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the place where Schools join the Internet revolution!. Web Source International, Inc.
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Web Source International, Inc. “We provide websites and support to K-12 schools and enrich these sites with products and services that enable administrators, teachers, students, and family members to build and maintain an online natural community.”
“Natural Community” iHomeRoom within the Natural Community
iHomeRoomReverse PortalTM “Maps the Benefits of the Internet into the Natural Community”
Opportunity • Large market - 58 Million K-12 Students • School Internet Sites Need Professional Management • Education is the #1 Issue • Community, State, and National Levels • K-12 Market is Extremely Fragmented • Business Seeking Access to this Market • Website brings Schools to the Community
K-12 Market: $300+B 15,000 school districts $11B on education, training and curriculum dev’t$6B on education technology$650M on standardized testing 112,000 K-12 Schools $3B on new textbooks$6B on supplies 3.2 million Teachers $130B on discretionary spending 58 million students $19B on educational games and software$126B on their children 50 million parents
Architecture County District School Clubs Teacher Teacher P.T.A. Students • Consistent Look • Flexible Participation • Open House to the Architecture
Competitive Advantages • Hierarchical • Top Down Control • New Sites Generated by Administration • Data can be Added from Above to All Sites • View of User Activity at Each Level • Template Based • Look, Color, Fonts, Graphics • Data Driven • Simple Entry Fields for Data and Pictures • Publish Capability • Video Services
Benefits to the School • Unique Website Technology • Save Time and Resources • Enhance Communication School, Home, Community • Generate Extra Revenue
Sales Status • 92 of the 500 Orange County Schools • Negations with NYC School Dist • Test Marketing in Broad Markets
Capitalization Structure • Founders $400,000 • Software Rights for MLM to OhGolly* • Deal Value = $2,900,000 • 1st Round $935,000 @ $.70, Jan ‘00 • JAIC, AmTech, Ventura
History • First Hierarchical Web System • Began Development in Jan ‘99 • Sold MLM Version to OhGolly for $2.9M • Incorporated iHomeRoom Aug. ’99 • Completed Systems Development Dec. ‘99 • Beta Testing Mar. ’00 – Orange County, Walsworth, LA and Riverside Schools • Developed over 115,000 Websites `01 • ASP Websites & Flash Technology Acquired `02
Competitive Advantages • Hierarchical System • Data Driven • Template Based Site Generation • Simple Data Entry Fields • Account Tracking at All Levels • Promotion and Product Sales Control • Calendar, Homework, News • National and Local Sponsorship Logic • Video Enabled • Can add Voice to Text / Text to Voice
Site Navigation • School Site: www.websourceintl.net/mcdadeclassical • Teacher Site: www.websourceintl.net/mcdadeclassical/msjones
Site Generation iHomeRoom School Admin Teachers Edit Data Generate Site Hand Site to School Edit Site Edit Data Hand Site to Teacher Generate Site Edit Data
Logo & Photo Greeting About Us School News Fund Raisers Promotions Calendar Faculty Internet Shopping School Store Wish List Directions Comments Weekly Poll Login National Sponsorship Local Sponsorship Video Site Features
Future Developments • Publishing • Static Content – School Brochure, Kids Reports • Support Links for Teacher, Parents and Students • Sources for Aid, Learning Tools for Parents, etc. • “The Hunger Site” • Alumni, Club and PTA Sites • Enhanced Communication Features • Enhanced Learning Aids
Home Page Features Provides a quick overview of the school with all of the pertinent contact names and numbers. Schools can setup their personal greeting to parents and students. School News can be easily updated and maintained. Old news is automatically archived. School Title School Location School Photo School Logo Users can easily login to share the same computer. Parents, teachers and students can get the school calendar quickly and easily. List of faculty members with direct access to teacher sites. We provide revenue from national sponsors. Schools can make revenue from local sponsors. Administrators and teachers can let parents know what the school needs. Parents can purchase and make donations towards the school’s needs. We provide many specials & promotions to enhance the shopping experience. Users can display a map of the school and get driving directions. Friends and family can be easily made aware of the site Users can easily send comments to administrators. Visitors can buy nearly any product over the Internet from the biggest brands and the school receives a portion of these sales. We provide a place where schools can sell their school branded products such as cups, sweatshirts, banners, etc. Administrators can develop a weekly poll on pertinent issues. We support continuous fund raising including all product merchandising.
Christopher O’Banion, President Web Source International, Inc. 9415 S. Rhodes Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60619-7420 www.websourceinternational.com 773-837-6217 chris@websourceinternational.com
Providing websites and support to CPS K-12 schools. Enable administrators, teachers, students, and family members to build and maintain an online naturalcommunity. Capitalize on the large market - 58 Million K-12 Students School Internet Sites Need Professional Management Education is the #1 Issue Community, State, and National Levels K-12 Market is Extremely Fragmented and Businesses are Seeking Access to this Market Websites brings Schools to the Community CPS will Save Time and Resources while Enhancing Communication within the School, Home and local Community. Generate Extra Revenue $$$ This Presentation was about
