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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
Engagement= Active
Partnerships~@LarryFerlazzo
Everybody Holding Hands on the Wolk by Sean Dreilinger, CC, Flicker
Pave the way for continuous communication
Parent Portal
Mobile Communication Plan
Twitter Account/ Hashtag
Facebook group/page
Schools should have…
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
Survey parents about their technology
use!
Use Google Forms
Offer a variety of
communication options!
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
Polls
Parents as content creators!Multimedia & Visuals
Student content updated!
Suggestion area!
Announcements
Keep them engaged…
Make it user-friendly
Google translate
Easy navigation
Multimedia & Visuals
Screen tutorials
Kids translate
Translation bar
Make it user-friendly
Parents need to know what tools you plan on integrating & how you plan on keeping their children digitally safe.
Host ongoing parent workshops!
Raisingdigitalkids.wikispaces.com
How do I manage this successfully?
Provide food and
drinks
Prepare a welcome package!
DEN Virtual Conference Schwag by Krossbow, Flickr
Plan for Daycare
Use icebreakers to learn more about them and ease the
tension
Anticipate and address fears!
Go over your cyber safety
guidelines and measures
Let them play with some of
the tools, apps, &
webtools
Elicit and incorporate their
ideas!
The Idea Machine by Will Hastings, Flickr
Record the session
Follow up!
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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