K12 Alerts vs Smart Button Panic Button

K12 Alerts is a communications system requiring a subscription to the service for activation. Since 2002, K12 Alerts® has helped schools nationwide to strengthen their school-to-home connections with the finest communication tools and systems. K12 Alerts® empowers school administrators to schedule, send, and track personalized emergency to thousands of parents, staff and/or community members in minutes. You always connect with the right parent or staff member with K12 Alerts® and keep everyone in the know through voice, email and texting communications.

The Smart Button is a communications and panic button app that can be used by faculty, employees, students, and/or parents to report emergencies and other important information. This mobile application is now available in English and Spanish. The Smart Button® is a revolutionary tool for school administrators, teachers, and professors to instantly report credible threats, dangerous situations with students, medical emergencies, health, and other safety issues that warrant immediate attention. Organizational emergency plans and procedures are stored in the app for quick access on smartphones and tablets. When the Smart Button® is pressed, emergency contacts at your school, district, university or organization are immediately notified with your information and/or GPS map location. This innovative app is free to download.