The Knowledge Community Education Framework Connecting: People
to People People to Content
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Communities provide the engine for personal growth Schools are
more than bricks and mortar. Indeed they are the sum of the
cultural resources available to all of the stakeholders involved in
the education of each child. Knowledge Community was built on the
principle That it takes a whole village to train a child Stonehenge
UK Summer Solstice The United Nations, whose membership comprises
almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of
the equal worth of every human being Quote by Kofi Annan
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The Knowledge Community Solution Framework is far more than a
school Intranet or portal, it is a series of online enterprise
tools built with schools to complete many functions in the
education environment including, but beyond education. What is the
Knowledge Community The Knowledge Community: Is a secure web
environment that empowers the communities around schools to access
and use information in a transparent, robust and easy to use online
application. It Connects people together in a wide range of forever
changing self managing Communities of Interest through
Profiling.
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Learning is about communities as much as it is about grades
Where families, learning environments and education paradigms are
constantly changing and evolving, the Knowledge Community links
people within a secure framework of care and contact The Knowledge
Community creates the capacity for connectivity and community
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Essential Principals of Knowledge Community KC Started out as a
workflow tool to solve the complex administration problems of
schools and then moved on to obvious education areas of need, such
as eLearning, student management, file management and markbooks etc
Because of this, KC has grown to solve many of the problems of a
school that make sense to the education environment and then moved
to add the nice to have elements once a superior base of the
workflow and data issues were solved Comes with the CyberSafe
Program including Chatalert
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Knowledge Community Is An Online education Workflow Application
with a profiling Engine to enable automated control A Curriculum
and reporting modeling tool for fast and extensive application
changes in any education environment A reporting and benchmarking
tool enabling parents, students, teachers, administrators and
government to understand, resource and apply strategies at their
level of student engagement. A set of common web technologies such
as Wikis, Blogs, and content management etc that can be deployed
easily and without any requirement for user management. A modular
framework for fast development and linkage to partner applications
An extensive set of Education Business tools A marketplace for
education products and services An advertising tool for generating
revenue to the tightly profiled user
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Knowledge Community starts simply and grows with you School
Homepage Secure User HomepageMarkbookReports and Student Benchmarks
ELearningSms and email contact Workflow and management Self
Publishing and Digital Portfolios Governance Web Builders, Blogs
and Wikis and far more
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Knowledge Community: a powerful web based application for the
entire school community For the school Community Connect, belong,
support, transact For Administrators Vision, plan, understand,
resource, investigate, improve budget For Teachers Report, explain,
manage, collaborate For Parents Get involved, keep in contact,
understand For students Connect, share, learn, participate For IT
Admin Simple, robust, connect to existing solutions For eLearning
Providers Subscription libraries and tutoring For Application
providers Connect, share, learn, participate For Publishers
Repositories, DRM, Market distribution, XML conversion Information
Aggregators Advertising, Revenue Sharing, Partnering
Telecommunications Mobile Recharge, Community Branding, VOIP,
Services Data Services and Hardware Hosting, Increased usage,
connection to the customer
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Knowledge Community for Students: Examples >>> For
students Connect, share, learn, participate Student Homepage
Timetable Portfolios Reports Self Publishing Links and bulletins
Online Learning and collaboration The ability to communicate and
collaborate 24/7
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Knowledge Community for Parents: Examples >>> For
Parents Get involved, keep in contact, understand Parent Homepage
News and events Student Planner access Messaging to children and
teachers Online Reporting and assessments Buy swap and sell Online
Book Swap Shop Lost Property Parent Community Homepage Talk
directly to your children and their teachers
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Knowledge Community for Teachers: Examples >>> For
Teachers Report, explain, manage, collaborate Teacher
HomepageDiscussion Forums Administration NewsStaff Bulletin Online
Reporting eLearning Repositories and SearchClass Homepages
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Knowledge Community for Schools Admin: Examples >>>
For Administrators Vision, plan, understand, resource, investigate,
improve budget Enrolment WorkflowSubject Change Tools Community
BuilderList Builder Bulk Emailer Navigation Builder School Web
Builder Second Hand Book Tools
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Knowledge Community for Government: Examples >>> For
Government Vision, plan, understand, resource, investigate, improve
budget Advanced Statewide Analysis tools
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A Large Scale Education Solution Knowledge Community is one of
the only education solutions built as a State or Country based
offer but can still operate effectively at the local school level
Knowledge Community was created for education with high grade
technologies at the back end, and is not an attempt to bolt
together a set of Business applications Its modular base allows for
fast development and deployment, simplified integration and
partnering though content and applications.
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Information Web Sites Education & Software Solution:
www.acryn.com Publishing: www.dpsl.netwww.acryn.comwww.dpsl.net
Questions?
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An Analysis of learning development from the Curriculum Model
leads to Access to certified, paid and rated online content in an
education Market Place and revenue through the highest quality
learning content. For the publisher and eLearning provider
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Knowledge Community is a powerful web based application for the
entire school community For the school Community Connect, belong,
support, transact Users unique homepage News boxes Student planner
Instant Messaging School Newsletter School Calendar Contact
Management User Contact Administration News Community Webs Student
Links Issues Manager Facilities Booking My Web Online Timetable
System Manager Workflow tools Search and Assess Archived Reports
Benchmarked Reports Student Records Curriculum Management Subject
Manager Graphed results Content Push Subject Alerts (sms, email,
web) Parent Teacher School options Online SMS Email Printed Admin
ResourcesNewsletter Manager Calendar Manager System Approvals
Contact Manager User Planner input Staff News Web Builder Bookings
Manager Data Manager User Manager Password Manager Navigation
Manager Access Manager Issues Resolution 24/5 Help desk Hosted
Service Online Reports Performance Benchmarks eLearning
Repositories eLearning Search Discussion Forums Self Publishing
File Management List Creation Governance
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KC Construct for District and/or State control of local schools
Measure Monitor and control KC Construct MLS XML LMS Online Tutors
Curriculum Modeling & Online Reporting VLE Collaborate Content
performance Self Publishing Repositories Workflow And self
Publishing eCommerceAds Government Services Governance Tools RSS
Feeds Libraries & Repositories Community Services Knowledge
Community ToolsModulesLinks User Manager Data Manager
Integrations
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Revenue Generation Knowledge Community has been built to
generate revenue from education at the points where the budgets are
spent. Because of its depth, solid technical base, and empathy to
the local school, KC can then be used to generate revenue through
partnership, sharing, advertising and sponsorship in a socially
acceptable way. KC is the glue that brings content, e-books &
e-learning, driving advertising and revenue into the business
model. Competitors in this space dont have the e-publishing arm of
the business along with enterprise tools such as eBook readers,
content shops, Digital Right Management and experience in linking
large digital repositories with advanced XML solutions and
conversion. KC is an advertising mechanism that can deliver
excellent revenue because of the high level of profiling. KC has
push technology so does not wait for the user to come, but
automatically uses SMS and email to bring the user to the system.
KC is simple and fun to use for each stakeholder so their usage is
significant. KC becomes a trusted heart of the community and lends
itself to the growth in high personal value Web 2.0 technologies
such as self publishing and empowerment (e.g. MySpace,
YouTube).
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Examples: Revenue Potential through partnership Advertising
(Sponsorship, Corporate, Local) Content Sales (eLearning, Video,
eBooks, Audio Books) Application (integrated modules from KC and
third parties) Services (Online Tutoring, Managed Services)
Technologies (Notebook and desktop computers, Voip, IP Telephony,
SMS all for home and school) Practical (Stationary, Uniforms)
Community (Offers to the stakeholders and significant increase in
computer uptake and bandwidth usage) Fun (Music, Games, Affiliate
programs)
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Development Principles that create a Barrier to Copy Modular
framework for fast development, uncoupled database for dynamic data
management VLE XML for curriculum modeling Web 2.0 thinking for
ease of deployment, low cost of development and fast integration
Excellent Profiling Educational understanding with Large
Application Development practices The development of community The
ability to Model Curriculum A Commercial understanding and method
to raise long term revenue State and Country ready Sound and Simple
Platform Experienced development, deployment team Digital Rights
management Underlying XML engine for fast integration Real Time
Business process development engine included
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If Community is key One to One Learning is where only the
teacher and student ever share the assessment eLearning is like a
Library where we can find information but there is no capacity to
challenge and modify our understanding Information becomes
Knowledge when we can share our experiences and modify our
understanding based on real time interactions. When schools,
families and community groups work together to support learning
children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer, and
like school more. When schools engage families in ways that are
linked to improving learning, students make greater gains. When
schools build partnerships with families that respond to their
concerns and honor their contributions, they are successful in
sustaining connections that are aimed at improving student
achievement. And when families and communities organize to hold
poorly performing schools accountable, studies suggest that school
districts make positive changes in policy, practice, and resources.
Oregon State Government
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Training excellence is expected Parent Pack Teacher Pack
Solution Training District Seminars Admin Workshop Education
Workshop Welcome Pack EducationAdmin Education Admin Champions
Flash Training Objects Online Training Student Pack Searchable
Help/ training Packs Issue Trainer PasswordsConcept OverviewSet up
school Issue Passwords Family Enrolment Setting Roles User
interfaces Teaching Tools Learning Tools Communication Support
System Overview/ Best practice Potential Uses Send Trainer Pack
Communication