SureMDM Enables Remote Teaching In The Wake Of COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 outbreak has changed the way organizations function in work-from-home (WFH) and hybrid work setups.  Any organization that relies on physical office spaces has to find new ways to stay productive while working remotely. 

WFH transitions often prove challenging for schools where students who have to study from home may have no access to the right kind of technology in their homes or may have primitive technology that makes teleconferencing difficult.

The majority of educational resources are spent on in-person learning, and this has made the matter more complicated. The scenario is far worse in schools that do not use technology in regular lessons due to logistical, ideological, or religious reasons. Rather than upgrading their current infrastructure for remote learning, educational institutions must deploy new technologies to facilitate remote teaching and learning. 

WFH transitions often prove challenging for schools, where students who have to study from home may have no access to the right kind of technology in their homes or may have primitive technology that makes teleconferencing difficult.

One remote learning solution is to provide students with tablets and ask them to connect through teleconferencing using the tablets, but this can be tricky. If students using school tablets access irrelevant or inappropriate material online, or consume excessive data for personal use, it can create new problems for schools. And this is where 42Gears’ software helps educational institutions and schools address their remote teaching challenges. 

42Gears has already worked with several institutions to keep their remote learning students up-to-date securely.

42Gears has helped many organizations overcome remote teaching challenges. Licenses of 42Gears’ SureMDM device management software include licenses for several additional products: SureLock and SureFox.

42Gears’ SureLock software facilitates remote learning via tablets, if schools want their students to use tablets to virtually attend classes through apps such as Zoom. SureLock can be used to configure tablets so that they can connect to Wi-Fi and students can use Zoom (or a similar application) from their tablets. SureLock can be used to either disable all other functionalities or approve a small number of additional applications based on the administrator’s preference. 

SureLock can either disable all other functionalities or approve a small number of additional applications based on the administrator’s preference.

If schools want their students to browse the Internet safely, they can deploy SureFox, 42Gears’ secure browser solution, on their tablets. With SureFox, administrators can restrict access to specific websites (allowlist websites), block specific websites (blocklist), or block websites by keyword. In this way, schools can ensure that students remain on track, even when unsupervised. 

With SureFox, administrators can restrict access to specific websites (allowlist websites), block specific websites (blocklist), or block websites by keyword.

SureMDM features a central console that allows administrators to manage SureLock and SureFox on any device, from anywhere. This means that IT admins can keep everything running smoothly, even when the system is completely decentralized. Importantly, SureMDM’s console has an easy-to-use interface,  so if teachers or parents volunteer to serve as administrators, they can do so without needing prior experience or coding knowledge. 

The SureMDM console has an easy-to-use interface- so if teachers or parents volunteer to serve as administrators, they can do so without needing prior experience or coding knowledge.

42Gears’ solutions prove to be effective in situations where quick communication and security are essential ingredients for success. If you are operating in the education landscape, and would like to learn more about how 42Gears can help you, click on the link.