I looked at a Web2.0 product called iGrOOps. I chose iGrOOps because during our school improvement team meeting last week with the Department of Education we were told that we neeI looked at a Web2.0 product called iGrOOps. I chose iGrOOps because during our school improvement team meeting last week with the Department of Education we were told that we needed to work on our school community. The students stated that they wanted to let people know what was going on in the school. Many of the new clubs and activities were not being mainstreamed to the rest of the students. In fact they said the only way they can get information is over the public address system in the morning. The students wanted to use other means to get the message out to the rest of the school and to the school community. After looking at iGrOOps it came to my attention that this could be an effective way to use this Web2.0 product.
It could be a website that hosts an asynchronous television program that teachers could display in their homerooms each morning via the Internet. Students would also be able to access the broadcast at various times and locations. It would allow students and teachers to leave academic and student activity information via twitter, blogs, audio, and video. In fact I see this also as a way to get parents together to discuss ways they can support the school through the PTO. Many of our parents would like to be informed about what’s going on in their child’s school. Sports never get a chance to be broadcast in our state. This website gives students a chance to see themselves online involved in an activity. A news and television club can be developed and mini-programs can be created. Streetwise Security Zone states:
1. iGrOOps supports many Web 2.0 features such as blogs, podcasts, discussion forums, live video broadcasts and auto-responders, which provide members with a rich experience that can bring great value to visitors with different learning styles.
2. iGrOOps manages payments and security features transparently.
3. iGrOOps offers an affiliate program that can help cover the cost of the hosting, or even provide profits in itself.
4. iGrOOps has an active discussion forum for administrators to get quick help or tips from other group administrators.
5. iGrOOps has flexible membership levels that allow for different member types to have tailored access to content, as well as teasers to entice visitors to move up to higher membership levels.
6. iGrOOps lets you grant privileges to members for specific functions like administrating forums or live broadcasts, as well as authoring their own web pages.
7. iGrOOps is supported by a team who operates several of their own membership sites, and has experience with what works and doesn't work.
8. iGrOOps offers unlimited instances of membership sites for one flat monthly fee (Wright, 2009).
iGrOOp Sales, Home, Retrieved November 2, 2009, from http://www.igroops.com/index.cgi
Wright, S. How to create your own social media website, Streetwise Security Zone, Retrieved November 2, 2009, from http://www.streetwise-security-zone.com/members/streetwise/adminpages/igroops
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