Student Information Systems

The latest module our class worked on is Student Information Systems. It was interesting to read about the different systems that other districs are using. It was also interesting to hear about systems being used in the business community. One of my classmates, Karen, works in the business field and had some different operating systems that were geared more toward employees than students. They were:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetWeaver - This link gives the definistion of NetWeaver, which she discribes as a tool used for training employees.

http://www.pedagogue.com/ - This link goes to Pedagogue, which is used to train employees.

These would be worth exploring for professional development purposes for shool districts.

At Ball State we use Blackboard for course work and various other information.

Moodle - http://moodle.org - is a course management system - a free Open Source software package designed using pedagogical principles to help educators create effective online learing communities. This site is definitely something districts need to explore.