Dear Parent or Guardian: We are excited to tell you about a special collaborative project [TEACHER]'s class is planning. As you may know, the New Jersey Department of Education, through its revised Core Curriculum Content Standards, is actively encouraging classrooms in our state to connect with others around the country (and the world) to enrich student learning experiences. We are writing to ask permission for your child to participate in a collaborative project about [PROJECT FOCUS] with another class belonging to [TEACHER] of [SCHOOL] in [CITY, STATE]. The students in [TEACHER]’s class will collaborate with students in our partner class in a variety of activities involving [PROJECT FOCUS]. We will be using several state-of-the-art technological tools including a class blog. Our classes will [INSERT INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES HERE]. The overall goal is [GOAL STATEMENT]! The centerpiece of this collaboration will be our class blog that will be developed throughout the project. You can participate, too, via comments! Students will not disclose any personally identifiable information other than first name and last initial. All content, including blog posts, comments, images and related material, will be reviewed by a teacher before being posted online. We are very excited about the potential for this collaboration and are convinced it will make your child’s learning experience richer and more powerful. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact either of us using the information below. Sincerely, TEACHER GRADE LEVEL EMAIL ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*** PLEASE SIGN BELOW AND HAVE YOUR CHILD RETURN THIS FORM TO THEIR TEACHER ***
I have reviewed the letter above outlining the blogging project class and I give permission for my child to participate. Printed Name of Student: ________________________________________________ Signature of Parent/Guardian: ________________________________________________ Date:
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