LanSchool is classroom management software owned by Lenovo. It is used by schools to monitor students' activity in a digital classroom. It includes a screen monitor, keystroke monitor, teacher-to-student chat feature, URL monitor, Camera monitor, microphone access, and various other features. Both the LanSchool keystroke monitor and URL monitor can store data for later collection.
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Technology
LanSchool products use a proprietary and is made for educational purposes
the remote desktop protocol that communicates via TCP and UDP. A console application is installed on the Teacher's computer which communicates peer-to-peer with a software agent running on the student computers. The software is available in a 'Teacher' and 'Student' edition. The Teacher edition allows the user to access and control the computers with the Student edition installed on them. Lanschool can be downloaded on multiple software such as Windows and Mac.
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History
Originally named LanFan Technologies, the company was founded in February 1986 when Dana Doggett began exploring the concept of a software application that would allow an instructor to leverage a local area network to teach using technology.
Dana developed a software tool called PC Chalkboard that was immediately implemented by Novell. PC Chalkboard allowed Novell lab instructors to broadcast their screens to each PC in the lab. LanSchool was licensed by both Intel and IBM and actively marketed through each company's education sales channel. The IBM relationship is still active today. In April 2001, Dana left Intel and formed a new company, LanSchool Technologies, LLC where he could work on LanSchool full-time. The new company's mission is to improve education worldwide through the use of innovative technological solutions.
Acquisitions
LanSchool was acquired by Stoneware in 2011. In September 2012 Lenovo announced the acquisition of Stoneware and the acquisition was completed on December 26, 2012.
Privacy Concerns
LanSchool is usually frowned upon by students that have the program installed on their school computers without choice by their teachers and for good reason. LanSchool is very susceptible to malicious hacking. Hackers can steal usernames, passwords, emails and can control keyboard and mouse input. Most schools also add other software to stop the students from deleting the software and/or stopping from downloading other types of software or extensions. Hackers can also use keystroke loggers that are used to track what keys are being pressed on a keyboard, typically used to steal sensitive information. Hackers and stalkers can also access the microphone and camera of the hacked computer. According to many consumer reviews, the software can also cause severe computer slowdown and performance related issues. The software is also capable of installing itself on a student's personal device, giving a school or hacker access to a student's non-school owned computer and files without their consent or even knowledge; the software can do this if the student logs into their school Google account on their personal device through app synchronization. Lanschool can also be running in the background and keep coming back even if you close the software. This can cause many problems with the computer of the victim. The software has a rating of 1.5 out of 5. Not to mention the fact that while LanSchool is installed on a student's computer, they can be even be watched on their own time outside of school.
See also
- Classroom management
- Employee monitoring software
- Computer surveillance
- Computer Lab
References
Source of article : Wikipedia
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