Gallery, ILPs, Test, Messaging and Reporting are just a few of the enhanced features in the new and improved Studywiz 9.4.4.
Studywiz 9.4.4 enhancements focus on providing an even better online learning experience for users, by making Studywiz more flexible, dynamic and intuitive, and building on the core capabilities which distinguish Studywiz as a market leader for innovation.
Key Features in Studywiz 9.4.4 include: (more…)
Fulton County Schools (Georgia, USA) is piloting handheld computing using iPod Touch devices equipped with Studywiz Spark Mobile.
The interim findings of the pilot indicate that the use of Studywiz Spark Mobile has increased student engagement and motivation. The early success of this project, along with Studywiz Spark Mobile being selected as a finalist for a CODiE Award in the US for the second year running, confirm that mobile learning is the hottest space in online education!
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Parental engagement, whether it’s to meet UK government requirements or it’s simply something that a school knows they need to promote, is something that a lot of people are looking at right now.
Studywiz has always provided the tools to involve parents, through features such as free parent accounts and dynamic user groups.
Next week we are running a live webinar to give you the opportunity to find out more about our latest development supporting parental reporting - Studywiz Parent. (Date: 11th February, Time: 4pm)
More details, and a sign up form, can be found here on our website.
We are calling Studywiz in Southampton ‘eCity’, and held an information event last night at the school I started my teaching career in, Sholing Junior School (a very successful school, I might add). My thanks to the Head Teacher, Marc Parnell, for the use of their facilities. I was keen to keep my input to a minimum, and use the event as a showcase of the excellent progress that has already been made by Southampton schools.
I was also keen that, if possible, the schools represented would bring children along to both present, and demonstrate to adults what they could do. Well, what an effect that had. The usual quiet listening occurred, and I gazed across the room at the assembled tired teachers, hoping they wouldn’t become glazed. That didn’t happen, and the input from all the adults (including Hilary from Etech, who brought her usual gravitas and credibility to the situation) was excellent - enthusiastic, concise and clear, keeping everyone present informed and, importantly at this time of year, awake!
However, once the children were able to contribute, the room began to buzz, and the examples of what kids could do ellicited applause, and there was a great response to live chat between the children present, and those back at their own school. Subsequently, the kids then mingled with the adults, and showed them what they have done, what they love about Studywiz, and answered questions. They will always amaze me, and I’m chuffed the event went so well.
There was also proof that the practice in one school, to use children to train adults and other children, is going extremely well, as I have advised all along. If you’re reading this, and are implementing your Studywiz deployment, remember that children are the key to a smooth rollout. They were born in an age of web based technology, and are guaranteed to speed your journey.
