1. Welcoming Environment Parent Coordinators

2. Calendar Reminders T HE SCHOOL YEAR IS FULL OF IMPORTANT DATES. R EMIND PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF ATHLETIC AND PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES, STANDARDIZED TESTING DATES, END OF MARKING PERIODS, UPCOMING HOLIDAYS AND SCHOOL CLOSINGS.

3. Celebrations T HE SCHOOL YEAR IS ALSO FULL OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS. S ADLY, PUBLICLY CELEBRATING THE SUCCESSES OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS CAN BE HARD TO ACCOMPLISH IN A TIMELY FASHION. S OCIAL MEDIA ALLOWS IMMEDIATE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

4. Helpful Resources M OST PARENTS WOULD BE HAPPY TO EXTEND LEARNING BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY IF THEY HAD THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN. S HARE LINKS TO VALUABLE WEB - BASED RESOURCES BASED ON PARENTING, TEACHING, OR CONTENT..

5. Decisions and Details S CHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THEM MAKE DECISIONS WITH FAR - REACHING CONSEQUENCES - SHARE THE DECISIONS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA TO SPREAD INFORMATION QUICKLY ABOUT NEW GRADING OR PROMOTION STANDARDS, AFTER - SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS, BOOSTER CLUBS AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS. B E TRANSPARENT.

6. Emergency Updates S CHOOL BASED EMERGENCIES DO HAPPEN PLANNING COMMUNICATION PATTERNS IS RESPONSIBLE PRACTICE, SOCIAL MEDIA CAN HELP PRINCIPALS TO EASE FEARS, AND GET MESSAGES OUT TO PARENTS AND SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

7. Creating accounts U SERNAMES SHOULD BE EASY FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO REMEMBER FILL OUT THE BIO SO PEOPLE KNOW THEY ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE U SE SCHOOL MASCOT OR LOGO U SE A DIRECT LINK TO SCHOOL WEBSITE

8. Informing parents E DUCATE PARENTS AT OPEN HOUSES, BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS AND IN WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS SO THEY KNOW HOW TO ACCESS THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES YOU ARE USING.

9. Tweetdeck P OST PICTURES, MANAGE MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS, TRANSLATE MESSAGES, CONDUCT SEARCHES, SHORTEN LONG WEB ADDRESSES AND TWEETS. C ONNECT WITH CONTACTS ACROSS A VARIETY OF SOCIAL NETWORKS

10. Start Small N EW PRACTICES ARE F RUSTRATING E STABLISH R OUTINES WITH SIMPLE GOALS F ACEBOOK GOALS ARE DIFFERENT FROM TWITTER P ARENT P ERMISSION TO USE NAMES AND IMAGES

11. Parent’s don’t want a Twitter account?

12. Edmodo Parent Accounts

13. Cell Phone Captures Whether using a tumblr page or a facebook, the captures of students net the highest participation from families.

14. Youtube Channel

15. Live Stream and Ustream Rocky Mount High School Highland Elementary