1. Remember When Email Was Considered Fast?! Times sure have changed… “ E-mail is so, like, 2005” Business 2.0 article Students are more mobile and connected than ever. They use to demand instant access … but now, they expect information to flow to them, anywhere, anytime … everywhere, all the time. "If I leave my house without my cell phone, I feel lost. I can't text-message. I don't know what time it is. I feel naked. I need it for everything.” University of Minnesota student
2. They’re Not Reading Your Messages How do schools ensure the most relevant and up-to-date information is immediately accessible to the campus community, that’s increasingly mobile? “ College officials around the country find that a growing number of students are missing important messages about deadlines, class cancellations, and events sent to them by e-mail because, well, the messages are sent to them by e-mail.” Chronicle of Higher Education, October 6, 2006
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4. What does clearTXT provide? clearTXT provides permission-based mobile messaging solutions that deliver timely and highly relevant information directly to the one device all members of the campus community carry – the mobile phone. Class announcements, assignments, schedule changes, emergency alerts, and campus news, delivered to any mobile phone. With clearTXT, the campus community stays connected.
5. Course messages are sent automatically; You can send broadcast messages in seconds
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8. What are your peers saying about clearTXT? “ clearTXT extends the university, and the teaching and learning environment to the mobile phone with easy-to-use, powerful, yet cost effective solutions.” “ We looked at other offerings, but clearTXT achieves the University’s goals in the least complicated and most cost effective manner." Paul Fisher, Director, Teaching and Learning Technology Center, Seton Hall University “ Our partnership with clearTXT has been productive, pleasant, and allowed us to jump into this new space with competence and confidence.” Fred Siff, Chief Information Officer, University of Cincinnati