Indie Portal Overview of Web Portal for Network of Independent Charter Schools Fall 2011
Indie Portal
Created for model schools in the Network of Independent Charter Schools Each school has their own secure school portal within the Indie Portal Indie Portal
Access from any computer with Internet access and a web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.) Login to Indie Portal Link to Login from home page of Or access directly at
Main Portal Page Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups
Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page
Calendar
Calendar
Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page
Newsroom A place to make announcements Eliminate the hundreds of s and memos Users can subscribe to the newsroom so that they receive an when a new item is posted
Newsroom
Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page
Forums A place to discuss ideas, projects, concerns, challenges, etc. Also known as message boards, discussion groups Conversations are presented in “threads” Person posts an idea or question Others respond to the idea or question Everyone can see all items in the “conversation”
Forums
Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page
Task Management Assign tasks to members of a team Set deadlines Team members post when they complete tasks and if there is a document associated with the task (e.g. lesson plan), provides a link to access the item. Everyone can monitor progress
View “my” Tasks
Assign Tasks
Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page
Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page
RSS Feeds RSS = Real Simple Syndication Old use of web - User surfs to multiple websites to access information New use of web (RSS) - Information comes to the user Example: Accessing Education News Old model - user goes to etc. RSS - user requests that sites “feed” stories of interest to them (NY Times, CNN and USED “deliver” education stories to the user through a window in the portal)
Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page
Library Store documents in the library for collaboration and archiving Check-in/Check-out process Fully searchable (“Google” your library) Preview documents before downloading Post comments about documents (e.g. ask a collaborator to focus on a particular section)
Calendar Newsroom Forums Tasks Newest Library Files RSS News Feeds Library Resources Web Groups Main Portal Page
Resources & Web Groups Access all resources assigned to a web group Create web groups Web groups are sub-groupings inside of the portal Users can be members of multiple web groups Only those who are members of the web group can see the resources shared by that group Example web groups: All English teachers All Grade 3 teachers Members of the school-based team Teachers working on a collaborative project All teachers who instruct a particular student (useful for creating IEPs, discussing progress, etc. in a secure environment)