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"Surf-Lock has really helped me keep my students on task."
GenevaLogic Surf-Lock,
the Internet control software for teachers, is now Netop Vision6 Surf-Lock.
It’s still incredibly easy to guide, monitor and control student Web browsing but now that GenevaLogic’s Surf-Lock is part of the Netop family, you benefit from working with the worldwide leader in classroom management software.
Surf-Lock Puts Teachers In Control
Of Student Web Surfing
Surf-Lock plugs into Vision6 Classroom Management Software, the easiest and most effective way to teach with computers. Using Vision6, teachers can supervise student computer use and monitor online activity. Surf-Lock adds the capability to instantly control student web access and guide web browsing. The teacher decides when to allow internet access, and when to turn it off, for one student or the entire class. When used in conjunction with Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers, Surf-Lock also lets teachers choose which web sites are appropriate for a particular assignment, guide students to those sites and block out all the rest. Bonus: Surf-Lock is now included free of charge with Netop's Vision6 classroom management software.
Access Surf-Lock2 from the Vision6 toolbar or the Vision Teach-Pad
Drop-down menu puts control of Web browsing at your fingertips
- Stop web surfing with one click
- Activate limits on student Web surfing by selecting site lists to apply
- Release limits and unlock the Internet just as easily
Remove the temptation of Web surfing during important lessons and discussions
Lock out distractions for one student, a group, or the entire class
- Red badges show Surf-Lock is on, no Web surfing allowed
- Stop sign appears if students attempt to access the Internet
Restore access as student work is completed
Select the Web sites that are appropriate for your class or assignment
Use Site Lists to guide students to appropriate sites for each class, lesson or assignment. Surf-Lock is the only internet control software that lets you create site lists using familiar browser controls. There is no easier way to manage student web surfing!
- Create site lists right in your browser. It's as easy as adding a new folder to your Favorites in IE or Firefox.
- Include just a few sites or as many as you want in each site list.
- Use your site lists to focus student browsing and research on today’s lesson
- Eliminate the temptation to check out My Space, play games on-line or visit inappropriate sites
- Apply one or more site lists as needed with ease
- Reward completed work with access to teacher-approved fun sites
Surf-Lock directs students to your selected Web sites
Students see the list of approved Web sites for the assigment right on their browser, no need to write out long urls, or wait while everyone finds the right site.
- Contents of active site lists are displayed on every student's browser home page automatically
- Attempts to access sites not on the approved list are denied. A Stop sign appears, with the list of approved sites.
- Students just Click and Go!
Add or remove access to any Web site instantly
It's easy to add an additional site to your site list, even while right in the midst of a lesson.
- Update contents of web site lists "on the fly".
- Add one or more additional web sites to any site list, even while active.
- Dynamically expand the scope of student web browsing as needed.
- Changes take place instantly, no need to re-activate site lists.
Web site blocking occurs instantly
- Surf-Lock forces a refresh of student web pages when you lock the internet or activate a site list.
- The Stop Sign appears on all student computers that were accessing a web site not on the list.
- No waiting for students to attempt to go to a new page, the blocking takes place instantly.
Students can't return to blocked Web sites stored in cache
- While Surf-Lock is on, only approved web sites can be accessed.
- Web sites stored in cache are refreshed before viewing, and will be blocked if not on the approved list.
- Students cannot work around teacher controls by using their back button or browser history.