SmartTeach vs NYCPS

The SmartTeach® app by Teaching Strategies offers early childhood educators an easy and efficient way to quickly complete essential daily tasks on the fly, online, or offline. The SmartTeach app simplifies teaching, documentation, classroom management, and family engagement throughout the day, enabling teachers to make the most of every moment with easy-to-use tools right at their fingertips. The SmartTeach app is accessible to Teachers and Administrators using Teaching Strategies products such as GOLD®, The Creative Curriculum® Cloud, Kickstart LiteracyTM, and Tadpoles®. Download SmartTeach by Teaching Strategies to access our new and improved features & functionality. SmartTeach offers early childhood educators a single app to support all essential classroom tasks, including: Create documentation and share insights with families View and teach directly from your daily schedule, curriculum, activities, and care routines Communicate with families Save & share photos, videos, and other media across devices View & assess from resources like Intentional Teaching Experiences, Skill Development Cards, and Mighty Minutes®* Identify Infant and Toddler children’s developmental level with the Entry Screener to dynamically populate individualized support for each child* Take attendance, move children or staff, and complete name-to-face checks* Track care routines and share Daily Reports with families* Conduct health screenings for children and/or staff* *Feature availability is dependent on which Teaching Strategies products your classroom licenses.

Hello! is an automated language assistant designed to support real-time interpretation across NYCPS’ covered languages. Built to facilitate everyday communication, the app enables school staff to engage effectively with multilingual families during impromptu conversations and on-the-spot interactions. The application provides live voice interpretation, allowing two-way communication between participants who speak different languages. Each person can speak naturally in their preferred language while the app captures, transcribes, and translates speech in real time. This makes Hello! particularly useful in dynamic school environments where quick, clear communication is essential. Hello! is optimized for both web and mobile use, giving staff the flexibility to initiate conversations from a desktop or on the go using a mobile device. The mobile experience includes a streamlined interface with simplified controls and clear visual indicators to support active listening and real-time translation during live interactions. The app is designed to support a wide range of common school scenarios, including front office interactions, student enrollment or registration support, counseling discussions, and general day-to-day communication. It helps bridge language gaps quickly and efficiently without requiring advance scheduling. Hello! is built with privacy and security in mind. No conversation data is stored, ensuring that interactions remain confidential and compliant with data protection standards. This tool is intended to complement existing language access services. While Hello! is effective for quick and informal communication, it does not replace professional interpretation for complex, sensitive, or high-stakes conversations. By providing immediate access to multilingual communication support, Hello! helps create more inclusive and accessible interactions between schools and families, improving engagement and understanding across diverse communities.