After months of “IN THE FUTURE” the Boy Scouts of America official web site has finally launched it’s Scouting Portal called MY SCOUTING!
This is good stuff.
At the portal you can keep up with online training, instead of having to surf the net and find it.
You can update your profile.
Tour permits can be filled out and submitted.
Your unit can get its recharter completed and update advancement.
All of this in one area. Personally, as a Scoutmaster with an appreciation for what the World Wide Web has to offer, I like it. It is nice to see the BSA get on the techno band wagon.
The WWW has much to offer [thanks Al] Scouts and Scouters. Merit badge information, skills, meeting ideas, awesome blogs that inform, entertain, and share ideas.
Troop websites that let the Troop and visitors know whats going on.
Our Council has online registrations available too. It is nice to pay Order of the Arrow dues, register for events and keep track of unit rosters all on line.
There are some out there that are skeptics.. and that is understandable. But with the Internet security that is in place now, I feel safe. Many of us use Troopmaster software. One of the features our unit uses is the Troopmaster.net server. It is nice, all the adult leaders have the ability to track patrols, enter advancement data and more. It is helpful for the committee as they can track the progress and activity of the troop and update and print reports as needed.
It also makes communication more effective as all the data is in one place.
Computers and technology have made life easier and more efficient. It is the future and we need to embrace it or you will get left behind. The boys in the Troop already are in this age and are learning for tomorrow.
So welcome BSA! It’s nice to see the Portal up and running.
Happy Scouting!
