I've tried Brightwheel. They did an amazing job selling me on the application and once I paid for it, I was left on my own to figure things out. I switched to Himama and love it! The customer service is amazing. They even work one on one with my staff to help them use the app to the fullest potential. Check it out, they have a free trial.
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Karolynn Christiansen
Director/owner
It's A Good Day Preschool
Stansbury Pk UT
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-07-2020 09:31 AM
From: Luellen Matthews
Subject: Teacher/Parent Engagement App Ideas?
Good morning:
Cannot say enough great things about Brightwheel! Very user friendly for staff and parents! Both have indicated a genuine appreciation for the program. From a Director standpoint Brightwheel offers a tremendous platform that makes record keeping, communication and billing a dream! Costs nothing to contact Brightwheel and speak with a representative...
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Luellen Matthews, MPA
Director
Arlington, VA
Original Message:
Sent: 10-01-2020 12:16 AM
From: Elizabeth Powers
Subject: Teacher/Parent Engagement App Ideas?
I am helping a colleague with a grant that requires the incorporating teacher/parent engagement apps to help support building supportive relationships in this time of virtual connections because of COVID-19. Would sincerely appreciate any suggestions and/or information regarding engagement apps where the teacher sends personal notes, daily reports, pictures, videos, newsletters, etc. to the family. The family can also reciprocate by sending notes back to the teacher. Ideally the app needs to have some way of tracking participation, a way to add surveys, and push notification messaging to all families. A bonus would be if it collected and tracked developmental milestones, and gave families learning activities to do at home based on the child's age.
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Elizabeth Powers
Executive Director
Citi Family Center
Jacksonville FL
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