Fedena
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| Developer(s) | Foradian Technologies |
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| Stable release | 2.2 / January 4, 2012 |
| Operating system | Any (web based application) |
| Platform | Ruby on Rails |
| Type | Student information system, ERP |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | www.projectfedena.org |
Fedena is an open source school management software developed on Ruby on Rails framework. It is a web 2.0 web application being developed by Foradian Technologies. Fedena is used by the Education Department of Government of Kerala to automate the system and process of over 15,000 schools in the state named as Sampoorna.[1][2][3]
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[edit] Features
Developed on the Ruby on Rails frame work with MVC architecture. The application is composed of a basic module which satisfies all the necessary requirements of a simple SIS. There are lot of add on modules which can be installed easily to extend the power and usability.
[edit] Basic System Modules
The basic system of fedena contains modules related to Admission, Student Details, Manage Users, Manage News, Examination, Timetable and Attendance.
[edit] Add on Modules
Add on modules are being developed by fedena developers as well as contributors worldwide. It includes Finance, Human Resource, Hostel Management, Placement Management etc.
[edit] Value Added Services
The system also provides support to SMS services by integrating an SMS gateway. Also the fees and donations can be collected online by integrating a payment gateway.
[edit] Integration with other services
Development community is planning integration with the opensource learning management systems like moodle.
[edit] Background
[edit] Origins
The fedena project is owned by Foradian Technologies, an internet engineering company based in India.
[edit] Name and Logo
Fedena was initially named as 'foredu', as it was the first educational software from foradian technologies. But the domain name was already taken and the development team thought of something unique and web 2.0 and they selected 'fedena'. It means the coolest thing alive, usually meaning something come from royalty or from wealth. The name fedena is also motivated from Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. Athena appears attended by an owl. So the creative team of fedena selected owl as the symbol and derived the logo from the face of an owl. Owl is also the symbol of wisdom and knowledge in many mythologies and beliefs.
[edit] Deployment and development
Fedena started the development in June 2009. It is currently in Version 2.0 which was released on Aug15, 2010. Fedena is available as opensource at www.projectfedena.org
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources
- http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/10/four-short-links-23-october-20.html
- http://www.rev2.org/2009/10/21/fedena-open-source-school-management-system/
- http://openeducationnews.org/2009/10/22/fedena-open-source-management-software/
- http://www.ziipa.com/view/fedena-com
- http://blog.foradian.com/the-opensource-school-management-and-e-learni
[edit] Reference
[edit] External links
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