For Teachers
Join Tsunagaaru for a One Week Trial!
When considering the participation of your students on Tsunagaaru, you may want to know just what the site is all about before giving your approval. TJF therefore makes it possible for you to access the site for a limited period of one week as a guest participant. You will be able to read all parts of the site but not write in comments or post messages. Persons who would like to obtain this temporary guest status should write to TJF at tsunagaaru@tjf.or.jp, giving the following information:
Name :
Email address :
School name :
School address :
School phone number :
Subject taught :
How you learned about Tsunagaaru :
You may apply for guest status as many times as you wish.
>>Examples of essays, comments, and communities on “Tsunagaaru”
Provides specifics of what is possible on “Tsunagaaru”
When using “Tsunagaaru” for classroom activities
For teachers who use “Tsunagaaru” for class activities we provide accounts that may be used for the needed period of time. If you wish to establish an account, please contact us at the email address below.
* Teachers cannot register using the registration form for students. Please send your request via email.
* If you have any questions or need advice on how to use “Tsunagaaru” for your classes, please feel free to contact us. tsunagaaru@tjf.or.jp
About using the communities
“Tsunagaaru” consists of the “essay” pages and “community” pages. The essay pages provides a kind of diary space where members can write about their daily lives, thoughts and impressions, or about any other topics of their own choice.
The community pages are where students exchange views and information about topics they are interested in, such as school life, foreign language studies, what to do after graduation, hobbies, and social and world events (further details may be found here).
These pages can be useful for class projects or research study. If you are interested, please contact us about this by email, giving specific information on your class activities using “Tsunagaaru.”
tsunagaaru@tjf.or.jp
Closed communities
Users can create what are called “closed communities.” The basic functions of the closed communities are same as regular communities, but while all members can visit regular communities, closed communities are open to only specified members.
Closed communities can be used for activities for which the participants are limited, such as exchanges between sister schools and activities within a particular class. In contrast to other group-specific communication methods, text garbling is not a problem in discussion via a closed community.
Teachers, too, can post messages in these communities (teachers are generally not permitted to make posts on pages other than closed communities).
Unlike regular communities, closed communities are created by the “Tsunagaaru” administrators at TJF. If you are interested, please contact us by email , giving specific information on your class activities using “Tsunagaaru.”tsunagaaru@tjf.or.jp
Procedure for registering students
The procedure students will follow to register on Tsunagaaru goes as follows:
- The student desiring to join will fill out the items on the Registration Form and press send.
- After submitting the Registration Form, the student will download the Agreement Form (PDF/Word), fill in the items specified, and have their parent or guardian sign it, and send it to TJF by post or fax. You may also collect your students’ Agreement Forms and send them all together to TJF.
- Once TJF has received the registration information, we will contact the school and the homeroom, Japanese-language, or other teacher the registrant has indicated on the form to confirm his or her attendance at the school.
- When a student's registration information and agreement form has been confirmed, TJF will send an email to the student. Once the student receives this email, he or she will be able to log in to Tsunagaaru. The registration procedures will be completed as soon as we receive the Agreement Form (No. 2 above) and confirm your school enrollment (No. 3 above).
Detailed instructions on how to register and how to complete the registration process smoothly are provided. Please refer to the instructions while registering.
>>First thing to do when logged on
An explanation is provided of some of the things you can do when you first become a member. Please refer to it when using “Tsunagaaru.”
Security and Protection of Privacy
TJF takes the following precautions in order to assure the safe participation of secondary students in Tsunagaaru.
- Membership
Only persons who have received TJF’s approval to participate will be able to log in, view, and post comments on Tsunagaaru. TJF will conduct a strict check of the information submitted by each registrant, confirming that he or she is in fact a student at the school indicated and obtaining the approval of parents/guardians for participation. - Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Members of Tsunagaaru are required to submit a signed Agreement Form agreeing to abide by the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. The Agreement Form prohibits disclosure of personal information of the member or other persons. For details, please see the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. - Monitoring of writing for posting on the site
TJF will check all content posted on Tsunagaaru before it is posted on the site. TJF will remove inappropriate expressions and personal information contained in writing before it appears.