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Parental CommunicationLinnea CzerneyWicked ProjectCEP 812 – Spring 2012

+Problem: Communicating with Parents

Agendas

Notes Home

Newsletters

Placing responsibility on the student to convey positive and negative messages. Using technology, created a direct link between the parent and teacher.

+Solution: Use technology as a platform

Technologies Used: Website:

Google Forms Survey Google Calendar Parent Feedback Homework and Announcement tabs Scribd

Engrade Email

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+Survey

A survey was created using Google Forms to allow parents increased feedback and a foundation for the direction of my project.

+Engrade

Some parents struggled to understand the purpose or connection for creating a code name. For the most part, they were effective and were to be used for the student name in Engrade, to make grades more readily available to parents.

+Calendar

On a monthly basis, parents can use this calendar for district, school, and classroom events.

+HomeworkAnnouncements

+Website usage increased

There have only been 3 days since beginning this project that I did not have any visitors to my website. This graph shows unique visitors, not just page views.

+Solution:

Technology should be used to aid communication between parents and teachers.

It can be used effectively and offers many tools to aid this process.

Be cautious! Do not overwhelm parents with too many tools

Encourage your grade level to also use these technology tools to improve consistency between teachers.

Does technology solve it all? Definitely not, but it offers access to your classroom at any time!