Keeping in Contact with Parents

One of the biggest things that I plan on doing as a teacher is keeping in constant contact with the parents of my students. This may not be over the telephone or anything like that, but a really good way to do it is through my blog. I really want the parents of my students to feel like they are connected to whats going on in the classroom and what their children are learning. I plan on doing this by posting upcoming events to my bog and eve do a student of the week, so that they can see how thier child has excelled. I would also like to do some other type of activity that involves the parents like allowing my kids to record a podcast of a story that they have told. This would allow the parents to go and listen to their children whenever they like. I hope to come up with more ways to keep the parents involved, but for now, this is what stands out to me the most!