Fresh Grade
Fresh Grade is an app that allows me to communicate frequently and easily with the parents of my students. With this program, parents sign up for an account and log in to view their child's "news feed." This feed may include photos, videos, notes, and voice notes. The feed is private and can only be viewed by the user with the email address that I have entered into the teacher version of the app. This provides a safe and private way for parents to view what is going on throughout their child's school day.
I use this app regularly to show parents photos and videos of activities happening in our classroom. It has also been an excellent tool for communication about classroom and school events such as field trips and theme days. I have also used Fresh Grade as a way to give parents updated assessment information about their child. In the first reporting period, I recorded students' reading so that parents could listen and have information about their fluency, comprehension, and accuracy.
Parents have responded very positively to the app and appreciate the opportunity to be involved in their child's school day. This has been especially true for parents that would love to be at the school more often but due to work or other scheduling conflicts, are not able to.
I use this app regularly to show parents photos and videos of activities happening in our classroom. It has also been an excellent tool for communication about classroom and school events such as field trips and theme days. I have also used Fresh Grade as a way to give parents updated assessment information about their child. In the first reporting period, I recorded students' reading so that parents could listen and have information about their fluency, comprehension, and accuracy.
Parents have responded very positively to the app and appreciate the opportunity to be involved in their child's school day. This has been especially true for parents that would love to be at the school more often but due to work or other scheduling conflicts, are not able to.