The class activity on Monday really got me thinking about mashups and what they will be coming out with soon. I really liked the brainstorming section of the class because it was nice to think what I could do to contribute to the internet. Sometimes I think that people don't think that their ideas are good enough or that other people wouldn't care about what they have come up with. Maybe there are a lot of ideas that aren't put out there because people think it's only themselves that care about this, but in reality thousands of other people are thinking it themselves.
I have been thinking about the academics website since Monday. I think that it would be awesome to have this type of resource out there for other prospective students. Imagine being able to look up a school and seeing different resources available. These students could assess the school in a more thorough manner because of this added knowledge. Students could look at other current students and perhaps see their ACT or SAT and high school GPA and see if it is realistic for them to get in. I think that people don't apply to a lot of schools because they think that they aren't good enough to get in.
When using this site you could look at the night life and safety of the surrounding area. There could be a timely warning area that is for the notifications from the university. Another area that I think would be great would be to have testimonials from students and faculty about certain areas of study. Branching from the professor angle there could be a specific page that had updated results from Rate My Professor.com. I think that this would be great for students to see when considering their intended course of study.
There are a lot of great ideas out there. Some people just need to find help facilitating them. We should put our ideas out there and the worst that can happen is someone saying no. But if we don't put them out there, the only person shooting them down is yourself.
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