Getting started with the Sematime Messaging service
Congrats on successfully registering your school on Sematime. Now lets get you started with the 'Sematime Messaging' service. But what is it?
This is a parental engagement service used by thousands of schools to engage parents through SMS messages. From sending meeting invites, school opening and closing dates, exam results, fee balance reminders, homework etc there are literally unlimited things you can send through Sematime.
This is the first page or view you get upon activating the service. Here is a quick rundown of the various section of the page:
Apps launcher - clicking this section allows you to launch our other services such as Sematime Academics, Sematime Finances etc.
User profile menu - allows you to send feedback, access the Sematime Help Center and to also logout from your account.
Sms balance bar - this section shows you current account balance and also lets you buy more SMS units. For schools subscribed to our annual 'unlimited sms' pricing package, this section shows the number of days remaining before your subscription expires.
The menu - allows you to navigate to the different pages of the services. For example, to add new student contacts you click on the 'Contacts' menu item.
Message type selector - allows you to choose the type of message you want to send.
Recipients box - allows you to add the phone numbers of the people you wish to send your message to.
Text message box - allows you to compose the text message to send to your parents. You can also add attachments to your messages through the 'Add Attachments' section.
Message preview - shows exactly how the message will look like on the recipients phone.
This is a parental engagement service used by thousands of schools to engage parents through SMS messages. From sending meeting invites, school opening and closing dates, exam results, fee balance reminders, homework etc there are literally unlimited things you can send through Sematime.
This is the first page or view you get upon activating the service. Here is a quick rundown of the various section of the page:
Apps launcher - clicking this section allows you to launch our other services such as Sematime Academics, Sematime Finances etc.
User profile menu - allows you to send feedback, access the Sematime Help Center and to also logout from your account.
Sms balance bar - this section shows you current account balance and also lets you buy more SMS units. For schools subscribed to our annual 'unlimited sms' pricing package, this section shows the number of days remaining before your subscription expires.
The menu - allows you to navigate to the different pages of the services. For example, to add new student contacts you click on the 'Contacts' menu item.
Message type selector - allows you to choose the type of message you want to send.
Recipients box - allows you to add the phone numbers of the people you wish to send your message to.
Text message box - allows you to compose the text message to send to your parents. You can also add attachments to your messages through the 'Add Attachments' section.
Message preview - shows exactly how the message will look like on the recipients phone.
Updated on: 04/04/2024
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