The first app that caught my eye was the HipChat app. This application allows employees to converse with one another in the same office or all over the country. This app can replace monotonous meetings that occur so frequently. Meetings will forever need to occur so everyone can be on the same page but this app will allow not as many meetings to occur so often. Chat rooms can be created so everyone in the company or even outside the company that is working together with the firm can post their thoughts and ideas and everyone can view these new ideas simultaenously. Everyone in the company can post their thoughts no matter what the ranking in the company. The boss and the intern can see what everyone is working on and where everyone is coming from on decision making. If a new idea is thought of, someone can easily post it on this app so people can view it when they have the time. Instead of emailing everyone the idea or calling a meeting as noted earlier this app can be used to jot notes down. Some of the features on this app are: file sharing and storage, notifications, chat rooms, and file history. This is a good app for companies and it accessible for everyone in the firm. Teaching and learning can be useful through this site by people learning what is being posted on the site and viewing new relevant information. Those who are posting information are forever teaching their peers because they are possibly revealing new information that was previously unknown.
The second app I chose is Blippy. This app is an easy way for people to find out what people are buying and what is being purchased. Upon clicking on this app one can right away see who has recently purchased something of relevance to them. A lot of people use Itunes and Amazon and these are two things that highlight this website. These popular websites offer music and almost everyone is offered on Amazon which can appeal to a large audience. An educational purpose for this app is to see what coworkers or other companies are buying to enhance their company's productivity. Amazon has great prices and a lot of people seek items on this site that range from music, books, toys, and much more. Those that are familiar with this site can teach others that if they are interested in what their community is buying they can easily access this information through Blippy. These two sites are very useful not only in the business and teaching world but also just in the general community. Below one can find the links to these websites.
http://hipchat.com/
http://blippy.com/
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The way that the economy is today the HipChat application could serve as a cost saving measure for businesses and school districts who pay for individuals to travel from place to place. Hipchat would reduce travel expences and improve company and school productivity. Hipchat would also serve as a good application for administrators and teachers in education. We spend allot of time in meetings with each other and parents. The hipchat application would allowparents, teachers and administrators to communicate with one another from the comforts of their classrooms, offices or homes. This would be a great application for teachers and administrators to communicate with other teachers/administrators from across the district or in another state.
ReplyDeleteThe second application Blippy, would serve as another cost saving measure for business and school distrcts. This application would allow business managers/purchasing managers to evaluate the product(s) to see who has purchased them and also track how many items were sold. Some many times when you purchase business items, it is hard to tell the quality or to even know who purchased them and how reliable the item was. Blippy give you the comfort to research and read feedback on a particular item that is being purchased.
The two applications researched could be very beneficial for businesses and school districts. They both would serve as a cost-saving measures and a way to increase productivity. Job well done!
Jarred, you have found some useful tools for business and have put an educational spin on these as well. As David mentioned, if companies would make use of these tools, it could save lots of money and enhance communication. The second app could also be used in the classroom in many ways, not just in business, to teach about economy, math, etc. David thanks for sharing a thoughtful response!
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