Classroom App: Remind

Remind sends the text

Looking for a way to send your students text message reminders, but don't want to share your private cell phone number?  

Remind is a free, one-directional, opt-in text message application which teachers can use to communicate with their students.  With Remind, you can send one reminder to an entire group (parents or students) and even see who viewed the announcement.

Confirmation code to Join


• One-directional means students will not receive texts directly from your cell phone.  Instead, the texts are sent via a Remind phone number (notice the (469) phone number right). Your personal cell phone number hidden.  

• Opt-In means that students and parents must enter a confirmation code and agree that they will be contacted by you via Remind.  

• Remind keeps cell phone numbers hidden from each party.

• Your messages may include images, text, and attachments.

Example of student text message to join

Getting started with the Remind app
To get started, setup an account at Remind.com.  You may also download the Remind application onto your smartphone via iTunes or Google Play. 

After creating an account, share the short registration code with students and parents. Students/Parents are not required to download the app on their phones. Rather, after registering, messages will automatically come to their device – smartphone or otherwise – as standard text messages. 

Invite students by email

Once students send the automatically generated code to the number provided, students will be asked to provide a name that will be added to your Remind online roster.  It's as simple as that.

You may also invite parents/students via email.  They are added to the roster as soon as they accept the request.

One possible drawback is that students are unable to respond to sent messages.  However, students can use the Chat function to respond to you or to ask questions.