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Mrs. Golbari, Elementary Assistant Teacher at Yavneh Academy demonstrates how to complete report cards grades and comments.
Mrs. Golbari has been using Schools-On-I-Net since its first year at Yavneh Academy. Her main responsibilities are entering homework grades and comments, entering assignments to share with parents online, communicating with other faculty and staff as well as class parents.
The report card module on Schools-On-I-Net is our most popular module and the easiest for teachers to acclimate to. SOIN mimics the way report cards are traditionally completed, by providing a time frame for teachers to enter grades, having an administrative review, providing reports, transcripts as well as a “Dean’s List” sticker concept.
Parents and students retrieve their report card from their secure password protected account. The school can keep track of who has seen or not seen a report card online. Additionally, there is a report card hold feature block students and parents from retrieveing their report card if there any obligations unsatisfied.
SOIN report cards are customizable, each grade level can have different subject assessments. Your school’s logo and slogan for branding is included. Imagine the cost and time savings! All of our schools are using the online report cards module with great success.
The SOIN report card is also integrated with the SOIN Grade Book and Attendance programs. This means at the end of the term, final grades and final attendance counts are already calculated. Teachers just need to login and review the information. Teachers also use our grade book as a calculator, setting up their own formulas for the final grades.
Contact us to find out more or schedule an online demo.
1. Set Up a Change Password Routine
Many websites offering advice on website security suggest changing personal passwords every 90 days.
On Schools-On-I-Net Administrators can set the number of months desired in a change password routine. If set to 3 months, then 3 months from the date the parameter was set, the system will ask every user to change their password when he/she logs in. 2. Password Guidelines Ask your users to set their password to something that is not obvious. Here are some suggested guidelines:
A. Choose a password that is hard to guess but easy for you to remember.
B. Make a phrase into an acronym. IE, My dog Spot has brown hair. The password would be “mdshbh.”
C. Substitute or add a number or symbol. If you substitue “s” for $ and add some numbers like 8954, The password becomes “md$hbh8954″
D. Do not use names, birthdates, social security number or sequences like abc or 123 or 222
3. Check Who has access to what…and check it regularly.
On a system based on access levels, it is a good idea to regularly take inventory of who has access to higher level accounts and who has access to sensitive links.
On Schools-On-I-Net, for example, keep a check on who can access system data: ie, the Class Setup and User Maintenance links
Also keep a check on who is listed as a SOIN Administrator, Divisional Administrator or Academic Administrator. You can use the Admin View link or the User Maintenance > User Setup to look up all users in a specific user type.
4. Users should check the last time they have logged in
Many systems today have a “Last logged in” date and time stamp.
This stamp lets you see the last time you logged in so that you can tell right away if there is a time listed that doesn’t seem right. Users should be reminded to change their passwords right away and tell their school’s SOIN administrator.
On Schools-On-I-Net, this stamp is located at the right of the user’s welcome page.
5. Using the Logout link and closing the browser. It is important to do both on any website - Remind users to first click on the “Logout” link from AND to close the browser completely.
Remind users that this is good practice for all websites that require a login.
6. Enotifications for Excessive IP use and Staff Account creation.
On Schools-On-I-Net you can be notified every time a user account is logged in from more than 5 IP addresses in one day. You can also be notified when a new staff account has been added.
You can find these notification parameters in the School Setup > School Parameters section under “Security.”
There is a lot of information on the web regarding website and system security. These are just a few recommendations we know you can do easily as a SOIN Administrator to help protect your Schools-On-I-Net system.
If you have any other suggestions for security, want to share how your school uses security policies or if you have any questions about the above suggestions, please reply to this email. We would love to hear from you!
Stay safe!
Schools-On-I-Net Online School Management Software with Google Apps for Education now supports Unicode (or multi language text). Educators can email parents and students, enter assignments, lesson plans, grades, comments and more in virtually any world language.
Hebrew was the first language supported on SOIN to meet the needs of our many Jewish day schools. In Januaray 2009, SOIN released a Unicode supported version of SOIN with supports Hebrew, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, and more. (See below for information on Unicode)
This latest software release is just another way we show that SOIN is not just a school management system, it is a community oriented communications tool. We care about the people using our product and about their needs. To be able to teach and learn in the language of study, or to have discussions online in one’s own mother tongue makes a difference.
We are proud of this release which is available now at no additional charge to our schools.
Google Apps for Education also supports Unicode, so using SOIN with Google Apps for EDU is seamless and now a bit more ‘global!’
Now Unicode helps Schools-On-I-Net accomplish its mission too. Click here to visit the Unicode website
Schools-On-I-Net introduces SOIN Bug Bags. These cute little bug bags help us live green and stay green.
A green fact… in the U.S. alone we throw away more than 100 billion plastic bags every year. If everyone brought their own reusable bags we could reduce this number significantly. And did you know that many food stores give you a credit on your receipt when you bring your own shopping bag? So these stores will pay for your new bug bag if you use it often enough…
Bug bags are sewn in New Jersey, and printed in New York City.
Do your part and “b.y.o.b.” - bring your own bug bags for shopping!
Bug bags are made from heavyweight 10 oz. natural cotton canvas with 75% recycled cotton content. The handles are natural cotton webbing.
The bug bags are 18″ wide and 16.5″ high with a 5.5″ bottom gusset; the handles are 22″ long.
Get your bug bag today…
Click on the Buy Now button to purchase your bug bag (while supplies last) Price: $20 Shipping: $5
First 20 SOIN community members (administrators, teachers, parents or students) to submit their SOIN Story will receive a free Bug Bag as a Thank You from the SOIN Team. [Your affiliation with the SOIN school you name will be verified.] Click here to submit your story. Submissions should be 1-2 paragraphs long (at least 5 sentences) describing how you use SOIN in the classroom, to promote collaboration or to engage parents and students. We look forward to hearing from you!
Check out our webinar schedule and register today. Pass on the link to friends and colleagues so that they can participate as well.
Let your teachers try out our software for themselves…sign them up for our free grade book offer.
Teachers across the nation will start using the Schools-On-I-Net Free Grade Book site starting next week. Tutorials have been scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday next week and weekly thereafter.
The free grade book offer gives a teacher a free account on http://mygradebook.soink12.com - a 128 bit SSL secured site with access to the Student Setup and My Grade Book features of Schools-On-I-Net online school management system.
There is no obligation to purchase the system, it’s completely secure, and since we host the site, there is no maintenance from your end. You will need one of the latest web browsers with Win XP or above (also works with Mac). Sign up today and get your free account with Schools-On-I-Net.
On behalf of Schools on I Net, we would like to formally invite you to a presentation in Miami, Florida on November 18th, 2008. Schools On I Net is an online school-management software, based in New Jersey. Since 2000, SOIN has worked with leading independant schools on the East Coast, with outstanding results. We provide specialized services and tools, in order to facilitate educators and, at the same time, lower administrative load. We would be honoured if you could attend. –
Date: November 18, 2008
Catalina Beach Resort South Beach, Florida
Times: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm or 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Refreshments will be served. Parking is available at the hotel free of charge. –
Sincerely, Schools On I Net
