Creating a Post

Posts are what appear to Parents and Students, and how you share information on School Boards and Classes. These are shown as separate cards containing all the updates that you would like to share. You are only allowed to post on a specific Board or Class if they contain the      icon.

 

The Types of Posts

There are four main types of posts:

1.    Text/Media/File: These are simple posts, possibly with photos, videos, or a file to download. These posts are most commonly used for daily updates and if they aren't highlighting a specific date or link to a website 
   
   
2.    Events: Posts that have a specific date and time that you would like to invite the Parents or an event to keep your Students excited about. This type of post will appear on the Calendar and you can use it for activities such as a Science Fair, Yellow Day, or even a School Play
   
   
3.    Link: This type of post is an easy way to share news articles, websites, Youtube videos with everyone. The post will embed the link directly and can be viewed directly from Springring
   
   
4.    Authorization: A post that required the approval of the students' Parents. You can use this type of post to gather permission for events, field trips, and other activities. Learn more about Authorization Posts here. 

 

Start creating a Post

Watch the video below to see how different types of posts are created:

 

About the Post Features

When creating posts, you have the option to make your post viewable to only Students or Parents. You also may choose to make it viewable by both.

On the Teacher App, the buttons look like this:

 

 

On the Teacher Web Portal, the buttons look like this:

 

 

By default, any other Teacher that is a part of the board will be able to view all posts made within the Class Board.

You also have the option of whether to mark them as an Alert or Pin it to top. These buttons are located as part of creating any post (apart from an Authorization Post) 

 

 

When marking a post as an Alert, it sends a notification to the Parents who have access to that Class or Board. This feature is used for important posts that are urgent and information that Parents need to know immediately. However, overusing the Alert could cause Parents to ignore the notifications. Once a post is marked as an Alert, it will appear as:

 

 

The option of pinning a post causes it to always appear at the top of the Class or Board. When choosing the option Pin This, you are asked to set a time and date for the post to remain at the top.

 

 

Creating a pinned post can be very useful for keeping information that Parents or Students may need to access often and refer back to. These can be used as reminders for teaching resources and information they can refer to. Once a pinned post is created, it appears in the feed as: 

 

 

Teachers can also post to multiple Boards! This feature has been added to save time and send out the same post on different boards. Simply choose the boards you'd like to post on and click.

 

Creating posts is simple! It's your way of sharing daily snaps of what happens within your Class or School. These will be shared automatically with Parents, Students, and other Teachers as well. Go ahead, create your first post!