom, considering the advantage it has for the students. We have listed five ways in which educators can leverage classroom management software to effectively regulate the use of mobile devices in classrooms.</span></i></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mobile devices have become indispensable for learners and educators…</span></p>
<p><b><i>Description</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">: An increasing number of institutes are allowing students to carry their mobile devices to the classroom, considering the advantage it has for the students. We have listed five ways in which educators can leverage classroom management software to effectively regulate the use of mobile devices in classrooms.</span></i></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mobile devices have become indispensable for learners and educators alike due to the flexibility and ease of use they provide in every task. By embracing the use of mobile devices within the premises, educational institutes are empowering teachers, administrators, and students to harness technology for better outcomes. Appropriate use of mobile devices not only makes lessons more interesting but also allows students to take notes and access study material more conveniently.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That being said, mobile devices also provide students with easy access to games, social media and other digital distractions. Gaining benefits out of provisions like bring your own device (BYOD) is subject to appropriate use the devices and the measures taken to check and control unintended usage of technology in the classroom. In this context, a <a href="http://www.faronics.com/products/insight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">classroom management software</a> is essential to ensure that mobile devices are used to their full potential and only for the academic objectives in the classroom. Here are the five ways to ensure the same, with maximum efficiency:</span></p>
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<li><b>Facilitating research</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">:<br/><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">If students have access to all necessary academic information on their mobile devices (tablets and smartphones), then they can be relieved of the need to carry heavy books. They would also not face limitations while researching and gathering information when all relevant books and articles are easily accessible. With necessary and authorized resources on their mobile device, they will be able to utilize their time most efficiently.<br/><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Teachers can use</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to ensure that students’ devices can access all the required and relevant resources, whether websites or databases. For instance, teachers can ensure that students can peruse and download papers and articles from academic archives like JSTOR and Project Muse. Similarly, the institute’s digital library should be made available to ensure that students can access and learn from the widest possible range of academic resources.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span></li>
<li><b>Restricting access to the distracting material:<br/><br/></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">While mobile devices can be a convenient means of accessing information, they can be used to access content that is totally unrelated to education or even possibly harmful for the institute’s network. It could be online games, social media sites, video streaming, and the like. They can also download games and other applications, which can be run offline and are difficult to monitor and control. The end result anyway is a distraction from studies and poor utilization of institute’s provisions.<br/><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Using a</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">class control software</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">, teachers can easily</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">prevent this by regulating what online and offline resources students can access and what not. They can create a list of approved websites and applications, thereby prohibiting access to the rest. With a</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">at their disposal, teachers can control mobile device usage for any activity which is not conducive to learning. This results in optimum utilization of education technology maximum return on investment.<br/><br/></span></li>
<li><b>Monitoring student activity</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">:<br/><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite the accessibility restrictions in place, the importance of monitoring students’ activities cannot be undermined. By using a</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">class control software,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">teachers can</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">keep track of the on-device activity of each student. Such software display every students’ on-screen activities on the teachers’ workstation in the form thumbnails in real time. If a teacher detects any unseemly activity on part of any student, they can address the situation accordingly.<br/><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to keeping track of student activity,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">also allows teachers to take control of students’ devices or disable their monitors, keyboards and/or mice to check undesired activities. On the other hand, educators can also use the monitoring and remote access features for identifying students who need support and help them navigate through the lesson.<br/><br/></span></li>
<li><b>Building teacher-student connection</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: <br/><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trust and strong connection between teachers and students is a must for creating a truly productive learning environment.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">plays</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">an integral role in building such rapport between these stakeholders. These software solutions come with various features for simplifying communication between the educator and students, such as one-on-one chat option. Such features are especially helpful for students who might feel hesitant about raising their doubts or putting forward their queries in class in front of their peers. In fact, teachers should rather make the first move if any student seems confused. Doing so breaks the ice for shy students and makes them confident enough to approach teachers in front of the whole class in future. This helps the teacher create bonds of mentorship with far greater ease. It also generates more confidence and trust among students for a teacher who is willing to take the time to understand their learning gaps and give them guidance.<br/><br/></span></li>
<li><b>Making Assessment simple and interesting</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">:<br/><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Assessment is something that students are generally repulsive to, but its significance in determining the learning progress of a pupil cannot be undermined. Doing away with the monotony of assessments is the key to making students rather enthusiastic about evaluating their capabilities on a periodic basis. This is where</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is immensely helpful. Using such software, educators can create quizzes, multiple choice questions, essay type questions, or improvise to come up more engaging assessments.<br/><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The assessment mode feature in such tools can put classroom computers in a secure and locked mode for taking exams. By enabling the assessment mode, invigilators can easily control and restrict access to the internet and other unauthorized apps and resources on student devices for the duration of the test.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The five measures detailed above can help teachers make effective use of mobile devices in order to create a healthy and productive classroom environment. They help to capture students’ interest, guide them in alignment with their particular learning styles and determine their progress. Ensuring effective use of mobile devices in the classroom can help in realizing the academic initiatives that were envisioned as the end result of fortifying classroom with technological advancements.</span></p> How Classroom Management Software can Aid in Minimizing Digital Distractionstag:www.classroom20.com,2018-06-05:649749:Topic:11725082018-06-05T06:34:48.202Zcarla sullivanhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/carlasullivan
<p><b><i>Description</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Technologically empowered classrooms, despite providing extensive benefits, can also create nearly innumerable digital distractions for the students. A</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">has features that serve to minimize such distractions and help in maintaining a focused and engaged learning environment.…</span></i></p>
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<p><b><i>Description</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Technologically empowered classrooms, despite providing extensive benefits, can also create nearly innumerable digital distractions for the students. A</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span></i> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">has features that serve to minimize such distractions and help in maintaining a focused and engaged learning environment.</span></i></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Modern education technology allows teachers to create more interesting lessons, include audio-visual elements on a regular basis, and provide access to a much wider range of necessary resources for research and study. It helps in engaging the minds of today’s generation of digital natives and enable them to easily grasp the lessons.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, introducing technology into classrooms also brings with it a myriad of potential distractions for students. This includes nearly endless social media portals, apps, games, chat services, photo-sharing sites, and other avenues of non-educational activity.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A <a href="http://www.faronics.com/products/insight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Class management software</a></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">can offer a number of measures that enable the minimization of such distracting elements in the classroom. They are as follows:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Web and application restriction</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: <br/><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Students are bound to use the Internet to engage in multiple non-educational activities. This may include posting on social media sites, chatting with peers, playing games and the like. Given that new games and applications are being released every single day, students tend to access these endless distractions on the Internet. This causes serious interference with their learning during class hours.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">comes with the ability to restrict or completely disable access to the Internet and irrelevant applications on students’ computers. It allows teachers to set a list of necessary websites and applications, and restrict the rest. Conversely, a list of unwanted websites and applications can also be enumerated, while access is allowed to the rest. This kind of flexibility enables teachers to set the right parameters to prevent students from finding opportunities for distraction with their devices.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/><br/></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Remote Monitoring and Control</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: <br/><br/>Most students are proficient enough with technology to mask their tabs and websites when they see their teachers approaching. Students switch between tabs with ease and go back to pursuing distracting activities when the teacher is not nearby. In addition, it is difficult for any teacher to check each student’s system physically in large classrooms.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">allows teachers to view each student’s screen from their consoles in real time. Each screen appears like a thumbnail on the teacher’s device that can be used to keep track of students’ activities. Such software also allows teachers to disable the keyboard, the mouse and even the monitor on a particular student’s device. This is especially useful if students keep reverting to inappropriate activities on their devices.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/><br/></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Secure assessment</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: <br/><br/>During examinations, students may end up accessing unauthorized apps and websites on their devices. Whether it be searching for information through online sources or trying to contact a peer using the internet, pupils can use their classroom devices to access various distracting elements during tests and assessments.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">usually offers a secure assessment mode. When it is activated, the assessment mode restricts students’ devices to perform only a limited set of activities. The internet access can be disabled entirely. Students can also be prohibited from switching to any screen except the one on which the test is being conducted. This keeps them from being distracted by anything that is not necessary for their immediate task.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/><br/></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Quizzing</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: <br/><br/>Despite all the technological restrictions, students cannot be stopped from being carried away by distracting thoughts or engaging in peer to peer conversations. This cannot be prevented even by placing boundaries on their online activity.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, this can be remedied using</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">that offers the option to quickly create quizzes and tests. This can comprise short multiple-choice questions, essay type questions, and other formats of quizzing students. This feature does away with the need for printing question papers and making extensive announcements before taking these motivational interest-inducing tests. When students know that they can be tested any time, they are more likely to keep their attention on the lesson rather than on whatever activity has the potential to distract them.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/><br/></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><b>One-on-one assistance</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: <br/><br/>Students might face problems in navigating through the study material from their devices. If they are not well-acquainted with what is stored where and how to perform specific actions, they may find it difficult to locate the information they need. The difficulty may also affect their ability to follow lessons, and keep pace with teachers’ progression.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this case, classroom management software allows teachers to offer personal assistance to any student experiencing the aforementioned difficulties. They can detect students facing such problems by seeing their screen from the teacher’s console. The software also allows the teacher to take control of a particular student’s device. By doing this, the teacher can assist the pupil to the necessary page or application for the lesson. Teachers can also interact with students on personal chat to answer their queries if they are hesitant to ask amid the whole class. This allows students to focus on the lesson and prevents them from getting distracted.</span></li>
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<p><br/><span style="font-weight: 400;">Classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is an important element for establishing a functional and effective digital classroom that meets contemporary educational requirements. Incorporating technology has become inevitable at this age since its benefits are too impactful to be ignored. Teachers must actively harness the advantages of modern education technology to offer a more relevant and interesting mode of learning.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some hiccups and distractions that may occur due to digitizing classrooms can be effectively addressed by installing</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">like Faronics’ Insight. In particular, teachers can leverage the various features of such software in order to engage, maintain, and direct students’ attention to education. The potential for distracting activities can be significantly minimized, allowing teachers to create innovative and engaging lessons for imparting knowledge more effectively.</span></p> Importance of Classroom Management Software for IT Admins at educational institutes | Faronics Insighttag:www.classroom20.com,2018-04-18:649749:Topic:11698892018-04-18T06:52:21.678Zcarla sullivanhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/carlasullivan
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1798934281?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1798934281?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></img></a> <br></br></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Leveraging a </span><a href="http://www.faronics.com/products/insight" rel="noopener" target="_blank">classroom management software</a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">which provides robust endpoint management capabilities for IT admins is indispensable today to manage the digitally-enabled education…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1798934281?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1798934281?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" width="750"/></a><br/></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Leveraging a </span><a href="http://www.faronics.com/products/insight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">classroom management software</a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">which provides robust endpoint management capabilities for IT admins is indispensable today to manage the digitally-enabled education infrastructure. These tools come with a comprehensive set of features for both teachers and IT admins. The admin-oriented features such as hardware/software management, app, and web usage reports, and remote troubleshooting (to name a few) enable IT staff to provide optimized computing environment so that both educators and students can benefit from the institute’s investment on technology. <br/> <br/></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Let us see how an effective</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">can ensure IT-friendly classroom management!<br/></span></p>
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<li><b>Total Visibility and Control over Hardware and Software<br/> <br/></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Depending upon its size, an educational institute can have hundreds of computers deployed in multiple locations inside the campus. Computers in training labs and classrooms may have considerably different configurations depending upon their use. It becomes extremely difficult for IT admins to visit each device physically for checking its configuration settings and system updates. Also, troubleshooting each issue encountered by students during the classes by physically visiting the workstations is not just time-consuming, but it also disrupts the ongoing session and slows down the entire process of imparting and consuming knowledge.<br/> <br/></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The tech-control panel of a</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom computer management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">helps IT admins to view and access the system configuration of all workstations with just a click. A robust school lab management software features provide various filters and even a sort view as per the requirement of the IT admins. For instance, an IT admin can identify the computers running on a particular operating system, those having particular applications installed, and so on. <br/></span></li>
<li><b>Control Over application and Web Accessibility</b><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1798934791?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1798934791?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" width="750"/></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">Provision of unrestricted access to relevant resources while eliminating the scope of web misuse is a major challenge faced by digital classrooms today. A</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">empowers IT admins to configure and customize accessibility to various digital resources to ensure that the learning experience is not affected due to usage restrictions. By implementing the</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">student monitoring software,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">IT admins can ensure that students’ connect only to the permitted school networks, access the approved websites and media, and use relevant applications. This kind of comprehensive monitoring and control highlights the significance of a robust</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for educational institutes.<br/> <br/></span></li>
<li><b>Remote Control and Assistance<br/></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/> The ability to remotely control a device is one of the greatest advantages offered by a</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom computer management software</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. In every educational institute, a computer is used by students for a range of activities. Even instructors’ workstations, though accessible only to teachers, is constantly used for other functions, unrelated to the curriculum. As a result, system-related issues pop up and IT needs to resolve each case manually. This often leads to piling-up of service tickets.</span><br/> <span style="font-weight: 400;">A</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">enables IT team members to have complete control over students’ computers activities. Mouse and keyboard of students can be accessed and controlled without leaving the admin office. Needless to mention, this allows IT to resolve issues in minutes, which otherwise, would have taken hours or days to complete. Visiting every workstation physically and troubleshooting is clearly not the best way to deal with the issues commonly encountered in institutes. The remote access feature makes computer maintenance quite a manageable task. This feature is also useful for teachers as they can receive expert assistance in case a software function is difficult to comprehend. </span></li>
<li><b>Health and Security status of the systems<br/> <br/></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Keeping firewalls and other security solutions up-to-date on all the computers in the campus is a routine task for IT admins. Also, keeping the system settings updated is extremely difficult as students and teachers often make changes to the settings to suit their requirement.<br/> <br/></span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">A</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">aids here as it also acts as a centralized management platform for IT administrators. It allows authorities to monitor whether the firewalls are updated and active on all the devices. Using the</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">school computer lab management software,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">IT admins can define a ‘Health Status’ for the computers and can enable notifications to track which configured categories and not matching the health definition.<br/> <br/></span></li>
<li><b>Efficient Power Utilization<br/></b> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/> Besides all the workstations in the entire campus, the IT infrastructure of schools and colleges often includes servers, routers, and other IT equipment. That is why electricity bills are a major overhead for all the educational institutes. Managing the power consumption of computers is essential to keep the OpEx within budget. However, with hundreds of devices in a campus, power optimization cannot be expected as students are likely to forget switching off the devices or putting them on sleep mode after use.</span> <br/> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/> The power management capability of a</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">becomes effective for this purpose. It enables the in-campus IT staff to remotely change the power settings on both educator and student devices. Systems can be scheduled to shutdown, restart or hibernate corresponding to the class schedules. This ensures that students’ and teachers’ time is not wasted in starting the computers nor are the devices left switched on after use.</span><br/> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br/> There are a number of</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">classroom management software</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">available in the market, each claiming to be the best in class. Hence, selecting a comprehensive one that meets all the computer lab management requirements could be a challenge. Creating a list of challenges and analyzing the software features against that list is helpful in identifying the best option. One of the preferred classroom management solutions is Faronics Insight which has been adopted by various educational institutes. The software comes with both teacher console and tech console to ensure that campus’ IT infrastructure is being used efficiently and effectively.</span></li>
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<p><a href="http://av-1.org/survey-projector-freeze"><img align="right" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-444" height="300" src="http://av-1.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Projector-sad-face-231x300.jpg" title="Click here to go to survey!" width="231"></img></a> Recently in a thread on the AV-1 forum, many members indicated that they had encountered difficulties with projectors locking up. This week, our official Surveyologist, Scott Tiner, checks in to see if AV-1 might be able to approach the manufacturers for a solution on behalf of the AV-1 community. <a href="http://av-1.org/survey-projector-freeze">Please take a moment to complete our projector/control system malfunction…</a></p>
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<p>What if you could get most of what you needed for less than $100 instead of $2k-10k for an off-the-shelf smartboard? Might that be <em>good enough</em>?</p>
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