App Enhancement Gives Teachers More Control in iPad Classrooms
The enhancement of a classroom workflow app is
designed to
give teachers more control over the learning process in classrooms where
iPads
are in wide use.
Netop has
introduced an updated version of its Vision
ME iPad
workflow app that is designed to provide expanded control features and
file sharing
capabilities. A version is also available in German, with those in other
languages besides English to follow.
Vision ME has a number of mobile device management
capabilities, including the ability for teachers to selectively apply
control
features like "Attention" and "Web Lock" to individuals, groups or entire
classes.
"The updated features in the app were designed in
response to
some of the biggest challenges that teachers in iPad classrooms face,"
said
Netop CEO Kurt Bager. "Teachers still need the ability to control and
monitor
what their students are doing so that everyone stays on task."
It also has sharing and saving features that will
make it
easier to eventually move to completely paperless classrooms.
Among a number of features, with the Vision ME app,
teachers
can:
- Use
their
iPads to present lessons to every student in a class as well as
different
groups or even individual students;
- Allow
students
to make presentations to the rest of the class from their iPads;
- Share
files
with students as well as those outside the classroom;
- Use
real-time
chat to deliver messages to the entire class or individuals;
- Lock
devices
during instruction or block Internet access when appropriate;
- Post
materials
online and conduct instant quizzes and polls; and
- Take
advantage
of assessment tools.
"The first thing that struck me about it is how
intuitive,
simple and user-friendly it is," said Rabbi Aaron Fleksher of the Hebrew Academy in Long Beach, CA. "Many teachers are not yet comfortable implementing
technology into their classrooms. This certainly eases that
transition and
gives the educator the peace of mind that they can manage their class."
Pricing starts at $7.50 per use with volume discounts
and
30-day trials available.
About the Author
Michael Hart is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and the former executive editor of THE Journal.