[sims] Edulink SMS Write-Back

[allw]

Does anyone know if Edulink one can offer write-back to SiMs if a (e.g. a parent) replied to a message? That way we could completely remove the reliance on SiMs intouch? School has a trial of edulink but I haven't had time to install it yet..

 

Thanks!

[David_Grashoff]

From their website -

 

Write Back with SIMS Integration

View Features

Messaging - Email, SMS & Push notifications

Take Registers

View Timetables

Assessment: Update Marksheets/ Profiles

Classroom Seating Planner

SIMS Data Collection Sheets

View Cashless Catering Balances/ Transactions

View Attendance - Lesson/ Statutory

Review Exams Timetable & Results

Record & View Achievement/ Behaviour

Lookup Contacts

Access Documents

View Medical Information

Review Calendar

Add / Edit / View Homework

MIS integration with SIMS (other systems being added)

Gateway to 3rd party web services with Single Sign-On

Multiple authentication sources incl. LDAP

 

 

 

Watch EduLink One Overview Video Below

 

 

 

Take Registers

 

Members of staff can quickly and easily take class registers and have the register written directly back to SIMS. The system supports both statutory and lesson level attendance and also offers support for cover supervisors. The register interface allows for the adding of behaviour and achievement, as well as easy identification of students who have detentions or are "On-Report".

 

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Complete Assessment Marksheets

 

Assessment marksheets can be completed by members of staff outside school as well as within school. Since completing marksheets can be a rather lengthy process, marksheets can be easily saved, so that in the event of a failure, a partially complete marksheet can be recovered with little or no data loss. Once completed the marksheets are written directly back to SIMS.

 

Record Behaviour & Achievement

 

Behaviour and achievement records can be written directly to SIMS, either on an individual student basis, or for a group of students using bulk behaviour and bulk write back functions. Behaviour and achievement types are taken from SIMS, as are the number of points associated with each.

[allw]

Unfortunately Edulink does not offer this service (at least not at the moment) it also can't deal with things published in SiMs which is saddening :-( hopefully they'll find a way to solve this...

[lwalshaw]

Hi Edulink One has got the ability to record messages in to the SIMS communication log.

 

it also can't deal with things published in SiMs which is saddening

 

What do you mean by "published"?

[allw]

So if people create for example a behaviour incident in SiMs then Edulink's events do not get triggered

[Esteban_Child_of_the_Sun]

So if people create for example a behaviour incident in SiMs then Edulink's events do not get triggered

 

I really like their triggered events as it is functionality that is mostly missing from SIMS. The inconsistent nature of triggered events between things entered through their interface and entered through SIMS means it just isn't usable for most of our schools. I'd love it if they found a way around this big limitation and I'm sure most of our schools would too.

[allw]

I absolutely agree with you even if it had to be scheduled like a cron job, but it processed everything since the last scheduled event, that way you could have things like behaviour summaries of the day/week emailed out or automatic detention lists emailed to people...

[lwalshaw]

Ok thanks for the clarification, I will discuss this with the rest of the team and see what we can do.

 

Yes it is possible to do it as a cron, the reason we have not put this in place already is we were concerned about load if we did this too often and the possibility of the delay meaning people received notifications hours after the events (middle of the night) but we might be able to do something to schedule the cron around "unsociable hours"

 

Anyone looking for updates on this request please email support with your school name and ask to be added to ticket #5487

[lwalshaw]

Hi All,

 

Edulink One now sends notifications for behaviour and achievement added in SIMS.net