nd SMS only=A0Schoolsout.com offers a solid service:=0Ahttp://www.schoolsou=
t.com/view/services=0A=A0=0AMost parents can use a=A0cell phone email addre=
ss that goes as an SMS to the phone without having to pay for the $20/year =
sms service.=A0 Advantage is that there is no administration on your part, =
message is integrated (email, web page, sms all display the same message); =
parents sign up and maintain their own info, and it is off-site (for those =
thinking of rolling their=A0own on=A0school hosted system).=A0 =0A=A0=0AThi=
s system is particularly great for summer camps where you do not necessaril=
y want=A0the hassle of administering all the=A0contact info for=A0parents t=
hat may only be there for one=A0session.=0A=A0=0A_J=0A=A0__________________=
__________=0AJason at jasonpj@yahoo.com=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message -=
---=0AFrom: Jonathan Mergy <jmergy@lwhs.org>=0ATo: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=
=0ASent: Monday, October 20, 2008 1:32:55 PM=0ASubject: Re: Alert Now=0A=0A=
I looked at Alert Now, but was surprised there was really nothing it could=
=0Ado with email or SMS so I will probably just roll my own alerting system=
and=0Abolt it on to our Whipple Hill installation. Voice calls are not at =
all what=0Awe are looking for.=0A=0AJonathan=0A............................=
....=0AJonathan Mergy (jmergy@lwhs.org)=0ADirector Of Technology=0ALick-Wil=
merding High School=0A755 Ocean Ave, SF CA 94112=0AP:415.333.4021 x365=0Aht=
tp://www.lwhs.org=0A=0A=0A> From: Jason Johnson <jasonpj@yahoo.com>=0A> Rep=
ly-To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>=0A> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:44:29=
-0700=0A> To: ISED-L <ISED-L@listserv.syr.edu>=0A> Subject: Re: Alert Now=
=0A> =0A> We have been using it for a year and it has been=A0great.=A0 Only=
tech complaint=0A> is that it could not be easily integrated with a home-g=
rown SIS (not a=0A> surprise and realy an issue with the SIS).=A0 Only comp=
laint from parents is=0A> that it starts the message as soon as the phone p=
icks up so the longer your=0A> answering machine message, the more of the m=
essage you miss.=A0 We put in a=0A> longer pre-amble in the script (stock i=
nfo before each message about the=0A> school and who is calling) and that s=
eems to have taken care of it.=A0 For us it=0A> seemed to have the best mix=
of features to be used as an emergency and=0A> non-emergency contact syste=
m.=A0 We evaluated all the systems on the School=0A> Computing Wiki and Ale=
rt Now came out on top.=0A> =A0=0A> _J____________________________=0A> Jaso=
n at jasonpj@yahoo.com=0A> =0A> =0A> =0A> ----- Original Message ----=0A> F=
rom: Bill Griscom <griscomb@e-lcds.org>=0A> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU=0A>=
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 11:59:25 AM=0A> Subject: Alert Now=0A> =0A>=
Hi everyone,=0A> =0A> I was just wondering if any schools are using Alert =
Now and if you're happy=0A> with the product and service.=0A> =0A> Thanks!=
=0A> =0A> =0A> Regards,=0A> =0A> Bill Griscom=0A> =0A> Director of Informat=
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