Digital Tool Tutorial: Remind

Good afternoon! Today I will provide a tool tutorial for Remind. I wanted to provide a tutorial for this tool because it was something that my teachers used when I was in school and because it is what I will be doing for my final project (unless I change my mind in the next 2 days...!).

Even if I don't use Remind for my final project, it is still a tool I want to use next year. My school currently uses ParentSquare for communication home. However, this app/website relies on the phone numbers provided in school forms, which are often not turned in or are incorrectly filled out. Plus, as the name suggests, this is really meant to be a platform to contact parents or guardians, not students. While there is a feature to "message" students on ParentSquare, the messages are sent to their school emails which they rarely (if ever!) check. Thus, I would love to set my students up with Remind during the first week of school, so we have a way to communicate (with boundaries, aka without sharing my personal phone number!). Follow the steps below or click on this pdf flowchart.

Step 1: Navigate to https://www.remind.com (or download the app!).

Step 2: Click "Create an account" (or log in to an existing account).

Step 3: Log in or sign up with your email or phone number. You can also log in through Google.

Step 4: Check your inbox (if you signed up with email) or messages (if you signed up with a phone number) for the confirmation code.

Step 5: Accept the user agreement.

Step 6: Create a password.

Step 7: Enter your full name.

Step 8: Create a "class" (it does not need to be associated with a school - think of this as your "group name").

Step 9: Add people to your class by adding students', parents', and/or teachers' contact information. Add their first name, last name, and phone number/email. You can also set the language preference by entering the correct language code (see a list of codes provided by Remind here). For other ways to add users, click here!

Step 10: Now you are ready to send messages, share announcements, or post files!

For a more in depth tutorial on how to send messages, add files, or change your settings, please watch the video below!

Other Links:

• How to change your account settings (profile, notifications, etc.)
• How to add people (manually, pdf instructions, via text, or with a link)