1. Engaging Parents with Microsoft SharePointLearning Gateway Twynham School Mike Herrity

2. What is SharePoint? SharePoint is a collaborative platform for sharing resources and working in teams. Used extensively in industry and now a $1billion dollar technology for Microsoft. SharePoint is increasingly used by schools and districts as a collaborative Learning Platform. Particularly in high use in education in the UK and Australia and increasingly in North America. In the UK the phrase Microsoft Learning Gateway is a very common way of describing the use of SharePoint in Education.

3. Learning Gateways Revision Gateways Student Homepage My Progress Interaction and Independence How Students use the Twynham Learning Gateway

4. To find out more about the use of SharePoint in Education www.sharepointineducation.com

5. To find out more about Twynham Learning Gateway in general. Free E-book illustrating our work with SharePoint as a Learning Gateway at Twynham School To get this directly click here

6. The role of the parent in the learning process Student School Parent Effective Learning

7. The importance of Parental Engagement Recent research has shown that parental engagement is a decisive factor in determining learner achievement.” “What really matters is that learners feel their parents are paying attention, engaged in the children’s learning and care about their performance.” Online Reporting BECTA 2008

9. Use technology to make a difference and genuinely add value.

10. Focus on what will genuinely help parents to better support their children’s learning.

11. Constantly reflect with parents on how to improve and focus on evolution not revolution.

13. Online Reporting to Parents

14. Online Options

15. 6th Form Website

18. Options Online Homepage

19. Explaining Pathways

20. Allowing parents to respond and question

21. Options Online Homepage

22. Student Comments

23. Sample Lesson

24. Ask subject related questions

25. Easy editing for teachers

26. Engaging parents beyond our school

27. Rich media interface

28. Slick visual subject pages

29. Detailed course information

30. Student experience

31. Crossing through different schools

32. Mentoring students academically

33. Focused programme

34. Detailed information for mentors

35. SMART Targets

36. Target Setting