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I have been using Remind (used to be called Remind101) for the past three years (in fact their CEO even wrote a nice blurb for my book which is coming out in a few months). Students today do not use email very often, but cannot text enough to save their lives! So when I started using Remind I found that the amount of homework among my standard (non AP/IB) students improved dramatically. If you have students who do not have smartphones, the service also allows emails. Additionally you can send a message to as few as three students.
- Embedding Remind Texts In Blackboard
So in my school district a lot of people like using the "Announcement" tab in Blackboard. The problem with that is if you change it to just a text (which is possible) then all teachers have to be limited to a text. So, of course, many people who...
- Remind Gets Even Easier
Remind (which used to be Remind101) is getting even easier. Stating in November all your students and parents will have to do is to text "81010" and your unique class code (which you make) and they will be signed up. I have been using the...
- Remind101 Adds Attachments
If you follow this blog, you know I use Remind101 every day of the week to remind my students about their homework. Simply put it is has greatly improved my students ability to complete homework, but also to communicate with them, especially this...
- Reminder Texts For Your Students
Three years ago I started telling teachers in my tech integration course about Remind101 so it was kind of cool tonight when I found out a third high school has now shown their entire school the site based on word of mouth that has been passed around...
- Texting Students
Last year one of my fellow teachers starting Tweeting students their homework. Not surprisingly almost everyone of her pupils signed up. I've also written about how to set up an e-mail to your students' phones. But here is a...
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Remind to Text Your Students
I have been using Remind (used to be called Remind101) for the past three years (in fact their CEO even wrote a nice blurb for my book which is coming out in a few months). Students today do not use email very often, but cannot text enough to save their lives! So when I started using Remind I found that the amount of homework among my standard (non AP/IB) students improved dramatically. If you have students who do not have smartphones, the service also allows emails. Additionally you can send a message to as few as three students.
- Embedding Remind Texts In Blackboard
So in my school district a lot of people like using the "Announcement" tab in Blackboard. The problem with that is if you change it to just a text (which is possible) then all teachers have to be limited to a text. So, of course, many people who...
- Remind Gets Even Easier
Remind (which used to be Remind101) is getting even easier. Stating in November all your students and parents will have to do is to text "81010" and your unique class code (which you make) and they will be signed up. I have been using the...
- Remind101 Adds Attachments
If you follow this blog, you know I use Remind101 every day of the week to remind my students about their homework. Simply put it is has greatly improved my students ability to complete homework, but also to communicate with them, especially this...
- Reminder Texts For Your Students
Three years ago I started telling teachers in my tech integration course about Remind101 so it was kind of cool tonight when I found out a third high school has now shown their entire school the site based on word of mouth that has been passed around...
- Texting Students
Last year one of my fellow teachers starting Tweeting students their homework. Not surprisingly almost everyone of her pupils signed up. I've also written about how to set up an e-mail to your students' phones. But here is a...