Insight Student

Insight Student

Faronics Insight Student application for Chromebook

What is Insight Student?
Insight Student is a Chrome extension designed for the Faronics Insight Classroom environment. This tool enables teachers to maintain control over technology use in the classroom, ensure students stay on task, and promote interactive and collaborative learning experiences. It offers features such as application and web limiting to keep students focused and a screen-sharing function for enhanced communication. Additionally, it includes a chat feature and a built-in testing function to gauge student understanding.
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Stats
Users: 60,000+
Rating: 1.95 (21)
Version: 8.0.2.15 (Last updated: 2020-03-06)
Creation date: 2020-03-05
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • system.cpu
  • system.memory
  • {"socket":["tcp-connect:*:*","resolve-host"]}
  • desktopCapture
  • fullscreen
  • overrideEscFullscreen
  • system.network
  • contextMenus
  • See more
Size: 2.97M
URLs: Website
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Summary
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The Insight student requires an Insight Classroom environment to function. To learn more about Faronics Insight, visit http://www.faronics.com/enterprise/insight

Harnessing Technology

Faronics Insight helps instructors harness the power of technology to deliver a better learning experience. Insight puts teachers back in control of the classroom with an easy-to-use Teacher Console. Equipped with superior monitoring and control features, it creates an interactive lesson with more communication and collaboration tools.

On task Instruction

Insight makes it easy for instructors to command control of the classroom sooner and keep students focused on the task at hand.. Thanks to application and web limiting, Insight eliminates tempting distractions like games and instant messaging. Using the screen-monitoring, instructors can be confidant students are working on the assignment.

Enable Collaboration

Insight creates a more interactive learning environment where instructors can share their screen with the class or share a user’s screen with other users. It’s even easier to communicate with the ability to broadcast messages and the handy chat feature allows even the shyest students to ask questions without raising their hand. Teachers can hold classroom votes and gauge understanding using the built-in testing feature.

User reviews
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Pros
  • Great program for computer labs
Cons
  • Slow performance
  • Infringement of private data
  • Annoying and unnecessary tracking
  • Several glitches and security issues
  • Poor quality and lack of care
Most mentioned
  • Invasive monitoring
  • Poor quality
  • Privacy concerns
Recent reviews
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by ProximalHalo Yes ProximalHalo Yes, 2021-05-07

Lets give a proper review. I rate this as it is, not because i am a student who is using the application in question, but more of the lack of care given to the app. Id like to point out my opinion is biased so take my review with a grain of salt. This app is obviously poorly made, and points to signs of an app that wants to make a quick buck, more than a person with a good dream but bad skills. This app has far better solutions that arent invasive in any way. Moreover, the app shows glitches and real security issues for students who have the skills to take advantage of these oversights. I would not recommend, just find a way to get your kids more engaged, or use a different app
by Lol Moon Lol Moon, 2021-03-16

This is just infringement of private data. Technically illegal. The app is just straight up stupid and violates alot.
by Justice Gluck Justice Gluck, 2020-11-29
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Safety
Risk impact

Insight Student is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood

Insight Student has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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