Remind 101 - Send Assignments and Documents Straight to Students & Parents' Phones

Remind 101 Update - Now you can send attachments! 
www.remind101.com

I previously posted about Remind 101 as a safe, simple, free way to text your students and their parents.  The service recently added the ability to send attachments via text.  

You can send:

• Homework assignments
• Photos of the white board
• Fun classroom pictures
• Class handouts
• Field trip forms and permission slips
• Add an idea in the comments below... 

You can learn more about Remind 101in my previous post, learn about sending attachments on the Remind 101 blog, or visit Remind101.com to start exploring.

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Fake iPhone Text - Fun and easy to use.

Fake iPhone Text

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http://www.fakeiphonetext.com/

A while back I wrote about Fake Tweet Builder as a a fun and creative way for students to create fake Twitter conversations by historical figures, book characters, politicians, authors, etc.  

Fake iPhone Text is a similar application, and equally easy to use.  Simply type in a conversation between any two individuals and click “create.”  The names you enter don’t matter because they don’t show up in the text message. 

One down-side is that the generated image can’t be saved.  You have to capture it as a screenshot.  I’m a fan of Jing for screenshots.  Here are some screenshot directions for Windows and Mac users.  I’d love to hear some ideas on using this in the classroom.  Please share yours in the comments below.