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What do you like best about NetSupport School?

Wake-on-lan, full-management of the student computer, good system of restrictions. file management. Good security and compatibility Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetSupport School?

Some problems when you want reinstall or add another or new student. Have to manage all class again.

Problems with some firewalls. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NetSupport School:

Go for it. Really nice product to manage your classrooms, students. make your lesson more interactive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetSupport School solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing huge classes from one point, switching on/off, installing some soft or sending files. Making lessons more interesting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

NetSupport School Overview

What is NetSupport School?

With over 34 years’ development expertise, NetSupport School is the market-leading and most feature-rich classroom instruction and monitoring solution available for multiple platforms across LAN and WAN. Version 15 out now! With dedicated assessment, monitoring, collaboration and control features, all easily reached through its intuitive interface, NetSupport School allows teachers to leverage the full value of technology-enhanced teaching. It also supports social distancing within the school, as teachers can deliver instruction and assessment across multiple rooms, monitor students’ screens and keep them on task from afar – while students can request help without having to leave their desks. Why not try it FREE at https://www.netsupportschool.com/

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With over 32 years’ development expertise, NetSupport School is the market-leading and most feature-rich classroom instruction and monitoring solution available for multiple platforms across LAN and WAN.


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Year Founded
1989
HQ Location
Market Deeping, United Kingdom
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6,974 Twitter followers
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100 employees on LinkedIn®

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Recent NetSupport School Reviews

Mr D S.
MS
Mr D S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great software for classroom management"
I like the fact that you can monitor, freeze & broadcast/share to all computers within a group.
Marcela R.
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Marcela R.
4.5 out of 5
"Good tool for the modern classroom"
I like that the tools available are useful for tracking students' work and for sharing material with them.
Verified User
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
0.0 out of 5
"Not Worth the Effort to Boot Up"
It allows me to capture a student’s screen if they are cheating/violating policy
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NetSupport School Media

NetSupport School Demo - Monitor screens
Monitor the entire class in a single view with adjustable thumbnail sizes.
NetSupport School Demo - Application and internet monitoring
Monitor all students’ application/website use and even remotely launch or close applications or web pages on all selected PCs in a single action.
NetSupport School Demo - Assess
NetSupport School also provides a selection of flexible formative assessment tools, ranging from an informal classroom discussions and surveys, peer assessment tools, to more structured testing with automatic scoring.
NetSupport School Demo - Virtual whiteboard
A full screen interactive whiteboard is integrated directly within the Tutor software and is supported by a wealth of drawing and annotation tools for improved collaboration within the classroom.
NetSupport School Demo - Student Feedback
Teachers can use Student Feedback to gauge how they feel, their confidence in a topic and whether they need extra support.
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NetSupport School Pros and Cons

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Mr D S.
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What do you like best about NetSupport School?

I like the fact that you can monitor, freeze & broadcast/share to all computers within a group. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetSupport School?

When capturing screens you have to do 1 student at a time, so there is no option to screenshot all computers within a group Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetSupport School solving and how is that benefiting you?

NetSupport School is solving our issues of preventing pupils access to a computer during input by either blanking their screen or broadcasting teachers pc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetSupport School?

I like that the tools available are useful for tracking students' work and for sharing material with them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetSupport School?

That most of the times some computers won't we found by the program even when they have the tool installed and are on the same network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetSupport School solving and how is that benefiting you?

It allows me to see what my students are doing, which provides input so I can help when they are struggling during research. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetSupport School?

It allows me to capture a student’s screen if they are cheating/violating policy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetSupport School?

It rarely works on all student’s computers. About half of the computers in a given class would not consistently work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NetSupport School:

You can avoid this product altogether by implementing Chromebooks and Google Classroom. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetSupport School solving and how is that benefiting you?

Catching cheating students is easier, but the web/app blocks are not reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetSupport School?

The ease of being able to monitor students effortlessly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetSupport School?

Sometimes my computers disappear and I have to add them back Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetSupport School solving and how is that benefiting you?

Students know I can see their screens,so they are focused most of the class period. I can turn on off the internet when it is necessary. I can take screenshots of off task behavior and save for my records. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetSupport School?

I like that I can capture the screens when I am conducting a lecture or direct instruction. I also use this to model actions on individual screens. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetSupport School?

Sometimes when we want to use netsupport the program takes too long to load and seems "clunky". Sometimes the students complain that their program is too slow. This might be due to other issues on our network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NetSupport School:

I like this program for school setting; students are aware of the use and likely avoid getting off task because they know of the monitoring capability. I also am aware of a situation where the Principal used this to monitor an employee who was making poor decisions and doing work that was not related to his assignment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetSupport School solving and how is that benefiting you?

Tim on task, keeping students safe, modeling specific tasks on individual screens, chatting in a private way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Euro Enrique R.
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What do you like best about NetSupport School?

The ability to control almost all parts of the interface and resources of the student's computer and the ability to distribute large files to many computers. The ability to help students without the need to be right beside then that to the remote control. Support for multi screen desktops is also good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetSupport School?

Sometimes it lags when I try to show my screen to the class, although I think is a hardware problem, no sure yet. The recollection of file could be better since it does not recollect folder, only files. The test generator is not very good. The games and rewards system is solid but it could be better o it could allow the teachers the options to create on of them own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NetSupport School:

Just try it, I think is the better option in the market right now. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetSupport School solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has allowed me to have more dynamic classes and better awareness of what students are doing. It has also solve several problems when a mouse or keyboard malfunction since I can 100% control any computer in the classroom. It has given me the proof I need when student cheat on assignments o tests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetSupport School?

This is a great tool for us in a classroom environment. We have installed it on teacher computers to monitor and control student lab computers. They're able to launch specific programs on the requested computers as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetSupport School?

Thankfully there are no issues so far using this product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetSupport School solving and how is that benefiting you?

A remote tool for teachers to have access to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetSupport School?

I love that I can monitor my students from my desk using NetSupport. I have the ability to block certain websites and mute speakers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetSupport School?

I don’t like that I can monitor from home and that I must be on the school districts server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetSupport School solving and how is that benefiting you?

Able to assist students and other adults on campus via the computer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetSupport School?

Easily monitor students screens while they are taking tests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetSupport School?

Multiple monitor support is difficult, students have 2 and I only see 1 in the program Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetSupport School solving and how is that benefiting you?

Allows us to monitor students or lock screens when we don't want them not paying attention or cheating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about NetSupport School?

I am able to block applications and websites. I am able to lock students' keyboards and mice if needed. I can see what students are all doing all at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about NetSupport School?

Net Support does not allow me to block websites on Google Chrome or lock students out of the internet (block internet access) with the Google Chrome web browser for some reason. It works well with internet explorer though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering NetSupport School:

This program really helps with classroom management in an educational setting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is NetSupport School solving and how is that benefiting you?

Net Support has helped me to manage a classroom of students who work on computers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.