Basecamp for Educators | Basecamp Office Hours

In this Basecamp Office Hours session (recorded live on August 20, 2025), Kimberly and Ashley from the 37signals team are joined by Elementary School Principal Damon Hargraves. Damon walks through how he uses Basecamp at his school to collaborate with his teachers and staff and keep everyone on the same page.

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https://world.hey.com/hargraves/principals-and-school-admin-now-s-the-time-to-communicate-more-better-bc31e0fb

Timestamps:
01:00 – Meet the 37signals team
02:24 – Meet Damon Hargraves, elementary school principal
04:20 – Projects Damon uses in his school
05:24 – Who is a part of Damon's Basecamp account
06:12 – Office & Admin project
07:19 – Using Card Table and To-Do lists
08:25 – Documenting procedures in Basecamp
11:10 – To-Dos vs. Card Table
12:50 – Foundations project
16:00 – Using the Basecamp calendar and public links
16:50 – Chat tools for education and working asynchronously
18:20 – Instructional support with Card Tables
19:40 – Stacks on the Home Screen to see activity
21:36 – Individual grade projects
22:58 – Automatic Check-ins as a meeting log
24:50 – Training people on your team to use Basecamp
26:26 – Suggestions for notification set-ups
33:12 – Creating public links
35:30 – Things Damon changed in his Basecamp account along the way
36:56 – Involving parents in Basecamp
37:52 – Groups in Basecamp
40:20 – A project "hub" for all staff announcements
43:20 – Integrations and doors linking to other pieces of software
44:20 – Free accounts for teachers and students
45:16 – Join the Basecamp community
46:30 – Wrap-up