How Did I Miss This?

Looks like this has been around for a while; but you really need to take a look at Bloomz! Teachers and schools can save time by having all the tools they need to communicate with parents in one easy-to-use (and FREE) app. Here is a list of Bloomz Full Feature. It is available at the Apple store, Google Play-Android, on Desktops (online), or for SMS (text). Here is a short 2 minute overview:



It is easy to work, easy to update, and extremely helpful for planning parties or conferences! Great for getting donations for your classroom in a timely manner. BLOOMZ is FREE, award-winning, time-saving to engage families, and keep busy parents in the loop. Check their SUPPORT Center to answer your questions. Bloomz has it own Behavior Management within the app. No longer do you have to go to another site. If you want to do some comparing with other applications, here is a Parent Communication App spreadsheet completed for you. Check Bloomz out today!

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World Read Aloud Day is March 4th

Do you teach reading? How about language arts? This is a great world event (World Read Aloud Day) that supports reading aloud and sharing stories at home, in school, or wherever you may be with children. You can download a classroom kit, community kit, home or office kit with ideas and lessons activities in support of the event. You can even download a picture book (free) to share called, "New Day, New Friencs" which I did last week. The site is called Lit World where you can read for more information and gather your resources. Last year, over one MILLION people in 80 countries participated. A favorite opportunity that you may want to check out is hosted by Skype in the Classroom. They have authors willing and waiting to connect with classrooms to share their LOVE for Literature. I like it how teachers can hand pick the best author that fits into their curriculum and what they are teaching. Don't miss out on these great opportunities with your students. Exciting things to open those classroom walls! Be sure to register, so that they can track your participation.

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