Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Blogging and Computerless Families

Blogging can be a really useful communication tool.  How often should classroom blogs be updated?  Would the time of year matter?  Probably... a busy time of the school year may require more updates.  How do parents without computer access feel a part of this techno community?  Now, my school sends home paper copies to families without internet access.  Does anyone have any suggestions?
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  1. UnknownSeptember 4, 2013 at 3:25 PM

    Maryann - those penguins are adorable!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2013 at 3:28 PM

    I do not have a good answer for the question on how to address the issues of families without computers. I am sure it is difficult for them to fully feel like a part of the community.

    I think if you are making the commiment to maintain a blog for your classroom it would have to be updated weekly. If it is not updated regularly, I fear it could appear to your readers that you are not organized.

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  3. JudySeptember 4, 2013 at 7:14 PM

    Many parents who do not have Internet, have a smartphone, and can access a blog that way. They just need to know where to go to find the posts. You can also use Twitter for parent updates; Twitter is easy to use on a smartphone and does not require much reading, given tweets are limited o 140 characters. Tweets can also have a link to a blog post or websites. Many teachers use Twitter to keep parents updated. School superintendents and principals also use Twitter in this way.

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  4. Gio Harshaw September 5, 2013 at 5:03 PM

    I would establish the "technology use at home" thought with parents at Open House. You can leave out a sign in sheet with an area with parent emails, and possibly, give each parent an internet-use questionnaire about email and blogging access. I hope that helps!

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  5. Tara's infoSeptember 7, 2013 at 5:27 AM

    I think Gi's idea is a great one! And of course most people do have smartphone-but not all of us are that savvy with it. So getting to the whole class does present a problem still. Of course there was always a problem getting to all parents even with paper copies. We have to work harder to reach all parents in this busy day and age.

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