The wall
The wall is where teachers post for the families of their groups: a photo of what was done in class, a video of the show, a short notice.
Families see it in the app, get a notification, and can leave a like.
If it doesn't appear in the menu, the module isn't enabled for your school. Get in touch and we'll turn it on.
How it differs from a message
| Message | Wall | |
|---|---|---|
| Addressed to | Specific people | The group, as a post |
| Read confirmation | Yes | No |
| Can be replied to | Yes | Likes only |
| What it's for | Communicating something to be done | Showing what happened |
In a phrase: a message is for telling, the wall is for showing.
Who posts
Teachers, from the app, in the groups assigned to them. And the level administrator, from the panel.
Families don't post: they only look and like.
Creating a post from the panel
Use New post:
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Title | Short and descriptive. |
| Message | The post's text. |
| Groups | Which ones it goes to. Can be more than one. |
| Status | Published or draft. |
| Photos, videos and files | Several can be attached. |
Every group chosen must be in the same level. If you need to post in two levels, that's two posts.
Drafts
The draft status lets you write without publishing, and also unpublish something already published.
If you publish, switch to draft and publish again, families don't get a second notification. The phone buzzes once, the first time. So you can fix things without bothering anyone again.
Moderation
You can configure per level that teachers' posts need approval before going live. It's off by default.
With moderation on, a teacher's post waits for approval and families don't see it until someone in the panel approves it.
Early on, while expectations about what gets posted settle. Over time most schools turn it off: the wall is light content and the filter becomes a bottleneck.
Attachments
You can upload photos, videos and files. When you edit a post, attachments you add are appended to the existing ones: they don't replace them.
If you uploaded something by mistake, the way to fix it is to delete the post and create it again.
Likes
Families can react to a post. The list shows how many likes each one has.
Teachers don't react to posts: it's a signal from families towards the school.
A post with lots of likes tells you what kind of content is worth repeating. It's the only unprompted feedback families give.
