I found this survey interesting, yet not surprising at all. Most parents want technology integrated into their childrens' lessons and those parents are often quite involved. My experience with using Gaggle net proved that most of my parents wanted access to online updates on classwork, homework, and projects. With that in mind, I feel that school districts that have prohibited the use of emailed progress reports, should reconsider the decision. As a parent who gave teachers permission to email my child's progress reports, I felt it was a very useful tool. When teachers updated my child's grades, they were able to send the updated progress report immediately. I saw the emailed progress report as an effective use of technology as a parent communication tool.
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I absolutely agree. I had such flexibility to assist my child in focusing on math when I received progress reports via e-mail on a weekly basis. Then the teacher was told that, due to a new policy, he could no longer send progress reports via e-mail. He could not print progress reports very often due to the expenses of paper and ink. Couple that with my child's reluctance to give me the reports and you can easily see how the communication diminished greatly. Parents who are well-informed are wonderful allies for teachers 99% of the time.
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