Wall Clock

Development Progress

  • Pre. Research

  • FAQ

    1. When will the website launch?
    Registration will be exclusive to West-Windsor Plainsboro High School North students and teachers. The full school launch will commence in mid-November. If you are an entering freshmen who will be taking honors biology with Mr. Corriveau, you will have an opportunity to beta test the website as early as October.
    2. Is WW-P High School North officially endorsing the website?
    No, the school district has already purchased a web service called SharpSchool.com. If you log on to the school district website, you can see that everything is downloaded from sharpschool on the bottom left corner of your browser.
    3. Will Parents be able to use this service?
    No. ProfileTwist is not the next infinite campus. However, parents will be able to browse this website without logging in - so they can view the school network page, but not your profile or any other school-related webpages.

Thorough Analysis

Question 1

Rate the following from 1 to 10; 1 being the most important and 10 being the least important.

  1. High security settings
  2. Online calendar of homework assignments
  3. Easy teacher contact form (sends directly to your email)
  4. School Network
  5. Teacher Pages
  6. Class Notes
  7. Calendar of school events
  8. Online study groups
  9. Extra-curricular Pages
  10. Pictures/slideshows
Overall Percent Distribution - most important website features

Question 2

Rate the following from 1 to 5 based on what best describes your intention of a school networking website; 1 being the best description of your intentions and 5 being the poorest description.

  1. Provides students and parents my contact info, class expectations, etc.
  2. Is an online destination where students can check the homework that I assigned.
  3. Offers a collection of notes I go through during class (pdfs, smart board pages, etc).
  4. Organizes my class plans – with the ability to print, edit, and add notes on the fly
  5. Lets me easily share information about a club/sport I advise/coach.
Overall Percent Distribution - teacher intentions in using a school website

Question 3

3. Rate the following from 1 to 5; 1 being the most important, and 5 being the least important.

  1. Keeping it simple to use
  2. Creating a safe and friendly environment for all
  3. Creating a comprehensive tool for teachers, who would be able to do a multitude of things
  4. Enforcing a strict code of conduct, with administrative consequences for poor behavior
  5. Utilizing the latest technologies available to provide a better user experience
Overall Percent Distribution - most important end product

Question 4

How should registration for the website work?

  1. Exclusive - have the district register every student, teacher, and parent in school beforehand, similar to infinite campus and naviance
  2. Semi-Exclusive - Enable students, teachers, and parents register whenever they like, with an approval by a faculty member
  3. Partly Open - Let anyone register; after they are “friended” by a member of the school network, they can join it
  4. Open – Public virtue; let anyone join who solemnly swears they are part of the network
Overall Percent Distribution - registration type

Quesion 5

Rate the following from 1 to 5 based on what you believe needs to be instituted to let this website be used during school hours; 1 being the most effective, and 5 being the least effective measure.

  1. Enforcing a stringent code of conduct and having students sign a fair use contract
  2. Restricting access to certain facebook-like features
  3. Prohibiting students from accessing it during class DBQs, in class essays, etc.
  4. Administrative consequences for inappropriate behavior
  5. Trusting students to be virtuous and behaving properly
Overall Percent Distribution - enabling access during school hours