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Student Lab Monitoring Software posted: Jun 10, 2009 9:40 AM

Click to view elkhornps's profile Lurker 4 posts since
Jun 10, 2009

Does anyone know of a good lab monitoring software for use with a thin client and vmware view implementation? In our physical computer labs we currently use Synchoneyes and we have looked into using iTalc, but need to know if there is someone who has gotten one of those products to work, or if they have another product that works great.

Here's really all I need.
Having a teacher be able to view the computers of those in his or her lab.
Being able to lock users screens (Keep the students focused on the teacher if they are goofing off)

I think this would take care of the main features and then we can go there with any other features that may be a part of a working solution.

We are currently working on testing to see if this is something that is feasible to bring into our environment and this appears to be the last major item besides verifying all of the ThinApped programs.

Thanks in advanced for everyones help.
Jason Harris
Network Coordinator
Elkhorn Public Schools
Elkhorn, NE

Re: Student Lab Monitoring Software

1. Jun 10, 2009 11:37 AM in response to: elkhornps
Click to view jbruelasdgo's profile Master 856 posts since
Dec 22, 2004

we have used Netop School (http://www.netop.com/products/education/netop-school6.htm)

very strong software

regards

Jose Ruelas

Re: Student Lab Monitoring Software

2. Jun 10, 2009 11:54 AM in response to: elkhornps
Click to view tashby64's profile Novice 12 posts since
Nov 18, 2004

Have a look at Dyknow software. http://dyknow.com

I just finished working with their Chief Technology Officer this morning at a client site (K-12) testing their monitoring software in a View 3.1 environment and it worked flawlessly.

Re: Student Lab Monitoring Software

5. Jun 26, 2009 11:30 PM in response to: elkhornps
Click to view DCasota's profile Hot Shot 114 posts since
Mar 7, 2006

Hi

We finished a class room project on a customers site with V10 wyse thin client devices and VMware View 3.1. However the (optional) goal to control the whole environment by a class room control software hasn't been achieved yet.
After trying vision6 from genevalogic, netop school, net control2 without success we did some research. The problem seems to be RDP itself: RDP - in the actual version 6.1 - doesn't support session screen sharing for XP/Vista. This is a feature announced for RDP 7 (windows 7: see http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES21/). So every class room software - even with a own video hook driver - will not be able to catch a session with a logged-on user. In the best (theoretical) case you will see the locked console screen by VMware View (see VM console in vCenter) ...

Have you done the setup with a separate Windows or Citrix Terminal server? Did it work?
For all: Is there another solution to integrate a class room software? I don't want to hijack this thread, so any answers should be related to the origin question.

Bye
Daniel

Re: Student Lab Monitoring Software

6. Jun 26, 2009 11:35 PM in response to: DCasota
Click to view DCasota's profile Hot Shot 114 posts since
Mar 7, 2006

In addition:
I think a setup of a class room with HP thin clients, HP RGS and VMware View 3.1 (which supports HP RGS) might work, because HP RGS supports screen sharing. But: I haven't tested it!

This autumn we might see the next version of VMware View with PCoIP and/or RDP7 integration for XP/Vista/Windows 7.

Bye
Daniel

Re: Student Lab Monitoring Software

7. Sep 14, 2009 6:10 PM in response to: jbruelasdgo
Click to view RaulJBA's profile Lurker 4 posts since
Aug 9, 2007

¿Jose pudiste hacer trabajar Netop con Vmware View?

SL2S

Raúl

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