TabPilot Learning Systems Apps

SUMMARY:TabPilot is a cloud-based mobile device management system that putsteachers in control of entire sets of classroom tablets: lockdowntool, app distribution tools, app inventory, content/filemanagement, more. Students see ONLY apps & links configured bytheir teacher, so they stay on-task. Teachers use a standardbrowser to configure a whole set of tablets wirelessly with a fewclicks -- great for shared-use environments where differentteachers borrow a cart-full of tablets. TabPilot can be used tolock tablets into a single app. It can also lock students into asingle web site with the optional TabPilot FocalPoint securebrowser.Freeze tablet screens with custom message to get student attention.Monitor student screens remotely.DETAILS:Using TabPilot, teachers and administrators can:- Lock down tablets to prevent access to settings- Choose which apps students can access during a class period- Configure web-links for quick access to web sites- Set backgrounds on groups of tablets, including uploading ofcustom backgrounds- Distribute apps to groups of tablets for automaticinstallation*- Content management features to push e-books, PDF documents, andmore to devices- Administrators can check for app license compliance and forout-of-date apps to be updated- Administrators can hide apps from teacher view (such as systemapps)- "My Device" feature allows teacher tablets to be registered foruse with the systemTeachers choose from thousands of apps available on the Androidplatform using the Google Play market, or other standard sources.Students see only the apps that the teacher enables and are lockedout of system settings and other apps. Each teacher can activatehis or her own configuration and app choices.TabPilot runs on value-priced TabPilot-branded tablets as well asselect third party tablets. TabPilot turns the tablet into a kioskfor student use.In addition to letting teachers choose what apps students can use,TabPilot also functions as an app distribution system, allowingadministrators to install apps remotely to entire groups oftablets.TabPilot Launch & Lock™ is the student tablet interface thatallows students to launch applications, while locking them out ofsystem settings. TabPilot Control Tower™ is the centralizedmanagement interface that teachers access using a standard webbrowser from any computer. The tablets are managedwirelessly.Launch & Lock is also the platform for FocalPoint, the secure,locked-down browser (kiosk) for TabPilot.Use of this app requires an account to the TabPilot Control Tower.Both free and paid accounts are available. Free accounts arelimited to managing two devices. A free trial of the full versionis also available. Sign up at www.tabpilot.comNote: Free accounts are issued only to educational institutions.Users must sign up using their school-issued e-mail address.*feature available on select devices

TabPilot FocalPoint Secure Browser is alocked-down browser system for Android tablets.FocalPoint provides a secure learning environment for students.Teachers use a cloud-based control panel to enter allowable websites then send those choices wirelessly to student tablets.Students stay focused on their learning so that teachers can focuson their teaching. FocalPoint is available as a stand-alone systemor with TabPilot Tablet Manager to allow complete control andmanagement of apps and content.The FocalPoint browser does not have an address bar, so studentscannot navigate to other sites by typing an address. The configuredweb links can be set to allow or block links to other sites.FocalPoint becomes a "kiosk". This environment is ideal forstandardized testing environments such as Common Core Assessment oronline state standards tests. It can also be used to turn any website into a dedicated learning activity for students.A subscription to TabPilot Control Tower is required to useFocalPoint. Free and Paid accounts are available. FocalPoint alsorequires TabPilot Launch & Lock, the tablet interface that isused to display the configured web site links on studenttablets.Managed From the Cloud- Configure sites via browser with TabPilot Control Tower.- Set links to restrict students to a single site or allow links toother sites.- Send sites wirelessly to an entire group of tablets.Locked-Down Browser- Turns a web site into a dedicated learning activity: nobrowsing- No address bar: students cannot type in other sites- Cookies and history clear automatically after each studentIdeal Testing Environment for Standardized Tests and PracticeSites- All sites except the selected test site are restricted- Locked system prevents students from running other apps