Radiowaves, the safe social media and networking site for schools,
has launched a new free version of their award winning service.
The new free 'Basic”'version of Radiowaves enables schools to create
their own mini-website or 'station' to showcase student work. Each
pupil or 'Reporter' gets their own customisable profile page where they
can post multimedia stories, get feedback from other their peers and
join in with a range of exciting projects. Teachers can check and
moderate all their pupils’ content and safely control what is seen by
the public. Friends and family can access pupils’ stories and leave
moderated comments but they don’t have any access to pupils or their
information.
With Radiowaves 'Basic' schools get:
• Unlimited pupil and teacher accounts
• Unlimited pupil blogs
• Their own Radiowaves site and unique url
• Space for uploading around 1hour of podcasts
• Moderation tools for teachers to control access and check content
• Access to free Radiowaves resources and projects
For schools who want to go further new 'Plus' and 'Pro' packages
offer unlimited space, customisation of pages and VLE integration tools
starting from £249 a year for primary and £499 a year for secondary.
Radiowaves Founding Director Tim Riches says of the launch:
'Being able to offer a free version of Radiowaves is really important
to us as it will mean all pupils now have a chance to get their voices
heard in a safe way.'
Radiowaves has a good track record in innovation having won a BETT
award in 2004. Since then, the community has grown to over 20,000
members in 22 countries. Partnerships with Ministry of Justice,
Imperial War Museum, British Council and a London 2012 Inspire Mark
have helped grow the community and provide unique opportunities for
members. With over 30,000 stories already online, Radiowaves is a great
way to safely develop pupils’ digital literacy and creativity. Whether
you want to share an animation set a homework blog or stay in touch on
a school trip Radiowaves provides the tools and the audience:
“I really cannot sing the praises of Radiowaves enough - it truly has
transformed what we do” - Aimee Barton Primary School Teacher