Lightspeed Classroom Management

Lightspeed Classroom Management™ is K-12 classroom management software that helps teachers effectively manage classrooms in this 1:1 world. With real-time visibility of student activity and control over their device workspaces to limit distractions, teachers have more time to support student learning. Push out vetted URLs to all students, close distracting tabs, block inappropriate websites, and enable screen sharing for a collaborative, engaged, and interactive classroom.

Benefits of Classroom Management Software

Why Lightspeed?

Promote safe and appropriate internet usage
Provides teachers real-time visibility of student activity

Things to Know

Teachers cannot monitor students who are at home (off network)
Lightspeed does not allow for any activation of a student's camera/microphone
Teachers can only view what a student is doing in an active browser session

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is classroom management software new to the district?

A: No, Mayfield City Schools has been using Netop Vision in our computer labs to help reinforce internet safety for more than a decade. Lightspeed Classroom Management software allows the district to recreate that concept on student devices.

Q: What is the Classroom Management Dashboard?

A: The Lightspeed Teacher Dashboard is a classroom management system for teachers who want to assist students on Chromebooks or Windows-OS devices during class. The teacher dashboard runs only during the class session for a limited amount of time.

Q: Can a teacher view a student's browser if the student is off-campus?

A: No, Lightspeed is only enabled when students are in school. Teachers do not have access to browsers that are being used off of the district's network.

Q: What can teachers see on LIghtspeed?

A: On the Dashboard, teachers are able to see every open tab within the student's Chrome browser.

Q: Can a teacher access a student's camera?

A: No, teachers only have access to a thumbnail view of the student's opened browser.

Q: Will Lightspeed provide access to student's personal accounts?

A: No, Lightspeed is only enabled as an extension through Mayfield Student accounts. Staff do not have access to any personal accounts.

Q: How does Lightspeed work?

A: Lightspeed Classroom Manager is fully embedded as an extension in Google Chrome and uses Chrome as a native browser.

Q: Is Lightspeed Safe?

A: Lightspeed Systems complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA, see FTC complying with COPPA FAQs). Students are not allowed to sign up for any Lightspeed Systems solutions. Student accounts are provided only through a verified educator, school, or educational organization. Schools agree to obtain and maintain all necessary rights and consents, including consents required by COPPA, either from an End User or, where necessary, the End User’s parent or legal guardian, to allow Lightspeed to provide and improve the Lightspeed Systems’ solutions and collect and receive user data in order to provide the Services.