For this should now finally be a thing of the past. The NextCloud Education Edition offers special apps tailored to the needs of educational institutions. The uCloud instance from regioIT offers us a NextCloud platform, the operation of which is commissioned by the city of Aachen. Data protection requirements can be met because the data location can be chosen. An integrated LDAP connection (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is also an advantage, so that authorizations can be assigned to entire gro classes or grades. This also offers a single sign-on solution. However, the communication functions are limited in the solution provided to us, which is why we have added additional platforms such as messengers, an online office or video conferencing systems.
With Nextcloud Hub, a fully developed variant is also available for schools, although a professional IT company should be commissioned to operate it. Collaboration and messenger: Logineo-NRW-Messenger The Logineo NRW Messenger (based on the open communication protocol Matrix) is a secure and data protection-compliant way for educational institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia to communicate with Cayman Islands Phone Number List each other quickly and easily. The messenger is part of the learning management system “Logineo NRW” and therefore offers many advantages, such as easy integration with other modules such as the learning platform, the school administration program and the email solution. The messenger can also be used independently of the learning management system.
Through secure end-to-end encryption and the management of user data in NRW, students and teachers are protected from unauthorized access to their data. The messenger also offers the ability to create groups, share documents and also make video and voice calls. This promotes and facilitates collaboration and exchange within the educational institution. However, we currently only use the messenger within the college. We use Moodle to communicate with students, also because asynchronous communication makes more sense and protects our colleagues to a certain extent from too many inquiries and demands. Video conferencing: BigBlueButton BigBlueButton is a browser-based open source software developed specifically for schools with features such as breakout rooms, voting tools and the ability to draw together on a blackboard.