I think Facebook groups for the parents is a great idea but could get a little tricky because people post personal things on Facebook that they might just intend for their friends and family to see. It would be a great, simple way to inform parents of events or have them bring items to a class party. I also think sharing photos via Shutterfly would be great! It would be very simple to make a separate classroom account so you only post pictures of the students in your classroom and you can still have your own personal account to share other photos.
I would definitely like to use the Google calendars because that seems like a very efficient way to keep parents up to date on the many things that would be going on in the classroom that month. I could use color coding to differentiate between events like homework, projects, or parties so the parents could see what the child is responsible for and what they are responsible for. A class blog would be great too because I love how easy it is to post things. The blog seems to be working out great for our classroom so I hope it would work out just as well in other classrooms.
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