Texting Craze
The average adult sends/receives 30-50 texts per day; extreme texters even send up to 2000 texts in just a couple of days! Do you think parents are as faithful to checking their child’s folders every day for important notes/papers as they are at checking their phones? Mostly likely NO!
And
what about students? A recent article from CNN stated, “Although teens make or receive about five calls a day, half
of them send a minimum of 50 text messages a day…one in three teens send more
than 100 texts a day.”
Teachers Texting?
For
many, text messaging has become the preferred method of communication, so, why
shouldn’t teachers tap into that and keep parents and students informed via
text? One of the simplest ways of
texting parents/students is by using Remind (formerly Remind101). It’s quick, easy, and FREE! Teachers can create classes and text parents/students
with reminders, praise, reschedules, important notes, files, photos, and much more.
Get Feedback!
Parents/Students
cannot respond to Remind messages with a text, but with the newly added Stamps
feature, students and parents can provide instant feedback to a teacher’s
Remind message. Students and parents receive the message on the
Remind app and can choose one of four stamps to give feedback ★ ✓ ✘ ?. This
helps teachers get instant feedback on who is reading your messages, who likes
them, or answers to questions (i.e., Who is going on the field trip
tomorrow? Did you sign your child’s
permission slip? Did you study for your
math test?).
Get Started!
To get started, simply
go to Remind.com and sign up OR download our FREE Remind.com Teacher User Guide for
step-by-step instructions and helpful hints.
We hope this helps
you stay connected this year! Comment
below or email us at watsonworks1@outlook.com
if you have any questions.
~Heather & Ashley
