A Virtual School is always open - prospective parents can tour your school, pupils can pick up their homework, and parents can buy tickets for the school concert at any time of day or night.
You need an environment that is designed for teachers and students, not programmers; one that is designed for ease of use by everyone, not just one specialist.
Your Virtual School performs the crucial role of marketing the school to prospective parents, and to make the best impression you are going to need an eye-catching design that communicates and reflects the school, its values, core competencies, academic standards, rules, admissions policies, etc.
Childrens' work can be posted, even by themselves. This will not only be of great value to the parents and children, but will also provide tangible evidence to the public of a school that is reaching out to and sharing with the community.
Parents' needs can be served by providing access to school news, calendars, online payment for school uniforms and trips, homework postings, their childrens' assessments, and much more.
Alumni of the school means ex-students can keep in touch with their old friends and can be encouraged to actively participate in school functions or fund-raising activities through the use of secure, subscription-paid forums.
Teachers can be provided with an easily accessed but secure area for Staff Handbooks, Duty Rosters, etc.
Governors can discuss issues or review meeting minutes in a secure area online.
Virtual Schools can help enhance teaching and learning in your school. The concept of a Remote Learning and an E-Portfolio for every pupil can be effectively realised by the application of the most sophisticated and educationally focused web technology.
Virtual RuckSacks as part of your Virtual School provides the perfect solution to the demands of a Personal Learning Environment.
The interface is simple to use, facilitating teaching and learning, not burdening an already stretched staff timetable.
It is based on the teacher's own material, links and resources and does not enforce the use of alien curriculum elements.
There are support features that help teachers construct lesson plans, set, mark and record assignments.
Assignments can be set for any combination of individuals, class or year groups and every assignment is secure in the teacher's or student's own personal area.
Teachers and students can access these assignments and resources, submit and mark the work at any time, anywhere that there is an internet connection.
The Platform will also integrate with the schools own Management Information Systems.
