ICT at Lent Rise Secondary School
Posted on | September 6, 2010
Lent Rise Secondary School in Buckinghamshire has been a WebAnywhere customer for the last 3 years. The school is at the cutting edge of ICT, with pupils using their ICT skills in all areas of their work. ICT has even been used to establish links with schools across Europe, Africa and Asia, contributing to the pupils’ cultural awareness.
WebAnywhere products used:
• Moodle Learning Platform – SchoolAnywhere
• Moodle and SIMS Integration
• Language Resources – FrenchAnywhere
• School Surveys – FeedbackAnywhere
• Online Maths Tests – MathsAnywhere
• Podcasting for Schools – RadioAnywhere
• Podcasting for Schools – VideoAnywhere
Lent Rise, Bucks
Lent Rise’s Moodle (Lent Rise Learning World) is widely used by pupils, teachers, parents and governors.
Parents can raise concerns via the VLE and support their child’s learning through regularly checking their child’s targets.
Community cohesion is an integral and fundamental part of the school’s vision. When Lent Rise came to choose the school’s VLE, it was imperative it provided the necessary tools to enable parental engagement. Lent Rise is now determined to ensure these tools are used.
Parents are shown how the school uses ICT and how it can be used within the home or after school to support pupil and family learning. When the school first started to use Moodle only 20% of parents
had broadband access to the internet at home. Now, only 6% do not.
Recently Lent Rise School has decided to opt for Moodle and SIMS integration to enhance their VLE. Integrating the two systems will enable Lent Rise to present parents with
up-to date attendance data on their children and will significantly reduce the administrative duties of the staff.
“WebAnywhere’s Moodle platform is a versatile and flexible way of providing home access to pupil, parents and the school community. WebAnywhere staff are approachable and take into consideration the needs of the individual school when planning and setting up Moodle systems. Pupils, parents and governors all find Lent Rise Learning World a valuable online resource.”
Mrs J Watson
Assistant Headteacher, Lent Rise School
Tags: French > ICT > Maths > Moodle > Moodle SIMS Integration > Radio > Secondary School > Video
New VLE for Primary Schools
Posted on | July 20, 2010
LearnAnywhere is a brand new learning platform specifically developed for primary schools.
LearnAnywhere is due to be released in September but demos are possible now.
LearnAnywhere like other VLEs can help teaching and learning in your school, but why is LearnAnywhere better?
• It’s very easy to use, even for technophobes
• Designed to be appealing and engaging for children
• Hosted in the cloud which keeps costs low
• Integrates with SIMS for excellent parental engagement
• Each individual’s homepage is customisable
Visit the website for more on our learning platform for primary schools (learnanywhere.co.uk) or call us free on 0800 862 0131.
School Web Design & CMS Special Offer
Posted on | July 19, 2010
For a limited time, we are offering the Premium version of our school web design and CMS service – SchoolJotter – on special offer at the price of a standard account.
School Web Design and CMS Offer
Make use of your Harnessing Technology Grant by the end of July 2010.
Get in touch with WebAnywhere on 0800 862 0131 to see how this bespoke school web design and content management system can help your staff to add and manage online content easily and efficiently.
School Jotter websites come with a choice of attractive templates and numerous useful features and add-ons, such as video, radio podcasting, PayPal processing for school payments and Google Gadgets.
WebAnywhere Developments
Posted on | July 19, 2010
What a year!
We’ve doubled the staff, moved offices, expanded into America, developed and released 5 new products and achieved record sales.
It has been exhausting but worth every minute and the good news is, all this benefits you!
We are now in the process of ensuring our services are improving at a faster rate than anything else.
We aim to:
- answer your queries faster
- offer better, more regular competitions
- provide astounding value for money and more opportunities for you to promote your business or school through us.
Browse our website or call 0800 862 0131 to learn about how our web2.0 solutions can help your school or business.
WebAnywhere Wins Emerging Business Award
Posted on | June 17, 2010
Newsco Insider is a leading publisher of UK business information. For the last 10 years, it has highlighted talented entrepreneurs and local business leaders under the age of 42 at their annual ’42 Under 42′ Dinner.
This year’s Yorkshire event was held at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, with the awards sponsored by major organisations such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Yorkshire Forward. Sean Gilligan, MD of WebAnywhere Ltd, proudly accepted the 2010 Emerging Business Award.
Alex McWhirter, the Assistant Director of Business at Yorkshire Forward, praised the 42 leaders and entrepeneurs who made up this year’s awards shortlist. Each had displayed the ability to deal effectively with the economic downturn.
Sean Gilligan accepting the Emerging Business Award
This award was sponsored by Royal Armouries International.
Below is a rundown of the rest of this year’s award winners and sponsors:
Innovation – Kristan Bromley of Bromley Technologies – award sponsored by Yorkshire Forward.
Yorkshire International Business – Joshua Gould, thebigword Group – award sponsored by Robertson Baxter
Young Entrepreneur – Emma Howarth of Langton Howarth – award sponsored by Investec Specialist Private Bank
Emerging Business Leader – Manni Hussain of Cubic Acquisitions – award sponsored by Huddersfield Town Football Club
Master Enterpreneur – Dean Hoyle of Card Factory – award sponsored by Inflexion Private Equity
Business Leader – Mike Humphrey of Croda – award sponsored by Yorkshire Forward
42er of the Decade – Tim Whitworth of Republic – award sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers
Moodle Moot
Posted on | June 4, 2010
Most Moodle users will probably have heard of the Moodle Moot – a conference dedicated to users, developers and administrators of Moodle.
The Moodle Moot has been around for years with Moots being held all over the world, but for the first time ever, the UK Moot invited exhibitors down to meet the delegates.
We jumped at the chance to exhibit and learn more about how we can enhance the opportunities Moodle has as a platform for creative teaching. Here’s a picture of our stand in a beautiful hall at the University of London Computer Centre.
SchoolAnywhere Stand at a Recent Moodle Moot
Leading Businessman Opens New Office
Posted on | May 12, 2010
Thursday the 15th April proved to be a lot more fun than the average day at work…
After a full weekend of heavy lifting, we had successfully moved into our new office. We didn’t move very far, 25 metres down the corridor from our old office to be precise!
Sean Gilligan Speaking on the 15th April
After three days of relocating belongings, finding good hiding places and making the new office feel like home we were ready to celebrate. Local renowned businessman Thomas Black kindly offered to come and officially open the new
WebAnywhere premises.
For those of you in the dark Thomas Black is the son of Peter Black, the multi-million pound global manufacturer. Thomas and his brother Gordon took over the business, which employed 800 local residents, and grew it to 300 million before selling it in 2000.
Thomas Black opening our new office.
We would like to thank Thomas for taking the time to help us open our new office and for his inspirational speech.
Assessing Pupil Progress with Student Jotter
Posted on | May 10, 2010
Did you know an e-portfolio can be a very useful tool for assessing pupil progress (APP)?
You may have read that APP is most effective when it draws on a broad range of evidence that shows what learners can do independently. You may also be aware the DCFS have stipulated that all schools need to have an e-portfolio integrated into their virtual learning environment by 2010.
Student Jotter e-portfolio software is ideal for APP as it provides learners with the tools they need for independent learning and provides them with a stage for showcasing this learning. Student Jotter also integrates into Moodle and will soon integrate with other VLEs too.
E-portfolios will benefit your school in many other ways such as:
- Increasing collaborative learning through safe social networking
- Improving parental engagement by encouraging pupils to use their e-portfolio to show their work to their parents
- Complementing your VLE with a more creative, personalised learning tool
- Improving pupils’ ICT skills by seamlessly integrating ICT into all their subjects
- Engaging & motivating your pupils to learn with fun add-ons
Find more about Student Jotter, our e-Portfolios and Secure Social Networking website, which is at studentjotter.com
For help and advice on e-portfolios please call Claire Woof, our e-portfolio specialist on 0800 862 0492.
Moodle Conference Oxford
Posted on | May 10, 2010
For those of you considering using Moodle as your school’s choice of VLE, it is indeed a wise choice to make.
Moodle is continuing to expand, and currently there are 49,000 verified Moodle sites in 210 countries with over 34 million users.
In Edugeek (fantastic forum for IT professionals) a poll was held to rate the best VLE. 269 users logged in to share their opinions of the 10 most popular VLEs for schools and the winner was… Moodle.
The next Moodle conference for schools is being held on the
19th May in Oxford, to enquire about booking a place, please call Cath Bell
on 0800 862 0491.
More information is available on the website of our Moodle Learning Platform – schoolanywhere.co.uk
School Web Design in the U.S.
Posted on | April 22, 2010
WebAnywhere Incorporate in Philadelphia – adding a new school web design division.
In January when all the WebAnywhere staff battled the snowy conditions to come back to work, unfit and tired after Christmas, Sean Gilligan (the big boss) and Matt Coffey (marketing executive) were jetting off to the U.S. to spend two glorious weeks travelling and sight seeing!
I’m told it was a fully packed trip, as they did have to ensure they came back having hired a U.S. Sales Manager for the company and chosen a good location for the U.S. office. However, judging by Matt’s blog they seemed to have some fun at the same time.
Matt and Sean posing next to the first U.S flag they could find!
During the two weeks, they visited Philadelphia, Orlando and Richmond and managed to interview an impressive 27 candidates, as well as viewing office space and meeting with attorneys, accountants and industry contacts.
“The trip was immensely valuable, ” said Sean, “not only due to the quality of the candidates we interviewed, but also the huge amount we learned about the U.S. Market and the contacts we made. ”
The verdict? “We made the decision to set up our U.S. operation in Philadelphia. ” Sean explained “The strength of the candidates, coupled with the population density and transport options in the Philadelphia area, made it the obvious choice for WebAnywhere’s U.S. Headquarters. ”
We would also like to welcome Shannon DiCandilo on board as our U.S. Sales Manager. Shannon is an ex teacher and University lecturer so knows the market well. When she heard she had got the job her friends took her out for Speckled Hen and fish and chips to celebrate!
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