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What is Remind?
What is Remind?
Remind is a free, safe messaging app ( available for Apple iOS on iTunes and for Android devices) that keeps families up to date with what’s happening in the classroom. Teachers can send messages to an entire class, small groups, or individuals. These quick, simple messages can help you and your student stay informed about:
Remind is a free, safe messaging app ( available for Apple iOS on iTunes and for Android devices) that keeps families up to date with what’s happening in the classroom. Teachers can send messages to an entire class, small groups, or individuals. These quick, simple messages can help you and your student stay informed about:
• Homework assignments
• Field trip updates
• Schedule changes
• Personalized support or feedback
• And more!
Remind accounts for teachers have been discouraged in the past, but we’ve seen the many positive uses for Remind, safety features that have been built in to protect students and families, and have decided to encourage Remind for communication with students and stakeholders.
Remind accounts for teachers have been discouraged in the past, but we’ve seen the many positive uses for Remind, safety features that have been built in to protect students and families, and have decided to encourage Remind for communication with students and stakeholders.
We will use Infinite Campus to connect your classes and rosters with Remind. You can login to Remind.com (using single sign on with your @vallivue.org account) and access the classes that have been created for you. If there is already a class that you’ve created with your VSD Gmail address, you can archive the ones created via Campus and use the one that you created. Otherwise, we encourage you to use the VSD created classes to send messages to parents/family members whose information is connected to your students in Infinite Campus.
We will use Infinite Campus to connect your classes and rosters with Remind. You can login to Remind.com (using single sign on with your @vallivue.org account) and access the classes that have been created for you. If there is already a class that you’ve created with your VSD Gmail address, you can archive the ones created via Campus and use the one that you created. Otherwise, we encourage you to use the VSD created classes to send messages to parents/family members whose information is connected to your students in Infinite Campus.
Tutorials to help you use Remind:
Tutorials to help you use Remind:
Remind App — set up an account and create your first class (static version looks like screenshots with steps) or use the interactive version
Remind App — set up an account and create your first class (static version looks like screenshots with steps) or use the interactive version
Information you may want to share with parents
Information you may want to share with parents
Remind is safe for students to use because:
Remind is safe for students to use because:
• Personal contact information stays private. Phone numbers aren’t exchanged between teachers, students, and parents.
• Personal contact information stays private. Phone numbers aren’t exchanged between teachers, students, and parents.
• Messages can’t be edited or deleted, so a complete message history is always available to access and download.
• Messages can’t be edited or deleted, so a complete message history is always available to access and download.
• Everyone has the ability to report users who violate Remind’s Community Guidelines.
• Everyone has the ability to report users who violate Remind’s Community Guidelines.
• Students under the age of 13 need to enter a parent or guardian’s email address
• Students under the age of 13 need to enter a parent or guardian’s email address
before using Remind. They can only receive messages from their teachers.
before using Remind. They can only receive messages from their teachers.
Remind is accessible
Remind is accessible
• Teachers can use Remind to reach students and parents on any device, including texting-only phones—no smartphones necessary.
• Teachers can use Remind to reach students and parents on any device, including texting-only phones—no smartphones necessary.
• Students and parents can receive Remind messages by text (in the United States and Canada), email, and push notifications on the app.
• Students and parents can receive Remind messages by text (in the United States and Canada), email, and push notifications on the app.
• Remind is free to use for teachers, students, and parents. Standard text messaging and data rates may apply, so check to see if you’re on a per-text phone plan or a limited data plan. You can always log in to your account on the web.
• Remind is free to use for teachers, students, and parents. Standard text messaging and data rates may apply, so check to see if you’re on a per-text phone plan or a limited data plan. You can always log in to your account on the web.
• The mobile app is available in six different languages. If you use Remind in Spanish, French, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese (Brazilian), or German, you can automatically translate messages sent in different languages.
• The mobile app is available in six different languages. If you use Remind in Spanish, French, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese (Brazilian), or German, you can automatically translate messages sent in different languages.
Remind helps save time
Remind helps save time
• No more outdated school websites or long newsletters. Remind messages are shorter than 300 characters and sent directly to your mobile phone.
• No more outdated school websites or long newsletters. Remind messages are shorter than 300 characters and sent directly to your mobile phone.
• If you have the ability to compose a message, you can reach out to teachers or other parents in a class. Watch for teachers’ office hours to see when you’ll get the quickest response.
• If you have the ability to compose a message, you can reach out to teachers or other parents in a class. Watch for teachers’ office hours to see when you’ll get the quickest response.
• Stay in touch on-the-go. Send PDFs, personalized voice clips, and quick photos of permission slips or assignments directly from your phone.
• Stay in touch on-the-go. Send PDFs, personalized voice clips, and quick photos of permission slips or assignments directly from your phone.
Signing up is easy
Signing up is easy
To join a Remind class, you’ll need a class code from a teacher, coach, administrator, or organization leader. Each code is unique, but it always looks like this: @classcode.
To join a Remind class, you’ll need a class code from a teacher, coach, administrator, or organization leader. Each code is unique, but it always looks like this: @classcode.
Once you have a class code, there are three ways to join the class:
Once you have a class code, there are three ways to join the class:
Sign up for text notifications by texting @classcode to 81010.
Sign up for text notifications by texting @classcode to 81010.
Download the Remind app from the App Store or Google Play, sign up for an account with your email address, and enter the class code when prompted.
Download the Remind app from the App Store or Google Play, sign up for an account with your email address, and enter the class code when prompted.
If you'd like help using the accounts that have been created for you, please let me know. I hope you have a great first week back to school!
If you'd like help using the accounts that have been created for you, please let me know. I hope you have a great first week back to school!
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