Another are worth exploring. Got myself a Facebook account last year to keep in touch with friends and family in America. Have been located by a few students who have asked to friend me but I politely decline and explain the boundaries required. Has been a great place for sharing thgouhts and photos, though - our students went overseas last year for Mary MacKillop's canonisation and set up a page to record their thoughts and travels, so it was great to see that site used and shared appropriately.
This year we had an ICT staff development day - and on that day, a young second year out shared with us here experiences using Edmodo to engage student in her classes, and keep them linked in with documents and presentations. It looks very much like Facebook, so the teachers and kids took to it really quickly. We then ran an info night for parents to show them how we were using Edmodo and to help them get connected to their children's learning with parent accounts. We only had about 11 parents turn up, but they all appreciated the opportunity - and we plan to continue this process next year as a means of better engaging parents in their students' learning.
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