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iSchoolNews app for iPhone and iPad


4.9 ( 6619 ratings )
Social Networking Education
Developer: MC² SYSTEMS
Free
Current version: 1.0.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 03 Aug 2012
App size: 4.78 Mb

iSchoolNewsTM is THE App for effectively and immediately communicating school breaking news, special events, key dates, grades, clubs and much more utilizing push notifications, online documents, email, Twitter, phone, text and school website links. Tapping the iSchoolNewsTM App icons on three screens on an iDevice enables immediate communication with your school. The latest school information is always available at your fingertips. There are two tiers of accessibility: one for Users (parents, students, teachers, & staff) and one for the School Administrator.

Features for Users:
*Receive push notifications when breaking news, school closures, or other events at the school warrant your immediate attention.
*Tap to see at a glance what is happening at school in Sports, Clubs, Seniors, and Upperclassmen. Check on Special Events, Key Dates, and information for Parents in Parent’s Corner.
*Tap to check the school’s website or campus map, your current location map, or even check the weather for tonight’s soccer game or the weather elsewhere in the US if you have travel plans.
*Receive Twitter Tweets and tap to view scrolling recent Twitter feeds from the school for non-emergency notifications.
*Tap to email or call the school and place a list of contacts to have at your fingertips without fumbling through various screens outside of the App.
*Tap to check student grades.
Stay informed regarding everything at school in one easy-to-use App.

Features for School Administrator:
*Capability to send Push Notifications provides an instantaneous, easy and effective tool to communicate immediate breaking news or events or school closures due to weather with the ISchoolNewsTM Users in your school community.
*Twitter tweets and scrolling recent feeds allows the school Administration to have yet another level of communication for non-emergency news and messages to the iSchoolNewsTM Users.
*Utilizing online documents to manage iSchoolNewsTM Screens is a powerful and convenient way to keep parents, students and faculty members informed by updating screens with accurate and up to date sports scores, fund raising events, club meetings, grades, senior graduation calendars, and other special events.
*A Generic Screen that is customizable for each school’s specific needs is included.
*Option to share online documents enables co-workers to be responsible for keeping the information in the iSchool Screens up to date.