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"
Essa Academy: Empowering students with iPod touch
“A big breakthrough was discovering that the iPod even helps teachers do basic administrative work more easily”, says Abdul. “Teachers now take the register on their iPod using Teacher’s WebFolder, which allows access to a student database with individual contact information, learning needs, target grades and so on.
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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 Middlesbrough Council
Background – requirement for teacher access to SIMS
In Middlesbrough there are 42 primary schools, 4 large secondary schools, 4 ‘through-phase’ Special Schools, 3 Pupil Referral Units, and 3 large secondary Academy Schools.
A major problem is that the Capita SIMS Desktop (SIMS.net) is too cumbersome and complicated for classroom teachers to use. Approximately 80% of the functionality in SIMS is never used by classroom teachers....
MIddlesbrough Council
An alternative to rolling out SIMS.net to the classroom
