Your content and communication partner What it is: Tress Learning is a content and communications partner built specifically for schools. Instead of adding another platform or tool, Tress works within the channels your community already uses, including email, Instagram, Facebook, blogs, websites, print materials, etc. Tress is medium‑agnostic by design. Their work begins with getting to know your school: your values, culture, differentiators, voice, and communication goals. From there, they repurpose existing assets (photos, stories, newsletters, announcements, events, classroom moments) into cohesive, strategic communication that feels aligned and intentional. The result is consistent, thoughtful parent communication that keeps families actively…
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What it is: Stixy is a fun and easy way for students and educators to collaborate online. Stixy reminds me of Wallwisher, but has many more options for sharing. Start out with a blank virtual bulletin board. Use the Stixy widgets to add content or functionality to your board, positioning them anywhere. Users can add notes, photos, documents, or to-do items. After content has been added to a board, it can be shared with others of your choosing. Those that have been invited to the Stixy board can be given permission to add content, upload, or edit. How to integrate…
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What it is: Volunteer Spot could be just what you need to coordinate classroom helpers and volunteers. No more messy sign up clipboards, endless reply-all emails, reminder phone calls, phone tag, and weeks of scheduling to get parents actively involved in your classroom. Coordinating volunteers is easy, just schedule activities, invite volunteers, volunteers sign up with a simple click, and send reminders. You can easily schedule one day events like field trips, or multi-day sign up options for extended volunteer opportunities. You can specify if your need is a supply that needs to be brought or donated, or the…
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What it is: RCampus is a collaborative environment that is a one-stop shop for everything school related. RCampus utilizes Open Education Management system that makes it easy to build personal and group websites, manage courses, eportfolios, academic communities, build rubrics, connect students with tutors, and a book exchange. All of these tools are FREE for students and faculty. This would be a great place to organize your classroom life and keep your students organized. Everything is integrated making management very simple. Students stay well informed and communication opportunities grow with RCampus. How to integrate RCampus into the classroom: This…
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What it is: “GroupTable is a web-based software and success network developed specifically to help student groups improve document management, project planning and communication.” Group Table helps students stay organized with all of their group projects and study groups in one place. Students can see all of their groups in one place including any file uploads, posts, tasks, upcoming events and more. Each student and group has their own binder on Group Table that allows them to organize, store and share word documents, presentations, and spreadsheets in one easy-to-use location. Group Table has the ability to create to do lists…
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What it is: EdWeb 2.0 is web hosting designed with teachers in mind. Teachers can create a free teacher website in an hour or less! With EdWeb 2.0 teachers can create a classroom site with multiple blogs, podcasts, quick polls, videos, files, forms, announcements, calendars, add photo albums, separate information by subject area, and so much more. The sites can be customized with your own theme, or choose from one of EdWeb’s ready made themes. A classroom website is a great place to communicate with families, give students a place to go when they have questions outside of…
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What it is: Okay, if you have shied away from creating your own classroom website in the past, today is the day to take a deep breath and plunge in. Wix is the most amazing online website builder I have ever seen. Why is it so amazing? 1) It is simple to use and learn, you truly don’t have to know anything about website development. 2) It produces amazing results with a small amount of effort, I am really blown away by the possibilities here. 3) The sign up process is completely painless. 4) You have an unbelievable amount of…
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What it is: Bloust is a free website builder for teachers. It is extremely simple to use and allows teachers to easily broadcast important class information, communicate and collaborate web 2.0 style with other teachers within the Bloust community, organize classroom documents, and much more! Bloust also offers a place for students to organize their school life, network with their school friends on Bloust’s private student community, and develop and join clubs. How to integrate Bloust into the classroom: No matter what age level you teach, having a classroom website can greatly improve school to home communication and extend the…
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What it is: Qlubb will change the way you communicate and interact with parents and families. Qlubb includes features perfect for the classroom such as: event calendaring, sign-up sheets, to-do lists, automatic event and task reminders, photo sharing, member rosters, and bulletin boards. Everything on Qlubb is intuitive and extremely simple. Parents and teachers will have no problem jumping in and using Qlubb to enhance home/school communication. This is social networking at its finest for schools! How to integrate Qlubb into your curriculum: Start off the 2008/2009 year off right by creating a Qlubb network for your classroom. There is…
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What it is: Planbook Software is a Mac only software created for teachers (sorry PC users, yet another reason that you should be on a Mac!) You no longer have to do the old school paper and pencil lesson plan book. Now you can keep your lessons in digital form easily with Planbook. Planbook makes it simple to enter information about your lessons, attach files directly to the lesson, print great looking reports, publish lessons to the web, and search your lessons easily. How to integrate Planbook Software into your curriculum: Make your life easier with Planbook Software…this will save…