Section outline

  • Session 9 : School Information Systems

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    Summary

    ICT are simply tools and they come in many forms. Information systems are common tools which were for a long time mostly available to organisations with more resources. These days are mostly over due to the proliferation of free software, software developed in an open manner often collaboratively by groups of people and even commercial organisations. It is almost always possible to find some good quality free software for any task at hand and effectively improving the processes within a school administration is no exception. SchoolTool is a freely available student information system and database which can help in organising and  more effectively managing student information, teacher grading of students, parent information and more. This session introduces SchoolTool which is also made available for free on the UAP Gateway and Server.

    Outputs
    • Participants will be aware of School Information Systems and how they can be used to improve operations in schools
    • Participants will be trained on a freely available SIS that is installed and ready for them on the UAP Gateway and Server
    • Participants will know about the difficulties of adopting a generic information system and use it in their own context
    Resources

    Resources necessary for the instructor to more effectively offer training

    • TFS, CLICC high power and CLICC NComputing working labs
    • Projector and other presentation equipment
    • Downloadable Facilitator Guide
    • SchoolTool installed on the Server

    Collaboration

    Participants are encouraged to discuss, ask for help and offer help in the following forums. It is also a forum used to introduce participants and learn about forums and how they can be used in this and other courses.


  • Topic 1

    Subject

    School Information Systems

    Objectives
    • Learn about School Information Systems (SIS)
    • Learn about SchoolTool
    • Introduce participants to the features of SchoolTool
    • Learn how to use SchoolTool basic features
    • Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of using generic Management Information Systems
    • Learn how to cherry pick the features you need
    • See how a school in Vanuatu (Rensarie) are using a SIS
    Reference Material, Group Activities and Projects

  • Self-Assessment

    The self assessment is a final activity for each training module. It is a simple survey helping you to track your learning progress. This will help us to understand the effectiveness of this training and plan how best to support you in our mutual long term goal of integrating ICTs into Vanuatu's education system.