Present lessons dynamically   • Demonstrate on student computers   • Broadcast multimedia   • Play recorded lessons   • Replace costly AV equipment		Control Internet access & applications   • Limit Web surfing   • Control application use   • Block ports used for IM and chat   • Combine policies on the fly
Guide student learning   • Observe student computers   • Take control remotely   • Chat with students		Focus attention, improve efficiency   • Blank screens, lock keyboards and mice   • Launch files & applications   • Distribute & collect documents   • Wake or shut down computers remotely
Promote collaborative learning   • Pass the chalk   • Interactive group chat   • Many-to-many audio   • Student-led workgroups		Evaluate student progress   • Wizard helps design tests and surveys   • Drag-and drop test administration   • Real-time evaluation and grading
Prepare lessons at home   • Lesson planning streamlines teaching   • Record demonstrations in advance   • USB export lets you prepare anywhere		Intuitive, customizable interface   • Revolutionary "ribbon" design   • Favorites menu   • Customize to meet individual needs

Supported platforms:
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows NT4
  • Windows 9x
  • Windows Terminal Server
  • Citrix

Netop School6 provides an all-in-one solution for classroom management that includes a comprehensive set of features for teaching with computers.

The two standard modules provided with Netop School are the Teacher module and the Student module. Three additional optional modules are available to support the specialized needs of school environments:

• that make extensive use of Terminal Services;
• or that require name resolution for dynamically generated IP addresses;
• or that make extensive use of mobile computing and desire an easy way to facilitate the connection of students to teachers as they both move from class to class.

Netop School6 standard modules:
Teacher module: installed on the teacher's computer, this module provides the teacher with control of the classroom

Student module: installed on computers in the classroom or lab, this module provides students with a connection to the Teacher module.

Optional modules for use with Netop School6:
Netop Gateway: a module offering routing of Netop traffic across protocols. The Netop Gateway serves as a central point of access across networks and protocols (UDP, http, etc.), e.g. by routing Netop traffic across protocols. Particularly useful in providing flexibility for Terminal Services environments.

Netop Name Server: enables resolution of Netop names even with dynamically allocated IP addresses. Facilitates communication across the Internet.

Netop Class Server: facilitates connections between Teacher and Student modules in environments where computers are moved around while changing subnets. Provides best in class support for one-to-one school computing environments, or for use in any school where extensive numbers of students have laptop computers.

In this area you will find all the product documentation for Netop School6, from data sheets and case studies to user manuals and technical documentation:

• Netop School6 Data Sheet
• Welcome to the New Netop School6 Interface
• Netop School6 Quick Guide
• Netop School6 Installation Guide
• Netop School6 User's Guide 
• Netop School6 Advanced User's Guide
• Map of Functions: Version 5.5 to Version 6
  

Netop School Optional Modules:

• Netop Class Server Data Sheet
• Netop Class Server Manual
• Netop Name Server Data Sheet
• Netop Gateway Data Sheet

Teachers use Netop School to engage and interact with students

"I use Netop School to create an interactive classroom atmosphere where my students can connect with me and their class better than ever before. The ability to monitor classroom activity while teaching has increased efficiency and the software has really improved demonstrations. I cannot imagine teaching without it."

Kathy Zainea, Lincoln Middle School

 

Ideal Solution for Lab Management at Washington Country Public Schools

"After struggling with previous complicated and unreliable classroom management systems, we knew we needed a better solution of our district's large student population. Netop School has now been installed in 42 institutions throughout the K-12 school system and reaches a potential student body of 20,000."

"We had problem after problem with our previous system. It was hard to deploy the previous software to different schools and was unreliable. That has all changed with Netop School, it's really easy."

Jimmy Green, Washington Country Public Schools
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Learning Enters A New Age At Teignmouth Community College

"I would put Netop School far ahead of interactive whiteboards in terms of teaching effectiveness. Whiteboards still hark back to traditional teaching methods that haven't changed the fundamental teacher-pupil dynamics. Remote tutoring works because pupils can now look at their own screen which creates a far more intimate, responsive learning environment."

"I am very familiar with remote teaching solutions, having worked with them in various roles for seven years now. Netop School showed clear functional advantages over its competitors in terms of reliability."

John Lunn, Head of ICT, Teignmouth Community College.

 

Netop sets tone for learning environment at Scottsdale Community College

"Netop School has given us a tremendous cost savings over our previous system. Both in terms of times and money saved, the software has been a great success."

"The key benefit is that it sets the tone for the learning environment. "We cannot monitor all distractions within a class, such as cell phones or PDAs, but the software creates an atmosphere which gets the students serious about learning."

Grant Gagnon, Director of College Technology, Scottsdale Community College
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Netop School "Thinks like a teacher"

"Being able to see every student's screen on my computer is a boon to me. It has changed my teaching style. Now, I don't have to run around the classroom from computer to computer to keep students involved. I can focus on teaching."

"From a teacher's point of view, this software is very easy to use. It is so intuitive that everyone catches on quickly. Netop School thinks like a teacher."

Steve West, Asheville Middle School
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Teachers excited to use latest teaching methods in technology classrooms

"More and more teachers are requesting Netop School installations every day. Teachers will see their colleagues using a blocking feature, or how easy it is for the teacher to demonstrate a particular point and then they will come find me and say, 'Hey, I want that!'"

"The teachers have found that their favorite aspect of Netop School is the quiz feature. They can quickly create a quiz on material the class has just learned and distribute it to each computer in the classroom. Just as easily, they get the quiz back and can grade it."

John Antonacci, Collier Country School District
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Engage the entire class Demonstrate directly on student computers with screen-sharing technology that engages student attention, increases comprehension and improves retention of key concepts.		Guide student learning Use chat to 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.
Focus student attention Launch files, applications and web sites on student computers and block out distractions with App-Control, the Vision6 plug-in that keeps the whole class learning together.		Supervise student computer use Monitor the whole classroom from the teacher's computer. Keep an eye on web browsing, identify students who need extra help and improve classroom time on task.
Control classroom Web surfing Guide or limit Web browsing with Surf-Lock, the Vision6 plug-in that gives teachers instant control over student Internet access. Apply site lists or block internet access with one click.		Unique push-button controls Only Vision6 is available with the Vision Teach-Pad, the one-of-a-kind tool that provides push-button control over classroom computers. There is no easier way to teach with technology.

Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, or Windows Vista™ 64-bit operating systems are not supported Vision6 supports classrooms with a combination of operating systems
Processor	Intel® Pentium® III processor or equivalent, 500 MHz or higher
Memory	64MB RAM; 128MB and higher recommended
Video	Any 100% VGA compatible graphics adapter supported by Windows
Network	Wired: 10Mbps full duplex; 100Mbps or higher recommended No restrictions on multicast or broadcast filters Wireless Network: 802.11b; 802.11g recommended Peer-to-peer name resolution must be enabled (e.g., DNS or other name server) NOTE: Vision6 requires that all connected computers be able to communicate with one another by computer name. If network settings on a computer are changed, this may disrupt name resolution and cause Vision6 connections to fail.

Vision6 is designed to be modular, so that schools, universities and training centers can choose the feature set that best meets individual needs and budgets.

Our most popular configuration: the Vision6 School Kit

The Vision School Kit has all of the essential tools needed to equip your school with a system to manage classroom computer activity and guide student learning on computers. Monitor student computers, share screens and keep an eye on Web browsing while controlling access to Web sites and applications. Make the most of your school's technology investment by getting the most from your classroom computers.

The Netop Vision6 School Kit includes:

• Vision6 Classroom Management Software
• Vision6 Surf-Lock Internet Control Plug-In
• Vision6 App-Control Application Control Plug-In
• Pointer On-Screen Annotation Software
• Vision Teach-Pad Classroom Management Assistant*
• Bonus – Free Vision@Hand

* Note: The quantity of Vision Teach-Pad's included with the Vision6 School Kit varies depending on the number and type of licenses purchased. Included as a standard in the US and Canada, it may be sold separately in other countries. Request a quote for details.

Individual purchase options

Vision6 App-Control Application Control Plug-In

• Launch applications remotely
• Open and share documents
• Close student applications
• Kiosk student computers
• Easy to use
• Integrates with Vision6 Classroom Management Software.

Vision6 Teach-Pad

• Unique hardware device that puts Vision6 at your fingertips
• Demonstrate lessons on screen
• Block web surfing
• Supervise student computers
• Eliminate distractions

Vision6 Surf-Lock Internet Control Plug-In

• Block internet access
• Control web surfing
• Guide student web use
• Easy to use
• Powerful and secre
• Integrates with Vision6 Classroom Management Software.

Netop Pointer On-Screen Annotation Software

• Highlight key points
• Capture screen shots
• Works over any program
• Focus attention
• Floating toolbar
• Integrates with Vision6 Classroom Management Software.

Vision6 Vision@Hand Mobile Classroom Control

• Brings key tools to a PDA
• Free with Vision6!
• Let students lead
• Increase interactivity
• Maintain focus
• Control web surfing.

Product Information:

• Netop Vision6 Product Family Brochure
• Netop Vision6 Quick Start Guide
• Netop Vision6 Getting Started Guide
• Netop Vision6 User's Manual

Case Studies:

• New York School District Uses Vision Classroom Management
• Brookfield Community School Take Control of ICT
• Middle School Teacher Fosters Self-Reliance and Success Among Her Students
• Using Vision, Keep Students Focused on Learning
• Teaching in a Computer Lab

White Papers:

• Classroom Technology and Teacher-Student Interaction

Direct modeling makes teaching more effective, improves retention

Using Vision, Daniel Gould, a middle school language arts teacher in Whitefish, Mont., has found it easier to teach computer applications to his seventh and eighth-grade students.

"Students understand complex, computer-related instruction much better because it's right in front of them on their own screens. They see it, then they do it," Gould says, adding "Their retention is better, so that amount of time struggling with the program is reduced, and they can get their work done."

Most gratifying is that students seem to better retain information, so there's less re-teaching of computer applications during the school year.

Daniel Gould, Whitefish Public Schools

 

Inspiring student achievement, reducing failure rates

"Utilizing a classroom management system improves the final grade average in the order of a full grade step, far fewer students fail, and the spread of grades is significantly narrower. In addition, the overall classroom setting improves in terms of behavior and discipline."

Dr. Robert Joyce, Elon University

 

Integrated Learning and Content Management

The NetOp Learning Center consists of modules that together form an integrated Learning Management System (LMS) and a Content Management System (CMS), which makes it possible to deploy fast and easy knowledge upgrades to managers, employees, students, customers and/or partners.

The NetOp Learning Center enables an organization to:

• Establish a common portal for all online course activities.
• Develop content including courses, exams, quizzes, and questionnaires.
• Manage courses and users.
• Generate statistical reports on user behavior.
• Create forums for user groups and individual discussions.
• Combine traditional learning methods with online course offerings, creating a blended learning environment.
• NetOp Learning Center is 100% online-based, which means that the company and the users (with the necessary usernames and passwords) are able to access the system from any PC with Internet connection.
• NetOp Learning Center is constructed to be used both as a 100% online course tool and as a presentation tool in classroom education/training sessions.

 

Netop Learning Center features

Trainers and educators will appreciate the comprehensive features provided by the Netop Learning Center, including:

• Rapid content development tools approachable by novice developers
• Support for both e-learning and print-based content
• Standards-conformant e-learning content
• Support for Word and PowerPoint legacy content
• Interoperability with learning management systems
• Hosted solution
• Knowledge management capabilities
• Support for geographically dispersed development team
• Turnkey solution including both LCMS and LMS (single source)
• Dynamic pretesting, adaptive learning

 

Netop Learning Center boosts effective training at JYSK

The Danish business man, Lars Larsen, opened his first bedding shop in 1979, and since then the JYSK empire has grown to a global group with shops in 26 different countries and a staff of nearly 12,000. As a result of massive global growth, JYSK has acknowledged its acute need to have effective and measurable control over its employee training program. E-learning has become one of the preferred training methods within the company.

"Before we used traditional methods to train our employees. We had a mobile team of skilled trainers that drove out to our employees and trained them up in the new systems and products. We didn't have a centralized system for the training, which made the process even more cumbersome. Later, we changed to e-learning, but with our old system it wasn't possible to follow up on completed courses and, as a result, we had no precise data that could tell us whether the trianing had any value."

Pernille Skou, E-Learning Consultant, JYSK.

A year ago, the company decided to optimize the training process even further and, after a long and thorough testing process, Netop Learning Center was chosen.

"Out of the many products that we tested, there was no doubt that Netop Learning Center was the right choice for us. We had a list of tough specifications regarding availability and usability that needed to be within a simple and straightforward design, and these requirements were met by Netop Learning Center."

Pernille Skou

JYSK saves time and resources with the Netop Learning Center

The Netop Learning Center works as a central education system for JYSK's shop assistants, with the main focus on IT system training and new products. With the Netop Learning Center, JYSK can also continuously keep itself informed on who has completed courses and what the results were. Using the Netop Learning Center eases the training workflow and frees up resources at JYSK, and that is good for business.

"Netop Learning Center allows us to quickly find out who needs training and who needs to be refreshed on our different systems. This means we can be quicker at strengthening the competencies of our employees and, not least, save money."

Pernille Skou

This table shows hardware requirements for installing NETOP LEARNING CENTER on a single server installation. You can also split the solution on the multiple servers according to the IT infrastructure described in the Netop Learning Center architecture overview.

Hardware	Minimum Requirements
Server	Min. 1x Intel P4, Xeon or compatible processors, 2 GHz or higher. (Xeon 2GHz or higher is recommended)
RAM Memory	1gb MB minimum (2GB or more is recommended) Additional memory may be required, depending on operating system requirements.
Hard Disk Space	18GB (72gb is recommended) Core NLC files: 90 MB Actual requirements will vary based on your system configuration and the applications and features you choose to install.
Network Card	100mbit

 

 Software Requirements 

Operating System	Windows 2000 Server (any edition) or Windows 2003 Server (any edition), Windows 2003 Servers is recommended and required for full functionality. Windows Components required: Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 NLC recommends to use compression on the IIS like Gzip SMTP server (Optional, can be separated) ASP.NET Framework v. 2 Windows Media Services (Optional, recommended) Microsoft Active Directory (Optional, only if AD integration is configured and no other AD is available in the organization)
Installed Applications	Microsoft SQL Server 2000 w. sp 3 or Microsoft SQL Server 2005, used by the Netop Learning Center  Database Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (add-on) – used by the Netop Learning Center Reporting services, can be downloaded free of charge from www.microsoft.com Microsoft Office 2003 professional – Complete Install (View setting security settings below) – Used to perform conversions and creation of Office documents. Microsoft Windows Media Encoder v. 9, used to encode uploaded video and audio files.
Installed .Net components	Chive PopupCalendar.net (from Chive – www.chive.com/products/calendar.aspx)

The Netop Learning Center is available in a variety of editions to meet the varying needs of schools, businesses and training centers.

Publishing Center

The Publishing Center Edition is the basic module that enables the organization to deliver third-party e-learning courses and to administer courses and users. Furthermore, a content menu showing the published courses can be created and the user can search among the courses.

Knowledge Center

The Knowledge Center Edition enables the organization to develop and deliver e-learning content and to administer courses and users. Simple statistical extracts makes it possible to follow the users’ behavior and utilization of the system.

Exam Center
The Exam Center Edition enables the organization to follow and analyze e-learning activity including Tests and Exams via the advanced statistics options. A detailed report of users’ answers enables individual feedback. It includes the ability to categorize questions and return visual feedback, showing the course taker where to focus future effort. The Exam Center Edition includes the Publishing Center.

Learning Management Center
The Learning Management Center Edition enables the organization to develop and deliver e-learning content and to administer courses and users (LCMS).
Furthermore the organization can develop and integrate Test and Exam activity. The advanced statistics options enable the organization to follow and assess e-learning activities and return individual feedback. The Learning Management Center Edition includes the Publishing, Knowledge and Exam center Editions.

Enterprise Learning Center
The Enterprise Learning Center Edition enables the organization to develop and deliver e-learning content and to administer courses and users. Furthermore the organization can develop and integrate Test and Exam activity as well as questionnaire surveys. Finally the Enterprise Learning Center adds functionality for open courses, interactivity and knowledge sharing via a Community Center, as well as the opportunity for publishing off-line courses on materials such as CD-ROM. The Enterprise Learning Center Edition includes all of the above Editions.

Click on the links below to download more information:

• Netop Learning Center Brochure
• Netop Learning Center Whitepaper
• Case Study: Netop Learning Center Boosts Effective Training at JYSK
• Case Study: NLC Takes TORM to the Forefront of E Competancy Development