School & District Administrators Share Their LivingTree Experience “It’s helped rebuild parents’ trust in our schools.” “Prior to LivingTree we could only do one-way communication, mostly in English.” “It really has streamlined communications with our parents.” “It’s a great platform to really share and show the power of family and community in a learning environment.” “There’s never […] read more...
LivingTree in Classrooms Across the US
“With LivingTree a teacher is able to show what learning is taking place and help bridge that connection between home and school.” — Lesley Weaver, Irving ISD, Director of Communications Teachers can post from the convenience of their mobile device or from their computer. The translation features allow parents to type and receive messages in their […] read more...
The Best Engagement Tools Erase Language Barriers AND Allow Two-Way Conversation
The importance of an accurate, instant 2-way translation tool is reflected in the sheer numbers of limited-English students as well as the magnitude of languages spoken today in U.S. public schools. According to facethefactsusa.org and reports from the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, as of 2013, ten percent of U.S. public […] read more...
Parents & Schools Love LivingTree!
“LivingTree is the Awesomeist!” (-Sam Tinnon, LivingTree Principal) Who wouldn’t love a private collaboration network to connect everyone? LivingTree gives parents, teachers and schools one place on web or mobile to easily manage all activities! And folks, it also translates in over 40 languages too. This thing really fixes so many issues for everyone. With […] read more...
Getting the Most Out of Your “Staycation”
Top Ideas for Spring Break at Home Spring Break can be a fabulous time to travel and see new things, to refresh and rejuvenate, experience new things at home, or even get ahead for the coming months. These four ideas really resonated as ways to get the most from a Spring Break Staycation. #1 Play! […] read more...
LivingTree takes student-parent communication beyond ‘school was fine’
By: Doug Pitorak, Built in Austin When parents ask kids about their school day, they often get a generic, succinct response. Tired of being left in the dark as parents, Cullen Childress and Krishna Sai founded LivingTree, a private, secure and hierarchical social network that enables convenient communication among parents, teachers, students, schools, districts and […] read more...
Educators Across Texas Seek New Ways to Improve Parent, Community & Student Engagement
LivingTree will be presenting on Monday at the 2015 TASA Midwinter Conference to help share how both Irving ISD and PSJA ISD are currently making sweeping changes in community and student engagement. We look forward to what we will learn and hear from audience members and conference attendees. Districts like Irving ISD and PSJA ISA […] read more...