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Parents today have very demanding schedules, and finding time to communicate regularly with them can be a challenge for any early childhood administrator. However, with the assistance of technology, these lines of communication can be reestablished and maintained. Whether the situation calls for instant contact or just the dispersal of general information, there’s a variety of tech tools that can help.Tech Terms
• Internet-based Communication: The ability to communicate with other individuals through the use of an Internet account. Internet-based communication tools come in many forms and can be synchronous or asynchronous.
• Blog: Short for Web log. An asynchronous tool that enables a single user
to post text-based messages and electronic files to a publicly accessible Web page. It is typically updated on a daily or weekly basis.
• Discussion Forum: An asynchronous tool that enables multiple users to post and open text-based messages that have been organized into threads. Each thread contains a main posting and all related replies.
• Chat: A synchronous tool that enables multiple users to send and receive text-based messages instantly within a virtual “chat” room.
• Instant Messaging (IM): A synchronous tool that enables two users to send and receive text-based messages instantly. Popular IM applications include AOL Instant Messenger™, Microsoft® MSN Messenger, ...