Building a vibrant school culture starts with sharing the moments that matter. This article helps you use the Community & Communication module to post engaging content, collect student feedback, and send urgent alerts. By following these steps, you will keep your students informed and excited about school life right on their mobile devices.

Permission Level Required: Owners | Managers |

Create a Community Post: Share news, photos, and team successes on the main feed.
Gather Student Feedback: Use polls and challenges to check in on your community.
Send Urgent Communications: Use announcements and alerts for important or emergency updates.
Manage Groups and Events: Centralize communication for specific clubs or school-wide activities.
FAQs
Resources

Create a Community Post

Sharing achievements and news helps your community connect and stay inspired. You can post event posters, photos to the gallery, and school-wide updates directly to the Students' main feed.

Step-by-step Guide to Creating a Post

Click the Home option on the main menu.
Click the Add Post button to start a new post.
Select the Post option.
Type a catchy greeting or celebratory phrase into the Headline field
In the Share your thoughts field, share your main message. Topics to share include:
• Celebrating team successes
• Highlighting student excellence
• Campus news
Upload or drag and drop an image into the Upload or drag photo here area.
- Use tools like Canva to create high-quality Event Posters or eye-catching visuals.
Select Preview.
On the Advanced Publish Settings, you can select the following:
• Publish Date and Time: This will be the date and time your post will publish to the home feed.
• Unpublish Date and Time: This will be the date and time your post will be removed from the home feed.
• Pin this post?: Toggle this setting to ON and select the desired number of days to have this post "pinned" to the top of the home feed. (You can pin a post for a maximum of 7 days and have up to 3 posts pinned at a time.)
• Which roles are allowed to comment?: Check off the roles you would like to have permission to comment on the post (Owners, District Managers, and Managers can comment by default).
Click Publish to push your post to the home feed.

Gather Student Feedback

Collecting feedback through polls and challenges is a great way to find out how your students are feeling or what they want to see on campus.

Step-by-step Guide to Creating Challenges and Polls

Click the Add Post button on the Home Feed and select Create a Poll.
Select the Poll Type, multiple choice or sentiment based.
Enter your primary question in the Question field.
• Example: "What would you like to see added to the cafeteria menu?"
For a multiple choice poll, add multiple options for students to select.
Optional: Under Advanced Poll Settings, set a Due Date for when the poll will close.
OR, to launch a student engagement challenge instead, select Add Post> Challenge.
Select Photo Challenge or Written Challenge.
Create a headline, Description, Due date, select who can respond, and select a banner image.
Click Publish to share the poll or challenge with the school.

For an in-depth walkthrough on Polls and Challenges, check out our handy articles here:

Create and Manage Polls with Minga
How to use Challenges

Send Urgent Communications

When you need to send messages that require immediate attention, use Announcements for general updates or Alerts for urgent information.

Step-by-step Guide to Informing and Communicating

From the Home Feed, click Add Post.
Select Announcement to craft a message for the main feed.
- These messages include a push notification to the Minga App.
For emergency or time-sensitive info, choose Alert.
- Alerts notify users via push notifications, in-app pop-ups, and email.
Type your message, such as "Fire Drill! Evacuate school buildings immediately."
Click Send to broadcast the message to all devices across the school.

Manage Groups and Events

Minga Groups allow club leaders and activity directors to simplify club management by creating one safe place for all communication, updates, content and events.

For an in-depth view at Groups and Events, check out these resources:

Additional Features or Settings

You can eliminate the need for unapproved third-party apps by using Minga Direct Messaging. This provides a secure and monitored environment for teachers and students to keep in touch.

Student Leader Permissions

Administrators can grant Student Leaders permission to post to the main feed. Getting students involved in posting news and "inspiring words of positivity" helps increase overall community engagement.

FAQs

How do students see the content I post?

Your posts to the Minga main feed go directly to the students' home feed ensuring they see the news and updates you share.

Can I use Minga for emergency situations?

You can use Alerts to notify all users across all devices urgently via push notifications, email, and in-app pop-ups for critical events like fire drills.

What is the best way to manage a school club?

You can manage a school club by using Minga Groups, which provides one central place for all communication, content, and event management specific to that club.

How can I get student feedback on school events?

You can collect student feedback by posting Polls to the entire school to check in on your community or decide on themes for events like school dances.