TWT2014+-+Use+of+Websites+to+improve+Parent-Teacher+Collaboration

**// Rinat Levy-Cohen //** **// Karen Schlissel //** **// Abraham Joshua Heschel School //**
 * // Use of Websites to Improve Parent-Teacher Collaboration //**

// Young learners are in the process of developing responsibility, ownership of their own learning, learning strategies, and good student behavior. Parent-teacher collaboration and communication is an important component in this process. Internet-based tools have been developed to promote parent-teacher collaboration and communication, and thereby reduce teacher workload. In this workshop, teachers will learn how to use ' classdojo ' to encourage young learners to apply learning strategies, as well as ' myhomework ' and 'teachers.io' to reduce teachers' workload. The presenter will offer insights from her own experience with these tools. Participants will be provided with hands-on, step by step instruction. // // After taking this workshop, participants will After taking this workshop participants will be able to take advantage of technological tools to promote parents' collaboration and teacher workload reduction. //