We're an
#edTech
nonprofit relentlessly removing systemic barriers to effective, equitable
#FamilyEngagement
for the success and wellbeing of every student.
It's that time of year again! You need classroom supplies, and we're increasing our giveaway from three lucky winners to FIVE this year!
#clearthelist
is back so follow, share and enter to win ✨👇
Three simple steps: 1️⃣Follow us 2️⃣ Share this post 3️⃣ Enter to win $500 worth of classroom supplies from your Amazon wishlist! We pick our first winner tomorrow.
You could win $500 worth of classroom supplies from your Amazon wishlist just like our first winner, Kayla Turner!
What are you waiting for? Follow, share, and enter to win our
#clearthelist
giveaway!
#teachertwitter
Time to get some teachers’ Amazon wishlists cleared! 🎒To enter to win, complete the simple form with the link to your list and make sure you share this post.
#clearthelist
#clearthelist2022
#teachertwitter
You could win $500 worth of classroom supplies from your Amazon wishlist tomorrow! What are you waiting for? Follow, share, and enter to win our
#clearthelist
giveaway!
Three simple steps: 1️⃣Follow us 2️⃣ Share this post 3️⃣ Enter to win $500 worth of classroom supplies from your Amazon wishlist! We pick our first winner tomorrow.
It's that time of year again! You need classroom supplies, and we're increasing our giveaway from three lucky winners to FIVE this year!
#clearthelist
is back so follow, share and enter to win ✨👇
It's that time of year again! You need classroom supplies, and we're increasing our giveaway from three lucky winners to FIVE this year!
#clearthelist
is back so follow, share and enter to win ✨👇
#teachertwitter
TEACHERS 📣 This is the last chance to win our
#clearthelist
giveaway! We will be choosing our fifth winner this Friday, 8/30 so be sure to:
1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Enter to win 3️⃣ Share this post
#teachertwitter
#principaltwitter
TEACHERS 📣 This is the last chance to win our
#clearthelist
giveaway! We will be choosing our fifth winner this Friday, 8/30 so be sure to:
1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Enter to win 3️⃣ Share this post
#teachertwitter
#principaltwitter
🧠 DID YOU KNOW? Teachers can attach photos and videos (up to 5 mb in size) to messages they send to families. 📹 And soon, those videos will be captioned and translated for each recipient in their home language! 🤯
#edTech
#edEquity
Give a big high five to our first
#clearthelist
winner Melissa Richards of WI! She's a third grade teacher dedicated to building relationships and her
#backtoschool
wishlist is our command. 😉 Congrats,
@Thirdismyjam
!
You have a chance to win all month:
You've been waiting all day and here it is! The name of the fourth winner of our
#clearthelist
winner: Dawn Garrett from Orange County Florida! 🎉 🤩 Congrats, Dawn and we hope your first days of school are wonderful.
One more week to enter to win!
📣Coming next week to ALL TalkingPoints for Teachers accounts on mobile: translated video captions! We're so excited to be able to share this feature with our teachers. Check out this video to see how it works and stay tuned to see when it goes live!
Coming soon to TalkingPoints...a 20-21 school year update!
👉 Multimedia Translation! 👈
All videos you record will be automatically captioned and translated into each of your contact's home language! 🤩
#updates
#improvements
#familyengagement
We’re pleased to be supporting the work of CO-CABE in advocating for bilingual students and educators! 🙌🏼 If you’re an educator in Colorado, please look into this event and CO-CABE’s organization for more information.
Check out our free family engagement app with translation and content to build strong partnerships with families, regardless of the languages they speak! Come see us in the Startup Pavilion!
@iste
#ISTE18
#familyengagement
#ellchat
Three cheers for Alyssa Smith of New York for being our second
#clearthelist
winner! 🎉 Hip hip, HOORAY!
Now don't forget to enter your own Amazon wishlist because we still have three more weeks to clear lists for teachers across the country.
Our teacher leader
@ValentinaESL
shares her experience growing up in an immigrant family that struggled to get involved in school and what she’s doing as an educator to involve ELL
#families
in their children’s education.
#ellchat
#ESOL
#educhat
We’re thrilled to announce that
@TalkingPointsEd
won a
@Googleorg
grant as part of the
#GoogleAI
Impact Challenge! We will provide personalized coaching for underserved students’ parents and teachers to help them connect with support from
@Google
.
#io19
Families are able to easily press a button within chats with teachers on the TalkingPoints for Parents app to listen to messages. This feature supports contacts who have limited literacy or prefer to hear their messages.
#accessibility
#inclusion
#edtech
One cool way to engage families is to give a virtual tour of the classroom prior to their re-entry into school. Any time a big change is taking place, our translated video captioning is a great tool to prepare them.
#edtech
#backtoschool
A BIG
#milestone
today! 🤩 We’re so excited to announce that thanks to the amazing TalkingPoints community, we’ve expanded our reach 6x since March, connecting 3 million+ teachers and families, and enabling 100 million+ conversations in 100+ languages.
#edequity
#k12
#nonprofit
Check out this great article by
@ValentinaESL
on ways to support
#Englishlearners
through an asset-based teaching mindset. "When we value what our students bring, we recognize their history and knowledge and use it as a foundation for their future learning."
#ellchat
#ESL
#ENL
Big congrats to Alexis Easton from Independence, MO for being winner number 3 of this year's
#clearthelist
giveaway! 🎉 You could be next as we have two weeks left to choose winners.
#teachertwitter
#backtoschool
#ICYMI
TalkingPoints will be adding video captioning as a new feature sometime during the 20-21 school year! 🤯 Make sure you're following us on all social platforms to stay up-to-date on feature releases.
“It’s been humbling and inspiring to become part of the
@TEDTalks
community and connect with so many like-minded leaders who are working to solve complex social problems,” says TalkingPoints CEO and fellow Heejae Lim
@heejpeej
WATCH the TED Talk now
We’re so inspired meeting
@Malala
today: “parents pay a huge role in children’s education and I’m so grateful for my father to have had the education I had”
#parentengagement
We’ve done it again! The list of supported languages on TalkingPoints has grown from 110 to 125! 🤩 Check out these newly supported languages and where the families who speak them commonly hail from.
#translation
#OnlyOnTalkingPoints
Breaking down language barriers isn’t just about translation—it’s also about the vocabulary we use when discussing education with families. That’s why the TalkingPoints for Families app defines common terms used in the world of US education for them!
#OnlyOnTalkingPoints
#edtech
Big News! 📣Our new feature is LIVE on mobile! TalkingPoints translated video captioning makes it easy for teachers to record and send video messages in 100+ languages! TalkingPoints is more accessible than ever before!
#edtech
#edequity
It's official! Vasha Moss of East Baton Rouge Schools is the fifth and final super teacher to win our
#clearthelist
giveaway this back-to-school season. Congrats, Vasha!
TalkingPoints is 5 years old! 🎉 In these 5 years, we've reached 1.5 million families, 35,000 schools, and 600 school district partners, facilitating 50 million conversations! Without YOU none of this would be possible. Thank you for your continued support! 🙏🏻
🧠 DID YOU KNOW? TalkingPoints allows teachers to set office hours! ⏰ You decide when you get notifications to have a healthy balance of work and home. Just be sure to let your families know ahead of time when they will/won't hear back from you.
#edTech
#familyengagement
It's
#NationalLanguageMonth
! What languages are spoken in your school? In your classroom? 💬 Multilingual teachers, families, and students have a superpower we love to see it shine.
#teachertwitter
.
@PLSD
admins, teachers, nurses & even the food dept have been connecting with families using TalkingPoints at an incredible rate! This time last year they had sent around 64,000 messages, but this year? They're already at ✨134,000✨
#FamilyEngagement
@PLSD_EL
@PlsdSupt
These languages support refugee and marginalized populations from various countries like Afghanistan, Russia and China. Building strong connections with families in their home languages when they first arrive is vital to newcomer student success.
#OnlyOnTalkingPoints
#edtech
The TalkingPoints Parent App is rolling out this week with a whole new look, added features and content! We are actively working to improve our applications to support during this great time of need. Stay tuned for more updates!
#familyengagement
#remotelearning
#edtech
#covid19
In addition to the
#videocaptioning
feature we announced last week, we're excited to be bringing you other new
#updates
throughout the 20-21 school year! 🤩
One we know will be a hit is scheduling recurring messages—a frequently requested feature by teachers everywhere. 🗓
📣 Exciting TP News! Soon, we're launching a new TalkingPoints for Teachers App, Web App, and a redesigned !
#Teachers
deserve the most up-to-date and user-friendly
#tech
to start the school year so we've been working to make
#remotelearning
easier.
🧠 DID YOU KNOW? Teachers can attach photos and videos (up to 5 mb in size) to messages they send to families. 📹 And soon, those videos will be captioned and translated for each recipient in their home language! 🤯
#edTech
#edEquity
🚨SPOILER ALERT: TalkingPoints was named the Best Overall Family Communication Platform for Teachers and Schools!!! Thank you
@CommonSenseEd
for helping teachers analyze the tools at their disposal.
#edtech
#familyengagement
Meet Jennifer Colvin! 👋🏼 This superstar from
@scsdoh
sent the most TalkingPoints messages in the entire state of
#Ohio
! We 💙 seeing teachers who value
#familyengagement
this much! Great job, Jennifer!
#edtech
🧠 DID YOU KNOW? We provide machine & human
#translation
for messages in 100+ languages! 🤯 From Afrikaans to Zulu, families can have easy, effective communication with teachers, helping to foster a partnership unhindered by
#languagebarriers
and dedicated to
#studentsuccess
!
🧠 DID YOU KNOW? The "Help Me Understand" feature allows you to review a translation that may have come through in a confusion way. 🤔 We'll send it back by a human translator for review and see if we can clarify the meaning for you!
Many people mistakenly think
#CincodeMayo
is the celebration of Mexican Independence 🇲🇽 when it's actually the celebration of Mexico's victory in the Battle of Puebla in 1862 - a French attempt to overthrow the Mexican President!
#themoreyouknow
#stillworthcelebrating
We're seeing teachers use our translated video captions in some really cool ways. 😎 One way to engage families is to give a virtual tour of the classroom prior to their re-entry into school. Any time a big change is taking place, this feature is a great tool to prepare them.
It's official! The upgrade is happening for BOTH messages and announcements! 320 characters ➡️600 characters
Check back in this afternoon for the update! 🤩
#edtech
#youaskedforit
#newandimproved
There’s a gap between the information educators and families need from one another to build strong school-family connections. Check out our tips for closing this educational gap.
#teachertwitter
#familyengagement
#edequity
This local TV station is giving
@PLSD
in Ohio the credit it deserves for boosting family engagement across 58 languages! 🙌 Grateful to have played a role in driving meaningful collaboration between families and schools.
#PLSDproud
We have had an overwhelming response to our webinar today! If you are having trouble joining, know that: (1)we will record and share it (2) schedule another one (3) send out tips and learnings.
Here's to a great
#WIDA2022
with amazing partners and friends! We got to spend quality time with educators, administrators, and staff at all levels who advocate for educational equity daily. It is inspiring for us to work with you all. 🙌
@ISD279
@fcpsnews
@NAELPAforELs
TalkingPoints was down for a few minutes due to our external server that is experiencing higher demand. It is back up and running as normal now, and we are doing everything in our power to ensure continued service for all of our educators and families, especially now!
Happy Holidays from all of us at TalkingPoints! Wishing you a healthy and happy holiday season. Stay tuned for exciting updates in the new year!🎉🎊
#ellchat
#parentengagement
Today begins
#HispanicHeritageMonth
so join us in acknowledging the teachers and families of Hispanic heritage who are positively influencing lives every day in American education! Gracias! 💙
We’re going LIVE! 🎙 Join us every Thursday at 4:30pm CT, 5:30pm ET starting August 17th for Office Hours LIVE on Facebook, YouTube, and X/Twitter! Log on to get the tips, tricks, and answers you need…and maybe some swag involved if you’re lucky! 😎
Do you have families who get confused by the callouts, or “robocalls” that go out from the school? Here’s a tip from a fabulous TalkingPoints Teacher on how to make sure all families get the message.
#equity
#inclusion
We want you to know you’re incredible!
You’ve sent millions of messages to parents. You’ve joined our webinars and shared countless tips for engaging families. You’ve shown us how deeply committed you are to your students and how much you care.
So grateful to the team at
@CommonSense
for recognizing us as the best overall family communication platform for teachers and schools, but for sending folks our way this week at
#istelive
!
We are proud to be a Common Sense Selection for Learning as we were chosen as the Best Family Communication Platform for Teachers & Schools in 2021. ⭐️ We strive to continue to provide an excellent tool for you!
#edtech
We're excited to share that TalkingPoints has been listed as the best overall Family Communication Platform for Teachers & Schools by
@CommonSenseEd
! 🏆 Thank you to everyone who has spread the word about the platform helping shape meaningful engagement.
Thanks for sharing!
@KendraSeitz
What a great way to help your parents sign up in their home languages and start communicating with you! We're excited to help you build strong home-school connections this year!😀
#ELLchat
#ESL
#ENL
#familyengagementmatters
Forever grateful—yesterday, today, and tomorrow—for everything and everyone. But ALWAYS working for a better, more
#equitable
world for children and families of all languages and backgrounds. 💙 Thank you for working with us.
#continuedgratitude
🧠 DID YOU KNOW? Families using the TalkingPoints for Parents app have a way to review translations as well! By holding their finger down on a message, a parent can make the option "Bad Translation" pop up to send the translation back by a human translator for review. 💬
Teacher Ms. Rodriguez at Eastway Middle School in North Carolina sent an incredible wellness check-in to her families by using an announcement with emojis. ❤️ We love seeing teachers get creative with the use of the app and taking care of their families.
#edtech
#bettertogether
Shoutout to
@LebanonSSD
for hosting us this morning! We 💙 seeing the amazing teachers and students of Winfree Bryant Middle School engaged in their classrooms. And learning from educators how they are utilizing TalkingPoints is always a win for us!
#familyengagement
#edtech
#ICYMI
TalkingPoints will be releasing it's most exciting new feature this week to all teachers in the mobile app! Translated video captions allows you to send short videos in English that will then be subtitled in each family's home language. Stay tuned for the release!
#edTech