Remind 101 is a safe, free, and easy way to communicate with students
Submitted 11 years ago
Community Review for Remind
Jen T.
Teacher
East Central High School
Brookville IN, US
My Take
Remind 101 is easy to use, and I can access it from any device. An iOS app makes this product super handy. I can schedule reminders to be sent in the future which is convenient. A built in security feature prevents students from replying to the text. Safe & secure communication is what Remind 101 offers. My students love getting information via text message. One problem is that students who don't have cell phones are not included.
How I Use It
I use Remind 101 to inform my students about last-minute changes or updates for my class. With students' busy schedules Remind 101 is a great way to send short (140 characters) reminders. Students come to class more prepared and informed.
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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.
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.
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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