Remind 101 - Free Private Messaging (updated)

I first wrote about Remind101 in March of 2012 while it was still in Beta. I thought that it was worth writing another blog post about it as they have made some improvements to the site and added a mobile application on the iTunes and Google Play stores.

Remind101 is a free service for teachers that allows students and parents to sign up for text or email notifications. The site keeps phone numbers private so teachers don't need to be concerned about sharing private information or gathering student phone numbers.

It's super easy to use.  Just sign-up with their service, create up to 10 classes, give students the enrollment instructions and start sending messages. Students can enroll for emails or texts depending on what they chose. All they have to do is send a message with your class code to the phone number they are given. It's that easy.  For younger students you can have parents enroll their phone number.

One of my favorite things is that you can schedule messages to be sent at a later time. The service also provides you with a record of all the messages that you have sent.  For now it is only a one way messaging service, but it's a great way to remind students about upcoming assignments, field trips, club reminders, etc.