Automated IXL Parent Progress Updates
Every Monday, WebRun opens IXL, reads each student's SmartScore, skills practised, and time spent for the week, writes one short parent-friendly note per child, queues the messages in Twilio for you to approve, and posts the full set to Microsoft Teams.
How do I send parents a weekly IXL progress update for each child?
WebRun writes your weekly parent updates from IXL. Every Monday it reads each student's SmartScore, skills practised, and time spent, then drafts one short plain-language note per family naming what the child mastered and where they are stuck. Notes go to Microsoft Teams and messages queue in Twilio for your approval.
- Every family gets a note the same day each week
- Notes name specific skills instead of raw scores
- Teachers approve in one pass instead of writing thirty messages
Built for teachers · tutors · school administrators · learning centres
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
www.ixl.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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IXL - read each student's week
ixl.com
WebRun opens IXL to read each student's week. - Open IXL and select the classes you asked it to cover
- For each student, read the skills practised this week, their SmartScore movement, and time spent
- Note which skills were mastered and which ones the student keeps stalling on
- Skip students with no activity so the note never invents progress
Done when Every student in the class has a week of activity captured.
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Microsoft Teams - file the notes for staff
microsoft.com
WebRun opens Microsoft Teams to file the notes for staff. - Post the full set of drafted notes to your staff channel, one per student
- Lead each note with what the child mastered, then where they are stuck
- Keep the language plain, with no jargon and no scores a parent cannot interpret
- Flag students with no practice at all so a teacher decides how to handle them
Done when Every drafted note is posted in Teams for staff to read.
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Twilio - queue the family messages
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WebRun opens Twilio to queue the family messages. - Prepare one message per family from the approved note, addressed to the contact on file
- Hold every message in a review queue rather than sending it
- Send only after you approve the batch. WebRun never texts a family on its own
Done when Family messages are queued in Twilio awaiting your approval.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it text parents without a teacher reading the note first?
No. Every family message waits in a Twilio review queue until you approve the batch. Only the internal Teams post, which staff see, goes up on its own.
What does the note actually say?
It leads with the skills the child mastered this week, then names one or two where they are stuck, in plain language. Give WebRun a sample note and it will match your tone.
What happens for a student who did no practice?
They are flagged separately rather than given a note claiming progress. A teacher decides whether to contact that family and what to say.
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