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Recording (video):  http://blip.tv/file/4409408

Topic: Connecting with Parents Using Technology

Special Guest:  Lorna Costantini

Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:

Gl.am Link for 11/20/2010:
  http://gl.am/GCNT5

http://www.ourschool.ca (Lorna Costantini-Parents as Partners Blog-Connecting Parents and Schools Using Technology)
http://www.education.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RW004.pdf
(Engaging Parents in Raising Achievement Do Parents Know They Matter? Anne Harris, Dr. Janet Goodall, Warwick University)
http://debbiepushor.com  (Dr. Debbie Pushor’s web site)
http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/  (National Network of Partnership Schools)
http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/tips/index.htm (Teachers Involving Parents in School Work)
http://ncrsc.niagaracatholic.ca/Pro/index.html  (Niagara Catholic District School Board Parent Reaching Out Project)
http://ncrsc.niagaracatholic.ca/Pro/handbook.shtml  (Parent Reaching Out Handbook)
http://www.southwestiowanews.com/articles/2010/11/07/council_bluffs/doc4cd61de0eceb2779388716.txt  (First graders Use Facebook)
http://www.ourschool.ca/?p=3433  (Toronto District School Board using social media)
http://blog.parentella.com/2010/how-to-engage-parents-at-a-title-i-school/
(Parentella: How to Engage Parents at a Title I School blog post)
http://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/edutopia-home-to-school-guide.pdf  (Edutopia: Home to School Connections Guide Tip List-#1 Go where parents are)
http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/blog_brad_flickinger/creating_facebook_page_your_school  (Creating a Facebook page for your school)
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/08/6-ways-to-use-cell-phones-to-strengthen.html (Lisa Nielsen: 6 Ways to Use Cell Phones to Strengthen the Home-School Connection)
http://www.ourschool.ca/NiagaraCatholic/sylphonecall.shtml    (A Simple Phone Call-The Best Way to Ask for Help)
http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=628   (Digital Parent Engagement - Lorna Costantini Presentation for K12 Online Conference 2010)
http://www.elearningcenter.ca/course/view.php?id=9  (Digital Parent Engagement course)
http://digitalparent.wikispaces.com  (Digital Parent Project)
http://www.connectedprincipals.com/archives/727  (Larry Fliegelman’s post “Inform, Invite, Perform (and Feed): A Plan to Increase Parental Involvement”)
http://mstechnology.wikispaces.com/Parent+Ed  (Matt Montagne Parent Education wiki)
http://voicethread.com/share/346039/  (Student-led Parent-Teacher Conferences)
http://www.curriculum.org/secretariat/studentled/index.shtml  (Canadian Curriculum services Student-led Parent-Teacher Conferences)
http://kidblog.org/missdunsigersclass  (Student/teacher blogs kid blogs-Class Kidblog  for Aviva Dunsiger, Grade 1)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/resources/parents/#t2  (PBS Frontline Digital Nation Parent Survey)
http://twitter.com/liveclass20 (Classroom 2.0 LIVE on Twitter)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Archives and Resources for all recordings and links)
http://groups.diigo.com/group/classroom-20-live (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Diigo Group-please join and share your links with everyone)

 
 
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Recording (video): http://vimeo.com/12706026


Topic: Using Social Media to Support Staff, Students and Families

Special Guests: Stuart Oakley, T.J. Goertz, Manny Da Luz, Aveline Ristuccia


Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:

Gl.am Link for 6/19/2010: http://gl.am/A6dgS

http://twitter.com/TDSB_Official  (Toronto District School Board Corporate Twitter Account)
http://twitter.com/TDSB_Chris  (Toronto District School Board Director of Education Twitter Account)
http://twitter.com/Room_27  (Aveline Ristuccia’s classroom Twitter account)
http://twitter.com/TDSB_Winona  (Winona Drive SPS Twitter account)
http://twitter.com/tjgoertz  (TJ Goertz Twitter Account)
http://twitter.com/TDSB_Stuart  (Stuart Oakely Twitter Account)
http://www.facebook.com/toronto.dsb  (Toronto District School Board Facebook account)
http://www.youtube.com/TDSBOfficial (Toronto District School Board YouTube channel)
http://www.tdsb.on.ca  (Toronto District School Board website)
http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/winona/HomePage.htm  (Winona Drive SPS home page)
http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/winona/TeacherLinks.htm  (Teacher blogs and homepages)
http://www.tdsb.on.ca/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=262&menuid=23189&pageid=20102  (Toronto District School Board Code of Online Conduct)
http://www.tdsb.on.ca/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=10391&menuid=23419&pageid=20297  (Director of Education Chris Spence’s Blog)
http://socialmediaschools.com/  (Social Media Schools)
http://mashable.com/  (Mashable: Social Media news information)
http://www.hootsuite.com  (Hootsuite Twitter management app)
http://www.twiducate.com/  (Twiducate, Social Networking for Schools)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1biNVGyS2Iw (Twiducate YouTube introduction)
http://mrborges.edublogs.org/ (Mr. Borges and the Blog Squad)
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=108026 (Blogmeister, Manny Da Luz’s 2008-09 classroom blog at Deer Park PS)
http://thefourcornersclassroom.wikispaces.com/  (The Four Corners Classroom wiki)
http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/09/schools_turn_to_facebook_twitt.html  (Schools use Facebook, Twitter to get out their message)
http://www.edgeip.com/media/edgeip/graphics/SF_Social_Media_Index_April_2010.pdf  (SchoolFinder.com Social Media Index)
http://twitter.com/teachingideas  (TeachingIdeas)

Teacher resources and publishers
http://twitter.com/iteachgrade2  (Miss P)
http://twitter.com/grade1  (Aviva Dunsiger)
http://twitter.com/scholasticteach  (Scholastic global for teachers publishing and media company)
http://twitter.com/scholasticCD  (Scholastic Canada)
http://twitter.com/ideas4teachers  (Cottonwood press teacher resources)
http://twitter.com/itpg (Inspiring teachers-Emma S. McDonald and Dyan M. Hershman are veteran classroom teachers and founders of Inspiring Teachers)
http://www.inspiringteachers.com (Inspiring Teachers-mission is to empower beginning teachers and provide strategies to help them not just survive, but thrive in the classroom--sign up for weekly teaching tips free newsletter)
http://twitter.com/classrmpublish  (Classroom Publishing)
http://www.ooliganpress.pdx.edu/cp/  (Classroom Publishing)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Archives and Resources for all recordings and links)
http://groups.diigo.com/group/classroom-20-live (Classroom 2.0 LIVE Diigo Group-please join and share)