Using FusionPagesInnovate, Educate, Create…the

Future; Now Communicate!René M. Lafayette, M.Ed.

February 25, 2015

Samoset Middle School

Leominster, Massachusetts

FusionPages

• District provided webpage/platform to share information with stakeholders:• Students

• Parents/Guardians

• Colleagues

• Administration

• General Public

Samoset Middle School Homepage

FusionPages

Samoset Middle School Staff Profile Page

Personal Homepage

Period 1 Homepage

Homework Detail/Calendar

Discussion Topics/Essential Question

Files Overview

Files Details

January 2015 Newsletter

FusionPage + X2 = Great Communications

X 2 Using the Email Option

X 2 Email Option 1 - Students

X 2 Option 2 Students and Teachers

X 2 Option 3 Students, Parents and Teachers

Options

• If you want to use other applications in addition to FusionPagesconsider the following:• www.quizlet.com electronic flash cards/mobile app/free

• www.remind.com similar to Twitter™ approximately 135 character message that can be sent. Website provides materials explaining technology to students and parents/guardians.

• www.docs.google.com a suite of free tools including slides for presentation slideshows, docs for word processing documents, and sheets for spreadsheet applications.

• www.dropbox.com a web based program that allows you to work on documents from school, home or your smartphone.

One last option to consider…

• Since 2010 I have used www.slideshare.org in the classroom as a resource for supplemental materials when I taught American Studies II and personally.

• Slideshare is an underutilized tool for every teacher.

• Highly recommend that if you have not visited their site that you do.

• P.S. it’s free!

FusionPagesYou can update easily.

No material is better than stale material.

Flexible format.

Photographs

Thank you!