InterCLASS PC Lab Controller is an "In-CLASS" teaching and learning environment system product. It provides teachers and administrators with control and facilitates a collaborative learning environment for your school PC Lab or classroom PCs. There is no need to install extra cables or servers, as InterCLASS will work efficiently with your existing PC Lab network or LAN. InterCLASS enables your class to be more organized, efficient, collaborative and controllable immediately.

Keep the Focus on Task and Take
Back Control

With InterCLASS, teachers can monitor all student screens and watch their activities. If students start playing games or browsing inappropriate websites, teachers can take immediate action to stop this adverse behavior. Teachers can also blackout student screens (image right), lock and restrict the use of keyboards and mice as well as stop the internet with one click of a button!

Face to Face Interaction,
Collaboration and Communication

In the class room, InterCLASS provides communication support for all participants. It supports a variety of activities such as demos, presentations, group work, student questions, quiz taking and hands-on communications. We believe that communication, collaboration and interaction are the most important aspects of using a PC Lab as a teaching tool.

Restrict Application use

Teachers can allow only specified application usage of students during class. Students cannot open any other application until the teacher allows them to. Thus, students can focus on their tasks at hand. Teachers can also restrict inappropriate applications during class time.

Block and Control the Internet

The Number One requested item from teachers that we work with is here! InterCLASS will now allow teachers to stop and start the Internet at will without having to run to a Network Administrator for help. With a simple click of a button, teachers can prohibit students from starting the Internet or from opening up a window and typing in a URL. Teachers can also allow / restrict specific websites if need be.

Mute Student Volume Settings and
Restrict Covert CD Listening

Teachers can take control of a student computer's volume settings directly from the teacher computer. You can mute them if they are listening to music when it's not appropriate.

Demonstrations Broadcasted from
the Teacher Station to each Student PC

Teachers can emphasize key points in a lesson by broadcasting the teacher's monitor to the student monitors in the lab or classroom. This is helpful to show students how to accomplish a particular task or to teach a new application. Teachers can illustrate these tasks with the use of the ePen that can highlight or add text. Many teachers may find this useful, as they may have to use labs or classrooms that are too small for an overhead projector.

Student Presentations Broadcasted
to each Student Monitor

Teachers can also pick one student to make his/her presentation to the rest of the class via each Student PC's desktop. This is helpful for multimedia presentations using applications like PowerPoint® and for other school projects or portfolios.

Send and Collect Files

Another great aspect of the InterCLASS system is the ability for teachers to distribute, collect and redistribute files to students. Teachers can distribute files from any application that is installed on both the teacher and Student PCs. Students can edit the files and the teacher can collect them back for grading. The files can also be redistributed back to the students.

Web Browsing Escort

Internet access and web browsing, if facilitated with teacher controls, can be an important and engaging aspect of each student's learning experience. InterCLASS allows the teacher to send to students web page links either via their Favorites folders or to directly type in a web address. The student's browser will automatically start up with the typed-in web page. This feature benefits younger students by allowing them to view WebPages without having to type in long web addresses and with older students, teachers can control student page views.

Whiteboard, Chat and Messaging for Class Collaboration

In class or group discussions, collaboration is important to get each student to participate. InterCLASS makes it easy with its Whiteboard, chat and messaging tools. With the Whiteboard, students can illustrate their ideas with visual graphics. With chat and messaging, teachers can conduct discussions with groups or answer questions from students, without disturbing the rest of the class.

Quick Polling and Quiz

Teachers need to know what their students have learned, and what they don't understand at the point of instruction. InterCLASS enables teachers to instantly gather feedback from all learners in the class for both formative and summative assessment. Teachers can create a quiz and send it to the entire class with ease. InterCLASS automatically grades the quiz and shows the results to both the teacher and students.