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Engaging and Informing Parents with Social Media ShellyTerrell@gmail.com TeacherRebootCamp.com
“We need to relate to families not as clients, but as partners in school and community improvement.” • ~ Larry Ferlazzo, author of Building Parent Engagement in Schools
Engagement= Active Partnerships • ~@LarryFerlazzo Everybody Holding Hands on the Wolk by Sean Dreilinger, CC, Flicker
Schools should have… Parent Portal Mobile Communication Plan Twitter Account/ Hashtag Facebookgroup/page
What are some options? Newsletter Twitter Account/ Hashtag Cel.ly Google Calendar School App SMS Alerts E-mail Podcasts/Vodcasts Phone calls Blogs Wiki Facebookgroup/page Edmodo Moodle Google Plus Page ZippSlips
Learn through Examples • George Couros, #CPChat & ConnectedPrincipals.com founder • @gcouros • https://twitter.com/gcouros/principalsontwitter/members
Cel.ly • Send group text messages • Create polls • Various options for classroom use
zippslip.com • Eric Sheninger, • @NMHS_Principal,Esheninger.blogspot.com
Webmobi for Creating a School App • Joe Mazza, • #PTChat host,Efacetoday.blogspot.com
Keep themengaged… Student content updated! Polls Suggestion area! Announcements Multimedia & Visuals Parents as content creators!
Make it user-friendly Google translate Screen tutorials Kids translate Multimedia & Visuals Easy navigation Translation bar
Parents need to know what tools you plan on integrating & how you plan on keeping their children digitally safe.
Prepare a welcome package! DEN Virtual Conference Schwag by Krossbow, Flickr
Use icebreakers to learn more about them and ease the tension
Elicit and incorporate their ideas! The Idea Machine by Will Hastings, Flickr
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“People have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against them.” ~Dr. Allan Fromme