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TalkingPoints Reviews & Product Details

TalkingPoints is a nonprofit, two-way multilingual family engagement platform that helps build partnerships between teachers and families. Teachers can communicate via a free mobile app or online sign-in; parents via text, free mobile app, or online sign-in. Messages are translated into 145 home languages using human translators and AI. Named the Common Sense Selection for Learning *"2021 Best Overall Family Communication Platform for Teachers and Schools,"* TalkingPoints has enabled hundreds of millions of conversations among millions of families and educators in 2 of 3 schools across the country. TalkingPoints for Schools & Districts is a school/district-wide account with SIS integration and school/district-wide messaging capabilities. TalkingPoints for Teachers and TalkingPoints for Families mobile apps are available for iOS and Android, as well as online sign-in via the TalkingPoints website. Join the conversation and see why teachers and families love TalkingPoints!

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Talking Points

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Languages Supported

Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Czech, Welsh, Danish, German, Greek, English, Estonian, Basque, Persian, Finnish, French, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Galician, Gujarati, Haitian, Hebrew, Hindi, Croatian, Hungarian, Armenian, Indonesian, Icelandic, Italian, Javanese, Japanese, Kannada, Georgian, Kazakh, Central Khmer, Kirghiz, Korean, Kurdish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Malayalam, Marathi, Macedonian, Malagasy, Mongolian, Malay, Burmese, Nepali, Dutch, Norwegian, Punjabi, Polish, Portuguese, Pushto, Romanian, Russian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Sindhi, Somali, Spanish, Albanian, Serbian, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Tajik, Tagalog, Thai, Turkmen, Turkish, Uighur, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Yiddish, Yoruba, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Tibetan, Fijian, Maltese, Maori, Samoan, Tonga (Tonga Islands), Xhosa

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Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

26 months

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Tayler B.

Teacher

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/18/2023

"Absolutely love it!"

5/5

What do you like best about TalkingPoints?

Compared to other communication apps I have used, TalkingPoints is simple and efficient. Many parents don't want to sign up and go through all the difficulties that others require. So far, I have had zero complaints! TalkingPoints has made this piece of teaching so much easier! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TalkingPoints?

There isn't anything to dislike! TalkingPoints is simply amazing! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kara G.

SpEd & Alternative Ed. Teacher

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/26/2023

"So Easy! Communication LInes are Open!"

5/5

What do you like best about TalkingPoints?

Talking Points allows me to respect parents by communicating with them in their language - quickly. I don't have to use another source to paste my writing into, translate, then copy and paste. It was soooo easy to get started, and it is really simple to use! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TalkingPoints?

I wish the communications could be forwarded to my actual phone number so I didn't have to log into another place to communicate and check messages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TalkingPoints solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have been getting students from so many different languages enrolled in our school, and for most of those, we don't have someone working at our school who can speak that language. I can now send messages in so many different languages easily! A recent influx of students whose families only speak Burmese was a challenge to communicate with until I found Talking Points. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Susan M.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/10/2023

"Talking Points is a Must Have"

5/5

What do you like best about TalkingPoints?

I am an ESL Specialist and Coordinator. I do a lot of professional learning for teachers across many school districts. Talking Points is the very first platform we promote for connecting and communicating with families as a way to make them feel welcome, valued and members of our school and greater community! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TalkingPoints?

Based on my use and needs, I have not encounter any situation where I thought to myself, "I wish the platform had this feature," but if I ever do, I'll be happy to share my thoughts and ideas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Karen W.

Adjunct Professor Of English

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/12/2023

"Excellent"

5/5

What do you like best about TalkingPoints?

Talking Points is easy and convenient when communicating with parents. It takes away barriers to communication by translating messages for me. It is the best app I've used in terms of integration, ease of use, and effectiveness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TalkingPoints?

It can be a bit confusing seeing new messages. Sorting and filing could be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gretchen N.

Substitute Teacher

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/21/2023

"Better connect to parents"

5/5

What do you like best about TalkingPoints?

That it communicates with parents in their native language. I no longer have to find someone to make contact with my Spanish speaking parents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TalkingPoints?

I haven't found anything yet. Everything is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kelly K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/24/2023

"TalkingPoints"

5/5

What do you like best about TalkingPoints?

The ability to talk to parents seamlessly and effectively. The application makes the notification easy and fast when emails accounts can be overloaded. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TalkingPoints?

Honestly, there isn't any thing that I haven't enjoyed about using it. My connection with families is much better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Eric H.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/29/2023

"Talking Points stands alone in communication"

5/5

What do you like best about TalkingPoints?

Talking Points is hands down one of the best apps I have used when communicating to parents. This wonderful app completely eliminates the language barrier we as educators sometimes face. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TalkingPoints?

With the elimination of the language barrier and the ability to communicate just as you would through a text, I have yet to find a weakness or challenge with this app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aree R.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/20/2023

"Awesome tool!"

5/5

What do you like best about TalkingPoints?

I don't know how they did it but this resource is remarkable! I am grateful be able to contact families who speak another language without an interpreter every time! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TalkingPoints?

The process of adding students could be a bit more streamlined and there should be an option to identify one's position in lieu of teacher as a default. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ASH B.

Teacher

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/15/2022

"Amazing translation tool to talk with parents"

4/5

What do you like best about TalkingPoints?

I love that TalkingPoints automatically translates what's written into the language the parents/guardians indicated. Makes communicating SO much easier! And parents/guardians ACTUALLY reply back! (Versus email, which always seems to be hit or miss. This goes too their text message hub.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TalkingPoints?

I don't like that there is a 600 character limit. When I'm writing to parents about a delicate situation, I need to know that the entire message is going to go through. I also don't like that I can't message my students on there as well as their parents/guardians. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lee F.

English and Theory of Knowledge Teacher

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/28/2023

"Simply the Best Tool for Parent Communication!"

5/5

What do you like best about TalkingPoints?

It's so easy to communicate securely with all parents in a class or one parent individually. They have every feature a teacher could want, and it's all so thoughtfully packaged in a highly-intuitive, highly-functional design. It's the best technology tool I've ever used as a teacher! Absolute game changer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TalkingPoints?

Nothing. It's so well designed. I literally can't imagine anything realistically being better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.