Remind: THE Communication Tool for School

@LisaBerghoff/@MrKimDHS

This is an updated blog from 2019 when we first got a district license for Remind. It has been a point of emphasis that any communication between staff, students, athletes, or parent/guardians should only be through district-approved formats (Gmail, Schoology, Remind). Luckily, remind is just as simple and easy to use as it was in 2019 with a few minor changes.

1. Logging On

To enjoy the premium features through our district license, log in here using your Google sign in. 

If you've been previously using a personal account, you'll have to switch over to your district email.

2. Student Onboarding (It's already done....sort of)

Once logged in you'll see that through some Infinite Campus - Remind integration magic, all of your courses have automatically been uploaded to your Remind site. Not only are your courses already created, but your students have also been directly added using their IC data. Two caveats:

• Parents and Guardian information was also added to your Remind classes. In order to send a message to JUST your students, you can filter just the students
  
  
  

  
  
  
• And if you have students that are missing, it means that they do not have a cellphone registered with the school.

 To add missing or new students to your remind class, give them the Class Code that begins with an "@" sign, and is directly under your course name. Or you can manually add them using the "Add People" option on the top right corner of your page.

3. Sending Messages

Remember, whether you're sending a direct message to a few students/athletes, or an announcement to the whole class/team, make sure you are filtering your intended audience. You can type in an individual student, or filter a group. (Ignore SIS Link and Grade)

This is also where Remind has made some strides in the messaging department. In addition to text messaging, Remind has teamed up with Google Drive, Quizlet, OneDrive, Flipgrid, and a few other apps to beef up your messaging ability. Now you can attach different varieties of files and videos with your Remind message.

Also find that Remind can translate your message into over 50 different languages! 

As usual, you can schedule your messages ahead of time to help with organization and planning.

Questions? Comment below!