Cell phones
(text messages and voice mail)
In today’s world, nearly every passerby is equipped with a cell phone. Thus, cell phones provide a great means to communicating with both students and parents. A simple text message can serve as a great reminder to parents about upcoming parent-teacher meetings or to remind students about upcoming tests. By creating a standard voice message on your phone at the end of each day, you can provide students and parents with a means to receive updates as to the topics covered during the day and any assignments or homework that has been scheduled.

E-mail
'Electronic mail, commonly called email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients.' Ref: Wikipedia). E-mail can replace conventional paper-based communications in a school. It is also an incredible time-saver. It allows you to send information and documents to colleagues and receive the same instantaneously.  You can communicate with teachers in other schools – even in other parts of the world – and exchange ideas and learning materials with them. You can also contact parents by e-mail.  Some parents may not have e-mail facilities, but an increasing number of them are getting online, particularly since many cell phones are e-mail enabled.