The document discusses using blogs to improve parent communication in education. It explains that blogs are updated regularly, unlike many websites, allowing parents to stay informed about what is currently happening in the classroom and what students are learning. Important assignments, pictures, dates, and projects can be posted. Using blogs also improves parent communication by allowing video links and other resources to be shared to aid with learning. The document provides examples of education blogs and a tutorial for setting up a blog through Edublogs to engage in professional growth and leadership.

1. PDLM Lesson:
Using Blogs to Improve
Parent Communication
Meghan Fender

2. NETS-T: 3 AND 5
3. Model digital age work and learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work
processes representative of an innovative
professional in a global and digital society.
5. Engage in professional growth
and leadership
Teachers continuously improve their professional
practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit
leadership in their school and professional
community by promoting and demonstrating
the effective use of digital tools and resources.

3. Reasons Blogs are important to education:
• A Blog is very similar to a website but is updated on a daily or weekly
basis
• Important assignments, pictures, dates, and projects can be posted
• Blogs Video

4. How blogs improves parent communication
• Updated on a regular basis unlike many webpages
• Parents can know what is currently taking place in the classroom and
what students are currently learning
• Video links and other resources can also be posted for parents and
students to use for help with content
• Using Blogs to improve parent communication
• Why Edublogs?

5. Brainstorm: What would you be important to put on
your blog???

6. Examples of Blogs in Education
• Top 20 Teacher Blogs
• Top 100 Educator Blogs

7. Blogging 101:
• Step 1: Setting up your
Blog:Video tutorial
• Step 2: Create an account with
Edublog
• Step 3: Make a short welcome
post
Other helpful links:
• Edublog tutorial
• Other helpful resources on
Edublogs

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