parent engagement Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/parent-engagement/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:33:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Customized email newsletters for every kid with Google Forms https://ditchthattextbook.com/customized-email-newsletters-for-every-kid-with-google-forms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=customized-email-newsletters-for-every-kid-with-google-forms https://ditchthattextbook.com/customized-email-newsletters-for-every-kid-with-google-forms/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:32:00 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=5258 Make solid connections with families by creating custom email newsletters for every student. It's easy with Google Docs, Sheets and Forms. Classroom newsletters are kind of hit and miss. You know how they usually look. If you send one, you're probably printing and copying a standard newsletter that every kid gets -- in hopes that maybe, […]

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