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Top 5 Reasons Teachers Love Bloomz: Enhancing Communication and Collaboration in the Classroom

by Sahana Hegde, on Jul 19, 2023 4:29:00 PM

Effective communication and collaboration between teachers, parents, and students is critical to fostering a successful learning environment. Bloomz allows teachers and admin to foster equitable communication, increase parent engagement, and increase classroom collaboration. Bloomz simplifies the process for parents to access important information and engage with teachers and administrators by consolidating everything into one app. Parents can stay updated on school events, access resources, and communicate with educators - all of which create a sense of involvement in their child's learning journey.

With Bloomz, teachers and educators can also promote a collaborative learning environment where students actively participate, learn from one another, and develop valuable social and cognitive skills. Bloomz makes communication within a large community much simpler. Our app guarantees that parents receive all relevant information about their child promptly, eliminating the need for multiple apps and potential data gaps.  

1. Auto Language Translation

The Auto Translate feature in Bloomz uses automated (or one-click translation technology) to automatically convert your communication to the parent’s preferred language and any content in real time. This feature ensures that communication between educators and different language speakers remains seamless and inclusive. The application ensures that all important information, such as announcements, assignments, and event details, are accessible and understandable to all parents in the community. 

Bloomz's user-friendly technology allows parents to modify their language settings at any time with no setup necessary, including seeing the original message at all times. The flexibility to customize any message sent to parents from educators to their desired language also includes text-to-text and text-to-speech communication. All alerts, whether through email, SMS text, auto-voice, or in-app, are automatically translated into the receiver's preferred language. 

2. Alerts & Announcements

Bloomz's ability to send out announcements helps keep parents up-to-date about what is happening in their school or district. With busy workloads, parents are often unable to stay on top of the constant updates on their children, making it harder to build a relationship with educators. 

The ability to provide one-on-one communication between parents and educators not only increases communication but also fosters a positive school environment. Educators can send positive messages to parents and vice versa, promoting a supportive and motivated school environment.

3. Oversight & Reporting

Bloomz can oversee all communications, from the district to the classroom and everything in between. Bloomz is a comprehensive messaging tool for teachers and admin, allowing educators to stay on top of classroom management. Bloomz’ user-friendly design helps teachers stay organized, and save time that can be better spent on instructional preparation and helping out students.

When using the Bloomz application, parents can modify what information about their child they choose to view and pick filters based on class, grade, and district level. Bloomz also has a feature for parents to see the current state of the school’s health status, allowing them to keep their children safe and informed about potential illnesses. The attendance report feature included in the application gives parents access to monitor their children's attendance in all their current classes, keeping parents always informed. 

4. Groups & Subgroups

The groups feature in Bloomz allows educators and parents to create separate spaces for different classes, grade levels, or subjects. Bloomz additionally allows parents to specifically organize or join a group/subgroup based on the specific criteria of their child. The groups/subgroups feature also allows parents to see a list of the other parents in specific districts/classes and can interact with or add them to their group. Bloomz ensures that communication is relevant, and efficient, creating a more connected and cohesive educational environment.

In addition to the larger class-based groups, Bloomz offers the subgroups feature, which allows parents to join an even more specialized group within the larger groups. Each subgroup works separately while still connected to the bigger group, allowing more intimate discussions and collaboration among parents or educators with their specific criteria. Groups and subgroups can be implemented at the district, school, and classroom levels to satisfy your school or district’s need for small groups, big groups, teams, PTO/PTA, and any other organizations active in your community. 

5. Privacy and Security 

Bloomz emphasizes privacy and security, ensuring the safety and security of all communications on the platform. Bloomz is a proud signatory of the Student Privacy Pledge. Bloomz also counts on iKeepSafe’s COPPA, FERPA, and CSPC certifications. Bloomz ensures that only authorized parents can access their accounts and children's data. User authentication mechanisms, such as passwords and two-factor authentication, are implemented into the application to verify the identity of the parents and educators, protecting any information against unauthorized access. 

To reinforce application security for the parents, Bloomz uses industry-standard encryption protocols to protect all data sent between parents and the platform. This protocol ensures any sensitive information from unauthorized users will not conflict between the parents and the application. The Bloomz app also follows strict privacy guidelines, providing a secure environment for communication and collaboration while respecting student privacy. 

If you're still curious about Bloomz, you can schedule a demo to learn more about our platform and how we can help you move forward in your educational goals!