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Chris Ruether

Education Week: Schools Are Using Social Networking to Involve Parents - 0 views

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  • This school year, the 1.1 million-student New York City system launched a new text-subscription service that notifies parents in English or Spanish of school news and a series of webinars on topics of relevance to parents. The 640,000-student Los Angeles school district hired its first-ever director of social media this past spring, whose main charge is communicating and sharing district information with parents and students via tools such as YouTube, Twitter, and Tumblr.
  • In the 182,000-student Fairfax County school system in Virginia, 84,500 people have subscribed to the district's enhanced news and information email and text service, the district's Facebook page has 26,000 "likes," and its Twitter account has 8,100 followers
  • digital technologies to improve communication between the school and parents
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  • has its teachers use Skype to run parent conferences and airs live and archived video of all parent and teacher association meetings for parents who are unable to attend. Recently, Mr. Mazza and some staff members even brought laptops into a local mosque that a number of the school's families attend, and streamed live footage there of one of the meetings
  • About 2,000 parents have already received training since the start of school this year, according to Kelly Cline, the senior manager of parent engagement for the Houston district.
  • Chris Ruether on 03 Oct 13
     
    This article talks about teaching the parents about how to use social media properly in order for them to stay up to date about many things in their children's lives. one example is using Skype to do parent teacher conferences. Also using high-quality digital content in the homes is allowing parents to once again help their students with homework.
fluffyfluffs

Is It Safe to Allow Cell Phones in School? | District Administration Magazine - 0 views

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    Cell phones are mainly banned because of being a distraction. However, after 911 events, parents want their children to have cellphones because it makes parents feel better in a school crisis.
  • fluffyfluffs on 05 Oct 13
     
    Cell phones are mainly banned because of being a distraction. However, after 911 events, parents want their children to have cellphones because it makes parents feel better in a school crisis.
anonymous

Measuring Student Progress - 0 views

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    An assessment expert answers questions from scholastic teacher about the difference between grading and assessment. She also describes the benefits of assessment over letter grades for teachers, students, and parents.
Cyndi Sitterding

How pets benefit child development - 1 views

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  • Physical
  • Walking a dog or running in the yard and throwing a ball are great ways to exercise the dog as well as for children to get away from sedentary indoor activities and move around. Small motor skills can be encouraged by allowing children to scoop food and pour water into dishes, and by helping to groom them
  • Social
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  • Children are more prone to approach and interact with another child who is playing with a pet. In this way, a pet can be the bridge between a less socially outgoing child and other potential playmates.
  • Emotional
  • Pets can facilitate various aspects of emotional development such as self-esteem and a sense of responsibility.
  • Cognitive
  • Encouraging children to read about their favorite pet or to take part in obedience classes with a parent and the pet can all encourage a child's cognitive development as it sparks the desire for learning. Bringing the child along to a veterinarian appointment will give him a chance to ask questions about proper care and his pet's health.
  • Pets as therapy
  • Because of the special bond that often develops between pet and child, pets can sometimes fill the role of comforter. Since the relationship is non-judgmental from the pet's perspective, a hurting child might be more willing to initially trust a pet than a person
  • Cyndi Sitterding on 01 Oct 13
     
    Focus on the benefit of pets for children.
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