Getting Started with Bloomz:
Step 1: Signing Up for Your Bloomz Sandbox:
Step 3: Creating Classes & Groups:
Step 7: Exploring Additional Features
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Welcome to the Bloomz Sandbox Page! Here, we empower you to make the most of your new demo account with a wealth of tutorials and resources at your fingertips. Whether you're just getting started or looking to deepen your understanding, our comprehensive guides and helpful tips will provide you with the insights you need to explore and utilize our platform effectively. Dive in and unlock the full potential of your Bloomz experience!
Welcome to the Bloomz "Ridgemont School District" and its corresponding school communities! This dedicated sandbox space allows you to freely experiment with a variety of functionalities, including sending messages, creating announcements, adjusting settings and preferences, managing student behavior with our PBIS tools, and exploring our language translation features. Our goal is to provide you with an existing interactive environment where you can fully immerse yourself in the platform without the worry of unintended consequences—like accidentally communicating with your entire school or causing any disruptions. This sandbox experience ensures you can explore all the features and tools at your disposal, helping you build confidence and familiarity before transitioning to live operations. Enjoy discovering, learning, and mastering the capabilities of our system in a safe and supportive setting!
While there are a number of essential tools and features you can explore in the sandbox account, we would suggest you familiarize yourself with some of the core features before going live with your fully unlocked account. Some features we suggest you explore are:
These videos cover the core tools in our Bloomz Unified Communication Platform, which helps promote parent engagement, along with our versatile communication tools for admin & office staff, teachers, parents, students, and more. You’ll explore custom settings from language translation to notification preferences that help to bridge communication gaps and include all school and/or district stakeholders. Let’s dive in and discover how Bloomz can transform your school experience!
Welcome to your Bloomz sandbox experience! This opportunity allows you to explore the platform using a simulated school and/or district setup, designed to showcase how Bloomz can meet your PreK-12 communication needs. Before proceeding, please ensure you’ve already received a demonstration of Bloomz and expressed your interest in testing the platform with your salesperson. If you haven’t yet done so, please contact your salesperson directly via email. If you’re unsure of their contact information or need assistance, reach out to us at support@bloomz.com or sales@bloomz.com.
If you’ve already communicated your interest, you’ll receive an email invitation shortly (if you haven’t already) with all the details you need to access the sandbox. Keep an eye on your inbox, and let’s get started exploring Bloomz!
To get started with your Bloomz sandbox, you'll need to create a school and/or district admin account. Simply follow the link in your email invitation (check your spam folder if you do not see an invitation from Bloomz), which will guide you through setting up your account. During the process, you’ll provide basic information and create a password or utilize SSO. Once completed, you’ll have access to the sandbox environment for "Ridgemont School District." For more detailed instructions and a helpful video tutorial, visit our support guide on creating a school admin account.
After creating your account using the email invitation, log in to Bloomz via the website at www.bloomz.com or through the mobile app, available for both Android and Apple devices. Upon logging in, you’ll automatically be added to the Ridgemont School District or its associated schools as per your invitation. Be sure to check the "bell" notification icon for any additional invites, such as other schools, classes, or groups. Simply click the "Join" button under the Invitations tab to accept. Once completed, you will have administrative superuser access to the Ridgemont School District and/or its schools. Your assigned groups will appear on the left-hand sidebar in a clear hierarchy format, allowing for seamless navigation.
In your Bloomz sandbox, you’ll have unlimited access to all premium features with full admin-level capabilities. You’re free to explore the platform at any level or feature that interests you, including creating posts, announcements, or alerts; adding calendar events; inviting members (staff, students, and parents); creating your own classes or groups; and adjusting personal preferences under the user settings (gear icon). You can also manage group settings at any level and explore our powerful suite of PBIS tools.
Please note that this is a secure, closed environment, and all student and parent accounts are mock accounts for testing purposes only. As an admin, you can delete the content you create or leave it in Bloomz—it’s entirely up to you. For detailed guidance on getting started, check out our Getting Started as a School Admin guide.
Admin Dashboard & Auto-Notice System Overview
The Bloomz Admin Dashboard offers a comprehensive view of all communication and engagement across the district or school. With this powerful tool, you can monitor posts, announcements, alerts, classroom or group communication, two-way private and group messages, and even parent replies to the generated messages from the auto-notice system. The dashboard also provides valuable insights into deliverability and engagement metrics, helping you track the effectiveness of your communications. For a detailed overview of the Admin Dashboard and its features, visit our support guide.
Enhance your school or district's communication by leveraging the power of classrooms, groups, and subgroups! By creating tailored associations within your school or community, you can foster more engaged and effective communication among members. These structured subgroups allow you to connect with specific subsets of your school community based on their unique needs and interests, facilitating targeted discussions and collaboration. Whether you're focusing on specific projects, events, or school initiatives, groups and subgroups promote meaningful interactions and help ensure that everyone stays informed and involved.
In your Bloomz sandbox, you have the flexibility to create unlimited classes or groups manually, allowing you to experiment and customize as needed. This hands-on approach gives you full control to explore group management and communication tools. In a live Bloomz school or district account, you’ll have the option to streamline the setup process by importing student rosters, parents, and classes/groups automatically. This can be done through a variety of methods, including CSV file import, SFTP import, Clever integration, ClassLink integration, PowerSchool sync, or Skyward sync, making it easy to manage and scale your communications efficiently.
Setting up a new class or group in Bloomz is quick and simple. Navigate to the "Add New" button/icon on your left sidebar or find it in the "Manage" tab under your school page and select "Class/Group," and follow the prompts to enter details like the name, grade level, and visibility settings. Your school settings can be customized to allow only admins or both admins and teachers to create classes and groups.
Keep in mind that in your live Bloomz school/district account, manual creation wouldn’t be necessary if your school or district uses one of our integration options, such as CSV import, SFTP import, Clever integration, ClassLink integration, PowerSchool sync, or Skyward sync, to automatically set up rosters and groups. For more detailed instructions, visit our support guide.
Bloomz allows you to tailor the settings for each class or group to meet your specific needs. These settings, accessible only by school or district admins and class admins/teachers, enable you to manage permissions, adjust privacy levels, and control features such as posting and communication access. This ensures that each class or group operates according to your preferences and school policies. For a detailed guide on classroom-level permissions and how to customize these settings, visit our support article.
Back to Top ↑As a school or district admin in your Bloomz sandbox, you have unlimited access to invite new members to your community, including students, parents, teachers, and staff. Invitations can be sent manually through email or by sharing unique invite codes. In a live Bloomz account, if you’re using one of our integration options, such as Clever, ClassLink, PowerSchool, or Skyward, the import and addition of members will be automated and synced nightly for seamless updates. For a detailed guide on inviting members manually, visit our support article.
Inviting staff and parents to your Bloomz sandbox is a straightforward process that allows you to build and customize your community. Parents can be invited to classes by email or a unique class code, ensuring they are connected to the correct group. For staff, including teachers, administrators, and other roles, invitations can be sent via email or added directly to specific classes or groups. Teachers can also be assigned to particular classes or groups, granting them the necessary permissions to manage and interact with their members. This flexibility allows you to set up your Bloomz environment in a way that mirrors real-world scenarios. For detailed instructions on inviting staff and parents, refer to the following guides:
With an admin account in Bloomz, you have unlimited access to manage all aspects of membership within your school or district community. This includes the ability to change user roles, remove users, merge duplicate profiles, add new members, and assign members to specific classes and groups. These tools provide flexibility and control to ensure your community is organized and up-to-date. For larger updates, you can utilize bulk management features to streamline the process. For a comprehensive guide on managing members, visit our support article.
Bloomz offers a comprehensive suite of communication tools to ensure that your messages reach the right audience effectively. Use posts for daily updates, such as reminders or non-urgent information. For important topics that need to stay visible, create announcements, which are pinned for easy reference. In emergencies or situations requiring immediate attention, send alerts to broadcast urgent communication across the district, school, or specific groups. Additionally, our two-way private messaging system allows you to instantly chat with parents, staff members, students, or entire groups/classes, fostering quick and secure communication.
Each tool is designed to address specific communication needs, helping you stay organized and efficient. For detailed guides on creating posts, announcements, alerts, or using the messaging system, visit:
Bloomz makes interaction easier by allowing you to post updates.
You can also post daily updates in your class. Parents will have updates and other announcements at the tip of their fingertips.
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Members can have quick access to announcements and other updates in their respective classes. Here's how you can post announcements to your class. Just follow the steps below:
You can post an Alert in Bloomz to notify parents about an urgent message. This Alert will be sent through Email, Push Notification, and also in App Notification. Examples where Alerts are used - Power Outage, Snow Closure, Bear spottings, etc.
Just follow the steps below:
Step 2.) Click Message from the options
Step 3.) click one of the icons on the bottom left for either an attachment or image.
Bloomz translates emergency alerts, posts, announcements, direct messages and more, all into the recipient's preferred language.
You can easily import members' language from your SIS or via file import (see below). Every Bloomz user can also select their language during account set-up & modify their preference at any time. Users can select from 200+ languages available in Bloomz.
You can easily import members' language from your SIS or via file import (see below). Every Bloomz user can also select their language during account set-up & modify their preference at any time. Users can select from 109 languages available in Bloomz.
Everything you send from Bloomz is translated in all its modalities. Whether it's email, SMS text, auto-voice or in-app, all notifications are automatically translated to your recipients' preferred language.
You can easily import your community member's languages through CSV file or via one of Bloomz' SIS integrations, to ensure full equity of access to all of your communications on day one.
Bloomz' post, announcement and alert communication tools come with handy functionality that automatically translates your message to the recipient's preferred language. And that's only the beginning. Bloomz also allows advanced customization options for any of the languages you choose to ensure your communication has the desired interpretation. You can customize the in-app text, the audio message or the SMS Text. Recipients can always click to see the original untranslated message too.
In your Bloomz sandbox, you’ll have the opportunity to explore a variety of settings that help customize your experience and optimize how your community operates. Start by adjusting your personal account settings, such as notification preferences, enabling quiet hours, and selecting how and when you receive updates.
Additionally, explore the group settings available at every level—district, school, classroom, and subgroup. These settings allow you to manage permissions for parents, teachers, and other members, as well as enable or disable tools and features to align with your community’s needs. This level of customization ensures that Bloomz works effectively for your unique requirements while maintaining a user-friendly environment.
Every Bloomz user—whether a parent, teacher, admin, staff, or other member—has full control over their personal settings to customize their experience. These settings include adjusting notification preferences to stay informed, setting quiet hours to avoid interruptions during specified times, and importing a personal calendar to sync your schedule. Users can also add a secondary phone number, select a preferred language for auto-translation, and upload a profile image to personalize their account.
For more details, explore the following guides:
Bloomz offers an extensive range of customizable settings to meet the unique needs of each school or district. Recognizing that no two communities are alike, Bloomz provides flexibility at every level—district, school, classroom, and subgroup. Administrators can tailor their Bloomz experience with features such as enabling or disabling tools, setting up reply-to/caller ID information, and configuring parent and teacher permission sets.
Key settings include:
Administrators can also adjust notification defaults, enable storage for important communication, and control classroom settings such as behavior management and moderation tools. This comprehensive system ensures that Bloomz can adapt to the specific requirements of your school or district.
For more details, explore these guides:
Click Here for a step by step guide on how Bloomz PBIS works.
Coordinating events, signups, RSVP's and reminders is a breeze with Bloomz. You can sync existing calendars, create events by group or for the whole district and easily sign up for conferences and volunteers, all in one place.
In Bloomz you have one calendar for each of your groups. They all work in sync in your "All groups" view, and you can see them individually inside each class or community and create events for each.
1.a Pick from a selection of different event types
Bloomz gives you the option to select different types of events to provide context to them.
1.b Customize your events
Add details like title, location and other notes to your events. You can set them to reoccur and add different start and end times.
1.c Set automatic reminders
Add reminders before the event to ensure people don't forget!
1.d RSVP's
Request people to RSVP to your event, so you are always prepared and in the know of who'll be attending.
1.e Ask for help
From any event you create on Bloomz, you can add requests for items or volunteers and convert it into a signup opportunity (see more below).
1.f Connect with existing calendars
You can link your existing District or School calendar with Bloomz through an easy iCal integration.
Bloomz made Parent-Teacher Conference scheduling super easy for teachers!!!! Teachers are saving a ton of time by organizing PTC events in their classroom using Bloomz. Follow the steps
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