Finally, an easy way (for teachers!) to send group texts

My students don’t check email. Texting is the best way to reach them. But Google Voice allows me to send only five messages at a time. That’s not going to work.

Sure, my Palm Pre’s TXT Group app does a great job, but I’m not interested in sharing my personal cellphone number.

After more than a year of searching, I’ve finally found a solution: Google Voice Mass SMS. It’s only about a week old, and it’s very simple, but it works.

Run the desktop application, type in your Google Voice username and password, choose a group you want to text, and you’re on your way.

Google Voice Mass SMS is by no means fancy, but it’s the only thing out there that I’m aware of that works and does the job for free.