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=Next meeting date: TBA= = = =Introduction=

This is a collaborative effort to create a [|Moodle site] specifically for parents of K-12 students. We find that parents are often not aware of the educational uses of the Internet, Web 2.0 technologies, and social media. This site is a collaborative effort to help correct this deficiency. It will be run by volunteer educators who wish to set up online courses, gather resources, and contribute to helping parents understand educational technology better. This project is done in the spirit of open source. Feel free to use any material you want from here for your own purposes.

This wiki is the planning area not the actual [|Parent Website] It is work in progress but many of the resources here can be used in your own presentations or publications. If you want to contribute or join this group, sign up for the wiki.


 * Hashtag: #digitalparent**

=Purpose= The purpose of this project is to ...
 * show parents how the computer and the Internet can be used for educational purposes
 * collect resources on Internet safety for families
 * link to commonly used 2.0 open source programs
 * provide information regarding the impacts (positive and negative) of digital footprints
 * create interactive activities for parents to do with their children
 * to illustrate the use of social media in the classroom
 * compile laws that apply to students and student Internet safety

Presumably, a parent who isn't that tech-savvy in the first place won't realize or be seeking this kind of education, so we need to find a way to "lure" them in. We could offer some basic courses on topics anyone could use -- tutorials in Microsoft Office, how the Internet is used to start home businesses and some places to start, communicating with family and friends via Skype, how to set up your own online photo gallery, how to make a family blog, etc. Anything that fits our goal of helping parents understand the value of computers in the modern world, and how it can make their lives better.

=Are you ready to be a Parent for our Digital Learners?=

http://t4.jordandistrict.org/payattention This presentation, simply entitled //Pay Attention//, was created by Darren Draper in an effort to motivate teachers to more effectively use technology in their teaching. Since most of today's students can appropriately be labeled as "Digital Learners", why do so many teachers refuse to enter the digital age with their teaching practices?

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**[|Growing up online]**

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