Advice on what class room management software?

[skunk]

Impero has been good for us, teachers love it (except it recording what they do at home on the school laptops), IT support find it very useful as does the management team for the audit trails.

There are some niggles, but an awful lot less than any other remote control software we have used over the years.

+1 for Impero.

[IT_Man_Dan]

Ok, having looked at the Impero site and spoken to them I have to admit I'm impressed with what I see..

I'm going to BETT on Wednesday and will be shuffleing over to their stand for a chat/demo.

Does anyone know if it works ok with CSE?

Thanks
Dan

[mb2k01]

Ok, having looked at the Impero site and spoken to them I have to admit I'm impressed with what I see..

I'm going to BETT on Wednesday and will be shuffleing over to their stand for a chat/demo.

Does anyone know if it works ok with CSE?

Thanks
Dan

It should do.
If you're with CSE, I'm guessing you've looked at their own product too? (I think i'm right in saying they have either written their own now... or they might still be re-badging JugleByte teach)

[IT_Man_Dan]

Yea we've looked at their solution and at the moment feel it's not what we are looking for.

Impero ticks a lot of boxes regarding features etc.

Thanks
Dan

[glennda]

Alot of what Impero can offer can be done for free using various other tools.

[jonnykewell1]

We use ab tutor, easy to set up and use, great if you want to apply some installs to all the computers at once, log them all on from the teacher pc, send out the install and done. can also set up 2 account 1 for admin one for teacher so teachers can only control the pc's in that class room.

[russdev]

Alot of what Impero can offer can be done for free using various other tools.

I agree yes some features you could use free tools but also lot of features there isn't free tools. Also you are using 30 tools instead of one. However that is more a philosophical debate more than anything.

Russell

[IT_Man_Dan]

I agree yes some features you could use free tools but also lot of features there isn't free tools. Also you are using 30 tools instead of one. However that is more a philosophical debate more than anything.

Russell

I agree with you here Russell, We're looking for 1 tool that will do it all :-) I'm speaking to Tim at BETT tomorrow to get a full demo etc and find out more about impero :-)

[russdev]

I agree with you here Russell, We're looking for 1 tool that will do it all :-) I'm speaking to Tim at BETT tomorrow to get a full demo etc and find out more about impero :-)

When you go over to speak to Tim do come and say hello as well Also if anyone wants to come over to stand and chat more than welcome if speaking to me then don't have to speak to sales guys ...

Russell

[russdev]

@IT_Man_Dan How are you finding Impero?

[Simcfc73]

Can anyone give costs for these.. I have one for Impero and the Abtutor site gives a price of around £150 ish per teacher machine... what about Netsupport and Lanschool?

[russdev]

Can anyone give costs for these.. I have one for Impero and the Abtutor site gives a price of around £150 ish per teacher machine... what about Netsupport and Lanschool?

@Simcfc73 Have you looked at power management side?

Always talk to your account manager about price however you can use to consolidate other products however I am going to stray away from this areas mainly as do not want to come across as sales thread etc.

One thing I would say with any software your buying ask them how many updates they have done in last 12 months and how many new features have been added in last 12 months. At least then can see if product is going to get new features all the time or they if they do two releases a year and do not add many new features in each release.

Russell


Russell

[Simcfc73]

@Simcfc73 Have you looked at power management side?

Always talk to your account manager about price however you can use to consolidate other products however I am going to stray away from this areas mainly as do not want to come across as sales thread etc.

One thing I would say with any software your buying ask them how many updates they have done in last 12 months and how many new features have been added in last 12 months. At least then can see if product is going to get new features all the time or they if they do two releases a year and do not add many new features in each release.

Russell


Russell

I have powerout controlling the power in school which cost me £250 5 years ago which I am more than happy with. I did like Impero but thought it was just too much for us, I can't justify the cost. We are a smallish school so the tutor machines would cost a fair whack.

[IT_Man_Dan]

@RussDev
Impero is very good, the teachers love it! I'm just playing around with it and getting it setup how I want it. Would be good to have a chat to you about a few things to do with it at some point.

Dan

[russdev]

@it_man_dan

Sure more than happy to give you a call..

Russell