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Abstract: Lewis and Clark Community
College in Illinois (US) was having a number of technology problems in its classrooms, leading to student attention issues. After installing a new software solution, teachers can now share their screens with
students, provide remote assistance to
students from a central console, and monitor classroom screens to ensure
students are on task. Find out more about this workstation management solution.
PubDate: 4/30/2009 3:24:00 PM
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