Welcoming Environment

Parent Coordinators

Calendar Reminders

THE SCHOOL YEAR IS FULL OF IMPORTANT DATES.

REMIND PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF ATHLETIC AND PERFORMANCE

SCHEDULES, STANDARDIZED TESTING DATES, END OF MARKING PERIODS, UPCOMING HOLIDAYS AND SCHOOL

CLOSINGS.

Celebrations

THE SCHOOL YEAR IS ALSO FULL OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

SADLY, PUBLICLY CELEBRATING THE SUCCESSES OF STUDENTS AND

TEACHERS CAN BE HARD TO ACCOMPLISH IN A TIMELY FASHION. SOCIAL MEDIA ALLOWS IMMEDIATE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THE ENTIRE

SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

Helpful Resources

MOST PARENTS WOULD BE HAPPY TO EXTEND LEARNING BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY IF THEY HAD THE

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN. SHARE LINKS TO VALUABLE WEB-BASED

RESOURCES BASED ON PARENTING , TEACHING, OR CONTENT.

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Decisions and Details

SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THEM MAKE DECISIONS WITH FAR-REACHING

CONSEQUENCES- SHARE THE DECISIONS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA TO SPREAD

INFORMATION QUICKLY ABOUT NEW GRADING OR PROMOTION STANDARDS, AFTER-SCHOOL

PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS, BOOSTER CLUBS AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS. BE

TRANSPARENT.

Emergency Updates

SCHOOL BASED EMERGENCIES DO HAPPEN PLANNING COMMUNICATION PATTERNS IS RESPONSIBLE PRACTICE, SOCIAL MEDIA CAN HELP PRINCIPALS TO EASE FEARS, AND GET MESSAGES

OUT TO PARENTS AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS IN EMERGENCY

SITUATIONS.

Creating accounts

•USERNAMES SHOULD BE EASY FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO REMEMBER• FILL OUT THE BIO SO PEOPLE KNOW THEY ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE•USE SCHOOL MASCOT OR LOGO•USE A DIRECT LINK TO SCHOOL WEBSITE

Informing parents

EDUCATE PARENTS AT OPEN HOUSES, BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS AND IN WRITTEN

COMMUNICATIONS SO THEY KNOW HOW TO ACCESS THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES YOU

ARE USING.

Tweetdeck

POST PICTURES, MANAGE MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS, TRANSLATE MESSAGES,

CONDUCT SEARCHES, SHORTEN LONG WEB ADDRESSES AND TWEETS.

CONNECT WITH CONTACTS ACROSS A VARIETY OF SOCIAL NETWORKS

Start Small

•NEW PRACTICES ARE FRUSTRATING• ESTABLISH ROUTINES WITH SIMPLE GOALS• FACEBOOK GOALS ARE DIFFERENT FROM

TWITTER• PARENT PERMISSION TO USE NAMES AND

IMAGES

Parent’s don’t want a Twitter account?

Edmodo Parent Accounts

Cell Phone Captures

Whether using a tumblr page or a facebook, the captures of students net the highest

participation from families.

Youtube Channel

Live Stream and Ustream

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