Using technology can help involve parents by creating a class webpage with contact information, updates, and a way to communicate with the teacher. An email list can be used to regularly update parents about assignments. A parent portal allows parents to check grades regularly. Photos of class activities and a classroom blog or newsletter with student work and upcoming assignments also help keep parents informed.

1. Using Technology to Involve parents
• Create a class webpage that provides contact/biographical info, updates on class
activities, a calendar, and a place to communicate with the teacher.
• Use an e-mail list for regular updates to the parents en masse. This can be used as a
quick way to announce major assignments and be sure that there will be no question
about whether the adequate information to complete the project was provided.
• Utilize the parent portal to grading system so that parents can get updates regularly. This
should be a feature that will be activated this year in our building.
• Create an online photo collection of class activities. Parents will be able to view the photo
gallery. It can also give parents the opportunity to share their own photos of school
events.
• Create a classroom newsletter in the form of a blog. This would include photos of
students, examples of student work, and upcoming assignments. Brief reminders can be
sent to parents reminding them to check the blog.
• Make videos of class activities available online. With parent permission, shoot video of
particularly interesting class activities and then upload the video content to a video
sharing website.