Remind App A free text messaging app that helps teachers, students, and parents stay connected

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Why I like it I come from an undergraduate teaching background, and my students number one excuse was that they forgot. I came by this app and thought, “Really wish I would have had that”. It’s free and it is a nice way to keep everyone connected, especially when students are already on their phones checking text messages or social media It is fairly easy to set up and get started. Plus it is available for both Android and IPhone users.

Signing Up You can either use your phone or a computer to sign up and use Remind. When you create an account they will send you a code to your phone to confirm your account.

Signing up Then you can create a singular class or several. Then you select your role in using the app (Parent, Teacher, etc.). Then you can create a singular class or several.

Signing UP It allows you to select a school, create a new school, or to not be associated with one at all. This is what the home page looks like and where any and all announcements can be made.

Having people find your class This was my favorite. They receive a text message and they could actually do this right in your classroom, you know they all have a phone. 100% no excuses! The other way I enjoyed was by providing a link to your classroom. You can also add by phone numbers and email addresses.

Having students and parents find your class They can just as easily find you by school or by name.

Some nice features I like that you can create entire class announcements or just focus on one individual. On the left hand side you can easily create a new class or join another. This really covers the entire app. It is super straight forward. It is a nice way to keep everyone focused and on the same page I would use this to announce about a test tomorrow to projects.

Where does it fall on the samr model? My opinion it would fall under the modification, because it allows for a significant redesign for reminders. It allows parents and students to be notified and updated on events and assignments. Plus they can interact between parents, students, and teachers. This allows for needed clarification and questions that may arise. This type of flexibility in messaging and communication in education is fairly new.

Finding the app Website http://www.remind.com IPhone https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/remind101/id522826277?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remind101&hl =en