Personal Cloud Desktop for education ClassLink LaunchPad is a personal cloud desktop that gives instructors and students access to all their applications, files and classes. Accessible from any computer, tablet or Smartphone, LaunchPad is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) anywhere at any time. LaunchPad your Personal Cloud Desktop giving access to schools from anywhere.
What s included Delivering Infinite Autologins (single sign-ons), LaunchPad saves valuable time and eliminates frustration from remembering countless logins. LaunchPad is cloud based and requires no servers. LaunchPad is the answer to delivering your apps, files and classes 24/7 on any device. My Apps All your applications in one place Infinite Autologins built-in (single sign-on) Access your web apps & Windows software anywhere Works on any computer, tablet, or smartphone Safe and secure app access with SSL My Files All your cloud and school drives in one place Bring together your Dropbox, Google Drive, & OneDrive Connect to your school network drives Includes 5GB of secure cloud storage Search/Copy/Move files from and to anywhere My Classes All your learning and collaboration tools in one place Threaded and moderated discussions Instant instructor led polls and interactive whiteboards Post and collect assignments Shareable instructor notebook and application bookshelf Infinite Single Sign-On (SSO) Launch and sign-in with just one-click Secure SSO across all your devices Custom Autologins available for no additional cost Simple to Setup & Manage No servers required One-click application delivery Set-up in less than 1 hour Integrates with Active Directory, edirectory or any LDAP directory
Bring Your Own Device and 1to1 Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is sweeping into education around the world. BYOD helps schools achieve 1to1 and embraces the technology devices many students and educators already own. Research clearly shows there are BIG learning benefits in 1to1 classrooms. Benefits of 1to1 include Improved test scores Increased student engagement in learning Increased rates of course completion Decreased drop-out rates Decreased student discipline issues Cost savings on purchase of student and teacher devices Cost savings on printed materials Personal Cloud Desktop Designed exclusively for education, ClassLink Launchpad is the solution to your BYOD program. LaunchPad delivers 24/7 access to all your applications, your files and your classes from any device, anytime, anywhere. BYOD Guidebook ClassLink LaunchPad has been used in BYOD environments around the world. Together with school and district leaders, ClassLink has created a free guidebook and other helpful resources to help educators maximize their BYOD programs. Visit www.classlink.com/byodcentral to download your free guidebook, sample Acceptable Use Policy, Media Permission Form, Student and Teacher Handbooks.
My Apps Everyone wants instant access to their web resources from any device. Educators also want to easily share quality learning websites. LaunchPad delivers both. With LaunchPad, all your web and Windows software is available everywhere. Infinite Autologins built-in (single sign-on) Educators and students are overloaded with too many logins to remember and the result is that good learning resources go underused. LaunchPad is the answer. LaunchPad includes Infinite Autologins (single sign-on connectors) which means everyone can now click an icon and automatically launch and sign-in to their web and Windows apps from any device. LaunchPad Management Console and App Library With LanchPad you can create a custom app library for your school. Using LaunchPad Management Console you can deliver specific apps to indivudual personal cloud desktops. Within minutes you can ensure everyone can click an app from anywhere. My Apps on LaunchPad Infinite Autologins built-in (single sign-on) Launch and sign-in with just one-click Access your web apps & Windows software anywhere Works on any computer, tablet, or smartphone Safe and secure app access with SSL
My Files All your school and cloud files in one place. That s your new reality. You want a one-stop-shop for your cloud storages like Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive. You also want your files from the school network accessible from any device. LaunchPad does it. Your school files on any device You are using ipad s, smartphones, Chromebooks, and other tablets. You need to access and edit files from your school network anywhere. You can download and Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and more on the way! Just like your favorite web apps are all over the internet, your files are spreading out too. Everyone is using more and different file storage locations and it s becoming a challenge just keeping track where to find any particular file. Launchpad delivers the answer. One-stop-shop for all your different file storages. My Files on LaunchPad Includes 5GB of secure cloud storage Connect to your school network drives Bring together your Dropbox, Google Drive, & OneDrive Search/Copy/Move files from and to anywhere
My Classes It s really not complicated. Educators want a simple way of creating lesson notes and selectively share them with students. LaunchPad lets instructors upload all their existing lesson files so there s no need to recreate the wheel. LaunchPad keeps everything easy. Inspiring educators to create and share Creating inspired lessons requires using many different resources. Coupled with the engaging effects of 1to1 and BYOD in the classroom, instructors need a simple way to create and share great digital resources. LaunchPad let s educators organize files, videos, even web applications and share them easily. Many different devices Classroom technology continues to diversify with ipads, tablets, Chromebooks and more. LaunchPad works across everything and because it s cloud based there is nothing to install. It just works. Collaboration Studies show that collaborative work increases understanding and engagement. LaunchPad lets eductors and students share insights, files, videos, web applications and more. My Classes on LaunchPad Threaded and moderated discussions Instant instructor led polls and interactive whiteboards Post and collect assignments Shareable instructor notebook and application bookshelf
Personalize any device with your own cloud desktop LaunchPad can make any device your device! With only a web browser LaunchPad gives you instant access to all your apps and files. Edit documents from anywhere You have the ability to edit all your documents without needing to install anything! You choose how you want to edit your documents. Windows applications on any device With LaunchPad you can access those special Windows applications that you just need to keep using.
Simple and secure Single Sign-Ons (SSO) Simple and secure Single Sign-Ons (SSO) Keeping up with all of your usernames and passwords can be a full time job. LaunchPad saves your credentials and automatically logs you into your resources with a single mouse click. LaunchPad includes Infinite Single Sign-Ons (SSO) designed for education Students and teachers are constantly logging in to different web resources. Imagine logging in to each of your web apps with just one click. LaunchPad delivers. Your Cloud, Your Way ClassLink is a leading provider of cloud-based education products and services that connect teachers and students with their classroom, their curriculum and each other in richer, more powerful ways.
Public Portals Easily publish your school s resources by using LaunchPad Public Portal to give members of the community instant access to school related documents, links and other public information. LaunchPad allows administrators to create multiple customizable portals available to students, parents, teachers, board members and the community alike. These portals can be uniquely tailored to meet the individual needs of your school with everything from the colors, imagery and content that can reflect your schools culture and mission.
Windows Applications Everywhere Instantly deliver remote Windows applications and full desktops to any device, including ipads, other tablets and smartphones. Your remote Windows applications can be accessed from any browser like Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer with no software to install. (requires RDS formerly known as Microsoft Terminal Services) Yes it works on ipads and Chromebooks too!
LaunchPad Mobile for smartphones Tablets and smartphones are fast finding their way into classrooms. If your school is already using these devices then ClassLink LaunchPad is for you. With LaunchPad you have access to all your files, applications and collaboration tools from any device, all at the same time. LaunchPad Mobile Features My Apps My Files My Classes No installation required Touch optimized Works on any smartphone, touch enabled device