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Johnston County: Blackboard Partnership Update. Introductions Why Blackboard? Going Mobile with Bb Introduction to Engage The Latest with Connect Q&A. Today’s Agenda. Why Blackboard?. Blackboard Solutions for K-12. Deeper Integration with PowerSchool!.
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Introductions Why Blackboard? Going Mobile with Bb Introduction to Engage The Latest with Connect Q&A Today’s Agenda
Deeper Integration with PowerSchool! Improved data integration control over contact data sync Send messages from PowerSchool More automated attendance options
Mobile is changing everything
77% of K12 parents use a smartphone 70%+ of K12 schools use mass notification 50% of emails are read on smartphones 33% of school website traffic comes from phones/tablets 55% of HS students have witnessed cyberbullying Apple sold 4.5M+iPads to schools in the US in 2012
77% of parents use a smartphone 160K students miss school daily due to bullying Connecting Classroom and Home Safety and Security Truancy and Bullying Engaging Parents Teachers spend 3-5 hours daily engaging parents Half of schools still shun SMS
Best Practice: SecurityMove beyond voice calls with SMS and push notifications
Best Practice: BullyingCreate an SMS tipline for students to ask for help
Best Practice: WebsitesMake it easy for teachers to share with parents
Best Practice: Apps Create a native mobile presence for parents
Case Study: Edison Township Public Schools 60% of website traffic came from mobile “We knew we needed to act”
Case Study: Edison Township Public Schools • Blackboard created a custom branded app for Edison that included lunch menus, school sites, sports schedules, and access to the parent portal. 88% 3,500 Downloads in the first year of Parent Portal traffic comes from app
#1 • Commercial LMS provider in K12 Notifications service provider in K12 • Mobile app developer for education • Hosted web site provider in K12 Blackboard K-12