A brand new way for teachers to record and access student MIS data via a browser
Teacher's WebFolder provides browser-based access to the MIS, enabling teachers to enter and review data from within the classroom, at home, or anywhere with an internet connection. Being browser-based means there no client installation is required, and the system can be accessed on any platform, via a range of devices such as PCs and laptops as well as mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPod touch.
Teachers can take the register, monitor their class grades and behaviour as well as analyse and evaluate their class or individual pupil performance themselves, all through an intuitive and user-friendly interface. And thanks to its intuitive nature, virtually no training is required to get staff up and running with the system.
No client installation necessary as Teacher's WebFolder integrates with your existing curriculum and/or administration network. It can also operate with two separate networks via a firewall between the two.
- Attendance Register
- Pupil Assessment
- Timetable
- Alert Functions
- Messaging System
- SEN Information
- Student contact details
- Behaviour Monitoring
One-stop-entry
Teachers are able to input and access essential pupil data such as their attendance, grades and behavioural events directly themselves without having to rely on administrative staff. Data ownership is assured leading to improved data quality.Catch up from home
As Teacher's WebFolder is a browser-based service, it can be accessed from anywhere. As long as you have an internet connection, you can catch up with work from home or anywhere else with an internet connection.Teacher's WebFolder Mobile
Essa Academy in Bolton has been leading iPod touch use, even with students, and it has been an early adopter of Teacher's WebFolder Mobile for teacher use across the school campus. Essa Academy's Abdul Chohan, the Director of Technology said "Bromcom's Teacher's WebFolder Mobile fits perfectly with Essa Academy's philosophy of embracing mobile technology by including an all teacher solution."
Schools up and down the country have been asking for a portable solution for which there is now Teacher's WebFolder Mobile. In some schools teachers have been pleading with the Senior Leadership Team to swap their laptops for iPod touch or iPhones to use with Teacher's WebFolder, with one prominent school in Kent reporting that "... we have a growing number of staff with iPhones and iPod touches, many are now saying get me SIMS on an iPod touch and you can have my laptop back"
Cost of Ownership
Teacher's WebFolder will deliver many benefits to the school, not least the low cost of ownership. This is attributable to the following factors:- No need to upgrade your existing hardware
- Zero deployment for client PCs, laptops, smartphones or whichever device is used
- Less energy consumption when used with mobile devices
- Virtually no training required due to the product's intuitive nature
- Simple maintenance
Case Study: Teacher's WebFolder at The Thomas Adams School
"We can use WebFolder on anything, from a staff laptop to Macbooks and even Linux based netbooks and mobile phones, iPhones, Androids etc. In fact anything with a web browser and access to our wireless network. This flexibility has made getting accurate registers much more straightforward, hence our attendance information is always up to date and we can locate pupils and staff quickly and easily."
We can also quickly log house points and check other details on pupils quickly and simply. As an IT manager I have the reassurance that the system is not storing pupils information locally so there are no security risks to worry about."
"Training on the new Teacher's WebFolder product was really quick, in fact staff were passing it between them without the IT staff having to show them what to do - a sign of how popular and easy to use the program has been."
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
An alternative to rolling out SIMS.net to the classroom
