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Classroom Communication Agenda

Essential Question: How can teachers use various types of communication to
effectively communicate with the parents of their students, the community and other
classrooms?

Find all online resources in this module at the following website:
http://resources.emints.org/modresources/links/classcomm.shtml


Module Objectives:

• Learners will explore online communication methods and determine how these
  methods can enhance classroom communication for a variety of purposes.

• Learners will use templates to efficiently create communication documents or
  files.

• Learners will create documents for practical use in their classrooms.

• Learners will choose among various forms of communication, both electronic
  and print, to determine the forms that will best fit their intended purposes.


4:00 - 4:15  Sign-in, Connectivity, Ice Breaker and Session Starter (Then & Now)

4:15 - 4:30  Communications Type Chart

                            • Classroom to Home
                            • Classroom to Community
                            • Classroom to Classroom
                            • Within the Classroom 

4:30 - 5:15  Online Communication Tools

                            • Mail lists
                            • FirstClass Conferencing
                            • Classroom Blogs at My e-Coach
                            • Podcasting
                            • My e-Coach:  Have You Heard Our Latest Podcast?
                            • Web-based Collaborative Word-Processors
                            • Imagination Cubed
                            • Online Classroom Environments
                            • Calendar Resources
                            • Templates:  Appleworks  &  Word
                         
5:15 - 6:15 Newletters and Pamphlets

                            • Appleworks
                            • Microsoft Word
                         
6:15 - 6:45  Implementation

6:45 - 7:15  Work Time

7:15 - 7:30  Closing - Announcements, Scheduling & Summary