A safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents. This is a free app.
App that allows teachers to correspond with students and parents via text or in-app messages both as a bulk message or private message.
Type of Material:
Development Tool, app
Recommended Uses:
Educators at all levels can use this app to communicate with interested parties
Could potentially be used by administrators
Teachers can use Remind 101 to highlight important deadlines in a course. The reminders are timely and come via text message.
Technical Requirements:
Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Send and receive private and bulk messages to/from parents and teachers
Update parents on assignments, classroom activities and events, and concerns
Target Student Population:
Middle school through adult learners may have access to a texting service where Remind101 would be effective.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic understanding of SMS texting.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The app allows communication that essential to good teacher/student/parent interaction throughout the school year.
Concerns:
None.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Efficient use of technology to inform multiple people immediately
Can be used to reinforce classroom expectations and encourage parental participation
Concerns:
Message size is limited so a long message will come across broken into smaller sections/messages
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Sending reminders is a simple as setting up a class, sharing the code and the number to text with students/parents in the class, inviting them to text the code to the number if they want to receive texts from your class. Once they text the number they will be asked to text back their name. Once they do this, they will be registered in the class. You can log into the website or app and send a message to the class. Remind101 is a text blast service so the messages are one-way messages. You do not need to worry about student or parents spamming you with messages.
Concerns:
Not always clear if the message you send back to the teacher is private.
Creative Commons:
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