Students Get Smart with SMART Buddy School Sim
The Cristal e-College, in partnership with the country’s leading wireless services provider Smart Communications Inc. (SMART) introduces the CeC InfoBoard, a web-based solution that offers various SMS facilities to address students and even parents' concerns and queries. The project was launched last June 29-30, 2009 at Cristal e-College Panglao Campus where hundreds of students got their free SIM cards to avail of the service.
Looking into the needs of the younger generation and providing the necessary solutions is part of SMART Communications’ service commitment. Through the School SIM, students can subscribe to school announcements such as class suspensions and campus events, get grades, account balances and other pertinent information, and send feedback. Access to class schedules, enrollment dates, tuition rates, and calendar of activities has been made easier. The information can be sorted by college, course or school department, and even be extended to the alumni so they can be kept updated on certain events.
Cristal e-College President Mr. Will Tyron B. Tirol and the Director for Administration
Mr. Victoriano B. Tirol III expressed gratitude to SMART for supporting the school’s educational pursuit of excellence. Smart is simply amazing.
On the other network buzz, Informatics Computer Institute located at Cristal Towers along 50 Maria Clara St., Tagbilaran City is now a WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) zone. This is another justification of its commitment towards academic excellence. The project will boost the students’ learning potential by providing them with the latest technology to achieve the highest standard of education.
The InfoBoard Service is a web-based solution that offers various SMS facilities with different functions and capabilities catering to the needs of Cristal e-College community.
With the InfoBoard, administrators, office heads, clubs and organizations can:
* Receive feedback, comments, suggestions, queries and other user-specific messages straight to email, internet inbox or any specified Smart mobile number;
* Provide general information, advisories and announcements;
* Provide user-specific data like grades, accounts dues, account details, follow-ups, etc.;
* Conduct polls and surveys and provide real time results;
* Create customized SMS solutions; and
* Text broadcast to pre-registered Smart subscribers
ADVANTAGES OF INFOBOARD
* Quick and easy activation
* Personalized access code: 717232 or 717 CeC
* No special hardware or software required – Only a computer with internet access is needed
* Completely independent – clients can activate keywords and/or services through their own access
* For clients, it is totally FREE.
