School Homework-Line top of page Teachers record information about class activity and homework assignments. Parents call the system, enter a class ID code, and hear the teacher's recording. Truancy is dramatically reduced because the system calls parents at home in the evening if a child was absent that day. Parents can access often requested information about the school, such as lunch menus and event schedules. Because the system is coupled to the school's scheduling computer, there is minimal staff time required to keep the system current with changing student and class assignments.
Members call the system and respond to the survey questions using touch-tone entries.
The system automatically and continuously tabulates survey results, and upon request, either prints them or sends them by fax to an office that is not at the same location as the system. The system also provides information to members regarding activities throughout the region, actions being taken, positions on political issues, and bills before legislative bodies. A large hospital provides a 'Job-Line' that allows callers to use touch tone inputs to select the classification of job and the location. From a data base, the caller then hears a list of short job descriptions. The caller can elect to hear a complete description of any job, and then move backward or forward through the list.