Emerge
What is Emerge?
 Synchronised MIS Data to iPhone
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Student details including photo’s
Staff contact details
Attendance
Behaviour
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Timetable
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Mobile Information
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Data is safe
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Why iPhones / iPod Touch?
Research
250
200
Great Interest
150
100
50
0
Very Uninteresting
Acceptable
Great Interest
Very Interesting
Acceptable
Slightly Uninteresting
Very Uninteresting
Input and feedback from:
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Leeds Xporter UGM (3rd June)
London Xporter UGM (15th June)
Manchester – Messenger UGM (17th June)
Redbridge – Messenger UGM(18th June)
= 20 LA’s
= 57 LA’s
= 75 Schools
= 45 Schools
Uses of Emerge
 Fire & Emergency Evacuation
- You can take registers in the playground, no paper
 Server or Internet Failure
- Access student data whilst systems down
 Staff can use it for mobile information
- mobile access to Student information (e.g. Medical, Timetable)
 Electronic Registration
- with write-back to MIS
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Emerge training DVD
• 13 minute film
• Covers the story of
first 30 minutes of a
fictional school fire
• Designed to
complement
GroupCall Emerge
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• Made by leading crisis
How it works?
Connection via WIFI, 3G
Management Console controls
access to data
Data and Modules sent to device
Attendance information sent back
to MIS
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Your data is SECURE!
 Only registered devices
 Data encrypted for device and user
 Username, password and pin code
 2 Factor authentication
 Remote Wipe capability
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Supported
Unsupported
 Original iPhone – A1203
 Original iPod Touch – A1213
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Supported Configurations
 Accessed via School Network
 Connects to Emerge Web Service on SIMS Server
 Can be via proxy
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Supported Configurations
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Supported Configurations
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Direct Internet Connection
 Emerge Web services exposed to internet
 Requires change on Firewall
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Authentication
• Uses a single SIMS account – dedicated
account recommended.
• Emerge users mapped to SIMS using Staff
Code field via GroupCall Xporter
• 2 layers
– i device has UDID, checked by Emerge
– Username and Password
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Next
Developments
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Spring 2011
• Due Spring 2011 (end of spring term)
• Functionality to include:
– Behaviour - comments write back
– Attendance – late minutes
– Attendance – comments
Summer 2011
• Due Summer Release 2011 – (end of
Summer term)
• Functionality to include:
– Assessment - view
• Technologies to include:
– Support for Android Devices
Emerge Parental App
• Due for release at end of Summer term
• Allowing parents to:
– View attendance information over pre-defined
period
– Received daily updates
– Link to VLE / MLE / LP – single sign on AD
Authentication (SLG)
Parental App
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Access to school information
Summary attendance, behaviour, attainment
Change Alerts
Secure and permission based access to their
children’s information at school
SIMS
Learning
Platform
SIMS
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EWO App
• Central data collection
• Schools can be grouped with secure access to daily
attendance information
• Near real-time information
• Module to highlight children and parents that need
SIMS
EWO support
Central
Database
SIMS
Locally hosted
or cloud based
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Single school costs
Primary School
1st Device
2nd and subsequent devices
Primary school site licence
Secondary School
1st Device
2nd and subsequent devices
Secondary school site licence
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Subscription
Costs
£ 199
£ 99 per device
£1,000
Subscription
Costs
£ 299
£ 99 per device
£2,950
Further info
– Contact Mouchel SIMS Team
Summary
 SAFE, Secure mobile data
 Data always available
 Cost effective
 Simple to use
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