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Using Technology to Communicate with Parents - Taryn Jones

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Using Technology to Communicate with Parents - Taryn Jones

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One of the things I really appreciate about the gradebook software we use at my school is the email link to parents. Teachers can send email notices to one, a few, or all parents with a few clicks of the mouse. An advantage is that copies of all communications made through the gradebook software are date and time stamped, and maintained in the gradebook database. They can be printed out if the need arises. Of course, not all parents have email addresses included in the gradebook records, but it helps reduce the number of phone calls and meetings that need to be made.

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Technology to Communicate with Parents - Monica Lee

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Technology to Communicate with Parents - Monica Lee

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At my school my administrators communicate electronically with parents if they have an e-mail on file with the school to ensure that parents are aware of events.  My principal will also post on our school website a school calendar with key dates for events that occur monthly.  Unfortunately, most of the parents at my school do not have computers. So if parents don't have access to a computer our administrators will do what our school calls an all call, where a system will call all phone numbers listed in a directory of all parents and parents are notified of current events happening at our school.

Another way technology is used to communicate with parents is through google classrooms, teachers in grades 3rd-6th get emails from teachers on the progress their student is making within the classroom. So those parents that have access to computers are definitely getting more information on their students.

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Today there are many ways in which a school can choose to communicate and relay information to parents.  Keeping parents "in the loop" is important and crucial for complete stakeholder by in.  Schools can use social media as a means of quickly sharing information in the moment.  For example anytime we are having a fire drill the school sends a text and a post to social media about what is going on.  We also utilize email and our grading system (power school) to provide important information about grades and other pertinent content.

I have used the app Teamsnap for my volleyball team to keep parents and student athletes up to date on schedule changes, departure times, dinners etc... The options are endless, the challenge comes with finding what works best for your individual school

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Using Technology to Communicate with Parents

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Using Technology to Communicate with Parents

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Kathy Niemi
My school currently uses email, PowerSchool, teacher websites, school website and school Facebook and Twitter accounts. I will utilize these forms of communication for my classroom community.

I would like to utilize the teacher website in order to place important documents for parents as well as archive classroom newsletters.  Newsletters will be sent home weekly with information regarding the week as well as upcoming information regarding curriculum and events.

I would also like to look into options through social media in order to communicate.  I would, of course, keep student security as a top priority.

I also plan to use Class Dojo in my classroom both for classroom management as well as communication with parents.  Another site which I would like to explore for student portfolios and enhanced communication with parents is SeeSaw.  The websites for these resources can be found at:
* https://web.seesaw.me
* www.classdojo.com

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Using Technology to Communicate with Parents - Billie Stokes

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Using Technology to Communicate with Parents - Billie Stokes

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Currently, our school uses email, online grade book, and the school has a website.  The school newsletter is posted to the website.  Some teachers have websites.
I would like to use Remind next year.  That is a great way to communicate with parents and students.
Other ideas I found:
-Create a class website using weebly
-Trackk is a platform to start a parent blog
-Social Media such as twitter or facebook...can form a class page

Knutson, J. (2016). 6 Tech tools that boost teacher-parent communication. Retrieved from https://www.commonsense.org/education/blog/6-tech-tools-that-boost-teacher-parent-communication

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Technology to Communicate with Parents - Chelsea Buchter

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Technology to Communicate with Parents - Chelsea Buchter

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Our school currently uses:

-Email which has a link to our "Lion Links" for each grade level

- "Lion Links" link is also posts on our school website

- Teachers are all required to post on their websites regularly about the units currently studied, homework assignments and quizzes/tests

- Teachers email home updates through our gradebook system(we can select entire classes).  The problem with this is if parents didn't update their email in our computer system, they will never receive these updates; which happens all the time! Many times I send emails throughout the year only to find some parents have never received one.

- Teachers use REMIND101: I love it mainly for homework help with students, and you can set your office hours just in case some students never sleep!

- Seesaw - portfolio tool, where students can showcase their work using photos/videos

- Talking Points - way to communicate to parents in their native tongue.  I have never used it -- but I was researching other tools and came across this!
http://talkingpts.org/

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District software/applications that have parent portals are helpful.  Parents can find the information they need (hopefully) and they can send messages to the teacher.

Schools can also use a voice blast system to call all parents regarding important school wide  announcements.

Class Dojo communicates with parents regarding students' behavior.

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Using Technology to Communicate with Parents

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Using Technology to Communicate with Parents

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Parents appreciate the teachers breaking information from their children in a continuous and direct way. Some of their complaints about school are feeling uninformed about what is happening in their children's classrooms.

Today, fortunately, technology offers teachers different ways to keep parents in direct communication. From an email, a simple text message, or to the use of a new application is how some teachers communicate with parents.

Some samples of this applications are :
TokApp : This application facilitates and improves communication through an instant message service.
Clikedu : This is a plataform that is in cloud. Teachers can provide attendance control information, grade and class assessment in a safe and private setting.
Remind : This is a free application  to send notification, announcements, and reminders to parents.
Class Story : In this app, the teachers can share post or photos with parents that are connected.

Other versatile tool that can be used on a daily basis for communication between teachers, parents, and students are" blogs" they can be use anytime, anywhere and they can be updated easily.