LANschool does exactly what it promises. It allows the teacher to control the computers (Mac/Win) in their classroom. They can see all the screens on the teacher machine. They can remote control the student computer. They can lock the student computer. Excellent software!

The price is a little high; however Lenovo has this software in a very niche market and can command a little more for the asking.

I found LanSchool is very useful when you have a class room of computers with a local network. It help to tech, manage, evaluate and etc.

I have a class room full with computers so when I teach its hard to monitor each student that what are them doing. So I came up with a solution that is using LanSchool. When we use LanSchool we can monitor what students are doing from teacher's computer. We can lock their computer to keep their attention to the main board. We can share the teacher's screen to the students' computer to clearly demonstrate something or to share a presentation. We grant or deny access to the internet from the student computers. If we need we can remotely control student computer. Students can't remove the software without credentials that are given at the installation.

There is a lag when casting teacher's screen or remote controlling a student computer. If it have a mobile application to monitor in distance it will be much more handy tool.

My experience has been that they are trying to develop a strong tool but that it needs more work in an actual school environment.

LanSchool attempts to offer my school a platform for monitoring student laptops in our 1:1 environment. The pluses are that it allows teachers to view, take over, and adjust student computer screens when all is functioning properly. This is imperative in a 1:1 environment in a school.

What I've found on both the MacBook and Chromebook OSs is that students are really adept at finding ways to thwart their system. For instance, in many cases, they just need to toggle on and off their wifi connection or shut their laptop and open it for their teacher to lose access to their device. The teacher can only fix it by entirely rebooting their class. This is a real problem. It also can be slow and a big clunky in terms of features.

LanSchool is a very affordable remote management / classroom management computer utility. It now supports Chromebooks, as well as traditional computers. In the past we have used it on Terminal Services operated labs, and found it invaluable to deploy and launch specific apps / websites at specific times, and to also keep students on task. Coolest thing: Manage 30 identical machines, driving the same mouse and keyboard "virtually," clicking and navigating through an appl that needs to be setup. People usually watch in awe as all the mice move at once. LanSchool is a very affordable package, that every school should at least evaluate.

LanSchool provides us with a dashboard, multi-screen overview of our students currently using it. It allows out to take control, limit, or launch applications / webpages as we wish.

LanSchool is pretty high bandwidth. Large Scale deployments might need some extra network considerations.

What I like most about this software is the ability to control an environment. I like that I can control a laptop(s) and "lock it down" if someone isn't doing what they're supposed to or aid with helping on an assignment through my own laptop.

What I like least about this software is at times there's a lag in what the student screen is displaying on my laptop to what the student is actually looking at on his/her end.

For the period in which I used lanschool it was a great piece of software, allowing me as administrator to both remote onto staff and student computers to resolve issues occurring fast and smoothly.

Lanschool is a great easy to use remote access software for schools, it allows easy monitoring of both student and staff computers. Its also great for both teachers and administrators allowing teachers just to be limited to see and moderate students.

Although this doesn't affect the function of the software it does have an out of date design which may turn off new users to it.

Love using it, was pretty easy to learn, and not too many bugs.

Great to have for managing my students and their technology, such a time saver and helps keep students focused. Love showing my screen on their computers, controlling their screens if needed, mass sending out programs to prep computers (which saves a ton of time!), etc.

Expensive- not many schools have it. When I switch jobs we won’t have this and I’m so sad. I really hope it can be more accessible.

Overall I do not recommend LANschool

LANSchool is good for a computer lab environment. It's very cut and dry as to what it does and what it is used for.

It's just very buggy, some computers show up on the list initially and others require typing in the settings several times for it to take. Also, it was not set up to manage in a centralized location for each computer lab so whenever we would make a network change it was a tedious process to make adjustments in each individual classroom.

It's been positive, but other products like GoGuardian are fast approaching them.

If you have a windows machine and need the ability to monitor what your students are doing this is the best.

It is only as fast as your network and your host machine so if you have slower and older machines, LANSchool might not work well.

Good tool, monitor your employees & easy to share files & all.

The file sharing, Screen viewing option with remotly controll device, it's amazing.

The user interface is little boring, some advance options are missing.

Some business problems that LanSchool aims to solve include: LanSchool helps teachers manage and monitor students' devices and activities during class, reduces distractions, and promotes a more focused learning environment. The software's screen sharing and file distribution features allow teachers to quickly and easily present lessons and distribute resources, saving time and streamlining the learning process. LanSchool provides teachers with the tools they need to actively engage with students and offer individualized support, which can help improve student engagement and learning outcomes

LanSchool allows teachers to take control of students' screens to help provide guidance or offer assistance. This feature allows teachers to share their screens with students, making it easier to present lessons or collaborate on projects. LanSchool will enable teachers to monitor what students are doing on their devices, making it easier to ensure that they stay on task. This feature will allow teachers to efficiently distribute files or resources to students, saving time and streamlining the lesson process.

Some users have reported technical problems with the software, such as slow performance or compatibility issues with specific devices. Some users have raised concerns about privacy issues, as the software allows teachers to monitor students' devices and online activity. Some users have reported that the software can be challenging to set up and manage, especially for users who are not technically savvy. Some users have reported that the software doesn't offer as much customization as they would like and may not be suitable for more advanced users.

I have enjoyed its use for quite a few years. Recently we transitioned to Lanschool Air, and I'm excited so far!

I am a teacher and staying abreast and a step ahead of my students' technical abilities is a must. Therefore, I love it how I can monitor my students' screens. There are many features that allow full student accountability.

I would like to see an app produced for Lanschool Air. I need mobility because I can't be seated at my desktop for all the lessons! In addition, students using Google Classroom should not need to be asked for permission to view their desktop. Teachers have a responsibility to ensure that students are compliant with technology policies.

I would highly recommend LanSchool to any teacher. It's been a game changer in my classroom.

I absolutely love LanSchool. Teachers don't always have the ability to walk around the room making sure everyone is on task at all times. LanSchool allows me to work with a small group, while still being informed about what my students are doing on their computer. LanSchool provides a pictures of each student's screen allowing me to quickly scroll through to see if everyone is on task. For students that aren't on task, you can message them, push the correct website to their screen, cut off access to any other website that is not the one they're supposed to be on, or pause their screen all together to make an announcement. You can do all of these things individually, or for the whole class.

I have no cons for LanSchool. It is a very simplistic website, but it does exactly what I need it to do.

As an undergraduate of studying networks and stuff I was asked from my school to implement a class room management system for my school's computer lab. That where I used LanSchool, which full filed almost all the requirement we had. Easy to use and manage. Its a good software and very helpful when managing a classroom.

LanSchool is amazing it comes with some great features that make students and teachers get more interactive and live in the learning-teaching environment. Its very good option that the students can't remove the software from their computer with out proper installation file. We can remotely control computers in the class, lock computers to get students' attention to the board, share teacher's screen to the student's monitor, restrict internet access or monitor it, remotely shutdown computers, remotely run a program on students' computers, send quizzes and get answers from student and etc. Those kind of features are very interesting nice to have in a classroom to make it more smarter.

One thing is that the price of the software is bit high for a school in South Asian region to have. I hope that the software will support for Linux distributions in time. Screen sharing is working fine but that video isn't running smoothly there is a bit of lag with it.

I feel like this is an easy program to use and is very beneficial to our classrooms.

I love this product because it helps me keep my eyes on my students. I can view and control the students computers and I can also show my computer to all of my students desktops so that I can show them how to do things.

I haven't noticed many cons in this program. I have used Altiris in the past and this was an easy product to move to so it was easy to change.

It works well for what it advertises. It should be installed on school devices for middle school and high school age kids as a way to increase productivity. It did for me, and it will probably work for other people.

I was once playing a game during a class I was taking, and the administrator 'LanSchooled' my computer. It shut down that tab, and I wasn't allowed to play it or access that tab for 30 minutes. It worked well.

There's nothing for students to do to interact with the teachers in these situations. If there were to be a communication aspect to justify why you had that open or a way to communicate with the teacher without making a public scene, that would improve the software immensely.

when we transitioned to Chromebooks We looked for a more full featured chromebook suite. and found that. lan school was a nice choice for the time we had it.

After initial setup Lanschool did the job i needed well, i needed to be able to view student screens, and launch websites and apps. as well as trigger shutdown and reboots from teh teacher console

the setup got complicated when trying to incorporate chromebooks into the mix but this may have changed as it has been 3 years since i used the program.

Overall a positive addition to our environment, end users like it.

We like the features like website white/black lists, USB blocking, etc. Nice that you can setup channels to isolate different physical testing sites.

The organization of machines is not the best I've seen, the quality and speed of the image is no the best either, and only one person at a time can remote into a station, which is annoying if you want assistance from IT personnel.

It is a great tool for teachers to use to manage their classroom and labs.

Console is laid out nice for our end users. It is super easy to set up. The issues that we have had haven't been major.

It can be buggy at times. One example is where all of the pc screens are still able to be controlled from the windows login screen except for a few. Usually uninstalling and reinstalling the client fixes the issue.

it's wow!

how is able to make work easy when in the lab

it's easy to work with as compare with the few i have used

Our college purchased and used LanSchool in the computer labs for the last two years. While being able to watch what the students were doing and have them ask questions quietly was good there was a big problem with some of the features like limiting websites. It seemed to only work on one browser and, even then, not always. Since I test through the lab and want to limit their web presence I had to force them to use IE or not worry about the exposure.

Could see students working

No collaboration tools between students No presentation options for students Website Limiting only on one browser

It’s great being able to keep an eye on what students are doing. Remote controlling them is also helpful to get them back on task.

For the block websites option, it only works some of the times. Also, the software looks dated from the 90s. It could probably be designed in a more modern fashion.

This software is very easy to use. You can quickly check what students are doing on their laptops as well as blank screens when necessary. If you want to limit the websites your students can go to, you easily can.

There is a slight hesitation between what students have on their screen vs. what is shown on LanSchool. Some students have found a way to get around LanSchool and have their screens locked.

An amazing concept, but very hard on older computers, slows them down to much.

Amazing idea, and terrific when you can see all the stations and how they are doing.

This program slows down everyone's computer, sometimes to the point where I have to uninstall.