The Perfect “Classroom Monitor” is Spector 360

Internet safety in the classroom is a key focus here at SpectorSoft.  Kids are naturally curious and savvy when it comes to the Internet, yet often unaware that what they do and say online can have consequences in real life.

This week, we’re participating in FETC (Florida Educators Technical Conference) one of the largest conferences in the U.S. that brings education leaders and technology experts together to exchange strategies and techniques for teaching and learning success, along with classroom safety.  At FETC in Booth 1400, we are demonstrating:

Spector 360 for School-wide Monitoring – which helps increase student time on task, and protect kids and your network from the dangers of the Internet.  It also lets you save money on unnecessary software licensing by centrally monitoring EVERYTHING students do on the PC and the Internet. Use high-level charts and graphs to quickly analyze trends and patterns. Drill down to investigate suspect behavior. Search student activity for specific details and report your findings from the convenience of your desktop www.spectorEDU.com.

Spector Pro mac 2010 – the industry’s first and most powerful Mac monitoring software, adds new Internet Safety features including enhanced activity recorders, blocking capabilities, keyword alerts, and an intelligent “Internet Lingo” translator that automatically defines Lingo terms and acronyms just by hovering over them with your mouse. Spector Pro mac 2010 records and monitors everything they say, view, and access in chat, instant messaging, Internet searches, email, web-email, plus all activity in MySpace and Facebook, and more. http://www.spectorsoft.com/products/Spector_Macintosh/index.asp.

New Internet Lingo Guide – which demystifies the cryptic form of communication (Internet Lingo) that consists of abbreviated words and phrases that kids use to code their conversations. With SpectorSoft’s new “Parent’s Guide to Internet Lingo” you can now decode this secret language and know EXACTLY what kids are discussing with friends online. In addition to being one of the most comprehensive lists available anywhere, it’s FOC … Free Of Charge at www.FreeLingoGuide.com.

SpectorSoft monitoring solutions are ideal for school districts of all sizes, including the Park Rapids Area School District of Minnesota, which has a PC network of 11 Windows Servers and approximately 900 computer workstations running across elementary, middle and high school campuses. In addition to ensuring children are unable to use a public school computer to access the “sinful six” – pornography, gambling, illegal activities, hate, tasteless materials, and violence – schools also must be vigilant in tracking potential negative situations brought about by threatening emails, offensive chats, copyright liabilities, and a host of other PC and Internet-related activities.

According to Park Rapids technical engineers: “Kids are Kids… they try to get away with what they can. Given the requirements of CIPA and the legal implications of what can go on in a school environment in this day and age… you need an Internet monitoring tool.  All kinds of things were going on with the computers before we began using Spector 360 monitoring software. But not anymore. I’m still amazed at what Spector 360 can do… it’s our invisible set of eyes. Classroom productivity has absolutely increased using Spector 360. Teachers now feel like they can talk TO the students, as opposed to having to stand BEHIND them.”

Is your son or daughter’s school using Spector 360?

Visit www.spectorEDU.com and scroll to the bottom of the page to learn why Park Rapids and other school districts consider Spector 360 to be the Perfect Classroom Monitor.