Connecting Families and Schools in 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically and irrevocably changed a great deal about our lives, including the ways...
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Collaborative Teacher Communication
Ms. Perry, a first-year teacher to second graders, is anxious about calling the home of one of...
Hosting Summer School With Snap! Connect
The end of the school year might bring barbecues, picnics, travel, and relaxing in the sun. But...
Connecting Families to Community Resources
As a school leader, you know that communication is what connects your community with resources and community...
Announcing Season Four of The Snap! Raise Podcast
June 2021: We're excited to enter our fourth season of podcast production at Snap! Raise.
8to18 and SchoolCNXT now part of Snap! Mobile
8to18 and SchoolCNXT are now part of the Snap! Mobile family!
Snap! Mobile, Inc. Acquires 8to18 and SchoolCNXT
Acquisition Furthers Snap! Mobile’s Plan to Become the Only Full-Service Administrative Support Solution for High School Athletics...
Connected on All Levels: Why Snap! Connect is the Solution for Your District
Snap! Connect is a mobile and web-based family engagement app that connects students, guardians, teachers, and school...
Get Positive News Out To Families!
Crisis information and need-to-know alerts can dominate lines of communication between schools and families. These important missives...
5 Tips to Prevent End-of-Year Communication Chaos!
Congrats! It is officially the home stretch of this school year! In the next few weeks, your...
Ways to Improve Parent Involvement K-12
Parental support and guidance are key contributors to a student’s motivation and engagement in school. When the...
A Time to Reflect and Reconnect
Your students have taken exams, turned in projects, completed dozens of warm-ups and homework assignments, and now...
An Adventure and a Reflection: Supporting Parents Over Break
While many of us spend the month of December day-dreaming about long lazy days spent binge-watching favorite...
Avoiding the Summer Slide
There are two words on every educator’s mind during the transition from summer to a new school...
Proven Practices for Engaging Classroom Volunteers
Even the most respected and veteran teachers can use extra help in the classroom. Parent volunteers are...
School Communication Accommodations for Parents
Not all students learn in the same way. Not all students have the same abilities or the...
Your School’s Communication Report Card
It’s that time of year already! Students are receiving their progress reports, but has your school checked...
Equity in Education
As we start the new year with renewed energy, excited for what is to come, we would...
Helping Parents Take the First Step!
Writing celebrations. Classroom volunteers. Coat drive. Box tops. Homework help. So much comes along with being a...
How To Achieve 100% Family Activation
How do you build a strong school community when you’re only reaching half of the families? Short...
How To Use Snap! Connect to Facilitate and Grade Group Work
Have you ever conducted a group project in your class and then wished you could be a...
Information Overload From Too Many School Communications Sources
We've all experienced a rise in school communications sources in the past decade.
4 Reasons to Invest in Your School Communication Strategy
Every year, people make New Year's resolutions to improve their lives with commitments to bettering themselves. These...
Involving All Families: When Logistics Get in the Way
Sometimes you feel like you’ve heard it all: they have to work, they can’t find a sitter,...
Beyond the Classroom: Social Emotional Learning and Communication with Guardians
The recent school years have been emotionally draining with health stressors, social-political tension, and strained remote learning...
New Year’s Resolutions for Communication
Before the school year begins many teachers are full of a sense of renewed excitement and commitment...
Parent Conferences: Tips for Success
It is conference season for many schools. While conferences are undoubtedly a busy time for you as...
Four Ways to Include Staff in Your Family Communication
Fostering strong and effective communication among teachers, administrators and families is critical to student achievement and success....
Should I Even Bother? The Benefits of Direct Student Communication
When I was in 7th grade, I earned an ‘E’ in math. Not an ‘E’ for “exceeds...
Start a New List: Breaking the Cycle of Negative Communication
I was sitting in the staff lounge during my third week of teaching when I first heard...
Starting the Year Off Strong: Establishing Communication Procedures with Parents
The bulletin boards are up, your lesson plans are done, and you’ve completed your in-service days. This...
The Power of Two-Way Communication
When you think about family engagement, what comes to mind? Probably coming to ‘Meet the Teacher Night’,...
Challenging Conversations, Positive Results
Our goal as teachers is for our students to succeed. That may mean something different to each...