Tech Tools for Interactive Remote Teaching Webinar
Remind is a real-time “text” messaging tool that allows users to communicate with groups (e.g., entire classes or student organizations) or individual people. Remind has more than 20 million users and is employed in more than 70% of public schools (Remind, 2018). Users can write text messages up to 140 characters. For teachers, this means being able to send out messages that students and parents can’t miss. For students and parents, this makes it easier to stay on top of assignments, deadlines, updates, and events going on in school. If you are looking to enhance communication in your school or community Remind could be a beneficial tool to try out.
Transform communication into connection—
at school, at home, and everywhere in between
Math: Text message the link to a math website site for homework.
Science: Send students the directions to an at-home science experiment for homework.
English/Language Arts: Send out the first sentence of a story and ask students to complete it. Give students the character traits of a character in their book and ask them to describe them using different words. Ask parents to read the next chapter of a book with students for homework.
Backchanneling: Send students reminders for the next deadline. Ask students for feedback. Remind students they require a parents physical signature.
Parent – Teacher Community: Keep parents in the loop on class progress. Send pictures to parents of their students on their class trip. Ask Parents for approval on school trips and fundraisers.
Go to www.remind.com
Click “Sign Up” and register for an account
Pick student, teacher, parent, or administrator
If you are a student enter the class number given to you by a teacher or create a new classroom.
Click on your name in the upper left-hand corner to the click account
Add your grade level(optional)
Add your parent (optional)
Edit other account settings listed
If you are a teacher create a class name and add your school’s name(optional)
Click on your name in the upper left-hand corner to the click account
Edit your signature(optional)
Add office hours (optional)
Edit other account settings listed
If you are a parent give your phone number and then enter your class code or create a new classroom
Click on your name in the upper left-hand corner to the click account
Add your child and or school
Edit other account settings listed
If you are an administrator add the name of your school or district and your role
Click on your name in the upper left-hand corner to the click account
Add your school
Edit other account settings listed
If you have not already joined or created a class do so by clicking the plus signs under “classes owned” or “classes joined” in the sidebar on the left side of the page.
Once your class is created add people by clicking “add people” in the upper right side of the page
Click “message everyone in … to send a text
Write a text in 140 characters or less. Drag and Drop media into this box as well
Where it says “To:” choose who you are messaging. This can be everyone in the class, just teachers, just students, just parents, just admin or a combination of these.
Click send when you are finished with your message OR schedule for it to be sent at a later time.