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Turn on notifications and pick what buzzes your phone
A 60-second screen recording of a real school doing exactly this — and the same 7 steps written out below, in the labels you'll see on screen.
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How to turn on notifications and pick what buzzes your phone
- 1Click Settings in the portal navigation bar
- 2In the "Push notifications" card, click "Turn on notifications" and allow them when the browser asks
- 3The card switches to "On for this device"
- 4Click "Send a test" to confirm one arrives on this device
- 5Under "What should buzz your phone?", untick any category you'd rather not be alerted about
- 6The note below confirms those choices apply to all your devices
- 7In the "Email" card, tick or untick "Email me about school activity"
Part of The family app on a phone
The same portal, installed to a parent's home screen straight from the browser — no app store — with push notifications for the messages, grades, and absences that can't wait for email.
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Do it yourself in the live demo
Follow these steps in a real sandbox school — admin, teacher, family, and student views. Sample data resets daily.