Getting Parents Up To Speed On New School Technology

Dallastown: Schooling Parents on New Technology

Angie Mason | February 17, 2016

In a library classroom at Dallastown Area Intermediate School on Tuesday night, parents logged into their students' school accounts and learned how to access apps and take a quiz in their Google Classroom.
"However long it takes us to learn this, usually the kids learn it twice as fast," said Brandon Walker, a fifth-grader math and social studies teacher, as the parents navigated their Chromebooks.
This year, sixth-graders at Dallastown Area Intermediate School were each assigned a Chromebook to use daily and take home if they wish. In fourth and fifth grades, there's a Chromebook for about every two students to use during school.

Source: http://patch.com/new-jersey/hillsborough/hillsborough-schools-offer-parent-technology-night-focus-helping-parents-navigate-social-media

<more at http://www.ydr.com/story/news/education/2016/02/17/schooling-parents-new-technology/80404996/; related links: http://www.itv.com/news/story/2014-08-11/parents-encouraged-to-get-up-to-speed-with-classroom-tech/ (Parents encouraged to get up to speed with classroom tech. August 11, 2014) and http://www.edutopia.org/blog/educating-parents-about-education-tom-whitby (Educating Parents About Education. September 17, 2014)>