First I have to start out by saying that I truly love learning and connecting with educators. Whether it is by reading blogs, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, I love being connected!
I have to give a shout out to one of my amazing colleagues, Carrie (5th Grade teacher) @CarrieDilley for her awesome idea! I follow her on twitter and saw a link to her weekly video news. I was instantly sold! I decided to give it a try.
(I plan on doing a weekly video news along with a written newsletter.)
Carrie's news is pretty high tech (I am not there yet.) I literally pull out my iPhone record a few minutes and viola! No rehearsing, no script, just tidbits of what we did and what will be happening the next week. I add it to my youtube channel and send out the link.
These are the ones that I have done so far:
I love how visual these little snippets are. I can show the parents the popcorn words and what is coming home that week. I can also explain any important events that are happening.
I have had positive feedback from parents and plan on starting this right away next year!
I would love for you to share links to your video news if it is something that you use!
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