Classrooms are for updates from teachers. Groups are for social and topic discussions, as well as for project work by parents and staff. Clubs & Programs are designated spaces for admins to organize registrations and instructors to communicate with parents.
Feature | Classrooms | Groups | Clubs & Programs |
Primary Purpose | Academic communication between teachers and parents | Social, PTA/PTO, staff, or parent-led communities | Managing extracurricular and after-school programs |
Who Hosts / Manages | Teacher is the host; | Group Admin(s), can be staff or parents | Program Admins / Teachers / Instructors; School Admin can assist |
Membership Model | Parents added automatically based on student–teacher association; can also be manual | Members join or apply; Admins can add also | Parents register their child; registration may require approval; Admins/instructors can add students in which case parents automatically added |
Posting in Feed | Teachers and parents (configurable by school) | Group Admins and members | Program Admins/instructors; communication goes to parents (no student accounts) |
Student Association | Yes, tied to student’s classes; multi-grade support coming Dec 2025 | Not tied to students; meant for adult/parent communities | Students are added for program participation; parents receive all communication |
Extra Features Included | Classroom calendar, events, volunteering, documents, forms, static pages | Group calendar, events, volunteering, documents, forms, static pages | Program listings, documents, forms, calendar, events, volunteering, student registration, communication via parents |
Parent Auto-Join | Yes, when their child is linked to the teacher’s class | No, parents join/apply | Parents auto-associated when student is added |
Use Cases | Daily class updates, homework info, class events | PTA, PTO, parent social groups, staff groups | Robotics club, sports, tutoring, after-school activities |