Use technology this year to invite parents into your classroom, even if they can't actually be there in person.
In the elementary school, parents can volunteer to record their voice reading a picture book or one chapter of a longer book. As suggested in this post by Techie Teacher Julie Smith, a letter can be sent home to interested parents containing instructions for recording. This recording can be created using any smart phone or device.
At school, the recordings can be paired with QR codes so that students can scan, listen to the recorded voice (i.e. Stripes read by Jack's Mom), and follow along in the book. What a fantastic listening center!
For middle and high school students, parents can share expertise through a voice recording of their knowledge about a topic or even making a short video to explain or instruct. A short survey can be sent out to parents to determine whether there are curriculum-related experts who are willing to share their knowledge.
These recordings can be paired with QR codes for students to access as they learn.
If you would like help notifying parents, creating QR codes, getting books set up for listening centers, organizing information presented by expert parents, or teaching the students how to access the recordings, please click here.
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