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Texting in Schools?! How SMS Messages Can Actually Help Improve Education

Schools can use text messaging to their advantage

Posted by Linna Gao on 09/30/2017

Texting in Schools?! How SMS Messages Can Actually Help Improve Education

It’s a known fact that phones can be a distraction in class…but teachers are finding that texts can be a helpful tool for students after school or when they are sent to parents. Text message reminders can be used for a multitude of ways to help learning. Here are just a few use cases below:

Reminders to students and parents of when exams are happening
Alerts on when assignments, essays, or other projects are due
Bulk texts to remind parents of Parent Teacher Day or other important meetings
Reminders to register for standardized testing by certain dates
Messages to parents about forms that need to be filled out or upcoming field trips

These are just a few instances of how text messaging can help improve learning and build better communication between students, teachers, and parents. Traditionally phones and texting have a bad rap when it comes to schools, but with Email-to- SMS solutions, they can be leveraged for good. To learn more about these services or try out a free trial click here: https://www.data247.com/register/main

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