engaging & informing parents with social media

Engaging and

Informing Parents

with Social Media

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“We need to relate to families not as clients, but as partners in school and community improvement.”

~ Larry Ferlazzo, author of Building Parent Engagement in Schools

Engagement= Active

Partnerships~@LarryFerlazzo

Everybody Holding Hands on the Wolk by Sean Dreilinger, CC, Flicker

Pave the way for continuous communication

Parent Portal

Mobile Communication Plan

Twitter Account/ Hashtag

Facebook group/page

Schools should have…

Newsletter

SMS AlertsGoogle Calendar

Phone callsE-mail

Twitter Account/ Hashtag

What are some options?

Podcasts/Vodcasts

Wiki

School App

Facebook group/pageBlogs

MoodleEdmodo

ZippSlips

Google Plus Page

Cel.ly

Survey parents about their technology

use!

Use Google Forms

Offer a variety of

communication options!

Learn through Examples

George Couros, #CPChat & ConnectedPrincipals.com founder @gcouros

https://twitter.com/gcouros/principalsontwitter/members

Cel.ly• Send group text

messages• Create polls• Various options for

classroom use

zippslip.com

Eric Sheninger, @NMHS_Principal,

Esheninger.blogspot.com

Webmobi for Creating a School App

Joe Mazza, #PTChat host,

Efacetoday.blogspot.com

Polls

Parents as content creators!Multimedia & Visuals

Student content updated!

Suggestion area!

Announcements

Keep them engaged…

Make it user-friendly

Google translate

Easy navigation

Multimedia & Visuals

Screen tutorials

Kids translate

Translation bar

Make it user-friendly

Parents need to know what tools you plan on integrating & how you plan on keeping their children digitally safe.

Host ongoing parent workshops!

Raisingdigitalkids.wikispaces.com

How do I manage this successfully?

Provide food and

drinks

Prepare a welcome package!

DEN Virtual Conference Schwag by Krossbow, Flickr

Plan for Daycare

Use icebreakers to learn more about them and ease the

tension

Anticipate and address fears!

Go over your cyber safety

guidelines and measures

Let them play with some of

the tools, apps, &

webtools

Elicit and incorporate their

ideas!

The Idea Machine by Will Hastings, Flickr

Record the session

Follow up!

Get them to sign an

Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

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“People have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against

them.” ~Dr. Allan Fromme

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