I have it send me an email to my primary account when I get a new text message. Google Voice can be run all from your computer or you can install an app for your cell phone but still use the new phone number. Calls made from the app show up on Caller ID as the Google Voice number, not your personal one.
I have found many benefits to Google Voice. It works wherever my cell phone works so I don't have to find a phone at school or bring my laptop to that phone. Second, parents have been more willing to pick up the phone when I call from this number instead of the school number that is usually a mass robocall. Students and parents are more willing to send a text expressing they need help with homework, checking grades, or want a conference, which has opened the line of communication.
Just this week, Google Voice was a huge help. Our computer platform went down for some people and I was one of the unfortunate ones so my students were waiting for class to begin. The students started to text or call me, I was able to let them know what was going on and to spread the word to their classmates.
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