NetSupport Tutor Assistant vs Pronto Team Communication

For use in your existing NetSupport-managed classroom environment, (NetSupport School v11 and above desktop Tutor application required) the NetSupport Tutor Assistant delivers greater mobility for teachers around the IT suite and is also the ideal tool to allow teaching assistants to help with monitoring student progress. iPad, iPhone and iPod compatible, when paired with your NetSupport desktop Tutor console, the Tutor Assistant helps you retain key control and monitoring of all student workstations. Features include: Monitor Students Crystal clear thumbnails of each student machine will be displayed, giving you an instant view of the classroom. Group Collaboration Interact and engage with any pre-defined student group. Maintain Student Focus Lock the student's mouse and keyboard when instructing and blank screens to gain attention. Application Monitoring and Control Monitor application use across the classroom. Use ‘approved’ and ‘restricted’ lists, as defined at your main NetSupport Tutor console, to control application use. Internet Monitoring and Control Block the internet to retain student focus when instructing or monitor internet use. Use ‘approved’ and ‘restricted’ lists, as defined at your main NetSupport Tutor console, to control access to websites. Send Message Send a pre-set message or instruction to students. Logout all Students Remotely logoff all student machines. Print Management Reduce costs by managing printer use. Display Student Help Requests Students can discreetly request help from the teacher.

Pronto is a real-time messaging app that empowers you to communicate more effectively and have fun doing it. The beautiful, thoughtful interface is clean and simple, while packed with features like real-time messaging, video chat, task management, announcements, and instant language translation. PRIVATE & SECURE *Every message sent in Pronto is private and closed to your organization, enabling you to confidently share important information and files safely. Control your security by customizing organization roles and group permissions. LIVE MEETINGS *No messy conferencing links or emails, just simply tap the camera icon in the upper right corner to connect instantly in a live video session with a single colleague or an entire group in a beautiful full-featured live meeting interface optimized for your mobile device. TASK MANAGEMENT *Create, assign, and track tasks for individuals or teams, complete with due dates, reminders, file attachments, notes, and intelligent notifications. ANNOUNCEMENTS *Send out important one-way announcements to your entire organization or to select groups. Announcements show at the top of everyone’s screens until they are read, so they are impossible to miss. READ RECEIPTS *No more wondering or hoping if a member of your team has opened or read an email or text message. Pronto shows you who has seen your messages. INSTANT TRANSLATION *Stop copying and pasting text into a translation app. Pronto automatically detects a message’s language and can instantly translate it from over 100 languages. Have a full, real-time text conversation without worrying about the language being spoken on the other side. REACTIONS and GIFS *Be human with reactions and a huge library of easy-to-access GIFs. INTELLIGENT NOTIFICATION SETTINGS *Set notifications preferences at the team level to ensure that you're notified with the most important message come in... or *not* notified of messages that aren't critical to you in your role.