What is Bloomz? ◦ Bloomz is a free app for teachers, students, and parents. This app gives teachers a specialized class ‘code’ that they can give out to their students and parents. Basically an app that teachers and students can post to and only the people in that specific group can see it. Things it can do: ◦ Bloomz allows teachers to post events, newsletters, assignments, and much more all on the app. Teachers can have signups for volunteers where it will show them when someone signs up and how many people are still needed. Things it can do: ◦ Teachers can post times for parents to sign up for parent-teacher conferences. Teachers can post in the calendar for each day or for the whole week as a newsletter. There is a section for documents where the students can put all of their work into the folders for parents /teachers to see. ◦ This section can be used for the students to document their work, almost like a portfolio, that they could take with them Things it can do:
o Teachers can send out
upcoming news that the parents need to know without worrying if it ever got home. On the home section it shows the teacher how many people have viewed it, liked it, or commented on the post. Examples: • Teachers can post pictures and videos of the students and their work. This way parents still can see it but don’t have to worry about them being on social media.
• If there is an upcoming event
in the class where the teacher needs volunteers, they can start a ’signup’. This way parents can do everything all from their app.