Remind VS Typesy

Use remind.com and connect through your school. It should automatically connect your admin, but if it doesn't, add them. Still have the convenience of texting and sending announcements, but no personal numbers are exchanged, it's school-affiliated and your admin is connected. CYA. Source: 10 months ago

We usually recommend that teachers use remind.com instead, if available. Source: about 1 year ago

It sounds like remind.com and omella.com have made some routine tasks at bit easier. Are there others that you'd pay to automate? Source: about 1 year ago

Our district has a Remind account. A principal I was in a meeting with today was talking about PeachJar. Source: over 1 year ago

For example, a male student of mine a couple years ago texted me (through remind.com - an archived and vetted messaging program used by schools) that his mom was in the hospital about 30 miles away (this was true). She had to stay an extra two or three days and he needed to go back and forth. He also had to get to his work. He needed gas money. So, I met him at a gas station and he filled his tank and I paid... Source: about 2 years ago

Student assessment will be based primarily on two factors: progress through the online application (ratatype.com, typesy.com, or something similar) AND twice-a-week accuracy & speed tests that the students will log using a chart so we can (I hope) see their increasing accuracy and speeds. Source: almost 3 years ago