ByCS-Messenger

by Bayerische Staatsregierung


Communication

free



The messenger for all Bavarian schools enables uncomplicated communication for modern education. Encrypted, of course, and made for the school in terms of data protection law. With all the features that digitally supported teaching needs:· One-to-one or group chats - confidential in pairs, in small teams or with the whole class.· Encrypted end-to-end – this ensures that no stranger has access to the messages.· Pictures, Videos and Documents – whiteboard, video of an experiment, voice message, no problem.· Voice calls – encrypted and crystal clear.· Use synchronously on smartphone, PC, tablet, Mac.· Cross-school communication – for example for working groups that extend to neighboring schools.· Inviting guest users - communication with parents or partners of the school.· Data economical – only data that is absolutely necessary is processed.· Simple – despite the wide range of functions, the ByCS Messenger is easy to understand and can be used by everyone.· Broadcast - Spaces for information in one direction.· Performance without limits - The size of the rooms does not matter, so the whole school family can be in one room.· Support - Extensive support materials and personal support.· Votes – joint decisions.· Search and Find - Search chats and rooms for lost information.· Integrated: Send files directly via the ByCS Messenger and save them in the ByCS Drive. Create documents in ByCS Office that you send via ByCS Messenger.The ByCS Messenger is specially designed for use in all Bavarian schools, so every school has a comprehensive administration portal that allows the schools to adapt the communication and configuration of the ByCS Messenger to their needs:· Quiet times - the school community is not informed of messages. Good for the weekend and digital hygiene.· Own school logo possible· Authorization management – ​​what type of communication should be possible? Writing rights, camera use, location transmission, voice calls, video calls - individually adaptable· Pre-configured – All students, teachers and classrooms are created directly by linking to the ByCS user system. The effort for administrators remains low.