EdTech You Should Know - 05 – Communicate with Students and Parents using Remind

05 – Communicate with Students and Parents using Remind

09/25/14 • 6 min

EdTech You Should Know

EdTech You Should Know – Episode 5 – Communicate with Students and Parents using Remind

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This week's episode of ETYSK talks about Remind and their great tool for communicating with students in your class or who may be members of your team or activity.

Remind is a great tool for the following:

Safe/Secure communication between teachers and students
Teachers don't know student phone numbers, students don't know teacher phone numbers
Schedule reminders to be sent to students – plan your week in advance
Use the new ‘stamps' feature to allow student/parent response to your questions/comments
Use the great Remind app to keep track of your classes and share information with students easily
It's FREE
So much more!

How are you using Remind with your students and/or parents? Let us know in the comments!

EdTech You Should Know – Episode 5 – Communicate with Students and Parents using Remind

[etysk]

This week's episode of ETYSK talks about Remind and their great tool for communicating with students in your class or who may be members of your team or activity.

Remind is a great tool for the following:

Safe/Secure communication between teachers and students
Teachers don't know student phone numbers, students don't know teacher phone numbers
Schedule reminders to be sent to students – plan your week in advance
Use the new ‘stamps' feature to allow student/parent response to your questions/comments
Use the great Remind app to keep track of your classes and share information with students easily
It's FREE
So much more!

How are you using Remind with your students and/or parents? Let us know in the comments!

Previous Episode

04 – Google Classroom in Your Classroom

Episode 4 – Google Classroom in Your Classroom

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This episode of ETYSK focuses on Google's new Google Classroom LMS (learning management system) that ultimately helps teachers and students stay organized and connected throughout the duration of a course.

While Google Classroom is currently only available to those using Google Apps for Education (GAFE), so many educational institutions use GAFE that I would imagine if you are reading this or listening to this podcast you likely know that you are a GAFE school and are eligible to access the new platform.

This podcast mentions several features that were highlighted in my previous post “Getting Started with Google Classroom,” so instead of reposting everything here I will just encourage you to check out that article for screenshots and information that is discussed in this episode.

Episode Links:

Getting Started with Google Classroom

Google Classroom

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06 – Using Kodable to Teach Programming

Using Kodable to Teach Programming

EdTech You Should Know – Episode 6

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This episode of ETYSK features the app Kodable, which aims to teach primary grade students how to code by means of an incredibly appealing game. Gretchen, one of the apps founders, explains what Kodable is, how teachers are using it in the classroom, why they target the age of kids that they do, and more.

Here is a basic description of Kodable as it is listed on their website:

“Kodable starts your child’s programming education off right. They learn lessons on sequence, conditions, and loops by dragging and dropping commands to program their fuzzy character. You can also learn with your child by using the Smeeborg Learning Guide, which explains each of the concepts taught in the first 45 levels of Kodable.”

Kodable is also great to teach programming because they have many resources already available for teachers – and the app allows for progress saving across any iPad – so it is perfect for those classrooms that have computer carts. Here is what is offered to teachers: