I like that the app stores all the communication securely so that you don’t have to keep a paper trail documenting your exchanges. Teachers can also send direct messages to individual parents (and vice versa) which makes addressing concerns and personal situations easy and quick. Send direct messages and document private communication How cool would it be to share pictures from field trips and other special events with parents in a secure setting? You could also post finished student projects and invite parents to celebrate what their children have accomplished. This way parents will always stay informed, regardless of whether students remember to give them forms and important notices.īloomz allows teachers to not only tell about what’s happening in class, but also show it through photos. Through the app, the teacher can post lesson resources, class activities, summaries of class progress (“Today we practiced…”), homework, and other important announcements that all the parents in the class can see. Within the class or community, you can also create subgroups which will help you group specific parents together for various purposes and types of communication. In Bloomz, teachers create a “class” or community where they invite all their students’ parents. I’ve explored the app thoroughly and wanted to share a few of the most useful things you can do with it: Create a community Moreover, parents will only get a verified status when the school itself verifies their identity. The app is also secure so only the people YOU invite can have access to info shared. Plus, if a parent decides not to sign up for a Bloomz account, you can enter their email address in the app and they can receive email notifications instead whenever you post to Bloomz.
#BLOOMZ APP FOR MAC ANDROID#
You and your students’ parents can use a PC, Mac, tablet, iPhone, or Android phone to access Bloomz. So I was totally sold on Bloomz once I realized it works across ALL devices. You can’t really rely on an app for parent communication if even one parent doesn’t have access to it. Coordinate volunteers and field trip support.Send messages and reminders (individually or to all parents).I was already familiar with the Remind app and wasn’t sure how Bloomz was different until I downloaded it and saw for myself how much more the app does than just messaging.īloomz provides a platform where you as the teacher can do things like: And during the ISTE conference in Philadelphia this past June, I got to meet the founder and developer of an app that makes this possible: Bloomz.īloomz is an app that simplifies parent-teacher communication by allowing teachers to create a community with parents where they can exchange information in real time. The ideal solution? To have one unified system or platform that supports two-way parent communication. There are unsigned forms to track, forgotten requests for volunteers, and phone calls about student progress to return. Not to mention that parent contact comprises so many different avenues of communication: we have to stay on top of calls, notes, email, voicemail, and more. Keeping all of your students’ parents in the loop is no easy task.
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