Raptor Alert vs Write Now Teacher Studio

The Raptor® Alert mobile app is used with Raptor Technologies® newest emergency management solutions – Raptor Alert™, Raptor Reunification®, Raptor Accountability™ and Raptor Drill Manager®. Those who purchased Raptor Alert individually or with other Raptor Emergency Management solutions – should download this new Raptor Alert mobile app. Speak with your system administrator or Raptor support if you have questions. Raptor Emergency Management solutions include: RAPTOR ALERT™: Designed to work under duress, Raptor Alert is a silent panic alert system that works on the devices your schools use every day. Raptor Alert expedites and streamlines emergency response by allowing users to initiate an emergency alert directly through 911 and provide critical information to first responders, law enforcement and campus personnel. RAPTOR CONNECT™: Raptor Connect enables native, bi-directional integration with a school’s existing digital security systems and peripherals. It streamlines a school’s digital emergency response activations, speeding notifications and minimizing the impact of the situation. RAPTOR DRILL MANAGER®: Raptor Drill Manager gives you the power to prepare your schools for any situation. Simplify federal and state-mandated drill compliance and management by scheduling, initiating, logging and tracking drills from any smart device. District-level and school-level reports show drill status and crucial insights to help schools improve with each drill. RAPTOR ACCOUNTABILITY™: Connected with your student information system, Raptor enables teachers and staff to account for themselves, students and visitors directly in the mobile app while providing real-time status and location information. RAPTOR REUNIFICATION®: Recovery starts when the crisis begins. Minimizing trauma is directly correlated to safe, efficient reunification. Raptor Reunification software includes a patented reunification workflow and is aligned with and officially licensed by The “I Love U Guys” Foundation®. With Raptor, your reunification team can quickly confirm the location and status of each student and staff member in the mobile app. Connected to your student information system, Raptor helps ensure students are reunified only with approved guardians. Raptor Reunification includes Student Reunification®, Parent Reunification®, Guardian Reunification® and Family Reunification®. Transforming School Safety Through Software. Founded in 2002, Raptor Technologies has partnered with over 60,000 schools globally, including over 7,300 K-12 US school districts. Our team of safety software experts and our suite of industry-leading solutions provide schools with confidence in their safety and student wellbeing programs so they can focus on teaching. Driven by our shared mission to protect every child, every school, every day™, Raptor helps customers mitigate risks—from prevention and preparedness to reunifying families.

Do you teach writing or use writing to learn in your classroom? Are you looking for colleagues who value writing as much as you do? Do you like to exchange book titles, lesson ideas, and curriculum resources? If so, the National Writing Project’s Write Now Teacher Studio is the place for you. The Write Now Teacher Studio is a place where you can: + Connect with colleagues around topics of interest in your teaching practice + Create or join a professional writing group + Attend events and join conversations about writing and teaching writing + Form groups to tackle specific challenges, find support, and celebrate accomplishments + Join and design teacher-led courses with other experienced, successful writing teachers The Write Now Teacher Studio is open to all teachers with an interest in writing and teaching writing and is made possible through the National Writing Project (NWP), a national network of teachers focused on the teaching of writing, K-university and across the disciplines. NWP is a US-based national nonprofit that focuses the knowledge, expertise, and leadership of our nation's educators on sustained efforts to improve writing and learning for all learners. NWP believes writing in its many forms is the signature means of communication in the 21st century and works toward a more equitable future where every person is an accomplished writer, engaged learner, and active participant in a digital, interconnected world. Learn more about NWP at: www.nwp.org