SchoolWorld Releases New SchoolSites Features Along With A SchoolSites Premium Version to the K-12 Education Market.
(1888PressRelease) May 19, 2010 - ROCHESTER, New York - SchoolWorld, the industry-leading provider of K-12 website solutions and Web applications for districts, schools, and teachers, today announced the next generation of its award-winning SchoolSites solution. SchoolSites now is offered as SchoolSites Standard and SchoolSites Premium. SchoolSites Standard is defined as the SchoolSites solution thousands of districts have grown to appreciate over the years plus several market-leading feature enhancements. SchoolSites Premium includes all the robust features and functionality already included in SchoolSites Standard in addition to the new FamilyCentral(TM) feature -- the revolutionary new interactive collaboration portal for students and parents. Both Standard and Premium versions also boast the new MobileView(TM) and In-line Editor technologies.
SchoolSites Premium Introduces FamilyCentral to Students and Parents SchoolSites Premium FamilyCentral is an interactive portal that delivers students and parents a secure personalized website showcasing interactive district, school, and classroom portlets. The FamilyCentral student portal significantly increases student engagement and encourages long-term achievement by fully immersing students in a familiar Web 2.0 experience. FamilyCentral is accessible to students from home, on laptops, and anywhere there is an Internet connection. Features include (but are not limited to):
-Dynamic classroom calendars including detailed assignment views
-Homework assignment submission and tracking
-Graded online quizzes
-Secure message boards
-Web lockers to manage homework, files, Web links, photos, and more
-Information alerts and local weather forecast
-Custom user-changeable themes
The FamilyCentral parent portal enables parents to become engaged in their child's daily classroom and lesson activities and stay informed of important district and school happenings. FamilyCentral's Web 2.0 platform allows busy parents to access their secure personalized portal from work, home, and any Internet-connected Web browser. Features include (but are not limited to):
-Student homework and assignment tracking
-Color-categorize and filter assignment views for multiple students
-District and school staff directories
-District and school news alerts, updates, and local weather forecast
-Custom user-changeable themes
"Recent studies have found that students become far more engaged in the education process when they are given access to Web-based tools that are familiar to them in their recreational activities," said Mike Ramsager, director of internet applications for SchoolWorld. "By creating a safe, secure, and collaborative environment for students and parents, we are enabling greater involvement, accountability, and visibility into the student-teacher-parent connection."
MobileView Brings SchoolSites Standard and Premium to Devices Like iPhone
Leveraging SchoolWorld's brand new MobileView technology, SchoolSites Standard and SchoolSites Premium now significantly increase accessibility to district and school websites from devices such as iPhone, Android OS, Blackberry, and several other mobile browsers. MobileView displays the most critical website information in a touch-screen optimized small-device interface:
-Optimized for touch-screen devices and small screen browsers
-iPhone, Android OS, and Blackberry interface elements
-Up-to-the-minute News feed system
-Multi-view Calendar feeds
-Support on iPhone and Android OS for Call Us, Map It, and Email quick actions
-District and school logo and branding elements
"Quantcast data shows that U.S. mobile Web usage grew 110 percent last year and is expected to increase even more in 2010," said Rob Lamy, president for SchoolWorld. "A significant portion of the population now chooses to spend their leisure time with mobile devices, and we want to ensure that schools stay abreast of this significant transition in order to increase community participation in the education system."
In addition to the technological advancements such as FamilyCentral and MobileView, SchoolWorld has released several additional SchoolSites enhancements:
-In-line Editor page editing CMS tools in SchoolSites Standard and Premium
-TeacherSites Premium is now fully integrated with SchoolSites Premium
-Expansion of the SchoolSites design template library
The market can also look for several upcoming releases including:
-The completely re-imagined Video On Demand
-Teacher Web lockers for TeacherSites Premium
Pricing and Availability For SchoolSites Standard and Premium pricing or to schedule a live demonstration, please contact SchoolWorld by calling 1.800.554.2991, option 2 or visit SchoolWorld.com/SchoolSites.
SchoolWorld Releases New SchoolSites Features Along With A SchoolSites Premium Version to the K-12 Education Market. 
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