Post on 25-Dec-2014
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Izak Minnaar, Michael Salzwedel, Tegan Bedser, David Hislop (
www.korwe.com)
Digital News@sabcnewsonline
ContextConceptFunctionalityPrototypeData sourcesAccess ImplementationNext phases
The SABC is strong on providing education content and services – it is part of the public service mandate
Education on 3 TV and 18 radio stations; the web
SABC is a major source of matric results In 2012 about 60% of matrics who passed
used the SABC NewsBreak matric results service
Daily education coverage on SABC News
As a natural extension of these services, the SABC now provides the public with a tool to check out schools in their area: Academic performance and track record Teacher/student ratios Educational and other facilities Special streams and subjects Sport facilities and extramural activities
Use a map and/or filters to find a school: Welcome to SABC SchoolAdvisor, where
you can find out more about schools in your area. Double-click anywhere on the map to zoom in, or use the selection tools. Click any school marker on the map to find out more about that school.
Map pop-up with basic information and a link to a full school report card
Compare my school with others Rate my school
Sign in with FB/Twitter (building a community) and rate tuition, facilities, management, etc
Additional info – list and click through to Schedules for SABC educational programmes
on radio and TV Educational videos and podcasts Education related news stories
Official information provided by the Department of Basic Education: Schools master list (xls, already
available) Matric results: performance by subject
(scraped from pdf) Schools infrastructure list (pdf, to be
scraped and incorporated/hunt for datasets)
Embedded in full and widget sizes on SABC websites and social media profiles: SABC home page, education, news Education programme sites TV and radio station sites Fixed links on SABC website header/footer
Promotion on 4 TV channels, 18 radio stations
Remaining work to be done on this version Finishing functionality Adding data from pdfs Completing design and artwork Cleaning up code Creating widgets and embed functionality Deployment on SABC websites
Best case implementation scenario for version one: 4 – 6 weeks
Mobile versionMore & updated info to ensure return
visits: Incorporate datasets from 3rd parties - eg
Equal Education, research institutes:▪ Top schools for maths, science, etc▪ Schools with problems: sanitation, textbooks
User generated content, curated and moderated