So, what's Obami then?

Obami is a social networking site that’s been developed as an e-learning, collaboration and communication platform for use within and between both primary and secondary schools.

Obami is offered free to schools so that all educators, learners and their families can benefit from the supportive role that social media plays. The community is also accessible via its mobile platform (www.obami.mobi), providing wider access to all things school related.

Obami will enable your school to…

• Build online communities that mirror real life school groups (e.g. a prefect body, a class, a sports team or a cultural club)
• Reach the entire school audience or filter information to the individual and encourage his/her participation
• Distribute school newsletters and notices, and enable your school community to provide valuable feedback
• Upload study notes, class handouts and helpful information
• Assign, submit and mark homework, tests and projects
• Share school events, term dates, exam timetables and sports fixtures
• Upload photos and videos from the school play, the science experiment, or the swimming gala
• Support correspondence and collaboration between, and amongst, classmates, teachers, and parents

Obami knows the importance of online safety, and has made every effort to minimise the threat of online predators, cyber bullying and harassment...
Because it’s a “walled garden”, whereby only registered schools are able to join the community, the Obami environment is safe for kids to interact with each other, and the adults in their lives.

Obami carries out random content moderation, reporting inappropriate and offensive material to the school administrator. An extensive profanity filter has been put in place to prevent hateful messages and malicious content from being sent and shared on the platform.

The Obami Team also collaborates with schools to help educate, prevent and deal appropriately with offensive behaviour.

Obami is affiliated with the Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (ISASA), but welcomes all other schools that wish to take a step forward in e-learning and school communications.

Contact us for further information, or to get your school registered.