What methods of parent/teacher communication do you use?
At the beginning of last year, I tried to use Twitter in order to reach parents through a trending site. I believe its safe to say, it didn't "catch on". I began tweeting myself, and then I slowly stopped when I noticed there was no one there. (Kinda like when you realize no one is following you.. lol.. yea)
The purpose of using Twitter, was to reach the families that may not have a computer, however; they may have a smartphone. A way to update parents in 50 characters or less and give them a "PEEK" into our classroom because there was not a lot of parents in our building seeing us learn. It was a modern way to "highlight" good things happening.
I am now thinking of another way to communicate better with parents this year. While I am moving to another campus, this may be a chance to try Twitter again, however I would LOVE to know what others do to REACH parents and SHARE what we do.
Have you tried Remind101? I have heard some great things about it. I haven't tried it yet, I will begin my first year teaching this August.
ReplyDeleteI have not heard of this until today.. and im excited to look into Thanks for the suggestion, im definitely going to look more into it! :)
DeleteI was just about to suggest Remind101. I haven't used it before, but my son's teacher did and I'm really considering using it next year. You just send out a quick reminder about anything (upcoming field trip, class party, quiz, whatever), but they can't reply and there are many times it's not necessary to reply to EVERY email your teacher sends. You just need to send the information. It can be set up so parents can either receive a text on their cell phone or an email. I chose receiving the reminders via email. Worked like a charm!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome!! Im going to sign up tonight and then explore it more! I love that parents can pick a preference for email or text too.
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