Class Pager
Connecting teachers, students, and parents in a safe familiar way.
In today's classrooms it isn't hard to find a student who has forgotten their materials for class. They don't have a pencil or even a piece of paper to write on. The one thing they will have is their phone. Considered a modern life line to everything cell phones have become pervasive in schools, even the primary grades. Lets take advantage of this and find a way to use them as educational tools in our classroom. Introducing Class Pager, which turns students devices into a tool the teacher can use in the classroom. A classroom communication tool appropriate for all grades, especially 7th grade and above. |
Class clickers can cost hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars. With Class Pager that cost can be eliminated making room in the district budget for other technologies and school improvements. Class Pager has the ability to be used as a class clicker. The teacher can send out the questions or post them in the classroom. Students send in their answers which you can view in graph form immediately seeing how your students are doing on a concept. This also eliminates student stress over producing a wrong answer in front of their peers.
Not only is this helpful with students, but it can help with scheduling parents as well. Need volunteers for a field trip? Poll the parents to see who can attend. This could also work for class parties or a number of different activities where parents are involved. |
A main concern when communicating with students and parents is privacy. We have a need to protect our students and their parents phone numbers along with our own. Class Pager has a solution for this as well. You can set up your classroom online which protects your own phone number and privacy. Class Pager gives you a print out sheet with a phone number and access code. This is then passed on to students and parents who text the code to the phone number. After this you can text back and forth and never reveal your phone number. Keep in mind for parents and students text messaging fees may apply. |
Everything else you might want to know about Class Pager
PricingMicro - Free forever
Includes one classroom, 25 student maximum, and unlimited texts Plus - $10 per month Includes unlimited classrooms, 75 student maximum, and unlimited texts Premium - $20 per month Includes unlimited classrooms, 200 student maximum, and unlimited texts If none of these options work for you there are larger packages available at a higher cost. The Plus SidePrivacy is a huge issue in education. Class Pager protects the educators information as well as the parents and the students.
Class Pager uses current technologies to its advantage by incorporating cell phones into the classroom learning environment. Class Pager has a simple interface that takes hardly any time to learn for educators and for students. |
FAQ'sWhat is LackingClass Pager has limited functionality. It has the ability to send and receive text messages, but that is about the full extent of its range.
There is no way to separate your students from parents who sign on to use this service. Not realistic for clicker potential in classrooms where there are students who do not have access to cell phones. |
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