NotifyC for Android

NotifyC, developed by Precision Agriculture Lab UAF, is a departmental digital notice board for university faculty, administrative staff, and students. The app delivers official announcements with push notifications and supports rich media attachments, including PDFs, audio, and video, plus a built-in document scanner. QR code onboarding and a seven-day auto-expiry keep feeds current. It targets departments that need a focused channel for timely, auditable notices.

Meets the need for concise departmental announcement delivery

The app functions as a centralized noticeboard that faculty and staff can use to post time-sensitive departmental information. Announcements trigger push notifications so recipients receive critical updates immediately. An automatic seven-day expiration removes older items, which is intended to reduce clutter in busy academic communication streams and keep the board populated with current notices rather than an accumulating archive.

Supports administrative workflows and paper-to-digital conversion

The tool helps preserve and retrieve announcements through a built-in document scanner that digitizes paper notices into attachable files. Previously opened posts remain searchable offline, which aids students who need to revisit logistics without an active connection. These capabilities support administrative workflows by reducing lost paper notices and by keeping searchable records that learners can reference later.

Accessible joining for students, with clear teacher control

Targeted at undergraduate, postgraduate, and alumni cohorts, the app lets students join department boards by scanning a QR code, removing account-creation barriers and lowering friction for large cohorts. Faculty retain moderation privileges and can create separate spaces for different groups, which means instructors must configure and manage those spaces to match departmental workflows.

Gives faculty measurable visibility and multimedia delivery

Faculty-facing analytics report view and download counts for each announcement, giving transparency into student access. The app accepts multi-media attachments such as PDFs, audio files, and video, and includes in-app comment moderation tools for staff. Key content capabilities include:

• attachment support for documents and media
• scanner-to-attachment conversion
• per-post engagement metrics

Practical for administrators who need clear broadcasts, not for interactive teaching

The app is a practical choice for departmental administrators and instructors who need timely, auditable broadcasts to cohorts and alumni. Its design emphasizes concise announcement delivery and measurable reach rather than threaded discussion or collaborative lesson delivery, so it is less suitable where ongoing two-way classroom interaction is required. Departments focused on clear, time-limited notices will find the app useful given that scope.