Bring stakeholders together for involvement that makes a difference! The Corwin Connected Educators series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. Using social media and web tools, you'll learn and collaborate with one another in new ways. These brief books feature strategies to use immediately, and the series website lets you connect with authors and access additional resources. Leaders will learn how smartphones and tablets can work for your goals ; the secret to getting -- and keeping -- parents involved -- how tools like Skype can connect the community at large. Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: it's a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning.

Preface -- About the Author -- 1. The Importance of Parent and Community Engagement -- 2. Tools of the Trade -- 3. Tell Your Story -- 4. Parent Engagement -- 5. Community Engagement in the School Setting -- 6. What's best for the Kids.