 Welcome to Get Family Started on CESA. This training is designed for teachers who are already set up with an account and class on CESA and want to create powerful partnerships with families. While watching, have another window or device ready to follow along with the steps. Today we'll explore how the class app is different from the family app, two ways to invite families through CESA, and how to ensure all families are supported to connect by meeting families where they are. Let's take a look at the class and family apps. When teachers, students and families are connected on CESA, it creates a powerful learning loop that deepens student learning. The CESA class app is for teachers and students. Teachers assign powerful learning experiences called CESA activities. Students use powerful learning tools to respond to activities and post their learning to their CESA journal. The class app is for teachers and students. The family app is for families. Here's a family member's view in the family app. Right now we're looking at the journal tab. Connected family members can see their child's posts and engage with them. Families can like or leave a comment of encouragement on a post, like you see here. You can control these engagement settings in class settings. That's the wrench icon. CESA takes privacy seriously. Connected family members only see their own child's posts and post their child is tagged in. Here's the inbox tab in the family app. Teachers can send classroom moments, positive messages and resources through a class announcement or private message. Families can type a reply back to the teacher or click the plus button to use CESA tools to share photos, videos and more. Creating partnerships with families has never been easier. Families see and reinforce what their child is learning at home and teachers get to know each and every family in deeper ways. With translation tools all families are able to engage. If a family member's device is set to a language other than English, they see the option to see translation. No more waiting for conferences or relying on translators to communicate with your families. Keep in mind that students cannot use the family app to respond to activities or post to their journal. The family app is for families to view student work and communicate with the teacher. Students must use the class app to post to their journal. Pause the video and take a moment to jot down the key differences between the class and the family apps. How do you get families connected? There are two ways in CESA. To invite families always start by clicking the plus families button on the bottom right of your screen. Your first option is to print invites by clicking print invites. Printed invites are available in 15 languages. Choose a language. You'll get a class set of personalized PDFs for each child in the language you selected. Print these PDFs and send them home with students. Family members simply scan the QR code to connect to their child's journal. If you need invites in more than one language, repeat the process for each language you need. You will get a class set for each language you choose. You can also invite families digitally. Type in a family member's phone number or email address and click invite families. Yeah, it's that easy. Family members will either get a text message or email with a link to connect. Families click the link and follow the prompts. To check the status of your invites, click plus families to return to this page. You'll see the status of your invites on the right. You can manage all invites and connected family members in class settings by clicking manage families. CESA school's administrators can also invite families in bulk. If you're a CESA school's teacher, encourage your admin to look into this option. No matter how you invite families, each student can have up to 10 family members connected. Now it's your turn. Pause the video, click plus families and get your families connected. Sometimes a printed or emailed invite doesn't work for all families. That's all right. Let's meet families where they are. The CESA family engagement kit gives you everything you need to connect families. Let's take a look at what you'll find. You'll find ready to use handouts that help families understand how CESA supports their child's learning, walks them through the steps to get connected, and gives them a tour of how to use the family app. Share these handouts digitally or print them out and share them in person. You'll also find step-by-step guides for connecting families in different ways. You'll find a guide for leveraging classroom events like Meet the Teacher or Back to School Night. There's one for leveraging one-on-one meetings like conferences. Families can't meet in person. There's a guide for that too. Get everything you need to make sure every family is supported to connect. Pause the video, explore the family engagement kit, and make a plan for getting every family connected. You did it! You learned the difference between the class and the family apps, two ways to invite families through CESA, and where to find everything you need to meet families where they are. We can't wait for you to experience the power of strong partnerships with families. Thanks for spending time with us today. Join us for more trainings at web.csad.me slash training. See you again soon, here at CESA.