educa · educa is a private online platform where teachers and educators can document and share...
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Educa Document and share learning online,bring teachers and families together.
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03 What is Educa?
05 How Educa works
06 Benefits for directors
07 Benefits for teachers
08 Benefits for families
09 Why choose Educa?
10 Getting started
“ We love it. Parents love it. We’re getting addicted to sharing”
Cassandra Wood, Teacher, Norfolk Street Educare
What is Educa?
Educa is a private online platform where teachers and educators can document and share children’s learning with families.
Research tells us that when educators, families, and community groups work together to support learning, children achieve better educational outcomes.
(Henderson and Mapp, 2002: 7)
Educa is a safe, secure online space that brings your community together to support and enhance learning.
• Using Educa, teachers can instantly share special moments and milestones wih families through photos, videos and written updates.
• Families can access their child’s profile any time, making comments, leaving feedback and supporting learning at home.
• Newsletters, policies and other important documents are also stored within Educa, so they are easy for everyone to access.
• Educa helps to track things like curriculum usage and family engagement giving managers a good overview of what is happening in their center.
Educa is trusted by over 100,000 early childhood professionals and families.
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“ Educa has helped me to trigger conversations with my son about his day. I’m a strong believer in parents showing an interest and involvement in their child’s learning. It emphasises to kids how important their education is and nurtures their love of learning.”
Danielle Gillard, Parent, The Boulevard Childcare Centre
How Educa works
The simple, safe way to engage families and document learning.
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06 01A private, secure site is created for your learning community.
Families comment on learning stories,
give feedback and support learning at
home.
Managers can track things
like curriculum usage and
family engagement.
Educators document each
child’s learning
through updates,
photos and videos.
Educators join and
created. Family
members are invited to join.
Newsletters, policies,
lesson plans and other documents are
stored in Educa.
Benefits for directors
Affordability Pay as little as one dollar per child per month.
Save money and the environment Cut down on paper usage and reduce your environmental footprint.
Improve efficiencyMake documenting and sharing information fast and easy for your staff.
Involve families and increase parent engagementCreate a program that easily involves families and facilitates open feedback and communication.
Better insightsProduce instant reports for administrative and legal monitoring. Easily track curriculum usage and parent engagement.
Keep your information safeEduca is a secure, encrypted and password protected site.
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Benefits for teachers
Build stronger relationships with familiesGain a deeper understanding of each child’s home life, connect with family members and engage with them about their child’s learning.
Easy to useOur simple technology empowers teachers at any skill level.
Improve consistency and qualityLink stories and reflections to learning goals and curriculum such as emergent or Creative.
Monitor progressGenerate reports for a clear view of each child’s progress.
Teacher portfoliosCollect evidence for your professional development and invite a mentor to comment and leave feedback.
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Benefits for families
Stay connected to your child’s developmentAccess your child’s profile any time from your smartphone, tablet or desktop.
Record memories Download your child’s profile as a special keepsake, and give your child a record of memories they can keep forever.
Involve your extended familyUsing our free app, invite family members like grandparents, aunts and uncles to connect to your child’s profile from anywhere in the world. You can also invite your nanny or caregiver to join.
Share your voiceContribute feedback and leave comments for your child’s teachers.
Support learning at homeReinforce learning at home and communicate important milestones to teachers easily.
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Why choose Educa?
• No long term contracts, hidden fees or upgrade costs.
You can cancel your subscription any time.
• We put cyber safety first Educa is a safe, encrypted, password protected site that
is monitored by cyber security professionals.
• Flexibility Customise Educa to suit your needs. Add your logo, and
features on and off as needed.
• Free support & training for everyone You can always reach us free via phone or email. We
host weekly training webinars for users of every skill level, also free!
• Grow together You decide what features we build next. New features
are built based on customer feedback. If you need something, tell us. We listen.
• Multi language settings Easily turn on languages used by your community.
• All data stored in Australia Educa is in full compliance with the Australian Privacy
Act.
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Ready to get started?
Try now, start paying when you’re ready.
1. Go to our website and click ‘try free’: www.geteduca.com
2. Fill in the form and activate your free 30 day trial.
3. One of our sales managers will get in touch and work with you to ensure a smooth set up.
4. Invite your staff or co-workers to join you and explore Educa.
5. Invite parents to join, we have free introduction packs available on our website for families.
6. Once you’re ready to sign up, you can select a plan that suits your needs. You’ll pay a small monthly fee depending on the size of your service.
No extra technology or equipment is required, and you’ll have free ongoing access to training and webinars.
“ We LOVE EDUCA. It is superb! Our parents are using it all the time and so are we. It is making life so much easier”
Sure Johnson, Teacher, Alton Kindergarten
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Get in touch with us today!
Contact Cristina Wheatley to set up a free trial.
Phone: 425.466.6949Email: [email protected]
“Educa was a natural choice for us as it is far more interactive for families. I like that parents can log in and invite their extended family to join their child’s profile, parents can upload things and contribute to the child’s portfolio which is a really unique feature. Many of our students have family in other countries, so this is a wonderful way to keep in touch.”
Miriam Dressler, Owner Bloom Early Learning, Seattle