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mydesktop is the personal portal/desktop available to all SINA users. It is designed to provide schools with intranet styled functions without the need for the school to purchase and maintain local software and hardware.

mydesktop is personally customisable, web-based software that allows teachers and students to share school related content. It includes a set of tools and Properties for collaborating, communicating, organising, document storage and information management.

mydesktop is available anytime, anywhere and delivers equitable access facilitating home to school activities and school communications.

Features of mydesktop include communication tools such as Notice Boards and Calendars; collaboration tools such as Discussion Rooms and Forums; organisational tools such as Event Calendars; content repository for data storage and access; XML presentation engine for content delivery, both local and remote; scalable infrastructure to meet expanding usage; metadata driven searching and storage; web-based applications in the form of Properties; customisable presentation for every user; flexible access control for differentiated user groups.

Education authorities and schools can fix information to users desktops, and students and teachers can add other Properties to their desktop where appropriate.

Benefits of mydesktop

• Anytime, anywhere access to the school intranet and applications.
• Personalised user experience enhancing interest and ownership.
• Integration with myinternet's product suite means there are no hidden
  implementation costs.
• Built in open standards support for extensibility and interoperability of
  future products.
• Simple navigation ensuring minimal 'clicks' to obtain each activity objective.
• Supports collaborative programs aimed at building learning communities.
• Reduces duplication in communications around the school.
• Helps teachers benefit from the work of others and minimises
  'reinventing the wheel'.
• Supports equity of access to applications within education authorities.
• Delivers standard tools to every user.
• Assists with the delivery of targeted learning content.
• Facilitates the availability of support resources and extension activities
  to foster independent learning.
• Parents have become more involved in children's learning programs from having access to their desktops from home.
• Students can access the resources that best suit their learning styles and abilities by choosing from the wide range of resources available.
  
  

This product comes as a mandatory item when your education authority purchases any of the myinternet packages. Please contact us on sales@myinternet.com.au for further details.
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