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For K–12 districts facing enrollment declines, check out the new TalkingPoints blog at the link in the comments below. #FamilyEngagement #K12 #Enrollment
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YES! We will be participating in #clearthelist this year. 😉 5 lucky teachers will be gifted $500 to clear their classroom supply lists!
Get those Amazon wishlists filled up and stay tuned for the submission form coming Aug 15. Tag a teacher below to share the info! 👇
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This is the official answer: YES! We will be participating in #clearthelist this year. 😉 Get those wishlists filled up and stay tuned for the submission form coming Aug.1.
#backtoschool #teacherwishlist #teacherappreciation #teachersofx #teachertwitter
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YES! We will be participating in #clearthelist this year. 😉 5 lucky teachers will be gifted $500 to clear their classroom supply lists!
Get those Amazon wishlists filled up and stay tuned for the submission form coming Aug 15. Tag a teacher below to share the info! 👇
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It's that time of year again! You need classroom supplies, and we're increasing our giveaway from three lucky winners to FIVE this year! #clearthelist is back so follow, share and enter to win ✨👇 hubs.la/Q01Ztwq10
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Alright, teachers. Time to #clearthelist with TalkingPoints!
1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Enter to win 3️⃣ Share this post
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#teachertwitter #teachersofx #schoolsupplies #backtoschool
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Three simple steps: 1️⃣Follow us 2️⃣ Share this post 3️⃣ Enter to win $500 worth of classroom supplies from your Amazon wishlist! We pick our first winner tomorrow. hubs.la/Q01ZvRzM0
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You could win $500 worth of classroom supplies from your Amazon wishlist just like our first winner, Kayla Turner!
What are you waiting for? Follow, share, and enter to win our #clearthelist giveaway! #teachertwitter
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🎉 Congratulations to Mrs. Valerie Salter of West Baton Rouge Parish Schools, our first #clearthelist winner of 2025! 👏👏👏 Let's hear it for this super teacher!
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Time to get some teachers’ Amazon wishlists cleared! 🎒To enter to win, complete the simple form with the link to your list and make sure you share this post. hubs.ly/Q01hQJQM0
#clearthelist #clearthelist2022 #teachertwitter
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You could win $500 worth of classroom supplies from your Amazon wishlist tomorrow! What are you waiting for? Follow, share, and enter to win our #clearthelist giveaway! hubs.la/Q01ZvLXh0
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Three simple steps: 1️⃣Follow us 2️⃣ Share this post 3️⃣ Enter to win $500 worth of classroom supplies from your Amazon wishlist! We pick our first winner tomorrow. hubs.la/Q01-Ynnl0
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It's that time of year again! You need classroom supplies, and we're increasing our giveaway from three lucky winners to FIVE this year! #clearthelist is back so follow, share and enter to win ✨👇 hubs.la/Q01ZvWC_0
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Ready...set...GO! The submission form is live and the first winner will be announced on August 15th! 👉 hubs.la/Q03zn0c_0
Alright, teachers. Time to #clearthelist with TalkingPoints!
1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Enter to win 3️⃣ Share this post
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Week 3 of #clearthelist! Who still needs classroom supplies? Enter to win today!
1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Enter to win 3️⃣ Share this post
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#teachertwitter #familyengagement #principaltwitter #edtech
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We'll be choosing our second #clearthelist winner tomorrow. Don't miss your chance to win up to $500 of your Amazon wishlist cleared #teachers! Enter now hubs.la/Q01-J5sW0 #teachertwitter #backtoschool #backtoschoolgiveaway
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Week 2 of #clearthelist with TalkingPoints!
1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Enter to win 3️⃣ Share this post
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#teachertwitter #schoolsupplies #teacherappreciation #familyengagement #backtoschool
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It's that time of year again! You need classroom supplies, and we're increasing our giveaway from three lucky winners to FIVE this year! #clearthelist is back so follow, share and enter to win ✨👇 #teachertwitter hubs.la/Q01-mNMV0
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TEACHERS 📣 This is the last chance to win our #clearthelist giveaway! We will be choosing our fifth winner this Friday, 8/30 so be sure to:
1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Enter to win 3️⃣ Share this post
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#teachertwitter #principaltwitter
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TEACHERS 📣 This is the last chance to win our #clearthelist giveaway! We will be choosing our fifth winner this Friday, 8/30 so be sure to:
1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Enter to win 3️⃣ Share this post
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#teachertwitter #principaltwitter
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We'll be choosing our first winner this Friday for #clearthelist so make sure you follow, share and enter to win, #teachers! hubs.la/Q01ZtqsZ0
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Ready...set...GO! The submission form is live and the first winner will be announced on August 15th! 👉 hubs.la/Q03zn2b70
Alright, teachers. Time to #clearthelist with TalkingPoints!
1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Enter to win 3️⃣ Share this post
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Congratulations to our week 2 winner for #clearthelist! Megan Lewitin of Oceanside Schools in NY was the lucky teacher this week. Who will be next? hubs.la/Q01-MJ2h0
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We select our third winner of #clearthelist tomorrow! Don't miss out on the opportunity to win up to $500 worth of items from your Amazon Wishlist. Enter now: hubs.la/Q01_l5-S0
#teachertwitter #teachersoftwitter #backtoschool
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Ready...set...GO! The submission form is live and the first winner will be announced on August 15th! 👉 hubs.la/Q03zn21W0
Alright, teachers. Time to #clearthelist with TalkingPoints!
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TalkingPoints's multilingual engagement platform 📲 helps teachers build meaningful connections with underserved families, addressing COVID-19 learning loss & unlocking learning beyond COVID-19. We're asking @jack & #startsmall for a $1M grant to benefit 500K more students! 🙏
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Week 3 of #clearthelist! Who still needs classroom supplies? Enter to win today!
1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Enter to win 3️⃣ Share this post
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#teachertwitter #principaltwitter #backtoschool
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It’s the last week of our #clearthelist giveaway! Don’t miss your opportunity to win up to $500 worth of your Amazon wishlis to start the schoolyear. #teachertwitter #backtoschool
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Another super teacher has had their list cleared by TalkingPoints this week! ⭐️ Let's hear a great big congratulations for @KathrynHawks1 in @hanoverschools.
Who will be next? 👉 hubs.la/Q03FTfpB0
#backtoschool #schoolsupplies
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Time to get some teachers’ Amazon wishlists cleared! 🎒To enter to win, complete the simple form with the link to your list and make sure you share this post. hubs.ly/Q01hQJQM0
#clearthelist #clearthelist2022 #teachertwitter #adoptateacher #teachersoftwitter
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Three simple steps: 1️⃣Follow us 2️⃣ Share this post 3️⃣ Enter to win $500 worth of classroom supplies from your Amazon wishlist! hubs.la/Q01_FpwJ0
#clearthelist #backtoschool #teachertwitter #teachersoftwitter
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You've been waiting all day and here it is! The name of the fourth winner of our #clearthelist winner: Dawn Garrett from Orange County Florida! 🎉 🤩 Congrats, Dawn and we hope your first days of school are wonderful.
One more week to enter to win! hubs.la/Q020j63z0
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Give a big high five to our first #clearthelist winner Melissa Richards of WI! She's a third grade teacher dedicated to building relationships and her #backtoschool wishlist is our command. 😉 Congrats, @Thirdismyjam!
You have a chance to win all month: hubs.la/Q02JVgJB0
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📣Coming next week to ALL TalkingPoints for Teachers accounts on mobile: translated video captions! We're so excited to be able to share this feature with our teachers. Check out this video to see how it works and stay tuned to see when it goes live! ow.ly/pIxA50DDHmy
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Time’s almost up! To enter to win, complete the simple form with the link to your list and make sure you share this post. hubs.ly/Q01hQJQM0
#clearthelist #clearthelist2022 #backtoschool #teachertwitter
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Coming soon to TalkingPoints...a 20-21 school year update!
👉 Multimedia Translation! 👈
All videos you record will be automatically captioned and translated into each of your contact's home language! 🤩 #updates #improvements #familyengagement
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Help us congratulate another super teacher today as we #clearthelist for Allyssa McCutcheon of @Carrollton3211! 🎉
3️⃣ weeks left to be the lucky winner. hubs.ly/Q03F1QB_0
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We’re pleased to be supporting the work of CO-CABE in advocating for bilingual students and educators! 🙌🏼 If you’re an educator in Colorado, please look into this event and CO-CABE’s organization for more information.
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Thanks for stopping by to see us @ClassTechTips! We’re going to be doing some exciting stuff with Monica soon so stay tuned, friends! 😊 #istelive #istelive22
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Ready...set...GO! The submission form is live and the first winner will be announced on August 15th! 👉 hubs.la/Q03FF3Z10
Alright, teachers. Time to #clearthelist with TalkingPoints!
1️⃣ Follow us 2️⃣ Enter to win 3️⃣ Share this post
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We will be offering TalkingPoints for Schools and Districts FOR FREE through the end of the school year to high-need schools and districts.
To learn more visit: bit.ly/2vEwjhY
#covid19 #coronavirus #remotelearning #distancelearning #ellchat #ell #edtech #InThisTogether
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Woohoo! Congratulations, @ValerieSalter5! We can't wait to see what other supplies we can help provide for classes during the 2025 #clearthelist giveaway.
👉 Enter here: hubs.la/Q03zn0c-0
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Check out our free family engagement app with translation and content to build strong partnerships with families, regardless of the languages they speak! Come see us in the Startup Pavilion! @iste #ISTE18 #familyengagement #ellchat
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Three cheers for Alyssa Smith of New York for being our second #clearthelist winner! 🎉 Hip hip, HOORAY!
Now don't forget to enter your own Amazon wishlist because we still have three more weeks to clear lists for teachers across the country. hubs.la/Q02KPcp90
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Our teacher leader @ValentinaESL shares her experience growing up in an immigrant family that struggled to get involved in school and what she’s doing as an educator to involve ELL #families in their children’s education. #ellchat #ESOL #educhat elementaryenglishlanguagelea…
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We’re thrilled to announce that @TalkingPointsEd won a @Googleorg grant as part of the #GoogleAI Impact Challenge! We will provide personalized coaching for underserved students’ parents and teachers to help them connect with support from @Google. bit.ly/2Y79rQE #io19
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Families are able to easily press a button within chats with teachers on the TalkingPoints for Parents app to listen to messages. This feature supports contacts who have limited literacy or prefer to hear their messages. #accessibility #inclusion #edtech
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One cool way to engage families is to give a virtual tour of the classroom prior to their re-entry into school. Any time a big change is taking place, our translated video captioning is a great tool to prepare them. #edtech #backtoschool
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As an organization founded by a British-Korean immigrant, serving a large population of immigrant families in a nation built by immigrants, TalkingPoints proudly celebrates #NationalImmigrantsDay today! 🌎 #immigrants #diversity #positivity
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A BIG #milestone today! 🤩 We’re so excited to announce that thanks to the amazing TalkingPoints community, we’ve expanded our reach 6x since March, connecting 3 million+ teachers and families, and enabling 100 million+ conversations in 100+ languages. #edequity #k12 #nonprofit
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Our community had 10 MILLION conversations with over 300,000 students and families in 25+ languages! THANK YOU!! Share your most impactful TalkingPoints experience to celebrate #TalkingPoints10M!! #ellchat #parentengagement #edtech #familyengagement
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Check out this great article by @ValentinaESL on ways to support #Englishlearners through an asset-based teaching mindset. "When we value what our students bring, we recognize their history and knowledge and use it as a foundation for their future learning." #ellchat #ESL #ENL
NEW: Making Student Assets Our Top Teaching Priority. @ValentinaESL #mschat #middleschool #educoach #ellchat What does an asset-based teaching mindset look like? #ntchat #Englishlearners #ESL #engchat #sschat #elachat @ncte @ILAToday
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#ICYMI TalkingPoints will be adding video captioning as a new feature sometime during the 20-21 school year! 🤯 Make sure you're following us on all social platforms to stay up-to-date on feature releases.
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“It’s been humbling and inspiring to become part of the @TEDTalks community and connect with so many like-minded leaders who are working to solve complex social problems,” says TalkingPoints CEO and fellow Heejae Lim @heejpeej
WATCH the TED Talk now ow.ly/ZXTk50KvOqr
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Big congrats to Alexis Easton from Independence, MO for being winner number 3 of this year's #clearthelist giveaway! 🎉 You could be next as we have two weeks left to choose winners. hubs.la/Q01_wnJ30
#teachertwitter #backtoschool
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It's week 4 of TalkingPoints #clearthelist so make sure you get your submission in!
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#teachertwitter #principaltwitter #familyengagement #backtoschool #schoolsupplies
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We’re so inspired meeting @Malala today: “parents pay a huge role in children’s education and I’m so grateful for my father to have had the education I had” #parentengagement
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Amazing news! We’ve added support for ✨5✨ new languages on TalkingPoints! Dari, Odia, Tatar, Turkmen, and Uyghur are now available. #OnlyOnTalkingPoints #edtech #translation
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Ready to find out who will be getting #EdTech tips and tricks all year from expert Monica Burns with their FREE membership!? 🤩 We are!
Our first winner is Leslie @lsadler11 a 5th grade teacher from New Jersey! Congratulations! 🎉 @ClassTechTips #backtoschool #teachertwitter
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Breaking down language barriers isn’t just about translation—it’s also about the vocabulary we use when discussing education with families. That’s why the TalkingPoints for Families app defines common terms used in the world of US education for them! #OnlyOnTalkingPoints #edtech
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We’ve done it again! The list of supported languages on TalkingPoints has grown from 110 to 125! 🤩 Check out these newly supported languages and where the families who speak them commonly hail from. #translation #OnlyOnTalkingPoints
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It's official! Vasha Moss of East Baton Rouge Schools is the fifth and final super teacher to win our #clearthelist giveaway this back-to-school season. Congrats, Vasha!
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TalkingPoints is 5 years old! 🎉 In these 5 years, we've reached 1.5 million families, 35,000 schools, and 600 school district partners, facilitating 50 million conversations! Without YOU none of this would be possible. Thank you for your continued support! 🙏🏻
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🧠 DID YOU KNOW? TalkingPoints allows teachers to set office hours! ⏰ You decide when you get notifications to have a healthy balance of work and home. Just be sure to let your families know ahead of time when they will/won't hear back from you. #edTech #familyengagement
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TalkingPoints cares for teachers, so we want everyone to take advantage of our #OfficeHours feature. Set your available hours and ONLY receive notifications from families when you're working. ⏰ #healthyboundaries #edtech #k12 #familyengagement
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📣 Exciting TP News! Soon, we're launching a new TalkingPoints for Teachers App, Web App, and a redesigned talkingpts.org! #Teachers deserve the most up-to-date and user-friendly #tech to start the school year so we've been working to make #remotelearning easier.
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It's #NationalLanguageMonth! What languages are spoken in your school? In your classroom? 💬 Multilingual teachers, families, and students have a superpower we love to see it shine. #teachertwitter
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In addition to the #videocaptioning feature we announced last week, we're excited to be bringing you other new #updates throughout the 20-21 school year! 🤩
One we know will be a hit is scheduling recurring messages—a frequently requested feature by teachers everywhere. 🗓
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.@PLSD admins, teachers, nurses & even the food dept have been connecting with families using TalkingPoints at an incredible rate! This time last year they had sent around 64,000 messages, but this year? They're already at ✨134,000✨#FamilyEngagement @PLSD_EL @PlsdSupt
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The TalkingPoints Parent App is rolling out this week with a whole new look, added features and content! We are actively working to improve our applications to support during this great time of need. Stay tuned for more updates! #familyengagement #remotelearning #edtech #covid19
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These languages support refugee and marginalized populations from various countries like Afghanistan, Russia and China. Building strong connections with families in their home languages when they first arrive is vital to newcomer student success. #OnlyOnTalkingPoints #edtech
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Meet Jennifer Colvin! 👋🏼 This superstar from @scsdoh sent the most TalkingPoints messages in the entire state of #Ohio! We 💙 seeing teachers who value #familyengagement this much! Great job, Jennifer! #edtech
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ICYMI 👉 We added 20 new languages to our app for translation support! #teachertwitter #edtech #familyengagement #ellchat #esolteacher
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re someone’s favorite #teacher and their whole family hears about you all the time. 💙
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🚨SPOILER ALERT: TalkingPoints was named the Best Overall Family Communication Platform for Teachers and Schools!!! Thank you @CommonSenseEd for helping teachers analyze the tools at their disposal. #edtech #familyengagement
We spent dozens of hours testing messaging platforms for schools. See the ones we like the best! #familyengagement #edtech
@TalkingPointsEd @RemindHQ @BloomzApp @Seesaw @ClassDojo @ParentSquare
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Many people mistakenly think #CincodeMayo is the celebration of Mexican Independence 🇲🇽 when it's actually the celebration of Mexico's victory in the Battle of Puebla in 1862 - a French attempt to overthrow the Mexican President! #themoreyouknow #stillworthcelebrating
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🧠 DID YOU KNOW? The "Help Me Understand" feature allows you to review a translation that may have come through in a confusion way. 🤔 We'll send it back by a human translator for review and see if we can clarify the meaning for you!
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We're seeing teachers use our translated video captions in some really cool ways. 😎 One way to engage families is to give a virtual tour of the classroom prior to their re-entry into school. Any time a big change is taking place, this feature is a great tool to prepare them.
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🧠 DID YOU KNOW? We provide machine & human #translation for messages in 100+ languages! 🤯 From Afrikaans to Zulu, families can have easy, effective communication with teachers, helping to foster a partnership unhindered by #languagebarriers and dedicated to #studentsuccess!
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A BIG THANK YOU to @twilio & @jeffiel for their support as we celebrate 10 million conversations!! We use Twilio to connect educators & families to have a positive impact on #students! #TalkingPoints10M #ellchat #parentengagement #edtech #familyengagement #Tech4Good
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There’s a gap between the information educators and families need from one another to build strong school-family connections. Check out our tips for closing this educational gap. #teachertwitter #familyengagement #edequity
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It's official! The upgrade is happening for BOTH messages and announcements! 320 characters ➡️600 characters
Check back in this afternoon for the update! 🤩
#edtech #youaskedforit #newandimproved
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Here's to a great #WIDA2022 with amazing partners and friends! We got to spend quality time with educators, administrators, and staff at all levels who advocate for educational equity daily. It is inspiring for us to work with you all. 🙌
@ISD279 @fcpsnews @NAELPAforELs
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TalkingPoints was down for a few minutes due to our external server that is experiencing higher demand. It is back up and running as normal now, and we are doing everything in our power to ensure continued service for all of our educators and families, especially now!
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We have had an overwhelming response to our webinar today! If you are having trouble joining, know that: (1)we will record and share it (2) schedule another one (3) send out tips and learnings.
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When teachers are so excited about TalkingPoints they do our job for us…🤩 #istelive22 #istelive
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This local TV station is giving @PLSD in Ohio the credit it deserves for boosting family engagement across 58 languages! 🙌 Grateful to have played a role in driving meaningful collaboration between families and schools. tinyurl.com/sx5mvs2m #PLSDproud
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Happy Holidays from all of us at TalkingPoints! Wishing you a healthy and happy holiday season. Stay tuned for exciting updates in the new year!🎉🎊 #ellchat #parentengagement
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Sending a tremendous "Thank You" to @NABEorg and all the partners and new friends we got to spend some quality time with last week. 💙 Keep up the incredible work! #NABE2023
@MCPS @SyracuseSchools @EdisonDistrict
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So grateful to the team at @CommonSense for recognizing us as the best overall family communication platform for teachers and schools, but for sending folks our way this week at #istelive!
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Our Founder and CEO, @heejaelim, will be at @tedconferences next week getting inspired by amazing people with bold ideas! #TED2025
Here’s a throwback to Heejae’s own TED Talk from 2022: hubs.la/Q03fnsxW0
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Do you have families who get confused by the callouts, or “robocalls” that go out from the school? Here’s a tip from a fabulous TalkingPoints Teacher on how to make sure all families get the message. #equity #inclusion
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Today begins #HispanicHeritageMonth so join us in acknowledging the teachers and families of Hispanic heritage who are positively influencing lives every day in American education! Gracias! 💙
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Happy #WomensEqualityDay from the women and men of TalkingPoints! More than 75% of #teachers in #k12 are women and we are grateful for each and every one of them. 💙 #education
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We’re going LIVE! 🎙 Join us every Thursday at 4:30pm CT, 5:30pm ET starting August 17th for Office Hours LIVE on Facebook, YouTube, and X/Twitter! Log on to get the tips, tricks, and answers you need…and maybe some swag involved if you’re lucky! 😎 hubs.la/Q01-K-kH0
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We're excited to share that TalkingPoints has been listed as the best overall Family Communication Platform for Teachers & Schools by @CommonSenseEd! 🏆 Thank you to everyone who has spread the word about the platform helping shape meaningful engagement. bit.ly/3xEsPWT
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We'll be choosing our first winner this Friday for #clearthelist so make sure you follow, share and enter to win, #teachers! hubs.la/Q01Ztn8V0
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