TalkingPoints

In Plano ISD's effort to standardize our communication tools for greater transparency and responsiveness, secondary campuses will utilize TalkingPoints as a secure, district-monitored platform for two-way communication between staff, parents and students. (A similar application, SeeSaw, is already available for elementary schools. Coaches and athletic teams will continue to use sportsYou as the primary platform for team communication.) 

How to Login

Teachers and Administrators can access the TalkingPoints tile in Webdesk.

 

Learn how to use TalkingPoints

Teachers: Getting Started

Fine Arts and CTE teachers: School Messaging Admin role (Video - 6 min)

School Administrators: Getting Started

Sending your first message (Video - 4:19 min)

Club Sponsors

Contact your school admin to give you the designation of "non-rostered staff" in addition to your teacher role. This way, you'll have access to all the students in the school when creating your club group.
Instructions for school admin:  Update staff permissions

 

Once you have that designation, you will create a group and add students one by one. 
Instructions for teachers: Create and add students to a group 

If you have a CSV file of all club members, your admin can create the group, upload the CSV, then share access to the group with you and any other co-sponsor, if needed. Only admin can do that.
Instructions for school admin: Custom Groups for School Admins

Introducing TalkingPoints to Families

Family Letter (English)

Family Letter (Spanish)

More Information about TalkingPoints in Plano ISD

TalkingPoints Overview