Family Notification

From mass notifications to classroom communication, Aeries Communications offers two-way messaging and engagement tools for parents, students, and everyone to stay connected and engaged.

Blackboard Connect 5 is the newest version of our mass notification service. They built Connect 5 using feedback from you, their users, to make it faster and easier than ever to send a message. With Blackboard Connect you can send messages faster and easier than ever and streamline one-page message sending. They have custom, pre-set scenario templates and expanded message reach via Facebook, Twitter and RSS. Blackboard Connect 5 allows you to deliver more targeted and relevant content. You also have access to customizable community portal and group subscriptions with enhanced geo-mapping tools and real-time message delivery reports. 

Bloomz, the unified parent-teacher communication platform that increases parental engagement. With Bloomz, all district, school, teacher, parent, and student communication is seamlessly handled in one convenient tool. Designed to be the complete solution, Bloomz brings together teachers, parents, and students in a user-friendly and efficient way.

ClassDojo is a communication platform that helps teachers encourage students in class and engage parents. In the classroom, teachers use ClassDojo to give students encouragement (or “feedback points”) for showing critical skills or strengths - ones like persistence, critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership. They use the ClassDojo App or the ClassDojo Website - if multiple devices are used, they will all sync with each other. Beyond the classroom, teachers use ClassDojo to engage families. Teachers can instantly message parents with text-based messages, pictures, videos, and stickers, and also add posts to Class Story and School Story - a private feed of moments from the classroom and school that only parents, “verified teachers,” and school leaders can see. Teachers can also let parents see how their children are doing at school by sharing their student profiles with parents to highlight the feedback points they’ve earned.

Parents access ClassDojo using a unique code provided by their child’s teacher, or through an email/SMS invitation directly from the teacher containing the unique code. Parents can only view their own children’s feedback points, not those of any other students. Students can also create their own account, but can only tie that account to a class after they receive a unique code from their teacher; if they’re under 13, they’ll need to have parental consent or notice (as applicable) in order to access certain features of their account. In the student account, students can, for example, see feedback given by their teacher, upload photos and videos that only they, parents of the class, and teachers can see, as well as customize their ClassDojo avatar - a cute monster that represents the student on ClassDojo.

When students set up a ClassDojo account, they create a unique username and password. In accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), we ask for their age, and if they are under 13, we also ask for a parent or guardian’s email address to request parental consent. **We don’t ask students to enter any other personal information when setting up an account.** If a student’s school or teacher elects to utilize the Student Stories feature within the ClassDojo App on a device in school, the student (without needing to sign up for a ClassDojo student account) may take videos, photos and write captions (which may contain personal information) which will be collected by ClassDojo. If a student already has a student account, these photos, videos and captions may appear in their student account. If the school or teacher elects to utilize this Student Stories feature, the school will be responsible for obtaining any necessary parental consent under COPPA. Additionally, the student’s teacher needs to approve the photo or video taken by the student before it can be shared with parents or students.

School Leaders also play a meaningful role on ClassDojo. They can share notes, photos, and videos on School Story - only parents connected to classes in the school can see these posts. School Leaders can also create classes, share classes with teachers to give feedback to students and message with parents, plus see Highlights - a high-level overview of all the feedback and engagement happening within their school.

The Intouch Parent Notification Service is a fully hosted web-based application (ASP) that requires no software, hardware, or telephone lines. With a quick and easy setup, schools and districts can record customized messages in any language using a human voice or computerized text-to-speech that will reach thousands of recipients in just minutes.

 Edulink Systems has addressed today's demands for fast and easy parent notification solutions and can offer school districts a modern approach for improving today's school-to-home communication. 

Campus Messenger allows you to communicate with staff, students and guardians via the Process and Portal inbox, email, phone or text messaging. Email is a built-in feature and available to all Campus Messenger users. Phone and text messaging are add-on features and may not be enabled in all districts.

Protect what matters most with InformaCast, a mass notification system that sends audio, text and images to mobile and on-premises devices. It increases the speed, reach, and success rate of emergency notification communications to get critical information to the people that need it.

Promote positive school climate by collecting valid and reliable feedback about what matters most — from belonging and teacher-student relationships to engagement and school safety.

ParentSquare is a safe and secure platform for all school-to-home communication. The two-way group messaging, private conversations, district-wide alerts and notices, and simple user interface keeps everyone connected, creating a vibrant school community.

Consolidate communication for your organization in a single place with true, two-way messaging.

School Messenger is the school notification system trusted by tens of thousands of schools. The system allows you to send school emergency alerts, attendance notifications and lunch balance notifications. Using an always-on network, it is built for speed and reliability in handling large volumes of messages. 1 out of every 2 students in the U.S. attends a school that uses a SchoolMessenger solution.

At School Loop, we’re all about students and helping people work together to give them the best shot at success.  But fundamentally, our mission is to save teachers time.  Every second we save for a teacher gives another kid a chance to have a life-changing experience, why we do all this in the first place.

A leading provider of emergency notifications and incident management solutions - SwiftReach successfully delivers millions of critical alerts with the utmost reliability and speed.

SwiftReach, a Rave Mobile Safety Company, helps thousands of clients in local government, K-12 education, utility, and enterprise coordinate emergency response efforts, and make decisions quickly when disaster strikes. Reach thousands when seconds count.

TalkingPoints is the leading Universal Family Engagement platform—designed to enable highly effective partnerships with all families. Through our research-proven solutions, schools and families foster the meaningful relationships necessary to drive student outcomes.  Communicate with families in their home languages to build strong partnerships all year long. Join the millions of teachers, families, and caregivers who already use TalkingPoints.