Overview
MxWeb® is a new generation of
web-based, handheld-connected products from Media-X Systems.
It includes eTeacher®, mVal®,
iNotice®, ePrincipal®
and eWalk.
All MxWeb® products include
offline as well as handheld modules, so that you can work
with your data on your laptop or Palm handheld without being
connected to the web.
You can sign up for an annual subscription for any or all
of the MxWeb® applications. Subscriptions
are available for single user or site accounts and are also
available at a district, college or organization level. Media-X
can provide secure high speed hosting, or the system can be
run off a central server within your organization.
* All MxWeb products are available in universal as well
as the Ontario versions.
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The latest version of mVal®MxWeb,
is completely web-based with separate log-ins for each
employee so they can complete growth plans, self-reflections,
portfolios AND allows them to participate fully in the
appraisal process. All versions of mVal®-MxWeb
include software for Palm handhelds to use the software
offline, - anytime, anywhere.
mVal®-MxWeb also includes
a powerful new feature that allows you to create a walkthrough
template to quickly record information related to curriculum,
school plans, health & safety, technology or any
other area that is important to you. In effect, mVal®-MxWeb
is equipped with the powerful features of one of our
latest products, eWalk
Record observations on your Palm handheld, or enter
the information directly on the web. |
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ePrincipal®MxWeb allows
elementary or secondary school principals to analyze
data from student report cards, demographic data or
standardized test results. Desktop and web versions
provide a variety of different functions including honour
rolls, attendance tracking, achievement tracking, grade
comparison, students at risk, IEP and ESL students.
The new web version provides district level power and
reporting.
ePrincipal® Mobile-MxWeb
allows you to transfer student information to a Palm
handheld. Interfaces to Trillium, Trevlac and SASI are
available now. The latest version even allows you to
view full colour student photos on your Palm. |
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The next generation of eTeacher®MxWeb
is web-based and provides many new features not available
through the desktop version.
eTeacher®-MxWeb is part
of the MxWeb product family and is designed to work
with mVal®-MxWeb, iNotice-MxWeb
and ePrincipal®-MxWeb.
eTeacher®-MxWeb provides
a rich planning section to develop curriculum units
and activities and to publish these as online courses.
During development of the unit or course, you can collaborate
with other eTeacher®-MxWeb
users.
eTeacher®-MxWeb includes
advanced features for completing report cards that can
be printed online or saved as PDF files.
eTeacher®-MxWeb will also
include a new assessment component that permits extremely
flexible assessment methods - ranging from a standards-based,
rubric centred approach to conventional grade book features.
And eTeacher®-MxWeb has
a new companion, eStudent®,
that allows students to log-in and review course material,
take on-line tests, maintain portfolios and journals. |
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iNotice®-MxWeb uses the
simplicity and power of the web to keep you informed
of student incidents and achievements. All teachers
and support staff in the school can record notices to
provide instant updates, alerts and notices. Information
can even be recorded and updated from a Palm handheld.
The software includes a template editor so that you
can customize incident types, actions, follow-ups, alert
values, etc. that work best for your school or district.
iNotice®-MxWeb templates
can be developed at the site level or for an entire
organization to help track of incidents occurring in
many locations. A wide variety of reports are available
for managers and administrators. |
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Collect information in the field on a Palm handheld
and transfer it to the eWalk web database through
a wireless connection or from a desktop computer. |
Technical
- The MxWeb products are web-based applications developed
using open source tools (PHP/MySQL)
- Four key applications, eTeacher®, mVal®, iNotice™,
ePrincipal® share common interface and licensing structure.
- Data can be shared between applications
- Media-X Systems can provide hosting of MxWeb through state-of-the-art
server facilities from Magma
Communications. They offer a multi-homed ISP network
with three backbone connections (T3 WorldCom connection,
burstable OC3 Bell Nexxia connection, burstable OC3 AT&T
connection. Aggregate backbone bandwidth of 335 Mbps)
- As an option, school districts can manage their own MxWeb
server. The applications will be managed and updated remotely
by Media-X Systems staff
- Recommended configuration for MxWeb server: Unix/Linux,
Pentium II 400 Mhz, 512 Mb Ram, 1 GB HD
- ePrincipal® Mobile is a separate product and requires
separate licensing
- Off-line clients for mVal® and eTeacher® currently
under development
- MxWeb use SSL encryption for fully secure transactions.
(SSL certificate required for school district servers)
- Palm handheld modules for mVal®, iNotice™ and
eTeacher® are included as part of the licensing costs
Other platforms can also be supported:
- Win 2000, Pentium III 800 Mhz, 1 GB Ram, 2 GB HD
- Mac OS X server
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