Connected School

The Powerhouse Connected School

All schools foster and serve dynamic and demanding communities. A school community is unique and reflects the ethos, values and needs of the local area.

 Typically a school community comprises:
 

• Students
• Teachers
• Parents
• Past Students - Alumni
• Past parents
• Local community leaders
• Local government bodies
• Local business network
• State and nationally affiliated associations

It is essential, therefore that all schools can connect and communicate with their communities and offer relevant, contextual and timely information and services.

Connecting Teachers, Parents, Students and Your Local Community

Mediasphere has recognised this need and crafted innovative technology to connect schools with their communities. The Powerhouse Content Management System is the single platform that delivers the school website, the school learning intranet, the alumni network, the training portal and the e-business network.

Simplicity, scalability and affordability underpin the importance of Powerhouse web solutions for schools. All of the school websites and portals are managed locally in each school without the need for IT or web professionals. The hosted and supported solutions are pre-loaded with a range of modules and all feature a simple word processor interface to allow easy editing and updating of content.

Schools may elect to deploy the entire connected school suite of services or simply select one project and
launch a new portal to serve their school community

What Makes Up the Online Connected School?

There are five separate but connected websites that create your online connected school community. Learn more about the Powerhouse Connected School by selecting the following:

Powerhouse School Websites
Powerhouse School Intranet
Powerhouse Alumni Network
Powerhouse Training Network
Powerhouse e-Business Network

The Powerhouse Content Management System

Powerhouse™ CMS puts the power of website and portal management into the hands of each school, removing the need for IT staff to deliver dynamic web solutions to your community.  Powerhouse CMS delivers: 

• Simple editing and authoring tools to allow easy content updates
• Online communication tools to engage your communities
• Full management of your content in our online repository
• Inbuilt tracking, assessment and reporting for training and induction programs
• Inbuilt e-commerce module (accounts, fees, sponsor banners, shopping carts)
• Inbuilt log-in and account management for teachers, students, parents and community
• English language translation tool
• Flexible platform to offer a range of modules to meet your specific needs
• Hosted and supported
• Tools for optimising your sites for the search engines

Contact Mediasphere for more information or for a free trial of the Powerhouse software