First, a teacher adds his/her class, which generates a unique code. ... At that point, any student or parent who sends a text message to 81010 with the code will be "subscribed" to the teacher's class. 

Remind accounts are automatically created for students using their student email accounts.  The primary parent will be auto-enrolled in their student's classes.  

Kids today are very busy and they communicate primarily by texting. The purpose is to provide students with timely reminders of assignments or upcoming quizzes/tests, as well as send them encouraging messages that hopefully motivate and uplift them. These messages travel one-way only, from the teacher to students and/or parents; you cannot respond to texts and there will not be an on-going conversation of any kind. It is very safe and hopefully very effective. Parents, I encourage you to sign up for these messages along with your child so that you can stay up to date with what is happening in our class!

Examples:

• Communicate information with parents and students safely
• Homework reminders
• Test reminders
• Field trip reminders
• Assignment information
• Schedule changes
• Project deadlines
• Today we learned . . .
• Extension activities
• Motivational messages
• Vocabulary / word lists
• Clubs / Afterschool activities
• Whatever you need to!