[October 22, 2008] NetSupport Announces NetSupport School Classroom Instruction and Monitoring Software Update ALPHARETTA, Ga. --(Business Wire)-- Education software specialists NetSupport announce the immediate release of NetSupport School 10.01 containing a host of updates for their current shipping version. For schools utilizing wireless networks, the NetSupport School connectivity server now provides compatibility for Windows Server 2008 and Vista systems. Internet metering and control has been extended to include support for https locations. Individual page controls for site filtering allow a full website to be blocked, but allows access to specific pages within the site. Instant Messenger monitoring now provides the option to block total access for IM products or where appropriate, allow use but monitor dialogue. Student thumbnails allow a teacher to maintain a full view of all classroom computers, mouse over any for a real-time "zoom", see active website and applications on each computer as well as identify active print jobs in progress. The unique NetSupport Student Journal, which provides a full digital (PDF) record of all content, images, dialogue and notes for each lesson, has been expanded to allow a teacher to create their own local journal as well as those of the students. NetSupport School also provides a collaborative workspace, similar to a virtual whiteboard where a teacher can draw diagrams and annotate information. The whiteboard has been significantly enhanced to provide more tools, multiple undo and more providing easier collaborative sharing with students. Based on customer research, NetSupport introduced a new docked Teacher Toolbar when the application is minimized, which also provides a single click "request assistance" feature which initiates a direct chat session with any available technician. The NetSupport School Tutor interface features clear and easy to customize feature icons allowing each teacher to display only the features they need, or their favorites, within the user interface. NetSupport School is the only classroom management solution that avoids presenting all of its features and capabilities in a single, congested interface and provides profiled views for each teacher as well as a separate, independent technician's console and as such, maximizing its ease of use. NetSupport School was a winner of the 2008 Bessie Awards recognized as the best Computer Lab Instruction solution in the Teacher Tools category. It was also voted as the District Administration magazines "Readers Choice Top Products" for 2007/8, as well as winning for a successive year the Technology and Learning Award of Excellence. NetSupport will be showcasing NetSupport School and its desktop management software suite at EDUCAUSE Orlando in Booth 849-851 and at GaETC in Booth 325. Visit www.netsupportschool.com for further details or to download a free 40 pc trial copy of NetSupport School 10.01. [ Back To the Online Project Management Community's Homepage ]