Mount Tamar School - Further Details
On this page you will find details about the services that Mount Tamar School provides to both the school and outside communities. Please note that some of the services are not available outside of the school.
Mount Tamar school - School Based Services
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Calendar
The school calendar is updated with information about the school holidays, school trips, examinations and other general information.
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MTSOC
- MTSOC is Mount Tamar School's online classroom and learning platform
- Staff are encouraged to add courses to the platform
- Pupils are encouraged to use the facilities both in school and outside of school
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MTSocNet
- MTSocNet is Mount Tamar School's Social Networking Platform
- Pupils and staff can use the facilities to:
- message
- chat
- collaborate on work
- share files
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MTS Trafficlights
- MTS Trafficlights are Mount Tamar School's behaviourial management system
- Staff record:
- The 'trafficlights' scores for each lesson
- Incidents
- Pupils are able to see:
- Their own 'trafficlights' for each lesson
- Their daily trafficlight score
- Further facilities are being added on a weekly basis
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Icsa MTS
- Isca MTS is the Mount Tamar School Virtual World
- It is at an embryonic stage with access and facilities being developed and added.
- The current regions are:
- MTS - the main access point
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Science
- ICT
- Playground
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MTS openMeetings
- MTS OpenMeetings is a web based meeting server.
- The service is currently internal only due to firewall restrictions.
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GoogleMail
- Mount Tamar School has migrated its mail services to GoogleMail
- staff are on the @mounttamar.org.uk service
- pupils are on the @mtsoc.org.uk service
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MTS Library Admin
- The Mount Tamar School Librarian is currently using the popular OpenBiblio software to bring the library up to date and so that pupils will be able to borrow and use the facilities of the library in a more useful way.
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MTS Admin
- The MTS Admin tools allows the Mount Tamar School Network Managers access to the network administration facilities.
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MTS PupilWiki
- As part of the Key Stage 3 ICT course pupils are introduced to producing web pages. The MTS PupilWiki allows pupils to create their own web page content and publish it within the confines of the school.
- Please note that these pages are not available outside of Mount Tamar School.
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White List
- The 'White List' services control pupil access to the Internet. The 'White List' is a list of acceptable websites which pupils are able to use for their learning and research.
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MTS Webcams
- Mount Tamar School has a number of webcams which are connected to the ICT network. These webcams are viewable across the network in school.
