Tech Talk: Communicating with Parents and the Community

Tech Talk: Using Video to Communicate with Parents and the Community the First Week of School 

I am passionate about integrating technology into teaching and learning. What better way to start the year off then introducing yourself and the school to your students, parents and the community with a video. 

Early tech integration shows students and parents that technology will be a part of the learning process for your class and allows the you to build a home to school connection.  Including students in the video and apart of the production process will help build academic ownership and establish a relationship with the teacher early. 

Creating a first week of school video can be fun and simple with Animoto. Anomoto allows you to add photos and video clips to create a video in minutes. They have a wide variety of video style options to select from.  They also have a library jam-packed with a diverse selection songs, all pre-licensed for use or upload your own music.  Sign up with as a teacher and you will have access to more features and be able to share your code with your students.

Ideas for back to school videos:

• What happened our first week- pictures of students, teachers, administrators during the first week
• Back to School Night Invitation
• Teacher Introduction
• Course introduction
• The sky is  the limit

Below are some sample videos of how you could use video to build a bridge of communication between school and home. 

First day of school


Meet Mrs. Lindinger!


animoto back to school from omid on Vimeo.

How do you plan on introducing yourself to your students and their families? Comment below. Let me know if you need help creating your video. 

Wright on!