Category: Meet The Teacher Night

If parents cannot attend open houses or meet the teacher night... technology solutions

8/3/2015

In my last blog post I discussed technology options to utilize for Meet the Teacher Night or Open Houses. Every teacher would love to have 100% attendance for these events, but there are times that a parent cannot attend.
This got me thinking.. what can we do to still achieve maximum participation? Technology is the key.

Begin your presentation and utilize tools to narrate it. Such as Screencastomatic, Educreations, or MoveNote.
Provide a link via Social Media, QR Code, or email for parents to watch your recorded presentation.
Provide an electronic sign off for parents to fill out after watching the presentation with Google Forms.

Meet the teacher/open house ideas

7/31/2015

The following are ideas that can be used for Open Houses or Meet the Teacher Nights.

Communicate with Parents Digitally

·        Think about using the site Remind to notify parents via text or email for classroom updates.

·        Create a classroom Facebook page or Twitter feed for your class.

·        Create engaging newsletters using sites like Smore or Canva.

·        Add QR Codes to your newsletters with links to class website, blog, or videos used in class.

Classroom Management

·        Several sites/tools are out there to help with management. Class Dojo, Class Craft, Class Badges and The Great Behavior Game are sites that allow you to “gamify” your classroom.

*Please remember that if you use one of these sites to NEVER include both first and last names of your students. That would be in violation of Internet Privacy Laws.
( Ex. Use John S., not John Smith..)

Meet the Teacher Presentations:

·         Check out the Presentations with Pizazz page for other options besides Powerpoint.

·         Incorporate QR Codes into your Contact Info cards for Parents.

·         Create a Voki or ChatterPix of yourself to kick off your presentation.

Again, just ideas! If you decide to try some of them please share and let me know!

Thanks,
Nadine :)
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If you aren't using Animoto you should be... ;)

5/15/2015

Animoto is a great tool to create video slideshows for your classroom or school. The best part is that they allow you to create a FREE Animoto Plus account for Educators! Watch the video below to see how easy it is to sign up and activate it. :)

Field Trips
Field Day
Graduation
PTO Functions
Meet the Teacher Night
Special Events at School/Classroom

How do I set up a free animoto plus account?

Sign Up for an Account
Scroll to the bottom of the Animoto Home page and click on Animoto for Educators
Click "are you a teacher?"
Click "apply now" for your free Animoto Plus account

*Note: It will remain active for 6 months, then you have to fill out the application again. They just want to ensure you are still a teacher.

Sample ways to integrate animoto

Recognizing our Teachers of the Year in all buildings

I used Animoto to highlight characteristics of students to share at Meet the Teacher Night.

Quickly pull together pics from field trip events.
Note: All students have permission/signed consent to be photographed and shared.

Capturing a culminating project in class
Note: All Students have permission/signed consent to be photographed and shared.

If parents cannot attend open houses or meet the teacher night... technology solutions

Meet the teacher/open house ideas

If you aren't using Animoto you should be... ;)

How do I set up a free animoto plus account?

Sample ways to integrate animoto

Nadine Gilkison

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