ParentSquare Partners with MyVRSpot
Angela Derr2025-07-03T17:45:41+00:00ParentSquare Partners with MyVRSpot to Enhance Video Messaging to K-12 School-Home Engagement Platform New integration allows administrators and teachers to create video messages in MyVRSpot and send them to families via ParentSquare SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. Aug. 9, 2022—In a 2022 national survey about the future of school-home communications, school and district leaders said they would like to add more videos to improve communication with families. To meet this need, ParentSquare has partnered with MyVRSpot, a video and digital media management service, to extend its video messaging capabilities to the ParentSquare school-home engagement platform for K-12. With this new partnership, [...]
Release Notes 22.8.2
Angela Derr2025-07-03T17:45:33+00:00Added Media Notes, a new functionality to record and share notes. Added Media Badges, a new functionality to assign badges manually to a user or automatically via viewing assigned media. Switched to a new user guide layout and configuration. Adjusted some menu options within MyVRSpot which includes moving the Admin menu to the top navigation bar. The ability to sort, search, and filter your items within the Media panel has been added for the Video Editor. The ability to add images to your projects has been added for the Video Editor. Added the 'Watched' metric for Media Tracking. Updated the [...]
How Can Technology Help Reach Stakeholders?
Angela Derr2025-07-03T17:45:07+00:00How often has a staff member or parent emailed to ask where an important video is housed? Was it on the Twitter post from 2 months ago? Or is it on the Facebook page? Perhaps it was emailed or placed on the district website? Having a reliable way for families, community members, staff, and students to access important district media is one of the most essential pieces of a well-run school district. Without an organized approach to sharing media, large problems occur for all stakeholders. However, many districts find themselves using methods of media sharing that don’t quite check all [...]
Video Management: It’s Easier Than You Think
Angela Derr2025-07-03T17:43:56+00:00Did you know that February is National Library Lover’s Month? There are thousands of libraries across the United States, and each one has qualities that make them unique. In addition to the physical buildings that house various materials for reference and personal use, there are also digital libraries being used to house and organize electronic media. With the move by many school districts to remote and blended learning environments, video libraries have become an essential tool to provide meaningful and authentic instruction. So, what is a Video Library? Just like a brick and mortar library, it is a specific location [...]
Creating Student Choice to Improve Engagement
Angela Derr2025-07-03T17:43:41+00:00Educators across the country are looking for innovative ways to increase student engagement and gauge mastery of content in the classroom. Assessments should be more than the traditional quizzes, tests, and essays that have been used for generations. Students should be challenged to tackle real world problems that they may face outside the classroom. Providing authentic assessments and lessons increases understanding of content, improves critical thinking skills, and increases student engagement. However, educators shouldn’t feel like they have to accomplish authentic lesson planning and assessment on their own! There are plenty of great creative technological tools out there to [...]