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Hi all, I thought you would be interested in reading our latest case study on Uckfield Community Technology College. Uckfield Community Technology College (UCTC) in East Sussex is a college for the community with specialist status in Technology and Applied Learning. A key challenge for UCTC was an uncoordinated approach for storing, sharing and collaborating on resources that captured a teacher’s expertise. Moodle was the central plank to the strategy to transform how the school managed its teaching and learning resources to the benefit of both teachers and learners. To read the full case study please visit: http://www.overnetdata.com/case-study-uckfield-community-technology-college-transforming-teachers-collaborate-share-expertise/ If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to PM me. Reeza

Hi, we are looking for 3 network managers with responsibility for the school's learning platform and MIS (management information system) to participate in a short 30-min telephone interview. Participants will receive a £30 Amazon Gift Voucher as a thank you. The research is to solicit views on the Learning Platform/ MIS market. If you are interested, please PM me with your details. Warmest regards

This issue of continual product development and support of VLEs is one reason why schools might consider open source – particularly platforms such as Moodle who have a massive user community, built over a number of years. Following on from wideoldowl’s commment, it can be a strategy to invest in IT whilst reducing total cost of ownership/ improving return on investment. Even more so when school budgets are under pressure! If there is anyone interested in reading a couple of case studies on school’s who have opted to go into the direction of open source, just drop me a PM.

Hi AButters, are there any particular reasons why you are looking to host your Moodle VLE externally?

Hi all, One of the biggest challenges for schools is managing communication and targeting it at the relevant stakeholders – be it a sub group of teachers, students or parents. As the size of the school increases or where it is multi-site, this issue only gets compounded. Read our latest blog giving advice on choosing the right tools to address this issue. Read here at: http://bit.ly/1Ajum0a As always we welcome any contribution. Best wishes

Hi all, for those who use Moodle or are considering it, I thought you would be interested in this case study on the Wrenn School in Northamptonshire. This case study outlines the benefits reaped by the school by integrating their Moodle Learning Platform with Sims. Many thanks to the Wrenn School for their participation in this case study. To read the article: http://www.overnetdata.com/case-study-wrenn-school-moodle-sims/ I hope you will find this useful. Best wishes Reeza

Hi bitminter, we specialise in customised onsite hosted Moodle solutions for schools, including integration with your school's MIS. This includes full onsite management/ support. Further information can be found here: http://www.overnetdata.com/ I'll PM you further information on our services. Best wishes Reeza

Hi, Moodle theming for schools is a speciality of Overnet Data if you would like to see how we might be able to help. If you are interesed, just drop me a PM and perhaps we can schedule a call to discuss your requirements in more detail? Reeza

Hi everyone, we will be attending BETT 2015 next week, with consultants at the show on Wednesday and Thursday (21st and 22nd Jan). If you would like to arrange a meeting to discuss mobile and online access to your school's MIS including Writeback, or our managed Moodle services, drop me a PM and I can get this organised for you. We also specialise in Moodle/ MIS integration. Also, we are considering taking a stand at BETT 2016 but wanted to ask the community how important BETT was in terms of finding/ seeking solution IT solutions? How important is it for you? Any contribution would be much appreciated. All the best Reeza

Hi all, our latest blog article on 'Why should you consider an on-site managed Moodle service?' is now published and I thought I would share it within this forum. http://bit.ly/1IGkkdl What is your experience of implementing, rolling out and managing Moodle? Have you chosen to host it onsite or in the cloud? Best wishes Reeza

Wishing you all a happy new year for 2015! From the team at Overnet Data

Thank you Jeremy for the feedback. You do make a valid point. Effective student reporting is part of an armoury of tools to help raise whole school parental engagement. Best wishes

Hi all, we recently published a blog article on raising whole school parental engagement through effective student reporting and I thought I would share it within this forum. http://bit.ly/1yja5pQ Do you have any winning strategies for parental engagement? What are the biggest challenges that you face with your current IT infrastructure to facilitate sharing information with parents? Best wishes Reeza

Hi edublogger, EduLink from Overnet Data is a possible parental reporting solution for you. It will integrate with SIMs, as well as other school MIS systems. You can find out more on the parental reporting features at Improve parental engagement with parent access to MIS data. Reeza

Overnet Data is pleased to be the sponsor for the Virtual Learning Platforms forum and by means of an introduction, here is a short synopsis of what we do. Our software suite gives teachers, students and parents within a school real-time access to data from their school’s MIS – accessible online, via an app or within Moodle. Student performance and pastoral data can now be in your hands 24/7. We integrate with SIMS, Facility CMIS and iSAMs. With Write Back teachers can update the MIS with mobile electronic registration, as well as recording grades, achievement and behaviour for complete assessment and anytime, anywhere reporting. Parental reporting and communication tools encourage parental engagement and participation, helping to build a strong whole-school partnership. For Moodle we offer a full range of services including support, tailored consultancy and training packages as well as customised theme design and hosting. We specialise in on-site managed deployments where we deploy and manage your Moodle on your premises. To discover more, visit www.overnetdata.com or drop me a PM. We look forward to contributing to this forum and the edugeek community. Overnetdata EduLink Brochure.pdf