Never “friend” or accept friend requests from parents on your personal Facebook accountīefore deciding on a method of parent communication first consider your student population then select the method that will best meet their needs.When using Facebook close the page wall to comments.When using a blog consider password protecting your posts.Always get written permission to publish student photos on the internet.Some tips for using electronic modes of parent communication include:
My friend Karen at Prekinders just wrote an article about how to use a blog to communicate with parents. Teachers who work with populations that are more affluent and have access to technology have found great success using electronic newsletters, blogs, and even Facebook pages to communicate with their parents. Keep electronic copies of all newsletters so you can re-use clip-art and ideas from year to year.You can use your newsletter to simplify communication and preemptively answer parents’ questions. Publish exciting news about individual students in your newsletter to engage your audience (birthdays, honor roll, thank you’s) A preschool newsletter provides a central information hub for all families.Explain the newsletter to the parents at your open house or orientation event and show examples.Use clip-art to add meaning to the text and make the newsletter more appealing to readers, this will also help your parents who are not native English speakers.Black History Month All About Misty Copeland Katherine Johnson. 10 Keys for Communication to Better Improve Parent Involvement. Break up text into small “bite-sized” chunks using text boxes Here’s what’s in this issue: 10 Ways to Increase Involvement on your School Council’s Facebook Page.Send the newsletter home on the same day of each week.