Presentation for parents as partners

Using Web 2.0 Tools To Connect With Parents By Aviva Dunsiger Grade 1 Teacher Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

Why Connect?
When I was in the Faculty of Education, a professor told me this:
“ Parents give us the best that they have.”
I think that this says it all!

Individual Student Blogs
Parents add comments to blog posts. Encourage the students to continue to write through these comments.

Grade 1 Class Blog
Parents add comments here. Can look here to see what’s happening in the classroom and provide feedback too.

Professional Blog An example of parent/ teacher interaction. Mom offering thoughts on this approach.

Great opportunity for some really positive feedback.

Wallwisher
Wallwisher can be a great option for homework.
Used it last year in class, and then had students post sticky notes for a math homework activity. Parents helped. Great way to get the whole family involved.

Crocodoc
Crocodoc is great for a homework activity .
Students worked with their parents to post sticky notes on a variety of subjects.

Evernote
I use Evernote to keep anecdotal records on my students.
Some Notebooks I keep for myself, but others I will share with parents .
Evernote is great because I can upload audio comments too that are good to share with both the parent and the student .

Today’s Meet
Today’sMeet is really easy to use, and is a great way to get students to collaborate .
It also works well as a backchannel .
For homework, I gave parents the address for the Today’sMeet Chatroom, and they added more comments with their child. Continued the conversation.

VoiceThread
VoiceThread is a great alternative to writing .
Many options on how to post comments.
Allows parents to get involved in the classroom by commenting on work.

PhotoPeach
In class, we make a PhotoPeach Slideshow.
Parents add comments to this slideshow. Helps motivate the students.

PhotoPeach Slideshow

Twitter: Where It All Began
Would never have started using Web 2.0 tools in my classroom, if it wasn’t for Twitter .
Started following amazing educators that discussed what tools they used in their classroom, and then started modifying them for home and school use.
My incredible Twitter PLN are the people that I need to thank for this!

Tweeting In The Classroom
Tweet regularly in the classroom.
Individual students tweet on the iPod Touches.
Upload videos and pictures using Twitvid and Twitpic .
Have even tweeted on the SMART Board . Used Twitlonger for this too. Sent some tweets to parents.
For the 100 th Day of School, students worked together to try and send out 100 tweets .

Writing A Letter On Twitlonger During Literacy Centres – Addressed To A Parent

Tweeting on the iPod Touch: Parents Follow Our Tweets

Parents Get Involved In The Classroom Thanks To Tweeting

Final Thoughts …
There are so many Web 2.0 tools out there, and it can seem overwhelming at times.
Start slow , and let the children teach you about some of these tools too. Learn together.

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