Thane: Parents concerned about their child’s academic performance could now breathing a sigh of relief with several city-based schools launching their own digital connectivity programs sharing regular updates about their ward.Be it answering queries of anxious parents through multi-purpose mobile applications, to forming an online group with parents to inform of their wards’ activities, or training them on how to use the various digital interfaces which will help them connect with the teachers, city schools seems are keen on introducing the concept of digital co-parenting Revathi Srinivasan, Principal, Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School, said, “We recently launched an application called Sulonian Quest. Our aim is to load the platform with video teaching modules done by our own teachers, a reservoir of questions - both subjective and objective, practice worksheets and YouTube links related to the chapters. This will enable parents to know what is being taught in the class.”Some schools have also curated special mobile applications, providing parents with separate log-in ids and passwords so they can monitor their child’s activities real-time.“We have a mobile application called Myclassboard through which parents will get information regarding school announcements, fee circulars, notices of extra-curricular activities etc. They can also connect with our staff with regard to the transport arrangement. There is a separate learning application for the students wherein there are videos and graphics related to the curriculum,” said Kalyani Chaudhari, Principal of Billabong High International School.While some schools are using the e-communication tools to reach out to the guardians, some others will be conducting a training session for the non-tech savvy ones to help facilitate a strong school-parent bond.“Earlier this year two mobile applications for mathematics and computer science subject were introduced to make learning fun and interesting. We even have an online forum on Google so the students can exchange notes and interact with the teachers. But for parents we are planning to organize a technology session wherein we will be explaining the basics of these applications as most of our parents are not much aware of the latest technologies ,” said Shilpa Jejurkar, Principal of Arunodaya Public School.Purushottam Pachpande, a tech-expert said, “Many schools are developing applications wherein parents can get an alert about what time their ward reached and left school premises.”

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