NetSupport School

Avantages

La facilité d'installation et de configuration avec notre structure scolaire

Inconvénients

Nous avons utilisé le logiciel fréquemment et n'avons rencontré aucun problème. C'est un logiciel très facile à comprendre.

Avantages

One of the most impressive aspects of NetSupport is its comprehensive approach to classroom management. The software provides a powerful suite of tools that allow educators to monitor student screens, control devices, and interact with students in real-time, either individually or as a group. This level of control and visibility is incredibly valuable, particularly in maintaining focus and ensuring students are on task.

Security and control are also standout features. The software allows teachers to restrict access to certain websites or applications, ensuring that students remain focused on their tasks. This level of control is a significant advantage, particularly in today’s digital learning environments.

Inconvénients

While NetSupport offers many advantages, there are some areas where it falls short. The initial setup process can be quite complex and time-consuming, particularly for users without a strong technical background. This can be a struggle for schools that need to deploy the software quickly and efficiently.

Connectivity issues also pose occasional problems, especially in larger classrooms or schools with weaker network infrastructure. These disruptions, such as lag in screen sharing or delays in communication, can interfere with the smooth operation of a digital classroom.

Avantages

Easy to deploy, super intuitive so that our faculty can typically use without training.

Inconvénients

The only negative to Netsupport is the cost of the product. Its quite expensive to maintain maintenance each year.

Avantages

The ability to control student computers and limit what they can do as well as mass control and locking student screens

Inconvénients

The Admin Templates for Group Policy can be hard to understand as some don't work properly

Avantages

NSS seems as if it was designed by a teacher for teachers. The feature set is extensive and useful. Teachers have complete control of the student screens and can get the students attention by sending messages, sending her screen, or simply blanking all the screens. Although I don't use all the features, the ones I do use are very impressive.

Inconvénients

There is very little I dislike, but when Exhibiting the teacher screen to demonstrate to the class (which by the way is very effective), stopping the exhibition is a little difficult to figure out. You have to click the hidden cons arrow on the lower right part of the Windows taskbar and right click the NSS button to end the show. Once you figure it out, it's not bad. It just seems that it could be better located.

Avantages

This program is indispensable for teaching computer science in a school setting. The ability to show my screen to students, or share their screens with others, as well as being able to lock students' computers or sending them a message, changes the way I teach computer science. Being able to restrict web access allows me to focus students on their assignments instead of wasting time on other websites.

Inconvénients

I wish it worked a little better over a wireless network. The Show feature lags and sometimes it crashes.

Avantages

Works on all platforms, ChromeOS, Windows, MacOS and iPad

Inconvénients

Chromebook disconnects and not being able to see full screen if shared. This might be a limitation of ChromeOS.

Avantages

1. It was adaptable. We are a Post-Secondary Institution and use it to monitor testing for academic integrity in one of our computer labs. We are able to add different restrictions to different computers easily.
2. The Support. Very responsive and knowledgeable. Due to our unique situation, they were very helpful when getting set up and supporting changes in our network.
3. Price. Very Reasonable Price and Annual Support Contract for a product like this.

Inconvénients

Wireless Connection. Sometimes drops computers with no reason. Cannot easily reconnect without resetting which is problematic when students are in the middle of a test.

Alternatives envisagées 

Pourquoi passer à NetSupport School

Avantages

Ability to present from my teacher workstation without tech issues. Showing student station to other students. Turning off all stations all at once. Captive audience when I am presenting. Good value for what it does.

Inconvénients

Does poorly with videos. I want to be able to turn ON all stations from the teacher station. Can't see student's dual monitors full scale on my dual monitors

Avantages

Our Professors/testing centers enjoy the ability to view all screens at once, which is perfect. Students can also get assistance faster when needed with screen viewer or sending a message for assistance. Also sharing the tutor screen is a handy feature.

We have being using this tool for years and it seems to get better each upgrade. Also we really appreciate the fantastic customer support, when needed

Inconvénients

At the moment, there is nothing that i can think of

Avantages

How I can monitor what the students are doing when they are completing assignments or exams on the computer

Inconvénients

There are connectivity issues and at time with our classroom computers are being unable to be monitored on NetSupport. It's completely random to which computers will not show up to be monitored. Our IT department has done everything to troubleshoot it on our end. Seems like the issue may be with NetSupport at times.

Avantages

NetSupport School is very convenient for conference organizer to share his/her screen with other attendees when he/she presents, and when a student shares his/her screen with other participants. I have never seen software that is so easy, simple, and performs these functions with the exception of NetSupport School.

Inconvénients

There was nothing particularly bad about NetSupport School.

Avantages

we found that connectivity was easy and supports our laptops

Inconvénients

the controls are not efficiently placed. having a control panel or drop down for controls would be more helpful

Avantages

Excellent control over student computers as you are able to blank screens, lock screens and show the teacher screen with ease. When showing the teacher screen you can select an application and therefore when you come off the application to the students pc screen goes blank which is great for reducing data protection risks. Other features which are useful are being able to mute the sound on student pc's and block websites.

Inconvénients

The connection to student computers is to always great and in class I often find some computers are disconnected.

Avantages

It was very easy to deploy to our computers. The teacher also valued the ability to lock the screens during instruction.

Inconvénients

While it is easy to deploy, our tech staff have to ensure the computer is on and online, to get the installation or update.

Avantages

It helps to monitor the individuals use on the computer

Inconvénients

nothing, it serves the purpose that we need it for

Avantages

It enables us to manage how a client uses the computer. It helps us ensure and maintain appropriate use of the computers and to enforce that clients' are using it for job searching and not for personal use.
It is also easy to close a users screen or lock someone out.

Inconvénients

There is nothing I don't like about this product

Avantages

We use Netsupport School products. Their Tutor and Tech Console do wonders for our testing staff. I cannot recommend that platform enough. It makes the entire monitoring process seamless and easy to manage from the console(s).

Inconvénients

There is not much that is poor about this product. If I had to be picky, I would like for there to be a way to block in-application internet access. For example, when using MS Word, if students look up words, it provides access to internet-based content (or at least it did).

Avantages

With NetSupport School you can find every tool you need

Inconvénients

Sometimes students can exit the program

Avantages

-Always changing and adapting to newest technologies on the market.
-Keeps our students on track.
-Gives our teachers eyes all around the room.

Inconvénients

There is a small learning curve on non-windows devices.
Andriod and iOS devices have fewer features.

Avantages

This software facilitates the development of the classes because I can review what students do, answer their questions and evaluate them from the main computer.

Inconvénients

What causes me the inconveniences of this software is that when we activate the chat, sometimes unexpectedly it diverts the students from the room.

Avantages

The thing I like most about NetSupport School is that it fills a cost effective need for us to manage what students in computer labs have access to.

Inconvénients

The thing I like least about NetSupport School is that we do have occasional issues with computers not showing up in the list on the teacher console. Sometimes we have to restart the computer to get it to show up again.

Avantages

Ability to keep students focused in the classroom greatly assists with the needs of the students and helps me in the classroom.

Inconvénients

Install without a domain is a little tricky. Had some issues trying to install the software while not on a domain. Took a little bit of configuring but finally found the right way to do it.

Avantages

Having this product installed here gives me peace of mind. We are quickly able to shut down unauthorized site viewing.

Inconvénients

I don't care for the fact that I have to answer this question to complete this review- this product meets all my needs