Michael Foose, a St. Joseph teacher for grades 6,7, and 8, said, “My challenge was keeping every student on topic and making sure that they use the technology responsibly. Lightspeed Classroom Management lets me overcome that by enabling me to monitor all the student devices at one time.”

“Classroom Management has plenty of great features, “ Foose continued. “One I use a lot lets me push out a link to a URL so that every student goes directly to the correct website. There’s also the history feature, which lets me review each student’s internet history and make sure they’re acting responsibly. Classroom Management is a great tool for holding students accountable for the freedom they have in learning with a computer.”

Christine Cooper, grade 5 social studies, reading, and English teacher at St. Joseph, constantly moves her desk around the classroom and isn’t able to have a clear line of sight to all her students’ Chromebooks because of how they’re sitting. “Are they on task? Are they following directions and keeping up? Lightspeed Classroom Management lets me make sure that all my students are on the right site for each lesson—and not on a site they would rather be on.”

“Classroom Management has been indispensable in implementing technology in my classes,” Cooper explained. “It’s helped the students be more responsible with the technology because they know that I’m going to be monitoring them.”

But Cooper emphasizes that Classroom Management is an effective instructional tool as well. “If a student is stuck on something or having difficulty with a concept, I can send a private message within the system and ask if the student needs further assistance.”

She concludes, “Lightspeed Classroom Management has changed the way we use technology. If you’re using technology in your classroom, it’s essential that you have this tool.”