Communication Through Technology

21st Century Goals

Don’t Deface… Embrace!

Where Is Technology Useful?

• Communication With Students• Communication With Parents• Communication With the

Community

Communication is the Key to Our Students’ Success!

Online Grade Book is Not Enough!!!

Applications We Can UtilizeDigital Portfolios, Social Media, Blogs and Class Websites

Digital Portfolios

Uses Of The Digital Portfolio

• Starts Our Students on the Right Path• Future Educational Opportunities• Employment Opportunities• Organization• Workplace Readiness• Global Skills and Communication

Social Media

“Many schools are no longer debating whether social networking should play a role in education. Instead, that debate has shifted to what social networking tools work best and how to deploy them.”

(Digital Directions, June 16, 2010)

Uses Of Social Media

• For The Creation of Club Hubs • Tweeting for Homework Assignments• Sharing Links on Facebook• Reaching Out to Larger Communities of Professionals

Ten Reasons For a Classroom

Website• It’s your gateway to engagement• It’s a two-way street• It’s okay to show off• Your contributions go farther than you think• Helicopter parents have an off-site landing pad• You have an easy answer to “What did I miss?”• It’s getting so easy to do that it can actually save you time• A teaching website keeps you organized and on track• You’re creating an archive of your class – complete with the

exact materials you’ve used• It’s an easy way to meet the needs of many students who

have IEP and 504 plans(Taken from cleanapple.com)

Why Is Technology An Effective Communication

Tool With Student Population?

Our Students Use Technology on a Daily Basis“31.1 percent of high school students spend three hours or more on the computer every day.”

Scott, Dylan, U.S. Youth Spend More Time on Computers, Less in Front of TV, June 11, 2012 http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-us-youth-

spend-more-time-on-computers-less-in-front-of-tv.html

Communicating with Parents

Technology can be used as an easier and less time consuming way to communicate with our students’

parents

Different Ways to Communicate With Parents

Classroom WebsiteBlogsEmails

Involved Parents Create Better Students!

“Parent Involvement is one factor that has been consistently related to a child’s academic performance.”

Topor, D.R., Keane, S.P., Shelton, T.L., and Calkins,S.D. (2011)

Parent Involvement and Student Academic Performance:

A multiple mediational analysis. Received at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020099/

“Parents who have a positive attitude towards their child’s education, school, and teacher are able to positively influence their

child’s academic performance…”

Topor, D.R., Keane, S.P., Shelton, T.L., and Calkins,S.D. (2011) Parent Involvement and Student Academic Performance:

A multiple mediational analysis. Received at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020099/

Let’s Create a Sense of Pride

Utilize Technology to Communicate

Keeping Our Community Up to Date Will Keep Our Students Involved!

Communication Is The Goal

If We All Work Together, We Can Create The School, and Community That We Want For Our Children!!!