Lightspeed Systems Online Safety and Effectiveness in Schools

Lightspeed Systems used real-time surveillance and an early warning detection system to prevent school violence and student injury. On- and off-campus, their cloud connections and partnerships with Microsoft for Education, Google, and Apple allow safe and continuous monitoring across all productivity and education apps. Lightspeed Student Safety Specialists are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and work in tandem with their advanced AI monitoring to conduct threat assessments and alert school officials in the event of impending violence or self-harm.

Lightspeed Filter combines decades of online filtering knowledge with AI learning, as well as a support team, to tailor the school, district, or hybrid learning environment’s needs. Lightspeed Filter (previously Relay) is backed by the industry’s most extensive library of K-12 internet content, compiled over 20 years of web indexing. Patented Lightspeed agents automatically use powerful AI to block millions of unsuitable, dangerous, unfamiliar sites, pictures, and videos. With cloud-based, device-level safeguards that work across all devices, operating systems, and learning environments, Lightspeed Filter assists technology teams in scaling student safety. “As a long-standing partner for K-12 schools, we’re committed to continuously innovating our solutions as learning environments evolve,” shares Brian Thomas, President & CEO at Lightspeed Systems. “Integrating our solutions with Microsoft Teams is another step forward in helping district leaders and educators provide the safest, most effective online learning experience for their students.”

Lightspeed Analytics provides a comprehensive insight into remote learning for every device, app, and site visiting behavior inside the district’s online environment, allowing you to make data-driven choices. One can calculate ROI, assess app uptake, validate site and app compliance, manage to license, and produce the data a firm needs from a single dashboard. Lightspeed Analytics delivers usage and adoption trend statistics by the school, grade, classroom, and student level to track app and digital content consumption to guarantee student engagement throughout the district. It can also analyze adoption, target requirements for more effective use, and minimize redundancy using accessible dashboards. Manage every device in the district from a central set of dashboards to ensure uniform, responsible use. Even after a device is provided, the Lightspeed Mobile Management function can issue, track, manage, and monitor it and remotely distribute apps and apply updates. Lightspeed MDM is essential for loss prevention and liability reduction. Track student mobile devices, including iPads, in real-time to quickly recover lost or stolen equipment. To avoid data breaches and security violations, remote controls allow IT to lock devices from afar, change passwords, and restrict access. Lightspeed MDM, as an Apple Certified Partner, offers real-time geo-tracking for Mac OS and iOS environments.

For both in-person and remote training, provide teachers with real-time student internet visibility. Manage open tabs, limit surfing, check student site history, monitor screens, deliver links, and more to keep students focused and interested. District officials can impose limits, and instructors can create further online boundaries for their pupils using hierarchical permissions. Educators and administrators may be notified of unexpected or improper internet activity and record live browsing activities for more fruitful interventions with Lightspeed Classroom Management.

Dallastown Area School District has discovered that not all filters work as advertised for effective, dependable filtering and complete reporting. This Pennsylvania school district chose a lightspeed Filter to promote more effective safety and visibility measures for its technology program. As a result, they are dedicated to developing superior educational solutions. “As schools this year were thrown into a completely new environment, seemingly overnight, we as a company wanted to ensure we did everything to support district leadership,” says Thomas. “From getting schools set up with cloud-based filtering within days to making rapid enhancements to our solutions, we have been and will continue to be unwavering in our commitment to schools.” Thomas continues, “I’m especially proud of our team’s dedication as we were able to maintain a 95% customer satisfaction rating, despite a rapid increase in demand for our solutions.”