When we are talking “education portals” in particular,
we’re not merely talking about the creation of a school online portal brimming
with outdated information about the school’s illustrious history and its ongoing
achievements. The stakes are way higher in this case. An efficacious
educational portal encompasses multiple attributes complying with not only the
immediate needs of students but with that of the parents, teachers and administrators
as well. Professionals engaged in educational portal development in Bangalore will
definitely prioritize the following aspects while they’re in the process of
developing all-inclusive platforms. Do read on in order to be duly guided.
That precisely means that
no matter how impressive or professional the portal looks, even people without
substantial technical background must be able to use it. As the experts put it
– the developer or the one tasked with conceptualizing the portal shouldn’t
really take everyone’s technical background for granted. There might as well be
administrators and teachers who are not as digitally proficient! If the portal
doesn’t allow easy dissemination of information or updates, expect low staff adoption
rate. The addition of features like “events manager”, “in-line” editing,
“calendars” and “dynamic widgets” can
turn to be useful – thanks to their combined benefits including:
- Quick creation and modification of content
- Quick view of rosters
- Automatic creation of pages with case studies, news, blogs and other resources
- Quick organization of school events
Quicker access to Information
It’s very important as far as the parents are
concerned. A portal providing them with necessary information regarding
students’ progress is a must. In the wake of their hectic schedules, parents
are hardly able to keep themselves updated about their kids’ performance in
school. This is where a feature-rich yet user-friendly educational portal
helps. A comprehensive portal can provide parents access to all the key
information that they need about the child and the school itself. Some of the
important details that they must have access to--- include grades, homework
details, attendance and important announcements about extracurricular activities
and so on. It is important to prioritize field research during the creation of
a portal. At the heart of this research should be the focus groups like
students, administrators, teachers and parents. Only when you are aware of
which needs should be addressed would you be able to create a portal which can
actually cater to the most pressing needs with marked ease.
Customization
The
dashboard of the educational portal is more than just its “face”. It should not
really be forgotten that the portal is actually as good as the dashboard is.
The main function of the dashboard is to present relevant information to you –
i.e. information drawn from other systems to ensure that stakeholders are
getting exactly what they want. Those working on educational portals should
prioritize dashboards customized for parents. They should provide information
about the students’ progress and associated details only. Similarly, dashboards
meant for administrators can come with security requirements that will enable
to control flow of information in a better fashion.
Summing it Up
So basically a refined educational portal
seamlessly serving the needs of students, parents, teachers and administrators
– can’t be conceptualized overnight. There is so much thought that goes into
it! Ideally, before getting in touch with your web developer, you should be
prudent enough to examine your needs and possible expectations of parents and
teachers from the portal. Finally, make sure you’re working with developers,
whose credentials are backed by the long experience of working on these
portals.
