Facebook Fridays | 52 Facebook Tips for Teachers

So, I have always been thinking starting a blog is so scary, what will I talk about it, how will I ever have time to put out a new post every week? It sounds like this massive never ending project, but lately I have been thinking an episode a week, 52 episodes a year well 52 doesn’t sound that hard, and 13 a quarter sounds even easier.

Like I could do that in 4 days. 13 a day. 4 days in a row, 4 days a year? 4 days once a month for 4 months?

I’m gonna start right now and see how many tips I can come up with off the bat.

One thing I would like to say in the beginning is that I ran my first parent Facebook group last year and I never posted pictures of students I just posted updates and that was plenty. I did message individual parents with pics of just their student butI didn’t post pictures of kids. It was still an amazing way to keep in touch with parents.

These are not going to be in any particular order yet.

Start a private facebook group for your parents.
start a private fb group for your team if they want one this will not work if everyone is not on fb.?
remember the power is in the comment
post pngs of notices flyers, or updates of anythings happening in your classroom or at school – examples, family literacy nights, field trips, picture day, afterschool activities.
Ask for paper bags and maybe even a parent helper to cover books!
post weekend math challenges
post weekend math challenges
post ideas for holiday parties to encourage parents to help in the classroom
post pictures of anchor charts off Pinterest you want in the classroom and ask parents if they have a student who wants to create them – counts as extra credit for homework
Ask for students to create bully prevention posters
post links to
post pictures of books students are reading
post review work
post youtube videos
post math websites like Khan academy, IXL, etc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrxZWNu72WI&feature=youtu.be
include other staff members who are on Facebook and interact with students like TAs, Specialists, bus drivers, custodians, admin and secretaries – encourage them to post things going on for students
share the schools website
post when safety is a concern and reach parents immediately. Last year during an evacuation I was able to post all students are SAFE, OK, and there is nothing to worry about and parents were notified immediately in an instant.
post pictures of manips or lessons your creating for next week to build excitement
post pictures of supplies students are running short of
put out requests for snacks
put out requests for help with a project
recognize parents share shoutouts to parents who do a good job
post invitations to parent
share school closures like snow days or construction interuptions
share other teachers news
share library news
early out
looking for parents to help at christmas
parents for culuture day
tech day
pin important notices
remind parents grades are due and when last day to hand in missing assignments is
share notes
remind parents to send students to bed early or eat a healthy meal before testing week
let parents know about club activities
share review projects like ss
post youtube videos of science projects you know your students will like
post reminders to send snow clothes during winter – it might not assure 100% but it will helps quite a few
post links to healthy snack idea from pinterest or your favorite teaching blogs
post videos about things your doing over the weekend your students would be interested in
post reviews of books you like
post pictures of bulletin boards in the classroom highlighting student work just make sure there are no names showing
post reminders for school bank or to bring pe shoes the night before PE
post calendars with dates for upcoming weeks especially around the holidays or end of school year – remember many parents have students in multiple grades so include info for other classrooms when relevant
post requests for chaperones
post spirit week reminders
post reminders of parents signature pages required like field trip permissions slips or internet and handbook forms
spelling test words and reminders
recipes
class pet info and updates
flyers for nearby events at local sites like museums, the library and community colleges
post job fair links for parents
read a book on Facebook live over the holidays to show your students you miss them and are thinking of them
share a link to your favorite song or artist
basketball workouts before the big game
Leprechaun traps and valentines boxes
Dr. Seuss day ideas
math patterns
writing samples
January 2017 created group