Provide online access to classroom assignments along with project resources, instructions and deadlines. Posting handouts online ensures that students have access to required documents and homework from home or anywhere and can even save on printing.
Athletics
Create sites for each school's athletic teams that tie directly into the diestrict and school sites. Provide one organized portal for all teams, coaches, rosters and calendar events. Post the team roster with detailed information about each team member.
Blog
Publish blogs to give community members insight into current district projects, successes achieved by district members and the thoughts of district members. Allowing community members to see what is going on inside your district will build a greater since of trust and membership with the district.
Board
Keep the community informed about the school board, scheduled meetings and agenda. Easily upload or post meeting minutes onlline for parents, teachers, and community members to view and download.
Calendar
Integrate a comprehensive calendar with your district's web site. Events can be categorized for the district, individual schools, athletic departments and more. Parents, students and teachers can access the calendar from home to find upcoming events, meetings, and games.
Classroom
Create classroom sites to post course information, assignments, downloadable documents and other resources for students and parents. User-friendly site builder allows teachers to manage their own classroom pages.
Activities
Inform students and parents on school clubs and activities. Keep them updated on the latest announcements and schedules, post officers and contact information, even upload documents such as rules and regulations.
Message Board
Create an open channel of communication between the school district and community members through the use of message boards. This encourages teachers, parents, students and other community members to voice their opinions and participate in the education process.
Photo Album
Provide site visitors with a glimpse inside your district by creating photo albums. Use photographs and images to share exciting activities taking place in your district, show parents and community members what is happening inside your schools, and document important district events.
Forms
Build any kind of dynamic form or survey for each specific requirement at the click of buttons through really simple user, friendly interface and put them on your school site. Form building capabilites have never been easier.
Lesson Plans
Allow parents and students to see what is coming up in class by posting lesson plans online. Publishing lesson plans online can even help remind teachers of special supplies they need for upcoming classes, such as handouts, A/V equipment and art supplies.
Lunch
Display lunch menus through a searchable calendar interface. The web based module makes managing lunch menus for an entire district quick and simple. Parents and students can easily go to the school's home page and view a complete lunch menu for the entire school year.
News
Use your site as a communication tool to post up to date news headlines and announcements. This keeps parents and the community updated on district events and information.
Podcast
Broadcast your district using podcasts, post speeches, athletic events, board meetings and more. Show site visitors how your district is functioning as part of the community and give community members access to district events they can’t participate in.
PTA
Individual home pages for each school's PTA where the association can manage their own content. They can provide member and contact information, upcoming events and announcements as well as committee and committee member details.
Schools
Create sites dedicated to each school within your district. Each site allows for the community to be up-to-date on all the school's information such as staff, classrooms and homework, athletics, calendars, resources, and more.
Slideshows
Create virtual billboards that rotate important and interesting information to be shared with site visitors. Slideshows are a great way to communicate information and incorporate visually pleasing images while keeping sites dynamic.
Directory
Put your school administrative, staff and teacher directory online. Provide comprehensive staff and teacher index pages with contact information and correlations to classes. Powerful searching capabilities make relative information easy to find.
Teacher
Allow students and parents to have a detailed look at the teaching staff in your school. Provide detailed profiles so the community may become closer to those working first hand with their children.
Video
Incorporate videos to allow people outside your district to see exciting district events or give parents a glimpse into their child’s education by sharing videos recorded in the classroom. Videos are an easy way to create dynamic content and keep students, parents and community members visiting sites often.
Extending the District Brand - While each school within a district needs its own identity, districts want a solution that creates a cohesive umbrella of content that consistently communicates the district image. SchoolEffects provides this by creating individual school sites within the district site. Each individual school site contains specific information (with all the functionality and fervor of the district site) related to the school, its events and happenings.
