Essex Schools Collaborative Infrastructure (ESCI) Ian Frost Information Services Essex County Council

County wide Schools communication and collaboration platform Free to Schools, funded using special DCFS grants Access from any internet connected computer Secure, resilient, flexible, easy to learn Launched – September 2008 scaled for 250,000 users Primary Schools added July/September 2009

Mysite – Personalised homepage for every user – For all students and school staff Document sharing – Create, control, track, share material Calendars – See school, class, homework, personal events in one place Forums – Moderated discussion for class, year or school projects Messaging – Controlled instant messaging for use as desired Wikis – Contributory learning records Blogs – individual, class, subject, project Surveys – automatic and graphically produced results News/bulletins – send alerts to specified groups Governor secure area – Communication and document storage Functionality

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