NetSupport School (NSS) is a classroom management tool which allows you to enable or restrict certain lab actions on BCIT lab computers.
NSS is a licensed product in all General Access labs at the Burnaby campus. If you are interested in this software for private or additional lab spaces beyond where it is currently installed, please contact IT Services regarding costs to department, licensing model, and installation.
Features
NetSupport School provides you with the ability to manage applications and behaviour on all the computers in the lab. This software can:
- enable/restrict access to the Internet to certain websites only, or completely block internet access.
- enable/restrict access to certain applications.
- prevent student access to the computers.
- lock out the keyboard and mouse.
- blank the screen while lecturing.
- monitor student workstations during tests and exams.
- distribute files to lab endpoints and collect files from all computers in the lab.
Accessing NetSupport School
To access this tool:
- Contact IT Services to get the instructor password.
- Launch the NetSupport School Tutor Console from the Start menu in the computer lab.
Using NetSupport School
Learn about how to use the basic features of NetSupport School by reading BCIT’s NetSupport School Tutor Console Basic Features Guide.
A full list of features can be found in the Using NetSupport School section of the product documentation.
NetSupport School for Macs
BCIT has replaced NetSupport School for Macs with Apple Classroom. This service provides similar functionality, but at a lower cost.
For more information on getting set up with Apple Classroom and how to use it, contact IT Services.