Clint

I totally agree with the use of the social networking for connecting with the students. I set up a page with no personal details as a public figure and was able to remind students of upcoming tests, excursions, use of the pool etc and got a lot better response than I did with the use of school email. The students had mentioned to me earlier in the year "add us on Facebook, we respond to that not email".

I also used an "app" on my iPhone called educate 2.0, which once I had entered student names ans classes ans was able to use as my attendance check for the year. It allows you to email the attendance records to your email account and opens up as an excel spreadsheet document.