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	<title>Technology for Learning &#187; parentengagement</title>
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		<title>Explaining Learning Platforms</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2010/01/explaining-learning-platforms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also called Learning Management Systems (in some contexts) or Portals, I&#8217;ve used this fun video to introduce the concept to teachers and parents. This is about using technology to engage and connect &#8211; and ultimately to enhance the support of student learning.
Thanks to  Chris Thomson in Sheffield, UK  for delivering this great work. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>K-12 Parent Portal Implementation Guide</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2009/03/k-12-parent-portal-implementation-guide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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As I have often posted here about the development of the Implementation Guide for K-12 Parent Portals, I am pleased to report that the work is ready. I will not use the word &#8220;finished&#8221;, because it will always be open for improvements. You can access the guide here:
K-12 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parent Portal Guide takes shape</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2009/01/127/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ photo credit: carf
I&#8217;ve developed a draft outline for the K-12 Parent Portal Implementation Guide. The Guide will be developed online at Parent 2.0 Interactive. The major sections of the Guide (in the current draft) are:

Introduction
About School Community
Current State &#8211; District and School
Technology Tools Today
Issues
Building the Site
Technical Support
Launching the Site

Click on the mind map for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Parent Portal &#8211; the video</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/12/what-is-a-parent-portal-the-video/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/12/what-is-a-parent-portal-the-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re working deeply on a project, you forget sometimes that others are not so aware of the technology you&#8217;re using. So I&#8217;ve created a video that tries to describe in simple terms a Parent Portal. Hope you find it useful, for yourself and for others.

In addition to your comments and feedback if you use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giving voice to the needs for connecting parents</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/12/giving-voice-to-the-needs-for-connecting-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your school district has decided to build an online portal to better connect with parents. What will it do? Will it be better than it is today? Please add your voice by completing the form. You can view the rest of the the online discussion and background at the Parent 2.0 Interactive website.
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		<title>A Parent&#8217;s Day in the Life of an Online Portal</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/10/a-parents-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-portal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/10/a-parents-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-portal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ photo credit: Pancho&#8217;s
Who better to describe how a school online portal might be used than a parent who is using one! ]]></description>
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		<title>A parent speaks: What I Want for My Children</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/09/a-parent-speaks-what-i-want-for-my-children/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/09/a-parent-speaks-what-i-want-for-my-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You must watch this amazing video from a parent called &#8220;What I Want for my Children&#8221;. Every parent and teacher will be moved by what this parent asks of teachers and challenges other parents to do.
Follow the conversation at her blog I was thinking.

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		<title>Preparation, Privacy and Ownership Issues in Developing a K-12 Parent Portal</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/08/preparation-privacy-and-ownership-issues-in-developing-a-k-12-parent-portal/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/08/preparation-privacy-and-ownership-issues-in-developing-a-k-12-parent-portal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ photo credit: in da mood
Another leg of my journey to developing a K-12 Parent Portal is completed. The first compilation of &#8220;What would you do in a K-12 Parent Portal?&#8221; is now posted on the Parent 2.0 wiki. It is a work in progress, as I continue to receive feedback from the blog postings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Communication and Context for Parent Engagement</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/06/communication-and-context-for-parent-engagement/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/06/communication-and-context-for-parent-engagement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ photo credit: Hermin
Mr. Balcom, a thoughtful grade four teacher, wrote a great post recently about the history of parent involvement in elementary schools. He spoke of the importance of communicating with parents, and proposed a k.n.o.w.l.e.d.g.e. approach to communicating with parents.
Without saying so, what he addressed was the importance of understanding the context that each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents as Partners Webcast &#8211; Parents and Web 2.0 Tools</title>
		<link>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/04/parents-as-partners-webcast-parents-and-web-20-tools/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tech4learning.ca/2008/04/parents-as-partners-webcast-parents-and-web-20-tools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rdrunner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Parents as Partners webcast had a very lively conversation tonight about Parents and Web 2.0 tools.  So lively that I wanted to capture some of the great ideas while they were fresh in my mind.
Steve Hargadon of Classroom 2.0 was the guest tonight on Lorna Costantini&#8217;s hosted webcast.  The chatroom was filled [...]]]></description>
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