Class parrot is a wonderful alternative to the usual ways teachers communicate with their classes. Class Parrot is a website that teachers can use to send group text messages to parents to inform them of activities going on in the classroom. Have a spelling test tomorrow? With class parrot, you can input parent's cell phone numbers (they are kept private and are never revealed) and send them a text from the website without using your phone or giving out your cell phone number. Almost everybody I know has a cell phone with text capabilities. It gives teachers the ability to bridge the digital divide among students and parents by meeting the people who are unable to check your website halfway and communicate with them by text, which most people have available to them right now.
A link to Class Parrot can also be found on our
splash page under the web tools tab.
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