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How to Run a School When the Internet Is Slow or Down

Signals fade, but marks and report cards still have deadlines. This is how to keep a school running when the connection does not cooperate.

Why connections cause trouble

When every action needs the internet, teachers wait on loading pages or lose work just as marks fall due. School software should carry on when the signal drops.

What should work offline

At term end teachers mostly need marks entry, assessment sheets, class lists and report cards. These should open and save on the device with no connection.

Syncing afterwards

Once the device is online again, its work should reach the school’s account so the head teacher and other devices see it. Make sure syncing has finished before clearing the browser or changing phones.

Habits that help

• Open the system once, online, on every device so it loads fully
• Never clear browser data on a device with unsent work
• Keep one well-connected device to confirm that everything has synced

Where Eduscape helps

After it has been opened once, Eduscape keeps working without a connection. Teachers carry on entering marks, and the work reaches the school when the device is back online. See the school management system overview.

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