Education as a Conversation

Safety is always a concern for educators when using the Internet with students.  Keeping parents informed is an important step to include in the process.  In his book Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, Will Richardson lists 4 key areas which should be included in a parent permission letter:

1.  Description of technology

2.  How it will be used

3.  What security measures have been put in place

4.  Teacher’s expectations of students

See Susan Sedro’s Example – Blogging Letter to Parents

The book Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms which I ordered has finally arrived!  I look forward to reading and blogging about it.

I started a wiki to take notes on the book.  See the Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts Book Notes link on the left.  Email me for the password if you would like to contribute.