Extending our focus groups to administrators, library and media specialists and parents, we have engineered support for other key features. Many schools and districts have invested heavily in Student Information Management Systems, Library Catalogs and other proprietary software. VES 2.0 and subsequent versions will enable the integration of 3rd party applications and services in an effort to consolidate applications in one, easy to use computer environment. Our plans for a virtual library include mobilizing multiple library databases within the VES system, as well as providing authoritative links to excellent reference, research and study materials. In summary, the VES staff extends their thanks to each and every person who participated in our focus groups, meetings, forums and summer volunteer efforts.
Pictures are always welcome, too.
Eileen Sullivan Eileen Sullivan, Curriculum Coordinator for Science and Social Studies in the Acton Public Schools, has been looking for an easy way for teachers to share pictures of projects and set-ups of experiments. She has been taking digital photos of various classroom displays and activities, but never found an efficient way to make them available for viewing by all the teachers in the school system. VES has come to the rescue. Hopefully, they will get new ideas from this form of collaboration with their peers. Under the leadership of Superintendent James Caradonio, Worcester Public Schools has been one of the first districts to embrace VES as a way to facilitate communication and help educators.