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by Horacio Ochoa, on Apr 15, 2020 6:01:18 PM

Photo by Hello I'm Nik on Unsplash These are unprecedented times for all and, here at Bloomz, we hope everyone is staying healthy and following social distancing rules to keep …

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Topics:GrowthAnnouncementsedtechCOVID19Technology

by Jude Miqueli, on Apr 6, 2020 6:11:15 PM

In my most recent virtual staff meeting my principal proposed a ship metaphor to our crew. On a ship there can be rough waters. A captain has to take control …

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Topics:ConferencingZoomRemote LearningTips & TricksTechnology

by Horacio Ochoa, on Apr 3, 2020 8:18:56 PM

These days things are changing rapidly and significantly. With school closures happening everywhere (and, in most cases indefinitely), educators are trying to adapt to these changes and learn how to …

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Topics:CoronavirusClassroom TipsCOVID19Remote LearningTips & Tricks

by Horacio Ochoa, on Mar 31, 2020 12:38:08 PM

With so many cities in the world in quarantine, many schools have had to find ways to stay in contact with students, continue with their instruction and keep parents informed …

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Topics:Student PortfoliosRemote LearningTips & TricksStudent Timelines

by Horacio Ochoa, on Mar 12, 2020 9:34:30 PM

These are stressful times for everyone, watching the evolution of COVID-19, more commonly known as the Coronavirus, spread around the world. This is not only putting pressure on schools and …

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Topics:Prepared SchoolsplanningCoronavirusPandemicAnnouncementsContingency

by Jude Miqueli, on Mar 10, 2020 4:34:15 PM

In the week before mid-winter break I breezed by my principal in the hall and she said, “You’re getting a new student after break! Let’s meet to talk about it” …

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Topics:parent communicationParental EngagementUncategorizedsocial emotionalschool communicationfamilyParentsTechnologyrelationships

by Horacio Ochoa, on Dec 2, 2019 3:31:33 PM

Last school year when we implemented the limits on free accounts, we received lots of feedback from our users - particularly as it relates to storage. After listening to all …

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by Horacio Ochoa, on Aug 14, 2019 10:57:37 AM

Recently, the communication app ClassTag published a blog post that compared their app with ours, making several false and clearly dishonest claims about our app's functionality. We don't mind a …

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Topics:Parental EngagementclasstagBest AppComparisonTechnology

by Horacio Ochoa, on Aug 2, 2019 8:11:58 PM

Recently, we heard from some teachers that the communication app Remind announced new limits on their free accounts. Since then, we've had teachers and administrators interested in shopping for a …

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Topics:RemindBest AppComparisonTips & TricksTechnologybloomz