Thursday, March 25, 2010

Informing and Engaging Our Parents and Families

Today's eSchool News features an article about the new ways schools are using technology and social media sites to reach out to and inform parents.

According to the study from the Pew Internet and American Life project, while 99 percent of American adults access news daily, only 7 percent use just one media platform to do so. The majority—six in ten Americans—use a combination of online and offline sources.

How can we capture parents attention to inform them about important school news?

The gist of the article is that schools should use a variety of platforms to meet and engage today's stakeholders.


Read the article here.