Using Technology to Encourage Parent Involvement in Schools - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T10:38:34Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:67487?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A68082&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI am CEO and Founder of Forki…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-10-30:649749:Comment:3988142009-10-30T03:59:10.158ZJason Faulknerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JasonFaulkner
I am CEO and Founder of <a href="http://forkie.com" target="_blank">Forkie.com</a><br />
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I created <a href="http://forkie.com" target="_blank">Forkie.com</a> to address this specific issue, and as such I provide it to all schools free of charge.<br />
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An overview of the features for Schools (and all community/sports groups for that matter) <a href="http://www.forkie.com/why/education.html" target="_blank">is available here</a><br />
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Forkie.com provides parents with one focal point where all their communities…
I am CEO and Founder of <a href="http://forkie.com" target="_blank">Forkie.com</a><br />
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I created <a href="http://forkie.com" target="_blank">Forkie.com</a> to address this specific issue, and as such I provide it to all schools free of charge.<br />
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An overview of the features for Schools (and all community/sports groups for that matter) <a href="http://www.forkie.com/why/education.html" target="_blank">is available here</a><br />
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Forkie.com provides parents with one focal point where all their communities of interest (schools, sports and community organisations) are combined, rather than trying to keep track of many seperate class contacts, school/team/club events, websites, etc,<br />
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Happy to accept any questions, and as always committed to enhancing for the parents/school community.<br />
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Kind regards, Jason. Hi Larry.
I don't have a part…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-03-25:649749:Comment:1220352008-03-25T12:43:32.782ZCindy Seibelhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/CindySeibel
Hi Larry.<br />
I don't have a particular example, but found your thread while searching for this specific topic. I'm working on my M.Ed. with a focus on technology-enabled parent involvement. I'm just completing a literature review (posted in <a href="http://parent20.wikispaces.com">http://parent20.wikispaces.com</a>), and next term will be doing an independent study project assessing requirements models for online environments. My Masters Project is the development of a parent portal in my school…
Hi Larry.<br />
I don't have a particular example, but found your thread while searching for this specific topic. I'm working on my M.Ed. with a focus on technology-enabled parent involvement. I'm just completing a literature review (posted in <a href="http://parent20.wikispaces.com">http://parent20.wikispaces.com</a>), and next term will be doing an independent study project assessing requirements models for online environments. My Masters Project is the development of a parent portal in my school district.<br />
So you can see why I'm interested in your writing!<br />
Would love to connect and share resources, and link to them at Parent 2.0. Please consider joining the wiki as well. Look forward to hearing from you. Wow Mr. Tee Tee Vee is really…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-11-10:649749:Comment:735302007-11-10T03:31:18.427ZKelley Irishhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/kirish43
Wow Mr. Tee Tee Vee is really cool. I saw so impressed. Where does he find the time to make the video's. Please tell him he is inspiring!
Wow Mr. Tee Tee Vee is really cool. I saw so impressed. Where does he find the time to make the video's. Please tell him he is inspiring! Hello!
A few years ago I star…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-11-10:649749:Comment:735132007-11-10T02:47:52.649Zpgarcia1https://www.classroom20.com/profile/pgarcia1
Hello!<br />
A few years ago I started working on the development of a resource page for our students who were filing Math, but the result of the site turned into a parent/student academic resource. (<a href="http://www.nylearns.org/pgarcia">http://www.nylearns.org/pgarcia</a>) The parents were aware of the activities and began to get involved and using it with their kids. Just last years, thd parents agree on using the site to post the questionaire used for the development of the School Leadership…
Hello!<br />
A few years ago I started working on the development of a resource page for our students who were filing Math, but the result of the site turned into a parent/student academic resource. (<a href="http://www.nylearns.org/pgarcia">http://www.nylearns.org/pgarcia</a>) The parents were aware of the activities and began to get involved and using it with their kids. Just last years, thd parents agree on using the site to post the questionaire used for the development of the School Leadership Team C.E.P (Comprehensive Education Plan). Many parents came to the computer Lab to fill out the form online. Their participation increased a great deal. I helped some of the parents to create email account using Yahoo, Google, and MSN. Now they want me to train them on how to use the new Mac computers.<br />
This a low income neighborhood where many immigrants and poor families live. The primary reason to offer a…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-11-09:649749:Comment:731732007-11-09T13:56:08.670ZMarielle Langehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/widged
The primary reason to offer a translation is that chances were that not many persons would take the time to go to the babelfish website, paste the text, request a French > English translation, wait for the result, and read it till the end of the message.<br />
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Then, babelfish can sometimes make you appear as an illiterate person because of various awkward or quite obscure translations. There were risks for that to happen with some sentences in Vincent's post. This was susceptible to negatively…
The primary reason to offer a translation is that chances were that not many persons would take the time to go to the babelfish website, paste the text, request a French > English translation, wait for the result, and read it till the end of the message.<br />
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Then, babelfish can sometimes make you appear as an illiterate person because of various awkward or quite obscure translations. There were risks for that to happen with some sentences in Vincent's post. This was susceptible to negatively influence any opinion of Vincent... in ways he didn't deserve.<br />
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I let you judge, below is the babel fish translation:<br />
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<dt>Hi everyone, Hello with all, I believe that the question raised here by Larry Ferlazzo is particularly important. To imply the parents in the training is made very easy by Web 2.0. Thus when I assembled my school social network, it appeared to to me with a great obviousness that it was necessary to make place with the parents. In the architecture of my public network, I thus provided that the parents could be registered as well as their children, and produce contents according to their competences. In the same way, I envisaged a group intended for the parents, at the same time to allow them to ask me questions about the use of the interface by their children, that to propose a space of discussion on their own uses. Which was the result until there? In the one week space hardly, I have more than 120 people, primarily pupils obviously, registered on the platform created. But also 2 parents, who thus seemed very quickly moved by the proposal. These two parents expose their competences, one in a linguistic field, the other in a scientific field. There is no doubt that other parents quickly will join their children (we let us be in France in period of school holidays, Happy Thanksgiving one next Nov. 22; -) Vincent</dt>
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</div> Voicethreads would be a cool…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-10-30:649749:Comment:685252007-10-30T17:35:23.774Zsamccoyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/n2teaching
Voicethreads would be a cool tool.<br />
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It is the pumped up and upgraded version of the photo album, scrapbook and cassette tape interview we used to do.
Voicethreads would be a cool tool.<br />
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It is the pumped up and upgraded version of the photo album, scrapbook and cassette tape interview we used to do. Thanks for that tip Connie! I…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-10-30:649749:Comment:684772007-10-30T16:10:33.668Zsamccoyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/n2teaching
Thanks for that tip Connie! It brought up a whole raft of memories. LOL....It's a big raft! Never reinvent the wheel when it is already perfected, right?<br />
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Your "Ask Elders" project reminded me of <a href="http://foxfire.org/">FoxFire</a>!, one of the earliest, longest running school wide project based learning programs in America. Beginning in the 1960's and spanning almost half a century, the continuing FoxFire project changed an entire Applachian community and the American teaching…
Thanks for that tip Connie! It brought up a whole raft of memories. LOL....It's a big raft! Never reinvent the wheel when it is already perfected, right?<br />
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Your "Ask Elders" project reminded me of <a href="http://foxfire.org/">FoxFire</a>!, one of the earliest, longest running school wide project based learning programs in America. Beginning in the 1960's and spanning almost half a century, the continuing FoxFire project changed an entire Applachian community and the American teaching community.....<br />
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Do you remember <a href="http://foxfire.org/whatis.html">FoxFire</a>?<br />
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Even though, the FoxFire students started with the magazine, they soon developed these awesome books that helped save the knowledge of the elders of the Applachian region where they lived. I own the first five editions of <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=9780385073530&pwb=1&z=y">Foxfire books</a>. I think there are more than 25 different books that the English teacher and his students produced over the years.<br />
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The Foxfire project epitomized the "Ask Elders" project. It was quite high tech when it began.....a Wollensack reel to reel and a camera. LOL! In the days before microwave ovens.<br />
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The ideals that lay at the foundation for Foxfire always inspired me. I admire the Appalachian community who is carrying on the FoxFire learning and teaching traditions. I met a teacher who used Voic…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-10-30:649749:Comment:684642007-10-30T15:35:22.986ZColette Cassinellihttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ccassinelli
I met a teacher who used <a href="http://voicethread.com/">Voicethread</a> to do this very project. The grandparent gave the child some pictures from their youth and the student and grandparent recorded questions and answers about each photo. I wish I had written down the Voicethread URL - darn!
I met a teacher who used <a href="http://voicethread.com/">Voicethread</a> to do this very project. The grandparent gave the child some pictures from their youth and the student and grandparent recorded questions and answers about each photo. I wish I had written down the Voicethread URL - darn! Hi Larry,
This is a very simp…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-10-30:649749:Comment:683462007-10-30T10:58:58.532ZConnie Weberhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/connieweber
Hi Larry,<br />
This is a very simple technique for involvement. Ask an English teacher (or history teacher or any educator) if they'll assign interview questions for kids to ask parents, or better yet, grandparents or someone older in the community. We call it "Ask Elders." We have used both Moodle and ning to post answers, as forums. This way students are assigned discussions--and the discussions get shared with a wider audience. Everyone can be a "winner" in this : students get one-on-one time…
Hi Larry,<br />
This is a very simple technique for involvement. Ask an English teacher (or history teacher or any educator) if they'll assign interview questions for kids to ask parents, or better yet, grandparents or someone older in the community. We call it "Ask Elders." We have used both Moodle and ning to post answers, as forums. This way students are assigned discussions--and the discussions get shared with a wider audience. Everyone can be a "winner" in this : students get one-on-one time with an elder, students get to practice their interviewing and writing skills, what is learned through this format is shared and can be reacted to. Everyone ends up feeling important and valued.<br />
Some questions we've used:<br />
What is one of the most beautiful places you've ever seen?<br />
What act of kindness changed your life?<br />
Who is a hero to you, and why?<br />
When did you learn the value of "just keeping going" counts for a lot and gets you through?<br />
What book or movie impressed you a lot, and why? This .ning network, SchoolMat…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-10-30:649749:Comment:683122007-10-30T07:38:53.761Zsamccoyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/n2teaching
This .ning network, SchoolMatters sounds wonderful. I think our community could benefit from something like this. I will check it out. Thanks for the information. I have many questions, but I will look over the network first and ask any unanswered questions after that. ;D Thanks!
This .ning network, SchoolMatters sounds wonderful. I think our community could benefit from something like this. I will check it out. Thanks for the information. I have many questions, but I will look over the network first and ask any unanswered questions after that. ;D Thanks!