So much interaction!

This week we did a lot with reaching out to parents and other teachers or students via the internet. We created event sign ups with the website SignUpGenius.com, and we used MS Publisher to create a fake newsletter to send out to parents. I really think Parent-Teacher interaction is incredibly important and completely imperative for a child's proper education (learning doesn't just take place in school!). These different tools we've been introduced too seem excellent to me, I'm 100% sure I would utilize them and/or tools like them with my future students and their parents. I think it's a very well organized and creative way to interact. We also discussed the app EduCreations, which is a sort of white-board video app which allows a teacher to record their voice and their drawing on the screen like a white board. This can be used by students outside of class to watch the videos and review or learn material as if they are right there with the teacher. And finally, even more interaction went on with our use of Dropbox to send each other our newsletters and comment on each other's work as well. I think these are all great ways to interact with our students, their parents, and our peers. I will definitely be utilizing them when I have my own classroom!