So this morning I thought I'd share out a suggestion for those who may be worried about handing out your personal cell phone number to anyone and everyone, but you're worried about the students who don't have internet at home and how to reach them. Believe me, I get your apprehension. If you want to be really scared, give Reply All's Snapchat Thief Episode a listen.
Anyway, I'm not sure if you caught in my last email that I've added a new phone number to my email signature. This is my Google Voice number. It rings through to either my computer or my phone, where I've installed the Google Voice App. I've had this number since college, when Voice first came out, and since then I've used it in numerous ways. I gave it to parents when I chaperoned 8th Grade DC Trips. I used it to call principals and teachers when working at the ISD level and I needed to phone when working from home. I recently shared it with our teachers who were all attending a conference together so they could reach me. And now I'm sharing it with you all. You can all reach me on my cell phone without actually having my number.
If you want to check it out for yourself, you'll need to use a personal gmail account (not your school account). Just go to https://voice.google.com/ and check it out. I haven't gone through the setup process in about 15 years, but there are some good help docs available here, and of course I'll do my best to help out as much as I can.
The nice thing about Voice is that you can make/receive phone calls and send/receive texts through your computer or by installing the app, make and receive calls and texts on your smartphone. You can also turn the calls going to your phone on or off as needed and fine tune how your notifications come through.
As usual, let me know if you have specific questions or if there is anything I can help support you with. It's starting to sound like an exciting week coming up, so I'm sure we'll be in touch.
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