Features of a Powercom District Intranet
Resource Library – By using an Intranet from Powercom, your district will be able to organize all your resources with the categories and subcategories that match your needs. These resources can be an uploaded file, a link to a Web address, an internal Intranet page or an online fillable form. A powerful search utility will allow your staff members to find any resource immediately. Best of all, they will always be accessing the most up-to-date version of each resource.
I-form / Survey Builder – Is your district looking for a better way to create forms and be able to capture data digitally? With Powercom’s I-form builder, you will be able to build on-line forms and surveys in minutes. Then, when your Intranet users fill out and submit a form, all data will be captured in a back-end database. In addition, you can set up an email approval routing procedure for each of these forms. Powercom has even developed a number of tools that will help you to analyze and/or download data that has been collected.
Internal Calendars – Calendars are a vital component of any district’s communication. With Powercom’s Intranet, you have the ability to add as many calendars as you like. This can be used for internal meetings, workshops, keeping track of personal days and so much more. If you can think of an application, this calendar probably already has it!
Data Mining – With the current “No Child Left Behind” legislation, assessments have become a focus of school districts throughout the country. Powercom has partnered with several school districts to create a powerful and comprehensive data mining application. With this database, districts will be able to track and report student progress on the benchmarks. This application integrates with state assessments, internal district assessments and student demographic data found in a district’s student information system. Imagine the power of being able to obtain a graphical analysis of a student’s archived and current assessments in a matter of seconds via a Web browser. This will even allow district personnel to compare testing data with student demographics. Finally, an application that will make student assessments meaningful for effective learning!
Curriculum Mapping – Most school districts have their curriculum mapped out in Microsoft Word templates or some other static media. By storing this information in a centralized, Web-based curriculum mapping application, the possibilities are limitless. Districts using this module are able to easily identify curriculum gaps and overlaps. With this tool, teachers will have viewing rights to the entire map or discipline and the ability to update only areas that directly relate to them. Because the map is stored in a database, curriculum personnel can find all items that relate to a desired topic, skill, assessment or standard.
User/Group Security – The user / group security of the district Intranet is the foundation of all other modules and applications. This allows district personnel to assign the correct permissions globally to an entire group or to an individual staff member. These Intranet users can be given read/write access, read access or no access at all. Then, when adding a new module to their Intranet, it becomes very easy for a school district to control the rights of all staff members to this new module.
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