Mike Powell, divisional director of Kiosks4business (providers of PIP), comments: "Schools notoriously face the difficult challenge of how to provide access to information for parents and carers about their child's progress and development. Using PIP, parents can easily find the information or contact they are looking for using the interactive touchscreen. We understand that some parents who need the information most may not be as computer literate as others, so we have been very careful to ensure the system is as democratic as possible, avoiding any baffling computer language or messages. Users can access the information in four ways; on screen, by email to account at home, via a print job or by a free phone call to a service provider."
Kiosks4business www.kiosks4business.com can custom design each kiosk in line within the school's requirements, with colourful and simple design layouts to ensure that it is easy to use for every parent, not just the technically competent. The kiosk can be updated as required by the school, ensuring the most relevant information is always available. Another major advantage of kiosks4business is that every machine on the network is remotely monitored by a support team to consistently track the performance and take remedial action, should there be a problem.
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Benefits of using Kiosks4business:
- The kiosks are hosted by Kiosks4business, so there are no IT complications
- Monthly statistics mean that school departments can always see how the system is performing
- Choice of robust, reliable and durable kiosks with wall, floor or desk mounting
- Wireless installation that's quick with no cabling fuss - allows you to easily relocate kiosks
- Easy updating with a simple, web-based Management Console
Every time information is delivered by the system to a user, this event is recorded into a log. This way, very detailed reports of user activity are available to the school, anytime, using the web-based self-serve management console. These reports are central to any audits of information delivery by central government and also permit effective administration of the system on an ongoing basis so that information delivery can be optimised.
