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Roundup: What You Need to Know About Engaging Students and Parents via QuickSchools

Tamiya Eliah M. RunasLeave a comment

QuickSchools offers various ways for Teachers to share information and engage with Students and Parents. In this post, we’ll be presenting a roundup of these features to give you an overview of what we have to offer. 

Listed below is a collection of the most relevant blog posts:

Gradebook

Class Discussions

Mass Messaging

Private Messaging

App Store

QuickSchools offers a variety of add-on Apps via our App Store. A few of the most in-demand communication apps include:

Online Assignments App

Miscellaneous Apps

If you’re interested in learning more about the aforementioned features, join us in our upcoming Engaging Students and Parents webinar. You’ll have the chance to see a live demo and ask questions.

Please note that this webinar is geared towards teachers. In addition, all users levels (from beginners to advanced) are welcome. Book a slot for yourself by logging on to your QuickSchools account and signing up from the Teachers’ Lounge page.

We look forward to seeing you!

Ways to Use Class Discussions

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As you may know, Class Discussions was one of the awesome new features we rolled out over this summer. It’s a great platform that allows teachers, students, and parents to discuss topics related to a class in a controlled and safe environment.

To turn on Class Discussions on QuickSchools, Admins go into the Settings → Turn Features On/Off menus. The Class Discussions module is connected to the Homework module, so they are turned on together:

To enable teachers to post updates to their own classes, as well as configure who can post for to others’ classes, head over to the configure menu. Now, as to a few ways to use it…

Announcements

Because Parents, Students, and Teachers connected to a specific class all see the Class Discussions, the module is a great way to get the word out about specific events related to your class. It’s especially well-suited to class-related announcements since your posts can be emailed to students and parents when they are posted.

Blog

Because so much communication is done online now, blogging is one of those useful skills that many teachers want to encourage their students to develop. Because all QuickSchools data (including Class Discussions) is completely private and secure, student work is entirely safe while they practice their skills at writing for an online audience. For example, students could be encourage to rotate at writing a blog post for each week.Read More »