Portal Technologies at Other School Districts
Printer-friendly versionBefore you decide what technology to use in your Parent Portal, you should see what other school districts have chosen. There are a range of possibilities. Listed here are a few organized by Technology soltuions, Service Providers, Open Source, and Open Tools that were uncovered when compiling this Guide to give you some idea of what is available. The list is neither intended to be inclusive nor to be recommending a particular direction or product.
| Technology Solutions | Description (form vendor website) |
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IBM http://www.ibm.com |
The education portal solution for schools from IBM is designed to provide a single, unified electronic gateway to virtually all of your administrative and instructional data. Our solution offers your teachers, administrators, students and parents virtual 24x7 access to a single point—and a single sign on—to most of your district's data and systems. (from http://www-03.ibm.com/industries/education/us/detail/solution/Y557229L25836I94.html) |
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Microsoft Office Sharepoint http://www.microsoft.com |
A SharePoint Server Web portal provides students, parents, teachers, staff, and administrators with a single point of access to information and to technology resources. A SharePoint Server Web portal can be a powerful tool that enables your school or school district to communicate with and engage parents and your broader community. (from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/HA102769731033.aspx?pid=CH100305421033) |
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Scholantis http://www.scholantis.com/ |
Enable your school district ot connect people and resources, share and collaborate, create an online community using Scholantis Web. (from http://www.scholantis.com/) |
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Scholaris http://www.scholarislg.com/ |
Parents have access to rich information such as their child's academic results, attendance, school information enabling a richer engagement within their child’s learning. (from http://www.scholarislg.com/) |
| Solution Providers | Description from the provider website |
|---|---|
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Edline http://edline.net/ |
Edline’s website and portal solutions make it easy to create and manage the classroom, team, and activity web pages that contain the daily, mission-critical information parents need to guide their children, enrich their education and become effective school partners in raising student achievement. (from http://www.edline.com/solutions/website_and_portal_solutions.html) |
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Infinite Campus http://www.infinitecampus.com/ |
The Campus Portal provides access for parents and students to their Campus information as it is being entered by teachers, counselors, and staff. The Campus Portal encourages active participation by parents in their student’s progress while simplifying the distribution of external communications. (from http://www.infinitecampus.com/pages/product_menu/district-edition/portal.php) |
| Open Source Solutions | Description |
|---|---|
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Drupal http://drupal.org |
The Drupal in Education group shares code, setup and case studies for creating online school supports in Drupal. See the Group’s website at http://groups.drupal.org/drupal-education. |
| Open Tools | Description |
|---|---|
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Ning http://ning.com |
Ning is a software platform that lets you create, join and browse social networks online. (from http://about.ning.com/product.php) Premium services are available on a fee basis. |
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Google Groups http://www.google.com |
Google Groups is a software platform that lets you create, join and browse social networks online. (from http://groups.google.ca/intl/en/googlegroups/tour3/index.html) |
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School Notes http://www.schoolnotes.com target=_blank> http://www.schoolnotes.com |
SchoolNotes.com is a free service for educators for communicating with parents and students. There are no "hidden" costs. Appropriate advertising (with no pop-ups) supports this free service, which enables educators to have as many as 10 Pages online. Personal Edition costs $24.95 per year, can accommodate unlimited Pages, and offers many other features. Community Education Gateways (CEGs) are available for schools, districts, and states who may wish to provide the robust features of Personal Edition, which include the ability to located thousands of resources aligned to state standards, for their entire educational community. (from http://new.schoolnotes.com/help/faq) |
Technology solution providers often include case study examples from successful school implementations. Check out their links in the tables above for more information.
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See the Drupal in Education group for a discussion using a drupal site for parent communication.
