Hi Wendy, so thrilled to hear you are enjoying some of the resources Kathleen has put together. Unfortunately blogs are never static and are constantly evolving, the result being that some do get archived or deleted when no longer required. We are constantly working on new content to share, and will be sure to update any broken links.

Hi Rose,
Kelly would be happy for you to use her resources. Just say where they’re from and add a link back to her site.
How exciting to hear you’ll be starting a blog with your fourth graders. I hope they love it! They might also be interested in joining in the next Student Blogging Challenge. It begins in October. Find out more here https://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/about/info-for-first-time-visitors/

I think you’re right. When you become a parent you really see how valuable the home-school communication is! Kids certainly do seem to have a bit of amnesia when asked to retell their day at times.

You certainly have a great attitude about parent communication as you head into your teaching career. Good luck!
Kathleen

As a future teacher, I will include parents as much as possible because I know what it feels like to be left out of your child’s education. Some parents might not care to be involved. Participation should always be an option for parents.

Hi Danna,

Wow thank you for such an enthusiastic comment!

You’re exactly right that there are so many great things happening in classrooms all over the world and we don’t know about most of them. This is such a shame. I love the way blogs can highlight different things in the classroom program.

I hope you and your colleagues enjoy trying out some of the suggestions. I’d love to hear how you go!

~ Kathleen

Just your headline alone caught my eye! I am always looking for more ways to get parents involved. Social networking is absolutely something we have in common with most of our students and their parents. I feel connecting through a class blog would not only be appealing to families, but also create a strong community and relationship between home and school. It provides a public overview of what students are doing and learning at school which I think should always be highlighted. There are so many great things happening in classrooms all over the world and we as teachers should be proud of all the hard work, time and effort that goes into it. You have such great ideas for how to implement blogs in the classroom. I can not wait to mention these ideas to my colleagues. Thank you for the helpful tips! I am so happy to hear you gave had success with this.

Hi Ian,
Great to hear from you and thank you for such a thoughtful comment. I’m so glad to hear that you found the post useful. Hopefully it helps some of your teachers to develop their connections with parents. 🙂