School Presentation

Jeenec Technologies Ltd.

Presents

The School Dashboard

September 2005

Overview 1. Who are we and the digital landscape

2. Why are we here?

3. Our Product

4. Benefits of our product

5. Our Long Term Perspective

6. Discussion And Questions

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Who Are We?

Brunel University, Computer & Electronic Engineering Department

Uxbridge, Middx.

SAE Institute, United House, Islington.

Instigate, design, develop and manage electronic communication projects across all industries.

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Multimedia Technology & Design Engineers

Communications Psychology Law Computer Science Design Marketing

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What Do We Do? Website Design

ECommerce Solutions Flash Design

Logo Conceptualization Brochure Design

Website Management Multimedia Creation ECRM Solutions

Software Development Corporate CD Presentations

Portfolio Creation Search Engine Optimization Application Reengineering

Content Management Solutions Internet Marketing Web Hosting


http://www.jeenec.com

THE DIGITAL TIME SCALE 19972001 Dot Com Era

20012005 Reshuffle Schools Adopt Technology Broadband Structure Black board becomes electronic whiteboard Introduction of ICT

2005 & 2006 This is where our product can make a difference.

2007 Manage Resources Communication Relationship Building Functional AddOns

2008 Creativity Embrace Technology Embed ICT Community


Opportunity to lay digital software foundation

15th January 2003 The Herald Tribune

“The blackboard has become a dynamic interactive screen.”

End of an Era

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Interactive Whiteboard


The Digital Landscape 1

ELearning & The Classroom

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The New York Times The Daily Telegraph Thursday February 17 th 2005

“Lessons can be learned from American Online Achievements.”

SCHOOL


Online & Offline

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Security & Control SCHOOL


Security

FrontEnd Users

BackEnd Data

Hardware

Online & Offline


“How to Keep Your Children Cyber Safe.” The Times T2 Thursday 30 th December 2004


Parental Assurance

The Daily Telegraph 25 th October 2004 “Parents log in to watch pupils.”

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Security

Online & Offline

Cameras



The Daily Telegraph 22 nd August 2005 “Kids point the way to a future forever broadband.”

Learning Tool

International Herald Tribune August 2122, 2004

“The Blog can be a useful teaching tool.”


SCHOOL


Security

Online & Offline

Cameras

The Blog


“Teacher wins Becta Award.”

Video Gaming SCHOOL


Security

Online & Offline

Cameras

The Blog

Video Gaming


The Economist August 6 th 2005


The Times March 18 th 2002 “Video games may become

part of lessons.” Special Report

Good Thinking SCHOOL


Security

Online & Offline

Cameras

The Blog

Video Gaming Off Site

21 st August 2004 Financial Times

“Schools Trial Off Site Networks.”

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GEMS Dubai, Saudi Arabia GLOBAL EDUCATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

PSINet Europe www.boxuk.com to develop 120,000 user Intranet

Wow Factor

The Independent 7 th February 2005

“Internet allow parents to know what's really happening at school.”

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SCHOOL


Security

Online & Offline

Cameras

The Blog


Intranet

DVD CDROM Documentaries Encarta Dictionaries Software Games

www.junior.net www.learnpremium.co.uk

www.bbcbitesize.co.uk www.scool.co.uk www.skool.co.uk

www.samlearning.co.uk

Multimedia Choice

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SCHOOL


Security

Online & Offline

Cameras

The Blog


Intranet Multimedia

“Sites & software continue to grow faster and faster every day.”

QCA Online Tests

• Following the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority’s test assess school children's’ use of technology set out in Ruth Kelly’s White Paper, February 2005

• Eassessment Project for 12,000 students

ü 40,000 Students Tested across 500 Secondary Schools

• Students feedback (School Technology Learning Curve)

• 2008 Year Nine

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SCHOOL


Security

Online & Offline

Cameras

The Blog

VideoGaming Off Site

Intranet Multimedia

QCA Testing

11 th August 2005 Computing “Lessons to learn for the IT skills assessment test.”

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Why Are We Here? 1 Timing (Government Strategy & IT

Infrastructure)

2 Technology is ready. (Broadband)

3 Over worked Teachers (Time)

4 Create New Communication Channels (Relationships)

5 Strategy for Embedding ICT into the entire School Community.


World Wide Web q Web also brings different Media

Together.

q The information improves everyday.

q No Barriers – Good & Bad.

q Underneath it is a physical piece of hardware that allows us to manage information.

q Control in media where there was none before.

q Allows for creativity.

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The Internet is not just a library of information,

but a communication tool.


q Home Computer q Laptop q Digital TV q Games Console q iPod q PDA (PERSONAL DATA ASSISTANT) q PGC (PERSONAL GAME CONSOLE) q Smart Phone

Digital Communication

Devices

Eissues Facing Schools

Web Usage is becoming a culture

Most Schools have a Website / Network / IT Staff

New learning sites spring up every month

Ever Growing Software

Technological Evolution & Management

Time Management

Government Guide lines

Targeted by other software houses


Established Communication Channels


q Traditionally there are a limited number of ways to communicate.

q With other channels of communication like email, texting, forums and blogs society is communicating in a different way. These are shorter bursts of information at more frequent rates.

qHow can schools account for these other types of communication and use the technology for education support simultaneously?

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qA customized interface that allows Students, Parents, Teachers, School Principal and Administration to access & communicate information from one system.

qBecause it is Internet based it can be accessed from anywhere.

qThe system is called an Intranet. It is not new and corporate companies have been using them for years.

via. Log In

How Does Our Dashboard Work?

Multimedia Database

SERVER: At School or Off Site


Linux

Apple

Microsoft

Other OS’s

USERS

Operating System

Firewall Wall

Internet

Student Teacher Parent Principal Admin.

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Logging Into The Dashboard September 2005 The School Dashboard Project

qLog in can be achieved via the current website.

qOr a completely separate page on the Internet.

Student Dashboard 22/40 September 2005


qPlease note that this is not the dashboard that will be the final representation of our product.

qIt is an example of what the dashboard could look like.

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Teacher Dashboard September 2005 The School Dashboard Project

qJeenec will custom design the function set on the dashboard.

qThese functions will be decided by the school and teacher in question.

Parent Dashboard


qMore and more parents have access to a broad band connection.

qNew channels of communication allow parents to exchange information with other members of the school community.

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Administrator Dashboard September 2005 The School Dashboard Project

qThe administration department can add and change information quickly.

qThey can also use the Dashboards to collect payments.

Principle Dashboard 26/40 September 2005


qThe principal dashboard can access all areas of the Intranet system.

qSince the system operates in real time, access to the most up to date information is just a click away.

Primary Dashboard Benefits

qSchools q New Communication

Channels q Security q Productivity q ROI q More Control q New Data Analysis q Accessible Records Kept q Long Term Online Strategy q Save Time q New Boundaries

qParents q New Communication

Channels q Check their kids overall

status 24hrs a day q Acknowledge events

from somewhere else

qStudents q Learning can be exciting in

the Information Age q Productive q Self Reflection q New Communication

Channels q Creativity q Interact with 24hrs a day

School q Empowering Student to

Learn

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Benefits based on basic features


• Control Forums • Set Voting Polls • Attendance Tools • Set Student Target Grades • Upload/Download Forms • Instant access to Performance

Data • Manage Electronic Payment • Upload Timetables • Control Booking Table • Upload Teacher Materials • Set Up Interactive Year Book • Email • Send SMS • Print Out Data • Dashboard Usage Data • Manage Responsibilities

around Dashboard Software

Secondary Portal Benefits 28/40

• Access to PTA Forum • Print Data • View Student Achievements

Attendance, Target Grades • Read their child’s Blog • Special Feature to

communicate direct with Teachers

• Email • Be alerted via SMS • Download Forms & Letters

• Download teacher materials • Access to Forums • Write their own Blog • Read their target grades • Access to archive Personal Data • Special Feature to communicate

direct with Teachers • Access to Personal space • Email • Print Documents


Parents Schools Students

Extendibility

Personal Space

Web Blogs

Attendance Tools

Forums

Basic Features

q Our product is a digital foundation, which can be built upon like a new property on a concrete foundation.

q Basic Features includes those features as shown in our brochure. Some of these include :

ü Student Personal Space ü Attendance Tools ü Web logs ü Forums ü Administration Facilities ü Teaching Materials ü Interactive Year Books ü Target Grade Tools ü Voting Polls ü Payment Tools


The digital foundation

Creative Example

Video

Year Book

Here we can see that the School history section of the website has been extended by the use of Video & an Interactive Yearbook.

Teaching Materials have also been added.


Practice Exercises

Personal Space

Web Logs

Attendance

Staff

Basic Features

Past Papers

Timed Exams

Creativity

q Student School Site q Web cams q Online School Newspaper q Online Radio Station q Self timed Exams q Practice Papers q Database Analysis Data q Achievements q Digital Homework q Web Blogs q VOIP Facility q Online Classes

q Digital Movie Making q Digital Photography q Digital Art q Live Conferencing q School Trip Conferencing q Digital Library q Joint School Digital Projects q Class Videos q Class Audio q TV Station q Mobile Blogs


Each school will create their own ideas to build upon the digital foundation.

Communication

q Open new channels, E.g. Personal Messaging between Community members.

q Archive information, E.g. Forum discussions, Blogs, Achievement.

q Account for more real time information, E.g., Performance Data, SMS Alerts, Voting Polls, etc.

q Support of Administrative Duties, E.g. Form Filling, Registers, Payment.


q Encouragement NonCommunicators to form better relationships.

q Balance the relationship between the Teacher, Student & Parent

q Build Online Community Around School

q To help Prepare students for communication during their future careers.

Relationships

NB. Its not just about the technology

Teachers q Time Management

q Digitalization of prepared materials e.g. homework, curriculum class materials, and Digitization of class e.g. audio, video

q Digital Learning Tools

q Digitization of class e.g. audio, video

q Learning Forums

q New Communication Channels

q Creating Teacher Pedagogy


TES Online January 2004 Teachers Should Be Trusted

Empowerment

www.getnetwise.org www.kidssmart.org.uk www.parentingonline.gov.uk www.chatdanger.com www.iwf.org.uk www.thinkuknow.co.uk


q Building on Established Information

q Open safe windows of information

q Gain insight into learning behavior

qManage Portal Information & Technology

qImprove Productiveness

qSend Instant Messages & receive instant feedback

Each School is Individual

ü Ability to tailor your software, so for example you might start with just a forum, which after a period of time of discussion and feed back to decide which additional functions to include.

ü Each school will then prioritise between what's needed and can be used most productively, on a practical level.

ü Some may vote for an online school magazine, some may decide that having more Exercises and Information to help learn particular subjects to be more relevant.

ü Which direction is taken initially and in the coming years will give rise to the reflection of the school.


A school online presence should be a reflection of it’s physical presence

Long Term

Productivity ü Build up of approved web links and some software by parents and teachers

ü Students’ & Parents’ understanding of progress, performance & achievements

ü Accumulate valuable administrative resources & services

ü New learning Levels, for those ambitious students, progress is opened up

ü Valuable data on various discussions, E.g. allowing insight to community views

ü Hours saved preparing class materials

ü Productive communication that will be catalogued

ü Unique school software structure

ü Online community


After One Year q Holiday period Usage

q Reuse of school materials, adjustments of the curriculum

q Build up library of resources, to share and reflect upon.

q Community

q Lots of feedback to filter through

q Analyze data for adjustments


Once you have chosen a digital path there is virtually no turning back.


Fundamental Questions

1.How much does the basic system cost? Approx.£35,000 this can be broken down if schools are willing to work together on shared resources.

2.How long does it take to build? Approximately 6months.

3.Does the school have the infrastructure and skill to maintain the system? Jeenec can consult on how best to host such a system.

4.Is it cheaper to allow third party hosting? Not advised for the long term.

In the first year Jeenec is happy to host the system.

Home Schooling

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The Guardian 17 April 2005

“A class of their own.”

Conclusion ü Our Solution, laying down the digital

foundation.

ü Elimination of Repetition

ü Creating new paths for communication and relationships

ü Making the school the creative center of the community

ü Control over digital information

ü Recognizing learning styles

ü Embedding ICT into the curriculum

ü Supporting ICT management


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