engaging & informing parents with social media
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“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
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Engagement= Active
Partnerships~@LarryFerlazzo
Everybody Holding Hands on the Wolk by Sean Dreilinger, CC, Flicker
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Pave the way for continuous communication
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Parent Portal
Mobile Communication Plan
Twitter Account/ Hashtag
Facebook group/page
Schools should have…
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Newsletter
SMS AlertsGoogle Calendar
Phone callsE-mail
Twitter Account/ Hashtag
What are some options?
Podcasts/Vodcasts
Wiki
School App
Facebook group/pageBlogs
MoodleEdmodo
ZippSlips
Google Plus Page
Cel.ly
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Survey parents about their technology
use!
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Use Google Forms
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Offer a variety of
communication options!
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Learn through Examples
George Couros, #CPChat & ConnectedPrincipals.com founder @gcouros
https://twitter.com/gcouros/principalsontwitter/members
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Cel.ly• Send group text
messages• Create polls• Various options for
classroom use
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zippslip.com
Eric Sheninger, @NMHS_Principal,
Esheninger.blogspot.com
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Webmobi for Creating a School App
Joe Mazza, #PTChat host,
Efacetoday.blogspot.com
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Polls
Parents as content creators!Multimedia & Visuals
Student content updated!
Suggestion area!
Announcements
Keep them engaged…
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Make it user-friendly
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Google translate
Easy navigation
Multimedia & Visuals
Screen tutorials
Kids translate
Translation bar
Make it user-friendly
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Parents need to know what tools you plan on integrating & how you plan on keeping their children digitally safe.
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Host ongoing parent workshops!
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Raisingdigitalkids.wikispaces.com
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How do I manage this successfully?
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Provide food and
drinks
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Prepare a welcome package!
DEN Virtual Conference Schwag by Krossbow, Flickr
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Plan for Daycare
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Use icebreakers to learn more about them and ease the
tension
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Anticipate and address fears!
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Go over your cyber safety
guidelines and measures
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Let them play with some of
the tools, apps, &
webtools
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Elicit and incorporate their
ideas!
The Idea Machine by Will Hastings, Flickr
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Record the session
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Follow up!
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Get them to sign an
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
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“People have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against
them.” ~Dr. Allan Fromme
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