Impero Backdrop

Provides classroom management, learning support and student safeguarding.

Impero Backdrop: Collaborative Classroom Management Chrome Extension

Impero Backdrop is an innovative Chrome extension that connects ChromeOS devices to Impero's cloud-based classroom management solution. It enables teachers to deliver, monitor and control digital learning in real time, on any device. It equips educators with features such as locking device screens, disabling internet access, sending direct messages, launching websites, managing tabs, and broadcast screens. Moreover, it plays a crucial role in student safeguarding, by monitoring typed and viewed words against a list of keywords.

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Extension stats

By: Ativion

Users: 300,000+

Rating: 1.28

(43)

Version: 3.0.219 (Last updated: 2024-11-27)

Creation date: 2020-09-02

Risk impact: Very high risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

<all_urls>
activeTab
enterprise.deviceAttributes
storage
tabs
desktopCapture
webNavigation
webRequest
webRequestBlocking
unlimitedStorage

Size: 3.07M

Email: go*****@imperosoftware.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Ranking

# 1,391 ▼ 13

Other rankings

#448 in Education #136 in device keyword 8 ▲ 14 #222 in disable keyword 36 ▲ 6

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

Allows ChromeOS devices to connect to Impero’s cloud-based classroom management solution supporting all major operating systems. Enable teachers to deliver digital learning anywhere, on any device. Supported features:

Real-time monitoring - see device activity in real time Send message - send a direct one way message to the device Launch website - open a web site on the device automatically Lock screen - lock the screen of the app Disable internet - disable internet access inside the app Restrict browsing - enforce allow and block website lists Tab management - view open browser tabs lists and close open tabs Broadcast Screen - Broadcast teacher and student screens to the class

Key monitoring - Monitors typed words and sends captures to Backdrop if keywords are found Viewed words - Monitors viewed words in the Impero browser and sends captures to Backdrop if keywords are found

This application is for Impero Classroom & Wellbeing, not Impero Education Pro or Impero Edlink.

User reviews

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Pros

Cons

Invasion of privacy
Causes computer lag
Interferes with personal devices
Spyware accusations
Annoying and disruptive features

Most mentioned

Invasion of privacy
Annoying and disruptive
Causes computer lag
Spy on users
Schools mandatorily use it

User reviews

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Henk Huisman, 2024-12-19

This app is horrible. It allows the teacher/administrator to see what the students are doing and their history. Even closing tabs or windows is possible! You won't even realize your screen can be seen from another computer until you notice a blocked or closed tab.