internal messaging system
It would be great for teacher privacy and also parents privacy within the directory whilst still being able to communicate, to have an internal messaging system within your software, with internal inboxes for each parent and member of staff.
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       Daniel Lehner
    
 commented Daniel Lehner
    
 commentedWe are looking for a feature that will allow parents to message teachers to keep them informed on a daily basis. (The standard in Japan is as such). Please, add this because, as of now, we need to use two apps to accomplish all we need. 
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       Capucine Harmant
    
 commented Capucine Harmant
    
 commented-it would be nice to have a messaging feature to directly talk to parents. (Compass has it and it’s great) I also would like it to show who has read the messages. Very handy. 
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       Sinead Carolan
    
 commented Sinead Carolan
    
 commentedWe would love an app for the families to use for signin-out, as well as for us to use for more immediate messaging. 
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       Nguyễn Thị Kim Thoa
    
 commented Nguyễn Thị Kim Thoa
    
 commentedHi guys, 
 We have been using Transparent Classroom for a while now, and we find it great for Montessori.
 However, we would like to add a live chat feature between teachers and parents, either 1-1 or between teachers and a group of parents. This would help us better engage with parents, and also help parents become more interested in Transparent Classroom.
 Please help me with that.
 Thank you very much!
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       Admin @Casa de Ninos Montessori
    
 commented Admin @Casa de Ninos Montessori
    
 commentedInternal messaging system : 
 To all features such as.
 Admin-to-teacher communication. with historical messages kept as a thread.I want to see the actual parent involvement or interaction with their child . If a parent asks what are they doing , one can simply see if in fact they have visited the site to stay updated. I want to see the data more precisely. 
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       Kim Donker
    
 commented Kim Donker
    
 commentedHello, 
 One idea that we would love to see is a communication feature, a chat option, that allows parents to share with teachers. So not uploading pictures but clarifying questions about upcoming events. Parents may ask the teacher to clarify a time or date or dress for an event, for example. With this feature we could eliminate the use of Class Dojo or WHatsapp.
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       Amarla Walters
    
 commented Amarla Walters
    
 commentedSomething like a quick message and maybe parents can even reply as well. 
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       Daniela Monteiro
    
 commented Daniela Monteiro
    
 commentedHi, I would like to suggest that TC app would have a way to send all the communication we need as a school to the families. For example, teachers would be able to send messages regarding the child, admin would be able to send school communication. 
 Also, admin would be able to monitor and check the communication teachers and families have with each other to better support.
 Perhaps even be able to send forms or surveys
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       ABE School
    
 commented ABE School
    
 commentedUn cuadro de mensajeria instantanea con los padres de familia para comunicarse con los maestros. 
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       Nithi Tongpenyai
    
 commented Nithi Tongpenyai
    
 commentedTexting with parent like WhatsApp to communicate about school activity eg. absent, sick, talk about detail of event ... 
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       Deven Michaud
    
 commented Deven Michaud
    
 commentedA really helpful feature would be a way to directly message parents through the app. This way parents aren’t receiving communication on different platforms and it is all centralized for convenience. This could be a feature that schools choose to use or can opt out of. I know for my school it would be a great addition. 
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       Lisa Reiner
    
 commented Lisa Reiner
    
 commentedDirect classroom messaging between the guides and classrooms or individuals in the classroom would be very helpful. 
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       Wrens: Annie & Izzie
    
 commented Wrens: Annie & Izzie
    
 commentedOur school would love a direct message app that we can tie to our emails. 
 We would also love the ability for parents to "like" or comment on a photo.
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       Heida Lam
    
 commented Heida Lam
    
 commentedinstant chat for quick communication with parents like the Remind App 
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      Margaret O'Shaughnessy commented In app two way chat communication. Texting through email is not acceptable. We need to text one parent or a group and it needs to be delivered through the app with a notification on the other end. Parents should also be able to text back in app. Parents should not be able to text/in app communicate with other staff in that class only approved individuals. 
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       Annar Rayani
    
 commented Annar Rayani
    
 commentedOur parents would love to be able to connect with us using TC - sending messages. Are there plans to add this feature? And if so, what are the timelines? 
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       Laura Benitez Wilches
    
 commented Laura Benitez Wilches
    
 commentedHello!!! 
 It would be great if the app could have a way to communicate with parents, like a chat to send and receive messages with notifications. I mean if the app could have the characteristics of instant communication, activity progress, daily activity, attendance, and the things that already have, then the app would be AWESOME!
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       Tokyo Montessori
    
 commented Tokyo Montessori
    
 commentedTwo-way communication and interaction between parents and teachers is necessary (especially in our country). So we suggest an internal messaging feature for parents and teacher. 
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       Janet Wheeler
    
 commented Janet Wheeler
    
 commentedThe ONLY feature you don't have that we need is messaging. We currently have to use another app for this. So we are paying twice for features in the other app, like lesson plans, that we don't use because it isn't Montessori based. 
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       Ms. Yara Cristiane
    
 commented Ms. Yara Cristiane
    
 commentedcommunication chat parents/teacher 
