Today's students are being encouraged to interact with other students worldwide using computers. The use of remote desktop software not only allows students to engage in real time conversations with their international counterparts, but they can also connect with the computers of other students directly and learn from resources at other schools and educational establishments worldwide.
Remote access software allows for a computer, or group of computers, to be controlled by one central computer. The computer being accessed will be represented on the screen of the controlling computer, allowing the operator to access files and execute commands as if they were sitting at that computer themselves. The user of the computer being controlled will be able to see the mouse move across the screen and watch exactly what the controller is doing. This makes Remote Desktop software, also known as remote access software, a fantastic teaching tool. A teacher, or perhaps another student, is able to show a student exactly how to do something, even if they are in another room, a separate building, or even a different country.
Remote Computer access is also a fantastic tool for cultural education. Children from schools all over the world can be brought together on a single group project. This allows students the unique opportunity of working in real time with people of different nationalities and races. They will also have the opportunity to talk with those foreign students and learn about their cultures and lifestyles. This is proven to be a much stronger form of education than simply studying books or videos. If they are able to discuss these things with a real person, getting real opinions and perspectives, the students will gain a much firmer grasp of what they are learning. It also makes learning much more fun. I am sure most children would prefer chatting to a friend than reading a text book.
A Remote Connection will also allow teachers access to a wide library of teaching aids and materials. It can create a much more efficient working environment if, rather than requesting a certain worksheet be reproduced for a class, a teacher was able to simply pull up that worksheet from a central computer and print it locally in their own classroom. It could even be taken one step further and be more environmentally friendly by having students access the required work on their computers, allowing them to read it on the screen and eliminating the need for a paper copy. Homework could also be retrieved this way, eliminating the excuse of lost homework assignments. This could also be put into practice for students who are absent from school. They could connect to a school computer remotely in order to collect work, or submit overdue projects. The possibilities are endless and remote desktop software could prove to be an invaluable resource for educational purposes.
