Here is the slide presentation from today:  FreshGrade Presentation

FreshGrade – an amazing tool for communication between teacher, parents and students!

Be prepared to use FreshGrade Next in the next year…

Here are some tips when using FreshGrade:

  • Find another teacher who is using it and learn about it together
  • First starting out just use as a communication tool and for announcements
  • Report on one subject to start with
  • A way to save time is to upload a photo that can be sent to everyone at once as a group to explain the activity, then upload meaningful individual photos and comments of each student for individual learning
  • Try and group students together during an activity and you can tag the students so that all those students/parents see that post- saves time
  • Make meaningful posts, be intentional with posts, don’t just use it like an Instagram account
  • Too many images makes it less meaningful
  • Note* parents cannot respond to announcements
  • Educate parents!! Don’t just assume they know or understand how to use FreshGrade
    • Explain and encourage parents to comment on posts
    • Explain how comments are only seen by student, teacher and the parents of that child
    • Explain how parents cannot share the photos posted on FreshGrade outside of FreshGrade as there are privacy concerns
    • Might get a notification, but due to glitches in the FreshGrade, the post won’t show up immediately
  • Best to use iPad supplied in the school as there are concerns about having student photos on your personal phone
  • Share as a highlight and it goes to parents email so that they get notified
  • Eyeball mean’s it’s been sent
  • Arrow with an envelope means it hasn’t not be sent
  • Add a quick note and then you can just reuse that note for other posts
  • If your school district supports FreshGrade, email FreshGrade with any concerns with your school district email and you will skip the que and go straight to the top of their list!