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Parents workshops in use of technology in education and student welfare policies Activities to promote home/school links, such as Kids and Dads evenings. || Formulate plan for ICT into the community by offering technology workshops. || Class relief organise and implement workshops for parents Computer Lab || T3 T4 2012 ||
 * **// School Priority Area: Parent Community ICT workshops //** ||
 * **Indicators** || **Strategies from school plan** || **IT Committee strategies to meet indicators** || **Required Resources** || **Timeframe** ||
 * Stronger home-school links and promote and inclusive school culture. || Parent information meetings to inform literacy and numeracy teaching.

Providing ICT skills and lessons to upskill parents and the community with the everchanging technology world.
This will promote stronger home-school links and promote inclusive school culture. Research included suggesting that parents can play more of an active role within a technology based world if given the tools to understand and aid learning.

__Phase one__

 * ====Survey out to find out what ICT areas are of interest and to gauge the learning to the specific Community needs.====
 * ====Collate information and organise specific lessons.====
 * ====Put out flyer with dates and times for ICT workshops====

__Phase two__
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 * Sessions to be arranged and held in either **9-11am** hour slot or **1.30-3pm** to target parents dropping off and picking up students.
 * Book either staff lab OR use the mobile ipad pod and routers in the staff room or hall
 * Survey findings are as follows

__Phase three__

 * Evaluation of workshops and plan for the upcoming term.
 * Encourage parent peer teaching with community members and parents to run future workshops
 * Showcase of parent work via school website