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This document discusses tools for teachers to use to communicate with students, parents, and the global community. It recommends using a daily blog or video blog to stay in current contact with these groups and provide updates about classroom activities and content. It also suggests using Remind 101 to send text messages with information to students, as texting is a preferred method of communication among younger generations. Establishing a class web page is recommended as well, to allow all stakeholders to virtually visit the classroom and communicate. The document stresses the importance of internet safety and teaching students safe and secure online communication practices. It recommends addressing these topics explicitly with students and modeling safe behavior.

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This document discusses tools for teachers to use to communicate with students, parents, and the global community. It recommends using a daily blog or video blog to stay in current contact with these groups and provide updates about classroom activities and content. It also suggests using Remind 101 to send text messages with information to students, as texting is a preferred method of communication among younger generations. Establishing a class web page is recommended as well, to allow all stakeholders to virtually visit the classroom and communicate. The document stresses the importance of internet safety and teaching students safe and secure online communication practices. It recommends addressing these topics explicitly with students and modeling safe behavior.

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Michele Weiss

ourfifthgradeyear.weebly.com
EDU-225
September 6, 2015

Technology to Support Communication


Introduction
With so many tools for teachers to use to communicate with students, parents, and the
global community, it is important for them to research and find out the best for use in their own
classrooms.
Technology to Enhance Communication
Daily Blog/Vlog: Daily blogging, video blogging(vlog) is a great tool to stay in current contact
with not only your students but their parents and the local and even global community.(Replace
the Name of Communication Tool placeholder with the Name of the Tool you are discussing.
Describe how you will use this tool to communicate with the various parties listed; Parents,
Students and Global Community. Tell us what grade level you plan to teach and focus on that
group of students. Support your rationale with research)
Remind 101: The idea of texting has now become the preferred communication of the
generation called the millenials(Bobbitt, Inman, Bertrand, 2013). Why not use that to our
advantage as teachers to get information into the students smartphone? (Replace the Name of
Communication Tool placeholder with the Name of the Tool you are discussing. Describe how
you will use this tool to communicate with the various parties listed; Parents, Students and
Global Community. Tell us what grade level you plan to teach and focus on that group of
students. Support your rationale with research)

Web Page: A class web page is like a virtual classroom where students, teachers, parents and
extended members can visit, and communicate. (Replace the Name of Communication Tool
placeholder with the Name of the Tool you are discussing. Describe how you will use this tool to
communicate with the various parties listed; Parents, Students and Global Community. Tell us
what grade level you plan to teach and focus on that group of students. Support your rationale
with research)
Communication Internet Security and Safety
Internet safety and security is a huge concern for teachers when communicating to
parents, students or the community. It is also imperative to teach safety skills to students not ony
elicetly, but also by showing discression yourself when using web based tools for the
classroom(Roberts, Newman, 2012). (How should teachers address Internet security and safety
in communications with students? What will you teach related to safely communicating and
working online. Tell us what grade level you plan to teach and focus on that group of students.
Support your choices with evidence from your required readings, and three to five peer-reviewed
articles from the GCU eLibrary)

Concluding Paragraph (4-6 sentences)


(A solid academic paper always ends with a conclusion to summarize what was discussed in
the paper and why it is important. This should be in your own words with no citations.)

References:
Olmstead, C. (2013). Using Technology to Increase Parent Involvement in Schools. Techtrends:
Linking Research & Practice To Improve Learning, 57(6), 28-37. doi:10.1007/s11528013-0699-0
Bobbitt, R., Inman, R., & Bertrand, E. (2013). Using Remind 101 as a Classroom :
Communication Tool. NACTA Journal, 57(4), 77-78.
Roberts, D. H., Newman, L. R., & Schwartzstein, R. M. (2012). Twelve tips for facilitating
Millennials' learning. Medical Teacher, 34(4), 274-278.
doi:10.3109/0142159X.2011.613498

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