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Podcast: Smart Social Podcast: Keeping students safe so they can Shine Online
Episode: GroupMe App Guide for Parents and Educators
Description: GroupMe is a messaging app owned by Microsoft. Users can send group or private messages from their computer or phone using WiFi. This app is extremely popular among students. Users can chat with friends (or strangers) for free, share emojis and GIFs, and set up calendar events. Smart Social wants to caution parents that students can send and receive messages on GroupMe without limits and there is no way for users to delete past posts.Why should parents care?Some students favor the GroupMe app because the content of a message isn’t displayed when notifications po...