Involving Families Through Internet-Based Communication

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The article provides important information in how we can communicate with parents using technology. As a parent It is important to always have a good communication with our children teachers or school. In this article we going to learn how to engage it, it provides us tips for Involving Families through Internet-Based Communication. Starting with the research, the research is clear that a family 's involvement in their child 's early education improves outcomes in areas such as the child 's language, self-help, social, and motor skills. Followed by, how a variety of Internet-based communication methods exist to help increase the frequency and outreach of communication between families and early childhood programs. As well how using informal …show more content…
For example, my parents did not know English and the teachers were aware of that but still they did not manage to send them notes in my home language (Spanish). It was difficult for my parents to know of my academy progress in my classroom, because the teacher would have sent out emails and my parents lack of using technology. Therefor there will be a lack of communication between them, in this case the teachers could of have set conferences to see them face to face and in my home language, and there would not have been a barrier between them. As this article provides out tips in communication trough technology, but what if the parent doesn’t have knowledge in how it works. There is when the problems come, because they won’t have any communication if that’s the only way the teacher communicates with them. But the good thing that the authors provide a tip for that such showing them knowledge and how to use …show more content…
As well what resources I can use and how the school can help me with having all the parents agree to it. It seems easy but if we have never done a communication like that maybe we can have some consequences like the parent or myself can miss interpret it. This technology can help parents to see what their children’s do in school or classroom. Also I would like to help families focus on the process through which their child learns rather than just an end product, create photo essays-a series of photos with captions that capture children engaged in a project.
In my school some of the teachers and parents lack with their knowledge in technology, I would like to share with them the ten tips that this article explains. In the center we have a computer lab we can use it with the teachers and parents in that way they will learn the use of computers. By Providing these opportunities the families will increase their technology skills. That way at home they will have more

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