moving beyond the newsletter: using technology to meet parents where they are
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Workshop for the 2013 BCCPAC Fall Conference that focused on using technology to enhance school's relationships with their families. Purpose of parent communication is explored as well as examples of tools are shown.TRANSCRIPT
Moving Beyond the NewsletterHow Schools Are Using Technology to Meet Parents Where They Are
Chris Wejr with Stephanie Longstaff@chriswejr
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About Me
Parent Communication: How Far Have We Come?
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Parent C
ommunicatio
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Share
Foster Relationships
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Build Trust
Build Community
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Engage
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Purpose of Parent Communication
How can we use tech to enhance communication?
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Use Technology to meet parents where they are.
Connect,Create an Online SchoolCommunity
Jenna
Jenna
Molly
Molly
MollyJenna
Our School Blog
Classroom Blogs
Free Text Messaging to Families
PP
Connecting Students & Families
You can work hard to run all these events to get parents into the school…
but the most important thing is how they are treated when they are there.
Kent School Parent
Assessment as a
Conversation
From: Sue BannisterQueneesh ElementaryCourtenay, BC
It is not about technology nor is it about events…
it is about how we view parent engagement
in our schools.
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Share the School’s Stories
Move from… “what did you do at school today?”
To… “tell me more about…”
Move beyond the newsletter
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What is one thing you can DO to enhance parent communication
at your schools?
Q & AIdeas?
Questions?
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