Stone County Schools in Mississippi received a “Best Technology for Schools” grant from Impero Software, a provider of classroom management, network management and online safety software, to allow the district to purchase Impero’s Education Pro at a discounted rate in order to improve visibility of what students are doing on devices on the school network and to help teachers focus and engage the digital classrooms.
The district installed Impero Education Pro on computers in all of its computer labs and plans to expand that installation to include additional devices used by staff and students at the school, including laptops and Chromebooks.
“With the number of computers we have in our district, we needed something that would help us monitor and control students’ use of those devices. The added oversight helps keep the district CIPA compliant and ensures our staff and students are protected to the best of our ability”, said Chuck McGee, Technology Director for Stone County Schools. “Our teachers have total control of their student computers from the time Impero turns them on in the morning until Impero shuts them down in the afternoon.”
Stone County Schools, located in Wiggins, Mississippi, has 30 computer labs and more than 1,600 devices, including desktop PCs, laptops and Chromebooks. Impero Education Pro allows teachers or IT employees to monitor all the screens from a single console. This helps teachers keep students on track. They can lock students’ screens or share their screens with students to demonstrate work. It also helps the IT department update computers or
Impero Education Pro allows teachers or IT employees to monitor all screens from a single console. They can lock students’ screens or share their screens with students to demonstrate work. It also helps the IT department update computers or troubleshoot issues remotely.
Impero launched its $2.5 million “Best Technology for Schools” grant program in November 2016 which allowed a number of school systems to gain access to its state-of-the-art technology at a subsidized rate. The goal of the grant was to support schools that were seeking technology to help students stay on task and avoid distraction, stay safe online and get the most out of their digital learning experience.
