Excellent tool to use for making sure students are on task.

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Community Review for Remind

Jeff N.
Jeff N.
Copper Canyon High School
Glendale AZ, US
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This tool, Remind101, is such a time-saver for me as a teacher, and technically a life-saver for the students. It does not actually provide actually learning to the students, but is a means of keeping them informed of up-coming assessments, when projects or homework is due, and other notification needs. It is very easy to use and cannot be abused by the students. I have not found any real drawbacks yet using it other than those students in the class who do not have access to technology at home or have a cell phone.

How I Use It

I use it to mass send via text messaging or email, reminders of upcoming quizzes or exams, reminders of when work on projects are due, and updates for what to expect in class the following day. I also use the product for my media journalism group, to remind them of video announcing product dates or to notify them of cancellation of video production. I have also used this to keep parents informed of how their child is progressing in the class, if they request it.

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Amanda H.
Amanda H. Teacher
March 12, 2022

New limits have ruined the free service

They've recently changed the character count so even individual messages are limited to 140 characters. The 140 character limit for whole group announcements was Remind's biggest flaw - making that applicable to individual messages as well means it is not longer useful at all. I can't limit all my communications with students to 140 characters and I can't ask them to receive 2 or 3 or more texts every time we communicate. I will be researching and finding another service for the fall. (It also sucks that they are implementing this in the middle of the school year. :/)
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AVA W.
AVA W.
September 27, 2021

Great way to keep in contact with your class outside of the classroom!

I really like how this sends reminders out to students cell phones rather than in email format. I think it's a more effective way of communicating with students because they are always on their phones and so they're more likely to see it. It's great because you can do this without giving out your phone number to students!
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Mandy F.
Mandy F. Teacher Sheep Harney Elementary Elizabeth City, NC
February 13, 2019

Great for Parent Communication

I love Remind for simply keeping in touch with Parents. it is especially helpful to communicate with my Parents who speak a different language. I love that it has a translator for both myself and the parent to use. The only con I have is when I am sending a group message to inform ALL parents, there is a limit on how may characters may be used. I usually have to send multiple messages to get out what I am trying to tell the whole class.
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