How do you use TalkingPoints?

TalkingPoints helps me communicate with parents through out the day, regardless to where I am located. If I am on a field trip, I can send group messages to the student's parents, letting them know about pick-up time, and give them an update on our activities. My parents are very diverse and from different ethnical backgrounds, they speak languages other than English. I am able to speak with them in the language that is used most in their homes. My parents will reach out to me when they have questions about school concerns when they do not know how to contact a different teacher who may be their child's teacher. TalkingPoints is the best form of communication when you work with over 100 families as I do as a public school teacher.

Go to the www.talkingpoint website and the required information is there for you to join. It's very easy to follow the instruction given. You can send direct announcements or class announcements. I click on the direct announcements tab as I do not have many students who speak other languages in my group. I use it when needed. Ex: When my students have problems with their behavior in class and also when I want to send general day-to-day messages to parents. I also told my parents that they can ask any classroom learning-related questions if they have anything to be verified by me. Parents never forget to contact me via TalkingPoint too. This is convenient and I love it.

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