Net Control 2

Supervising and monitoring the activities of students in the classroom can be a bit difficult, especially for those courses with many attenders.

Nonetheless, in case everybody has their own computer assigned for usage in class, there are ways of keeping track of how assignments are carried out and the teacher can even control and manage the remote workstations, provided that a tool like Net Control 2 is installed.

The front-end of this program is designed to facilitate administration tasks and everything is neatly placed, so accessing the broadcast, speech, power options or other functions is a breeze.

The main workspace is reserved for viewing the remote desktop or managing the groups and PCs registered and under supervision. The left side pane contains commands that are specific to each module, so it is actually an expansion of the main menu

Net Control 2 is equipped for performing quick scans of the local network in order to identify available computers and groups, organize the systems in categories, each with its colored flag identifier.

The impressive set of tools that is offered by this program includes functions for remote desktop connections, recording remote desktop activity, a whiteboard module for sharing information, a file manager, many power actions and extensive logging and reporting capabilities.

To better communicate with the connected peers, the administration console features a chat module and there is a 'Speech' function as well. Running quizzes and asking questions to students is at hand, also from the messaging area of the application.

Fully-fledged classroom monitoring and administration utility

With Net Control 2 teachers and students alike can benefit from a more facile communication and there are many advantages for the person in charge with the management of a room with dozens of PCs in use.