M.D.I.A.
Mobile District Information App
iPhone • Android Phone • iPad • Galaxy Tab • Palm Pixi Plus • Windows Phone
What is MDIA?
A mobile Web App that provides real time, important data about your district to your parents, teachers, students, and the community. It is designed for mobile smart phones, but works well with PCs, Tablets, iPads and iPod Touch. It requires a device with a true web browser and either 3G or WiFi connectivity. It does not require Flash, even for video.
Features:
- Weather or other alerts can be posted on the main page.
- Create a smartphone-friendly version of your calendar, using your existing data [no need to re-enter!].
- View videos from your Superintendent, Principals, and Board members.
- List of all schools, with Google Maps and GPS navigation, principals, phone numbers and email addresses.
- District calendar which can be updated in real time.
- List of all key district personnel, phone numbers and email addresses.
- List of departments, phone numbers and email addresses.
- FAQs - the most frequently asked questions about your district, and the answers!
- Links to your website, FaceBook page, and your Twitter feed, if you use any of those.
- You manage your own data, not some out-of-state company, so it is always up-to-date.
Coming soon:
- Post your own student videos, watch on phones!
- Post your own Professional Development videos, watch on phones!
- Post your District Policies and Guidelines.
Sample Screenshots:
Android Phone version - iPhone and iPod Touch version
iPad, PC and Mac version
ADDITIONAL SAMPLE SCREENS BELOW!
What is a Web App vs. a regular phone App?
An App is a special program specifically written for a Phone, an iPod or a Tablet. Each version of the App has to be rewritten for each device.
A Web App is a special website designed specifically to work well on phones, iPods and Tablets.
The main benefit of a true App is that, if you happen to be out of range of your network or wireless coverage, some data in the App would still be available.
But, there are many reasons why MDIA is better as a Web App:
- There is nothing to download or update or sync.
- Producing native iPhone / Android / Blackberry / Palm / Windows 7 Phone native Apps all have costs and headaches to creating them.
- By making a Web App, as we add functionality, that functionality is instantly available to every one of your users. If we fix a bug, it is instantly fixed for everyone!
[If we made an actual App, we would have to send any changes to the App Store, and wait for it to get approved and posted.]
- For every change we make to an App, users would have to download a new version of the App.
- Some Apps work only with newer phones, and they just won’t work on older phones.
- All your most current District data is stored on the Internet anyway, not locked into an App. So, even if we made a native App, it would still have to be on the Internet to download the latest data.
Do I need more than one copy (or version) of this tool?
No! The tool automatically figures out what kind of device you are using (PC, iPad, Android phone, etc.) and adjusts the screen to match your device.
What devices do this tool work on?
Generally, MDIA works on any mobile phone that has a full web browser, with a screen at least 320 pixels wide. It also works on computers, tablets and iPod Touch. This includes iPhones and iPod Touch, Android Phones, PCs Macs and Netbooks, and Tablets (iPad and Android Tablets).
Because we use only standard Web protocols and NO additional plug-ins, MDIA will run on almost any device with a Web Browser.
See the list of tested devices below.
How much does the MDIA App cost for my district?
Prices vary. Contact us for details, at sales@write2grow.org.
Note prices are for a single school or district. Multiple schools cannot be managed under a single mobile App unless a District license is purchased.
Home screen with Weather Alert posted:
INFO Page with links to key information. Works on
iPhones (left), Android (right), Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and Palm Pixi Pro phones with wide screens:
District video may be streamed to most phones:
District Calendar Page:
List of All Schools with Address, Maps and Phone:
Click on the Map to launch GPS navigation / Google Maps:
Click on a school or person’s phone number, and
it will dial your phone. On iPods, you can add that
person as a contact:
Need to email someone? Click their email link
and it will open up an eMail message on your device:
Post a list of District policies and Frequently
Asked Questions. Keep the Community informed!
Tested devices:
Phones:
iPhone Built-in Safari Browser 3GS, 4, All generations.
LG LS670 Built in Android Browser Android 2.2.1
Sprint EVO Built in Android Browser Android 2.2.1
BlackBerry 9800
Motorola Atrix 4G
LG Quantum C900 Quantum Windows IEMobile Browser
Samsung Focus Windows IEMobile Browser
HTC Surround Windows IEMobile Browser
HTC Inspire
Samsung Captivate
Palm Pixi Plus
iPods:
iPod Touch Built-in Safari Browser All generations.
Tablets:
iPad Built-in Safari Browser All generations.
Galaxy Tab Built-in Android Browser
Computers:
PC Windows 7 Safari browser. * Videos Require free QuickTime
PC Windows XP Internet Explorer 8 * Videos Require free QuickTime
Macs Mac OS X 10.4 or higher Safari browser.
Devices that failed test:
Some early Samsung (works except screen too small, video will not play)
Download the latest sample landing page by clicking here.