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Streamline School Communication with Coretalk: Effective Absentee and Team Management

Coretalk is a PC-to-mobile texting solution designed for schools to enhance communication efficiently. Operating from most PCs without the need for internet, it enables quick and easy messaging to individuals or groups, allowing standard and customized texts. It simplifies absentee notifications, reduces communication costs, and is particularly effective for managing sports and event teams. Coretalk allows remote updates and inquiries, improving information flow between parents, students, and coordinators. With straightforward text management, it’s the ideal tool for modern school environments.

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Streamline School Communication with Coretalk: Effective Absentee and Team Management

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  1. CoretalkForSchools Absentee Management Sports / Event Teams Reduce Communication Cost

  2. Coretalk • Coretalk is a PC to Mobile Texting product • Operates from most PC’s • Can operate in a network • Doesn’t need to be internet enabled • It is quick & easy to send texts • To one or a group of recipients • With standard & customised messages • Coretalk is easy to manage • Quick to manually enter and update customers • Or synchronise with Outlook, files or other data • Sent and received communication stored by recipient • Sound alert advises receipt • Easily see the trail of communication • How could it help a school environment? • I will show a few of its key features

  3. AbsenteeNotices • Advise parents quickly • Standard text message permanently set up • Select the recipients • Send a text to them all (one or both parents) • Advantages • Quick and simple – time saving • Parent calls back or texts – cost reduction to the school • Less intrusive to parents • They will text from a meeting, but not call • Improved “hit rate” compared to phoning • Typically > 2 calls to achieve the same result • It is that simple!

  4. Managing Sports orEvents Teams • Issues in managing teams • Children and parents • Travel & after game pick up • Venue and time changes • Practices and events • Can be at awkward hours • The coordinator may be mobile • Only tool is a mobile phone • Has to ring around (phone trees) • May end up paying themselves! • How does Coretalk get around this?

  5. ManagingTeams • Team members are all part of a “group” • One text can be sent directly to the group • Practice reminders • Game reminders • Advanced venue changes • Cancellations • But sometimes you are not near a PC! Training reminder. 3:30pm Seddon fields thursdy night

  6. U13g Venue change to Seddon Fields, same time. Remotely ManagingTeams • The manager / coach can be remote from Coretalk • One text to Coretalk, with a prefix of the group name i.e. “u13g Venue change to Seddon Fields…” • Coretalk relays the text to all group contacts • Problem solved!! Venue change to Seddon Fields, same time.

  7. nxtu13g SEND More On Teams • Team members can query the next event • They text a code i.e. “nxtu13g Meaning Next Under 13 gold • Coretalk responds with details of the next game / practice etc. Under 13 gold. Nxt practice, Wed 3:30pm Seddon Park. Nxt game, Saturday 23rd 11am Domain. Manager Mike - mob 021521072

  8. Team ManagementExperience • One person managed two soccer teams • Two Cancellations • Three venue changes • Two time changes • Changes were coped with quickly & easily • Everyone arrived on time and effectively • The system was very popular • Everyone liked the ease of information flow • Parents now encouraging the club to use the system for all teams

  9. Coretalk General • Texting is not always the solution • But it can be part of the solution • It IS PERSONAL • Suits low emotion communications • Time critical, fact based, informative • Potential other uses in a School environment • Advice to parents of child in sick bay • Locating relievers • Staff alerts / meetings / messages • Events (arts, sports, picnics etc.) • Payment reminders

  10. Coretalk Costs • $80 per month rental $60 per month for schools • Contract for 24 months • One off installation costs $150 • Payment by direct debit • Text costs scale with volume 1 – 99 17.8c (20 cents with GST) 100 – 2999 17c 3000 – 4999 16c 5000 + 15c Schools 15c per text fixed charge • Sponsorship is an option… • Coretalk can provide a prefix All Costs EXCLUDE GST

  11. Thank You For Finding Out About Coretalk Contact: Mike Carroll 021 521 072

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