Applications that are purposely made to assist professionals, students and parents are now gaining popularity. Recently, there is one application that is outstanding in helping parents to administer their children, especially when it comes to going to school and returning home.
The new application is called "Northstar," where it tracks students during transit. Thanks to the new app, parents need not worry anymore, especially when their kids are returning home from school during late hours. With just a few taps, parents will know where their child is, whether still in school or inside the school bus that's stuck in a traffic jam.
The application has gotten the interest of many people because it improves safety, which is very important nowadays. There are also apps, which are not only offering a tracking system, but are also very helpful school applications. These include organizers and calendars for students as well as an online tool where payments or fees are collected from parents.
These ideas are coming from a non-profit organization or sector in India and because of the applications offered that has ranging services that are very useful to students, it has attracted some funding. "The needs of today are so different from that even 10 years ago," said Sandeep Hooda, the co-founder of Gurgaon-based Vega schools, as per The Economic Times.
"Traffic on the roads is bad and the law and order situation has worsened," Hooda continued. "A number of third-party platforms are relevant for school students when it comes to safety as well as to organize school data and create institutional memory."
Another famous application, which attracted interest not only from parents, but from teachers as well, is called Educhat. Made by a Bengaluru-based company, the app allows teachers, parents and students alike to get connected on a secured online community. The developer, Chander Prakash Garg, said that one of the big problems of parents is the communication with the school, specifically the teachers. With the use of Educhat, everything can be discussed with no hassle.
It's a very good thing that mobile apps industry is now getting bigger and the competition becomes very healthier. Because of this, students, parents and teachers are benefiting a lot.
