Following the successful launch of its iPhone app in 2010, King’s Christian College (Gold Coast Australia) has recently revamped its Facebook page so it can become a better communications tool for both current and prospective families.

Visitors to the school’s Facebook page are greeted by a new Welcome tab.  From here, visitors can navigate to their area of interest…  For current parents, that may be the wall, where regular posts give updates of the daily life at the school. Prospective parents may wish to explore the series of short videos that build a picture of life at the school through the eyes of students, or they may wish to find information about enrolments.  This is available via a single click from the welcome page.

For current parents, the Facebook page provides very current updates of school activities.  Videos taken on camps or excursions are posted on the same day.  Sports news and other topical posts can be made where and when they happen.  In a world where instant news is the expectation, the King’s Christian College Facebook page and iPhone app keep parents one click away from the very latest school news.

What do you think of the King’s Christian College Facebook page?

Is your organization using a Facebook page to communicate?  If so, how?

swruck

Community Relations Manager at King’s Christian College, Gold Coast Australia

www.kingscollege.qld.edu.au

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Sure, notes and newsletters are sent home, but often they are hard to find when you need them. King’s Christian College (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia) has developed an iPhone app that tells parents the information they need to know, when they need to know it.

Version 1 of the app contains a calendar, plus notices that contain the details needed for upcoming events. The beauty of the system is that the information is live, so if a venue or time is changed, the app updates instantly and so the latest data is always in parents’ pockets. No doubt the functionality will grow as parents start to rely on the app and suggest extensions to what it can do.

So far, the response from parents has been very enthusiastic. It is an example of technology solving a problem in a way that is simple and intuitive to use.

The developer is currently developing a similar app for the King’s Christian Centre Church and has had interest from a number of other schools.

swruck

Community Relations Manager at King’s Christian College, Gold Coast Australia

www.kingscollege.qld.edu.au

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