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by Horacio Ochoa, on Apr 3, 2020 8:18:56 PM

These days things are changing rapidly and significantly. With school closures happening everywhere (and, in most cases indefinitely), educators are trying to adapt to these changes and learn how to …

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Topics:CoronavirusClassroom TipsCOVID19Remote LearningTips & Tricks

by Horacio Ochoa, on Mar 31, 2020 12:38:08 PM

With so many cities in the world in quarantine, many schools have had to find ways to stay in contact with students, continue with their instruction and keep parents informed …

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Topics:Student PortfoliosRemote LearningTips & TricksStudent Timelines

by Horacio Ochoa, on Mar 12, 2020 9:34:30 PM

These are stressful times for everyone, watching the evolution of COVID-19, more commonly known as the Coronavirus, spread around the world. This is not only putting pressure on schools and …

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Topics:Prepared SchoolsplanningCoronavirusPandemicAnnouncementsContingency

by Jude Miqueli, on Mar 10, 2020 4:34:15 PM

In the week before mid-winter break I breezed by my principal in the hall and she said, “You’re getting a new student after break! Let’s meet to talk about it” …

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Topics:parent communicationParental EngagementUncategorizedsocial emotionalschool communicationfamilyParentsTechnologyrelationships

by Horacio Ochoa, on Dec 2, 2019 3:31:33 PM

Last school year when we implemented the limits on free accounts, we received lots of feedback from our users - particularly as it relates to storage. After listening to all …

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Topics:photosFree AccountStorageAnnouncementsTechnologyVideoPremium Account

by Horacio Ochoa, on Aug 14, 2019 10:57:37 AM

Recently, the communication app ClassTag published a blog post that compared their app with ours, making several false and clearly dishonest claims about our app's functionality. We don't mind a …

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Topics:Parental EngagementclasstagBest AppComparisonTechnology

by Horacio Ochoa, on Aug 2, 2019 8:11:58 PM

Recently, we heard from some teachers that the communication app Remind announced new limits on their free accounts. Since then, we've had teachers and administrators interested in shopping for a …

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Topics:RemindBest AppComparisonTips & TricksTechnologybloomz

by Bloomz, on Jan 16, 2019 11:37:36 AM

Bloomz’ TXT notifications have been an integral part of our service ever since we launched them in 2015 . This has helped us support a large number of families who …

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by Laura Briggs, on Sep 12, 2018 12:05:10 PM

We hope that if a hurricane or other storm is heading toward your area, that you and your family along with your students and their families, stay safe. When weather …

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