[Air-l] tracking software for computer use research

[Mark Warschauer]

We are launching some research projects to look at K-12 students' 
uses of laptops.  One of the elements we'll want to learn about is 
how often/long the students access the laptops for what software and 
uses, etc.

I am completely ignorant about what types of computer software are 
available to track users' computer use.  I imagine their are a range 
of products that do everything from just tell you how many hours the 
computer has been turned on to products that record every key stroke 
(I would imagine that we need something between these two extremes).

Can anybody enlighten me to any specific types/brands of user/usage 
tracking software that I might want to look into?  I'm not sure where 
to start looking.

Thanks,
Mark

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Mark Warschauer
Vice Chair, Department of Education
University of California, Irvine
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