Classroom Communication

In order to keep constant communication between teachers, parents and students, I will have a class blog that is updated daily. This blog will consist of a review of each day in class. This includes activities, homework or projects that are assigned and major topics that were covered that day.

This way, parents will be able to view and keep track of what their students are doing daily.  Also, students will be able to look at the blog for clarification on homework assignments and due dates or when they are unsure of what topics were covered.

In my opinion, a blog is more useful than a website or daily e-mail newsletter when it comes to keeping constant communication in the classroom.  A blog allows for pictures to be uploaded and documents to be attached. Also, blogs make it possible for parents and/or students to post comments or concerns about the day's post.  This way, the teacher can then respond back and the post is made available to all people. Because this is possible, parents and students are able to see the questions of their peers and therefore questions will not repeated and information will be more easily granted.