List of Featured Applications & Descriptions
Audio/Video Postcards
(Accessable To Guests And Full Members)
This application is used by Dr. Debbie Badawi to personally reach you concerning important informational updates, motivational messages, announcements, events, seminars, current legislation, new services, hot topics in relation to topics relevant to senior citizens and family members who are care givers of their aging loved one. In addition, full access members have the ability to create audio/visual post cards and send them to other members.
Audio/Visual Presentations
This is The Seniors Advocacy Network's virtual “classroom” for our membership. Members benefit from presentations created to inform, coach, and empower families in advocating for their aging loved one. Topics can include but are not limited to services available to senior citizens and their families and programs that can meet the needs of seniors. Full access members have the ability to create audio/visual presentations if they want to share expertise, information, etc... that will benefit other members.
Blogs/Podcasts/Articles
This is where The Seniors Advocacy Network's membership can access various articles/interviews, via blogs and podcasts about topics that are important to senior citizens and their families.
Calendar
Dr. Debbie Badawi publishes a calendar to keep you informed of upcoming seminars, special events, important dates, group meetings, up and coming topics, conference calls, online chats, coaching sessions, and much more! As a member, it is our goal to keep you in the loop.
Communication System
This is our communication system that includes an e-mail list, web-based discussion board, and private message system. This board is the place to access newsletters and a place to discuss issues relevant to educational advocacy topics, regular and special education topics, and other school related topics that members would like to address. This is the ultimate, interactive, discussion board for seniors and their families. Remember communication can be public (with the entire group) or private (with Dr. Debbie Badawi or any other member) making you feel comfortable at all times.
Documentation
(Accessable To Guests And Full Members)
This is The Seniors Advocacy Network Advertising Hub. This is where we advertise for ourselves and many other entities, businesses, and service providers.
File Sharing
This is our ever growing library and you have access to a great amount of information and resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
This is the Q & A forum for members. This is a great tool that organizes the group's FAQs into a browsable and searchable format that is easy to edit and update. It is easy to enter questions, search, browse, and print.
Photo Gallery
(Accessable To Guests And Full Members)
This is The Seniors Advocacy Network's photo gallery that highlights our events and our group. Guests and members can see some of our proudest moments. The slideshow option makes viewing these images fun for everyone! In addition, full access members can upload photo's into the gallery if they want to share family pics or pics of events they have attended.
Reviews
This is the place where Dr. Debbie Badawi and members provide listings, recommendations, and/or reviews of vendors, merchants, retailers, books, movies, places,... anything that is common and can be helpful to seniors and their families. Members can rate each listing, add comments, and add personal notes to the listings. Full access members can create reviews if they have information etc...that will benefit others in the group.
Teleconferencing
Dr. Debbie Badawi facilitates conference calls to meet your needs on many topics. Conferencing formats can be informational/seminar formats, interactive, and group or one-one-one coaching.
Web Pages
Members have the oportunity to create their own webpage in order to network, advertise, and promote themselves professionally.
Video/MP3 Gallery
Dr. Debbie Badawi delivers live seminars for members via Video / MP3 gallery displays. Full access members can upload videos in a web browser-friendly video player that works on just about every modern browser. It also will play MP3 files through a similar universal browser-based MP3 player. It allows for web-based upload of just about any format video and converts the file into a web-friendly streaming video. Once uploaded, these videos/MP3s can be watched/listened to on-line and commented on by members.
Web Audio Chat
Dr. Debbie Badawi uses this forum for live "conference calls" with group members, webinars, or one to many communications. Members have full access to all events created in this forum.
Web Video Chat
You have access to web video chats. It is a state-of-the-art chat application that can be used for basic text chat, voice chat, and/or video chat, using your PC sound card and webcam. It includes many features such as private messages while chatting and file sending. Dr. Debbie Badawi will use this application to have live "conference calls" with group members.
