Presentación evento itslearning

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• #3: This is a general description of a learning platform (not specific to itslearning). The software can be cloud based, on CD-Rom or downloaded from the internet.The software platform contains in-built tools designed specifically for education and allows you to run other applications on it. It helps teachers, learners, parents and others involved in education communicate easily with each other - and gives them information, tools and resources to enhance teaching and learning.
• #4: This slide includes some of the common customer pain points that we see. However, make sure to assess your audience before the presentation and re-write this slide accordingly. If you don’t know your customers pain points, be careful making assumptions.
• #5: Ease of use is one of the key reasons why are platform is used by teachers, students and parents. It’s also one of our most important differentiating factors. We don’t just want people to buy our platform, we want them to use it.An example of ease of use from Arne Bergby. The Add button. Anyone can use the Add button to create a project, blog, etc. In many other platforms, students (and in some cases teahcers) have to speak to the LP’s admin to make changes.Customer success story: import to homework in one dayEastfield Primary School is part of a school cluster that includes more than 20 schools. The cluster’s previous learning platform, LP+, had been extremely unpopular (Deputy Head John Murdin describes it as “unbelievably cumbersome and rarely used”), and so the cluster invited four learning platform providers to show and sell session in the summer of 2010. itslearning was the clear winner. “itslearning won by a distance because it’s so easy to use,” he says. “You can do most things in just a few clicks.” Four days later after John had his first itslearning training session, the Year 3 & Year 6 were imported into itslearning – and they completed their first homework assignment on the platform that same night.
• #6: Service is a delivery model that is often regarded as a key factor in reducing the total cost of IT systems. Key benefits:Reduced total cost of ownership (TCO): SaaS/cloud enables you to buy a software solution for a few euro per student per year. It also makes budgeting easier as your costs are transparent.No IT resources: Delivered over the internet, itslearning doesn’t require IT resources to configure or install or manage and maintainNo hardware, no installations: You don’t need to install costly hardware, software or plug-ins -- and your IT team doesn’t need to install programs on everyone’s computer (+ no expensive servers to buy!).Accessible 24/7: You can log on from any internet-enabled computer. This is great for teachers who want to work from home, students doing homework, e-learning courses and also for parents. (Note, after XP and OS, iOS is the third most common operating system that our users use to log into itslearning. As yet, we don’t officially support iOS, but we will soon and most itslearning systems already work on the iPad, iPhone – and Android devices)Fast implementation: With SaaS/cloud, an educational institution can be up and running in days or weeksEasily scalable: We can scale up quickly as your student numbers grow. Just ask.Always the latest version: We update our software 4-6 times a year – and fix any bugs – so you know you always have the latest version. There is usually very little or no downtime when we upgrade, and we invite our customers to free webinars to make sure you get the most out of the system.Peace of mind: You won your data, we keep it safe (using encryption and EU compliant data protection methods)How does it work?You simply pay for the licences you need, log-on using a secure username and password and start working. We look after the system for you – guaranteeing 99.7% uptime 24/7 – and offer full support if you experience any problems. (Actual monthly average uptime is 99.94%.) Research- A TCO whitepaperlookedinto a numberof US colleges and universities, analysingannualcosts for eachoftheirlearningplatforms. It foundthatitslearningdelivered a lower total costofownershipthanotherproviders – includingfreeware and opensourceplatforms – due to theSaaSmodel. No maintenance or upgradesfrees up ICT managers to concentrateonotherthings. No hosting costs, securityconcerns or additional hardware meanstheitslearningsolution is cheaper in thelong run. Everytime? Maybe not, but for most institutions.Remember: frequent updates (4–6 times a year)!!
• #7: itslearning does not exist in a bubble. It is a system to helpteachersteach and students learn – as well as a system to help administrators, parents and other stakeholders getaccess to accurateinformationquickly. As an digital school learning environment, it sits at the centre of other systems, including resources from the web and information in the MIS/data management system.
• #10: Assign different interfaces and skins to different users and groupsAdministrators can select which skin will be used by different users at their site, so they can differentiate the look and feel between schools and different age groups. In addition to the standard XP interface, the early learner interface and intermediate interface, we've also added a new interface called Animal Misfits. This new option is available in profiles and policies.
• #12: Although not directly connected to learning, simple and fast communication is also a key part of what a learning platform brings to an organisation. itslearning gives people in a school a variety of ways to communicate with each other from school-wide notifications to individual messages to students. Key benefitsTeachers Easy and fast communication with students, parents and each other All school-related messages are kept and can be referred back toOrganisation Fast communication with people through group email or school dashboard Connection to parents through parent dashboard Reduce paper expenses with electronic commseSafety: all communication stays within the school-controlled environmentStudents Can communicate with peers and teachers in a form they are familiar withJoin any course anywhereBy default, courses are only available to people within your school or itslearning site. However, when setting up a course, teachers can decide to allow AICC communication – and so open the course up to a wider audience.The teacher is given a URL when they set up the courseThey can then send this to anyone they want to join the course. Anyone with a profile in a learning platform that supports AICC can access all the course materials through their learning platform.
• #13: Teachers and staff can share their resources with colleagues in their school or site (often the LEA) or with the itslearning community around the world.Tools:My library: All teachers and administrators have a personal library where they can create and store resources. These resources can then be used in many different courses, and shared with other users at the school or the site – or with the itslearning community around the world.Global community: The global community is a library of digital educational resources that have been created by teachers from all over the world. Project pages: a closed area that project participants can use to collaborate and exchange information. Teachers and learners can all use project spaces to share ideas and produce joint work based on a specific subject.Benefits:Time-saving: can create, save, share and search for resources quickly and easily Always available: no need to carry different USB sticks, CDs and paper files Reduction in photocopy and paper costs: more information shared digitally Improved teaching quality: teachers can share lesson plans and resources and so learn from each other easilyCustomer success story: Better teaching qualityOne of our customers in the UK has had great success with sharing lessons through itslearning, especially anti-bullying courses. One teacher built up a number of anti-bullying courses using materials and structure from Childline (a UK charity for protecting children). These were then made available for all teachers to use with their students. Customer success story: We love the virtual staffroomTeachers at Pool High School in the UK are particularly enthusiastic about the ‘virtual staffroom’ which allows them to share tips, tricks and banter of all kinds - how to change the size of an image, how to book the computer suite, where to find additional resources, etc. After getting itslearning in 2007, Poole High School noticed a clear decrease in individual teacher workload irrespective of the subject, due to the ease of sharing timetables, the sharing of content created by teachers and made available for reuse as is or for adaptation, and even the availability of study guides shared within the school.
• #14: itslearning’s communication tools include:Dashboards, parent dashboard, email, messaging, internal mail.This slide shows a parent dashboard for a parent with children in different schools. All the schools use itslearning (under the same LEA). For the parent, this means she only needs one dashboard – and only needs to remember on log in code and password. The individual schools can decide what they show on their parent dashboard.Research (parent involvement)According to a 2010 OnePoll commissioned by BECTA, 67% of parents say they already use the internet informally as a research tool to help them better understand what their child is learning at school. If schools can engage with these parents via secure online resources, engagement levels could be even higher. The poll also revealed that, when they were unable to help their children with their homework, 20% of parents felt annoyed that the school had not informed them about what their child was learning. An itslearning survey found that 43% of teachers do not communicate with parents as much as they would like to because they do not have the time or communication channel to do so (see the company press release on this subject). According to the survey, 46% of teachers email each of their students’ parents at least once a month; 37% use texts/SMSs and 24% still send letters. “Many teachers use a mix of technologies to communicate with parents, but none of them are specifically designed for the task,” says Fahlvik. “Teachers want a tool that will improve the flow of information and reduce their workload.” Customer success story: better parent-student-teacher meetingsTeachers and parents at Apeltun Primary School began using the itslearning parent portal in September 2010. Initially run as a pilot project at the school, parents of Year 6 students each received a unique log-on code and password in September 2010. “We love the ILPs, particularly” says Year 6 teacher AnnichenMorken. “As well as giving an overview of the student’s learning targets in each subject, the ILPs now form the basis of our student-parent-teacher meeting. Parents can check their child’s ILP on the parent portal – and can add comments to it – before the meeting. As a result, we’re all on the same page from the start and there are no surprises.”Apeltun Primary School wants to replace all paper-based communication with digital communication by 2012 – and the parent portal is part of this vision. “Email is a great way of notifying parents of news. But one email to 22 parents usually results in a lot of individual replies that take time to answer,” she explains. “The key is to only use email for very important notifications and put everything else on the parent portal.”Customer success story: Engaged parentsAt Manor Primary School in the UK, itslearning gets most use at weekends, because that’s when kids sit with their parents to work online. “The most use seems to be at weekends when the children participate in the different tasks with an adult,” says class teacher Sue Parker. “One of the games I put on for them recently has really inspired, so much so that their parents are also playing the game and telling me their scores as well! It is becoming a bit of a family activity, which is great.” Customer success story: individual feedbackA English teacher in France uses itslearning’s messaging system to quickly respond to student questions. When she surveyed her students about her use of itslearning, she discovered that, without exceptionall the students felt they got better feedback with itslearning - almost as if they were individually coached. 
• #15: The app libraryNews programmes, online maths exercises, encyclopaedia searches, art images, science videos…the itslearning app library gives you one-click access to all your favourite digital teaching and learning tools. On the slide you can see some of the apps available in itslearning.Even better than the real thingMany of the apps in the library integrate fully with itslearning’s educational tools. So, for example, when you set an assignment with 2Simple, it automatically appears in your students’ calendars and you can get instant feedback on who’s completed the assignment and how well they’ve done.
• #16: Live@eduLive@edu emailUsers have single sign-on access to Live@edu email (essentially, Hotmail with the advertising removed)Can access their Live@edu email with one click of a button (single sign-on)Can set up groups and add word/spam filters as requiredUser also keep itslearning native email and messaging systemWhat’s to come in the future?Office 365Some notes onLive@edu from themselvesLive@edu offers educational institutions free hosted, co-branded communication and collaboration services for students, faculty, and alumni. With 10 gigabytes (GB) of e-mail storage, it’s the no-cost Outlook Live e-mail service built on Exchange 2010. Live@edu provides the familiar and reliable Outlook Web Access (OWA) co-branded with a school’s name and logo, helping students build lifelong ties to their educational institution. And with 25 GB of additional file storage, Live@edu is more than just e-mail—it includes access to other services that enhance the school’s ability to collaborate and communicate, including calendars, document sharing, instant messaging, video chat, mobile e-mail, and more. Live@edu is accessible through popular Web browsers for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. What about Office 365 for education?“Office 365 for education is the next generation of Live@edu. We’ve extended the elements in Live@edu to include SharePoint Online and other tools, such as Lync. It will launch this year and I know a lot of institutions are excited about it. We’ll migrate the service plan of institutions currently using Live@edu to Office 365 for education later in the year, and because it’s all cloud-based, customers won’t experience any disruption.”Brad Tipp, head of education cloud services at Microsoft.GoogleGoogle email (gmail)Users have single sign-on access to gmail (no advertising)Can access their gmail with one click of a button (single sign-on)Can set up groups and add word/spam filters as requiredUser also keep itslearning native email and messaging system
• #17: The biggest advantage for teachers is probably that all their documents are now available in the cloud.
• #18: In most countries, the local authority has a duty to make arrangements for the provision of education in or out of school for all children of compulsory school age – even if children may not receive suitable education for any period for reasons such as illness or exclusion from school.Customer success story: including excluded studentsPlymouth LA use itslearning for all their inclusion and Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) centres. This means excluded students can still follow the curriculum through itslearning. Benefits:Students are able to see and participate in full-time enrolment activities All staff know what levels students are atAll students are able to enter back into classrooms at a similar levelAll students can participate in the way best suited for their learning style or pace Note: In the UK, a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) is a centre for children who are not able to attend a mainstream or special school.
• #19: Note: this is a minor detail in the scheme of what itslearning can do, so do not spend much time on it unless your audience is particularly interested.itslearning recognises that, among learners and teachers, there will always be users with special needs. Making itslearning accessible is a continuous process in which we constantly improve the extent of accessibility. itslearning has been tested using assistive technologies.  Each use can switch on the accessibility settings in itslearning (My settings > Customiseitslearning > Accessibility)itslearning is based on a separation of content and layout. This means that the layout is presented with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), while the content is a part of the XHTML document. This separation makes it possible to present content to users in different ways – and visually impaired users can use assistive technologies such as ReadIT, Jaws, HAL, SuperNova, Lunar and Zoom Text.More info on the W3C guidelines:http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php
• #20: This is a summary slide. It can be used to summarise all the reasons why your audience should choose itslearning.Remove, add or change the bullets to suit your audience.Flexible and open platform: itslearning is designed to support your processes – and help teachers engage studentsUser adoption: most schools reach 80% user adoption within the first yearTraining: a full range of courses for teachers and admin staffSupport: online, phone and personal support servicesCost efficiency: the SaaS model reduces upfront investment, lowers running costs and helps make budgeting transparentEnterprise integration: email, MIS/SIS/SAS and other systems integrated during set-up