Get the Stories Behind Their Screens
Whether students are in the classroom or at home, you can monitor, manage and report on internet and app activity on students’ devices without peeking over shoulders.
Keep Students on Task Online
Eliminate internet distractions to enhance student learning.
Real-Time EdTech Management
Know how individual students and entire classes are using the internet, apps and EdTech licenses in real time. Turn the internet off or on, set usage rules and even push websites out to student devices.
Total Transparency
Easily identify when students are connected to the network (green dot) and when they’re not (gray dot). Get them back on task in a click.
Automated Rule Application
Multiple rule options enable teachers to allow or block access to specific websites, subdomains and applications for the class or individual students. Schedule custom rules to apply automatically to every class period.
Allowlist
Create a list of select websites, subdomains and applications students have permission to access. Use this tool to lock down browsers during testing and focus learning around specific resources.
Blocklist
Keep internet and application access wide open while blocking access to specific websites and subdomains you don’t want students to visit.
Usage Reporting
View individual and class histories to see which website, applications and licenses students are using down to the minute.
Website Pushing
Close open tabs and send website URLs out to individual student devices or an entire class to direct students where you want them to go online.
Instant Messaging
Communicate with students via instant message to quietly shut down distractions and redirect activity without interrupting the rest of the class.
Screen Viewing
View students’ screens in real-time or access screenshots from previously visited sites.
Real-Time Content Filtering
Context sensitive filtering, provided by our partner Cipafilter, keeps unwanted content from unblocked sites out of the classroom so teachers can integrate the Internet into lessons with complete confidence.
New for 2020-21!
Every year we roll out upgrades requested by NetRef users. Here are some exciting features we’ve added to the latest version of NetRef.
- Remote attendance reporting
- Screensharing
- Improved, easier to navigate teacher dashboard
- Granular subdomain management and reporting
- Expanded reporting (see number of sites visited, sites blocked, time spent online, and compare time spent online between every student in a class)
- Report tagging for improved reporting
- Google Single Sign-On integration
- Rule sharing for co-teaching
- Content filtering with Cipafilter
How Does NetRef Work?
1. Install NetRef
Download the app for Chromebooks, Windows or MacBook devices.
2. Push to Devices
Students simply open their devices and start working thanks to our convenient apps.
3. Manage Your Classroom
Start monitoring student internet, app and digital learning program use in your classroom to minimize distractions and maximize learning.
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