I watched the webinar and wow! Heidi does a lot for advocacy and connecting with students, parents, and staff.
One item I connected with immediately was how she used Smore on her Destiny home page. I am still using the status quo with standard links on my home page. Smore looks a lot more interesting and easier for students, especially the younger ones.
Also, she seemed to really love Powtoon video. I think these might be the items I check out for Thing 27.
There also were many great articles and idea in the AASL PDF file of the issue on school librarians.
My connection with parents is an introductory news letter in September and two other brief letters advertising the book fair in the fall and June. I also will periodically put short blurbs in classroom weekly newsletters to parents. My connection could definitely use a facelift. I like the idea of using Publisher and email. I know that there is a PTO parent email list and Facebook I may be able to use for more frequent updates.
Another avenue may be the district Parent Connect technology. Parents can log in and check grades and communicate with the classroom teacher. I may investigate our parent usage to decide whether this would reach a wide audience.
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