SIMS ID Lite is available to schools at no extra charge and as well as providing single sign-in for applications such as SIMS Parent and options it also provides links to the virtual classroom functionality from Microsoft Office 365 and Google Classroom.
Microsoft Office 365
- SIMS ID can automatically transfer data from SIMS to Microsoft Teams enabling staff, pupils, classes and rosters so that teams is always up-to-date and enabling personal and remote learning as described in the blog
- SIMS ID can provision and manage Office 365 users and groups from SIMS without making complex network changes. It is designed to be managed by a non-IT-Technician.
- This means that when a pupil / teacher etc is entered in SIMS within an hour they will have an office365 and/or google account and can be provided with their mail address and initial password.
- SIMS ID can enable assessments taken in Microsoft OneNote Class Notebook to populate SIMS Assessment manager at the touch of a button.
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Google Classroom Users
- SIMS ID can provision and manage Google users from SIMS without making complex network changes. It is designed to be managed by a non-IT-Technician.
- This means that when a pupil / teacher etc is entered in SIMS within an hour they will have an office365 and/or google account and can be provided with their mail address and initial password.
- Google Classroom tools work based on these users and groups.
- SIMS ID can enable assessments taken in the Google Gradebook GradeSync Pilot to populate SIMS Assessment manager at the touch of a button.