Workshop: Using Technology to Improve Home School Connections

This is the outline of my Saturday, February 6, 2010 workshop, “Using Technology to Improve Home School Connections,” that I am presenting at the East Bay CUE Cool Tools for Learning VI Conference.

Learn how to use free and inexpensive tools to improve home-school connections, increase parent involvement, and boost student achievement. See how WordPress, FeedBurner, YouTube, Twitter, Google Docs, iMovie and a camera can enhance your teaching. Create, set-up and use a free and powerful website and create video tutorials and video messages for your students.

Opening

• Welcome and Introduction

Part I: Learning by Observation

• Background
• Improve Home-School Connections, Support Student Learning, Extend Learning Beyond the Classroom
• Why Wordpress?

Part II: Learning by Exploration

• Technology Vocabulary
• Explore Examples of Classroom Websites
• Reflect and Decide

Part III: Learning by Application

• “Make It, Take It”

Closing

• Reflection and Sharing
• Quick Workshop Evaluation

Workshop Resources

All workshop handouts can be found at handouts.BlueSofaMedia.com.