We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Keystone Creations. Keystone Creations develop engaging song-based teaching resources for primary schools. Their catchy and original values-based songs embody the concept that children learn what they sing!
Click here to read more and listen to some of their songs. Keystone Creations' songs will be accessible within ESR Momentum's Programming module soon.
Schools are discovering the benefits and significant cost savings of cloud technologies. In 2010, the ESSA Science exam was delivered to over 40,000 students in NSW in a single day using the latest cloud technologies. Educators around the world are discovering the importance of the cloud, and one of Europe's foremost experts in digital media explains why in his blog.
ESR Momentum harnesses the advantages of cloud technologies by delivering modules online, offering unlimited data storage and ensuring reliability. To find out more about ESR Momentum, use the coloured icons on the left to explore our modules.
Thank you to all who visited our stand at the NSWPPA 2010 Conference in Sydney at the end of October. The conference provides a great opportunity for us to talk to educators in an informal environment and really helps us to understand the challenges they face.
As always, the conference was a vibrant celebration of education, involving some truly inspiring speakers. Over 400 NSW primary principals attended the conference.
Special congratulations to Merrilyn Jenkins, Principal of Penshurst West Public School, for winning our prize of an iPad in the Sponsors' Draw.
Throughout October, we conducted a survey amongst 3000 educators nationwide with the objective of identifying the core issues faced by Australian educators and to provide an unbiased discussion forum for educators to openly articulate their opinions and concerns.
The survey invited comment on the areas of Teaching Pressures, Student Welfare, Australian Curriculum, NAPLAN Results and the My School website, Academic Reporting, and Personalised Learning Plans.
We received a high response rate which yielded a range of interesting and readable feedback on the core areas.
We have now compiled the results of the survey into a report, which we invite you to read here.
Should you have any queries about the survey, or simply wish to add your comments, please email us at support@esr.com.au.
Earlier this week, hundreds of teachers completed a survey to obtain feedback on ESR Reports, a popular reporting solution used by a large proportion of NSW DET schools. The survey asked teachers to identify areas which could be improved and also asked for general feedback on customer support.
Over 60% of the respondents were school executives, including Principals and Assistant Principals. More than 30% of respondents were ICT/IT Coordinators and administrators who managed ESR Reports in their schools. Teachers, Librarians and Heads of Key Learning Areas made up the remaining 10% of respondents.
The majority of responses highlighted that schools are pleased with ESR Reports. Over 85% of respondents rated their overall satisfaction as High to Outstanding; whilst over 79% rated customer support for ESR Reports as High to Outstanding.
Some of the feedback received included:
“Have found ESR to be a worthwhile investment and many thanks to the very helpful staff.”
“I have found ESR Reports superior to SBSR and as a principal found that uptake of them by staff was easy.”
“We have used ESR for 5 years. The software is user friendly and generally easy to manage. The ongoing development and upgrades have provided ongoing improvements”
The respondents also provided constructive feedback on proposed upgrades to ESR Reports, and on the upcoming release of the ESR Trends module. The Trends module will allow schools to generate holistic student data in graphical format for easier identification and analysis of progress. Such detailed statistical information will aid school accountability and help deflect potential criticism stemming from data generated on sites such as the My School website.
To find out more please explore our site or download brochures here.
Curriculum Organiser an exciting, innovative and 'easy to use' approach to curriculum planning linked to ESR Momentum.
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Red Apple Education, in conjunction with ESR-HTSG, has developed Skwirk Link – a database providing relevant syllabus content for years 1 to 10. This database allows teachers to access and select text, videos, animations, learning objects, worksheets and activities and integrate them into any web-based Virtual Learning Environment, such as Moodle.
This new offering facilitates the use of Skwirk’s award-winning content and affords teachers further flexibility to incorporate Skwirk into their online courses.
To find out more, contact Skwirk on (02) 9438 3637 or email info@skwirk.com.au
ESR-HTSG chosen as preferred technology partner of Kangaroo Kids Education Limited, (KKEL).
KKEL is working with ESR to evolve and create next generation learning and management tools to be delivered not only in Australian markets but throughout India and Dubai. Read more about KKEL.
Easy School Resources is proudly sponsoring the upcoming New South Wales Primary Principals Association Annual Conference.
ESR's Easy Print now enables your school to send print jobs directly from within ESR applications to contracted locally based printing partners.
Easy Print removes the hassle of batch printing and collating of documents whilst delivery the highest quality product at the lowest possible cost. learn more.
ESR introduces Red Apple Education the creators of www.skwirk.com.au. Swirk provides the latest in digital learning experiences for k to 12 linked to your states syllabus structure.
Find out how to integrate Skwirk learning and teaching resources into ESR assessment and reporting in the up coming training seminars scheduled for term three.
ESR introduces Curriculum Organiser is an exciting, innovative and 'easy to use' approach to curriculum planning and organising
learn more.
In May 2008, Marillion Designs and Pitstop Computing sold its stake in RISC for Sentral to ESR.
RISC will be renamed ESR Welfare and evolved into a companion product for ESR Reports
Over the past two years, hundreds of Schools have utilised RISC for Sentral and all existing clients will now be fully supported by ESR moving into the future.
ESR in conjunction with CountryNet participate in Navcon2K7. Australian Navigator Schools Consortium (Navcon).
Easy School Resources is proudly sponsoring the upcoming New South Wales Primary Principals Association Annual Conference.
Easy School Resources is proudly sponsoring the upcoming New South Wales Primary Principals Association Annual Conference 24-27 October 2006
ESR welcomes all new trainers and presenters aboard to help with the implementation of ESR throughout NSW Schools.
NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) invited ESR representatives to participate in consultation on reporting and assessment policy to be incorporated into schools software systems.
Easy School Resources meets and exceeds all DET mandatory report requirements as detailed in departmental policy for: Curriculum planning and programming, assessing and reporting to parent’s k-12.
A demonstration version of Easy School Resources is now availble on the G-Proxy Server network. Please contact us for your demonstration documentation. click here
Easy School Resources will be offering in 2006, Student Welfare, Behaviour, Discipline and Merit tracking through the integration of the Register of Individual Student Contact (RISC).
For over ten years, the current and available windows RISC version has been shown to effectively track and manage issues regarding Student Welfare, Behaviour, Discipline and Merit.
With the creation and integration of the new 2006 RISC/GProxy web application, Easy School Resources offers K6 schools a comprehensive student welfare and assessment solution.
Easy School Resources is proud to announce its endorsement by v GP Technology Solutions.
Easy School Resources is the first program module to be endorsed and fully compatible with G-Proxy servers.
This partnership allows schools to use ESR and take full advantage of G-Proxy Servers G-Protect backup solution and web based OASIS enquiry system.
Easy School Resources and Pitstop Computing are proudly sponsoring the upcoming New South Wales Primary Principals’ Association Annual Conference 26-28 October 2005
New federal reporting requirements and reporting formats released by the NSW State Government are catered for and produced through the Easy School Resources system. The ESR software solution is the first to deliver!
Easy School Resources presented to the South West Region Computer Coordinators Technology Conferences.
Easy School Resources sponsors Sydney North Regional Primary Principal’s Conference, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal.
Easy School Resources takes part in Education Expo 2005 during Education Week, Rosehill Racecourse.
Editorial on Easy School Resources gets published in Southern Courier.
Pitstop presents Easy School Resources to Hornsby District Primary Principals Conference, Asquith Golf Club.
Pitstop implements Easy School Resources program for 10 new schools during Week 2 of Term 1, 2005.
Pitstop presents the Easy School Resources program at the South West Sydney Regions Computer Coordinators Day’s on the 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th of November 2004.
