What is SMORE?
Smore is a website that lets people design and share their own newsletters, infographics, and flyers. With a free or paid Smore subscription, you can make flyers that serve as newsletters or promote events, products, or services on social media sites or via email. Flyers can also be printed and distributed. Creation is simple: Choose from some basic styles and backgrounds, select your color scheme, fonts, etc. Click to add content (including media files) and edit any text. After content is published, the site offers easy-to-read analytics to help you track how readers are responding to promotional efforts. You can view how many visits a flyer has received that month; whether viewers came from Facebook, email, or other sources; how much time users spent reading the flyer; and more. A map shows where viewers live, and you can also print out an email report. For inspiration, there’s a large template library. These templates, created by other users, can be copied and edited, offering a good start for new users or an ongoing source of inspiration.
The Educator Basic version costs $79 per year and allows for unlimited newsletters. Teachers can send 5,000 emails per month and access analytics.
About Smore
Create beautiful, engaging school newsletters, updates and announcements. Super fast. Smore comes with everything you need to create gorgeous, interactive newsletters. Keep everyone in the loop with a weekly newsletter to parents, community members, and faculty. Use Smore to create one central, updated place for PD resources and opportunities. During periods of remote learning, send schedules, resources, and assignments via newsletter, weekly or daily. Share what your class is up to. Keep parents and guardians informed and updated.
Best For
Pros
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“This is a great newsletter tool. It’s easy for someone to read newsletters posted on here.”
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“I started using the free version of Smore while I was a kindergarten teacher and my parents loved it.”
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“People that aren’t very tech-savvy would have a really easy time navigating through this program. And it’s really easy to design and make appealing.”
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“My overall experience has been great. I am having a fun time exploring new features.”
Cons
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“It led to awkward page breaks that were not easily remedied as there was no easy way to see where they would fall.”
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“Smore is the most expensive tool that I pay for out of pocket as an educator.”
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“Smore is the most expensive tool that I pay for out of pocket.”
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“The cost may look intimidating when first looked at but users will find that at less than $80.00 yearly for the service, you are paying a minimal cost per month.”
What is Smore and how does it work?
Smore is an online platform for creating beautiful newsletters in minutes. Use photos and videos to connect with your students and community. Keep everyone in the loop with a weekly newsletter to parents, community members, and faculty. During periods of remote learning, send schedules, resources, and assignments via newsletter, weekly or daily. Review communication stats across your entire school/district, or zoom in on individual members’ newsletters. Plus, everyone can see their own newsletter stats.
Smore Description
Make engaging, engaging school newsletters, updates, and announcements. Super fast. Smore includes everything you need for creating beautiful, interactive newsletters. A weekly newsletter for parents, teachers, and community members will keep everyone informed. Smore is a central place that provides PD resources and opportunities. Send schedules, resources, assignments, and other information via email, whether you are remote learning. Let your class know what’s happening. Keep guardians and parents informed.