As we head back to school this week, we will finish setting up our classrooms and workspaces and will make final preparations to welcome our students back on their first day of the 2011 – 2012 school year. Administrators, faculty and staff are well aware that support from home is key to student achievement, and we have all been considering the most effective communication tools to use to as we make the connection between school and home.
Some teachers may choose to use the student information system, Genesis, others may prefer a weekly newsletter sent home via email, or as a hard copy. However, many teachers choose to make this connection using a teacher web page. With the district adoption of Google Apps, teachers now have a quick and easy tool to carry out this task, Google Sites! Where can you turn to find out more about how to create your site? Check out the short list of “just in time” resources compiled for you using the social bookmarking tool, Diigo. If you still have questions, the district has a tutorial posted on the Staff Share, or you can use your subscription to Atomic Learning to view their video tutorials on Google Sites. Any of these resources will provide you with the information you need to set up a new site, or edit your existing one.
Whether it be the newsletter, SIS portal, or teacher web site, once you have decided on your communication tool, be sure to be consistent in its use and keep classroom information current. Parents and members of the learning community will appreciate being “in the know!”
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