Administrator Scenario
Tom Samuelson is the head of Student Services at "Your School". After pushing hard to implement Student Online on a campus-wide basis, Tom is now effectively utilizing the platform to streamline his communication and organization. Like all Student Online users, Tom starts his day by checking his Homeroom for news and sports scores. From there he moves to a private group set up for the directors of individual student services, which he coordinates. After posting an announcement regarding the next team meeting, Tom checks the posted minutes from the last meeting and replies to postings on the message board regarding an ongoing discussion about budgetary concerns.

Next, Tom reviews plans for the spring concert. This year half as many flyers have been printed and the phone mail messages have been replaced by school-wide alerts regarding the concert and a special group for students to join who want to participate in staging the show. On the concert group home page, Tom replies to postings from interested students. Having recently assigned one of his assistants to take charge of the concert preparations, Tom then uses his administration module to delegate security privileges to the new concert director.

From there, Tom heads to the inter-campus hub for student services administrators, where he has met an administrator from a neighboring school looking to co-sponsor a lecture series. Pleased with the friendship he has built up, Tom posts a message asking for other administrators interested in teaming up-his plan is to combine funds from a series of area schools in order to book two nationally renowned politicians. With lunchtime fast approaching, Tom checks the dining services home page to see what's being served in the campus Dining Hall. Unimpressed, Tom accesses the local restaurant section and uses an online order form to order from the local Chinese food restaurant. Waiting for his lunch, Tom receives a high-priority alert indicating that the newest provost candidate is being interviewed and the forum is being simulcast live via Student Online. Following a link to the simulcast, Tom watches the presentation and finds time to instant message a question during the remote Q&A, just as his lunch arrives.