<div dir="ltr">I love the app called Remind 101. You can send out reminders without letting parents see your cell number. It is very easy to set up and to use.<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 7:57 PM, OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:counselors@lists.onenet.net" target="_blank">counselors@lists.onenet.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>We use School Connect. It is a free app for schools. Many families lose their cell phone service because they do not pay their bills; however, their wifi works where they have free access. With this application, parents and students sign up for the
school, class, teacher, or organization for which they want to get information. Then when they are connected, either through wifi or a data plan, the messages go to their phones. </div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span><Nelson>, Lisa <<a href="mailto:lnelson@osrhe.edu" target="_blank">lnelson@osrhe.edu</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 5:05 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>"<a href="mailto:counselors@lists.onenet.net" target="_blank">counselors@lists.onenet.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:counselors@lists.onenet.net" target="_blank">counselors@lists.onenet.net</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[Counselors] FW: Question<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a question for you and all other counselors/administrators.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am looking for a better way to communicate to my parents on a counselor level and administrator level. We all know that JH & HS students do not take home notes, calendars, etc. How are other schools communicating with their parents.
I know some schools send out text messages to parents but what do they use to send this mass text? Is it a program you buy or something on the internet?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Communication is key and I feel that I am lacking in this area but I just don’t know how to get information to my parents other than mailing things home and that is not always possible.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Lisa!<u></u><u></u></p>
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