Aerohive Networks - TeacherView
TeacherView is included with the purchase of HiveManager – HiveManager Online (Enterprise Mode), HiveManager Virtual Appliance, and HiveManager Appliance.
The graphical display quickly shows the Client Health status of all the classroom computers, and enables a teacher to view the online resources students are accessing. The teacher can also enable or disable access to the Internet and the local Student Network, as well as redirect students to a specific online web resource.
TeacherView provides student connection status to the teacher at login, without requiring any configuration. Teachers simply log in and are immediately presented with a view of what is happening on student laptops. There’s no need to waste class time by walking up and down aisles of desks.
Ensure Students are Connected – to the Right Content
With laptops in a classroom, teachers are at a disadvantage when trying to see what a student is doing. With books, a teacher can look around to confirm that the right book is out and that it is open. With a laptop screen pointed towards the student, and in most cases away from the teacher, this isn’t possible – the laptop could be off, or the student could be engaging in something other than the lesson. The situation is somewhat improved with tablets or iPads, but the teacher still needs to spend a significant amount of class time checking on the content being viewed.
Action Panes
TeacherView also contains a suite of easy-to-use Action Panes, including the “Allow Access To” and “Direct Students to This Web Page”. Additional features include “Follow Me” functionality and unique “Lesson Planning” capabilities.
The graphical display quickly shows the Client Health status of all the classroom computers, and enables a teacher to view the online resources students are accessing. The teacher can also enable or disable access to the Internet and the local Student Network, as well as redirect students to a specific online web resource.
TeacherView provides student connection status to the teacher at login, without requiring any configuration. Teachers simply log in and are immediately presented with a view of what is happening on student laptops. There’s no need to waste class time by walking up and down aisles of desks.
Ensure Students are Connected – to the Right Content
With laptops in a classroom, teachers are at a disadvantage when trying to see what a student is doing. With books, a teacher can look around to confirm that the right book is out and that it is open. With a laptop screen pointed towards the student, and in most cases away from the teacher, this isn’t possible – the laptop could be off, or the student could be engaging in something other than the lesson. The situation is somewhat improved with tablets or iPads, but the teacher still needs to spend a significant amount of class time checking on the content being viewed.
Action Panes
TeacherView also contains a suite of easy-to-use Action Panes, including the “Allow Access To” and “Direct Students to This Web Page”. Additional features include “Follow Me” functionality and unique “Lesson Planning” capabilities.
The “Allow Access To” pane enables the instructor to shut down access to the Internet, the school network or all networks. The teacher may want to prevent access to the Internet due to distractions, or may want to shut down network access completely to draw all attention to the lesson. On the Access Point, this interface dynamically enables or disables firewall rules controlling access to the network. Students’ laptops are still connected to the HiveAP but unpermitted packets are not allowed through. These dynamic rules would only affect a specific class and can be turned off when network access is desired or at the end of the class period. The teacher does not need to do any configuration at all.
The “Direct Students to a Web Page” dialog box is a powerful solution that enables the teacher to push the students to a specific website. Once the teacher enters a website URL into the dialog box, the next time the students refresh their browsers or try to go to a website they will be automatically redirected to the website the teacher entered. This is particularly useful for long or complex URLs that are troublesome to enter manually.
The “Follow Me” feature of StudentManager
allows a teacher to automatically update the URL whitelist with any websites they are currently accessing, and then force the students to redirect to the same page. This will ensure the class is all looking at the same resources as the teacher, at the same time. “Follow Me” works with all browser types and requires no endpoint client, so there is never an issue with compatibility or installation to sidetrack the lesson.
allows a teacher to automatically update the URL whitelist with any websites they are currently accessing, and then force the students to redirect to the same page. This will ensure the class is all looking at the same resources as the teacher, at the same time. “Follow Me” works with all browser types and requires no endpoint client, so there is never an issue with compatibility or installation to sidetrack the lesson.
The “Lesson Planning” feature allows a teacher to pre-plan any websites that should be accessible during class, whether Internet or School Network access should be allowed, and what resources students should be redirected at login. This means the teacher can concentrate on keeping the class on point and on schedule instead of trying to get students to follow along. A previously configured “Lesson Plan” can be enabled from the TeacherView Class View pane. When a “Lesson Plan” is enabled, the “Allow Access To” pane will auto populate, making wireless devices in the classroom even easier to implement.
TeacherView enables the teacher to focus on teaching by providing the status of an entire classroom at a glance. The interface easily shows which students are connected and can provide specific information about the resources students are accessing if the teacher wishes to see it. This easy-to-understand interface allows the teacher to quickly ensure that students are on task without distracting from the flow of a lesson.
Aerohive - TeacherView and Student Manager
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