³Ý¿ÀÇÇ ½ºÄð (NetOp School ) Press Room       NetOp School Reviews   New York Times Reports on NetOp School NetOp School was recently featured in The New York Times. The article, which appeared in the August 19th Back to School issue of the Circuits section, profiled NetOp School user, Donna Lee of North Gulfport, Mississippi, and her use of the software in her classroom. According to the article, written by Lisa Guernsey, under the title "When Gadgets Get in the Way", “It doesn't take long for the students in Donna Lee's class at the North Gulfport Seventh and Eighth Grade School in Gulfport, Miss., to realize that the computers at their desks are not under their control.” The article continued, “Ms. Lee, who teaches keyboarding and Microsoft Office skills, uses networked software called NetOp to take over a student's computer screen whenever she sees fit. Her desktop computer has a master control panel that enables her to see thumbnail images of every screen in her lab. If she spots an unauthorized Web site, she clicks a button to freeze the student's screen. Using her mouse like a red pen, she writes "No No" across the screen. The scolding suddenly appears on the student's screen too. "The kids turn around and look at me," Lee said. "I give them a look, and they get off there real quick." >>>Read the complete article   NetOp School named an Awards Portfolio Winner in Media & Methods magazine NetOp School has been named an Awards Portfolio Winner in Media & Methods magazine's 2004 annual Awards Portfolio competition. Judges representing schools located across the country assessed products for clarity of educational purpose, content, interest level, documentation, and compared each product's strengths and weaknesses. The award recognizes outstanding K-12 education materials and honors only a select few that make meaningful contributions to excellence in K-12 schools nationwide. This is the 2nd time NetOp School has won this prestigious award. PC PRO Magazine recommends NetOp School Calling it “A simple yet sophisticated remote teaching tool that's easy to install and use and provides plenty of features to keep your students under control.” PC Pro in the United Kingdom gave NetOp School v3.0 Five Stars and a “Recommended” rating in it’s test-drive in January’s issue. The magazine recommended NetOp School calling it, “…a smart package that provides a wide range of teaching and training tools ideally suited to the classroom.” NetOp School awarded Editor's Choice Blue Ribbon by Teaching K-8 magazine "This program truly gives you control of the technology on your network," say the editors of -K-8: The Professional Ideabook for Teachers in awarding NetOp School their Editor's Choice Blue Ribbon. In the July 2003 edition, NetOp School was praised for its ease in monitoring networked computers, providing a thumbnail image of every student station, making it easier to provide one-on-one or group help while students are working and much more.   Technology & Learning Magazine Names NetOp School "Top Award Winner" NetOp School was recognized as a "Top Award Winner" in the December 2002 issue of Technology and Learning Magazine. Now celebrating its 20th year, Technology & Learning's Awards of Excellence program continues its long tradition of recognizing achievement and innovation in education technology. NetOp School, the premier educational resource for networks, beat hundreds of worldwide competitors when it received the industry's coveted award for providing the best software tools for supervision, instruction, and classroom productivity in the K-12 educational markets. The award is NetOp School's second major distinction of the year. In May, the product was named winner of the prestigious Media and Methods Magazine Portfolio Award. >>> Read the complete on-line article   Media & Methods Magazine names NetOp School Awards Portfolio Winner NetOp School has been named an Awards Portfolio Winner in Media & Methods magazine's annual Awards Portfolio competition. Judges representing schools located across the country assessed products for clarity of educational purpose, content, interest level, documentation, and compared each product's strengths and weaknesses.  The award recognizes outstanding K-12 education materials and honors only a select few that make meaningful contributions to excellence in K-12 schools nationwide.   Education World Readers Rate NetOp School "Above Average" to "Awesome" Education World reviewers checked out NetOp School in actual classroom situations, rated the software on a scale of 1-4, and shared their thoughts about the program's strengths and weaknesses.  Some of the comments: "The teachers? favorite part of using this program was being able to lock the students' machines when they needed students to stop working and listen to instructions." "Teachers liked being able to monitor each student's screen to watch for problems. If a student's screen didn't change over time, the teacher knew that the youngster either was stuck or goofing off." "I was surprised at the ease at which the program installed. In fact, it was so easy that my first impression was that I must not understand what I was doing." "The software installed quickly even across our wireless network, which is sometimes slow." "Even on the wireless network, we noticed no delay or slowdown of other applications." "When the students found out I was watching them, they performed much better." "This program definitely saves teacher time and helps students learn. The teacher can monitor all the computers at once and can take over a student computer to offer one-on-one help if necessary." "It was an incredible time saver to be able to launch programs on all computers at once instead of having to go to each individual computer. This is especially helpful for the primary classes." "The ability to lock or freeze all student computers is a great feature! Often in a lab setting, students continue working or playing when the teacher tries to give further instructions. When the computers are locked, kids have to pay attention." >>> Read the on-line article   TechEdge calls NetOp School "A Dream Come True" In TechEdge 2002-2003, analyst Wesley Fryer compares NetOp School with Intel's LanSchool and Apple's Remote Desktop.  "NetOp offers more features for computer control than LanSchool," says Mr. Fryer. "One notable feature is the ability to play (broadcast) MPEG, AVI, QuickTime or Flash 'movies' and animations to student computers during a teacher demonstration. Many other management programs do NOT allow this: the complexity and number of colors included in movies exceeds the software's ability to transmit and share data over the network. Another comparative advantage of NetOp School is its advanced interaction and collaboration features. Files can be distributed and collected to and from student computer hard drives, programs started automatically on all student computers, text and audio chat sessions initiated, and more. All lab computers can be simultaneously logged off the network, restarted, or shut down with a few clicks on the instructor computer. These features can be a dream come true for educators using Windows-based school computer labs." >>> Read the on-line article   THE Journal Features NetOp School User in Story The March 2003 issue of THE Journal features an article about Forest Park High School which is located outside of Washington, D.C. and how they have integrated NetOp School. According to the story, "At the high school level, particularly at a high-tech school like ours, the classroom is where the torture test of teens and teachers determines if the software will survive and add real value to the learning process. Overall, we found that NetOp software helped us in three areas with our networks: instruction, classroom productivity and supervision." "Getting started with the software program was quite simple, and CrossTec even offers free tech support to those who need it. Teachers were immediately drawn to the program's "Attention" button, which freezes all of the computers in a classroom with a single click. The ability to broadcast any screen anywhere was also an instant hit among teachers. Viewing all the student screens at a glance provided feedback for the teachers to keep students on task and temptations to a minimum." >>> Read the on-line article   Technology & Learning Magazine Compares Computer Lab Management Packages Wesley Fryer, the Director of Distance Learning for the College of Education at Texas Tech University, recently compared three computer lab management software packages. His in-depth discussion of the technology appeared in Technology & Learning Magazine. He concludes, "Billions of dollars are spent annually to purchase and upgrade school computers in the United States. Sometimes, the individuals ordering these resources, however, do not adequately consider instructional needs. Access to and use of lab management software by a teacher can make a TREMENDOUS instructional difference in the classroom. Given the total amount of money invested in technology in school districts and the relative benefits of lab management software, the cost of such software is minimal"  In his review of NetOp School he states, "Another comparative advantage of NetOp School is its advanced interaction and collaboration features. Files can be distributed and collected to and from student computer hard drives, programs started automatically on all student computers, text and audio chat sessions initiated, and more. All lab computers can be simultaneously logged off the network, restarted, or shut down with a few clicks on the instructor computer. These features can be a dream come true for educators using Windows-based school computer labs." >>> Read the on-line article   Indianapolis Star writes about NetOp for Schools The Indianapolis Star published a story in their June 28, 2002 issue about how one School District is using both NetOp Remote Control and NetOp School to control technology. The paper interviewed Joe Huber, assistant technology director for Greenwood Schools, who explained how he uses both products to be more productive. According to Joe, "I can take control of any of the 1,100 computers in eight buildings from right here," Joe later states, Teachers using NetOp (School) software can view any or all of their students' computer screens. They can interact with individual students or groups of students. They can project one student's work to all other computers in the classroom or teach using their own computer.   eLearning Magazine "strongly recommends" NetOp School Nancy Fulton of e-learning Magazine "strongly recommends" NetOp School.  In her March 1, 2002 review she calls NetOp "inexpensive enough to be used in even the smallest training facilities" and "very practical for use in software application training".  Nancy goes on to say, "NetOp School 2.0 lets instructors deliver real-time training in software applications to students in the classroom and at desktops scattered around the world."  The article concludes with, "If you are looking for tools to facilitate your Web-based training program, I strongly recommend that you evaluate NetOp School." >>> Read the on-line article   American School & University Mag highlights NetOp School User - Ohio State American School & University Magazine, a Primedia Business publication, highlighted how Ohio State University uses NetOp School to help replace and augment their use of Video monitors and projectors. According to the 2002 article, "Video monitors were not an effective means for presenting the type of detail involved in CAD drawings that are a staple in engineering instruction. Students reported that they had to squint to see the material and got easily sidetracked, and often were too distracted to learn. Instead of installing numerous video monitors, NetOp School monitors were used. They were purchased at a fraction of the cost and are capable of delivering CAD and introductory programming instruction directly to every student's screen." They went on to say, "For the same or less money, classroom-management software allows a copy of the instructor's display to be in front of every student while conducting one-on-one instruction sessions. Students' progress can be monitored using this software. Individual student-teacher sessions can be transitioned to class-wide instruction." >>> Read the on-line article   PC Magazine selects NetOp Remote Control as Editor's Choice In their first comparative review of remote control software products since late 1998, PC Magazine has selected NetOp Remote Control v7.0 as Editor's Choice in the July 2002 issue. Calling NetOp, "The most well-rounded product in this roundup, NetOp Remote Control 7.0 is extremely flexible, with support for a variety of platforms and connection types." They went on to praise NetOp as one of the "most intuitive" software products in the round-up and for the many connection options the product provides. PC Magazine's 'First Looks' reviewed NetOp Remote Control v7 in an April 2002 issue and said, "Remote control (RC) technology has long been a key component of the IT Holy Grail—cost reduction. But RC packages that hit the mark as true enterprise solutions are rare. Danware Data's NetOp Remote Control 7.0 (NRC7), however, hits the bull's-eye dead-on." The review concluded, "...the product's simplicity, unique enterprise management features, greased-lightening speed, and free technical support (pre and post-sales) make NetOp Remote Control 7 a hands-down winner."