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Looks like it. Hopefully when term starts we should have more info on how it directly affects us. I don't know whether we'll still be based at our schools or if we'll be more mobile.

Definitely Ramesys. Been watching this for a while as I don't get told much by the school.

Is it possible using netware to create shortcuts for teachers that will push out a policy to a group of workstations that will either enable or disable internet access? My school is looking at LanSchool for classroom management, but I was wondering as we run a Novell network if we already had the tools we need.

I work in a secondary school, so quite a few computers. The main issues are kids accessing the internet when they shouldn't. We run a Novell network so are able to remote view computers but this is done through maps on our intranet. As I said, another issue is that our teachers aren't always in the same room and will be using their own laptops to access any management software. Just been reading another thread and Browsecontrol was mentioned, this may solve the problem by coming in three components rather than lumping server and management consoles into one as LanSchool and LanView seem to do. On the down side, it doesn't provide any interface to remote view/control. Not looked at Net Support Manager, thanks for that, I'll give it a look.

Hi all, just joined as I came across this site looking into classroom management software. My school are currently evaluating LanSchool, but I came across two free options - iTALC and LanView. The main feature the school is looking for is the ability for a teacher to block access to the web, other features are remote view and screen blanking. iTALC misses the ability for the teacher to control internet access, whereas LanView only offers remote view in conjuntion with a VNC server. Is there anything out there that can be used in conjunction with iTALC to control web access? Another issue we have is that our teachers use laptops and are not always in the same classroom. iTALC seems to cover this instance better. One issue we've had testing LanSchool has been when two management systems are on the same channel they fight for control over the computers, so teachers need to make sure they select a blank channel after the class ends (which isn't always going to happen, especially at first). So, does anyone have any experience of classroom management from laptops, especially using any of the above. Any advice/guidance would be appreciated.