Remind101 - A Free Tool for Text Messaging Students and Parents
Posted By Kelly Walsh On June 15, 2014 @ 8:00 am In Administrative Solutions,Free Tools & Resources,Future of Education Technology,iPhones and Smartphones,Making the case for Education Technologies,Mobile Learning Resources | 5 Comments
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3 Minute Teaching With Tech Tip Video Shows how Easy it is to Text Message or Email Groups of Opted-In Students and Parents With Remind101
A couple of months ago I wrote a post about the powerful possibility of teachers and administrators being able to communicate with students using text messaging programmatically [2] (that is, without having to use their own phones to send texts).
I noted at the time that I was not aware of any tools that would let you do this. In fact, we had created our own, linked to our Student Information System, (which I am proud to say won an award [3])! Well, here we are just a few months later and BAM! there’s an app that let’s teacher send text messages to students through a web interface, for free. It will also send the same messages to email, and you can let parents or other teachers opt in if you wish. Pretty cool.
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Check out this new “3 Minute Teaching With Tech Tip” video, about Remind101 [5]:
Remind101 is a pretty awesome free tool. Note that it is for outgoing communication only - the students and others that you send text messages to cannot reply. That’s really a good thing though, as who wants to deal with having to monitor and follow up on that.
The simple ability to send reminders and information with incredible ease, and know that it will go to your students text messaging apps where they will actually look at it (instead of ignoring it because, let’s face it, email is for parents, kids avoid it like the plague) is pretty awesome. As is “free”. I am definitely a fan of Remind101.
Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
How to Add Voice Over to PowerPoint 2010 Slides (Using Built-in Functionality) [6]
Create Private Online Discussions Around Digital Content With Tackk (for Free!) [7]
3 Minute Teaching with Tech Tip Video – Create Powerful Lessons in Minutes with Blendspace [8]
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About Kelly Walsh [10]
Kelly Walsh is Chief Information Officer, and an adjunct faculty member, at The College of Westchester in White Plains, NY and is the founder and author of EmergingEdTech.com. As an education technology advocate, he frequently delivers presentations on a variety of related topics at schools and conferences across the U.S. Walsh is also an author, and online educator, periodically running Flipped Class Workshops [11] online. His latest eBook, the Flipped Classroom Workshop-in-a-Book was published in September, 2013 and is available here [12]. In his spare time Walsh also writes, records, and performs original (and cover) songs (look for "K. Walsh" on iTunes or Amazon.com or check out his original song videos on here on YouTube [13]).
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[2] being able to communicate with students using text messaging programmatically: http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/04/its-2014-can-you-text-your-students/
[3] won an award: http://www.clickatell.com/mobile-touch-awards/
[4] Image: http://www.remind101.com
[5] Remind101: http://remind101.com
[6] How to Add Voice Over to PowerPoint 2010 Slides (Using Built-in Functionality): http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/05/how-to-add-voice-over-to-powerpoint-2010-slides/
[7] Create Private Online Discussions Around Digital Content With Tackk (for Free!): http://www.flippedclassroomworkshop.com/create-private-online-discussions-around-digital-content-with-tackk-for-free/
[8] 3 Minute Teaching with Tech Tip Video – Create Powerful Lessons in Minutes with Blendspace: http://www.emergingedtech.com3%20Minute Teaching with Tech Tip Video – Create Powerful Lessons in Minutes with Blendspace
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[10] Kelly Walsh: http://www.emergingedtech.com/author/admin/
[11] Flipped Class Workshops: http://www.emergingedtech.com/flipped-classroom-online-workshops/
[12] available here: http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/09/announcing-the-flipped-classroom-workshop-in-a-book/
[13] here on YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/user/minstreltube
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