#TechTipTuesday – Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences

Every Tuesday I share a Tech Tip on our social media pages to assist our staff in their use of technology as it relates to their role.

Tech Tip Tuesday, different remote learning platforms have their own tools and tips for how to use their program to facilitate virtual or distanced parent-teacher conferences — Tech Tip Tuesday. (2020). Uploaded by Kirsten Thompson. Available online at: www.fishbowlteaching.com

November brings about the first round of report cards in Manitoba and, traditionally, this has also meant an open opportunity for parents/guardians to visit the school and discuss student progress with their teacher(s) face-to-face. However, admist the Covid-19 pandemic, having multiple visitors in our school buildings is not ideal (and in some cases not possible).

As such, virtual options have been built in for families with connectivity. For those with access, these tools can help supplement other forms of communication such as the report card comments, telephone calls, or personalized letters. Given that the tradition of visiting the schools is already established, those without home connectivity can also utilize these tools via our wifi hotspots on the exterior of our school buildings.

Each Learning Management System (LMS) has their own tools and tips on how their program can be utilized to help facilitate these conferences. I’ve summarized the MVSD platforms below:

Teams

SeeSaw

Visit their Family-Teacher Conferences page.

Class Dojo