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How do I send a message as a staff member?

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Jenny Sipiora
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For Remind Hub members with the staff role. Only administrators can assign or remove the staff role. Please contact your district or school administrator if you need a role change.

The staff role was created for non-teaching community members, such as school nurses, guidance counselors, coaches, or administrative staff. These community members may not have a class but sometimes need to contact various community members. Thus, individuals with the staff role have the unique ability to view and contact individuals on their school's People list, which contains all of the people tied to their Remind community. 

This article contains the following sections:

  • How to send a message as a staff member
    • Web
    • iOS app
    • Android app
  • Selecting your role
  • Additional Resources

How to send a message as a staff member

If you would like to learn how to create and send group messages, group conversations, or class and role-based messages, please read this article.

Web

Staff can only access the complete People list for their organization via the Web.

  1. Log in to your Remind account.
  2. Select your school on your left-side navigation bar.Staff_Image_1.png
  3. Click on the People tab.Staff_Image_2.png
  4. Use the Search people bar or scroll through the People list to find the person you want to reach.Staff_Image_3.png
  5. Click on the Send a message buttonPlus_icon.png to open a message thread with that person.Staff_Image_4.png
  6. Type your message and click Send.Staff_Image_5.png

iOS app

  1. Open the Remind app.
  2. Tap New message.                                                                                              
  3. Tap Announcement.                                                                                         
  4. Tap the magnifying glass. 
  5. Type the name of the person you want to reach.                                     
  6. Tap the person's name.                                                                                   
  7. Tap Next.                                                                                                           
  8. Type your message and tap Send.Mobile_image_1.pngMobile_image_2.png

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Android app

  1. Open the Remind app.
  2. Tap New message.                                                                                              
  3. Tap Announcement.                                                                                         
  4. Tap the name of the individual(s) you want to reach under People. Or, type their name in the To: section.                     
  5. Tap the person's name.                                                                                   
  6. Tap Next.                                                                                                           
  7. Type your message and tap Send.

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Selecting your role

You may be wondering about the differences between Remind's teacher and staff roles and which one is the best fit for you. While Remind does not have an official administrator role, all verified district and school administrators have the teacher role as well as administrator access to their organization.

Check out the graphic below to help determine which role is the best match for you.

CAPABILITIES TEACHER STAFF ADMIN ACCESS
Create and join classes ✔ ✔ ✔
Manage class settings ✔ ✔ ✔
Be a co-owner of a class ✔ ✔ ✔
Schedule announcements ✔ ✔ ✔
Set office hours ✔ ✔ ✔
Edit participant names and preferred languages ✔ ✔ ✔
View and message participants from the school's People list   ✔ ✔
Submit pending teacher role ✔    
Access district or school dashboard     ✔

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Additional Resources

  • What are all the roles on Remind?
  • How do I change my role?

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How do I send a message as a staff member?

Avatar
Jenny Sipiora
Customer Support

For Remind Hub members with the staff role. Only administrators can assign or remove the staff role. Please contact your district or school administrator if you need a role change.

The staff role was created for non-teaching community members, such as school nurses, guidance counselors, coaches, or administrative staff. These community members may not have a class but sometimes need to contact various community members. Thus, individuals with the staff role have the unique ability to view and contact individuals on their school's People list, which contains all of the people tied to their Remind community. 

This article contains the following sections:

  • How to send a message as a staff member
    • Web
    • iOS app
    • Android app
  • Selecting your role
  • Additional Resources

How to send a message as a staff member

If you would like to learn how to create and send group messages, group conversations, or class and role-based messages, please read this article.

Web

Staff can only access the complete People list for their organization via the Web.

  1. Log in to your Remind account.
  2. Select your school on your left-side navigation bar.Staff_Image_1.png
  3. Click on the People tab.Staff_Image_2.png
  4. Use the Search people bar or scroll through the People list to find the person you want to reach.Staff_Image_3.png
  5. Click on the Send a message buttonPlus_icon.png to open a message thread with that person.Staff_Image_4.png
  6. Type your message and click Send.Staff_Image_5.png

iOS app

  1. Open the Remind app.
  2. Tap New message.                                                                                              
  3. Tap Announcement.                                                                                         
  4. Tap the magnifying glass. 
  5. Type the name of the person you want to reach.                                     
  6. Tap the person's name.                                                                                   
  7. Tap Next.                                                                                                           
  8. Type your message and tap Send.Mobile_image_1.pngMobile_image_2.png

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Android app

  1. Open the Remind app.
  2. Tap New message.                                                                                              
  3. Tap Announcement.                                                                                         
  4. Tap the name of the individual(s) you want to reach under People. Or, type their name in the To: section.                     
  5. Tap the person's name.                                                                                   
  6. Tap Next.                                                                                                           
  7. Type your message and tap Send.

Android_staff_image_block.png

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Selecting your role

You may be wondering about the differences between Remind's teacher and staff roles and which one is the best fit for you. While Remind does not have an official administrator role, all verified district and school administrators have the teacher role as well as administrator access to their organization.

Check out the graphic below to help determine which role is the best match for you.

CAPABILITIES TEACHER STAFF ADMIN ACCESS
Create and join classes ✔ ✔ ✔
Manage class settings ✔ ✔ ✔
Be a co-owner of a class ✔ ✔ ✔
Schedule announcements ✔ ✔ ✔
Set office hours ✔ ✔ ✔
Edit participant names and preferred languages ✔ ✔ ✔
View and message participants from the school's People list   ✔ ✔
Submit pending teacher role ✔    
Access district or school dashboard     ✔

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Additional Resources

  • What are all the roles on Remind?
  • How do I change my role?

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