Welcome parents!
I have some great news for you! The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is going to be doing a fundraiser to raise money for more technology and computers in your child's classroom. Your participation in this fundraiser is strongly encouraged and needed.
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Social media websites such as Twitter can help students learn digital citizenship, by connecting to the world around them. I would set up a classroom twitter account and then as a class we would take turns posting our daily classroom news. This would give students the opportunity to write by revising, editing and then posting. Students would be motivated to "tweet" their news because it would be their own idea that everyone, including parents, would be able to see and comment on. Before we could use Twitter, we would need a laptop for the classroom. The cost would be around $600. See the video below for some other ideas on how twitter can be used in a classroom.
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Parent involvement in raising funds for new classroom technology is extremely important. Students need to be challenged and motivated. Technology is the key to this! I want to encourage all parents to join in this discussion with their ideas and/or concerns. I am available in the classroom daily or you can feel free to post on this blog to continue this discussion.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Shortridge
DISCLAIMER: This blog is an assignment for an educational technology course at National University. It is not a real fundraising blog.
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