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Technology as the arm from school to home

This workshop introduces St. Peter’s Primary School's innovative approach to blogging for parents. Learn how to utilize audio, video, and graphics to enhance communication and engagement, set up your own blog, and interact with other educational bodies. Discover helpful resources for parents and explore topics like literacy, numeracy, and online safety. Join the conversation and empower parents to facilitate informal learning at home.

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Technology as the arm from school to home

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  1. Technology as the arm from school to home Ciara BrennanSt Peter’s Primary, Bray @PrimEdTeacher / @StPetersBraywww.stpetersbrayblog.com

  2. Introduction

  3. The content of today’s workshop • Our school blog – www.stpetersbrayblog.com • Focus on the use of audio, video and graphics • Blogging for parents • Using online aids in guiding and advising parents • Giving it a go • Setting up your own blog to deliver an extraordinary message in plain language

  4. Our Blog

  5. 1.1 How we blog • Short, snappy posts • Visual • Heavy use of sound and video • Comments are encouraged • Finishing a post with a question • Alternating between posts from children and more formal posts written by teachers

  6. 1.2 Comments

  7. 1.3 Comments from parents

  8. 1.4 Video

  9. 1.5 Sound

  10. 2.1 Literacy and Numeracy • Useful sites to help your parents do what you do, in their way • See packs as distributed • e.g. http://www.ncca.ie/en/Curriculum_and_Assessment/Parents/ “Never assume knowledge; never accept ignorance.”

  11. 2.2 Wednesday for Parents

  12. 2.2 Wednesday for Parents • Examples of ‘Wednesday for Parents’ posts: • Fire safety • Online safety • Maths for fun • Exploring the news with your child • Finally, and most importantly, reading and writing “The list is endless: fit your model to suit your parents. Give them the tools to facilitate informal learning in the home.”

  13. 3.1 Setting up your own blog

  14. 3.2 Hosting your site

  15. 3.3 What you should try to achieve • Give them nothing a child couldn’t recreate • Learning in the delivery • Once established, interact with other bodies • Emphasise the positive use of social media • Adapting other social media platforms into your blog • Twitter (#edchatie)

  16. 3.4 Twitter #edchatie - @fboss @seomraranga @simonmlewis @groganbee

  17. 3.5 Policies you need • Acceptable Use Policy • Comments Policy • Copies available in your pack

  18. Any questions?

  19. Please get in touch via Twitter (@StPetersBray)or at our blog: www.stpetersbrayblog.com Many thanks!

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