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Chats and feeds for your whole school, connected to Transparent Classroom

Onespot gives your school its own branded app for parent messaging, announcements, and urgent alerts. Classroom updates from Transparent Classroom flow right in, so families see everything in one place.

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A short walkthrough with the Onespot team, built around your school.

A child's profile in the parent app, showing recent activity and photos from Transparent Classroom
A classroom group chat with a field trip flyer and replies from a parent

Integrate in seconds

Connect your Transparent Classroom account to get:
One loginFamilies and staff sign in with their Transparent Classroom account.
Classrooms stay in syncGroups fill in from your Transparent Classroom classrooms automatically.
Announcements arrive as notificationsSchoolwide announcements posted in Transparent Classroom reach phones right away.

Flexible communication options for every situation

A clear place for every kind of message, so families always know where to look and nothing gets buried.

ChannelUse it forExample
Group chatDay-to-day back-and-forth for a classroom, parent group, or staff teamShould we pack a lunch for the field trip?
Direct chatPrivate questions between one family and one teacherI'll pick Jamie up at 11 on Thursday.
Classroom activity feedClassroom updates families scroll through and comment onSave the date! Our Fall Festival is Saturday.
Transparent Classroom feedEach child's lessons, photos, and teacher notesJamie practiced Polishing Wood and Washing Cloths.
Schoolwide announcementNews for everyone, or just a few groups, by push, inbox, and emailPicture day is Tuesday, Nov 18.
Urgent alertClosures, weather, and safety, by push, text, or phone callSnow day: school is closed today.
Banner messageTime-sensitive news everyone sees when they open the appEarly dismissal this Friday at 12:30.

Group chats and one-on-one chats

Real conversations between teachers and families, all inside your school's own app.

Group chat where a teacher answers a parent's question and posts a chaperone poll

Group chats

  • Classroom chats
  • Family chats
  • Staff chats
  • Photos & PDFs
  • Polls
  • Reactions & replies
  • Read receipts
Direct chat where a parent tells the teacher about an early pickup and the teacher confirms

One-on-one chats, no personal numbers

  • Family & teacher chats
  • In your school's app
  • No cell numbers shared
  • Admin controls
  • Announcement replies

Classroom chats, syncing, and activity feeds

Every classroom gets its own space, kept in sync with Transparent Classroom.

Notification groups list with Toddler, Car Line, and Primary linked to Transparent Classroom classrooms
Groups linked to Transparent Classroom show the TC mark

Classrooms sync automatically

Link a group to a Transparent Classroom classroom and its parents and staff join on their own. Membership updates whenever someone signs in, with a daily re-sync in the background to catch enrollment changes.

Use those groups to keep each classroom's chats, feeds, screens, and notifications with that classroom's families.

  • Linked to TC classrooms
  • Daily sync
  • Classroom-only access
Classroom activity feed with a Fall Festival flyer, likes, and comments
A classroom activity feed with likes and comments

Classroom chats and activity feeds

Give each classroom a group chat for everyday back-and-forth and a feed for announcements, reminders, and discussions. Post once and every family in the classroom is notified.

You choose who postsStaff only, or open to parents. Turn comments on or off.
Photos, PDFs, and pollsShare the newsletter, the lunch menu, or a quick vote.
Posts become eventsTurn a field trip post into a calendar event.
Feed or chat lookScroll like a social feed or switch to chat bubbles.
School app home screen with the child picker open, listing each child
Tap your child's photo on the home screen
A child's profile with recent activity from Transparent Classroom: a gardening photo and lessons practiced
See their recent activity, photos, and lessons

Each child's day, straight from Transparent Classroom

Teachers keep recording in Transparent Classroom. Families tap their child's photo on the home screen to see it, with no second login.

  • Lessons
  • Photos
  • Teacher notes
  • Conference reports

See it with your own classroomsWe'll set up the walkthrough around your Transparent Classroom classrooms and how your school communicates today.

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Announcements, SMS, and push alerts

Reach the whole school in seconds, tied into Transparent Classroom announcements.

Send Notification screen with an announcement and options to limit it to account types, groups, or people
Write once, then send to everyone or just the right groups

Schoolwide announcements

Post once and reach everyone by push notification, in-app inbox, and email. Schedule announcements ahead or set them to repeat, and attach images, PDFs, or a link.

Need a smaller audience? Limit any announcement to a classroom, an account type such as staff, or specific people.

  • Push
  • Email
  • Scheduled & repeating
  • Specific groups
Transparent Classroom integration settings with Automatic Notifications and Daily Classroom Group Sync turned on
Automatic Notifications in the TC Integration settings

Tied into Transparent Classroom announcements

Turn on Automatic Notifications and every schoolwide announcement posted in Transparent Classroom goes out as a push notification to all app members.

It works the other way too. An announcement written in Onespot can also be posted as a Transparent Classroom announcement, so families see it in both places.

  • TC to push, automatically
  • Onespot to TC

SMS and push alerts for urgent updates

Snow day or early dismissal? Check push, text message, and phone call, then send once. Push notifications are unlimited, and bulk texts reach families who haven't downloaded the app yet.

Delivery method options with push notification, email, text message, and phone call checked
Pick every channel at oncePush, email, text, call, or a TC announcement
Push notification on a phone's lock screen: Snow day, school is closed today
Push on every lock screenArrives instantly for app users
Text message from the school: Snow day, school is closed today
Text to every phoneReaches families with or without the app

Banner messages

Keep the most important message at the top of every home screen.

School app home screen with a banner: Early dismissal this Friday at 12:30, with a Book a conference time button
Banner message editor with the message text, an action button, and a color theme
What families see, and the editor behind it

See Onespot and Transparent Classroom working together

Book a demo and we'll walk through chats, feeds, urgent alerts, and how your Transparent Classroom setup carries over.

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Onespot and Transparent Classroom Onespot + Transparent Classroom

Want to explore the full bundle?

Chats and feeds are one part of Onespot. Here's what else schools on Transparent Classroom run from the same app.

  • Tuition billing & payments

    In-app tuition payments, automated subscriptions, and a billing dashboard that stays in sync with Transparent Classroom and QuickBooks. Powered by Stripe.

    Linked to each child in TC Explore tuition billing and payments

  • Forms, enrollment & admissions

    Online applications with application fees, enrollment contracts, and forms families fill out in the app. Bill children based on their form responses.

    Works with TC forms Explore forms, enrollment, and admissions

  • Websites

    Tell us about your school and we'll design and build your whole website. Change it anytime in plain English, on your own web address.

    Made for Montessori schools Explore websites

  • Other Onespot features

    Events calendars, sign-ups, absence forms, banner alerts, documents, and more, all in your school's own branded app.

    One app for your whole school Explore other Onespot features
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