Connect
Basics for Teachers
About This Course
As a teacher, family communication can often seem like just one more thing to do. With SchoolStatus Connect, we try to give you the tools to simplify your jobs to be done and make it all available to you in one single location. This 30-minute course will walk you through SchoolStatus Connect and how you, as a teacher, can best engage your students' families and strengthen those partnerships that lead to greater student success. 🚀
Intro: What is SchoolStatus Connect?
1. Logging In
2. Navigating the Platform
Learn about the variety of tools available to you, from viewing your directory to creating communications for your audiences. You'll be delighted by the user-friendliness of SchoolStatus Connect.
3. Classroom Settings
As a teacher, you can customize your Connect classrooms' theme, photos, and quick links. You can also manage settings for how parents can interact with your classroom.
4. Your Classroom Directory
Your Classroom Directory is a list of all of your students and their guardians. By visiting the directory, you can call or text guardians, visit the students' backpacks, and see engagement logs.
5. Sending Announcements
Announcements is an easy way to send one communication out to your entire class, classes, or only select families.
6. Creating Newsletters
Want to create something a little more delightful? Newsletters powered by Smore is a great way to send eye-catching communications to your select audiences.
7. Managing Events
Create events and ask for volunteers! SchoolStatus has what you need to keep families in the know about all that is happening in your classroom!
8. Two-Way Conversations
Two-way Conversations are your key to more personalized 1:1 or Group messages. This is where the magic happens!
9. 1:1 Phone Calls
Sometimes you just have to make the phone call! No worries though, SchoolStatus Connect has that taken care of for you. This feature may not automatically be enabled for your account. Please have your admin reach out to their Customer Success Manager to have this feature enabled.
10. Your Personal Account Settings
SchoolStatus Connect allows you to choose how you want to receive notifications. You can update your personal account settings at any time.
Congratulations! You're one step closer to engaging more families with SchoolStatus Connect. 🎉
Complete this brief form to receive your certificate of completion.