TalkBeam for Schools & campuses
TalkBeam is a push-to-talk walkie-talkie app that connects the front office, administrators, custodians, transportation and campus security on staff channels, with all-call, SOS and a live staff map for arrival, dismissal and events.
Please note: TalkBeam is for day-to-day staff coordination. It isn’t a replacement for your emergency notification system, mass notification or 911.
CH 01The problem
Arrival and dismissal, a field trip, a Friday night game: staff are spread out, and the radios are shared, dead or missing.
A handful of people get radios, and the rest of the staff is out of the loop.
With TalkBeam
Staff use the phones they already carry, so everyone who needs the channel is on it.
Bus lines, the car line and walkers all need coordinating at the same time.
With TalkBeam
A dismissal channel for the people running it, plus an all-call for the whole staff.
The bus is out of radio range the moment it leaves the lot.
With TalkBeam
TalkBeam runs over cellular data, so trip leaders stay on the channel, and the map shows staff who are sharing their location.
Night custodians and maintenance staff work alone in empty buildings.
With TalkBeam
Lone-worker check-ins and man-down detection alert a supervisor if someone stops answering.
Heat and thunderstorms change recess, PE and athletics on short notice.
With TalkBeam
Automated broadcasts read thunderstorm and heat alerts for your campus aloud to staff.
When a parent asks what happened at pickup, nobody remembers the details.
With TalkBeam
Every transmission becomes searchable, time-stamped text.
CH 02A day on TalkBeam
A school district runs staff channels on TalkBeam Enterprise. Its mass notification system stays in place for emergencies and parent messages.
Dismissal ran indoors without a single radio passed around, and the principal had a record of when each group was released.
Illustrative scenario. People, places and times are made up; the features are real.
Thunderstorm at Lincoln Elementary. Lightning risk: get indoors or into a vehicle and stay off equipment until 30 minutes after the last thunder.
All staff: indoor dismissal today. Walkers wait in the gym, car riders in the cafeteria.
Buses 4 and 7 are here. Sending their riders out under the canopy.
Early pickup for a second grader in Room 12. Please send to the office.
Car line is empty. Cafeteria is clear.
Thanks, everyone. Nice work.
CH 03What you get
Everything a two-way radio does, on the phone, headset or vehicle your people already have, plus the things a radio never could.
A channel per crew, site, shift or job, and the people who need each one. Supervisors can sit on all of them.
Supervisors cut through the chatter mid-sentence, or reach every channel at once with one hold.
Hold SOS and the channels you choose get an alert with your location. Teammates tap On my way.
See everyone who’s sharing their location on one map, and who’s talking right now.
Severe weather warnings, thunderstorms, earthquakes, air quality and extreme heat near your sites or crews, read aloud on your channels automatically.
People working alone get an “Are you OK?” check-in on your schedule. A missed check-in escalates to a supervisor.
Every transmission becomes text with a time and a name, so anyone can scroll back or search what was said.
People sign in with their Okta, Microsoft or Google work account.
Features marked Enterprise are part of the Enterprise plan. TalkBeam isn’t an emergency service and doesn’t contact 911.
CH 04Plans
Both start with a 14-day free trial for up to 50 people. No credit card.
$8per person / month
or $6 billed yearly · 5–50 people
For one school’s staff of 5 to 50: office, dismissal and custodial channels, all-call, SOS, the staff map and transcripts.
$15per person / month
billed yearly · 25+ people · $13 from 100 · custom from 500
For districts and campuses: single sign-on with Google or Microsoft, automated thunderstorm and heat broadcasts, lone-worker check-ins for custodians and night staff, retention and an audit log.
Weighing it against your radios? Compare three years of costs, or read the 30-day radio replacement playbook.
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CH 05See it in action
In our 2½-minute demo, a fictional ambulance company dispatches with an all-call, reroutes a crew over private direct talk, hears a flood warning read aloud in every unit and reviews it all in the transcripts. Every feature in it is real.
Or try the demo company yourself. In the TalkBeam app, open Me → Company and enter this code:
HCEMS247
TalkBeam for iPhone is in early access. Get early access.
CH 06FAQ
No. It’s for staff coordination. Keep your emergency notification, mass notification and 911 procedures; TalkBeam doesn’t replace them.
Yes. Staff install TalkBeam on their iPhone (Android is coming soon on Google Play) and join with your company code, or sign in with single sign-on on Enterprise.
No. TalkBeam company channels are for adult staff.
Keep it to what staff need in the moment, and follow your district’s student privacy rules. Transcripts are kept, so use room numbers or initials where you can.
Yes, wherever phones have cellular data. Trip leaders stay on the same channel as the front office.
Teams is $8 per person per month, or $6 billed yearly, for 5 to 50 people. Enterprise is $15 per person per month billed yearly from 25 people, $13 from 100.
Try TalkBeam free for 14 days with up to 50 people. No credit card, and no radios to buy.