Another idea... Technology Night for Parents? - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T07:51:00Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:46435?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A361501&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWe held our first annual tech…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-02-02:649749:Comment:8026332012-02-02T02:45:04.390ZScott Kepnerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ScottKepner
<p>We held our first annual technology open house last year for parents and community members (sometimes it helps to get the taxpayers on board with what is happening in the school). We had teachers from all grades volunteer to come in with some of their students and demonstrate how they are using technology to enhance their education. Throughout the district we also had computers setup to play short videos showing student work or demonstrating technology available to parents to keep up with…</p>
<p>We held our first annual technology open house last year for parents and community members (sometimes it helps to get the taxpayers on board with what is happening in the school). We had teachers from all grades volunteer to come in with some of their students and demonstrate how they are using technology to enhance their education. Throughout the district we also had computers setup to play short videos showing student work or demonstrating technology available to parents to keep up with what their children were doing. A group from my office (business office) and the technology department had a help desk available to parents as well where they could get one-on-one help with our parent portal system or online lunch accounts. It was extremely successful and we are currently planning our 2nd annual technology open house. </p>
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<p>Having the students demonstrate the technology and the benefits they get from it was powerful. Almost everyone left with a sense of "wow"....we did not know this was going on here. </p> I like the last and most impo…tag:www.classroom20.com,2012-01-26:649749:Comment:7997732012-01-26T17:44:06.420ZLarry Blodgetthttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/LarryBlodgett
<p>I like the last and most important suggestion--something that probably wouldn't have occured to me.</p>
<p>I like the last and most important suggestion--something that probably wouldn't have occured to me.</p> I love this idea. I am starti…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-07-11:649749:Comment:3626562009-07-11T23:00:47.775ZJacqui Murrayhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JacquiMurray
I love this idea. I am starting one at my K-8 school next year. I've had a lot of interest from parents. I've slotted it for after school, when they're waiting for their kids to finish an enrichment session. Topics parents have shared that they'd like are making cards on Publisher, using wikis and blogs, learning how to do what their kids do during class, using MS Word. I start each year with an 'informational session' which includes how to get to online grades, teacher webpages, how to contact…
I love this idea. I am starting one at my K-8 school next year. I've had a lot of interest from parents. I've slotted it for after school, when they're waiting for their kids to finish an enrichment session. Topics parents have shared that they'd like are making cards on Publisher, using wikis and blogs, learning how to do what their kids do during class, using MS Word. I start each year with an 'informational session' which includes how to get to online grades, teacher webpages, how to contact me. I like the idea of a web survey or blog. I might borrow that. Let me know how it goes! Wow! I'm so interested in exp…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-07-11:649749:Comment:3626302009-07-11T20:00:59.228ZVicki Whitehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/VickiWhite
Wow! I'm so interested in expanding what were doing at our school, it's great to have people to bounce ideas off of and gather info. I would be definitely interested in the rubrics for the JH students.
Wow! I'm so interested in expanding what were doing at our school, it's great to have people to bounce ideas off of and gather info. I would be definitely interested in the rubrics for the JH students. when you talk about teacher w…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-07-09:649749:Comment:3618792009-07-09T16:10:50.417ZBrett Mohrhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BrettMohr
when you talk about teacher websites, does every teacher have a website? The ones that do, what do they use to get it started? Do they link them to the schools home page? I guess how do you make it work at your school for teacher websites??
when you talk about teacher websites, does every teacher have a website? The ones that do, what do they use to get it started? Do they link them to the schools home page? I guess how do you make it work at your school for teacher websites?? We had the following categori…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-07-09:649749:Comment:3617242009-07-09T02:43:05.286ZMisty Bradleyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/mistyb
We had the following categories for the HS students: Video, digital storytelling, podcast informative, podcast musical, multimedia presentation, web page and poster.<br />
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We limited the JH students to: video, podcast poster and powerpoint.<br />
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If you are interested in getting the rubrics for each category let me know and I would be more than happy to share!
We had the following categories for the HS students: Video, digital storytelling, podcast informative, podcast musical, multimedia presentation, web page and poster.<br />
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We limited the JH students to: video, podcast poster and powerpoint.<br />
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If you are interested in getting the rubrics for each category let me know and I would be more than happy to share! I love the Tech Awards Night…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-07-08:649749:Comment:3615012009-07-08T17:57:15.539ZVicki Whitehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/VickiWhite
I love the Tech Awards Night idea! I was wondering what sort of parameters you set for your students, as well as what type of projects were shown off.
I love the Tech Awards Night idea! I was wondering what sort of parameters you set for your students, as well as what type of projects were shown off. Here are some topics that par…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-07-08:649749:Comment:3614382009-07-08T15:38:34.032Zarta quamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/artaquam578
Here are some topics that parents might like to hear about or learn about:<br />
*how to access teacher websites<br />
*logging in and out of our school website<br />
*sharing websites that students use for practice and test prep<br />
*going over safety precautions for student use of internet at home<br />
*information about the technologies that the students are using in the building, for example: smart boards, clickers, laptop carts, etc...<br />
*how to access grades online<br />
*how to access lunch accounts<br />
*how to email school…
Here are some topics that parents might like to hear about or learn about:<br />
*how to access teacher websites<br />
*logging in and out of our school website<br />
*sharing websites that students use for practice and test prep<br />
*going over safety precautions for student use of internet at home<br />
*information about the technologies that the students are using in the building, for example: smart boards, clickers, laptop carts, etc...<br />
*how to access grades online<br />
*how to access lunch accounts<br />
*how to email school and teachers<br />
I hope this helps!! Please let me know how the sessions go, because we are thinking of doing something like this in our building. THANK YOU!! I am also in charge of a tech…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-07-08:649749:Comment:3611922009-07-08T00:46:06.813ZMelissa Winterhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MelissaWinter
I am also in charge of a tech night for parents and I find it very resourceful for the parents and for myself. I take surveys of technology available for the families from home, give a show and tell time for technology used at school, go over expectations of the students at school and at home (internet safety for parents to be aware of), and a question/answer section. It only takes about half an hour and the parents have no excuses for lack of knowledge. I believe that we must help parents…
I am also in charge of a tech night for parents and I find it very resourceful for the parents and for myself. I take surveys of technology available for the families from home, give a show and tell time for technology used at school, go over expectations of the students at school and at home (internet safety for parents to be aware of), and a question/answer section. It only takes about half an hour and the parents have no excuses for lack of knowledge. I believe that we must help parents catch up to the technology that is being used everyday with their child in order for them to encourage growth in their own homes. GREAT IDEA! We have actually had parents…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-07-06:649749:Comment:3604352009-07-06T17:20:40.847ZMisty Bradleyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/mistyb
We have actually had parents come in with their child and actually complete a project that is similar to what their child would be doing in class. For instance, last year are first one was a Tech Academy creating podcasts and the second was over digital storytelling. These nights have been very successful because the children help their parents understand what they are doing in class and they love to show how much they know!<br />
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Our school has also held a Tech Awards Night in which we recognize…
We have actually had parents come in with their child and actually complete a project that is similar to what their child would be doing in class. For instance, last year are first one was a Tech Academy creating podcasts and the second was over digital storytelling. These nights have been very successful because the children help their parents understand what they are doing in class and they love to show how much they know!<br />
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Our school has also held a Tech Awards Night in which we recognize outstanding student technology projects in front of the entire school, parents, school board and other teachers. We treated it as an "academy awards" red carpet night and the students seemed to have a great time! This just gives the school another way to get parents and the community involved.