ChatGPT, a highly advanced AI chatbot that can simulate human writing and conversation, has made huge waves since its initial release in November 2022. It has also sharply divided teachers and administrators over its value as an educational tool. Whether you believe ChatGPT can help simplify cumbersome tasks or you fear its potential as a cheating aid, it’s clear the platform has significant implications for the future of teaching and learning. Like it or not, your schools are going to have to come up with a strategy for responding to ChatGPT and other emerging tools like it. Created by OpenAI ..read more

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development and is a popular topic of conversation for educators. Universal design for learning (UDL) is a learning concept about removing barriers to improve teaching and instruction, leading to better outcomes. It’s important for educators to understand how imperative social and emotional learning is for students in the learning environment. By integrating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) practices into their day-to-day teaching, educators can better support students and teac ..read more

Technology has proven itself to be essential in education especially with learning environments constantly undergoing changes and updates. K-12 schools that embrace technology as a part of their learning experiences, specifically classroom management software, can be more efficient and effective. Devices such as tablets and laptops are used in schools as learning tools but can also be distracting to students. Schools need classroom management software to keep students on task and minimize off-task activities. What is Classroom Management Software? Schools and classroom teachers can use classro ..read more

Schools have gone through multiple changes in the way they approach education and teaching methods. Some have gone back to in-person learning while others are adopting blended and hybrid learning long-term. We know that no matter where students are, schools need to make sure they have the right set of tools to capture pupils’ attention and create a collaborative and effective learning space. This is why we have rounded up six tips to keep students on-task by using classroom management software to recapture classroom time.    What is Classroom Management Software?   Classroom man ..read more

  Covid-19 has totally changed the education system, presenting teachers with many challenges regarding classroom management. Keeping your students on task can be difficult in the physical classroom. Add in online learning to the mix and you get a tougher scenario. During these unprecedented times, managing students whether they’re in-class, hybrid or fully remote is harder than ever. When teachers add classroom management software to their tech tool belt, it makes the distance learning environment a little bit easier. Allows You to Monitor Screens With classroom management software, teac ..read more

The new year is a great time to reestablish classroom management using classroom management software. Students have gotten back from winter break and they may be a little rowdy. Behavior may be a little rough until everyone gets back into the swing of things and the structure is back in place. To get your class to run smoothly again, you need to make sure that you have adequate classroom management strategies and tools that work for your students.  This means you might have to change or modify your classroom management strategies from last year. Classroom management software can be helpf ..read more

All teachers experience their students straying off task. It doesn’t matter if the environment is in-person, digital, or hybrid. Students have periods of time where they are not paying attention to what is going on in class.  Now that technology is commonplace in the classroom, students are getting distracted by the technology they are using. Students like to spend time playing video games, looking at social media, watching movies, and more. These distractions shouldn’t make you want to get rid of technology in the classroom though. Technology is an amazing tool that enhances the learning ..read more

We have recently been made aware that McAfee has found a vulnerability in our Vision Pro Product. We are committed to getting the vulnerability fixed and giving our customers the best experience possible.    What McAfee Found   While researching Netop Vision Pro, McAfee’s team discovered a security vulnerability when the software uses a custom jpeg image for the blank-screen feature. It is possible to load an image that will cause the Vision client to crash on a student device. An attacker could use this crash as an infiltration vector to disrupt other services running on the st ..read more

It’s fair to say that both students and teachers might have mixed feelings about starting this new school year.  Once again, there are many unknowns around back-to-school and how the Covid-19 pandemic will continue to affect education. Many schools will continue to take a hybrid approach to learning, students will need to practice social distancing on-campus and more self-isolation are just a few ways that  education might be disturbed this school year.   To he ..read more

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development and is a popular topic of conversation for educators. Universal design for learning (UDL) is a learning concept about removing barriers to improve teaching and instruction, leading to better outcomes. It’s important for educators to understand how imperative social and emotional learning is for students in the learning environment. By integrating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) practices into their day-to-day teaching, educators can better support students and teac ..read more