The Tour
Student Experience
Sign Up
very quick
- Student's name and contact info
- Student's social network (can be any site)
- A picture
Tags
Tell us about yourself
- In categories, students provide interest words
- System provides a pick list from current groups and students
- Students see that site is public (thus avoiding FIRPA issues)
Recommendations
personalized
- Shows groups with good matches, either a) the tags of the group or b) the tags of members of the group
- Students can easily get new recommendations by adding tags
Join
one-click opt-in
- Students can click on group to learn more
- Join a group with one click
- Group leaders see all new members and can communicate directly with students
Facebook Application
bridging worlds
- Students can merge new group affilations with their preffered social network
- Allows institution to play in social context on student's terms
- Increases awareness of participation and options at the school, making involvement "viral"
Orientation
group leaders
- Group leaders can see all students who joined
- Easily communicate with various channel options (e-mail or social network)
Find and Create
group your people
- Students can see all tags of institution
- Students see what people and groups have any given tag
- If no group exists, students can create one with a few clicks
