We must remember that in order for our students to acquire 21st century skills we must also assist their parents with acquiring those skills as well. There are parents who do not necessarily keep abreast of current technology trends and subsequently are not comfortable or even able when it comes to assisting their child with at home assignments and projects.Google has come to the rescue! According to Google's Jason Toff, "TeachParentsTech.org lets you select from more than 50 basic how-to videos to send to mom, dad, your old college roommate, your neighbor, or anyone else who could use a little help with tech tasks – whether it's how to copy and paste or how to share a big file." Educators or students can select various videos on a formatted note, send them to a recipient of choice, and post about it on Facebook, Twitter, or Google Buzz. Hopefully, we can help parents so they can help their children.
I wonder if school districts need to offer parent technology classes during PTA meetings. I see a potential partnership with the public library or afterschool kid centers.
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