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Netop's Vision classroom management software is designed to make teaching with computers easier and more effective. A powerful set of tools based on screen-sharing and remote control technology enables teachers to engage student interest, supervise computer use, guide learning, control web browsing and achieve educational goals. And now Vision7 provides ....

Engage students with screen-sharing demonstrations

Present lessons directly on student computer screens using Vision's screen-sharing technology. Every student gets a front row seat for instruction, engaging their attention, improving comprehension and increasing retention of key concepts.

• Share the teacher's computer screen with an individual student, a group or the entire class.
• Full-screen demonstrations lock out student keyboards and mice, for undivided attention.
• Additional modes let students work in parallel with lessons, making your demonstration available for reference.
• Broadcast MPEG, AVI, QuickTime or Flash movies and animations to student computers.

Monitor and supervise student computer use

Monitor the whole classroom from the teacher's computer screen. Keep an eye on web browsing, identify students who need extra help and improve classroom time on task.

• Supervise student computer activity from your workstation.
• See a thumbnail view of the entire class, or enlarge a student computer screen for more details.
• Scroll automatically through student computer screens, or page through at your own pace.
• Use Live View to observe and follow along with an individual student's computer work in real time.
• When a student is off-task or encounters problems, one click lets you halt student activity or lend a hand via remote control.

Guide student learning with remote control

Help any student through a tough problem right from the teacher's desk, or take remote control of the student's computer to demonstrate a solution

• Take remote control of any computer in the classroom.
• Help students solve problems and work through challenges.
• Drag and drop a file, folder or group of files from your computer to a student's computer while using remote control.

Make the student the star with showcase student mode

Let students show off their good work to classmates with Showcase Student mode, which enables any student to demonstrate directly from his or her computer to the whole class.

• Share a student's computer screen with the entire class.
• Allow students to present from their computers, lead an exercise or show exceptional work.
• The teacher keeps control of which student is the Showcase Student, and can start or end this mode at any time.

Get students' undivided attention with screen blanking

When it is time for lectures or important discussions, you can temporarily remove classroom computers as a distraction with just one click. Get the attention of individual students or the whole class, and stop inappropriate behavior instantly.

• Blank screens and lock keyboards and mice instantly.
• Focus attention on the front of the room.
• Customize the blanked screen with a text message or bitmap image.
• Blank one student's screen, groups of computers or the entire class.

Launch applications, files and web pages

Save time, and start the whole class learning together by launching applications or web pages on every students' computer at the same time.

• Start applications remotely on student computers.
• Send out the same web page to every student in the class.
• Ensure that all students are in the same place at the same time.

Distribute and collect files or tests

Send files with assignments, quizzes, forms or tests directly to students, and collect them back automatically, saving valuable class time, and helping to ensure a productive class period.

• Distribute files, tests, forms or assignments to student computers.
• Collect them back automatically.

Help students quickly and discreetly with chat

Chat functionality enables teachers to quickly redirect a student who is on the wrong track or discreetly assist students who need extra attention. Enabling student-initiated chat sessions lets students ask for help privately when needed, and encourages teacher-student interaction.

• Assist individual students with text-based chat.
• Initiate group chat sessions to facilitate class discussions.
• Allow students to ask the teacher a private question, or request help without disturbing the rest of the class.

Conduct instant surveys

Send out simple surveys to students to assess student interest and class progress.

• Receive feedback from students and gauge comprehension with multiple choice and true/false questions.
• Questions are answered anonymously and appear automatically in a pie chart.

Layout your classroom view and collect student names

Teaching with computers is easier when you can arrange your view of student computers to match the layout of your classroom. Vision also lets you collect and display the names of your students on the images of their computers.

• Drag and drop thumbnail images of classroom computers into a layout that matches your classroom or computer lab configuration.
• Vision7 remembers your classroom layout, so you only create it once.
• Automatically display student user IDs on each thumbnail image or request names from students as each class starts.

Wake up or shut down classroom computers

Save time and energy by shutting down student computers remotely from the teacher's workstation. Vision also supports Wake-on-LAN.

• Log off, restart or shut down classroom computers remotely.
• Choose a single computer, a group or the whole class.
• Start Wake-on-LAN-enabled computers remotely.

Guide and control web surfing with Vision7

It's easy to guide, limit and control student web surfing in Vision7. With one click, teachers gain instant control over student Internet access. Apply site lists or block Internet access with one click.

• Turn Internet access on or off for one student, a group of students or the whole class.
• Allow access to the web sites that are appropriate for a particular lesson or activity and block out all the rest.
• Easily create lists of your approved web sites, right within your browser.
• Approved web site lists are automatically displayed in student browsers, so it's easy to guide student Internet use.

Focus student attention and control application use

Launch files, applications and web sites on student computers and block out distractions.

• Launch files, applications and web sites on individual student computers, groups of computers, or the entire class.
• One click to a file on your desktop starts it running on classroom computers. No more time wasted while students search for the right file.
• Unique Kiosk mode blocks out distractions. Students can run only the applications that you select. Great for tests.

Add impact to presentations with Pointer

Pointer is the on-screen annotation software that adds impact to lessons and presentations. With tools like arrows, highlighters and spotlights, Pointer is incorporated right into Vision7 to focus student attention during on-screen presentations.

• More than 20 tools for presentation and annotation.
• Arrows, highlighters, zoom, magnify, spotlight and more.
• Capture notes during group discussions.
• Snap shot feature to capture screen shots.

Mobile classroom control with Vision@Hand

Only Vision7 offers the ability to control classroom computers from your wireless PDA or mobile device. This free extension to Vision7 enables teachers to move freely around the classroom while maintaining control over student computers.

• Control classroom computers from a PDA or mobile device enabled with wireless Internet access.
• Help students at their desks, while maintaining control of the whole class.
• Blank screen, start a Showcase Student session, or turn web browsing on or off from anywhere in the classroom.
• Vision@Hand is a free software extension to Vision7.

Netop TeachPad simplifies teaching with push-button controls

Only Netop classroom management software is available with the Netop TeachPad, the one-of-a-kind tool that provides push-button control over classroom computers. This simple five-button keypad makes it easy for even novice users to guide and supervise student computer use. There is no easier way to teach with technology.

• Access essential Vision7 classroom management functions with the push of a button.
• Supervise students, blank screens, demonstrate lessons and turn web access on or off instantly.
• Simple five-button keypad plugs into the USB port on the teacher's computer.
• Makes it easy for even novice users to perform basic classroom management functions. Ideal for computer labs shared by many teachers.
• Request this essential classroom management tool when you purchase Vision7. In some areas, one or more Netop TeachPads may be included with your purchase of a Vision School Kit.