Welcome Back! There's nothing like jumping into a new school year with a great plan to communicate with parents and students. Teachers choose sites like Edmodo, Facebook and blogs for that communication and they are terrific sources. To add to your bag of tricks is Remind 101.
What is it?
Remind101 provides a safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents for free. Teachers use remind101.com, the Android or iOS app to send texts to students' and parents' phones without ever having to share their own phone number. Students and parents also never have to share their phone number with teachers. Ever.
How Might I Use It?
Field trip reminders, motivational messages, homework, exam reminders, schedule changes, fun facts, and trivia. It’s a great way to communicate information to students and parents safely!
How do I get started?
Go to remind101.com on your computer, or download the Android or iOS app, then create your first class to see how it works. It takes less than two minutes to get started!
My students are too young for cell phones.
That's when you use it with the parents. Busy parents would love reminders about field trip permission slip due dates and test schedules. They will LOVE this!
Everyone has two minutes, right? And once your account is created, messages take seconds to write and send. Today's parents and students are more connected than ever. Remind 101 would be a great way to keep the lines of communication open between home and school.
Here's the link: Remind 101
