Obami is a platform for communication and administration between and amongst the pupils, teachers and parents of Southern Africa's schools.
The word Obami is a derivative of Mine or My in Zulu. We believe it reflects what is on offer quite well. Afterall, Obami is a place for all Your stuff, a place to call your own!
We know how important privacy is to you, so we've integrated some of the most flexible privacy and sharing controls of all social networking sites. Basically, you choose who to share your stuff with (whether that's everyone, no-one, one friend, or 10) right at the point of upload.
My Profile
On Obami you're either a pupil, teacher or parent - this just makes things so much easier when it comes to communicating with people in your school network.
And you get to choose who to share bits of your personal info with, making it safe and sound.
Home
Stay on top of your personal admin, while you keep an eye on what your friends are getting up to and posting online (like their latest photos, or who's become friends with who).
My News
Keep pupils, classmates, friends or family in the loop by broadcasting your latest news - just like a mini anouncement!
My Photos
Upload, view and share your photos - its a great way of buliding memories of your school days.
My Blog
Write a blog or keep a private journal. And with cool text editing and media uploading tools, you can even submit your homework for your teacher to leave comments and marks on.
My Calendar
Keep track of term dates, sports fixtures, exam timetables and social events. This interactive calendar will make sure that you, and everyone else, is super organised.
My Money
Set up a spending plan and keep track of your cash. You can check out your financial performance with easy to understand reports, while you stay on top of who owes who money with the IOU tracker. Hey, you could even get a pocket money raise by showing how responsible you are!
My Messages
Teachers can send out homework assignments through Obami's messaging centre, while you stay in touch with friends and family. You can even send out emails, or SMS's to anyone, anywhere in the world!
My Chat
Get chatting to your online friends, without having to download any software. And because your conversation will come up in a separate window, you can carry on with other stuff, er... like your homework, of course!
My Widgets
Choose from over 500,000 widgets to share with friends, or keep to yourself - whether its YouTube videos, weather reports, Super Mario games, or a tool to keep you posted on your Facebook activity.
My Friends
Sort your friends, teachers and parents into different groups - Obami makes it easy to organise them all.
Community Portals Obami lets you create, moderate and share community portals, which can be centred around any theme - like a class, or a subject, or a sports team. Being accessible from the homepage means your whole school life can be controlled from one place!
Because the Internet is a very big place, and news can spread quickly, Obami knows that your privacy, and the control you have over it, is a fundamental building block in making the site work best for you. Obami will never pass on your private information and personal contact details to a third party, unless we have got your explicit permission to do so first.
