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They see those students and\nnobody else, and they never edit a grade or a record. Everything else about what families see and\nsay is decided by two settings in ",[53,54,55],"strong",{},"Settings › Collaboration"," and by what teachers choose to\nshare.",[58,59],"concept-figure",{"alt":60,"caption":61,"src":62},"A diagram of the two collaboration settings, Classroom and Students, each with a ladder of three switches: share with families, allow replies, allow families to start conversations. Arrows show grades, attendance and announcements feeding the Classroom setting and general student comments feeding the Students setting.","Two settings, one ladder each. Everything inside a class follows the Classroom setting; general notes about a student follow the Students setting.","/img/concepts/collaboration-ladder.svg",[64,65,67],"h2",{"id":66},"four-channels","Four channels",[69,70,71,87],"table",{},[72,73,74],"thead",{},[75,76,77,81,84],"tr",{},[78,79,80],"th",{},"Channel",[78,82,83],{},"Direction",[78,85,86],{},"Who decides",[88,89,90,102,113,124],"tbody",{},[75,91,92,96,99],{},[93,94,95],"td",{},"The family dashboard",[93,97,98],{},"Read only",[93,100,101],{},"Nobody; it is always on",[75,103,104,107,110],{},[93,105,106],{},"Shared comments",[93,108,109],{},"Two-way, per student",[93,111,112],{},"The teacher, per comment, within the school setting",[75,114,115,118,121],{},[93,116,117],{},"Announcements",[93,119,120],{},"One-way, per classroom",[93,122,123],{},"The teacher, per assignment",[75,125,126,129,132],{},[93,127,128],{},"Notifications",[93,130,131],{},"Push to the family",[93,133,134],{},"The app, from the three above",[64,136,138],{"id":137},"the-dashboard-always-on","The dashboard: always on",[49,140,141],{},"The moment a guardian is linked to a student, they can see:",[143,144,145,152,158,164,175],"ul",{},[146,147,148,151],"li",{},[53,149,150],{},"Every classroom"," the student is in, with the current term grade and letter, and the\ncategory averages under it.",[146,153,154,157],{},[53,155,156],{},"Every assignment"," as soon as a teacher saves it: name, due date, category, and the score once\nit is graded. There is no publish step.",[146,159,160,163],{},[53,161,162],{},"Attendance"," totals and the dates behind them.",[146,165,166,169,170,174],{},[53,167,168],{},"The schedule",", built from the student's ",[171,172,173],"a",{"href":21},"sections",".",[146,176,177,180],{},[53,178,179],{},"Report cards"," once they are generated.",[49,182,183],{},"The family dashboard opens on what needs attention, what is happening today, what is due in the\nnext two weeks, and what changed recently. Each student has a page that answers how the year is\ngoing.",[58,185],{"alt":186,"caption":187,"src":188},"The family dashboard showing an attention list, today's classes, upcoming assignments and a summary for each linked student.","The family dashboard. Attention first, then today, then the next two weeks.","/img/concepts/guardian-dashboard.png",[64,190,192],{"id":191},"comments-shared-one-at-a-time","Comments: shared one at a time",[49,194,195],{},"A comment hangs off one of four things: a grade, an attendance record, an assignment, or the\nstudent in general. Threads are two levels deep: a top-level post and its replies.",[49,197,198,199,202],{},"Every top-level post has a ",[53,200,201],{},"Share with family"," switch. Off, the thread is staff only, and\nguardians never learn it exists. On, guardians linked to that student see the post and every reply\nunder it. Staff replies on a shared thread are shared too; there is no private aside inside a\nfamily thread.",[49,204,205],{},"How far a family can take part depends on the school setting:",[69,207,208,221],{},[72,209,210],{},[75,211,212,215,218],{},[78,213,214],{},"Switch",[78,216,217],{},"Off",[78,219,220],{},"On",[88,222,223,234,245],{},[75,224,225,228,231],{},[93,226,227],{},"Share comments with families",[93,229,230],{},"Nothing is ever shared, and the switch on each comment is gone",[93,232,233],{},"Teachers may share a top-level post",[75,235,236,239,242],{},[93,237,238],{},"Allow families to reply",[93,240,241],{},"Families read shared threads",[93,243,244],{},"Families can answer inside a shared thread",[75,246,247,250,253],{},[93,248,249],{},"Allow families to start conversations",[93,251,252],{},"Families only reply",[93,254,255],{},"Families can open a new thread, such as a question about an assignment before it is graded",[49,257,258,259,262,263,266],{},"Each switch needs the one above it. There are two copies of the ladder. The ",[53,260,261],{},"Classroom"," setting\ncovers grades, attendance, and announcements. The ",[53,264,265],{},"Students"," setting covers general comments on\na student that are not tied to a class. Many schools share inside the classroom and keep general\nstudent notes to staff.",[58,268],{"alt":269,"caption":270,"src":271},"The Collaboration settings page with the Classroom and Students sections, each showing the three switches.","The two settings. The Classroom one is where most schools open up.","/img/concepts/collaboration-settings.png",[64,273,275],{"id":274},"announcements-one-note-every-family","Announcements: one note, every family",[49,277,278],{},"A teacher who changes an assignment's instructions or adds a resource can post one note on the\nassignment, and every family in the classroom sees it. The note lives on the assignment, so a\nstudent added later sees it too. Announcements are broadcast only: a family with a question asks\nit in their own student's thread, one scroll down, where it stays private. Announcements follow\nthe Classroom setting; with sharing off, there are none.",[64,280,282],{"id":281},"notifications-the-bell-and-the-phone","Notifications: the bell and the phone",[49,284,285],{},"Guardians are told about changes in the app's bell and, if they use the phone app, by push. No\nemail is sent for any of these.",[69,287,288,298],{},[72,289,290],{},[75,291,292,295],{},[78,293,294],{},"What happened",[78,296,297],{},"When the family hears",[88,299,300,308,316,324,331],{},[75,301,302,305],{},[93,303,304],{},"Grades entered",[93,306,307],{},"One notice per student per day, delivered at 4 pm school time, naming the classes",[75,309,310,313],{},[93,311,312],{},"Marked absent or tardy",[93,314,315],{},"A push on the first mark of the day; later marks that day fold into the same notice",[75,317,318,321],{},[93,319,320],{},"A comment shared, or an announcement posted",[93,322,323],{},"Right away",[75,325,326,329],{},[93,327,328],{},"A teacher replies in a shared thread",[93,330,323],{},[75,332,333,336],{},[93,334,335],{},"A report card generated",[93,337,323],{},[49,339,340],{},"A parent with two children in the same classroom gets one announcement notice, not two.",[64,342,344],{"id":343},"the-phone","The phone",[49,346,347],{},"The companion app gives guardians a Students tab, an Inbox for the notices above, and the same\nthreads as the web. Teachers get a Today screen for attendance and a Classes tab. Both sign in\nwith the same account.",[64,349,351],{"id":350},"bringing-a-family-in","Bringing a family in",[353,354,355,365,372],"ol",{},[146,356,357,358,361,362,174],{},"Go to ",[53,359,360],{},"Members › Invitations"," and choose ",[53,363,364],{},"Invite Member",[146,366,367,368,371],{},"Enter the guardian's email, tick ",[53,369,370],{},"Guardian",", and pick the students under their care.",[146,373,374],{},"Send. They get an email, create an account, and land on their family dashboard.",[49,376,377,378,381],{},"Link more students later, or remove one, on the guardian's page under ",[53,379,380],{},"Members",". 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A dashboard with\nsomething on it is a better first impression than an empty one.",[64,390,392],{"id":391},"what-families-never-see","What families never see",[143,394,395,401,411],{},[146,396,397,400],{},[53,398,399],{},"Staff comments"," on a grade or attendance record, with sharing off.",[146,402,403,406,407,410],{},[53,404,405],{},"Internal notes"," and ",[53,408,409],{},"attachments"," on the student profile, whatever the collaboration\nsettings say.",[146,412,413,416],{},[53,414,415],{},"Other students."," A guardian sees their own children's rows and nothing about classmates.",[64,418,420],{"id":419},"common-situations","Common situations",[143,422,423,429,435,441],{},[146,424,425,428],{},[53,426,427],{},"A parent says they cannot see grades."," Check that they are linked to the student under\nMembers, and that the student is on a roster with graded work.",[146,430,431,434],{},[53,432,433],{},"A parent wants to ask a question but has no reply box."," The Classroom setting stops at\nsharing or replying. Turn on the next switch.",[146,436,437,440],{},[53,438,439],{},"A teacher wants to tell every family something once."," Post an announcement on the\nassignment it concerns.",[146,442,443,446],{},[53,444,445],{},"A note must stay in the staff room."," Leave Share with family off, or put it in the student's\ninternal notes.",[64,448,450],{"id":449},"related-concepts","Related concepts",[49,452,453,454,457,458,406,461,174],{},"What families see is fixed; what staff see is tuned under ",[171,455,456],{"href":31},"permissions",".\nThe letters and averages on the family dashboard come from the\n",[171,459,460],{"href":16},"grading scale",[171,462,463],{"href":11},"categories",{"title":465,"searchDepth":466,"depth":466,"links":467},"",2,[468,469,470,471,472,473,474,475,476,477],{"id":66,"depth":466,"text":67},{"id":137,"depth":466,"text":138},{"id":191,"depth":466,"text":192},{"id":274,"depth":466,"text":275},{"id":281,"depth":466,"text":282},{"id":343,"depth":466,"text":344},{"id":350,"depth":466,"text":351},{"id":391,"depth":466,"text":392},{"id":419,"depth":466,"text":420},{"id":449,"depth":466,"text":450},"Every way a teacher reaches a family. Shared comments, announcements, notifications, and what a guardian sees on the web and on the phone.","md",[481,482,483,484,485,486,487,488,489],"parents","guardians","families","comments","feedback","announcements","notifications","push","parent portal",{},{"icon":28},{"title":25,"description":478},"tpt5LYHWQjNJUFsH4i7P57vqtKMfKkZARTeQpOLaTtc",[495,497],{"title":20,"path":21,"stem":22,"description":496,"icon":23,"children":-1},"Sections are the periods a school runs. They give students a schedule, tell teachers which class is meeting now, and file attendance by period.",{"title":30,"path":31,"stem":32,"description":498,"icon":33,"children":-1},"Three roles, one Teacher setting for the whole school. What administrators can open up or close off, and what never changes.",1789153685094]