Sunday, October 5, 2008
CED 534, Week Five
Video e-mails and VOIP calls could be incorporated at the early elementary level. Video e-mailing would be a way for me to send "be good" messages to my students when I'm out of the classroom unexpectedly. That should make them shape up! VOIP would also be a way for our PLC teams to collaborate outside of our meetings. Additionally, VOIP could be used as a way to include parents in meetings about their students without the need for them to leave work. I think it would be more effective than conference calling because we would be able to see the non-verbal communication and better understand their opinions.
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Kate,
I too think that utilizing VOIP for IEP's is a great idea. I am amazed at how many meetings I've participated in, where I wonder if the parent is even paying attention on the other end of the phone, as all I hear is, "uh huh, yeah, silence, silence, silence." It would really make those types of conferences more beneficial to the student-the main focus of the meeting. Plus, we could, as you stated really read into what the parent is saying via their body language.
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