speaking from the parent lens... My own children's teachers use Remind and I really like it. All three of my kids are in elementary level of school, but Remind is a great tool. Again, from the parent lens, it is great. As a teacher, I've used Remind with students a few years ago, and again, I feel that it worked really well. However, I have moved toward slack. I like that much better. On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 10:21 AM Jeremy LaClair <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I can second Bloomz... We have some individual teachers using it and I've > only heard positive things. I know they have a school option but I haven't > seriously looked into it. > > > On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 9:59 AM, Leslie, Ben <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Check out bloomz. There might be a school or district option which >> allows for archiving and monitoring conversations. >> >> On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 9:47 AM, Raymond Ballou <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Patricia >>> >>> We don't do this, but have you thought about google voice? >>> >>> GV doesn't seem to be included directly in Vault, but if the forward to >>> email is turned on, it would arrive in the employee's inbox. >>> >>> And as long as the teacher responds from gmail (not from GV) both sides >>> of the conversation would be in Vault. >>> >>> However since I use GV personally, I know that on occasion sometimes >>> messages get lost in the ether. >>> >>> >>> We ask coaches to use email only or email to sms-gateway, which works >>> but requires some experience with getting addresses correct. >>> >>> >>> Since you are already probably using Vault the bonus is that the >>> reporting end of it would stay the same, but I know both of these options >>> aren't exactly what you are looking for. >>> >>> >>> >>> R >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Search <http://list.uvm.edu/archives/school-it.html> the SCHOOL-IT >>> Archive >>> >>> Manage <http://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SCHOOL-IT&A=1> your >>> Subscription to SCHOOL-IT >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ben Leslie >> *Coordinator of Technology* >> Battenkill Valley Supervisory Union / Arlington School District >> >> *Arlington High School* >> P: 802-375-2589 ext. 165 <(802)%20375-2589> >> Direct: 802-375-1432 <(802)%20375-1432> >> >> *Fisher Elementary School* >> P: 802-375-6409 ext. 263 <(802)%20375-6409> >> Direct: 802-375-1473 <(802)%20375-1473> >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Search <http://list.uvm.edu/archives/school-it.html> the SCHOOL-IT >> Archive >> >> Manage <http://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SCHOOL-IT&A=1> your >> Subscription to SCHOOL-IT >> > > > > -- > *Jeremy LaClair* > *Technology Coordinator | Cambridge Elementary School* > > *Jeffersonville, Vermont* > > (802) 644-8821 ext. 132 <(802)%20644-8821> > > http://www.cesvt.net > > > Submit a tech support request by emailing [log in to unmask] > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Search <http://list.uvm.edu/archives/school-it.html> the SCHOOL-IT Archive > > Manage <http://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SCHOOL-IT&A=1> your > Subscription to SCHOOL-IT > -- Mike Norkun Science Teacher / Science Coordinator Bellows Falls Union High School *"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."*