The parents blame it on the teachers and the teachers blame it on the parents but it is obvious that successful learning can only happen when there is a strong home school relationship.
Last night I met the Learning Pod parents and the Learning Pod pupils had a chance to show off their devices.
It was a great opportunity to surprise, shock and inspire the parents with the iPod learning potential. Many parents, especially those who are not iPod/iPhone users find it hard to imagine how the devices can be used to support meaningful learning. Seeing the children at work really helped the penny to drop and I'm delighted that so many are choosing to partner with us through a voluntary donation scheme run by the E-Learning Foundation.
http://www.e-learningfoundation.com/
Many parents have asked to come into school next term for some hands on sessions, using the iPods and equipping themselves to support their own child 's learning when the devices go home at the end of the month. We had some great conversations and I look forwards to building on this very productive home school relationship.
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