Parent Communication Portal Apps A Necessity?

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Parent Communication Portals Apps

• A Necessity? Or Just a Passing Fad?

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Parent communication portals have changed the
education sector vastly. Information is being
passed at a rapid rate. Apps do occupy an
important part in these exchanges. But are they
actually a necessity? Or are they just a passing
fad? Here are reasons why apps are a necessity
for parent-teacher communication portals.
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1. Easy Solution for Busy Schedules 

• A parent portal app offer such parents with a lot
  of flexibility.
• Keeping updated with the latest happenings at
  their childrens schools becomes easy with an
  app.
• They can receive notifications on important
  dates, communicate with the
  teachers like never before, etc.
  
• Due to this, parent teacher meetings can be less
  frequent and lot more easier.

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2. Instant Notifications
In case of emergencies, exam results, etc parents
are able to receive instant notifications. This
helps them to take immediate action. They can
get timely transportation related notifications
as well.
Convenience  Parent apps are usually easy to
install and simple to use. In fact, they are
constant companions, making it a convenient
method of communication. Cost-effective  Unlike
sending out mails by post or holding frequent PTA
meetings, apps are cost-effective. While sending
out one or two mails might not seem like a huge
expense, if you own a school with hundreds or
thousands of students, over a year, it sums up
to a significant cost.
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3. Interesting Updates 
School teachers and parents would be able to
share interesting updates and information with
each other for the betterment of students
academic and non-academic growth. This sort of
free flow of information will improve the overall
education quality.
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4. Better Teacher- Parent Relationship
Teacher-Parent relationships are vital for the
growth of each student. Apps will help teachers
and parents make use of their free time to
communicate with each other regularly. The
knowledge of everyday happenings at school and
home will change the perception of both parents
and teachers towards students. Both parties
would be able to understand students better,
enabling them to increase the scope of
improvement.
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4. Better Teacher- Parent Relationship
Teacher-Parent relationships are vital for the
growth of each student. Apps will help teachers
and parents make use of their free time to
communicate with each other regularly. The
knowledge of everyday happenings at school and
home will change the perception of both parents
and teachers towards students. Both parties
would be able to understand students better,
enabling them to increase the scope of
improvement.
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5. Environment Friendly
The use of paper and other physical materials are
causing a lot of harm to the environment in ways
we realize and ways we dont realize. Usage of
Parent Communication Portals can have a positive
effect as they are green solutions that uses
minimal natural resources.
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6. Smart Statistics
If you still think apps are not a necessity
for parent communication portals, just look at
these statistics. Google apps for education is
used by over 20 million Students
i)  Online content is accessed by almost 73 of
teachers using a smart hand held ii) The percent
of schools planning to digitize their libraries
this year is 56 iii) In the last couple of
years, the usage of Google apps for education
rose by 100 iv) Around 1.5 million can be saved
by choosing Google apps for education per year.
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Resources
Are Apps a Necessity for Parent Communication
Portals?