Tools and software

Support for Institutions

Integrating ICT in education requires access to software tools at a reasonable cost, as well as proficiency in the use of such tools.

In order to support its member institutions in their ICT procurement process, La Vitrine offers:

• Group purchase programs for software;
• An IT and Education watch for free software;
• Tools to ensure copyright management and compliance.

Tools to train the trainer

Training teaching staff is the key to success in integrating technologies in education. When negotiating its group purchase agreements, La Vitrine endeavours to provide training support material for office automation, pedagogical integration of ICT, use of the Internet and publication of educational contents on line:

• The Online Self-learning repository;
• A series of online courses for Microsoft tools.

Tools to develop multimedia content

When developing educational material, teachers are too often left to fend for themselves. When they want to develop online material, many questions arise about available solutions, formats and specific terminology. In order to support teaching staff in their process, La Vitrine developed the ABCs of Multimedia, an interactive set of 90 reference cards.