NetSupport Tutor Assistant vs ScratchJr

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.

With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) learn important new skills as they program their own interactive stories and games. By snapping together graphical programming blocks, children can make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. In the process, children learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer. They also use math and language in a meaningful and motivating context, supporting the development of early-childhood numeracy and literacy. With ScratchJr, children don’t just learn to code, they code to learn. ScratchJr was inspired by the popular Scratch programming language (http://scratch.mit.edu), used by millions of people (ages 8 and up) around the world. The ScratchJr interface and programming language were redesigned to make them appropriate for younger children’s cognitive, personal, social, and emotional development. ScratchJr is a collaboration between the Lifelong Kindergarten research group at the MIT Media Lab, the Developmental Technologies research group at Tufts University, and the Playful Invention Company. The ScratchJr project has received generous financial support from the National Science Foundation (NSF DRL-1118664), Scratch Foundation, LEGO Foundation, and British Telecommunications. If you enjoy using this free app, please consider making a donation to the Scratch Foundation (www.scratchfoundation.org), a nonprofit organization that provides ongoing support for ScratchJr. We appreciate donations of all sizes, large and small.