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[Infographic] What does School Stream mean to Parents? Parent & Community|School Communication

November 24, 2016

[Infographic] What does School Stream mean to Parents?

Australians have never held more control in the palm of their hands. A recent Deloitte survey shows Australians average 33 hours on mobile apps compared to 4 hours on web browsers.

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App iOS Update: iPhone / iPad 1.5.2 School Technology

November 8, 2016

App iOS Update: iPhone / iPad 1.5.2

What's new in version 1.5.2 for iPhone / iPad?

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User Story: Delvene Barber, Teacher and Director at Avoca Preschool Parent & Community|School Staff

November 1, 2016

User Story: Delvene Barber, Teacher and Director at Avoca Preschool

We recently received feedback from Delvene Barber, Teacher and Director at Avoca Preschool who has been using the School Stream app for only four weeks! Listen to what she has to say.

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Supporting the Australian Council for Computers in Education Conference 2016 School Technology

September 28, 2016

Supporting the Australian Council for Computers in Education Conference 2016

School Stream are proud to be supporting the Australian Council for Computers in Education for another year. The ACCE is the national professional body for those involved in the use of ICT in education with the honourable role of excelling…

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School Stream featured in School News School Technology

September 7, 2016

School Stream featured in School News

We are very excited to be part of this term's School News magazine. It includes an interview with our company CEO, Melissa Bridson as well as a case study of Kiwitahi School.

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Android phone / tablet 1.0.3 School Technology

September 6, 2016

Android phone / tablet 1.0.3

What's new in version 1.0.3 for Android phone / tablet?

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This preschool couldn’t be any happier! Parent & Community|School Staff

September 1, 2016

This preschool couldn’t be any happier!

We recently asked a local preschool how they were finding the School Stream app and we were blown away by the response. Here is what they had to say:

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Make school administration easy again – Kangaroo Inn Area School Parent & Community|School Staff

August 16, 2016

Make school administration easy again – Kangaroo Inn Area School

We recently received lovely feedback from Todd Lang, IT Administrator at the Kangaroo Inn Area School in South Australia. Here's what he had to say:

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iOnTheFuture Conference School Technology

August 9, 2016

iOnTheFuture Conference

School Stream have been an early supporter of iOnTheFuture and are proud to be working with Paul and his team once again. If you will be attending this year's conference pop by and say hello!

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School Stream is LIVE in New Zealand! School Technology

August 2, 2016

School Stream is LIVE in New Zealand!

Kia Ora! Australia's premier school communication app is now available in New Zealand and fully supported via phone, live chat and email.

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Create custom payment forms for anything School Finance|School Technology

July 29, 2016

Create custom payment forms for anything

School Stream is very excited to announce that payments can now be accepted directly through the app. Expect many more happy parents and school administrators!

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School Stream’s new ‘Spring Cleaning’ feature School Technology

July 26, 2016

School Stream’s new ‘Spring Cleaning’ feature

Save yourself time and keep your parents happy - introducing the new Post Expirator tool. This new feature helps schools automatically remove any outdated content, think ‘Spring Cleaning’.

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53% of Parents onboard after 9 days Parent & Community|School Staff

July 6, 2016

53% of Parents onboard after 9 days

At School Stream, we are always grateful for feedback. Here's a note from Maree Worker, the Marketing and Public Relations Manager at Hills Adventist College who have over 570 students.

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iPhone / iPad 1.0.4.1 School Technology

May 22, 2016

iPhone / iPad 1.0.4.1

What's new in version 1.0.4.1 for iPhone / iPad?

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iPhone / iPad 1.0.3.3 School Technology

May 10, 2016

iPhone / iPad 1.0.3.3

What's new in version 1.0.3.3 for iPhone / iPad?

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Beautiful School Stream Newsletters with Adobe Spark School Technology

May 2, 2016

Beautiful School Stream Newsletters with Adobe Spark

After feedback from Australian schools who have been using Adobe Spark, we are excited to announce they can now be embedded onto your School Stream app so your newsletters will always look amazing!

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Forms made Powerful and Easy – Introducing Formidable Forms School Technology

April 27, 2016

Forms made Powerful and Easy – Introducing Formidable Forms

Formidable Forms has a simple & easy to navigate interface with over 27 different field types checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdowns, repeatable sections, e-signatures, dynamic fields and more, schools are now able to build ultra complex forms… or beautifully simple ones.

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We have moved offices! School Technology

March 14, 2016

We have moved offices!

We are excited to announce our team have moved to a new location on Marvel Street, Byron Bay. Whilst we had many great memories the office was bursting from every corner with the growing team of Account Managers and Support…

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Android phone / tablet 1.0.2 School Technology

January 18, 2016

Android phone / tablet 1.0.2

What's new in version 1.0.2 for Android phone / tablet?

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What Teachers Really Want (for Christmas) Parent & Community

December 10, 2015

What Teachers Really Want (for Christmas)

As the school year draws to a close it’s the time parents start scrambling for ideas to say thank you to those hard-working folk who have nurtured and educated their little darlings all year long.

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iPhone / iPad 1.0.2.1 School Technology

November 30, 2015

iPhone / iPad 1.0.2.1

What's new in version 1.0.2.1 for iPhone / iPad?

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iPhone / iPad 1.0.1.1 School Technology

August 31, 2015

iPhone / iPad 1.0.1.1

What's new in version 1.0.1.1 for iPhone / iPad?

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iPhone / iPad 1.0.0.0 School Technology

August 21, 2015

iPhone / iPad 1.0.0.0

What's new in version 1.0.0.0 for iPhone / iPad?

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Creating a paperless school community School Finance|School Technology

August 18, 2015

Creating a paperless school community

The average school spends between $30,000-$50,000 per year on paper alone. The cost of printing a weekly newsletter for 500 pupils clocks in at around $20,000 per year. Wouldn’t it be great to reallocate some of this budget into another…

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Android phone / tablet 1.0.1 School Technology

August 4, 2015

Android phone / tablet 1.0.1

What's new in version 1.0.1 for Android phone / tablet?

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Easy Book Week Costumes for Primary School Teachers Parent & Community

August 1, 2015

Easy Book Week Costumes for Primary School Teachers

This year marks the 70 year anniversary of the CBCA Book Week, with the theme of "Books Light up our World".

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Android phone / tablet 0.9.9 School Technology

July 22, 2015

Android phone / tablet 0.9.9

What's new in version 0.9.9 for Android phone / tablet?

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What’s the Best School Starting Age? Parent & Community

July 16, 2015

What’s the Best School Starting Age?

The decision of whether to send their little one to school the following year can be a cause of great anxiety for parents of children born in the first half of the year.

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Android phone / tablet 0.9.8 School Technology

July 9, 2015

Android phone / tablet 0.9.8

What's new in version 0.9.8 for Android phone / tablet?

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iPhone / iPad 0.9.9.1 School Technology

July 8, 2015

iPhone / iPad 0.9.9.1

What's new in version 0.9.9.1 for iPhone / iPad?

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Teachers in the Twittersphere Parent & Community

June 23, 2015

Teachers in the Twittersphere

A simple search for relevant tweets via these top teacher education hashtags will help you home in on the relevant information for you.

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Top Teacher Tips for a healthy classroom this winter Parent & Community

June 15, 2015

Top Teacher Tips for a healthy classroom this winter

Follow our top tips to help stop the spread of germs in your classroom this cold and flu season.

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Why using Facebook instead of a school app is not as cost-effective as it seems School Communication

June 11, 2015

Why using Facebook instead of a school app is not as cost-effective as it seems

Thinking of using Facebook as a communication tool for your school? When money is tight, it can be tempting to look for "free" solutions to meet your operational needs.

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Android phone / tablet 0.9.7 School Technology

June 10, 2015

Android phone / tablet 0.9.7

What's new in version 0.9.7 for Android phone / tablet?

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Android phone / tablet 0.9.6 School Technology

June 10, 2015

Android phone / tablet 0.9.6

What's new in version 0.9.6 for Android phone / tablet?

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iPhone / iPad 0.9.8.0 School Technology

April 9, 2015

iPhone / iPad 0.9.8.0

What's new in version 0.9.8.0 for iPhone / iPad?

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Communicating Smarter – How to compete for your parents attention School Communication

March 25, 2015

Communicating Smarter – How to compete for your parents attention

For schools, getting your message across isn’t about communicating more, it’s about communicating smarter.

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One Touch Contact School Technology

March 25, 2015

One Touch Contact

One touch contact enables parents to quickly email, call, or interact on social media at the touch of a button.

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Online Forms School Technology

March 25, 2015

Online Forms

Online forms allow your parents to easily submit permission slips, absentee notices, and a range of other forms.

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Taking steps towards a paperless school School Communication

March 16, 2015

Taking steps towards a paperless school

Using today’s technology, the paperless school is easier to achieve than ever. We have put together just a few of the ways you can save your school money, improve efficiency, and reduce your carbon footprint.

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Alerts School Technology

March 16, 2015

Alerts

Alerts can be used to instantly notify your community about school closures, cancelled or last-minute events. Make sure your parents know it is school photo day. Be creative, be short, be informative.

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5 Simple Ways Parents Can Use School Apps School Communication

March 4, 2015

5 Simple Ways Parents Can Use School Apps

More and more, parents expect to interact with schools as they do other aspects of their lives, from paying bills, doing the banking and shopping, scheduling events, connecting and keeping up to date with the latest news.

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Absentee Notes School Technology

March 4, 2015

Absentee Notes

Absentee notes let parents fill in a form quickly and easily on their mobile device. This streamlines the entire process from acquiring the paper notice, to filling it out and returning it for more efficient for parents and teachers alike.…

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Year Level Groups School Technology

March 4, 2015

Year Level Groups

Year level groups give parents the freedom to choose which information they want to receive so they are not inundated with information that is not relevant to them. Schools can set up their app to include year level groups of…

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Buses School Technology

March 4, 2015

Buses

The buses category can provide parents with bus timetables and general bus information. You can alert parents when a bus is running late, or just remind them that the school camp bus will be arriving in the morning.

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Photo Gallery School Technology

March 4, 2015

Photo Gallery

Beautify a page of content to keep it interesting, put up a photo gallery.

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Android phone / tablet 0.9.5 School Technology

March 3, 2015

Android phone / tablet 0.9.5

What's new in version 0.9.5 for Android phone / tablet?

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iPhone / iPad 0.9.7.0 School Technology

March 3, 2015

iPhone / iPad 0.9.7.0

What's new in version 0.9.7.0 for iPhone / iPad?

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