# data[].attributes.headline
Good option for recordings of spoken translation 

# data[].attributes.subject
Good option for recordings of spoken translation 

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Dealing with the challenges of remote learning can be difficult for most students, but it often provides even greater struggles for English Language Learners and students with emergent language skills.

In these situations, the new Google Slides Translator add on can be extremely useful in supporting the learning needs of students.

At this point, all district Gmail profiles (both teachers and students) should have access to this tool by following the steps below.

From an existing Google Slide deck, click on the Add Ons button along the top of the page (please note that STUDENTS will need to have editing rights on the slide deck in order to use this tool. This may require making a COPY of the slides or presentation from the TEACHER).

1. From the dropdown menu select Slides Translator and then Translate Text Box to launch the tool.

2. This will now launch the translator tool along the right side of the page. You can now select the dropdown option to translate the text box into the selected language.

You also have options for CREATING translated text within the slide deck. For example, by selecting Add-Ons-> Slides Translator (see above) and then selecting the Voice Type (Sidebar) option, you can speak into your laptop microphone and have it translate into text within the slide.

Students or teachers can then use the Translate Text Box features (see above) to translate what was spoken into a different language.

It's important to remember that although this tool can be a helpful support for students who struggle with language within the classroom, it should not be a substitute for appropriate language instruction or language adoption strategies. A certain amount of struggle is expected as students learn to communicate in a new language, but the appropriate (and limited) use of these types of tools can be a nice scaffold for students within this process.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Dealing with the challenges of remote learning can be difficult for most students, but it often provides even greater struggles for English Language Learners and students with emergent language skills. In these situations, the new Google Slides Translator add on can be extremely useful in supporting the learning needs of students.

# data[].attributes.headline
Can I send translated messages through Canvas Inbox?

# data[].attributes.subject
Can I send translated messages through Canvas Inbox?

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Add Language Translation function to Inbox

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Our district has a diverse population of language speakers and many parents don’t speak English but are observers and want to communicate with their child’s instructors. Without translation this forces the communication channel to be switched to another platform like Class Dojo and the like. We woul…

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Presentation Translator will be retired soon - Microsoft Translator Blog

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The Presentation Translator add-in for PowerPoint is no longer available for download, beginning July 31, 2020. You can use the native translation features of PowerPoint to translate your slides and to add live captioning and subtitling to your presentations. If you have already downloaded Presentat…

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
From the Web

Parents can view translated Class Story posts, School Story posts, and messages when they log into their account on the web or on the app. To see the translated posts and messages, parents must have their language settings set to their desired language. Any time a post or message is written in a language other than the language their account is set to, they'll have the option to translate.

To Set An Account Language(Via a Parent Account):
Please pass this info to interested parents

1. Click on your name in the upper right corner of the page

2. Select "Account Settings"

3. Under "Language preference," select your desired language

4. Click the blue "Save changes" button

Note: When a parent has translated your Class Story post or message, you will see "Translation viewed by X parents" beneath the post.

When you click on the phrase, "Translation Viewed by X Parents," or click on the number of views, you will see a globe icon next to the names of parent(s) who have translated your Class Story post.

Can't find what you're looking for? Check out our video tutorials and webinars !
Still have questions? Get in touch! Email us at hello@classdojo.com

iOS

Parents can view translated Class Story posts, School Story posts, and messages when they log into their account on the web or on the app. To see the translated posts and messages, parents must have their language settings set to their desired language. Any time a post or message is written in a language other than the language their account is set to, they'll have the option to translate.

To Set An Account Language(Via a Parent Account):
Please pass this info to interested parents

1. Log into the app

2. Tap the gear icon in the upper right corner

3. Tap "Account"

4. Tap on "Language" and select your language of choice

Note: When a parent has translated your Class Story post or message, you will see "Translation viewed by X parents" beneath the post.

When you click on the phrase, "Translation Viewed by X Parents," or click on the number of views, you will see a globe icon next to the names of parent(s) who have translated your Class Story post.

Can't find what you're looking for? Check out our video tutorials and webinars !
Still have questions? Get in touch! Email us at hello@classdojo.com

Android

Parents can view translated Class Story posts, School Story posts, and messages when they log into their account on the web or on the app. To see the translated posts and messages, parents must have their language settings set to their desired language. Any time a post or message is written in a language other than the language their account is set to, they'll have the option to translate.

To Set An Account Language(Via a Parent Account):
Please pass this info to interested parents

1. Log into the website at https://home.classdojo.com

2. Click on your name in the upper right corner of the page

3. Click on "Account Settings"

4. Under "Language Preference," select your desired language

5. Click the blue "Save Changes" button.

Note: When a parent has translated your Class Story post or message, you will see "Translation viewed by X parents" beneath the post.

When you click on the phrase, "Translation Viewed by X Parents," or click on the number of views, you will see a globe icon next to the names of parent(s) who have translated your Class Story post.

Can't find what you're looking for? Check out our video tutorials and webinars !
Still have questions? Get in touch! Email us at hello@classdojo.com

Have more questions? Submit a request

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
How Parents Can Translate Posts and Messages

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Parents can view translated Class Story posts, School Story posts, and messages when they log into their account on the web or on the app. To see the translated posts and messages, parents must have their language settings set to their desired language.

# data[].attributes.headline
Google Translate - Connecting to other apps on your phone

# data[].attributes.subject
Google Translate - Connecting to other apps on your phone

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Translate text in other apps - Android - Google Translate Help

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
You can translate text in other apps with the Google Translate app.
With Tap to Translate, you can copy text from an app and translate it to another language

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
You can use your phone's camera to translate text in the Translate app. For example, you can use your camera to translate signs or handwritten notes.

Translate text in photos

You can translate text from new photos and photos you've already taken in the Translate app.

Help improve text recognition

The photos you scan and import in the Translate app get sent to Google for text recognition. You can choose to allow Google to keep the images for future product improvement.

Translate what you find through your camera

For some languages, you can point your phone's camera at text to translate it.

Important: Translations of small, badly lit, or stylized text may not be accurate.

Tip: If your translation is unclear, save the picture and select it from your gallery or camera roll.

Supported languages

You can translate these source languages into any of the languages supported by Google Translate.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Translate images - Android - Google Translate Help

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
You can use your phone’s camera to translate text in the Translate app. For example, you can use your camera to translate signs or handwritten notes.
Tran

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Accessing the Translation feature on Mobile Devices

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Your audience can translate your newsletter in seconds on mobile devices! When parents are not able to read the weekly updates due to a language barrier, they m

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
As of 2010, 10.2% of the students in US public schools were ELL (English Language Learners). That means about 5 million parents do not speak English as their na

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
ClassTag supports communications in 100+ languages for use in translating SMS to email to Messages. ClassTag utilizes the Google Translate API to make this automatic translation between parents and teachers possible.

Here are the available languages:

If you're a teacher who needs to communicate with a parent whose preferred language is something other than English, you can communicate with that parent via ClassTag, even if your preferred language is set to English and theirs is not.

Through translation, you will receive the parent's replies via ClassTag in English (or your preferred language), while they can write and receive messages via their preferred language.

If for some reason you would like to view the communications in the original language, you can do this by hovering your mouse on the translated text and clicking on it.

To set your preferred language, please follow the instructions below.

1. Click the three lines on the upper left side of your account.

2. Go to "Account Settings.

3. Click "Account Settings" under "My Profile".

4. Click "Language."

5. Click the drop-down menu and select the Language you want to use.

6. Click "Save."

If the language you need for your community is not listed, please inquire about adding the languages at support@classtag.com. We will gladly assist you!

EXPLORE MORE:

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
How does ClassTag's translation service work?

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
ClassTag supports communications in 100+ languages for use in translating SMS to email to Messages. ClassTag utilizes the Google Translate API to make this automatic translation between parents and teachers possible.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
What is the Microsoft Translator conversation feature?

The Microsoft Translator conversation feature translates conversations across devices, enabling two or more people to interact one-on-one or for larger group interactions.

Why use the conversation feature for Parent-Teacher Conferences?

Teachers and school staff can use the conversation feature to facilitate conversations where language is a barrier, such as in:

One-on-one meetings between teachers and school staff

Group settings such as school orientation meetings

Assemblies for parents that are not yet fluent in the school staff's language

How to start a conversation from a device

1. Choose a device: Android, iOS, Windows 10.

2. Download the Microsoft Translator app from your device's app store.

3. Open the app and tap on the multi-person conversation icon

4. Tap Start; Enter your name and language

5. Share the QR or 5-digit Conversation code

6. Start chatting! Use the microphone feature by pressing & speaking (push-to-talk, like with a walkie-talkie), or simply type your text. You'll see the translated text of the conversation in your language - even if other users are speaking in a different language.

How to start a conversation from the browser

1. Open your browser and type https://www.translate.it

2. Enter your name and language

3. Share the QR or 5-digit Conversation code

4. Start chatting by holding down the microphone button or space bar to speak, or typing a message.

5. You'll see the translated text of the Conversation in your language - even if other users are speaking in a different language.

Platform

App

Browser

Android

Phones, Tablets, Kindle Fire tablets, Chromebooks

Chrome, Firefox

iOS

iPhone, iPadn

Safari, Chrome, Firefox (text input only; no speech)

PowerPoint add-in

Windows only

n/a

Windows 10

PC, Mobile, Surface Hub, Hololens

PC: Chrome, Edge, Firefox

1. Using a computer? Wear a headset.
The Translator conversation feature works best when you wear a mic close to the mouth, since it reduces background noise and effect of reverberation while speaking. If you use the microphone built into the computer, the transcribed speech might suffer. List of recommended headsets

2. Strong internet connection and a quiet room
A strong WiFi, wired, or data connection is important - and so is a quiet room. Microsoft Translator requires access to the cloud, and it's best to have a good connection and very little background noise.

3. Provide an extra device
If you plan to have a parent join the conversation from their device, be sure in advance that they have a compatible device (see technology matrix above). If they don't, bring an extra device that they can use.

Hold the microphone close to your mouth.

Focus on proper articulation (no mumbling) and pause between sentences so the system can catch up (it waits for a pause to finalize the translation). If you follow these two principles, there is no need to speak slowly.

Avoid very short or very long sentences. The system (both for speech recognition and translation) uses the context of a full sentence. By providing more context, you will increase the chances for both to work better. Ideally, sentences between 5 and 15 words are perfect.

Avoid unusual people and place names, if possible.

Also avoid foreign place names. So, for instance, while speaking English, cities like Seattle or Milan will work fine. However, Klahanie or Milano might not.

If you're bilingual, don't switch languages.

Translator will only understand the language you chose.

Learn how a middle school used the Translator app to have a multilingual parent meeting.

Reach out to parents in their native language and invite them to a live, translated parent-teacher conference using the Translator app! Download the pre-translated template from the Parent-Teacher conference letter page. Each template explains how parents can download the app from their phone or tablet.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Parent-teacher conferences - Education - Microsoft Translator

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The Microsoft Translator conversation feature translates conversations across devices, enabling two or more people to interact one-on-one or for larger group interactions. Teachers and school staff can use the conversation feature to facilitate conversations where language is a barrier, such as in: One-on-one meetings between teachers and school staff Group settings such as school orientation meetings Assemblies for parents that are not yet fluent in the school staff's language Choose a device: Android, iOS, Windows 10.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.provider_name
TalkingPoints - Improving student outcomes through meaningful school-family partnerships.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.authors[].name
TalkingPoints - Improving student outcomes through meaningful school-family partnerships.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Captioned and translated conversations for one-on-one or group chats

Whether it's a quick conversation with a parent, a one-on-one meeting with a student, or a parent-teacher conference with many parents, the Translator conversation feature is a tool to help break communication barriers for English language learners and for those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

You can also have an impromptu conversation with a parent using the app's Split Screen feature - which lets you speak two languages into one device, translating the conversation in real-time.

Captioned and translated conversations

The Translator multi-device conversation feature helps English language learners, deaf, or hard-of-hearing students or parents communicate with one another in class or for one-on-one chats.

One-on-one chats

Use the microphone or split-screen microphone to translate between two languages using a single device. The split-screen mic can be found by tapping the green microphone button in the app.

Study groups

Work with students and discuss group projects across many languages. English language learners and deaf or hard-of-hearing students can follow along in their language with captions.

* The Microsoft Translator app for Windows desktop is retired and is no longer available for download from the Microsoft Store. Please read the Translator blog to discover all your options for translating on your Windows device.

Rochester Institute of Technology uses Translator to break communication barriers on campus Watch how Translator can be a useful resource when attempting to communicate in real-life scenarios.

Translator for one-on-one meetings

In this video, a professor and a student who is hard-of-hearing are meeting one-on-one. The student is having difficulty reading the professor's lips, so she takes out pen and paper to communicate, but it's very time-consuming and inefficient to write every sentence on paper. Watch how Translator can be a useful resource when attempting to communicate in real-life scenarios.

LANGUAGES

Supported languages

Visit our languages page to see if your language is supported in the apps.
LANGUAGES PAGE

LEARN MORE

Translator multi-device conversation feature

Learn how to use the Translator multi-device conversation feature and the split-screen feature for live conversations. Visit this page to check out all the features and download the app.
TRANSLATOR APP FEATURES PAGE

SEE IT IN ACTION

Case Study

Learn how a middle school used the Translator app to have a multilingual parent meeting.
READ THE CASE STUDY

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Live conversations - Education - Microsoft Translator

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Captioned and translated conversations for one-on-one or group chats Whether it's a quick conversation with a parent, a one-on-one meeting with a student, or a parent-teacher conference with many parents, the Translator conversation feature is a tool to help break communication barriers for English language learners and for those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Have you heard? The messaging experience is getting an upgrade! Messages is still in early access and is not yet available for all Seesaw for Schools users. For more info about Messages, tap here.

Already using Messages Early Access? Find Early Access help and resources here.

Teachers and families can now translate Seesaw content into over 55 languages!

If a note, caption, comment, announcement, or message is written in a language that is different from the language of a family's or teacher's device, a "See Translation" option appears below the post. Tap "See Translation" and Seesaw automatically translates any text into your native language. Students do not have access to this feature.

Translation works for notes, captions, comments, announcements, and messages.

Available on all platforms (iOS, Android, Kindle, Web)

"See Translation" only appears if the note/caption/comment/message is written in a language that is different from the language of the viewer's device or computer.

"See Translation" only appears for teachers and families, not students.

Additionally, our family invite letter is now available in 10 different languages on the web through the "Invite Families" button!

Seesaw translation supports the following languages:

Afrikaans - Afrikaans (af)

Arabic - العربية (ar)

Bulgarian - български език (bg)

Bengali - বাংলা (bn)

Catalan - català (ca)

Chinese (Simplified) -中文(Zhōngwén), 汉语, 漢語 (zh-cn)

Chinese (Traditional) -中文(Zhōngwén), 汉语, 漢語 (zh-tw)

Czech - čeština, český jazyk (cs)

Welsh - Cymraeg (cy)

Danish - dansk (da)

German - Deutsch (de)

Greek -ελληνικά (el)

English (en)

Spanish - español (es)

Estonian - eesti, eesti keel (et)

Farsi - فارسی (fa)

Finnish - suomi, suomen kieli (fi)

French - français (fr)

Gujarati - ગુજરાતી (gu)

Hebrew -עברית (he)

Hindi - हिन्दी, हिंदी (hi)

Croatian - hrvatski jezik (hr)

Hungarian - magyar (hu)

Indonesian - Bahasa Indonesia (id)

Italian - italiano (it)

Japanese - 日本語 (にほんご) (ja)

Kannada - ಕನ್ನಡ (kn)

Korean - 한국어 (ko)

Lithuanian - lietuvių kalba (lt)

Latvian - latviešu valoda (lv)

Macedonian - македонски јазик (mk)

Malayalam - മലയാളം (ml)

Marathi - मराठी (mr)

Nepali - नेपाली (ne)

Dutch - Nederlands, Vlaams (nl)

Norwegian - Norsk (no)

Eastern Punjabi - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (pa)

Polish - język polski, polszczyzna (pl)

Portuguese - Português (pt)

Romanian - Română (ro)

Russian - Русский (ru)

Slovak - slovenčina, slovenský jazyk (sk)

Slovene - slovenski jezik, slovenščina (sl)

Somali - Soomaaliga, af Soomaali (so)

Albania - Shqip (sq)

Swedish - svenska (sv)

Swahili - Kiswahili (sw)

Tamil - தமிழ் (ta)

Telugu - తెలుగు (te)

Tagalog - Wikang Tagalog (tl)

Turkish -Türkçe (tr)

Ukrainian - Українська (uk)

Urdu -اردو (ur)

Vietnamese -Tiếng Việt (vi)

See more translated resources and family invite letters here.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Have you heard? The messaging experience is getting an upgrade! Messages is still in early access and is not yet available for all Seesaw for Schools users. For more info about Messages, tap here. Already using Messages Early Access? Find Early Access help and resources here.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
can send messages to fellow admin, teachers, students, and family members within their school (or any combination of the above in a group conversation!). If an admin needs to send an announcement to a large group of users, they can do so by tapping 'Add Classes' and sending messages to an entire class or multiple classes by "audience" (teachers, students, and/or family members). Admin Please note: Only org admin can utilize Messages. District admin need to be added to a school in Seesaw before they can access Messages.

Teachers can message any student(s) and/or family member(s) from any class at their school, as well as other teachers (including those who do not have their own classes) and admin. Teachers can also message any of the classes they teach.

By default, family members can initiate messages with teachers, admins, and family members connected to the same student, and can message multiple people in the same conversation (e.g. two family members or other co-teachers). School admin have the option to restrict family messaging to class teachers only - this can be toggled on by going to the Admin Tools box on their school dashboard > Edit School Settings > Messages Settings.

Students can ONLY start conversations with the teachers in their classes. Students cannot initiate messages with any other account type, including other students.

In addition to expanded flexibility for who can send messages to whom, there are also two different conversation types when initiating messages to two or more conversation recipients:

Announcements: When initiating a message to two or more participants, Admin and Teachers can choose to send an announcement that only they can send messages to.

Recipients can privately message the sender of an announcement if they have a question or a response. To do so, tap the [...] menu at the bottom of the announcement:

Then, tap the [...] menu next to the sender's name. An option will pop up to privately message the sender.

Group chat mode: When initiating a message to two or more participants, Admin and Teachers can choose that all replies to a message be visible and all recipients can reply in the conversation.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
can send messages to fellow admin, teachers, students, and family members within their school (or any combination of the above in a group conversation!). If an admin needs to send an announcement to a large group of users, they can do so by tapping 'Add Classes' and sending messages to an entire class or multiple classes by "audience" (teachers, students, and/or family members).

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Language Translation Support Added to Immersive Reader | Blog at LeslieFisher.com

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
On January 9, 2019 Microsoft made a series of updates to Immersive Reader a tool that helps make reading on a device easier. Especially early learners as well as people with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia. Immersive Reader now supports language translation. You can hear how particular words sound in anothe…

# data[].attributes.headline
Wakelet + Immersive Reader = Translated Family Newsletter

# data[].attributes.subject
Wakelet + Immersive Reader = Translated Family Newsletter

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Use Wakelet to Create Multilingual Newsletters.

# data[].attributes.body
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WM6j5P1q0o

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Teachers who work with some of the 4.4 million English language learners in the United States cite communication issues and a lack of resources as major reasons for a significant achievement gap. Only 3% of teachers at high-poverty schools say that students have the digital tools they need to successfully complete assignments. Often, teachers face both challenges at once.

At Remind, we're committed to making simple and effective communication available to teachers, students, and parents. Research has shown that parental engagement makes a real difference on student success, and studies have demonstrated the link between light-touch parent-teacher communication and improved academic outcomes. Teachers have long known the importance of extending learning beyond the classroom.

Our goal is to make sure that teachers, students, and parents have the opportunity to make these improvements happen.

This year, Remind is introducing two features that bring us closer to this goal. First, we're introducing the ability for students and parents to sign up and log in on the web, so all Remind users can access our core functions on both web and mobile app. Later this fall, we'll also be releasing a translation feature to help teachers reach ELL students and their families by translating messages into six different languages on the mobile app.

We're incredibly excited about these two features and what they represent for Remind: a small step toward communication that works for everyone, everywhere-as well as a reminder of what we're still working to achieve.

Different languages, similar needs

As a former ELL teacher, Connor Pierson-a member of the team here at Remind-is acutely aware of the need for language support. California alone accounts for 1.4 million of the nation's English language learners, or 22.7% of the total enrollment in the state's public schools. Another 1.2 million students in the state speak a language other than English at home.

Connor sees the potential of translation to help teachers reach more parents in a classroom. He frequently speaks of Efraín Tovar, a teacher in California's Central Valley who works with students whose families have recently immigrated to the United States. Often, Efraín finds himself communicating across six or seven languages at a time. To make sure students and parents have information they need, he runs simple messages through Google Translate and uses Remind to send them out.

Connecting with #ELL (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ELL?src=hash)> Ps is essential for the future success of #newcomers. The power of @google and @remindhq! pic.twitter.com/1yJmluWbmu

- Efraín Tovar (@tovaralms)

For teachers like Efraín, our goal is for translation to take a step out of the process-multiplied by those six or seven languages.

"Translate gets us to the point where we can start seeing impact, especially among families that need this support the most," says Connor. The parents least likely to know about an upcoming test are the ones least likely to provide a schedule and support for students at home, he says, like one parent in Los Angeles who received a message that his daughter had an algebra test the next day.

"The parent didn't know what algebra was, but he made sure that his daughter didn't have to do the dishes so she could prepare for the test the next day," Connor says. "The message was simple and transparent, but it had a huge impact on the opportunities that the student had outside of the classroom to help her succeed."

Coding with purpose

Translation is the result of one of Remind's hack days, the one day a month that team members reserve for working on projects that they find especially interesting, urgent, or both. Engineers Nathan Barraille and Dave Lyons started tinkering with translating short messages at a hack day earlier this year, and the idea stuck with Nate.

After hack day, he set out to investigate two things: a good technical way to detect language, and a granular understanding of how teachers approach languages other than English on Remind. "There are a lot of ways to detect language, and they don't all perform equally," he says. "We're working with a very specific set of data: short, simple messages that average about 100 characters."

According to Nate's analysis, over 99% of messages currently sent on Remind are in English-a statistic that doesn't match the demographic reality in the United States. "This was a sign that teachers with ELL students might not use Remind because of the language issue, and that's really part of the problem we're trying to solve," Nate says. "Everyone in a classroom should have the same opportunities for engagement and support."

Powered by the Google Translate API, Remind Translate detects when a student or parent is using Remind in a different language on the mobile app (and, soon, the web). In these cases, Translate gives recipients the option to see an instant, in-line view of the message in one of six languages-and toggle back to the original at any time.

For Nate, the Google Translate API also provides a solid solution for translating the short, direct messages that teacher send on Remind. "For someone who doesn't speak a language, the translation is significantly better than the original," he says. "It won't be perfect, but in the vast majority of cases, it will be understandable."

Now, the next challenge is to make translations available on SMS and support more languages. "I'm looking forward to user feedback to see how we can improve the experience even more," Nate says. "There are a lot of problems that we still need to solve."

Access and accessibility

Translate will first roll out on mobile app and web because of the different technical requirements for each of the Remind platforms. We also want to help teachers reach students and parents where they are-which, overwhelmingly, is on their mobile devices. More than 90% of teenagers in the U.S. access the web through a phone or tablet, and smartphone penetration spans demographic differences: for example, 71% of Latino adults own smartphones today.

However, not everyone has access to the technology they need. In education, the stakes are especially high; according to a Pew Research study, 84% of teachers in the country worry that technology is widening the chasm between disadvantaged and more affluent schools. In the same Stanford study that surveyed teachers in high-poverty schools about student access to technology, nearly half of the teachers in more affluent schools said that their students weren't able to complete assignments with the digital tools available to them.

At Remind, we develop for teachers who worry that the benefits of technology won't be available to their classes. We develop for families who can't count on reliable Internet access or working mobile devices. We take our mission very seriously: We develop for every teacher, student, and parent in the world.

For designer Cameron Reynolds-Flatt, the ability for students and parents to sign up for Remind on the web is part of a larger plan to make Remind more accessible for more people. From a product standpoint, he says, students and parents need to be able to use the same basic functions on a computer as they can on the mobile app. "Not being able to sign up or log in on the web has been a point of frustration, especially if families don't have access to working mobile devices at home," he says. "We're on a more level playing field now, and it's an exciting foundation for what's next."

This year, for instance, the design team worked on updating Remind's visual identity to improve color contrast. Basic accessibility guidelines for web suggest meeting certain ratios to help users see buttons, read text, and perform actions, and the update aligned with a broader effort to support usability with more context and consistency.

In fact, revisiting our colors helped us crystalize who we are and what we believe in-during the process, we changed the primary "Remind blue" that appears in our logo and represents our brand. Cameron hopes that these and other changes lead to accessibility improvements across Remind that include optimizing code for assistive technology.

"It's so important for a company in education to be aware and thoughtful about the teachers, students, and parents we're serving," he says. "It's something that we're going to keep striving toward."

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Teachers who work with some of the 4.4 million English language learners in the United States cite communication issues and a lack of resources as major reasons for a significant achievement gap. Only 3% of teachers at high-poverty schools say that students have the digital tools they need to successfully complete assignments.

# data[].attributes.body
https://help.remind.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018283580-How-do-I-send-translated-messages-as-a-teacher-parent-or-student-

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Remind offers teachers a free, safe and easy-to-use way to connect instantly with students and arents.

# data[].attributes.body
https://assets.remind.com/marketing/pdfs/remind-translate-for-english-learners-and-their-families.pdf